A NOTE ON THE DRIVER 👉🏻 something I forgot to mention. The shaft on the driver is slightly shorter than a standard driver length. Only a small amount but it makes a difference ❤️ thanks for watching, have a great day!
Hey peter, I have a question i have been struggling with for a while now. Because constantly I hear stuff about high/mid/low handicap clubs, but i never hear a clear answer to my question. So i ask you, as a handicap 10 how should I consider my handicap.
You could buy new equipment and hope it will improve your game...but like Pete said, without lots of practice and maybe some hours with a Pro, you wont get better anyway...
I bought this driver from eBay for $50 after watching your video. Was blown away how forgiving it is. Told my friends about it and it’s now trading three times the price since then. You are affecting the Used club values. Thank you for great content
This is wild, I've been using my Big Bertha fusion since 2016-17 when I started. Could never seem to find anything better. Recently upgraded the shaft and it's even better lol. Crazy to see the price of it go up, I remember I couldn't even get 30$ for it almost a year ago...
Hi Pete I’m a senior golfer. I replaced my 2016 M2 TM 3, 4, 5 and 6 irons with M6 hybrids. Best thing I ever did. Dropped my handicap from 23 to 17. For us high handicappers it’s a no brainer. Love your content. Cheers Ben, Sydney, Australia
@@peterfinchgolf obviously sandbagging it on Quest for The Open. Only a mere mortal could have got a 11 on a par4. I replicated that fete in 1st round of club championship on the 6th hole on Saturday. You're not trying Pete. I can do worse.
My dad plays those Cleveland launcher hb turbo hybrid/irons and he’s incredible with them. The balls comes down so steep and basically plugs in greens. Everything he hits just gets up so high so quick. He loves them.
I've got the old cg16 theyre unreal still but my 4 broke & 5 is on it way out so looking at treating myself this Christmas with the cbx launchers by Cleveland. Unfortunately due to covid I cant test them atm
100 % agree on the Cleveland HB Launcher irons. I tried them after three years of golf and thought " darn , where have these things been.?" You can blend them ( 4-7) with a cavity backed set from 8-GW to get the best of both worlds.
I have the driver, 3w and just picked up a used 5 w in the fusion 2016...love them. The driver comes in a 44 1/2 inch option which I love...much much much easier to hit straight. Companies are making the heads better but making the game harder by shoving 45 1/2 "or bigger shafts when you might gain 1 mph club head speed from that extra length which is maybe 3 yards...but you wont hit the centre of the face as often and it is harder to close the face causing slice which is most average golfers problem.
Love, love, love the selection! Got my mom fitted into a set of the Cleveland HB’s this summer, and she absolutely loves them. I literally cannot get enough golf bidder content! I am really going to miss the golf bidder challenge...please bring it back!! Second hand club market is one of my favorite things in golf and especially the TH-cam golf kingdom.
I just bought a Big bertha Fusion and got a shaft fitted for me - Aldila Rogue 110msi stiff flex and what can I say?? straightest and most constitant driver I ever used! I absolutely LOVE it! Yes, it is a little shorter than the F9 for example, but it is is WAAAYYYY more consistant! ;) thax for the tip pete!
I got these irons about 4 weeks ago and what the advertisements say is correct: they are forgiving! I got them fitted for me (no changes necessary) so I had no excuses left for bad strokes accept that it would be me and not the clubs. Surely someone with a hcp of 25 or lower will find better clubs but until then they will accompany me 😊 And as I have no driver in my bag - now I know what to have a look at. Thanks a lot Peter, very good job! Edit Aug. 22nd: last week I got the driver - and you are right, it is absolutely forgiving. Never hit a driver as straight as this one and was able to draw some of my shots. So again a very great Thank You to Peter!
Think that’s a great video that answers a lot of questions to people who “truly” want to break 100 or 90. Our ego’s on distance and “better” clubs is only surpassed by our belief blades are the best club for normal golfers. Great video again Peter 👍🏼
Welcome to the Bright side of the force! 7 or 8 years ago and totally struggling to hit irons I bought a set of Adams Idea V3 hybrid/Irons. 4-GW. Changed my life! I bounce around high single digit HC now. Still have them but seriously considering these Cleveland's your playing in this vid. Seems to me a set of irons that guarantee a decent strike with predictable distance would be good for even an excellent player like yourself Pete. Spin rate be damned. In my mind all you need backspin for is short shot. You already have a high spin wedge in your bag...so?? IMO you should have the Fusion driver, at least in your garage, for playing the tight fairways on Courses like Formby. I have
I love that to see you have a slower swing speed like me Peter! I swing a little slower and smoother then other players who crush it. I notice when I swing slower I get straighter drives!!!
last few videos have been great Pete. The jokes, banter with yourself, and even camera angles are all much better than in previous videos. Give us a Rick vs Pete 9 hole challenge again. You 2 together create the best golf content on youtube.
