Longest drivers

gllama · 2020-06-09T02:27:53+00:00

I was reminiscing about all of the drivers I've hit over the years and there have been so many. Thought it would be interesting to list which ones were the l...

Sarnella

Stock R shaft in 8.5 degrees. Still have it.

Par4QC

Eguller Most drivers with similar CT's go about the same, it's the balance with your swing and shaft match that counts.

That's why I said I loved them all. Always figured shaft was 80% of what you get from the club. Heads are heads, unless you find the outlier of a particular model. I did have a 9* Wishon 919 with a HOF Dobbins shaft(81gr. S) that was monster. The other that comes to mind is an original Geek NB Orange that Steve got the specs on the number; paired it with a HOF special shaft and it was probably the longest I'll ever hit. Those are the only 2 regrets of my ho'ing. They were consistently long(for me), not just a 'hit to remember', here & there. That came from a DB455 out to 314.

gllama

Par4QC
The SMT DB455 was and still is, one of the longest heads of all time in my opinion. The trick was finding the right shaft. The VS339 was a perfect match. But as I got older, that combo was harder for me to control. But back in the day, I hit many over 300 yards.

pellmell

gllama It's a Harmon Tour Design CB65 Stiff flex.

gllama

pellmell
Nice find. I think you'll really like this head. Not sure about the shaft. I've had a Harmon in the past and didn't like it. But that head is golden. Hope it works out for you, but if not...

johnnydoom

gllama Not sure about the shaft.

It was the shaft (also in stiff) that was in my favorite combo above. It played on the lower end of stiff, and had quite a bit of play in the tip. Not everyone’s cup of tea, but it worked great for me.

Par4QC

gllama I've got one here with a brand new HOF shaft in it. Waiting for it's turn in rotation.

gllama

Par4QC
That might be a great combo. Interested in hearing how it works for you. I loved the 455DB for many years and it might have been the longest ever, but for some reason it lost it's magic as I got older.

LogicalOne

1: King Cobra F9 w/Project X HZRDUS Smoke Yellow 60 6.0
2: TaylorMade R15 w/Vista Pro 60 Stiff
3: SMT Encore w/AccuFlex Assassin II Stiff

Im not sure anyone liked the Encore more than me!

Par4QC

LogicalOne Not too many could keep the ball in the air with that head! I've actually got one now. I usually take it out a couple times a season, for fun. I never had any trouble with it as I hit high shots with any head/loft, but I do use a higher loft in this one to maintain that trajectory. One of the best looking heads, imo.

Mattyv

My longest drives I have hit have come off of my Geek LB130. The longest one I ever hit went 350ish. I was in a scramble and one guy hit a safe drive. I had a 30mph steady wind directly behind me and I gave it every thing I had. I hit it in the middle of the 2nd fairway that was over a cliff about 30 feet below the regular fairway. I know it was wind aided and down a cliff but damn if it wasn't awesome to hit a ball that far.

Typhoon

Par4QC

I had one Encore head, but at the time my DB455 was my main driver. I was flipping SMT, Bang and Alpha Heads left and right. I liked the Matte finish on it.

KCee

"Longest" drive I ever hit was many years ago at my FIL's course, The Country Club at DC Ranch. 13th hole is a downhill par 4 that was at about 440 that day. The hill is built into the side of a mountain so it's seriously downhill and you get a great view of Scottsdale. A really good drive can catch the slot and leave you a short pitch, but it can play long. I hit an old wooden Ping 3 wood with a steel shaft. Absolutely piped it, but a bit of a pull up the left side. MY FIL and his friends tell me to hit another because the ball might kick left into the rocky desert area. I hit another and catch the slope and have about 80 yards left. We find my first ball just past pin high left. 440 yds. Nice cartpath mark on it. I think I still made bogey.

Taki27

Eguller the Cobra 427. I had forgotten about that one. It was a beast. Sounded like an explosion each time you hit it. I think I may have liked the 350 slightly better. Never owned it but loved hitting demos.

Why is it that all my favorite drivers were from when I was 25?

garyt1957

Taki27 I think there's a connection there

Eguller

Taki27 Why is it that all my favorite drivers were from when I was 25?

Hmmmm....could it be young, strong and flexible.....Nah. 🤣

colej

Taki27

I had the SS350 and I loved that thing. Hit some really long drives with it.

toraider

Longest drive was a 1989 Honda Civic Si, drove that thing from Toronto to Daytona and back when I was in High School.

Otherwise, MacGregor MacTec NVG2 7W. Played Black Diamond in Ontario, one hole had a huge elevation change and ended up ridiculously long. Close to or slightly over 300 yards, which is long if you know me.

TM M2 (2016) if we are talking about the longest "Driver" I have used...

Spuzz

toraider
LOL
My Pops still beats you.

toraider

No doubt, where did he get that shirt?

Spuzz

toraider where did he get that shirt?

Typhoon

It’s funny there are so many old drivers that I feel like I’m back on FGI!!

Great thread!

Eguller, That Cobra was one I always wanted because it was long and loud. Knee, for years I used a Ping wooden 3 wood as my driver. I think I didn’t start hitting an actual driver well until I got a Wilson Graphite headed Whale from my neighbor who was a Wilson rep. I could kill that as well. Then I cracked the composite face twice and he got me the OG Wilson Titanium Whale( still have it ). That was a bomber as well. Maybe it was the Firestick 2.8 shaft that was the common denominator.

But that Ping 3 wood... I out drove everyone with that thing.

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