Dented head

Hi,

Not sure if this is the best thread for the post but here goes:

On return from a recent trip to South Africa (which has fantastic conditions for golf but thats another story) the airline mangaged to break the club sorter on my bag and dent the driver (despite flight bag and fragile sticker).

The dent is in the top of the driverhead and is round lump about 3/4 of an inch diameter and not very deep. Because the weather in Germany has just hit wet foggy november rain, I'm not able to get to the range to see if there has been an effect on the club.

Does anyone know whether a dent will effect the head and how difficult it would be to remove the head and either replace it or to push the dent out and replace it? I'm going to try to get the airline to pay for a new one but there is no point in throwing the old one away.

If I buy a new driver, is there any advantage to getting the exact same one (to match my irons and fairway woods)?

By the way, the driver is a Donnay Evolution II. Cheap club with graphite shaft. I guess that the head is alumnium.

Thanks in advance


Rich

I have dented two drivers. One on the sole (I was mad about ANOTHER miss hit drive, slammed it on the ground and there was a rock just under the surface) and one on the top (my buddies and I were having a compitition on who could hit their (right handed) drivers farther left handed and I miss hit and caught the top). The top dent did not change the performance of the driver, it still pounds the ball 280 - 300 yards 5 years after the dent was put into it. It is just an eye sore and can be very distracting if you are not used to it. I find that I sometimes catch myself looking at the dent instead of the ball. As far as I know you can not pull the dent out. Do NOT try to fill it because this will dramatically change the weight of the head an could have disasterous results.

As for matching the driver to the set, there is absolutely no benefit of doing this, unless you are extremely picky about all your clubs matching. Take a look in most pro golfer's bags - 1 out of every 50 will have the same brand from driver to putter. Go to a few different golf shops and try what is out there. Don't worry about brand names - pick which ever one works best for you.

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