rubin
29th January 2011, 09:57 PM
Seeing as it was pissing down in Perth today, a m ate and m yself went out looking for a new driver. Happened to come across a bloke we know working at Drummond and decided to make use of their Launch monitor etc.
I hit the Titleist D3 9.5*, Callaway Razr Hawk 8.5* and Ping I15 8*, all in a tour stiff shaft. The Razr Haw and D3 both had the Alidla RIP tour level Stiff shaft, and the I15 with the standard Ping Shaft.
My average swing speed was 114mph, with he highest being 132, and the lowest 108mph. My general ball flight with my current R7 Limited is really quite high with litle to no run out.
The results:
Titleist D3 - A very, very nice driver. Gave me the most feedback, and the instant the ball touched the face i could tell where I hit it and how well i struck it. With this particular driver, I was carrying it 250m average, with a 10 - 15mtr roll out ( I think the biggest was approx 300 total). The most interesting thing with this driver was that I generated the most spin with this at almost 3000rpm. The average shot type was a slight draw (which is normal) from a square address. Ball flight was between low and mid.
Callaway Razr Hawk - A good feedback driver, and felt very solid. Had almost the same feel as larger head hybrid, and where I would normally be able to feel the 'compression' in a driver face, I didnt with this one. I got the feeling that it would do whatever I wanted it to do, unless I just attacked the ball and let rip, then it would be too unpredictable. The shortest of the 3 on carry, but the longest on roll out, carry was approx 225, roll out was about 30 metres. the ball flight was very low on this one. The lowest spin rate on this measuring on average 1900rpm.
Ping I15 - Was the nicest lookig club at address I've picked up for a while. While it generated some good feedback, it wasnt consistent and I was occasionally left wondering how well I had hit the ball. Having said that, I found I could really go for it on this club with some pretty good results. This was the longest driver of all 3, as the average carry was 260m, and roll out a further 20m. I returned an average spin rating of about 2200rpm.
I took my own driver to compare, really for my own info, but i'll post it on here anyway.
R7 TP limited 9.5* - Have been hitting this absolutely awful lately.
Distance - carry 265m, roll out 5m.
Spin Rate - 3600rpm!
I would have gone the D3 in an 8.5*, but they didnt have any in stock. Our mate suggested ordering it direct in an 8.5* with a slightly heavier shaft (from memory, all shafts were at 65).
Just thought i'd offer some thoughts on some of the current crop of drivers.
I hit the Titleist D3 9.5*, Callaway Razr Hawk 8.5* and Ping I15 8*, all in a tour stiff shaft. The Razr Haw and D3 both had the Alidla RIP tour level Stiff shaft, and the I15 with the standard Ping Shaft.
My average swing speed was 114mph, with he highest being 132, and the lowest 108mph. My general ball flight with my current R7 Limited is really quite high with litle to no run out.
The results:
Titleist D3 - A very, very nice driver. Gave me the most feedback, and the instant the ball touched the face i could tell where I hit it and how well i struck it. With this particular driver, I was carrying it 250m average, with a 10 - 15mtr roll out ( I think the biggest was approx 300 total). The most interesting thing with this driver was that I generated the most spin with this at almost 3000rpm. The average shot type was a slight draw (which is normal) from a square address. Ball flight was between low and mid.
Callaway Razr Hawk - A good feedback driver, and felt very solid. Had almost the same feel as larger head hybrid, and where I would normally be able to feel the 'compression' in a driver face, I didnt with this one. I got the feeling that it would do whatever I wanted it to do, unless I just attacked the ball and let rip, then it would be too unpredictable. The shortest of the 3 on carry, but the longest on roll out, carry was approx 225, roll out was about 30 metres. the ball flight was very low on this one. The lowest spin rate on this measuring on average 1900rpm.
Ping I15 - Was the nicest lookig club at address I've picked up for a while. While it generated some good feedback, it wasnt consistent and I was occasionally left wondering how well I had hit the ball. Having said that, I found I could really go for it on this club with some pretty good results. This was the longest driver of all 3, as the average carry was 260m, and roll out a further 20m. I returned an average spin rating of about 2200rpm.
I took my own driver to compare, really for my own info, but i'll post it on here anyway.
R7 TP limited 9.5* - Have been hitting this absolutely awful lately.
Distance - carry 265m, roll out 5m.
Spin Rate - 3600rpm!
I would have gone the D3 in an 8.5*, but they didnt have any in stock. Our mate suggested ordering it direct in an 8.5* with a slightly heavier shaft (from memory, all shafts were at 65).
Just thought i'd offer some thoughts on some of the current crop of drivers.