![]() ![]() I seem to hit the center most of the time (sometimes a little higher/lower) and it goes pretty straight. Just returned from playing with my buddy who is a 2 HC and he suggested a few things, among which was that I would be crazy to change my driver. BIG difference between 195 and 220! And that doesn't even take into account the additional accuracy you mentioned. Many consistently miss by a full inch or more so they are losing 20-28 yds or more on virtually every drive but "that one that keeps them coming back". I explained for every 1/4" you miss the center, depending on swing speed, you lose 5-7 yds. Next hole he hit a poor drive and the ball mark was almost completely off the toe. A few days ago I played with a guy in his mid 70's that was pretty short off the tee with a weak fade but he hit one a around 220 and he said "why can't I do that all the time?" Took a look at his driver and the ball mark was dead center. I have found 44.25" to be my sweets spot for length. How short is up to the individual to find out. Shorter is better for 90% of the people that play golf. I have been preaching this since my teaching days. I think it has made a tremendous difference in accuracy for me. When I was fitted for my F7+ I had the shaft shortened to 44.Ī 45 inch shaft is just too long for me and I could easily play a 43. I, for one, am really jazzed about the F9! Hope your back heals up soon and you can get some time with it. Seems the battle is between the F9 and Titleist TS2/3 this year.I'm sure the Epic Flash is great as well as the M5/M6 but I haven't heard as many accolades for those as I have for these 2. ![]() Obviously the F9 is being praised by many different reviewers and sites and I hope to have a review within the next 3 weeks or so so stay tuned. So far I am not sure wether I will be playing the Atmos Tour Spec Blue or the Even Flow Black that was working so well in my F8 but of course I will update with my full review. I am playing mine at 44.5" with the heavier 18gm weight in the rear position but will hit it with the weight forward when I finally loosen up in the Phoenix heat. All I can say about the F9 driver is I love the way it looks and feels. I will get into the technical specifics in a full review and will hopefully have some information from the engineers when I post the full review, but this fairway wood is so good I wanted to get a quick review out now. So again not advocating you upgrade from the F8 if you bought one, but definitely worth looking at if you play a previous Cobra or any other OEM and think there may be a better option out there. I have not played the Atmos Tour Spec in my F8 and it certainly may be responsible in combination with the milled face for the additional yardage. I normally do not recommend upgrading a year later, and to be fair the difference is not night and day because the F8 is so good, but the milled face is producing some explosive 3 woods for me and I am carrying it a good 5-10 yds farther, something I would have not thought possible. I was also very impressed with the F8 but the F9 improves everything about the F8. The real deal Atmos Tour Spec Blue is a perfect combo for me and I am hitting this thing farther and straighter than any fw wood I have played. I love everything about it including the size/shape, the look at address, the feel/sound and most importantly the performance. The F9 fairway wood is the best fairway wood I have ever hit. Gonna be -50 below wind chills in Chicago this week so I am aware of your pain. Not so much my 3 wood as the driver but certainly enough to make at least a mental difference as my body just keeps saying "whoa their amigo, just take 'er slow for now". Enough cry babying and I especially apologize to those in cold weather climates that would be happy to smack the ball around with a broken leg. Driving 3 days from Chicago to Phoenix was just too much for my back and I have yet to find a groove with my swing as my body is still protecting itself and won't allow me to fully torque in my driver swing yet. Since the PGA Show is over and the F9's are available I wanted to post something, even though I won't be posting a review until several weeks later.
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