Aztecs27
Money List Winner
I love mine, but if my swing is having a brain fart, it's useless.
R11 - all that?!
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Monty_Brown
Tour Rookie
I'd definitely recommend trying the Cobra ZL Encore if you're looking in that price bracket. It has the "real" Fujikura Motore F1 or F3 shafts, rather than "made for" versions (I checked with Cobra)
Mine is the all-white version which is not to many people's taste, but they do it in black as well.
I love it and chose it over R11, Superfast, G20 and 910s after trying them all out.
Mine is the all-white version which is not to many people's taste, but they do it in black as well.
I love it and chose it over R11, Superfast, G20 and 910s after trying them all out.
Monty_Brown
Tour Rookie
Is that the grey-black flextwist shaft?
I had that and think it's still in my parents garage somewhere. The clubhead probably looks like a rescue club now...
Man I was WILD with that thing, but it was fun!
One Planer
Global Moderator
What was the deciding factor(s) that swung (pardon the pun) it the way of the ZL Monty?
Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
thats the one... if it helps i was just as wild and went to a 8* big berther H2S2 which was alot better... but i was wild with that too...... ill try and get some pics. i reckon that era burner must have been around 93/94?
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
The first Burners were way before that, sure I had one by the mid 80s
Monty_Brown
Tour Rookie
Early 90s sounds about right. I made a very similar move from the Burner.... went to a Big Bertha Warbird with steel shaft... not sure the last time I even saw a steel-shafted driver! That was a dream to hit after the TM I have to say.
Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
is there anywhere online you can find the burner family tree.... Still also got a set of supersteel bubble burner irons and matching woods.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
The bubble woods, was that the orange coloured head one?
Aztecs27
Money List Winner
Yep. I still have a Bubble Driver somewhere that my uncle gave me. Used to rip that bad boy! (about 180 yards)
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Monty_Brown
Tour Rookie
It looked the blingest
No it was a combination of better stats on the launch monitor - better carry and roll (10 yards more carry than the 910 for example) and good flight, with generally good feel from it.
To be fair, it was not a full on custom fit with every stock option, loft and flex option being tried as I was spending Tesco vouchers at AG.
But it was the Motore F1 shaft that sold it... it just felt great from the first hit. I'm a big believer in going with what feels good and that made it a releatively easy choice. But you have to hit it well if you rock up on the first tee with Ian Poulter's all-white driver.... the stick is unreal if you don't hit a good one
I have so much confidence with it... I actually can't wait to get on the tee and hit it, rather than getting up there and worrying about hitting a bad one, as has been the case with other drivers.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Its a decent shaft, I have it in my 910D3, did you try any other driver with that shaft?
Monty_Brown
Tour Rookie
That's the one. 1995 they came out. I was working in a gol shop and had the rust coloured TM polo shirt to wear... still got it!
Nasty colour.
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fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
U mean 1995 not 2005?
I had one with a fluorescent yellow shaft in lol - such taste in those days lol
Monty_Brown
Tour Rookie
I'm pretty sure the 910D2 I tried had the Motore in it. I think my problem was that on the day I couldn't find the sweet spot on that thing with a map and a searchlight
Monty_Brown
Tour Rookie
Ooopss, yes 1995! The golf shop was my summer job away from Uni... what a summer THAT was... mad fer it!
Fluorescent yellow and rust orange.... niiiice.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
just seen your location, hadnt noticed it before? do you play at East Herts GC?
Monty_Brown
Tour Rookie
No afraid not... Got a buddy who's a member there but still not made it on there yet... I was certainly tempted but the joining fee was still pretty outrageous so couldn't stretch to it.
I play in a far less salubrious place down the road (Great Hadham). Doing loads of work on the course so membership is dirt cheap until its done. Needs must at the moment.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
I grew up in that area, played at East Herts for a little bit (more than 20 yrs ago now!) hence the question. Its a nice track and well worth playing.
