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Background
I have path issues (out-to-in) with driver. Always had and always will (because I have no inclination to change this). 99% of drivers will play push-slices unless I attempt to turn the club over- not good for accuracy.
I used to own the Ping K15- a notoriously forgiving club which has weight in the heel. It's impossible to make the ball go really right. The shaft broke at the bottom and I sold the head on before buying lots of drivers.
After an expensive 18 months, I bought a K15 again 8 weeks ago. Very, very happy with it. At the end of my round on Tues, I started adopting a really open stance and trying to cut it. The ball either went dead straight or had a tiny cut- but distance was still great. Played last night, tried the same, and everything was superb- haven't hit driver as well in a long time.
On the 9th, I took my swing and the shaft snapped an inch from the top of the grip
The main point of the thread:
Contacted the pro I bought it from 2nd hand and he was a gent about it. I have a few options:
1. Return the club to the pro. He will fit a second hand Ping shaft on it and return it.
Pros: It's only going to cost me postage to get a fix
Cons: I'm starting to mistrust second hand shafts. These shafts will be 5 years old now with no telling who has (ab)used them in the past
2. Return the club to the pro. He will give me a new Ping G SF Tec driver for £205
Pros: A new driver at well below market rates. 2 year guarantee with Ping customer service
Cons: The expense. Also, just because it has the same Straight Flight technology as the K15, I still have no idea whether it guarantees to eliminate huge spinny slices.
3. Go somewhere to get a brand new shaft fitted.
Pros: Cheaper than a brand new club. Work and shaft should be guaranteed.
Cons: Can't really test shafts, as the K15 is a glued-hosel kind of idea. I could test shafts on different heads, but what's the point when it might not fit the K15?
Advice sought:
1. Anyone give me any feedback about the G SF driver? Is it a hook machine (that's what I'm after) in the hands of anyone who has an inside / neutral path? Seen videos, but prefer vicarious evidence, rather than that of pro golfers.
2. What would you do?
I have path issues (out-to-in) with driver. Always had and always will (because I have no inclination to change this). 99% of drivers will play push-slices unless I attempt to turn the club over- not good for accuracy.
I used to own the Ping K15- a notoriously forgiving club which has weight in the heel. It's impossible to make the ball go really right. The shaft broke at the bottom and I sold the head on before buying lots of drivers.
After an expensive 18 months, I bought a K15 again 8 weeks ago. Very, very happy with it. At the end of my round on Tues, I started adopting a really open stance and trying to cut it. The ball either went dead straight or had a tiny cut- but distance was still great. Played last night, tried the same, and everything was superb- haven't hit driver as well in a long time.
On the 9th, I took my swing and the shaft snapped an inch from the top of the grip
The main point of the thread:
Contacted the pro I bought it from 2nd hand and he was a gent about it. I have a few options:
1. Return the club to the pro. He will fit a second hand Ping shaft on it and return it.
Pros: It's only going to cost me postage to get a fix
Cons: I'm starting to mistrust second hand shafts. These shafts will be 5 years old now with no telling who has (ab)used them in the past
2. Return the club to the pro. He will give me a new Ping G SF Tec driver for £205
Pros: A new driver at well below market rates. 2 year guarantee with Ping customer service
Cons: The expense. Also, just because it has the same Straight Flight technology as the K15, I still have no idea whether it guarantees to eliminate huge spinny slices.
3. Go somewhere to get a brand new shaft fitted.
Pros: Cheaper than a brand new club. Work and shaft should be guaranteed.
Cons: Can't really test shafts, as the K15 is a glued-hosel kind of idea. I could test shafts on different heads, but what's the point when it might not fit the K15?
Advice sought:
1. Anyone give me any feedback about the G SF driver? Is it a hook machine (that's what I'm after) in the hands of anyone who has an inside / neutral path? Seen videos, but prefer vicarious evidence, rather than that of pro golfers.
2. What would you do?
