mashleyR7
Journeyman Pro
Whilst working in Leeds this week I popped into Left Handed Golf, seeing s I'm left hnded.
Well afer talking to the bloke for a while I ended up on the scope monitor thingy hitting drivers.
I warmed up with a seven iron then hit a few with an RBZ 3 wood which I have so was comfy with that.
Then after the pro watching me for a few shots asked me how long Ive been playing, my handicap and looked at how far I was hitting the 3 wood.
I usually hit it 200 yard carry, he said his range balls we're 80% or a real ball so my carry of about 165 on the scope monitor was correct.
So he then gave me three drivers, a Cleveland Launcher, Cleveland Classic and an RBZ driver. All with stiff shafts to match the 3 wood.
I've never really hit a driver before except for trying someones at the range, never carried on in my bag. I have been thinking that I need the extra length off the tee to help me reduce my scores, but if if 250 ish with my 3 wood should need a driver? My home course is quite tight so I thinks its better to be on the fairway but a little further back, rather than in the trees 330 yards down?
So I hit these drivers, some shots went Ok, some sliced wildly left, some hooked right. The scope monitor each time telling him spin rate, launch angle distance and so on. With the Launcher I didnt hit one good shot, so he told me to discount that one, the Classic was going fairly well, the RBZ a bit more random series of shots. He then changed the loft of the RBZ and I hit a few more, but suprisingly seeing as I have a 3 wood I didnt like to look and feel of the driver, so discount that h told me This left me with the Classic, a horrid looking thing, styled like an old wooden wood, But it was going pretty well. He was then telling me I should buy this club. I asked about Pings or Callaways and he told me that you could try all of then but as your hitting this well why not make the choice.
Is what he was watching classed as a fitting or was I just being sold a club?
Anyway, so he ended up letting me try a Callaway Razar 3. Which looks nice and felt good behind the ball. I hit a few shots, the ball flight was good, nice a low, about 200 yard carry with the 80% ball. A few shots were still sliced or hooked. Remember Ive never really hit a drier before.
I ended up buying this club the Callaway. He also sold me 1 dozen NXt tours on a buy one get one free as i'd spend more the £150.
When I got home I started to think do I really need it. Would £200 be better spent on lessons making me more consistent with the 3 wood and short game etc?
I played today and used my three wood. Out of the 12 holes that need a driver or 3 wood, 4 went dead centre or the fairway, 6 were pulled right into the first cut of rough and 2 were topped 100 yards. I ended up shooting 88.
Surely a driver is going to make my round worse?
I'm confused, i'm sure ive made the right decision, but in the pros words "you do need a driver, now you've got something you feel comfortable with, you'll learn to hit it"
Well afer talking to the bloke for a while I ended up on the scope monitor thingy hitting drivers.
I warmed up with a seven iron then hit a few with an RBZ 3 wood which I have so was comfy with that.
Then after the pro watching me for a few shots asked me how long Ive been playing, my handicap and looked at how far I was hitting the 3 wood.
I usually hit it 200 yard carry, he said his range balls we're 80% or a real ball so my carry of about 165 on the scope monitor was correct.
So he then gave me three drivers, a Cleveland Launcher, Cleveland Classic and an RBZ driver. All with stiff shafts to match the 3 wood.
I've never really hit a driver before except for trying someones at the range, never carried on in my bag. I have been thinking that I need the extra length off the tee to help me reduce my scores, but if if 250 ish with my 3 wood should need a driver? My home course is quite tight so I thinks its better to be on the fairway but a little further back, rather than in the trees 330 yards down?
So I hit these drivers, some shots went Ok, some sliced wildly left, some hooked right. The scope monitor each time telling him spin rate, launch angle distance and so on. With the Launcher I didnt hit one good shot, so he told me to discount that one, the Classic was going fairly well, the RBZ a bit more random series of shots. He then changed the loft of the RBZ and I hit a few more, but suprisingly seeing as I have a 3 wood I didnt like to look and feel of the driver, so discount that h told me This left me with the Classic, a horrid looking thing, styled like an old wooden wood, But it was going pretty well. He was then telling me I should buy this club. I asked about Pings or Callaways and he told me that you could try all of then but as your hitting this well why not make the choice.
Is what he was watching classed as a fitting or was I just being sold a club?
Anyway, so he ended up letting me try a Callaway Razar 3. Which looks nice and felt good behind the ball. I hit a few shots, the ball flight was good, nice a low, about 200 yard carry with the 80% ball. A few shots were still sliced or hooked. Remember Ive never really hit a drier before.
I ended up buying this club the Callaway. He also sold me 1 dozen NXt tours on a buy one get one free as i'd spend more the £150.
When I got home I started to think do I really need it. Would £200 be better spent on lessons making me more consistent with the 3 wood and short game etc?
I played today and used my three wood. Out of the 12 holes that need a driver or 3 wood, 4 went dead centre or the fairway, 6 were pulled right into the first cut of rough and 2 were topped 100 yards. I ended up shooting 88.
Surely a driver is going to make my round worse?
I'm confused, i'm sure ive made the right decision, but in the pros words "you do need a driver, now you've got something you feel comfortable with, you'll learn to hit it"