Hi Pete, my Brother got me the fusion driver for Christmas, I must say that not only have i managed to drive straighter but i also managed to gain 5 to 8m extra. one of your videos about how to correct fades and draws with just the grip really helped me out a lot. Im not always in the outback in australia when i play golf lol im on the fareway8)
In one of your previous Golf Bidder challenges, you pick up and put back down a set of X 16 steelheads. I swing a set of these that were gifted to me, and I’m currently playing with a 12 handicap. Super forgiving, true lofted, and look great behind the ball. I’d love to see them compared to the XR steelheads that Callaway came out with a couple years ago.
I have the XR steelhead irons bought them used but new looking , you can hit all around the center of the club and get about the same distance and direction. great club for me 10 hdcp and a young 65.
I have the 3 wood Fusion Big Bertha and I love it, it helped me with my longer fairway shots that I couldn’t hit before. looking for any excuse for the driver and I think this could be it.
As the saying goes: “The scorecard doesn’t care about how you did it or what your clubs look like. It only matters what numbers your post.” Same in line with: “A 300 yard drive is the same number of strokes as a 3-foot putt.”
TaylorMade SIM Max. Just completed my third round with it, and have to say - it is quite forgiving. And man does it have distance. Went from an old R7 quad 8 degree driver head with the TaylorMade stiff flex M.A.S squared 7-65 firm tip shaft, to the TaylorMade SIM Max 10.5 degree driver head with the HZRDOUS Smoke Yellow stiff flex 60g shaft. Set it in the UPRT position and have been finding fairways ever since. I experienced a bit more accentuated fade with it in standard, but could have been the early adjusting to something new period. Cheers for your videos Peter, have been helping my game progress! Just had my third best round of my life, trying to crack 80 by the end of this year - first year golfer!
I bought the Fusion last year, its great! I still manage to slice it every now and then, but in general I outdrive my friends with M4s and stuff anyway! Really neat driver, would recommend!
Peter- try the 2020 Cobra F-Max Airspeed offset driver. I feared the tee box, now I am it’s King. It is designed for low swing speed hitters who tend to slice. Where I used to slice and maybe get 220 yards, I am bombing it 270 and straight. And the 3 wood rocks too!!!
Pete.... congratulations on becoming the new Delia Smith 👏👏... following release of this video there are currently none for sale on Golfbidder and only one on eBay currently over £200 which is very strong pricing for a old driver. 🤷♂️
I got the Fusion last year from a 2nd hand shop here in the US. And I absolutely love it. I play 6-8 times a year with my Dad and I have been finding more fairways because of it. I can say for sure I love that Driver.
I managed to find a 2017 Fusion for £50, I put a 55gram 1 inch tipped tensi blue stiff in. Swing went to D4. Set the driver to 9.5 deg on draw setting. It can stay with my SIM2 in distance Carry is 265-285 yards. On my club GPS tags, it performs every bit as good as any driver i have tried. Great fun to bring out on friendly rounds. The head is 200 gram so is the same as the Epic Speed and the SIM2 head.
I'm a novice golfer started with some crappy clubs I've ended up with Callaway XR os irons SUPER forgiving easy to strike and look really nice also I've found the Callaway rogue draw driver has been good to me for slicing !
As a dirtbag golfer I appreciate reviews of clubs like this in my price (and forgiveness) range. When I'm club shopping I usually google club reviews from about 2015 to make sure someone else broke em in and took the depreciation for me.
These are the club's I use. Really have improved my game. I do get a bit of stick for using them but I'm 50 and slowing down a bit so I need all the help I can get. Really good value too.
"I suppose you want to know about the driver".... no Peter quite frankly it's not like I've been looking for something just like this, at all. Where could one get one?
I'm kind of in the same boat, however, I need more forgiveness than just from my clubs. I spend most of my time on the course apoligizing to everyone within ear shot.
