Golfers - Driver Recommendation?

[JCF]

Originally Posted by Moses

I don't use a driver. I hit my 7 iron about 310 yards. I can reach the green from the tee on most par 5's if I'm hitting my 5 iron crisply. On most par 4's I tee off with a wedge.

Now there's an honest golfer

I just went out - cleared away a foot and a half of snow - took out my putter (just to see how far I could hit it ) - and wow ! must be the cold weather or all the clothing I packed on - 275 yards easy - tapped it in with a 2 iron.

[WI wide body]

Originally Posted by JCF

Someone out there take Matt on - I have a hard time believing what you are telling us.

Let me see if I got this straight;

You are on the nuts with a 1 iron
You're average drive is over 300
You are hitting wedges into par 5's (but can only manage par )
You don't play very often
You have a four handicap

Again, not saying you aren't all you say - but I'd have to have confirmation.
Kind of like some of those ams at Pebble, the ones they tell us have a 4 or 6 handicap - then we see them take the loooong way around the course . Well I only watch on sunday now so don't know if Kevin Costner or Kenny G or Kelly Slater didn't outplay their prof. partners the other three days... or even broke 90

Yeah, I definitely think that Matt is wasting his time (with whatever he's doing) by not going on tour. Let's do the math:

Par 5, 522 yards...no dogleg and no elevated tee and uses a sand wedge on second shot.

At the Accenture last week on the last hole that Tiger used a driver he hit it 319 yards.

If Matt hit it 40 yards further than Tiger, that would be a 359 yard drive...and embarrass the hell out of Tiger.

It would still leave Matt with 163 to the pin.

Now, unless Matt plans on hitting that sand wedge in the belly every time...that is a very strange club to be using for a 163 yard approach shot.

Hmmmm............................

[71T Targa]

I'm sure I've hit my sand wedge 160 before.






















Skulled it right over the green...

[Burnin' oil]

Originally Posted by WI wide body

Are you talking about that old dirt track Yamaha rider?

Gotta start somewhere. Kenny Sr. and Jr.:

[Burnin' oil]

Originally Posted by Moses

I don't use a driver. I hit my 7 iron about 310 yards. I can reach the green from the tee on most par 5's if I'm hitting my 5 iron crisply. On most par 4's I tee off with a wedge.

That's nuthin'. I always tee off with a driver but I like to shape my shots - sometimes like a wedge, sometimes like a one iron, sometimes like a firmly struck putt, and everything in-between.

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by widebody911

I suck at golf - in fact, I'd have to improve to suck. My g/f got me a Nike Sumo² driver for xmas. With a good swing (1 in 20) I can get 285-295 yards.

If we have this tourney maybe we could have one group for you good players and another group of us sucky players.... we could play for high score


I tried really really hard to learn golf because my dad loves the game and I figured it would be a good bonding thing for us to do together now that I am an adult and I love being outdoors.

But alas after lessons, trips to the range, and a few rounds with friends... I still suck. I could hit close to par on a few holes... but those par times two holes were bringing me down.

[WI wide body]

Originally Posted by Burnin' oil

Gotta start somewhere. Kenny Sr. and Jr.:

Yeah, I was talking about the old man. I watched him at the Peoria TT way back in the late 1970's. He seemed like a good guy. But it pissed me off because he beat my guys on the Triumphs!

[scottmandue]

Not to hijack the thread...

But I saw King Kenny at Laguna Seca back in the day!

And I lived only twenty minutes from Ascot raceway!

Neener neener!

Now back to discussing wasting a perfectly good afternoon chasing a little ball around a park.

J/K!

All this talk of high tech clubs reminds me of when I played tennis... I had the latest whoopeedoo carbon fiber racket... and then I saw some kid burning up the court with a old broken wood racket... made me think.