Recommended drivers....

[snell]

Hi all

Off to try some drivers tomorrow. Just after some recommendations.....

It's a local shop, so he has all sorts of drivers new and old so ill take all recommendations

After something with adjustability....and as always forgiveness is a great bonus 😆

 

[Deleted member 15344]

SLDR
G30 LS
Aeroburner

 

[snell]

SLDR
G30 LS
Aeroburner

The Sldr is my primary choice. But what's the forgiveness like, I've heard varying reports

 

[Deleted member 15344]

The Sldr is my primary choice. But what's the forgiveness like, I've heard varying reports

Seems ok for me - miss hits still seem to go well

 

[Siren]

If your after forgiveness then stay away from SLDR as the CG is right at the front of the club which is amazing for distance and low spin but awful for forgiveness.

As you say the place your going has a lot of clubs to try to go and find out what suits you.

 

[snell]

If your after forgiveness then stay away from SLDR as the CG is right at the front of the club which is amazing for distance and low spin but awful for forgiveness.

As you say the place your going has a lot of clubs to try to go and find out what suits you.

Thanks for the info.

Forgiveness isn't a massive thing, as at the end of the day it's my fault if I'm mis hitting them 😑

But as you say I'm going to try a few of them.

 

[t0m]

Why do you want a adjustable I used to have a rbz stage 2 never adjusted it

 

[the_coach]

what driver you currently use? whats the norm issues in using a driver shotwise?
the guy you going to have a LM?

 

[One Planer]

Callaway 815 Alpha.

Thing goes like a rocket!! Only driver that has made me question my loyalty to my 910 D2.

 

[snell]

what driver you currently use? whats the norm issues in using a driver shotwise?
the guy you going to have a LM?

I currently have a ping g20 and an rbz 2. Mainly just after something new. Never got on great with the g20 and the rbz was an impulse buy and ove rarely used it.

I play a fade off the tee. But that's mainly a technical fault. I like the look of the sldr due to the sliding weights adding a draw or face bias. Not sure if they work or are just smoke and mirrors, but I wanna give it a blast

Not unfortunately not lm just a net

 

[the_coach]

I currently have a ping g20 and an rbz 2. Mainly just after something new. Never got on great with the g20 and the rbz was an impulse buy and ove rarely used it.

I play a fade off the tee. But that's mainly a technical fault. I like the look of the sldr due to the sliding weights adding a draw or face bias. Not sure if they work or are just smoke and mirrors, but I wanna give it a blast

Not unfortunately not lm just a net

you paying the $'s so your final decision
my take the sldr won't help overmuch - to some extent will depend on how much left to right curvature going on as a norm first off - but mostly with the sldr where the strike location is particularly on the vertical face axis & the AoA

but real world a weight bias against a L to R flight might lessen the L to R flight but still mostly going to go L to R

weights do work but they for sure only fine tune - shot shape patterns & distance truly is all about the strike location on the face, face angle, the path & the AoA & dynamic loft at impact

for sure though you not going to find any real answers hitting into a net

but if the swing pattern is out to in no weight system will change that into a draw shape might give a pull that turns more left

 

[tsped83]

Extra Time & Dollars - Adams XTD. Maybe there'll be a used one lying around. BEAST.

 

[Oddsocks]

My best driving come from a cobra amp set in standard position , probably one of the least adjustable drivers out there.

Go open minded and try everything. If nothing is noticeably better spend the money on lessons!

 

[JakeWS]

I Have the Cobra Amp Bio Cell, absolutely love it, can be had quite cheap these days too.

 

[Dan2501]

I'll be doing the same thing shortly, and the Cobra Fly-Z is high on my list to try, has superb reviews!

 

[shewy]

G30 SF Tec if you fade it, lovely driver and forgiving

 

[ManinBlack]

This is very interesting. http://www.mygolfspy.com/the-most-popular-drivers-of-2015-secret-cg-locations/ the second chart plots forgiveness against launch characteristics. The SLDR comes out with the least forgiveness of all. On the strength of this, and some range testing I went from a SLDR to a Nike Covert 2 and love the forgiveness & penertrating flight it gives me. Last time out the worst shot after driver I had to play was from 1 yard into the semi rough.

 

[Deleted member 18121]

I completely disagree about the SLDR not being forgiving....mine is the best driver I've ever owned.

 

[ManinBlack]

I completely disagree about the SLDR not being forgiving....mine is the best driver I've ever owned.

I loved mine too but the Nike gives a better flight & miss hits (it won't let me say mi*****!) seem to go better. What the chart says that, statistically, the SLDR is the least forgiving. Whether this translates into a practical difference I'm not sure.

 

[Deleted member 18121]

Whether this translates into a practical difference I'm not sure.

I think this is the biggest point.....IMO a driver head is a driver head, it's all about the shaft choice and whether that suits your swing with the unloading and kick points. For me personally too much is made of each brand of driver, its all shaft related.