[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore

When I read the title of the thread, I thought there was going to be an announcement of a road closure whereby the public was invited to come and watch...professional drivers show how to navigate roundabouts.



On topic, YES...newer equipment can definitely help you.

If you're using a driver (and even irons for that matter) more than 2-3 years old, the newer ones can give even high handicappers more distance and forgiveness.

While it certainly won't cure everything and lessons/practice are still needed, you might learn to enjoy enjoy hitting an 8/9 iron to the green...instead of a 5/6.

I'd love to see a driver that produces a shot long enough to result in a three club difference to a green that wasn't available two or three years ago. Now if you're talking about a wooden driver with a steel shaft from the 70's and a wound balata ball vs a graphite shafted, titanium 460CC driver hitting a solid core ball you might see 3-4 clubs difference. But a driver from 2-3 years ago? I haven't seen a huge difference in distance since Ping came out with the TiSi driver back in the 90s. All the rest give you a bit more accuracy but since then I've seen maybe 4-5 yards more off the tee for good players. You can get a bigger jump in distance by having your driver and ball fit to you.