How long have you been playing your current driver and what is it?

[Davidv]

Waiting for my Epic Max to be delivered, ordered it with a 47" shaft should be interesting.

[wattage]

XR-16 Pro w Hzrdus Black 6.0 since winter 2016. Hard to beat it, in fact just had a fitting and comparing it to Epic Speed w Ventus Blue slight (slight) improvement. Does it justify $1000 in head and shaft....NO

[mbewley82]

M3 8.5 with a tensei pro orange 70 TX. I have a TSI4 9.0 with a ventus black 6X. Titleist is great but M3 is amazing 

[socalbonzi]

Titleist TS3 for going on two years now.  Best driver I've ever owned.  I doubt I'll get the TSi, but will likely look into whatever their next offering is in two years or so.  I'm still quite happy. 

[betarhoalphadelta]

KZG CH-1 12* with a Dynalite Gold S100 steel shaft.

 

Planning this year for a full bag fitting so I can retire the whole bag before it reaches 20 years old 😉 

[412BryanC]

Taylormade M2 with a Raijin 54 shaft. I've had it for about 2 years after getting it off a guy I know. I'm not planning on replacing it for another 1-2 years.

[cardoustie]

G400 max .. g425 max lasted 25 hrs ... awful 

[Scottydawg]

Thanks. Leftymatt24..I just recently retired and the guys at work bought the TXG fitting. They paid the extra and I’m actually getting fitted with Ian... Was I very overwhelming gift to say the least... 

Edited March 22, 2021 by Scottydawg

[getitdaily]

1 year and 3 weeks. 

 

SIM

[tannyhoban]

Srixon Z785 since beginning 2019 season. Didn't play last year due to injury, no matter it would've made it to now anyways.

[RainShadow]

G400 w/ HZRDUS Yellow 76 @5.5.   10.5 turned down to 10*.  2.5 years. I’ve tried a couple of different shafts ( Yellow Smoke 60, Atmos Blue 60 TS), but this set up seems to be the one.

Best driver I’ve owned in a very long time.

That said, I think I’d like to get fit for something new this year, or at least compare head to head with a TSi3, Mavrik and a few others

 

Edited March 23, 2021 by RainShadow

[CDLgolf]

Cobra F8. I think this will be my 3rd year playing it.

[antip]

Titleist 909, D2, 10.5 degree. Now 12 years young. I'd been thinking how much better would the latest technology be so went to the golf shop last weekend to get fitted for a new driver. Solid hour of hitting brackets of balls, 7 different new models, almost all the big name brands. The fitter's conclusion, "I can't improve on what you have, in fact, I can't even match what you have". So I spent all my money on another putter and new pants.

[Bomber_11]

Tour Issue M5 8° (actual 8.2°) w/ Ventus Black 6X playing length 44.25” swingweight D1

 

Been in play for about a year, also have a Mavrik Blackout Custom and a Sim2 Max for testing this spring. 

[back2golf]

3 hours ago, Scottydawg said:

Thanks. Leftymatt24..I just recently retired and the guys at work bought the TXG fitting. They paid the extra and I’m actually getting fitted with Ian... Was I very overwhelming gift to say the least... 

congrats on retirement! Enjoy the fitting - best golf I ever played was the first few months after my only fitting. Then I found new excuses and went back to normal!

[back2golf]

I’ve got a 910 D2 with a Diamana Kai’li 80g x-flex. Had it since 2012, but only played a few times a year for a while now. Going to test it against some newer tech this year, especially the shaft as I’m not sure I need an x-flex anymore. 

[Stinger83]

Ping G410 plus - been playing it about a year now. Most consistent I've driven the ball. Not as long as some drivers I've had but it's eliminated "big misses" almost completely. 

[tehuti]

I have had my PXG Gen1 0811X since November 2019. As much as I like looking at pretty new things coming out every year I have never hit more fairways than I am lately. At least once a week I spec out another driver online that I would consider. But it would be crazy for me to change up "just because" right now.

 

Besides, there'll be a new release cycle starting soon enough.

[GrandStranded]

I’ve been playing a G400max since the day they hit retail stores. I traded in an Epic under the 90 day playability (I’m one of the very few I know who hated that club) and have been very happy since.

Happy is a relative term though... like most internet golfers, I’ve tried others, looking for better.
I’m actually trying out an Epic Max right now, lol. Completely different feel than the 400max, and I’m liking that. The Ping is so dependable though, I’m reluctant to have anything else in my bag when I play a money game.

Tomorrow is just a fun round with not a lot of $$$ involved, so I’ll be giving the Epic Max a try. We shall see...😉

[GrandStranded]

22 hours ago, Scottydawg said:

Ping G400 max.. but this will probably change after my fitting at TXG...oh and this is my first post on GolfWRX so if I screwed up.. sorry.

welcome, and Good luck with the fitting!

Let us know how it goes?

 

[PEI_Golfer]

I have hit maybe a dozen range balls with the TSi3 10* head that I picked up a few months ago.  Might try to sneak away to the range tomorrow, but not likely going to be playing for another couple of weeks.  I have played the BB6X that is in it on and off for a number of years now, though going out on a limb by saying that it will be replaced by the Ventus Blue 6X I have coming.

