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LowPost42 · #14 (**permalink**) 05-25-2007, 12:00 AM

Thanks bulldog :blush: but I'm just a small fish in the clubmaking world - there are plenty of guys who know way, way more than I do.

Gohan, bulldog has reiterated the main thing: It may not work for you, because it works for me. The internet axiom is YMMV - your mileage may vary.

That said, I will try and help you with a very tough assignment.

If you want more feel, work in a softer flex and a higher torque (ie greater than 3.0°). Lower torque feels stiffer/boardier.

If you want reverberation, the Sumo2 is the clankiest, loudest driver I've heard. Titleist drivers tend to make that 'thwack' sound - very muted. What do you like? What have you hit that you like? What have you hit that you didn't like the sound of?

For forgiveness, the higher MOI heads are where it's at, pure and simple. Now, these don't forgive open or shut clubheads, but do forgive heel/toe missses. There are very few driver heads that have a consistent launch angle (read: little to no roll on the face). Wishon drivers with GRT are about the only ones I'm very aware of. Virtually no OEM's offer GRT (graduated roll technology). What does all this mean? This means that when you hit low on the face, the shot is low (due to less loft), and when you hit high on the face, the shot is high (due to more loft). The 'true loft' is somewhere in the middle of the face.

Now, all that said, your final sentence was a request for personal preference. So here goes.

I prefer my driver shaft to be somewhere in the 70-75g range uncut. I prefer mid bend and tip stiff/stable while I don't mind butt soft. Headwise, I prefer something 400cc, and while the sound it makes doesn't matter much to me (although I really do like a muted 'thwack'), a GRT face works well as I'm a little inconsistent with my ball striking. I also prefer my driver shorter than standard (45" being standard).

For my putter, I prefer a mallet to a blade, and I like to swing a sledgehammer (read: the heavier the better). I like my putters at 35" as I stand very upright to putt. Clean sightlines are preferred over anything else. I also like a standard sized grip that's a little squishy.

Now, please let me know if any of my personal preferences help you with your decisions.

I look forward to your answers regarding my other questions.