JohanTV:
Thanks Jef and Rich,
I rented both drivers today and tried them during the day (the renting period just ended).
I indeed tested them mainly on the best of par 5 with no driver in the bag. The mulligan is something I dont know how to do, so that I didn't use.
After a day trying them I'm still not sure what to do.
The L89 BB is as unforgiving as the say, but also the L86 Fusion is pretty unforgiving if not dinging (I wouldn't rate it forgiveness 4).
What I don't like with the both of them is the shrinking meter area which is pretty small and probably takes some time to get used to.
The meterspeed of the Fusion is slower than the BB but as all my clubs have meterspeeds of 3/3.5 I misding/ding the slower Fusion as often as the BB.
Finally the BB seems more precise than the Fusion and has a little more distance.
So I have to give it some thoughts as my current L30 is very forgiving and does the job, just 15+ yrds less far. Do I really need that extra yards since the wood is not used that often with my I3 going 220. Should I spend the money on some other equipment which will benefit me better at this stage. Anyway, lots to think about.
Thanks again guys for your feedback.
@Rich, crazy shot. That flagstick must be broken!
Hi Johan
Some interesting thoughts there. Bertha can be is unforgiving, if you miss the ding. Ding it, no problems. It's just the normal ding line there, with the Fuzzy one there is a moving green area, or something odd, if I remember correctly. I also had trouble with the meter speed, almost waiting for it, resulting in a lot of strange, mis timed efforts.
Do you really need those extra yds? Ah! I was told, more than once and by different people, untill you reach Legend you don't really need a 3wd in your bag. I wasn't convinced, but I would have done just fine up to that point without one. I may have used it once or twice up to that point but stand on the back tees, 25mph headwind and wonder if you'll make the fairway. That's when you learn how to throw a 3wd at the problem, and you'll need one you can ding, and feel comfortable with.
If it aint broke, don't fix it. I would be tempted to stay with what you have, try others on free rental days, who knows what might be coming? When you do get to face that problem, I'm sure you'll do just fine.
The bomb at Chambers Bay, hmm. It must have blown the thing to pieces! It happened in an alt shot game and, despite my partners best efforts, we lost the hole! I had a look in there yesterday, it looks like it's a foot deeper now : ))
Cheers!
Rich