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Adams Speedline Fast 12 Driver & Fairway Wood
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The surprise was in the amount gained by 2 and the amount lost by 3.
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Golfingmedic
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JB,
I went to golf galaxy today, just looking to see what was out there. I hit the new Adams Speedline up against my Titleist 910 D3, and overall I gained on average 20 yards of distance and tightened up my disbursement with the Adams. Spin rate, and launch angle were very close, but the Adams just impressed me. I have never owned an Adams driver, but I may consider gaming one now!
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Good stuff. What was adding the distance for you? Spin Rate and Launch were similar you said, so did you just pick up a massive amount of ball speed?
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Ironically enough, I played this driver today and things did not go well for me. I was on average about 6 yards shorter than my current driver (during warmups based on Vector), but on the course, I hit but 1 FW in regulation. I am going to chalk it up to just one of those days and bring it out again on my rounds for Thursday and Friday.
imscottr
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Wow, 20 yards! You should have walked out with that one.
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I was (according to the launch monitor) consistently hitting around 285 with roll, maxing out one time at 299 with the 910, and with the Adams (again according to the launch monitor) I was consistently hitting it 302-303, maxing out once at 318.
I know my swing speed was fluctuating between 108-115, I think my ball speed with the Adams was around 164ish? I don't quite recall what my ball speed was with my 910.
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I wanted to walk out with it, but the price was 399, and without selling my 910 first I think my wife would kill me!
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Evening, So I had a go with the driver and the fairway tonight. I was fairly meh on the driver but I could see how some people would love it. Easy to elevate, too much so for me, but the Graffaloy Blue shaft really launches it quickly. Spin was pretty good as I come to expect from Adams. Easy distance for those who aren't big swingers. Terrible, terrible sound though. Not as bad as the 9064 but still unpleasant like the Nike SQ's of old. For the big hitters the Fubuki Alpha in the F12 LS is pretty sweet. Weird feeling with the shaft extension/adjuster though. The extra weight in the hosel was noticeable and I ended up cutting inside on the downswing a couple times. Not sure if it was the weight or the expectation of the weight in my mind but there it is. The real winner is the fairway in the F12 line. The head is super poppy without the tinny sound that the driver has. The slot takes a bit to get use to but it's not too bad. Again the Graffaloy Blue really launches the ball. Easy, easy distance either from the turf or a tee. I'd really like to try this with a VTS silver or something to stop it from hooking so bad but the head is impressive. the only downside I see to it is just the sheer size. On lies where the ball is well above or below your feet, in the rough or a small gully, it's going to be annoying trying to get the ball out of that spot with this. I think right from the shelf the fairway could be a fantastic winner for a great many people. One of the best fairways I've ever hit at this point even without a fitting.
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TC
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Just food for thought here but do you think that the color of the driver itself might be playing tricks on the vector? I've heard that certain colored heads that don't really distinguish themselves from the golf ball give launch monitors fits. I know that when I would take my R11 in to my local shop for vector testing that we had to put electrical tape on the head.
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Just catching up on this thread. Those are some wacky numbers. I would think that the gains and losses are simply fitting issues. Maybe the huge gains are due to them having played too stiff a shaft in their driver?
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Today I played 18 with this driver and lets just say it did not go well. 2 -14 in GIR (although my misses were not too bad). Distance was only about 5-6 yards shorter than my regular driver, but I find when I miss either off the toe or high on the club face, I get absolutely punished.
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No, because really when I say missing on the toe with this I mean by a ball or so, not all the way out. Just really struggling each round with this one.
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Puttin4Bird
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Not a great sign for this driver that's for sure. Not with all the rave some are getting this year.
Not necessarily true. Just because it isn't working for JB doesn't mean it's a dud. For me, ihave hit it consistenly better than both Taylormade drivers and the VR_S. I have seen a tremendious boost in distance, clubhead and ball speeds. This may fall into the love it or leave it catagory. Granted, I have only had it outside once at a sheltered range, otherwise I have only been in simulators.
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Lets keep in mind that we test our drivers with multiple people and the numbers above show that.
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You're absolutely right. I wasn't declaring that this driver is a dud by any means. Just compared to some of the high praises some of the other drivers have been getting this year it was strange to hear something else from this one. I can't wait to try it myself.