Description I think Callaway has a hit on their hands with this one. Just bought it on friday and played my first round with it without practice on sunday. Very forgiving and relatively straight. Most of my strai...
Summary: Got it on loan from a pal who bought it and did not like it, it was fitted with a black looking Callaway Regular Shaft, here in South Korea, looks like it is the 2008 Model, as I understand it is now fitted with a Fuboki shaft on the 2009 models.
Have used it a couple of rounds and tested on the range a few times and my conclusions are as follow: That is definitely the straightest driver I put my hands on and one of the longest as well; but definitely it is more straighter than longer. Have been able but one exception to keep the ball in play on my drives on the korean courses within OB limits (that says something to who has played in South Korea where these are very narrowly set) for the few rounds I used it and because of that, it gave me enough confidence to really go for it and was then able to get very long straigt drives. The sound also is very satisfying unlike the hollow, tinny sound I was used with the other FT's I owned. Not convinced by the shaft which I find very weak, have ordered since a 9.5 tour version with a Fuboki shaft and cannot wait to get it. Being so straight I do not believe such a driver suits a low handicap player but more a mid-high handicapper, but again I tried the 10 deg version which is 1 deg toed in, the tour version might (and will probably) suit a low handicapper.
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Similar Products Used: All Callaway's FT's but FT9, also TM Burner, TM R7, TM R9, Mizuno MP-001
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Summary: I got the club at Dicks sporting good and wanted to try the tour version but the guy insisted that i would be fine with the regular version since they did a little analysis. I brough the club to the driving range and wanted to cry due to the amount of money i spent on this club and couldn't hit a straight shot at all. i have a natural draw and with this club it was a Super draw! After going back to the driving range all week and a few adjustments like holding the club lighter and fixing my stance the ball never flew straighter and longer.The length of the driving range goes 265 yards. I was crushing it to the top of the trees passed the 265 yrd sign. It took about 150-200 swings to find out how to hit this club. I love it now!
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Review Date May 22, 2009
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Value Rating 5 of 5
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Reviewed by: freddy(Unregistered User)
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Model Reviewed: Callaway FT-IQ
Summary: Very nice looking, sounds great too. I had tried the Diablo draw and was hitting fantastic. I then was hitting the ft-iq and was hitting great at first and bought it. After playing a couple rounds I find myself fading every shot with this club. Went back and replaced the regular shaft with stiff and still fading. My other clubs seem fine, going to exchange it back for a diablo. I think if you have a tendancy to slice you might want to look for something with a draw bias instead, still seems to push slightly where the diablo was very straight with even a slight draw at times.
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Summary: This driver is incredible. It excels at hitting the ball straight as an arrow with piercing flight. I used it for the first time on the course today and it was very forgiving. A couple of drives I hit towards the toe with an open face and they still went 270 yards and stayed in the fairway. I can't wait to practice hitting more draws and fades with it since it's so accurate. You won't be able to maneuver it like the FT-9 standard club head design, but it is workable, just a bit more difficult. This club is designed for "straight", and it delivers big time. It looks fantastic at address. The club head and loft look appealing which creates confidence on the tee box. You feel like it's going to go dead straight just how it sets down. Another thing that I like is when you swing the club it feels like it holds the plane well. Swinging it feels really good and at address it looks easy to hit. Great performance overall however I noticed I lost some distance off the tee (10 yards or so) but gained huge accuracy. This is most likely due to the shaft length, nothing to do with the club head. It is very expensive which sucks, but I got mine with the Callaway special promotion that includes a free Callaway 3-wood for an extra $1.
Similar Products Used: Adams XTD Driver
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