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Originally Posted by peter3 Well, we should by now be aware that most of these claims are marketing hype. The handicap for average-joe is virtually the same as 50 years ago, so maybe larger heads, increased COR etc have little impact on score.
Anyone looking for a new club(s) should try out several different clubs with several different shafts and buy the one(s) they like, regardless of its make, model, size or age.
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Couple things, mostly agree above about the marketing etc. I think there are some very good drivers out there which are as good if not better then the
Callaways and Taylormades but that the perception is otherwise due to marketing.
As for Handicaps, you have to remember that most of your strokes are around the green, so a driver probably won't be an end all fix to your game. But I think that some people could pick up 20-30 yds by getting the current technology and a driver which fits their swing. Now is that necessarily relate to scores, I am not sure. Tiger won a lot of tournemnts with a steel shafted driver and has now switched to graphite, he picked up distance but is he shooting any better, not so sure.
Bob