After years of frustration trying to hit a metal driver, I pulled my old wooden Wilson 4300 2-wood out of the bag I keep old clubs in down in my basement. It’s the club I teed off with, quite nicely, for several decades before I decided it was time to get modern.<\/p>\n
I live next to a huge field that is used as a parking lot for our state fair. Two weeks out of the year it is filled with cars. Fifty weeks out of the year it is great for hitting golf balls – 600 yards long and 200 yards wide. There is O.B. but I defy you to hit one out.<\/p>\n
I took three balls this morning, a few tees, and the 50-year-old club to the field and hit a few. It was like going home again. The soft feel of impact, the gentle click of the ball, and the flight? OMG! Up in the air, straight, hang time to die for.<\/p>\n
Controlling this club is easy. The small head doesn’t seem to have the same wind resistance during the swing that the larger-headed metal driver does. The steel shaft (42\u00bd”) gives me a uniform feel with the rest of the set. The best thing is I don’t lose one yard. In fact, because I can get the ball in the air, I might actually be gaining yards.<\/p>\n
The extra loft contributes to that last part, I’m guessing it has about 13 degrees of loft, whereas my metal driver has 10.5. I’ll have to have it checked on the loft\/lie machine at my driving range.<\/p>\n
Hit it on the screws and you’re good to go. There actually are screws, too.<\/p>\n
Sometimes older is better. Sorry, Titleist, it’s to the basement with you.<\/p>\n
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