Not much distance loss on off center hits. Just aim and fire. The only thing that could be tweaked is the sound, too much like an aluminum baseball bat, but hey I can live with it based on the performance. Nice ball flight, does not balloon. Better than other drivers including hi-boreXL, titleist d series, nike sumo and Taylor made quad.
This is a keeper. I think the FTi is a great club. I think there is some negative bias toward this club because, frankly, pulling out a square driver is sort of like singing in the library. It will get you alot of attention, and not necessarily the good kind. When I first tried this club, I was totally unimpressed. The sound, the feel, everything, seemed contrived and not much better than other modern drivers.
I tried it a second time with a shaft better suited to me, and I absolutely loved it after playing one round with it. What really impresses me about the club is that, around my home course, everyone from hackers to the head pro has very good things to say about it. Bought the FT-i 9 degree with a Graphite Design stiff shaft. Swing speed for me is around …peaking at MPH.
When you hit this club on the screws, it goes…and goes straight. But, when you miss the screws on the outer third of the face, you are going to lose significant distance. As in…. Still forgiving with mishits, but lots lost in terms of yardage off the tee….
The square head seems to help start the backswing better, and it has a great feel to it. My index right now is There were little complaints about the 9 degree GBB besides low trajectory. The 9 Degree Stiff, Draw version seemed to fit my swing better than the Neutral, which had a more consistent slice. The Draw version booms off the tee from straight to a nice high draw.
I have not seen the distance loss as some people have seen. My tendency is to hit it square to off-the-toe. Over all, I am hoping to drop a few shots from being closer to the hole off the tee. I noticed that teeing the ball higher with the FT-i has also helped compared to teeing very low with with the GBB. I also enjoy the higher trajectory of the FT-i. I saw no need for the tour version since my handicap will probably never go below This club is not a gimmick, as I feel Callaway is really on to something for my handicap range.
I love this stick! Anything that helps make the game more enjoyable for the average higher handicap player has to be a good thing. Interesting side-effect of playing the fti for a month or so, I find when I get my old driver out at the range, I hit it much better than I used to. Probably just the improved confidence I guess.
His driving looks pretty good so far. Played my first round with it, and I made the right decision. Hit it square and it goes, and with off center hits, less mileage lost as compared to the FT-i. Again, I swing about MPH on the radar. My HCP is I hit a power fade…. With my swing, the ball off the FT-5 face just goes straight….
If I turn on it some, I can end up with a pulled straight shot i. I shot a 78 one week ago, i now have chances at birdies as opposed to always being short off the tee and hoping for bogey, hands down the best club i have ever put in my bag, i am now a Any feedback you can provide in regards to these two drivers would be great….
I only had the FT-i driver for a day, before trading it in for an FT With the FT-i…. The FT-i should help with your swing plane in the back and forward swing. Thus, less side spin…or slice. However, the FT-i has a slightly longer shaft, which is not a good thing to have when one struggles with control. Callaway knows the FT-i is not a distance club….
Slicing the ball can come and go, and you can fiddle with the weights when you are hitting the ball straighter…. Any thoughts? I have only swung each a few times, and have had better luck with the FT-i. The price is much more attractive vs. Find a place that will let you take the two demo versions of the clubs out on the course. Alternate the two clubs…and you will find your answer. Be assertive in this request. Too often, people make their choice based on performance on the driving range….
I think the worst idea is hitting a club into a net with a simulator. Fancy technology, and stupid salespeople. I had purchased an FT-3 from ebay and received an FT-i by mistake.
Wow, best mistake that could have happened. BC Before Callaway , but after three rounds with the FTi, my drives have increased by 20 yards on average. Benefits to the High Handicapper: 1. The square head is a great alignment aid; 2. I have hit it only a few times, so I will have to return and give my on-course opinion. I think this is the shape of clubs to come or at least this will be more accepting. People thought I was swinging a Volkswagon on a shaft and now that club looks so small…and the two ball putter was thought to be an odd looking club, too.
Change is good.. I have been using a stock TaylorMade Burner for the last 2 months, and even though when I nail one straight, I can get to maybe one or two every 5 drives , I find that I am nowhere near consistent enough or have the control at a faster swing to warrant using this — more than anything, the driver is killing my scores.
