Was very reluctant to spend so much monedy on one club but allready after two round feel it's been worth it. My driving is now the best part of my game hitting 250yards by default. Not only are they long but the straightness is incredible. Even poor swings give a reasonasble result. When you really get hold of a shot with this club the 300yrds is easily achievable. I'm now regularly outdriving a could of 8 handicappers who are not happy about it. Went for the regular shaft which seems ok for average speed swings. I can't understand anyone complaining about this club, you must have a seriously bad swing if you can't get any benefit from this incredible driver. Good discounts in the UK from Golfbidder and Ebay - look around to get a super bargain.

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Long, very long. Quite forgiving and straight. Gives the ball a great trajectory, nice hight. Only problem i've had is lining the ball up with the center of the club face. I have to line the ball up with, what look like to me, the toe of the club. Other than that this club takes some getting used to but it's well worth the effort.

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Let me start by saying that I have tried practically every driver on the market. I found the R580 had a very hollow feel at impact. The stock shaft and grip were okay. My advice to someone in the market for a new driver is to hit it on the driving range or if possible take it out to the course. Driving a few balls into a net 10 foot aways gives you no ideas how it will perform on the course. My lesson learned from this experience. Some pro shops have demos that they allow you to take out for the day. Picking a driver is a matter of how it works for you. Personally I have decided to trade my R580 in for a Titleist 983K.

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You name it, I've tried it. My last driver was a titleist 975J.

I'm giving the TM80 9.5 Stiff stock shaft a 5 because if it were any easier to hit, the price would be worth it even at 800 dollars in my opinion. This club is a level beyond anything I've ever tried. I bought the tm580 without first testing it, which is generally a cardinal sin. I traded my cleveland 330 9.5 stiff (not a bad club but no tm850). I finally got to try it on the range in 20 mph cross wind that should have caused some severe hooks for a lefty. certainly a slice stopper wind for a lefty. temperature was 6 celcious (very cool). The impressive results are as follows and i take very little to do with my swing as it's first time out in 6 months. i generally hit the ball fairly well come may or june and i'm longer than many and shorter than some. a) straight with very slight draw or light fade. several pushes and 1 significant slice. b) no tops and no severely bad hits - this is amazing for first time out and no i'm not that good. has to be the club. c) long enough - 250 was the maximum drive no roll - it's very wet in canada. most drive were 220-230 - poorly struck on the toe at 210. nothing under 210 as there were no flubs or true tops or extremely bad hits. it's 6 degrees and not good for hitting long with the non-assiting wind and older range balls. i say 250-270 would be common average hits later in the season. some up to 300 with a little tail wind. e) workable - yes - limited workability only. this is a positive in my books. d)feel at impact and sound - truly amazing. e) the ball launched mid-trajectory and stays true. the launch is mid to high. no worm burners. f)shaft is good. i really cannot believe the hangup on shafts and prefer to not comment. stay stock - too low tourgue is not always good for 108- swing speed. g)comparisons are with tisi, 330 launcher, 320 tour. i kept to 320 tour as backup - it's a lot harder to hit. the tisi 10 was high and fairly long. the launcher was slighly too closed with some ungly little duck hooks, overall it worked not bad. i've tried others too such as the tm360 and 320, none as simple as the tm580.

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I had the standard 60 gram shaft changed to the MAS2 70 gram Tour Stiff flex in order to get the stiffest shaft with the lowest torque (per the Taylormade web site specifications). My driver swing speed is about 118 mph. The MAS2 70 Tour Stiff shaft is a major disappointment. I was told by the Taylormade representative, two months after the purchase, that the shaft was rated up to 105 mph. Boy, I wish he would have mentioned that to me when I placed the order. I have tested other drivers with the new Grafalloy blue shaft x-flex. WOW! The shot dispersion is much tighter. Therefore, if you are considering a Taylormade, I strongly recommend that you upgrade the shaft to the appropriate flex Grafalloy blue. A Grafalloy blue re-shaft by Taylormade after the fact will cost about $100. If you custom order the Grafalloy blue shaft at purchase it will only add about $25 to the total cost. The additional cost for the Grafalloy shaft is money well spent. According to the Taylormade rep., the Grafalloy blue shaft will be available in May 2003. I did not want to wait so I sold my Taylormade on Ebay and bought a new Adams Redline driver with the blue shaft, a great combination for only $275.

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Great club. Once you get over the size it's no problem, good thing they painted it black. Slightly longer than my old TM 360, but a much bigger sweetspot. Anyhere on the face seems to go almost as far as center with correction. Bought this on a whim on-line, will not go back to my old TM360. A friend plays the same club and he's a 4 handicap, I figure if he thinks it's the club then the rest of us hackers will surely benefit as well.

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TM 360, 975J, Hawkeye, Hawkeye VFT

I'll keep it simple, this club sets up nicely and flush hits fly a long way. Stock shaft seems to work very nicely. Forgiving yet lets you know what you are doing wrong. Best driver I have owned to date. For a monstrously large club, it handles very well.

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very helpful, easy to get hold of and seem knowledgable

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I play the R540, which delivers medium trajectory and outrageous distance and accuracy. I've added about 10-15 yards with this driver and find the fairway most of the time. I'd compare the great feel and sweetspot to the ERC. Other than that no driver compares. I first hit it at a demo with many of the brand name companies in attendance. I hit all of the new drivers on the market and this was the best. Its as simple as that.

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Callway ERC, Callway Big Bertha II, Cobra Ti

After months of research on over half a dozen drivers I couldn't pass up such a great deal on the 540. Being a long hitter, I was skeptic about using a stock shaft. Lets just say I've gotten over it. I'm hitting my drives just as far now as I was during the summer with more control. Thats not bad considering the fairways are practically under water. The 540 would best suite a mid to low handicap golfer that would like a little more carry. Forgiveness is very good especially towards the heel.

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Ping TiSi Tec, TM 300, 320, 360, Titleist 975D, Adams GT 303, 363, Callaway ERC, Integra Super 450

At first, I thought this is just one of those over price drivers on the market. Picked up a R540 at the range to try and loved it. My drives are now 75% strighter and atleast added 20 yards in distance. By far this is the best driver I've hit.

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