This summer, I bought Wilson LP regular steel irons for the reasons you just described. Performed as well as the Cleveland, but considerably less costly. Tried the Callaway driver at the same time as the ping SFT. Bought the Ping, for me just as accurate and 20 yards farther. My current Cobra Speed Zone Xtreme with the Tour Length shaft, which replaced the Ping this year, is longer and straighter the both.
Thanks for the advice. Most sellers mentioning this video! So popularity an pice went up. Anyway I bough the Callaway fusion 9 degrees today 😳 I don’t care about 300 Utd drives. It’ll hit further than anything else I’ve got. Just got to learn how to hit it!! Now the wait... ⏱⏱⏱
I actually bought the Callaway Big Bertha Fusion driver used a few months ago as my first driver based on Rick Shiels' review, where to me it already seemed to be a very forgiving club and not much shorter than other drivers with longer shafts. Glad to see this confirmed now by you Peter.
Thanks to your video about a 2 iron you wanted to get in the bag, I bought the Mizuno mp-20 2 iron as you did to match my Mizuno set and I’m bombing it 285-300. Way better than my inconsistent 3-wood
Great video Peter. Yes, I just got my SIM2 MAX and i love it. Replaced my SIM MAX driver. But I still have my Callaway X2 HOT driver and my TM BURNER HT. LIVE THEM.
I just put a futura X putter on ebay a few days ago. The club itself is minty, however the grip not as minty, but decent shape. However I am including a free new grip. I personally don't like it's weight
Great video Peter. I always love the forgiving club videos. I have the Wilson D300 graphite irons and Titian Driver, Hireko Thriver 3 wood very forgiving clubs. Taylor Made Rossie Spider putter I had for years. 2 hybrid Adams, 3 hb Ping , 4 hb Paragon, 5 hb Ping. I haven't found anything better so I'm happy shooting in the low 70's. What ever works.
Just got a new ST190 Yesterday, hugely forgiving which was why I went towards it. It’s an absolute monster for distance tho...so there is a happy medium. I didn’t lose a driver all day yesterday unlike my usual rounds with my TM R1. Forgiveness is king for me, I can’t get my handicap down spraying balls all over the place.
I managed to get a set of Callaway Big Bertha irons on Friday...Actually bought them for a Bottle of Rose wine which cost me less than a tenner...Definitely helped with forgiveness
Loved the video Peter! I just recently retired my old Cleveland Hi Bore iron/hybrid set (previous version to what you used in this video). The problem I had with them was as I got a bit better, not a lot but a bit, I didn't feel like I could hit them the way irons are supposed to be hit and back spin was a problem. I was brushing the grass the way you normally hit a 3 or 5 wood instead of hitting down on the ball. But I did love them and played with them for years. Score is all that matters in the end and you don't have to spend $3000 on clubs to play well.
I have the Callaway Fusion 3wood (same model as your driver). Broke the shaft via car door accident. Bought two more as backups. Love them. My go to club!
Bought myself a set of the Wilson Launchpad irons 4-PW, and I LOVE them! So the hollow irons like those and the Clevelands have brought the word 'straight' back into my game.
Ive done this always played a old set of ping s55 irins x100 shafts and ping g400 lst with x shafts now ive got all g410 woods irons and ping crossover clubs with stock reg ping shafts and the duference is amazing so easy to find fairway
This video simply proves what another content provider has said, golfers react to equipment. By Pete’s own admission these clubs are “not spec’d” for him but it’s not made a jot of difference. In fact he’s arguably hit it better.
Wow, you just described my bag! I game the Fusion in a 44.5-inch shaft, HB Launcher irons, a Taylormade Spider Tour putter, two Cobra fairways that include a 7 wood and the secret weapon is a Cobra one-length hybrid. Not the prettiest bag in the world but my handicap is down to 8. Forgiveness is KING!
I been playing the Fusion for about 3 years. I have really enjoyed it and could hit consistent draws with the odd pull hook, I just bought a sim max as i felt it was time for a new weapon and was immediately in love with the arrow straight piercing launch and the extra 20 yards of distance and the fantastic feel and looks, but the misses right are killing my round, might have to go back to old faithful :(
Got fitted for a Ping 410+ earlier this year, slightly shorter club, more loft and different shaft. For the first time in my life I have a predictable driver. Because it draws most of the time I have added distance as well. The course especially from the back tees seems somehow shorter and definitely more manageable.
