My pro let me try a new driver

kblakeney35 · April 8, 2006

Should I use it monday?

Well, I had a lesson today and my pro let me hit a couple of drivers to see if it was my current driver that was causing me extremely high trajectory, not my swing. Well, the one I hit the best, and lowest, was a Srixon W-302 9.5* w/a Graffaloy Blue stiff shaft. Gave me and extra 20-40 yds almost right away.

So he let me take it home with me and play with it until I see him again. So after a day of hitting balls on the range and 12 holes, I still hit it 20-40 yds farther than my current driver, but my misses are noticeably bigger. Most likely because of the 420 cc head size. I mean, with my Comp, I'm almost never out of the fairway, except I am really, really short. But with this driver, every once in awhile, I miss it and I'll be really far out of the fairway. But most of the time when I do hit it well, I am in the fairway 20-40 yds past my other driver.

So I guess my question for you guys is, should I use this driver for our meet on monday? Or should I stick with the driver I have right now and be in the fairway but super short.

All help will be appreciated
-Kyle :stop:

crew_138 · April 8, 2006

I bet that srixon is good to go you probably just need to get her broke in... get used to it. If you have the same swing and getting 20-40 yds more then the other...I would use that driver, but that is just my opinion.

papichulosteve · April 9, 2006

i'd go with the srixon, sounds to me like you might just be hitting the ball to high with the comp. a bit off topic but if you are interested i have a srixon I-403 9.5 with a graff blue stiff flex. PM if interested.

lhsgolfer2 · April 9, 2006

use the srixon, you'll never know which you like unless you experiment.

mike

BridgestoneKevin · April 9, 2006

practice wtih the srixon, for your meet i say go wtih the comp. Why switch out of something you are comfortable with. Cant have birdie putts if you are out of bounds

golfhawaii · April 9, 2006

If I found a driver that gave me another 40 yards, I'd go with it and learn to hit it straight.

Kacper · April 10, 2006

The higher you hit it the straighter it will usually go, so depends on what you want. If your playing a short tight course go the comp, long or open course go the srixon.

ron · April 10, 2006

I doubt the reason you dont hit it strait is because it is 40cc's smaller. Go with the long driver, because you cant scare the kids youre playing if you cant hit it far.

golfhawaii · April 10, 2006

I doubt the reason you dont hit it strait is because it is 40cc's smaller. Go with the long driver, because you cant scare the kids youre playing if you cant hit it far.

Scare the kids? Since when do you play against others in a stroke play tournament? You play against the course unless you are tied or coming down the stretch.

ron · April 10, 2006

Even stoke play, you are effected by the people you play against.

golfhawaii · April 10, 2006

Even stoke play, you are effected by the people you play against.

It's something you or whoever needs to get over quick if you want to be good. You can't let others influence your play. Who cares how far someone in your group hits it...are they scoring well? Have confidence in your own game and play within yourself.

italianstallion · April 10, 2006

Lets think lofts here for a moment. Maybe you need the lower loft in the Comp. Try out a lower lofted Comp, maybe with the Grafalloy, and you might see an increase in distance while keeping the accuracy.

ron · April 10, 2006

Even stoke play, you are effected by the people you play against.

It's something you or whoever needs to get over quick if you want to be good. You can't let others influence your play. Who cares how far someone in your group hits it...are they scoring well? Have confidence in your own game and play within yourself.

thats a great way to approach the game, but not everyone operates that way.

kblakeney35 · April 10, 2006

Thanx for all the help guys. Actually, I demoed 5 or 6 drivers yesterday and decided on a Callway Fusion FT-3 Tour 9.5*. It has given me the same launch characteristics as the Srixon, with the forgiveness of the Comp. I know, I might've been a little to pass on the Srixon, but I loved this Callaway way too much to pass it up. :cheesy:

Also, we were supposed to have that meet today, except the other team didnt even show up. So it has been resheduled for tomorrow. I will be using the Callaway and I'll let you guys know how I do.

Needless to say, there will probably be a Cleveland Comp w/a Fuji Vista Tour on ebay in a little while :cheesy:

-Kyle :)

Golfin4Weezer · April 23, 2006

the 302 is a 380cc head.

the 403 is 420cc's

and the 506 is 450cc's

cjdrcc · April 23, 2006

The new game is to bomb the bejesus out of it, then find it, and put it close enough to make a birdie or at least a par. However, this isn't good for people who can't scramble or who don't have a great short game. Assess your game before you switch, however, if you have the prerequisites, then get your srixon,