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NEW L98 Driver

• lvietri 3,326 Posts

  Wed, Mar 13 2013 8:40 PM

  I'll tell you why I got one.  I was bored ---

  Haven't seen anything new and/or exciting in almost a year.   So I figure I'd give it a try.

  Nothing spectacular here ... very little extra yardage ... your find with the old R11's.

• navigater 1,319 Posts

  Wed, Mar 13 2013 8:43 PM

  Buggyyy:

  Since Allen is right, everyone who agrees with him should equip starter clubs because distance is not important.

   

  good point,A bit extreme thou

• BubbaCrusher007 1,567 Posts

  Wed, Mar 13 2013 9:12 PM

  Dear WGT:

  I think coming out with new products and improvement is admirable and I'm glad you are doing this. I am a L92 Legend and once again I get screwed.

   When I was in the mid to late Level 80's I looked forward to when I could purchase the R11s driver that was available at L90, I wasn't interested in the regular R11 as I found with friends I played with that had it didn't hit any further than I so why have it.

   Well what do you do right as I get close to L90 you move it up to L94 so now I have to wait another 6 to 8 months before I could get it.

   Now that I am L92 and maybe 3 months or so to L94 you come out with this new drive that is a cannon compared to the L94. How do I know this, players I play with just bought it today and are not hitting but AVERAGING 320 yards on their drives.

   One hit a 305 yard drive against a 20 mile wind straight on wind, with my driver that would have been probably 265. Ok love the improvements but I like many in the same position are getting shafted.

   Heck now I don't need the L94 driver and want buy it because the L98 is what to get and now I have to wait a year to a year and half before I can get it and by then you will have come out with something that hits even further.

   I play EVERYDAY, I mean EVERYDAY and you guys are screwing me. I know you are a business and I don't mind paying for the balls clubs or anything else, I have and spent a lot of money, but you are now screwing me and you aren't going to see another dime for that.

   So when you think you are going to make more money and you will take into consideration the money you are going to LOSE from those like me that got shafted and screwed and will not throw any more money your way.

  mbrown13kos:

  Dear WGT:

  I think coming out with new products and improvement is admirable and I'm glad you are doing this. I am a L92 Legend and once again I get screwed. When I was in the mid to late Level 80's I looked forward to when I could purchase the R11s driver that was available at L90, I wasn't interested in the regular R11 as I found with friends I played with that had it didn't hit any further than I so why have it. Well what do you do right as I get close to L90 you move it up to L94 so now I have to wait another 6 to 8 months before I could get it. Now that I am L92 and maybe 3 months or so to L94 you come out with this new drive that is a cannon compared to the L94. How do I know this, players I play with just bought it today and are not hitting but AVERAGING 320 yards on their drives. One hit a 305 yard drive against a 20 mile wind straight on wind, with my driver that would have been probably 265. Ok love the improvements but I like many in the same position are getting shafted. Heck now I don't need the L94 driver and want buy it because the L98 is what to get and now I have to wait a year to a year and half before I can get it and by then you will have come out with something that hits even further. I play EVERYDAY, I mean EVERYDAY and you guys are screwing me. I know you are a business and I don't mind paying for the balls clubs or anything else, I have and spent a lot of money, but you are now screwing me and you aren't going to see another dime for that. So when you think you are going to make more money and you will take into consideration the money you are going to LOSE from those like me that got shafted and screwed and will not throw any more money your way. And as a side note this is really going to KILL the integrity of the game. With the L98 driver and how far it hits you are now going to have those Level 98 or higher Tour Pros, Masters and Tour Masters that will be driving almost every green. How is that going to go....think about it, its already an issue now and it just got worse.

   And as a side note this is really going to KILL the integrity of the game. With the L98 driver and how far it hits you are now going to have those Level 98 or higher Tour Pros, Masters and Tour Masters that will be driving almost every green. How is that going to go....think about it, its already an issue now and it just got worse.

  Why not save me the headache & punctuate some of this rant, Jesus.

• Allen63 364 Posts

  Thu, Mar 14 2013 4:40 AM

  Buggyyy:

  Since Allen is right, everyone who agrees with him should equip starter clubs because distance is not important.

   

  Wha?

  There must be another Allen around here, because your post is in direct opposition to my post. To simplify for those that didn't get it;

  Longer drives SHOULD/COULD result in lower scores overall. Yes, even 3 yards. Distance is life. Just ask Corey Pavin.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Thu, Mar 14 2013 5:07 AM

  lvietri:

  Nothing spectacular here ... very little extra yardage ... your find with the old R11's.

  I respectfully disagree. Every ranked round with it since I got it is at least 303 yard driving average. Fairways are hard to miss now because of the forgiveness. This might not mean much if you're a diligent driver but I'm not and this driver has changed that. Same lazy swing, same cheap Callaway ball and the driving has improved dramatically. Not a game changer for most but it sure helped me.  :-) 

• DarSum 1,440 Posts

  Thu, Mar 14 2013 6:27 AM

  YankeeJim:

  lvietri:

  Nothing spectacular here ... very little extra yardage ... your find with the old R11's.

  I respectfully disagree. 

  I concur YJ. The meter alone was worth it to me. Not the speed but how consistent it is. The R11s would speed up slightly when it passed the hook line. The R1 is the same speed throughout.

  The distance is amazing. I drove the green on #17 at Oak with a 5 mph wind in my face. That would never happen with the R11s.

  Here's a replay of a drive on BP #9 with the wind from 10 oclock. I wouldn't have tried to carry this with the R11s either.

  replay.aspx?ID=2a65eae9 887e 4df4 999d a1800133ceca

• tiaz79 681 Posts

  Thu, Mar 14 2013 7:07 AM

  DarSum:

  I drove the green on #17 at Oak with a 5 mph wind in my face.

  Nice.

  It's enough to buy it.

• Tightrope 1,072 Posts

  Thu, Mar 14 2013 7:23 AM

  filmslayer:

  i've played against 3 of these drivers so far and dont see much of an advantage . was only out driven 50% of the time and by only a few yards when i was ... learn to play what ya have and you'll do fine ...

  Then imagine if you had the R1, with your skills... :)

• filmslayer 2,341 Posts

  Thu, Mar 14 2013 7:50 AM

  Tightrope:

  filmslayer:

  i've played against 3 of these drivers so far and dont see much of an advantage . was only out driven 50% of the time and by only a few yards when i was ... learn to play what ya have and you'll do fine ...

  Then imagine if you had the R1, with your skills... :)

  wouldn't help much brother , i can't putt ...

• borntobesting 9,751 Posts

  Thu, Mar 14 2013 8:11 AM

  DarSum:

  I concur YJ. The meter alone was worth it to me. Not the speed but how consistent it is. The R11s would speed up slightly when it passed the hook line. The R1 is the same speed throughout.

  It may just have been me but I found that the R11s was consistent through the entire meter travel unlike the original R11. The first thing I noticed about the R11s was how much more consistent the meter speed was through out the entire meter travel. I posted about that the same day I bought it.

  For me the slower meter speed and the forgiveness of the R1 are what really sets it  apart from all the others.