Edited March 23, 2021 by PEI_Golfer

[GrandStranded]

17 hours ago, antip said:

Titleist 909, D2, 10.5 degree. Now 12 years young. I'd been thinking how much better would the latest technology be so went to the golf shop last weekend to get fitted for a new driver. Solid hour of hitting brackets of balls, 7 different new models, almost all the big name brands. The fitter's conclusion, "I can't improve on what you have, in fact, I can't even match what you have". So I spent all my money on another putter and new pants.

Ehhhh.... I think I’d try another fitter.

I have to be honest, I find it hard to believe a good fitter can’t improve on the performance of a 12 year old driver.

Even an older player without a lot of SS would get some benefit with a lighter shaft.

[Pepperturbo]

Since 4/2019 Titleist TS2 9.5 with Ventus Red 5 Series "S" since 1/2020.

[antip]

3 hours ago, john myrbch said:

Ehhhh.... I think I’d try another fitter.

I have to be honest, I find it hard to believe a good fitter can’t improve on the performance of a 12 year old driver.

Even an older player without a lot of SS would get some benefit with a lighter shaft.

Sure, blame the fitter, that is a more convenient explanation than the alternative. However, this precisely matches the less intense and varied testing I did myself a year ago with the newest Callaway product at a club that demo'd them - me, on the range with my monitor and marked balls hitting brackets of balls with the old one versus the two new ones.

[GrandStranded]

19 minutes ago, antip said:

Sure, blame the fitter, that is a more convenient explanation than the alternative. However, this precisely matches the less intense and varied testing I did myself a year ago with the newest Callaway product at a club that demo'd them - me, on the range with my monitor and marked balls hitting brackets of balls with the old one versus the two new ones.

If you can’t get anything to work better for you than a 12 year old driver, Congratulations. You have a heck of a driver there.
Most people would need a different weight or flex in their shaft after that amount of time. 
The advancements in club head technology would also help most people, even if they just needed more loft as they got older.

You sir, are a unicorn, and I tip my cap.

Edit

I’m not trying to be snarky, just curious.... Are you at an age where your driver already had a senior shaft in it, and your swing speed has diminished to a point where “tech” or a fitting wouldn’t help your numbers?

Edited March 23, 2021 by john myrbch

[WarEagleGolf]

400LsT to 425 LST, three weeks ago?  Something like that.  Had the 400 for almost 2 years prior, or whenever it came out until three weeks ago.  

[RoyalMustang]

I have been using a used Titleist TS2 head with Diamana BF 60TX shaft, both bought here after my Srixon 785 shaft exploded. So far, so good!  it does what it is supposed to do: go straight and a long way when I make a great swing.  

 

I would probably have to be a scratch or plus level to even sniff the cost of a new driver.  At $26/round, I can play 20 rounds instead!  Or get 6 lessons.  

[2Down]

Taylor made SIM Max 10.5 Ventus Red 5R  

little over a month now.  

[antip]

2 hours ago, john myrbch said:

If you can’t get anything to work better for you than a 12 year old driver, Congratulations. You have a heck of a driver there.
Most people would need a different weight or flex in their shaft after that amount of time. 
The advancements in club head technology would also help most people, even if they just needed more loft as they got older.

You sir, are a unicorn, and I tip my cap.

Edit

I’m not trying to be snarky, just curious.... Are you at an age where your driver already had a senior shaft in it, and your swing speed has diminished to a point where “tech” or a fitting wouldn’t help your numbers?

You ask a reasonable question. In my case, the physical engine (ie me) is little changed throughout this period, still a smallish, wiry dude with an athletic lifestyle, a decent swing (fortunate to be helped at an early age by a good teacher) and an unchanged swing speed (100mph with driver) over the last decade despite a birth decade with a 5 in front. So the wheels haven't fallen off yet, touch wood.

 

Either I am a unicorn or there is something far more prosaic going on. And I strongly suspect the latter. That is, very many folk have made less than optimal choices in past club selections, or been less than optimally fitted previously or simply like buying golf clubs and are happy to drink the manufacturers' Kool Aid. It also seems patently clear that claims about improvements do not stand up to reality. We've all long suspected that, but my data is brutally stark.

 

I don't begrudge for a moment any golfer enjoying the process of buying new equipment and shelling out whatever the companies ask for what the golfer thinks may get them a bit closer to the Tiger Woods game, I really don't wish to shatter anyone's bubble. But it seems clear to me there are a lot of bubbles out there and a very large predatory industry invested in selling snake oil. 

 

Edit: re-ordered paras.

 

 

Edited March 24, 2021 by antip

[Aviador Naval]

^^^ Other than “...smallish, wiry dude...” I am in the exact same spot.  Have owned my driver 4-1/2 years and in that time have been on Trackman three times with good balls.  Current set-up is dead center in the ‘optimum’ zone for launch/spin windows for my swingspeed.  I’m okay with the look and very much like the feel.  It is literally not possible to improve until my SS changes dramatically.