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T...how does this feel & perform compared to the royal collection TRC woods? say 5w....stock 65g shaft from both?

I'm not a high tee-er normally either. With the 388, I tee the ball roughly 15 - 20mm above the ground. I've found that if I tee slightly higher (around 25 - 30mm) consistency starts to suffer....though, that may be due to my swing as well (which is always work in progress with the coach...). But as the guys keep saying, the club excels on level blow impacts. By now, I've probably hit around 500-600 balls with this driver. Average carry with range balls...around 210m (just visual markings at the range). With a Pro V1 and slight tail wind, have carried 240m before. Thanks T for the help with this purchase :)

Yeah guys, I agree! The service we get from TSG is amazing & definitely more helpful than what I normally get here in Australia where the service is just non existent. Thanks to guys here & the respective companies for their hard work :) I too got a sleeve of the Type D and Type F balls from S-yard when I ordered the T3.88, haven't hit them yet tho. Would give them a go soon side by side with a Pro V1.

Hello all! I'm playing the 57* of this wedge with the KBS Hi-Rev, and like you guys I love this wedge! Coming from the Fourteen MT28v4, it's a different, yet satisfying feel. No probs out of the sand, or chips, lobs etc. A club I look forward to hitting.

Hi everyone! Been a long time observer here but never posted before. Thought I'd put in my 2c. I don't play enough to go get myself a proper handicap, though normally I am between 13 - 18 over. I normally score higher due to a shocking short game & putting. However, I dare say, I would rate my ball striking on woods and irons etc fairly consistent. My bad drives used to be more to the right. I also have a problem of the ball starting out straight and then slowly drifting out to the right whilst the ball descends. I recently bit the bullet and bought this driver thinking, well...if I can't hit it consistently or as well as I think I should, I can always sell it or reshaft it. As many of you guys have said, this is a driver that takes time to dial in. I have never hit a driver sub 400 prior to this driver and at first found the size quite daunting. I've spent 5 sessions at the range and couldn't seem to hit it that well. Today I finally had time to hit this driver on the course. I went to a course near work where I haven't played for a few years and always found it challenging. The drives I did, were much much better than I expected and did not reflect the bad hits at the range! Only 2 mis**ts, which ended up in the rough rather than an adjacent fairway. I managed to out drive a 250-ish meter par 4, which I have never done before on this particular hole. On average, out 12 driving holes, the distance was around 255 - 260m. I don't have a range finder, so the distances are only estimates, but I did find I was closer to the green in each instance than I have ever been. The distance gains are evident as other guys on this forum have said, which is just a clear bonus. I have not hit the Ryoma before, so can not really compare it. But compared to my previous driver (Eon Sports Giga HS-781, 10.5 deg, stock S 54g shaft), on clean shots I do seem to be getting approximately 8-10m distance gains (give or take). It is close to playing a 3 wood, and the lower level blow almost seems like playing an iron. I bought the 10.5 deg version and the flight trajectory is low-mid. Seems slightly lower than the Giga. I have found I need to tee the ball lower than before (I normally tee the ball low already), it is about 5-10mm higher than my playing partner when he tees off with a fairway wood (though, I reckon he tees from the top of Everest). My ideal tee for this driver is at around 35mm. The ball screams off the club face & just keeps going dead straight. Chris has mentioned before that there's just something about this driver, that the more you hit it, the more you want to keep hitting it. Clean shots are very satisfying and rewarding. However, for off shots, it highly depends on how your ball striking is. At the range, I've seen balls go all over the place! I've found that I don't seem to drift out to the right as much now, possibly due to the club head not being as open as it used to be (may possibly be due to a stiffer/heavier shaft than my old driver). Compared to my playing partner's Syard XT forged, stock S1 flex (non-conforming), the T388 is harder to hit. Due to the smaller club head, it is easy for the hands to roll over more and force the ball off to the left, which I found myself doing at the range. In effect I have eliminated the right, but re-introduced the wild left. The XT forged on the other hand, when I hit at the range, seemed to get similar (possibly a bit more) distance and mis**ts still didn't lose too much distance and going relatively straight. With the right shaft, it seems it is a good, automatic, point & shoot club. As Tario pointed out to my playing partner, it is a good Ryoma rival. I have played more golf (including range) in the last 2 months than I did in total last year. I feel my game is more consistent than what it used to be and at a point where I can improve slightly in a short amount of time, and this I feel may have helped with the use of this driver. If hypothetically, I were to not play for 3-6 months, I'm not so confident I can game this driver...hence, demanding yet rewarding (sounds like my fiancee at times). Tomorrow I will give this driver another go at a 9 hole course near my home & hopefully will be the same. In summary, for an average player like myself, this driver is suitable for people who can strike the ball consistently. Mid/low handicap is more of an indicator. I can't work the ball as such, as my skill level is not up to this point. But I find this to be a very satisfying driver once I got the tee height right (which at the range is not possible). It feels superb, and I find it fun & a good challenge to keep improving my ball striking. Having this club has given me the motivation to keep improving my striking. Bad shots will lose a fair bit of distance and accuracy, but for it's size, it seems more forgiving than I initially imagined. Hence, back to the swing doctor this weekend. For those people who are thinking of giving this a go, I can say it is a very special driver. Sure, low/single digit handicappers will have fun with this driver, but those who have a better, more consistent long game than their short game, will also find this an interesting hit. Sorry about the long winded & random writing! Hope this helps some people decide