Got The Ho'ing Itch For A New Driver

Rickochet · 2017-03-03T15:34:48+00:00

I haven't bought a new driver in years and really have the itch for a new one. Getting the urge for a new driver is like getting poison ivy on your sack. Y...

LBlack14

Another vote for Cobra here. My FZ+ and ZL "Tour" are 2 of the best I've hit. Still have my 1st DCT too.

Rickochet

scotts33 I always thought the Big Bang 450 was a good all around head. Square FA and various lofts and cheap.

Thanks Scott. I had one in a 12° years ago and liked it. Thanks for the heads up.

Hoss7504

Rickochet

I have a pink F6 head with an adapter, if you're interested (don't ask why I have a pink one...)

Nat

Hoss7504 if the OP passes I may be, can you send pics and specs to Nathaniel321@yahoo.com

LBlack14

Hoss7504

Fuchsia/salmon

Rickochet

Nat Hoss7504 if the OP passes I may be, can you send pics and specs to Nathaniel321@yahoo.com

I pass, Nat. Thanks for the offer Hoss.

Hoss7504

Nat

Email sent

sdandrea1

Rickochet

I am a big fan of Cobra drivers. I have an S3 Max and a a current year Max. Long and straight!

Rickochet

Ok, youse guys have me totally confused. So, to scratch the itch I need buy a Bang 450, Cobra and a Ping. That should scratch that itch, no? Did I miss any? 😛

Spuzz

Rickochet I need buy a Bang 45

I was going to put this one on my "worst club" list in the other thread.
Ugly colour and a fade machine, especially if you shaft it with a Grafalloy Blue.
:/

I don't try any new drivers so can't help ya there.
I am happy with all my old school drivers so I would say maybe revisit a BOM 460?

sdandrea1

Rickochet

That's the prob. All the stuff is good. The one that fits you the best is the best. The journey of finding that ONE is the fun. 😉

Rickochet

Spuzz I was going to put this one on my "worst club" list in the other thread.
Ugly colour and a fade machine, especially if you shaft it with a Grafalloy Blue.
:/

I think you might have the Big Bang 450 and the Integra Soolong 450R mixed up. They are not the same club. I have had both. The Bang is a nice dark peacock kind of blue and the Soolong a bright blue. I know that you hate the Soolong. Actually, years ago they came out of two foundries during a family fued. One model sucked, the other didn't.

Typhoon

Would it hurt to take your current driver and go to a store with a launch monitor and have them help you out. Grab a Ping, Cobra and Taylormade. Hit them all alongside your own driver. Dont pay attention to the distance foe each club since the monitor could be weird. Look at how each one compares to the baseline set by your current driver.

Spend a bit more, get a decent driver...plus you'll be able to see the comparision there in the store. Dont waste more money on a Big Bang with a shaft thats a guess.

Rickochet

Typhoon Would it hurt to take your current driver and go to a store with a launch monitor and have them help you out. Grab a Ping, Cobra and Taylormade. Hit them all alongside your own driver. Dont pay attention to the distance foe each club since the monitor could be weird. Look at how each one compares to the baseline set by your current driver.

Spend a bit more, get a decent driver...plus you'll be able to see the comparision there in the store. Dont waste more money on a Big Bang with a shaft thats a guess.

First issue, no sim within a 100 miles.

Second, I owned a Big Bang and know how it plays. I have also been building my own clubs for 15 years and I have a bunch of shafts that I know fit me that I can try in it.

mulegolf

I've liked the look of Cobra drivers for some time now but was building component clubs for myself and my customers. After 28+ years building clubs, I quit doing that last year. I purchased some Adams hybrid irons and a Adams Blue driver. I like both purchases but kept switching to a couple of older component drivers from time to time. Drivers seem to get "stubborn" and don't like to do what you want so you need to change up to show them who's boss. So, about a month or so ago, I bought a Cobra Fly Z adjustable driver which I set to 12 degrees, as well as a Cobra Fly Z fairway wood that I set to 4 wood (16* for this club). I Got them from Hurricane Golf (the price was very good) and they arrived promptly but not as quickly as components do from their sister company DTG. It was only a day or two later which was no problem as I couldn't play golf in Minnesota then yet anyhow. I still haven't had the chance to try them but I have high hopes that they will work for me. The real question is whether the driver will work great at first and then get stubborn and quit working or will keep working for the whole season. Time will tell.

sdandrea1

mulegolf "The real question is whether the driver will work great at first and then get stubborn and quit working or will keep working for the whole season. Time will tell."

I have yet to find the club that worked the whole season. 😊

Spuzz

Rickochet

Both are gayass blue so they suck
lol

One exploded and the other, while solid, was a fade biased head.

Typhoon

Rickochet

I used to think the same way...finally decided to get a professionals opinion. Now Im kicking myself for not doing it sooner.

FauxAmish

Rickochet

Just laughing here Rick ...

Why do not Members read and comprehend the Original Posters replies.

The Op stated he did not have access within a certain mile area to Golf stores, etc.

Release

Driver ?
Fun is in the hunt for the next stick.

My own dilemma regarding the driver is fairly common within the golf community. I would be restless and up to search for a better driver, even when my current driver is just fine. The very least is to change driver shaft to get to the "next level".

Recently, I'm geared toward exercise my lower body and stretching my shoulders and the back. No holly grill of driver for me at this time in life except to get fit to delay the natural process of life cycle.

Rickochet

sdandrea1 I have yet to find the club that worked the whole season.

I acutally hit the DTG 175 for two seasons. I only changed because of the worst slump of my life including my irons. Slump be gone, DTG 175 might be back. I just need to give it some competition 😜

sdandrea1

Rickochet

Two seasons without a bad driving day? Holy Grail!

Rickochet

sdandrea1 Two seasons without a bad driving day? Holy Grail!

Some days were better than others, but overall very long and consistant. I might be the poster boy for the long and light fad. I did actually gain 30 yards on average. That is why I have three of these with matching shafts.

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