f*&k me. hit one of these for the first time over the weekend.

absolutely pure. very forgiving, reasonable distance. the sound of the ball off the face is very loud. not like a square sumo, a bit thicker sounding, but very loud.

really impressed though, may stay in the bag for quite a while. house of golf are doing them dirt cheap at the moment with the new model that is coming out.

That was it’s first time? @#$%

Keep it. Buy ear plugs :-)

yes my teenage son used a borrowed one when on holidays (never having used a hi-bore before). Got amazing distance but the sound is very disconcerting!

f*&k me. hit one of these for the first time over the weekend.

absolutely pure. very forgiving, reasonable distance. the sound of the ball off the face is very loud. not like a square sumo, a bit thicker sounding, but very loud.

really impressed though, may stay in the bag for quite a while. house of golf are doing them dirt cheap at the moment with the new model that is coming out.

“go on, put $100 on the blues this year”

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Can’t be as loud as my mis hits with the Ft-1!

Gribs how much was it if you don’t mind me asking and did you get it up at Brisvegas?

yeah lefty, H.O.G at virginia.

i won’t usually buy from them, but the price was too good. $249 brand spankin. being a lefty as you know is not the easiet, i’d kept my eye out for one for about6-12 months. got 10.5 stiff (which is a little odd, normally only see 9 or 9.5 stiff off the shelf). plus i got a good trade on the old driver.

ari: mate, it rung in my ears for about 20 secs after each tee shot-and the strikes out of the middle were waaay llouder than the misses!
shortstuff was there (shooting a great score, chipping and putting in from off the green on every second hole!) and can confirm!!!

f*&k me. hit one of these for the first time over the weekend.

absolutely pure. very forgiving, reasonable distance. the sound of the ball off the face is very loud. not like a square sumo, a bit thicker sounding, but very loud.

really impressed though, may stay in the bag for quite a while. house of golf are doing them dirt cheap at the moment with the new model that is coming out.

“go on, put $100 on the blues this year”

http://www.golflink.com.au/...

I had this same feeling in the pro shop when demo’ing off launch monitor. I didn’t have the same results on course though (albeit after only 9 holes). I think I’m finding it difficult to handle the massive stretched back head – the looks of which are what drew me to the club in the first place. I might go back to a more traditional shape head. I know it’s me and not the club but if I don’t get some sort of confidence in it soon (yes I’m taking lessons) then it will be up for sale.

are the misses strong draws or big hooks anthony?

Fades & slices.

thats odd- i have a natural fade, and while i still missed with the hibore, the fades were a lot more bearable- and i hit some real strong draws with it- i did find the shape odd after playing an ft3 for a few weeks- little off putting, but mate i suggest you persevere with it, its a great stick

I use the Xl hibore tour 10.5* stiff shaft and wear ear plugs at the range but on the course it not as bad as I use a top end ball instead of the rock at the range.

Does take some getting used to
I’ve found that if you Tee the ball higher and hit slightly lower on the clubface it’s a little bit quieter…

But I can handle the noise considering the accuracy, distance and ball flight I’m getting :-)

Personally, I like to Tee it high, open the face and smash a fade down the left side – still gets good roll-out to boot.

I’ve hit it as a demo at the range – they are GREAT.

I couldn’t decide between the R or S shaft and the pro at the range is about to leave so I thought I’d not worry about it till the new guy get there.

The sound doesn’t worry me – like the Cobra it has a carbon fibre cover that makes it sound like it does.

I’ve hit it as a demo at the range – they are GREAT.

I couldn’t decide between the R or S shaft and the pro at the range is about to leave so I thought I’d not worry about it till the new guy get there.

The sound doesn’t worry me – like the Cobra it has a carbon fibre cover that makes it sound like it does.

I like to chip it in.

They don’t have carbon fibre in them at all; it’s all Titanium.

They sound loud due to the metal being thinner to compensate for weight when constructed at the maximum size allowable = 460cc.
Other drivers are constructed similarly but have glue or some sort of foam distributed inside to ‘tune’ the sound or feel.

I have the XLS Tour in 9.5d Red Stiff.
Had it for about 6 months, didn’t want to buy the ugly thing but hit it so pure i had to. The noise i find is only loud when hit low on the club, different to ‘Hibore’. I use prov1x.
Struggled with low draws and big hooks first couple of rounds but went to the range and sorted it out, was all in the grip. My old driver had a couple of layers of tape under the grip, this one doesn’t, therefore my grip was too strong, had to turn the left hand back a bit. I have since bought a matching 13d fairway wood and a 16d hybrid. The driver is my most trusted club in the bag. Do like my new vokeys though….

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are they the one son sale for $200 and then u get a free fairway

Isn’t it strange to see a thread started by Dr Gribuls coming up? I had a moment where I thought he was still with us.

are they the one son sale for $200 and then u get a free fairway

Don’t think so…from memory it’s the Launcher or Hibore Monster XLS. The original Hibore XLS came before these two.

they are $200
but you can also get newer ones for the same price
gcwh

also

this is the free wood deal

sorry
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A stockist from where i’m from told me the Monster’s no longer, but a bit more forgiving than the XLS. I’ll try a demo one day. I’d really like to try the new Launcher, supposed to keep ball flight down a bit i’ve heard. That’d be nice.

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