I just picked up a 9. What I can say about it right now is my grass driving range experience. I previously owned an FT-3 with the NV stiff shaft. That said, clean shots travelled yards for me. However, the height of the clubface bothered me. When I got my FT-5 I liked the lower and wider profile of the clubhead and face. Onto the FT How about a review on the Taylormade Superquad? I recently received an FT-i driver as a gift. All I can say is Wow! At first the shape was a little difficult to take, but after several pokes with this big boy it is easy to get used to.
Hook and shank have officially been erased from my vocab!!!! Thanks Callaway. Since purchasing my FT-5 Callaway see above , one disappointment this summer was the stock grip of the club. In wet conditions, or really humid conditions, the stock grip is no good. So, put on a Winn grip, and much, much better. It may be psychological…but it seems as if my control now is even better. The square shape makes a great handle to hold the club while I work the shaft in and out of my pooper.
Both are well worth the hefty price-tags. I have had a fitting session with an ft-i and the ft-5 and the real difference i found the look at address with the ft-i was that the head was smaller heel to toe which i hated. I hate to be the resident dissident in this forum but.. I bought an FT-5 and have not had the asstounding results perported here.
Alas, I became greedy and went in search of distance. Thinking that newer technology would produce more distance off the tee with less effort and less strain on my tired back, I took a shot at the FT-5 based on rave reviews all over the web.
I get about the same distance with the same swing but with much less accuracy and always, a pronounced fade, regardless of my set up. The club was pricey which makes the results I am getting a bit saltier. Bottom line, I am putting the club up for sale and thank goodness, I still have my old driver. Of course, only an opinion; but consider saving dollars of your money. If your looking for a forgiving draw biased driver that will produce distance and some slice curing weight distribution, buy the TaylorMade R5 Dual, set up for a draw.
Today, you can buy them just about anywhere for bucks. Very forgiving along with distance comparitive to much higher priced and well advertised clubs. I must retract my earlier comments about the newly purchased FT A good ole fashion stubborn streak prompted me to either come to terms with the club or toss it into the desert and let it die a slow sunblistered death.
However, a bucket of balls, changes to my set up, a few explatives and alas I began to see a flicker of light at the palatable end of the range. The drive was straight and long. The only thing I can deduce is that the lighter weight in comparison to my old driver was causing me to close the face of the FT at impact.
I weakened my grip a bit and began to replicate some decent drives. On the course today, I hit some monster drives with seemingly minimal effort. Would have been a great day except for the rest of my game was poo.
I stand corrected. The FT-5 is feeding me some crow…but it tastes good!!! What is the difference between an FT-5 tour and FT-5, besides the shaft weight and availability of I guess that this is not a new club but an older model? What is the difference between the two years?
I know that there is a new shaft but is there a new clubhead as well? As I understand it, the closed face actually increases the loft degree a bit…. In sum, have it measured. I am not an avid golfer and have a swing speed of about I agree with the review above with a few exceptions.
First, it is true that unless you hit this club in the sweet spot it seems to loose a little distance over other clubs I have hit. However that aside I have never in my life been able to push the yard limit on my sweet spot hit drives. Thanks to the Guys at Biggleswade. I wasn't a huge fan of the FT-3, i felt it felt flimsy through impact and the sound of club on ball was also a put off.
With 3 weighting options to suit the shot you desire and numerous top shafts available, the are specs for every player. And once you get the right shaft etc.
Although maybe suited more to the better player simply for lack of forgiveness compared to other drivers on the market, this is a fantastic piece of technology and i would recommend anyone to demo one out. Thanks to some expert advice I purchased the FT5 and it has been the best piece of advice I have ever had. So far, my distance has increased by 20 yards but far more importantly, I am hitting far more fairways.
This club is a revelation and I cant recommend it highly enough!! This Driver is not only good to look at , but performs equally as well.
From the very 1st shot I hit with it, filled me with confidence. Very Solid and stable. Nice flight. Distance as good as any Ive hit in last 2 years of searching too.
But more importantly, now consistently hitting even more fairways. Lots of loft and shaft options for everyone. Thank you, your review has been submitted successfully and will be included on the page once approved.
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