scottbrown

fancy some new drivers, dont really wanna pay more than £200 for the 1,3,5. dont mind whether they new or sh...

but...

how do you decide what loft driver you need? graphite or steel shafts...
and then all the different flexs to the shafts...

any ideas or links..

cheers

smithy20vt

Right first of whats your handicap, how regularily do play? Av. swing speed? Ball flight and trajectory?

scottbrown

play once a week.
handicap 25
swing speed, no idea.

flight and trajectory... slice

that help

smithy20vt

Certainly does mate.

Driver get a nice second hand Titanium driver if you ve got a quick swing ie 90mph plus your looking for a stiff shaft,

If slower the go for a regular shaft. But definately get a graphite shaft though mate.

Loft is all personal preference i always hit a low ball flight to keep it under the wind i use either a 7.5 Callaway or a 8.5 Titleist 975D.

If you wanna pop it up in the air i would go 9.5.

Fairway woods is a whole new ball game all depends on personal preference and what sort of lies you tend to hit them off.

I use to just carry a 4 wood as its a bit more versatile

RichardPON

For fairway stuff, I've junked off the 5, and am trying out a 3 iron hybrid.

Strange club to look at, but certainly has some ooomph behind it!

smithy20vt

The hybrid stuff is great for giving confidence.

Also can make a good club for chipping with round the green

rabmc

hail hail scott brown



i take it your not the "real" scott brown

RsDarren

iTrader: (1)

Personally i would not spend much on the driver and spend that little bit more on the 3 wood.

Not beening rude but at your handicap i think that you would end up doing yourself more damage off the tee with a driver. Plus there isn't much distance lost between a well stuck 3 wood to a well struck driver.

Also you will find that the 3 wood will be a lot more forgiving on those slightly curly shots ha ha (don't worry we all do them!! ha)

And as goes for a 5 wood, i think you might be better going for one of these newer hybrid fairway/ rescue woods as they incourage the ball to get in the air from all types of lies.

I just think that it would be pointless having a £100+ club in your bag that you will be terrified to hit and therefore end up never hitting it?

It's just my thought's but you should always go with the clubs your thinking of buying to the driving range and buy the club you feel most confident with. As for shaft flex's, the pro/ shop assistant will talk you through this and help you pick the correct one for you swing type.

Darren

Farmer Giles

I have just bought a Callaway FT-3 driver and I am loving it.

Plenty on Ebay at the moment, new and s/h

Get down your local golf club and get the shop to tape a few different clubs up so you can try before you buy.

Find one you like then get it cheaper elsewhere.

M7 COS

Ebay is what you want mate.

You can pick up decent drivers for under £40, and fairway woods even cheaper.

For a driver I'd say you need a regular graphite shaft with at least 10-11 degrees of loft. Titleist make lovely drivers but they're not the easiest to hit so look at Callaway, Taylor Made and Cobra.

As for fairway woods I swear by Callaway, try to get yourself a Big Bertha steelhead or steelhead plus in a 3 and 5 wood.

Hope this helps!

Also a few lessons wouldn't do any harm!

jumpin jack crash

get yourself down to your local american golf shop. from what i remember they got a practice bit in there where you can test the clubs etc.. then they'll measure you up so the club is built for you.

Lee Reynolds

dont bother with a driver at all imo at 25 hc........

danneth

i play off 7, very rarely do i use the driver 3/5 wood are much better off the tee imo unless your on the tv

dont spend big money on clubs its not needed i STRONGLY recommend

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HOWSON-G-B-H-A...QQcmdZViewItem


awesome club got my dad and mate both using it

Lee Reynolds

agree. Distance you can get with a 3 wood is suffice on most holes. I only use the driver on wide fairways with no out of bounds either side lol..unless im playing really well.......

danneth

yup, im a member of college pines ( worksop) dont know if youve played it but driver is not really needed as theres not much room to go wrong off the tee

also 3 wood is perfect for driving the 8th par 4 around 290-310 yards

Lee Reynolds

was supposed to play there last year but couldnt make it

danneth

boooo poor excuse open all year !! im stood on the tee every sunday morning at 6am feel free to join us sometime

dreamin

so the next question is wot about a P/F golf day/weekend???

i went on one a couple of yrs ago to ufford park (group deal) was a good laugh and well worth the money

think it was about £100ish and that was tues -thurs 3 rounds , meals and bed

danneth

deffo up for this, got a few mates off scratch too

dreamin

maybe one of the event organisers can make a few enquiries to courses to get prices etc,


could be a good laugh, i prob play off of 18-20 but still love the challenge of the game if enough people are interested could get a really good deal

danneth

is that a genuine 18-20 or is that one of my tricks

scottbrown

deffo am the "real" one just not the scottish one...
weird thing is my bro is called craig, but not the ex scottish manager..lol..

