Today I am buying either a Nike Sumo Square, Taylormade R7 Draw, or Cleveland Hi-Bore XL. Which is the best..

Question

For the money?

Answer 1

three of my guys from Keplers (a golf custom shop in Walnut Creek in the SF bay area) recently worked a trailer for the Pebble Beach Pro Am, they told me that many many of the players are playing the new TaylorMade Tour Burner and that since its release the new Burner driver (last years red trim model and this years tour , the black one) is the most sold driver in the world right now, that they fit many folks with them and that they are much longer and straighter off the tee than they ever were, some from 10 and up to 30 yards longer with the 50 gram ReAx shaft and proper set up...it wont break you either at 299 for the red and 399 for the tour models... (I switched from Ping G5s, driver, woods, and hybrids to Hi Bore XL driver, woods, and hybrids back to TaylorMade which I played a few years back, but also keep a mixed collection in my current playing bag, callaway irons, cleveland wedges and an odyssey putter) good luck in your search pard

Answer 2

Depends on your skill and your tendencies... Do you typically slice the ball?  For example, my natural ball flight is a draw and when I miss, it's a bad hook.  So it irks me that the new trend in clubmaking is having a 'draw' version.  If you watch professional golf, (not that the majority of us will EVER play at that level) the majority of them play a fade, they find it easier to control, there HAS to be something to that.

So, needless to say, I am not a fan of the R7 draw.  The HiBore is a great club, some pros are still using it despite the fact that Cleveland has issued a HiBore XLS.  The Sumo is a good club, especially for those golfers that struggle with keeping it straight as opposed to wanting a club that they can work the ball with.  The GolfDigest Hot List consistently praises the forgiveness of the NIKE Sumo Squared, (even the more expensive Sumo Squared 5900 of course, new for 2008.)

I assume these 3 are at the top of your list due to price, despite what the previous poster said, I'm pretty sure you can find each of these in most chain stores for $199 each.

Long story short... Nike Sumo is my recommendation, however, buy some earplugs... the sound is deafening

Answer 3

The Cleveand is the cheapest.

The Sumo and r7 are extremely hard to hit, unless you are a singe handicaper 1-5 i would say. But if you are a 1-5 handicap,  

Then go for the taylormade.

Answer 4

i have all those drivers (at least a version of).  I started with the Hi bore and I hit it pretty well, but i still had a slight slice so I bought the r7 draw.  For me it did help a little, but it can't perform miracles.  After awhile i had fixed my swing , the draw weighted technology was redundant so I bought the Sumo.  I hit the Sumo squared a couple times, but I could not get used to looking down at it, just looks funny (and it sound like one of those big hollow plastic bats when you hit the ball).  It has a lot of forgiveness though, i'll give it that.  I decided to go with the normal Sumo and I love it.  I would recommend either the R7 or the Sumo Squared depending on your needs, preferences, and overall feel.  Your local shop should have demos you can hit to help you decide.  The reason i say the r7 and the sumo is because the r7 is being phased out for the burner line so you can get some great deals, and the new nike versions are out so last years stuff is at a good price.  to me these brands are better value for the dollar than cleaveland products.

Answer 5

TaylorMade r7 is by far the most popular driver ever made. They make the #1 Driver in golf.  They stand by their claim that "More PGA players play TaylorMade than Callaway, Cleveland, Cobra, Nike and Ping COMBINED.  There's a reason you see an r7 headcover in 7 out of 10 people's bags on the course.

Read this prior best answer I wrote to a similar question last week...

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

Good luck!

Answer 6

of those id go with the hibore but it really depends on how u like the feel of hitting it and also the look at address. if u dont feel comfortable standing over it, you'll just lose confidence and finding good feel will increase it. if yur hitting a slice or somethin u dont like, its not the clubs fault, its yur swing so find wat feels and looks good

Answer 7

i think the Taylormade is the best for your money because the sumo square is crazy expensive and very hard to hit for an amateur. The Cleveland Hi-Bore is nice but it seems a little outdated.

Answer 8

Titleist D2 is better than any of those 3.

Answer 9

I bought an R7 Draw, and was very unhappy with it's performance. Not only did it not straighten out my fade (not even a slice), but I lost yardage to boot. I bought a used R7 425 and some extra weights off eBay and am now killing the ball. The moveable weights allows you to not have to tinker with your swing so much. I have no experience with the other two clubs.

Answer 10

Honestly, you need to try several models and buy the one that works best for you.

Personally I have a Taylormade R7 (with the adjustable weights) and a Titleist D2 and love both.  

When I bought the Titleist I went in thinking I was going to buy a Ping Rapture or a G10, but came away with the Titleist.