Omg, thank Mr Finch. Picked up the fusion from eBay for 115$ together with picking up 20-30 yards over my ping 410 that I thought was the most forgiving driver and hitting way more fairways. thank you thank you thank you. I use the EVNROLL ER9 the most forgiving putter I’ve ever used. Please do a review of it if you get a chance. Never seen anyone review the ER9 love your channel keep up the amazing work
The Fusion driver is excellent and so underrated, great second hand club now. I had one on trial and I loved it! Got to say my Ping G410 is close to the Fusion in terms of forgiveness
Do you have the shorter (44.5 inch) shaft or the longer "stock" shaft? He tested the shorter shaft but I'm wondering if the longer shaft is also forgiving?
Barnstable Commons I am pretty confident that the trial club I had was completely stock. It really was a great bit of kit and I’d imagine they are well priced now second hand
I use slotline stricker irons as a beginner really forgiving and easy to use. Can’t hit a driver properly yet so will consider the fusion. Thanks for the advice
I have the Fusion and I love it. Upgraded the shaft from the original and now smack it 20 yards further. I’ve been thinking about changing recently, to a Cobra F9 or something like that, but this video may have convinced me to hold tough.
Played the Fusion till it got damaged, great club. The Launcher irons are brilliant too. Now play the Srixon Z355 driver and Srixon 155 ironsboth brilliant powerful and very forgiving. I bought them brand new the irons £249 and the driver £129 great buys!
After poor ball striking I have gone from Ping Iblades to a Ping k15 hybrid mix. They make the game so much easier it just makes sense to use these sort of clubs if you are knocking on abit or struggling. Unless you strike your irons like Faldo I would definitely look into similar sets. Ping are the masters at making these sorts of clubs.
Taylormade m1 2017 has been the most consistent driver ever for me....I had one, then went m3, then st190g, then mavrik, then to sim and now I just bought another m1 on eBay for 125 got it Friday and sim was sold on Saturday...M1 is king
At first I thought you had my driver, the Callaway XR Speed. As a golfer trying to break 100 I need forgiving clubs so I don’t have those exact irons, the Adams Idea a12 OS that I have in my bag have the same concept. Now I feel I just need a consistent swing and I’ll reach my goal.
"I thought for a second I'd done it." I feel ya, Peter. I missed one by inches a few years back and I thought I'd got one, then I saw the ball roll past. What a rollercoaster.
Actually bought a 10.5 degree Fusion like 2 years ago, short version, stiff ES Recoil shaft. It had a 5 gram weight in it and I put in the 12 gram. I hit a ton more fairways with the occasional slice when I try to crank one and rush the downswing. I do sacrifice some distance but it's better than being in the tree's or way offline. I am looking at a Cobra Speedzone extreme or that new Big Bertha B2 that just came out, have to go get a fitting.
I have a BBF driver and 5-wood, the 5W is probably my favourite club in the bag, and the driver is super easy to hit. Only problem is, even though it’s forgiving, it only gets me an extra 5m max over my epic flash 3-wood. Just spins too much! Unfortunately now I’m going to fall into the trap of looking for a ‘longer’ driver
Peter great video looks like you hit my mark. I hit pxg’s with a Calloway xr driver. I’ve had the big Bertha and wish I had it back. As far as hybrids I’m looking
I picked up a Fusion 3-wood and i can say the fairway wood is a very forgiving club as well. It looks a little different from other fairway woods I’ve used (the way the top carbon looks with the shape is a little funky) but it slams.
My Taylormade M6 is a forgiving driver from that same time frame. I love it, it is pretty forgiving and I gained a lot more distance from my old driver. I have a friend that's a pretty high handicap, he could benefit from a driver like this.
I've had this driver in the bag for 2 years now and love it. Haven't lost too much distance but im playing from the fairway more often. Very inderated driver 👌
I bought one of those Fusion drivers 2nd hand because of the forgiveness claims and I found it to actually be less forgiving than the driver I had before. I just hated how it looked at address and could never get comfortable looking down at it
Great vid driver is defo food for thought, I purchased a cobra fmax airspeed 3wood I love it goes super straight and a good distance, sounds class too 👍🏻🏌🏻♂️⛳️
I played my first 4 holes after like some lessons and i find myself just unable to hit the ball like i am on the driving range and even if this forgiveness is tempty i 'll stay with my basic set until i' ll feel confortable with my swing andbe able to replicate what i do during practice (hopefully..)! Love the channel!!
Peter excellent video as always. I agree with you about the Fusion Driver, I currently play a Ping G410 driver fitted to a 3 wood shaft and get on great with it .
