I have been searching for a driver for quite a while since selling my TS 445, which was a huge mistake selling it and had been looking for a used 10.5 about a week after selling it. Tried a lot of drivers and nothing seemed to compare and almost pulled the trigger a couple of times for a new one. Then I saw that the GR Black was coming out and decided to wait until I had a chance to hit it. I am very glad that I did.

Looks - you have all probably seen pictures of it, but it looks better in person. I liked the look of the 445 and the red in the top was okay, but really like the all black of the GR Black

Feel - Not quite as solid as the 445, but fairly close. Better feel than the latest Callaway, Ping, TM and Titleist drivers I have tried lately

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Forgiveness - I think it is quite a bit more forgiving than the 445 and find it just as forgiving, if not more so, than the Ping Rapture, Callaway FT-5 and TM TP Burner. Again, IMHO, it is almost as forgiving as the Callaway FT-i.

Trajectory - I have a 9.5 (might be only loft they have) with the Tour AD B08-02 Stiff. I am hitting it higher than the 10.5 445 I had with the stock stiff shaft. No way balloning though.

Distance - When hit on the screws, which is not near all the time for me, the 445 is a little longer, but overall, I hit the GR Black better.

Still in the Honeymoon period, but my initial thoughts are that this might the best overall driver I have had. If it is in my bag for over 6 weeks, then I will know that it is.

Aloha

Randy

Edited July 27, 200816 yr by Randy

I have been searching for a driver for quite a while since selling my TS 445, which was a huge mistake and had been looking for a used 10.5 about a week after selling it. Tried a lot of drivers and nothing seemed to compare and almost pulled the trigger a couple of times for a new one. Then I saw that the GR Black was coming out and decided to wait until I had a chance to hit it. I am very glad that I did.

Looks - you have all probably seen pictures of it, but it looks better in person. I liked the look of the 445 and the red in the top was okay, but really like the all black of the GR Black

Feel - Not quite as solid as the 445, but fairly close. Better feel than the latest Callaway, Ping, TM and Titleist drivers I have tried lately

,

Forgiveness - I think it is quite a bit more forgiving than the 445 and find it just as forgiving, if not more so, than the Ping Rapture, Callaway FT-5 and TM TP Burner. Again, IMHO, it is almost as forgiving as the Callaway FT-i.

Trajectory - I have a 9.5 (might be only loft they have) with the Tour AD B08-02 Stiff. I am hitting it higher than the 10.5 445 I had with the stock stiff shaft. No way balloning though.

Distance - When hit on the screws, which is not near all the time for me, the 445 is a little longer, but overall, I hit the GR Black better.

Still in the Honeymoon period, but my initial thoughts are that this might the best overall driver I have had. If it is in my bag for over 6 weeks, then I will know that it is.

Aloha

Randy

Great feedback as always Randy. Let us know how it goes when the Honeymoon is over! (^_^)

I have been searching for a driver for quite a while since selling my TS 445, which was a huge mistake selling it and had been looking for a used 10.5 about a week after selling it. Tried a lot of drivers and nothing seemed to compare and almost pulled the trigger a couple of times for a new one. Then I saw that the GR Black was coming out and decided to wait until I had a chance to hit it. I am very glad that I did.

Looks - you have all probably seen pictures of it, but it looks better in person. I liked the look of the 445 and the red in the top was okay, but really like the all black of the GR Black

Feel - Not quite as solid as the 445, but fairly close. Better feel than the latest Callaway, Ping, TM and Titleist drivers I have tried lately

,

Forgiveness - I think it is quite a bit more forgiving than the 445 and find it just as forgiving, if not more so, than the Ping Rapture, Callaway FT-5 and TM TP Burner. Again, IMHO, it is almost as forgiving as the Callaway FT-i.

Trajectory - I have a 9.5 (might be only loft they have) with the Tour AD B08-02 Stiff. I am hitting it higher than the 10.5 445 I had with the stock stiff shaft. No way balloning though.

Distance - When hit on the screws, which is not near all the time for me, the 445 is a little longer, but overall, I hit the GR Black better.

Still in the Honeymoon period, but my initial thoughts are that this might the best overall driver I have had. If it is in my bag for over 6 weeks, then I will know that it is.

Aloha

Randy

Hey randy hows that GR driver going so far?

Hey randy hows that GR driver going so far?

The GR driver is good, but I still like the 445 a little better.

Randy