winter mats scuff underside of driver

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Hobbit said:
I got some mud on my wedge... I've rang the Samaritans...
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If you've been towel fitted (see other thread) then you can attempt to remove mud yourself. If not then see a pro (the Samaritans wont help as I've tried to get advise on several golf related topics with no success & quite short shrift tbh)

On topic I guess there may be 'brushing' dependent on preference for tee height etc but doubt it'll do much in the way of a winters range matt damage that one errant tee shot on the course wont beat
 
woody69 said:
If my driver is scuffing the ground then I'm not hitting it correctly? That's right isn't it?
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yes and no - whilst that was the thinking up until recently, it would appear from both comments by the Tour fitters and observation that some (top) Pros are setting up, and having the clubs set up (loft), to swing their drivers the same as their other clubs, and any flatter arc is purely a product of the longer shaft.

this makes sense for them, especially as they are hitting such a wide range of clubs off the tee nowadays. that they aren't hitting 'up' on the ball doesn't mean they are necessarily going to hit the ground though!

for us mere mortals though, it really shouldn't contact the ground from the tee during the swing :)
 
My driver brushes the ground sometimes when I swing.
My driver gets marks on the sole from range mats.

Neither of the above bother me in the slightest.
 
And thinking on, wouldn't the contact with the plastic/wooden tee cause more damage to the finish on the underside of the club than a brush with a range mat?
 
Geez if your brushing the matt with the driver so that it damages the sole, it could also be damaging the shaft tip with all that extra loading on impact ....

*Casual verbal grenade launched into closed forum room, gets coat and wonders off to another thread*
 
and my final point on this....

Anyone who hasn't had the pleasure of making sparks fly from the sole of their driver on contact with a range mat just hasn't lived :D
 
Pin-seeker said:
So you spend a fortune on 2 top of the range drivers & now you're contemplating buy a 3rd cheap driver so you don't scratch the other 2:confused: the mind boggles.
You could either put some tape on the bottom of your current drivers,or learn to hit them properly:whistle:
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Actually I think the tape needs to go on TOP of the driver if the OP is using average tee height and brushing the grass :confused:
 
markgs said:
Winter mats are up soon, do they damage the underneath of the driver which have black finish on them? thinking of buying a cheap driver just not to damage mine, anyone else worried about this?
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I am genuinely worried about this and it has become a big problem for me.
I can't sleep anymore because of it and when I do drift off it is only for a moment and then I wake up in a cold sweat.
I have been to see a professional (golfer and psychotherapist) and they are working round the clock to help me.

I'm crying as I write this. I am holed up in my house, in the dark, under the stairs .... the only light coming from the monitor of my computer. I have wrapped my driver up in cotton wool though and I hug it tightly and tell it that everything will be ok. I won't let anyone and I mean anyone hurt my driver.

Don't laugh, it is a serious matter and this is a response to a very genuine thread.

I'm still crying.
 
I find that wrapping my ball in bubble wrap avoids getting any marks on the face of my black driver. It does affect distance slightly and can make putting a bit of a lottery when some of the bubbles have popped but it keeps my clubs pristine. It does of course also cause slow play as I have to apply new bubble wrap on each tee before hitting my drive. And of course if you have preferred lies during the winter months you can re-apply before each shot preserving your irons as well.
 
I keep the head cover on my driver at all times. I find it particularly important to do so if I am attempting to play a shot with it as that is when it's most likely to be marked. It also keeps the complaints to a minimum about my driver being "noisy" or "pingy" as the noise is almost completely eliminated by the padding provided by the head cover.

Is that not what the head cover supplied with a driver is for??? :confused:
 
Not sure why the OP has had such a hard time on this thread, guy asked a simple enough question.
 
adam6177 said:
Not sure why the OP has had such a hard time on this thread, guy asked a simple enough question.
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I was thinking exactly the same thing. Fair enough someone having a friendly little jab at what they see as a bit of a silly question, but 4 pages of it seems a bit 'playground bully'ish to me...
 
Erm.....is banter not allowed anymore? No point me being on this forum if that is the case :whistle:
 
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