Hi Pete. Thank you for a great video. Two questions: 1. What would a 24-handicap hacker do with this driver and irons? 2. What is the cost of a set like this?
Thanks Peter...this is the first time I have ever seen a video from you. I really enjoyed it. I constantly struggle with accuracy...I don't mind not hitting it so far, but I want it more in the fairway because that's where I loose most of my strokes.....Cheers, from NZ..... ....I SUBSCRIBED👍⛳🏌️♂️
I've been using the Callaway Big Bertha Fusion forever. Better playing out of the fairway than the rough. It is not that short for me. Just changed the shaft for abit of distance. But since using this my handicap dropped from a 10 to a 2. Problem is I haven't find any driver remotely close to forgiveness as of yet
The selection seemed great. As a true beginner I think that they could well be a set of clubs for me to look at as I start to get into the great game of golf. To me I really liked the look of the irons.
Pete... Get the fusion fit (drop to 9.5, and put an x flex in it) and head to head vs SIM... Do 9 holes playing two balls and see if one outscores the other...
When getting new clubs recently I really looked at forgiveness within my price range and came across last years mizuno st190 and the cobra fmax draw weighted clubs.. compared to my old adams tight lies full set it has been night and day performance when comparing them
I have the taylormade m6 irons. They are super forgiving, not to the extent of those Cleveland’s, but give me great confidence with distance, due to their strong lofts and feel of the club. Would definitely recommend for those with mid to high handicap like myself !
Thanks for this video Pete, I’m currently waiting for this driver and irons to become available at golfbidder. Hopefully soon I’ll be playing a straight game, not constantly hunting in the rough and/or trees. Great instructional tips on your channel too.
Pete please call golf bidder and ask them to let you try out the old Callaway FT-IQ tour driver. It has to be the most forgiving. GREAT GREAT content! Thanks
Peter as a golfer in your mid forties, how do you find your body coping as you get older? Perhaps you can do a video about any fitness/mobility stuff you do in addition to playing golf
Played it on a course. Of the 5 times I used it (executive course), I found 4 fairways. My driver has been the worst part of my game, this may have turned that around. Thx Pete
First driver I ever got was the Big Bertha Fusion. Couldn't hit a ball straight to save my life. Straight up 90 degree slices. Ended up trying out a TS2 and it was a night and day difference. No idea why but if it works, it works.
The HB Launchers are awesome! They took 7-9 shots off my last 4 times playing. I just picked up a Cleveland satin cero putter hoping to refine my putts.
A NOTE ON THE DRIVER 👉🏻 something I forgot to mention. The shaft on the driver is slightly shorter than a standard driver length. Only a small amount but it makes a difference ❤️ thanks for watching, have a great day!
Where do I get one of those Evenroll hats?
Hey peter, I have a question i have been struggling with for a while now. Because constantly I hear stuff about high/mid/low handicap clubs, but i never hear a clear answer to my question. So i ask you, as a handicap 10 how should I consider my handicap.
You could buy new equipment and hope it will improve your game...but like Pete said, without lots of practice and maybe some hours with a Pro, you wont get better anyway...
Can you suggest some other, More available clubs that would have similar performance or just look out for similar designs?
Please see comment below!!
I bought this driver from eBay for $50 after watching your video.
Was blown away how forgiving it is.
Told my friends about it and it’s now trading three times the price since then.
You are affecting the Used club values.
Thank you for great content
This is wild, I've been using my Big Bertha fusion since 2016-17 when I started. Could never seem to find anything better. Recently upgraded the shaft and it's even better lol. Crazy to see the price of it go up, I remember I couldn't even get 30$ for it almost a year ago...
Agreed, was sad to see it's going for more than many drivers that've come out in the last 5 years.
My clubs do not forgive, I sometimes even hear them snickering at me from the closet at night.
Golf clubs are just like girlfriends/wives, they say they are forgiving but always bring it up out of nowhere and let you have it! 🤣
Dave Karnowski Thats what i hear at night? Damn clubs anyway 😀
Erik Alvarez so true!
This show was so easy and relaxing to watch. To me it was a great round of golf with a mix of wonderful comments made by a professional commentator.
Hi Pete
I’m a senior golfer.
I replaced my 2016 M2 TM 3, 4, 5 and 6 irons with M6 hybrids. Best thing I ever did. Dropped my handicap from 23 to 17. For us high handicappers it’s a no brainer.
