Which pre owned Driver - £200 Budget

[Mel Smooth]

So, I’ve sold a few clubs to Golfclubs4cash and have £200 of shop credit at my disposal.
My current driver is a Cobra F6, regular shaft, but I’m looking to upgrade it.
I do have a tendency to fade the ball which sometimes gets me into the trees, but, left to right is useful round our course, so ideally I’d like something I can fade at will, so reluctant to go for something that makes it difficult to hit that shape.
Quite fancied giving something made by Taylor Made a try and have been looking at a few Sim’s, but also noted that a few tour players still use the M1, so I’m not averse to going down that route if the club works for me.
Never played Ping, should I be considering those - a few G400’s look like they might be in budget, or would Titleist be a good option.
I was actually looking at some Wilson Launch Pads they’ve got on there, almost new condition, but might take a hit on the resale value when I come to change it….

Thoughts on which way to go please folks, from personal experience.

Cheers.

 

[paddyjk]

I'd say M2 , still one of their best to date.

 

[timd77]

From personal experience, I had the m2, loved it but started to struggle launching it high enough and when I did it was a slice. Until then I loved the fact it went like a bullet when I caught it well and did tend to fade it. Nice thud on impact too.

I gave up and decided to try another driver and went with the ping g410 plus for £160. I bloody love it. Mainly straight-ish to a fade, nice flight, goes further than my best hits with the m2. This was about 3 months ago and I’ve now sold the m2, fully committed to the ping.

Of course, it’s all personal isn’t it.

 

[Imurg]

If you can get past the turbulators the G400 is, arguably, the best Ping driver with the exception of the new 430..
The Mizuno STZ is vastly underrated

 

[Slab]

I’d guess to see a notable difference from F6 you’d need at least a 2022 model which will all be above 200
Sticking around that budget you probably already know you’ll get great (better) VFM with another cobra like an F9 or a version of the ‘Max’ series, which are all sub 200

 

[brendy]

M2 (Gold M2, not Lime M2) or Sim 2 Max would be my choice, slightly biased though as that is the route I went. I tried the Stealth but it wasnt just as consistent for me.

 

[Teebs]

Callaway Rogue ST Max in budget? Great driver

 

[Budds]

Graham. Having seen your swing, I'm convinced you'd be much better served spending the money on lessons - though you might need to sell a few more clubs first! G400 appears to be a solid driver though, albeit with not as much adjustment as other brands.

 

[Orikoru]

I personally think you can't go wrong with a Ping. I've had a few Ping drivers which were all great. I still hit fades with my SFT, but you can go for the Plus with the adjustable weight if that suits better.

 

[Hobbit]

Any of the Titliest 91x. I’ve had 3, and all of them have been fairway finders. Close behind has been Ping Gxxx. Toyed with Cobra - not bad, and toyed with Callaway - no! Not tried Mizuno.

 

[Beezerk]

I personally think you can't go wrong with a Ping. I've had a few Ping drivers which were all great. I still hit fades with my SFT, but you can go for the Plus with the adjustable weight if that suits better.

Yeah but that Ping “pong”

 

[Orikoru]

Yeah but that Ping “pong”

As far as I've read, the noise issue was only with the G425. I have the G410 and it sounds absolutely fine.

 

[timd77]

As far as I've read, the noise issue was only with the G425. I have the G410 and it sounds absolutely fine.

Yep, my 410 is just the old ‘ping’ noise. Played with a chap who uses the 430, totally different to the usual ping noise, more of a thud. The 425 was just daft, what were they thinking.

 

[ADB]

I’m a G400 user and have no complaints - really solid driver, sound is good and distance is excellent…would recommend

 

[spongebob59]

I have a G400, only issue I had was I didn't like the stock Alta shaft.

 

[BrianM]

I’d go Titleist 917, pretty sure that would be in budget.
The Pings make a funny noise when hit it my opinion, it put me right off them

 

[Springveldt]

I would vote for Ping as well. Hope you got great trade in prices on your clubs as the prices on that site are mental, £250 for a used G410 driver? I know Ping clubs usually hold their price but surely they aren't selling for that 2nd hand?

 

[BiMGuy]

If you are fixed getting clubs from there you are limiting your choices for under £200.

The SIM Max/Max2 are good and fairly forgiving. Don’t get a SIM with adjustable weights unless you are capable of hitting the middle of the face fairly consistently.

Any of the Ping G4..

The Titliest TS/i 1 or 2 would be my choice as I like the look of them. I had a TSi 2 for a while and it felt like cheating, but was too spinny for me.

 

[spongebob59]

Have a look on Facebook marketplace, seem to be around £150 for a g400

 

[Bunkermagnet]

I still have my Ping G15 driver in my garage which I have always loved, up until I took a chance on the PXG offering a little while back. For such a little price it was, it's at least 30 yds longer than my Ping, and almost as forgiving.
However, I suspect a Ping G430 will be tried at some time not to far away