Great idea using the spray and great writeup right there!
It's funny you guys say this. We were at a fitting earlier last month. And I quote "Callaway need to fix these sockets, because after multiple changes it's vertically impossible to get them seated properly". Then the fitter went on to say, because of that I feel bad for getting people to buy them. No granted at a fitting studio they are swapped more often then in someone's bag, but it's a point of concern for some maybe.
This is a more common miss. I wore this part of the face out until I started grooving a really nice swing. The magical feel and sound that some of us rave about isn't there with this miss. The distance isn't there either. I can't tell you how much distance this miss lost but it was noticeable.
There has been quite a bit of talk about forgiveness with the OptiForce. Most golfers perceive forgiveness in different ways so I took my two trusty weapons out to the range to get to the bottom of this. Is the OptiForce really that forgiving? 150 balls later I found an answer, sort of. For this testing I decided to go with 12.5 degress of loft because a wise man (Let's call him Jman) has been known to say "embrace the loft" and that is exactly what I did.
If you can't tell that is foot spray. Cheaper than impact tape and lasts longer.
I wasn't excatly sure how I wanted to organize this post so I'm just going to flow with it and see what happens. Hopefully it helps some people out because that is what this is all about. I wanted to hit a myriad of shots which proved to be very difficult for me but I covered most of the "miss" spectrum.
No surprise with what this ball did. HIGH fly ball but it was to center field which was a somewhat common theme with the OptiForce. I don't mind a miss when it is in play.
This is about a ball under and a ball left of the sweet spot. Some of you refer to this as a worm burner and you can feel it in your hands with the OptiForce and it isn't nice. Worm burner might be an exaggeration here, the ball got about 10-15 feet off the ground and did have quite a bit of roll. My number one concern with a mishit is the ball being playable and this one was.
This is a more common miss. I wore this part of the face out until I started grooving a really nice swing. The magical feel and sound that some of us rave about isn't there with this miss. The distance isn't there either. I can't tell you how much distance this miss lost but it was noticeable.
Now here is where we start hitting bombs. I'll be honest though, inside of the sweet spot didn't seem to produce that sound that I love so much. Distance and trajectory were right on however.
For me, this was the pinnacle. If I could hit the ball just above the center of the "X" a good time would be had by all. Some people have a hard time understanding "hitting through the ball." When you hit a ball on this part of the face with the OptiForce you understand hitting through the ball. It is almost like hitting a ball of feathers that can fly 300 yards. It is tee shot heaven and I wish I could live there and golf there every day of my life.
As I was wrapping things up I realized that I hadn't missed a single ball off the toe. I didn't want to leave you guys hanging so I tried over and over to do it. It is super rare that I miss off the toe so this took some effort. It almost feels like the shaft rattles in your hands when you miss off the toe but no club feels perfect off the toe. There was minimal distance lost and I still hit a nice draw with this miss. If the toe was my normal miss than I would be very happy with the OptiForce.
I sincerely hope that this is able to illustrate some things for you guys that might be on the fence about this driver. I'm not going to sit here and say it is or isn't forgiving because everyone has a different perception of forgiveness. I was glad to see that most of my misses were in play and I was happy with MY perceived forgiveness of the OptiForce. If I consistently missed a ball or more towards the heel and low I might have a different opinion. If you guys have any questions at all about this testing let me know. I'll be on the course this afternoon but I will get back on here afterwards. Thanks for reading.
There has been quite a bit of talk about forgiveness with the OptiForce. Most golfers perceive forgiveness in different ways so I took my two trusty weapons out to the range to get to the bottom of this. Is the OptiForce really that forgiving? 150 balls later I found an answer, sort of. For this testing I decided to go with 12.5 degress of loft because a wise man (Let's call him Jman) has been known to say "embrace the loft" and that is exactly what I did.
If you can't tell that is foot spray. Cheaper than impact tape and lasts longer.
I wasn't excatly sure how I wanted to organize this post so I'm just going to flow with it and see what happens. Hopefully it helps some people out because that is what this is all about. I wanted to hit a myriad of shots which proved to be very difficult for me but I covered most of the "miss" spectrum.
No surprise with what this ball did. HIGH fly ball but it was to center field which was a somewhat common theme with the OptiForce. I don't mind a miss when it is in play.
This is about a ball under and a ball left of the sweet spot. Some of you refer to this as a worm burner and you can feel it in your hands with the OptiForce and it isn't nice. Worm burner might be an exaggeration here, the ball got about 10-15 feet off the ground and did have quite a bit of roll. My number one concern with a mishit is the ball being playable and this one was.
This is a more common miss. I wore this part of the face out until I started grooving a really nice swing. The magical feel and sound that some of us rave about isn't there with this miss. The distance isn't there either. I can't tell you how much distance this miss lost but it was noticeable.
Now here is where we start hitting bombs. I'll be honest though, inside of the sweet spot didn't seem to produce that sound that I love so much. Distance and trajectory were right on however.
For me, this was the pinnacle. If I could hit the ball just above the center of the "X" a good time would be had by all. Some people have a hard time understanding "hitting through the ball." When you hit a ball on this part of the face with the OptiForce you understand hitting through the ball. It is almost like hitting a ball of feathers that can fly 300 yards. It is tee shot heaven and I wish I could live there and golf there every day of my life.
As I was wrapping things up I realized that I hadn't missed a single ball off the toe. I didn't want to leave you guys hanging so I tried over and over to do it. It is super rare that I miss off the toe so this took some effort. It almost feels like the shaft rattles in your hands when you miss off the toe but no club feels perfect off the toe. There was minimal distance lost and I still hit a nice draw with this miss. If the toe was my normal miss than I would be very happy with the OptiForce.
I sincerely hope that this is able to illustrate some things for you guys that might be on the fence about this driver. I'm not going to sit here and say it is or isn't forgiving because everyone has a different perception of forgiveness. I was glad to see that most of my misses were in play and I was happy with MY perceived forgiveness of the OptiForce. If I consistently missed a ball or more towards the heel and low I might have a different opinion. If you guys have any questions at all about this testing let me know. I'll be on the course this afternoon but I will get back on here afterwards. Thanks for reading.
