Jensen
Tour Rookie
That's what I did to my brand new Titleist 915 driver when I got it. I've also done it to the 915 fairway too.
Can't help thinking it's a bit like buying a new sofa and leaving the protective plastic on 😂
Skymark = distraught
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That's what I did to my brand new Titleist 915 driver when I got it. I've also done it to the 915 fairway too.
Can't help thinking it's a bit like buying a new sofa and leaving the protective plastic on 😂
my mate slow dave left the strip of sellotape on his 915 three wood the pro put on when he tried it, hot so much as a mark on the crown. i guarantee the moment he takes it off it will be skied
Grant85
Head Pro
In fairness to the OP, I just checked my own driver.
I guarantee this has been skied, as I have used a fairly high tee with this in the past and had plenty of shots sail into the air and drop 100 yards in front of me. There are certainly small indents and impressions at the top of the face and at the crown, but the paint / finish is still completely intact on the crown.
This was a Taylor Made SLDR, purchased new in 2015.
Surely golf clubs should be built to deal with this kind of general use / abuse.
I guarantee this has been skied, as I have used a fairly high tee with this in the past and had plenty of shots sail into the air and drop 100 yards in front of me. There are certainly small indents and impressions at the top of the face and at the crown, but the paint / finish is still completely intact on the crown.
This was a Taylor Made SLDR, purchased new in 2015.
Surely golf clubs should be built to deal with this kind of general use / abuse.
Durango
Challenge Tour Pro
Send it back, heard a few stories of this happening with the f9.
Parsaregood
Head Pro
What happens when he skies the next one
if you sky a wood you have to expect there is a cosmetic risk attatchedwulliewallace
Newbie
What happens when he skies the next one
I won't sky any more. After reading your advice I'm gonna try hit the middle of the face. I'd been trying to get my spin numbers down by hitting high in the face, but twas still spinning at 2700rpm so thought I'd try the crown. Came down to 978rpm, but launch was a touch high at 59 degrees.
Parsaregood
Head Pro
I'm sorry but if your swing a club a driver at 90 100 110 miles per hour the painted section hits the ball and your honestly shocked it has a scuff or chip. If it was me I'd be upset but only at myself. Touch it up and try not to do it again lol
wulliewallace
Newbie
I'm not shocked. I'm upset, and a little surprised, given the fact I've been golfing for over 20 years, skied several shots during that time, and never encountered damage like I have this time. Thanks for your advice, but I think I'll go with the consensus on this one. ðŸ‘
Parsaregood
Head Pro
There's plenty of skied drivers with scuffs look on eBay. Most people probably wouldn't bother to reply but you genuinely don't have a leg to stand on, it's not the clubs fault, user error. If this is your strike pattern and you've never scuffed a driver crown before in 20 years, I'd say you've done remarkably well not to.
wulliewallace
Newbie
Who said this was my normal strike pattern? 40 rounds per year. Possibly 12 hits with the driver per round = 480 shots per year. Maybe skied 1 or 2 in 480 on average due to my common flaw of getting too steep. Hardly says it's my common strike pattern, but confirms I've skied many a ball over the years. Maybe I have been lucky, but I'll let Cobra decide whether I've been unlucky this time or not. X
Captainron
Big Hitting, South African Sweary Person
It’s only a golf club and it’s now a bit aesthetically challenged. Makes no difference to its performance? Sharpie and off you go
chellie
Tour Winner
my mate slow dave left the strip of sellotape on his 915 three wood the pro put on when he tried it, hot so much as a mark on the crown. i guarantee the moment he takes it off it will be skied
Isn't that illegal having it on for comps.
Jacko_G
Blackballed
I think its a wee bit cheeky asking Cobra to fix cosmetic damage caused by user error.
If they do it for you then I guess you have won a watch!
If they do it for you then I guess you have won a watch!
wulliewallace
Newbie
I completely agree that would be a wee bit cheeky, hence I haven't asked Cobra to fix it. I asked them to tell me the most effective way to repair it, where I can have it done, and what it would likely cost. Cobra have offered to have it sent back to them for inspection. If they conclude that the punishment doesn't fit the crime, then yes, I've won a watch. If they conclude that I had a fair trial, I'll accept that and move on with either my decent-priced repair, or my sharpie and red castle tees. Pretty sure that's what customer service is there for.
Jacko_G
Blackballed
I either misread or jumped the gun then. You'd best hope that Cobra are in a generous mood.
wulliewallace
Newbie
So long as they're honest, that'll do for me. Generous would be above the call of duty.
Tashyboy
Please don’t ask to see my tatts 👍
Had a lesson last week with my driver, thought the lesson was excellent in a sense that it was pointed out why my swing was Rammel. So I was given a couple of things to try. Pro disappears and I tried me new swing. I have never ever ever skied as many tee shots in such a short period of time. I was playing of the highest rubber tees. I checked my Ping G30 a dozen times and it has not got a single scratch on it. I was proper bogged off with my swing but over the moon that my Ping is unscathed. So what paint is Ping using that Cobra are not?
Re the OP, am chuffed to bits he has come on here and been honest about how it happened. Before I go on, is there anyone on here that has commented that has never skied one, that is telling him not to sky one. Hmmmmmmmm. Anyway, my point is he has raised what could be an issue with these expensive drivers. He could be the first of many that have this problem. Hope it gets Sorted me man.
Re the OP, am chuffed to bits he has come on here and been honest about how it happened. Before I go on, is there anyone on here that has commented that has never skied one, that is telling him not to sky one. Hmmmmmmmm. Anyway, my point is he has raised what could be an issue with these expensive drivers. He could be the first of many that have this problem. Hope it gets Sorted me man.
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wulliewallace
Newbie
IMO It's too easy to claim user error. If a pro can shank a shot, then I'm pretty sure many an amateur can and will miss by half an inch. If I were a club designer I could make the crown of the driver out of glass, sell it to the naysayers, and blame it on user error when it shattered. "What, your driver is broken? Sorry, not my fault, your supposed to hit the middle of the face every time. Buy another and take some lessons." Possibly a bit of an extreme example, but if you're producing a product for the masses, then surely you take into account user error, and build the product to withstand a mis-hit or ten.
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
Range balls can have bits of dirt and grit stick to them which cause extra damage.
My mate had a go with my new hybrid one time and put an absolute peach into the top line. How he made contact up there i do not know. I wasn't pleased but I got over it. Eventually. Don't even notice it now.
My mate had a go with my new hybrid one time and put an absolute peach into the top line. How he made contact up there i do not know. I wasn't pleased but I got over it. Eventually. Don't even notice it now.
sawtooth
Tour Winner
I can’t believe manufacturers haven’t got to grips with this issue yet.
You pay £300-£500 for a club that marks up as soon as you hit 1-2 sky shots? Ridiculous.
If they can’t make paint bomb proof on the top edge of the crown then why paint it at all?
Driver faces are either unpainted or coated differently, why not just extend this area over the top edge of the crown? Seems a simple solution to me.
You pay £300-£500 for a club that marks up as soon as you hit 1-2 sky shots? Ridiculous.
If they can’t make paint bomb proof on the top edge of the crown then why paint it at all?
Driver faces are either unpainted or coated differently, why not just extend this area over the top edge of the crown? Seems a simple solution to me.
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