JMN57
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As far as the driver i played quite a few in the last five years hibore xl VR Pro, covert, , and now the FG tour. just this past weekend hit the new Nike, taylormade and xr pro about the same distance carry numbers are similar for me 250-265 on good strikes. i usually buy these clubs second hand from 60-80$ so i can change for minimal cost.
i like milled blade type putters so i dont think there is much change in that design. maybe in the more hi MOI putters.
i am not discounting the change i know clubs are getting better but weighting the cost and gains before i purchase. i am not going to purchase a driver for $400 at a 10 yard increase in distance some might.
A couple things:
1 - The beauty of pre-owned keeps you enjoying great technology only a year behind those who pay said 400 (plus if you sell your current driver you're not paying 400 anyways)
2 - Is this about maxing distance only? What about hitting it 20-30 yards further when you mis-hit?
I agree with Canadan here. I think if you are testing drivers and comparing good strikes with one vs. good strikes with another, you might not find large differences. A subtler and more difficult metric would be evaluating the quality of a population of strikes. If newer tech was more forgiving, you'd see the benefits in the population of strikes.
With driver, we're often fixated with the best balls we hit but, in the real world, is it our best strikes/balls that drive our score or is it our consistency?