problem is..

at mo I use my driver a fair amount, as My 3 wood shots goe like a bannana for some reason...

might have to have a bash with a hybrid though..
maybe get a driver and a hybrid.

callaway sounds good as I have just bought some callaway irons from my local golf shop.

cheers

danneth

"sounds good" just a name dont spend big money when its not needed ! try the howson i posted the link if you dont like it ill buy it back of you

Mark_w

My advice is to be very careful what driver you buy...the last 3 i have bought have been faulty as they had a slice built in i have just bought a set of 1,3,5 big bertha metal woods and have yet to try them

mark

scottbrown

my current 3 wood has this same slice problem built in, maybe I should take it back

jameswrx

I use a callaway big bertha but compared to my mates King cobra 440 it's a bit tricky. The king cobra is a piece of cake to cream some straight'ish monster drives

I love driving and there's always a couple of holes where you gotta give it the biggun IMO

RichardPON

Golf weekend sounds like a blinding idea!

Any of you northerners played at Morley Hayes in Derby? Played there last summer, and loved the course.

jason_nike

Some good advice in the above posts.
Not worth spending hundreds of pounds to start, but the better you get then spend a bit more.
If you play off a higher handicap then you will still play off that handicap no matter what you spend, keep practising...it will get better
By the way I play off of 4.
A golf day would be good tho

jumpin jack crash

i play off about a 20-24 handicap. and i can ping my driver 200+ yards straight. all depends on the player. my short game is where i let myself down. if only a played regularly i reckon i could do good at the game. although it is one game you will never master.

i used my mates graphite shaft driver (callaway i think it was) couldnt believe the amount of flex off the club as i hit it. felt so weird but i managed to hit the sweet spot every time

danneth

ive been playing since i was 14 im 23 now, my clubs cost me £150 and my driver, 3wood, 5wood cost me £70 for all 3, all these nike drivers @ £180 etc aren't really worth it imo i cant see them knocking shots off your game

the driver is a hard enough club to use to start with most people will think there pretty good with one cause they hit 3/4 "ok" shots with one a game TRUST me nice howson 3wood or similar will only be a few yards behind your driver if not the same and ALOT straighter

RichardPON

I agree - I'm playing with a Howson 3 Wood, and connect with it well, and it's all you need at double figure handicaps.

danneth

or single

RichardPON

I'm a little way off that, although hopefully will be there by the end of the summer.

My short iron play is currently superb and putting is nearly perfect, but long stuff off the tee can make or break my round at the moment.

Nash

iTrader: (3)

At that handicap i would use the money for lessons not clubs.

If the monry you are on about is just for clubs though, you cant go wrong with a good 3 wood when starting out. Although i was surprised how easy to hit the new breed of drivers are, might be worth looking at a 12 Degree driver with a regular shaft, you might even find it easier to hit than a 3 wood as the heads so much bigger.

My advice is go do a driving range and try some different ones out, then choose from there. Ultility woods seem to be the way to go now instead of 5 woods and 3 irons.

I normally chop and change my clubs depending on what course i am playing so i dont have more than 14 clubs.

Just had 9 months off without so much as lifting a club, its good to get back into it again.

c0ss1e9i6

Fookin hell!




I'm off...............................

Paddy

I'm definitely up for a Golf break

There's people posting that know alot more about golf than me but I got to agree, get a decent 3 wood you feel comfortable with. I inherited a Big Bertha 3 years ago and its far less wayward than if I ever try a driver

Personally I think the only club you should be spending decent money on is a putter, no other club in your bag could save you 1-2 [even more] shots EVERY hole

scottbrown

right i am gonna buy a one of them 3 woods and see how I get on..

so is the general concensus not to bother with a driver yet?

my game is the opposite to others, ie get me within 100 yards of green and jobs a good'un. but its the getting to the 100yards away thats the prob at the moment.

so what about utilitys/hybrids? any recomendations?

a golf weekend sounds good, but some good courses wont let hacking high handicappers like myself play...

Nash

iTrader: (3)

I really would try before you buy, i have made the mistake in the past of buying something that was totally unsuitable for my game.

Same goes for Utility clubs tbh. My old man has a Taylor made one and seems to hit it very well, but then he hits everything pretty well. 12 handicap my arse, thats why i never play against him cant afford to give him 3 shots. Think we have only been beaten 4 times in 9 years when played together.

I would be up for a Golf trip depending on dates.

dreamin

no mate thats was about 3 months ago when i last played prob about 25 now

Lee Reynolds

i play where im a member every sunday too Usually tee off around 1pm. Thornhurst park ,doncaster.