TAYLORMADE Lady r7 460 Draw Driver w/ Graphite Shaft

The ladies get their due with TaylorMade’s R7 460 Driver. Like its male sibling, its specifically designed to promote straighter drives for most players. The weights are positioned to promote a draw, solving the most common ball flight problem of higher handicap players. With a channel it the sole, weight has been repositioned to help turn a banana ball into a fade, and a chronic fade into a draw. Extra weight in the heel moves the center of gravity close rot he shaft, which speeds the rotation of the clubhead during the forward swing. Further, the large clubhead size helps to produce stability and increase the sweet spot.

Pursuit TC420

After their success in making and marketing clone golf clubs, it was only natural that GigaGolf should begin to products its own designs. That, after all, is what Dell did with their clone computers. Dell first produced computers based on others’ specifications and eventually began to write the specs themselves.

Giga’s first entry into the premium club market was the Pursuit TC 420, a 420 cc vacucast titanium driver. The two piece casting (body and face) allows GigaGolf to engineer a larger sweet spot, solid feel and nice tone at impact.

The face of the club is SP700 titanium that is plasma welded to the single piece body. GigaGolf says that the weld is so tight that the joint is barely detectable. The body is finished with four coats of hardened enamel for a lasting finish.

The main feature of the club, however, is the adjustable five weight system which permits the user to set the club for one of seven different ball flights. The two 10- and three 2- gram tungsten alloy weights allow you to reposition 26 grams to your liking. It’s not an original thought, but lots of golf manufacturers now are following TaylorMade’s lead.

I’ve liked the GigaGolf products that I’ve used and wish them the best on this one. As one trained in free market economics, I am a firm believer that more competition can only be a good thing for golf.

Hireko PowerPlay System Q2 Driver

Hireko Golf’s System Q2 Driver combines a square shape with movable weight ports. In search of a high moment of intertia design, Hireko has constructed a large 460cc head with additional weight in the rear corners and with extra weight strategically positioned with a set of movable screws. The lightweight beta titanium face allows even more weight to be redistributed.

As shipped, the stock club is equipped with a 3g screw in the toe and a 10g screw in the heel ports. Additional screws (4, 6, 8 and 12g) are available to provide 36 different weight combinations from 193g up to 211g.

As with all Hireko Clubs, the System Q2 comes with a 60 day no-questions-asked satisfaction guarantee.

Coming soon from TaylorMade is the R7 CGB Max driver, which sports a 460cc triangular head and three weight ports. When the included 16-gram weight is placed in the heel port, it offers the biggest draw bias in the TaylorMade line, with as much as a 35 yard difference. Placing the same weight in the center encourages a mild draw, while screwing it into the toe produces a slight fade. The same weight system is said to create a difference in loft of one degree up or down.

TaylorMade’s “SuperFast” technology is supposed to reduce the overall weight of the club, increasing speed, and thus distance. For me, though, the best part is that it continues the use of the Inverted Cone System. I’ve got the cones on my R7 XD Irons, and on my R7 driver, and find that it really does work. I get more distance and accuracy with these than with any other set I’ve ever played with.

Unfortunately, the R7 CGB Max is way out of the GolfBlogger’s budget. At $499 suggested retail, I’ll just have to dream.

XQ MUTO 460 Ti

GigaGolf has renamed it’s Muto driver, but it’s got the same cool square shape. 

Following the trend of clubs like the Nike SQ Sumo 2 and the similarly shaped Callaway FT-i, the GigaGolf Ozzy Moto 460 Ti is designed to move weight as far away from the face as possible, maximizing launch and stability.

The best part of this driver is that it lets you try the radical square head design for just around $100. It’s a bargain hunter’s dream—especially because of Gigagolf’s 30 day playability guarantee. If you don’t like it, you can return it.