Tourstage X-Drive 405 vs Bridgestone J33R 420

[gojan]

I'm considering these driver heads and looking for comparisons regarding performance and forgiveness. Last three drivers have been Cobra 380SS, Titleist 905R, and Tourstage ViQ. I pulled out the old Cobra to hit a few balls and really hit it much better than the other two so I want to experiment with a couple older smaller head drivers. Any comments are appreciated.

 

Thanks

[dkdraven]

Had them both, hit them both here is the deal.

 

Tourstage 405: LONG and feels like a pured forged iron off the hit. For some this may feel too soft. Definitly a workable driver. Drawback...it does not have a crisp feel or have a "Twack" sound.

 

Bridgestone 420: LONG with the right shaft in it! It has a harsher more firm feel at impact (which I like) You can work the ball as well with this driver. Drawback. Can you say low spin and low launch! If you are a low launch low spin player you will have meetings with the groundhog on every hole. This driver is not as forgiving as the tourstage (but they are bot not too forgiving in the first place).

 

I hope that this helped.

 

-D

[gojan]

Very helpful, the low launch and spin of the 420 would be beneficial for me as I'm trying to get both down. But, the additional forgiveness of the X-Drive would a plus. I'll probably end up trying them both.

 

Thanks