Trying to decide on a knew driver what do you think?

Question

I'm a major slicer and I need a knew driver, my first was a used cobra 440sz,I've been teetering between the clevland hibore xls and the taylor made burner both in a draw. Anybody have an opinion on these clubs or maybe something better?

Answer 1

I would keep using the 440 SZ, its easier to square up the clubface on a smaller club.  You might find if you upgrade to the 460 CC that it just goes farther into the woods.

Answer 2

i have a taylor made burner and hit it with a draw nearly all the time but i have been playing for years

it isnt really the driver these days its all about the shaft

the main thing is a club that you are comfortable with

if your local pro has a bag of 2nd hand drivers take a few to the range and just try hitting 20 or so balls with each

a little tip try to grip a little tighter with your left hand

Answer 3

Don't waste your money. Get a nice Head you like the look of. "possibly closed". Stick in a TT lite stiff shaft in it. Swing away. If you slice, just play for it.

Answer 4

If you are not going to try to correct the slicing, go with the Burner Draw it is designed for someone who just wants to grip it and rip it.  The face is about 4 degrees closed so as you come over the top and cut across the ball you might actually have the clubface square at impact once in awhile and hit it straight.

Answer 5

my buddy had last years new r7 draw and it worked quite well to help his slice. generally the higher the club face angle the more slice you are trying to correct. If I were you I would find someone who can help you out with the slice, your game will be alot better off if you can correct your mechanics rather than buying equipment to adjust for them because that keeps you from ever getting it right.

Answer 6

All the major manufacturers make a good quality driver. If any of them were clearly the best, everybody would be using it.  Make sure you get the correct loft and the correct shaft.  Beyond that, get the one that looks best to you standing over it.

Answer 7

i would say to lean more towards the taylormade draw or the r7 because of the ability to change the weights, thus making it easier to make the club more specific to your slice than the general slice. i would also say to get lessons because thats the only true way to improve your game, but not everyone has the time to do this.

Answer 8

I got fitted for a driver last year at Golf Galaxy. It cost $80, but if you bought one there, the fitting was free. Easily the best thing I've ever done with a driver. Here's why...

If I hit a bad drive now, I KNOW that it's not the club, so mentally I can't blame it on the club. The problem is somewhere in the swing, because I got fitted, and KNOW tis is the best driver for me.

Best $80 I ever spent, even though I bought the club (Nike Sumo).

Answer 9

The January issue of Golf Magazine rated 6 new drivers(Nike Sumo Square 5900, TaylorMade Burner, Titleist 907 D2, Srixon Z-RW, Ping G10 Draw, and Mizuno MX-560).  They rated the Titleist as the best of the bunch.  Titleist makes their clubs for the better players for the most part and it said that the mid-handicappers found this club to be not as forgiving directionally as the other drivers.  For the TaylorMade Burner they said the shaft was too long for shorter players, but the bigger guys and hard swingers will find it easy to swing.  The Srixon driver got good ratings, but mid-handicappers found bad shots were really bad, but the ball jumps off the face of the club.  The Ping driver was the best club for mid-high handicappers of the ones they tested especially for those who slice.  The Nike driver got good ratings too.  The ball flies the highest off this driver of all the ones that were tested.  It doesn't hook or slice.  You'll get more pushes and pulls.  They didn't say anything bad about the driver other than its shape which causes the club to look closed at address.  The Mizuno had the closed face at address too and some didn't like the look of it.  Ball jumps off the face and mishits don't lose much distance.

Answer 10

I'm not sure you should go get a new driver yet. I bet you've hit some straight drives before with your current driver. You need to duplicate the straight drives and get your swing correct. However if you're going to buy one anyway, I would go Taylormade.

Answer 11

I can't miss with the FTI from Callaway. Straight and far. I like the Burner but misses are sparatic. I love the hibore but if you battle a slice this won't help. Try the FTi or the NIKE Square driver. They help us with the dreaded slice. Try to hit a little out on the toe of your club. Heel shots slice every time, and the toe is more forgiving. Try to move your impact 1/4" to the toe. It could help. It did me.