I think you'll like it, if the head is the only variable in the equation. But it isn't; you're also looking at different shafts.
I have a Bang SRV-II 10* on an SK Fiber Pure Energy shaft. It was in my bag for the past month. I'd have to give it a very good grade, though I'm about to swap it out for the driver it replaced -- after a range session today. That driver is an Integra IV 10* on an SK Fiber Tour Trac 80. Here's my story on it: * The head itself is well-made, and sports a good finish. It also seems to hold its finish well. * Compared to the Integra IV and the UC Big Titanium (both similar in shape to the Ping TiSi), the SRV-II is taller in the face. I think this makes it a lot less sensitive to teeing height. I got the designed-in trajectory with just about any decent hit. * I got plenty of distance with the SRV. Even shots that felt a little like "misses" went further than I expected. I keep thinking back to a match I played in the first weekend I used it. On the last hole (#1 hcp, long par 4), it didn't feel quite solid, but it finished in the fairway, having airmailed the bunker that caught the other drives in my foursome. All this is consistent with Dan Neubecker's report of two months ago. The SRV is long and forgiving. So why will it not be in my bag tomorrow? Well, as TFlan is fond of reminding us, a good club doesn't make a good golfer. As the club gets longer, my swing tends to get more outside-in. A forgiving head may mask off-center hits, but there is no way it can mask a glancing blow. Too many of my drives with this club are long but in the trees on the right (face square to target line = slice) or the left (face square to path of clubhead = pull). The other driver is shorter in length. I don't think it hits the ball as far, but I'm seldom as far off-line either. (Penick - "The woods are full of long hitters.") In this morning range session, I focused on clubhead path. I could manage it better with the shorter driver, so I'll see how it works on the course. The difference is not much: 44" vs 45-1/4". That's worth about a dozen grams of head weight. If the switch back to the shorter driver works, I may try to shorten the SRV and see what happens. I expect I'll like the result. Cheers! DaveT ----- Original Message ----- From: David Rees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 6:07 PM Subject: ShopTalk: SRVII 12* > I picked up a SRVII 12* and put it together on a Rifle 5.5 shaft, no > tip-trimming, spined at 12oclock. Using the plug that came with the SRVII, > shaft-insertion depth ended up around 1.5" or so (didn't measure). Will > butt-trim to get the SW around D2-3. > > Hopefully will hit it tomorrow morning in comparison to my Integra 400 9* on a > DGS300 and steel XDS2+ on a TTLite XL between R/S. I also hope my swing is > consistent enough to make a meaningful comparison, but I'm confident that > that SRVII will be significantly straighter and more consistent than the > Integra 400 which is currently in the bag. > > -Dave >
