What driver combo you ending the year with?

[KonaV821]

GT3 10 degree with Ventus Black + 7x. Best driver I've owned so far!

Edited December 11, 2024 by KonaV821

[FairwayFred]

10.5 Taylormade Qi10 LS set 2 clicks lower with Tensei Black 1K 65 S

[GDB67]

The last one I bought. Duh !!!

And the last one I buy changes often... So I’ll update on December 31st 🤡😂😂👍🏻🪦💵

[getitdaily]

Looks very likely that it'll be ai smoke td max 10.5 set to -2D with a ventus tr black 5x.

[glm]

On 12/6/2024 at 4:49 PM, ran098gr2 said:

Mizuno ST-Max , LIN-Q RED 

same here

[vamosjackets]

Taylormade QI10LS with Ventus TR Black 6X.  Great Driver, as was the Stealth 2 Plus before it. Will not be looking to change in the foreseeable future.

[br61]

TM Qi10(regular head) 9* with GD XC-6 stiff, in my bag since April. I have too much confidence with it that I don't think I will look at another driver for long time. I've had that same shaft for 4-5 years.

[X1004lyfe]

Titleist GT3 9* with Tensei Black 60 TX.

[hoosier84]

Still rocking the Ping G400 Max 9* with the Ping Tour 65s. Play it at around 44.75"

[Jraallen]

On 11/15/2024 at 2:24 PM, Jraallen said:

Started with g425 max with stock cb55 regular shaft.

got a sim 2 max with blue ventus 5 stiff at some point mid way through. 
ended up with both in the bag at the end. Thinking they may both get a 1” trim over the winter and see what happens.

Since I said this^ 

I’ve ditched the sim 2 entirely, swapped the cb55 shaft in the g425 max for a tour 2.0 chrome 65 stiff, swapped the adjustable weight from 27g to 22g and added 4g of hotmelt.

Planning to stick with this setup for a bit.

[Duffman57]

Just swapped out the d+ 70tx I had in my TSI3 with a ventus black 6x tipped an inch or so and holy s*** this combo is ridiculous. I’m not sure I’ll find something better anytime soon. I hit a few drives 360 down wind and 410 (this one was down wind, downhill in a massive Santa Ana and hit a speed slot but still…). I’m not sure I’ll ever find a better shaft for me.

My club upgrades just come every 2 years when the new titleist stuff comes out because my dad will get the new version and I’ll just steal his old head (he already has the GT2 and the TSr didn’t show any real upgrade for me).  So im going to be playing this for a good while. 

[stryper]

GT3 w/Tensei 1K Blue.  I’ll play it until it caves in…or I do.  

[Mitchell]

Of course the driver head (TSi2) I posted earlier would cave since posted and prior to end of year🤦‍♂️

Like an OG here though, already had option(s) available. Not about to post here about which combo is the front runner, learned my lesson 😂

[RoverTiger]

Maltby KE4 TC Max with a Kuro Kage shaft. Scored it used for $75, and it looks like it didn't even hit a full bucket of range balls before coming my way.

 

Appropriately enough, I haven't hit it yet either due to waiting for the new grip (cutting it down to 43.5") and weights to come in.

 

Really excited to finally give it a spin and have it carry me through 2025.

[Lobber]

Titleist GT2 with Autoflex Dream 7 405X

[xabia]

played last 1/3 of the year with a G430 Max with Velocore + 5X.. I have to say regardless of the accuracy it is just not a club that I love and it will be replaced come spring time

[AZstu324]

59 minutes ago, RoverTiger said:

Maltby KE4 TC Max with a Kuro Kage shaft. Scored it used for $75, and it looks like it didn't even hit a full bucket of range balls before coming my way.

 

Appropriately enough, I haven't hit it yet either due to waiting for the new grip (cutting it down to 43.5") and weights to come in.

 

Really excited to finally give it a spin and have it carry me through 2025.

I love this thing! One thing I ended up doing was stuffing polyfill in the head and added a 12g weight to play at 44" and D2.5. this thing plays as good as any driver I've hit.. and I've hit quite a few. Very forgiving on misshits and it's a pretty low spinner considering it's a "Max" design. Center strikes are laser beam straight and just go forever! 

[RoverTiger]

1 minute ago, AZstu324 said:

I love this thing! One thing I ended up doing was stuffing polyfill in the head and added a 12g weight to play at 44" and D2.5. this thing plays as good as any driver I've hit.. and I've hit quite a few. Very forgiving on misshits and it's a pretty low spinner considering it's a "Max" design. Center strikes are laser beam straight and just go forever! 

Yeah, it seems like the reviews have just about been universally positive, so hopefully I'll be in for a treat.

 

If all goes well with the driver, I'll probably get the KE4 TC 5 wood as well. Slowly but surely becoming a Maltby spokesman. 😂

[AZstu324]

1 minute ago, RoverTiger said:

Yeah, it seems like the reviews have just about been universally positive, so hopefully I'll be in for a treat.

 

If all goes well with the driver, I'll probably get the KE4 TC 5 wood as well. Slowly but surely becoming a Maltby spokesman. 😂

I'm rocking the TC Pro 3 and 7 woods. Same treatment as the driver and they're also world class! I'm officially 100% Maltby'd out! 

[Zjhl2024]

sold my ai smoke max d, never fully liked it, face looks too straight, and ready for next February

[pdaero]

GT2 10* (in C4, std loft and .75* flat I believe) with a Ventus Blue+ 6X. Best driver combo I've ever had - incredibly great-feeling, forgiving, and can hit any tee shot I need. Mid-high penetrating is stock, which is my favorite flight ever.

Edited December 16, 2024 by pdaero
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[OFore]

On 11/17/2024 at 5:02 PM, mizuno player said:

GT3 9°. Graphite Design AD VF 5x. 

Going for this exact set up. How fast you swinging the driver and what’s the tempo like?

[mizuno player]

On 12/19/2024 at 12:03 PM, OFore said:

Going for this exact set up. How fast you swinging the driver and what’s the tempo like?

108/113

On the aggressive side of middle. 7 / 10. 

[TexanIIDriver]

G430 LST with TR Red 6x.  Dropped in the 17g weight and it's been pretty darn good.  But, not sure I'm gelling with the stiff handle.

[CallawayOffCenter]

Rogue ST Max LS with AV White. It’s hilarious how bad I can hit it and get away with it. 

[Yawtzee]

Nothing has been able to knock out my G425 Max with Fujikura Motore X F3.

[third-times-a-charm]

AI Smoke Max D 9* w/ Tour AD CQ 6

 

Point and shoot. I have never had a driver this easy to hit before whether I'm on or off that day. The windows it's able to hit regardless of how good or bad a swing I put on it are so tight it's insane. 

 

It's like Callaway perfected the heralded classic G400 Max and made it not sound and feel and look like garbage.

Edited December 22, 2024 by third-times-a-charm

[pdaero]

11 hours ago, TexanIIDriver said:

G430 LST with TR Red 6x.  Dropped in the 17g weight and it's been pretty darn good.  But, not sure I'm gelling with the stiff handle.

that was my struggle - I ended up going in the standard Blue+, and just got a Red+ for my 3 wood. The timing just wasn't quite right for me.

[aiyyer]

Ping G430 Max 9* with LinQ Blue 6F4 shaft. 

[TexanIIDriver]

8 hours ago, pdaero said:

that was my struggle - I ended up going in the standard Blue+, and just got a Red+ for my 3 wood. The timing just wasn't quite right for me.

That's where I'm leaning towards, or possibly Tensei 1K PW because I play AV Raw White in my TSR2 7w and I really get along with that shaft.