thunderbird:
I have owned both and played with both extensively. I have found the R9 to be longer and even on mishits it still goes farther than the Ping. As for accuracy the Ping is very accurate but you are not hitting to a pin but to a fairway with a driver. So the real question is how much accuracy is really needed. As for forgiveness I have found the Taylormade to be more forgiving distance wise wow I found the Ping to be more forgiving in directional. Thats just my two cents.
I know most Masters have the R9 but the above comment and some other things about the game have me wondering.
I've been in the rough in BPB enough to know I dont want to be there and I'm going to turn Master soon and will need to make this choice.
" I found the Ping to be more forgiving in directional" this part of the comment above is what I wonder about.
Which driver is truly more forgiving on mishits for left to right flight.....? (I've learnt that the proshop specs are not always accurate)
It also makes me wonder too when you see how precision and forgiveness are defined in the FAQ, basically seemingly making the precision more important and when you mishit, its the precision and distance that is affected depending on the forgiveness, so lower precision in the first place might be affected more since its already lower, if that makes any sense....
Our WGTNiv also said something earlier today which had me thinking to, higher precision will see less deviation on dinged shots where as higher forgiveness will help more on the mishit shots.....
I am hoping with the rental club option I can try both but I'm not very keen at all on paying to rent these clubs just to try them, a driving range and putting green would have been much more practical for shopping purposes IMO, hopefully its a very nominal charge.