Bought A New Driver Today [View all]
Full story: August of '21, I'm playing after the rain. On the back 9, I did something weird and my back foot slipped. (I don't wear golf shoes.) Because the back foot is going backwards while everything is turning left & forward, I was so off balance I started falling down. Reflexes kick in & I pull the club back to try to catch myself. Sole of the club hits the ground, SNAP! Shaft broked about 8" up.
OK, I'll get it restarted. But, this model has a 0.350" shaft at the head & NOBODY makes that size anymore.
I get a Callaway Mavrik demo model to replace it. I hated it. Everything about it. Sounds like a brick on impact, sets up closed, don't like the 2 tone shaft. (I have a natural draw so I don't need slice reduction & I'm blind in my left eye, so 2 degrees closed looked like 30° to my eye.
I Buy a used Taylormade M-1 from a guy who spends way too much money on gear, for about the price of a good shaft. But, that driver is known to be quite unforgiving unless it's hit right on the button, and it feels head heavy.
Anyway, a little research tells me the Taylormade M-4 is the most like my old one, but it's their third tier.
$299 new, BUT, they gave me $100 bucks on that driver I hated. So, a couple hundred plus tax.
I could get a 0.350 shaft, but they were mostly high-end, so used they were $160-180.
Basically, I got a new driver for about 30 bucks more than repairing would cost, and I don't have to look at the driver I hate.
There's a heated range about 20 miles from here. I might go try it out this week.