392 yard drive / questions on specs please!

[siGno]

So I just hit a 392 yard drive on the screen at the PGA superstore with a Tsi4 with a Graphite design IZ-6 X. I currently have a Taylormade m2 I got used (as I just got back into golf after taking a few years off) I wanted to test the new gear and boy I was amazed. I can only hit my m2 350 on my best strike. And I got basically an extra 10mph ball speed with the Titleist setup.
 

I guess mainly before pulling the trigger on such an insanely expensive driver, I wanted to ask if anyone here thinks there are specs or things I should try before going back and buying it 😊. 
 

I added some media to this so you can see the specs.

Edited April 23, 2022 by siGno

[tatertot]

Passive brag?

[AdamMH]

I'm not sure what's going on here. I hope you're not expecting to get nearly 400 yard drives from 178 ball speed outside of the simulator...

[Trippels]

Spin is pretty good, shouldn't be any lower.

Launch is a bit high.

 

Those two things aren't good for actually using the driver on the course, but they will give great numbers on foresight. You should probably subtract 50-60 yards from the total realistically.

 

I've done 404 yards on foresight, with many shots in the 190 ballspeed range, and I know a good drive for me will "only" carry about 320-330 outside.

 

So I would mainly use foresight for looking at dispersion, and directly measured stats like launch, spin, and ballspeed. Ignore the yardage.

Edited April 24, 2022 by Trippels

[AdExec]

Can confirm this is likely a 330-340 yard drive max on actual course, maybe closer to 320 if the fairway is at all soft. 178 is quick, but its not nearly quick enough to equal a 360+ carry without being significantly downwind or at high elevation. 

[clevited]

I would like to point the OP to this thread I made a while back.  It is aimed at exactly the OP.

 

EDIT:  That is even a ridiculous carry by Foresight standards.  I am betting they set it to a really high altitude (nobody should ever set these things to anything above sea level for fitting purposes imo).  I thought I had the record Foresight carry for a given ball speed at sea level settings and I can manage much crazier launch numbers than what OP happened to hit on that shot.  

 

 

Edited April 25, 2022 by clevited

[siGno]

Hey everyone! Sorry I forgot I posted this as I am always working on a million different things. Yeah I went back and went to another monitor cause something felt odd there and with the same numbers for ball speed etc. I was averaging like 340-355 max max. Something was really wonky here huh? I actually tried a few other drivers this time and my favorite this time was the Cobra LTDx LS. What do you all think about that driver?

Definitely not a passive brag. I am getting back into the game and was really amazed at what I was seeing and before I spend so much money on a new driver (I have the 2016 M2 in my bag right now which actually is pretty solid) I just wanted to get some insight from the WRX fam before making the purchase.

[clevited]

12 hours ago, siGno said:

Hey everyone! Sorry I forgot I posted this as I am always working on a million different things. Yeah I went back and went to another monitor cause something felt odd there and with the same numbers for ball speed etc. I was averaging like 340-355 max max. Something was really wonky here huh? I actually tried a few other drivers this time and my favorite this time was the Cobra LTDx LS. What do you all think about that driver?

Definitely not a passive brag. I am getting back into the game and was really amazed at what I was seeing and before I spend so much money on a new driver (I have the 2016 M2 in my bag right now which actually is pretty solid) I just wanted to get some insight from the WRX fam before making the purchase.

 

Did you compare your M2?  Unless you really want a new shiny, or your M2 is cracked or flattened (which isn't hard to do with one bad strike at your speed), there probably won't be much of any difference.  M2 is a great driver.  

[adamwittman]

Not a chance you reached a 400 yard drive. 

[3PuttLefty]

Was the “cart path” setting on?? 😂  definitely used a few paths to my advantage last season!