mat100p
Assistant Pro
Where's the like button.
How much would you pay for a driver?
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Where's the like button.
craigstardis1976
Head Pro
Really no need to pay more than $100 American for a Driver these days. My Very Good Condition 15 Degree Aeroburner R Flex cost $69.99 plus shipping with a coupon at globalgolf.com
3565
Journeyman Pro
Tried the Mizuno JPX 900 driver other week with a regular Fujikura Six shaft and boomed it. The ball flight was higher then I normally get, but a quick weight shift and it came down. It had a great feel and sound off of it, I'm tempted and it's the only OEM I would go back to, and it's not silly EPIC price either.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
I have an Epic
And i love it
Got it through the AG double trade in deal
Would i have paid £429 for it?
Probably not
Is it the best driver I've had?
Probably not - the original GBB was better for me at the time
Am i straighter with the Epic than other drivers..?
I'd say so - i can still carve it but it's less frequently so it's a win for me....
But i still wouldn't have paid full price for it - probably.
And i love it
Got it through the AG double trade in deal
Would i have paid £429 for it?
Probably not
Is it the best driver I've had?
Probably not - the original GBB was better for me at the time
Am i straighter with the Epic than other drivers..?
I'd say so - i can still carve it but it's less frequently so it's a win for me....
But i still wouldn't have paid full price for it - probably.
jusme
Challenge Tour Pro
No criticism from me with what people do with their money, however personally I would never buy a new model as I feel anything close to £400 or over it is crazy. Under £200 feels acceptable to me, but I'm looking closer to £100 than 2. That means I have to wait at least a year or 2 before getting my hands on the latest and greatest. By then the hype has gone and you get more balanced and dare I say more truthful reviews.
SteveJay
Head Pro
Not convinced with some claims here that buying a new driver will not bring instant improvements. I agree that won't happen in all cases, but I bought the 2016 M1 after some extensive testing with my local pro shop.
Swapped that in for a Ping Rapture, which the pro maintained was still a very good driver.
My Game Golf stats show that I have gained 20 yards on my average drive, with my longest now 40 yards more than my previous best with the Ping.
Agree that changing every few months to the latest model won't bring massive improvements to the average golfer, but to make sweeping statements that the latest technology won't bring improvements is unwise.
Swapped that in for a Ping Rapture, which the pro maintained was still a very good driver.
My Game Golf stats show that I have gained 20 yards on my average drive, with my longest now 40 yards more than my previous best with the Ping.
Agree that changing every few months to the latest model won't bring massive improvements to the average golfer, but to make sweeping statements that the latest technology won't bring improvements is unwise.
I'd spend what I could afford to spend. I rarely buy new, being a tight, old northerner that remembers it being expensive to buy fish and chips for a shilling - 5p to you youngsters.
I usually either buy second hand from the likes of golfbidder, or last year's model. The AG double offer saw me get a whole load of new woods and hybrids, none of which I would have bought without the deal.
I usually either buy second hand from the likes of golfbidder, or last year's model. The AG double offer saw me get a whole load of new woods and hybrids, none of which I would have bought without the deal.
JohnnyDee
Tour Winner
Karl102
Journeyman Pro
I tend to offset the cost (or justify it) by selling bits and bobs on eBay to minimise the cost of buying golf clubs. I work really hard, don't have many bad habits, I'm not out every weekend in the pub, so I don't feel guilty about buying clubs (and I do it relatively often 
). I know they ain't gonna fix my shonkey swing or sharpen up my short game, but I just like tinkering.....
). I know they ain't gonna fix my shonkey swing or sharpen up my short game, but I just like tinkering.....
Did you still have a farthing in your pocket for't tram ride home lad?
It was a h'penny, and it was an electric trolley bus. Looked like a bus apart from it had the same electric pick up arm as a tram.
ManinBlack
Tour Winner
The improvement in drivers is incremental. A recent test, using an average player, showed that, on average, the Taylormade M1 hit the ball 14 yards further than the 10 year old R7. This implies that the improvement provided by each succeeding model is likely to be pretty small. It is therefore sensible, & something I have done in he past, to buy the previous model when it is discounted on the introduction of the latest. I broke this rule when I discovered that I could hit the M1 a lot further out of the heel than my SLDR. This was, I think, because the SLDR was a mistake.
New drivers are priced so highly because there are enough people willing to pay that price & the manufacturers' main objective is to maximize profits. I spend a moderate amount on my golf but I bet it's less than a lot of people spend on beer, fags & condoms. As has been already said, nobody is taking the credit card out of your wallet & frogmarching you to American Golf.
New drivers are priced so highly because there are enough people willing to pay that price & the manufacturers' main objective is to maximize profits. I spend a moderate amount on my golf but I bet it's less than a lot of people spend on beer, fags & condoms. As has been already said, nobody is taking the credit card out of your wallet & frogmarching you to American Golf.
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
Condoms??😂😂
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Deleted member 21784
Guest
january 2016 I bought an R15 for £175 using my christmas and bday money.. when the M2 came out and had been out a while I traded in the R15 for £100 and bought an M2 for £279 but only cost me £179 which I didnt think was too bad for the latest tech driver
couldnt justify spending more than £250 a club probs
Capella
Journeyman Pro
I normally go for a model that is a couple of years old when looking for clubs. I bought my Cobra Fly-Z for just over 100 € (brand new, not even a demo club or anything) and I see absolutely nor reason to invest in another driver any time soon.
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guest100718
Guest
which version as some are non conforming.To hotter face.
big_matt
Assistant Pro
Id never pay new prices for a driver. Thats because the facts show that distance has been maxed out for a long time now. Forgiveness has too. Average driving distances on the pga tour are the same as they were 9 years ago.
I keep hearing the new drivers are better if you hit it right off the heel or the toe. Surely if you are regularly hitting it there though lessons are a better use of money than £450 on a stick that isnt any better than last years.
Ive just been on a trackman with my 910d2 and last years m2. Very little discernable difference, and the 910 cost 55 quid.
Having said all that, if you have the money to spend 450 notes for no gain then by all means spend it.
I keep hearing the new drivers are better if you hit it right off the heel or the toe. Surely if you are regularly hitting it there though lessons are a better use of money than £450 on a stick that isnt any better than last years.
Ive just been on a trackman with my 910d2 and last years m2. Very little discernable difference, and the 910 cost 55 quid.
Having said all that, if you have the money to spend 450 notes for no gain then by all means spend it.
I have never paid more than £150 for a driver. I usually buy last year's model either new or secondhand. 😀
ManinBlack
Tour Winner
But you just did!
ManinBlack
Tour Winner
Well, yes. When I was a lad I could easily get through fifty quid's worth on a weekend.
