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Forum Thread of the Day: “Best looking driver of all time?”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from JD3 who has asked WRXers for their opinion on what is the best looking driver of all time. Plenty of our members have gotten involved in the discussion, with a multitude of models getting plenty of praise for their appearance.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- Philomathesq: “Maybe it is recency bias, but I love the look of the PXG 0811 Gen 2 drivers. I love the smooth look, matte finish, and understated “X” on the crown.”
- miket_81: “From the top is really all I care about. It’s hard to get much better that the matte black Cobra LTD Black. The only thing I think might have rivaled it is when I painted a R11 Dot JD Blitz Black. It was a thing of beauty. Not sure why I ever sold it.”
- chinaski: “Nothing comes even remotely close to persimmon. But for modern drivers, Titleist is usually best looking.”
- Ghostwedge: “The modern classic… looking down at turbulators and dragon fly tech. The unsurpassed PING G 400.”
- evoviiiyou: “The latest black Mizzy 190 series has to be up there…I love mine, and the look can only be improved when they launch the matte black version.”
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules
Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4
3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
5-wood: Ping G440 Max (19 degrees @18)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
Hybrid: Ping G440 (23 degrees)
Shaft: Oban Isawa Red Hybrid Shaft 04 Flex 70 Gms
Irons: Srixon ZXi7 (5-P)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i80
Wedges: Cleveland RTZ (50-MID, 54-FULL, 58-MID)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i105
Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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Mad-Mex
Aug 5, 2019 at 10:46 pm
You serious ?!?!?! The HAMMER 500 Z DRIVER hands down !!!
Jack Wullkotte
Aug 4, 2019 at 8:09 am
I agree with Chinaski. Persimmon drivers were the best looking drivers of all time, if they were made by Jack Wullkotte. 🙂
Jack Nash
Aug 4, 2019 at 7:59 am
Cleveland Classic Persimmon. Interesting that few if any old style persimmons are on anyone’s lists. Guess they couldn’t hit’em, so they didn’t like’em. But I guess when you look down and see the size of a 3 wood head it’s hard to fathom that it’s a driver.
Hiwattage
Aug 3, 2019 at 11:12 pm
Taylormade R1 Black . Nice graphics .
Tom54
Aug 3, 2019 at 9:30 pm
For those that remember persimmon, the Mcgregor 945 was a beauty. As far as metal woods, the original Titleist 975D was hard to beat
Dr Tee
Aug 3, 2019 at 9:25 pm
For sure it is a tie between the Mizuno 201 ST 190 and the Titleist TS series. Both share the same classic pear shape. For the record, the old Taylor Made Super Quad runs a close 2nd–pear shape, deep face.
Tom54
Aug 3, 2019 at 9:13 pm
For those that remember persimmon the Mcgregor 945 was a beauty and for metal woods the first Titleist 975 was hard to beat
steve
Aug 3, 2019 at 9:04 pm
Chinaski….I could not have said it better myself. I was thinking the exact same thing!
s
Aug 3, 2019 at 6:10 pm
2017 M1 460. Love the asymmetrical look on the bottom and the beautiful proportion and angle alignment of the shiny black and white for the crown.
British Open Winn'a
Aug 1, 2019 at 11:06 pm
The Persimmon Cleveland Classic TC15 get’s my vote! I had the 3w and 5w as well! Pure craftsmanship!
Ball Striker
Aug 1, 2019 at 11:01 pm
Cleveland Classic TC15 Persimmon… especially the blonde version that I had! When Tom Lehman broke out the blondie version at the
1994 Tour Championship at The Olympic Club, I just about lost my mind! I have that driver, I have that driver, I have…….so cool to see
him cut a soft fade off the 1st tee.
Brandon Wooley
Aug 1, 2019 at 4:38 pm
The desert camo Cobra F8 has to be one of the coolest looking drivers ever made.
Ron Krumm
Aug 3, 2019 at 8:51 pm
The Titleist 917 or 1 most of you have never seen, The Honma 737 440 is as close the look of old persimmon as their is on the market.