Love your content.
Cheers
Ben, Sydney, Australia
Hey Peter, could you do a video where you simply go out and just try to play your best golf and see how low you can go. Maybe like a course vlog
Do u think he doesnt try when he does course vlogs?
I’m not sure everyone would like that, maybe they would 🤷🏻♂️
@@peterfinchgolf obviously sandbagging it on Quest for The Open. Only a mere mortal could have got a 11 on a par4. I replicated that fete in 1st round of club championship on the 6th hole on Saturday. You're not trying Pete. I can do worse.
Maybe just 9 holes with cuts and music and then occasionally stop to chime in and talk a bit. Either way ill watch !
Geaux Tigers
My dad plays those Cleveland launcher hb turbo hybrid/irons and he’s incredible with them. The balls comes down so steep and basically plugs in greens. Everything he hits just gets up so high so quick. He loves them.
I've got the old cg16 theyre unreal still but my 4 broke & 5 is on it way out so looking at treating myself this Christmas with the cbx launchers by Cleveland. Unfortunately due to covid I cant test them atm
100 % agree on the Cleveland HB Launcher irons. I tried them after three years of golf and thought " darn , where have these things been.?" You can blend them ( 4-7) with a cavity backed set from 8-GW to get the best of both worlds.
Loved it when you Rick and Matt played at this course, the rough is intense
As a terrible golfer, I will be researching hybrid sets and that driver. Thank you for the info.
I have the driver, 3w and just picked up a used 5 w in the fusion 2016...love them. The driver comes in a 44 1/2 inch option which I love...much much much easier to hit straight.
Companies are making the heads better but making the game harder by shoving 45 1/2 "or bigger shafts when you might gain 1 mph club head speed from that extra length which is maybe 3 yards...but you wont hit the centre of the face as often and it is harder to close the face causing slice which is most average golfers problem.
Love, love, love the selection! Got my mom fitted into a set of the Cleveland HB’s this summer, and she absolutely loves them. I literally cannot get enough golf bidder content! I am really going to miss the golf bidder challenge...please bring it back!! Second hand club market is one of my favorite things in golf and especially the TH-cam golf kingdom.
I just bought a Big bertha Fusion and got a shaft fitted for me - Aldila Rogue 110msi stiff flex and what can I say?? straightest and most constitant driver I ever used! I absolutely LOVE it! Yes, it is a little shorter than the F9 for example, but it is is WAAAYYYY more consistant! ;) thax for the tip pete!
I got these irons about 4 weeks ago and what the advertisements say is correct: they are forgiving! I got them fitted for me (no changes necessary) so I had no excuses left for bad strokes accept that it would be me and not the clubs. Surely someone with a hcp of 25 or lower will find better clubs but until then they will accompany me 😊
And as I have no driver in my bag - now I know what to have a look at. Thanks a lot Peter, very good job!
Edit Aug. 22nd: last week I got the driver - and you are right, it is absolutely forgiving. Never hit a driver as straight as this one and was able to draw some of my shots. So again a very great Thank You to Peter!
Think that’s a great video that answers a lot of questions to people who “truly” want to break 100 or 90. Our ego’s on distance and “better” clubs is only surpassed by our belief blades are the best club for normal golfers. Great video again Peter 👍🏼
Welcome to the Bright side of the force! 7 or 8 years ago and totally struggling to hit irons I bought a set of Adams Idea V3 hybrid/Irons. 4-GW. Changed my life! I bounce around high single digit HC now. Still have them but seriously considering these Cleveland's your playing in this vid.
Seems to me a set of irons that guarantee a decent strike with predictable distance would be good for even an excellent player like yourself Pete. Spin rate be damned. In my mind all you need backspin for is short shot. You already have a high spin wedge in your bag...so??
IMO you should have the Fusion driver, at least in your garage, for playing the tight fairways on Courses like Formby.
I have
I love that to see you have a slower swing speed like me Peter! I swing a little slower and smoother then other players who crush it. I notice when I swing slower I get straighter drives!!!
last few videos have been great Pete. The jokes, banter with yourself, and even camera angles are all much better than in previous videos. Give us a Rick vs Pete 9 hole challenge again. You 2 together create the best golf content on youtube.
Hi Pete, my Brother got me the fusion driver for Christmas, I must say that not only have i managed to drive straighter but i also managed to gain 5 to 8m extra. one of your videos about how to correct fades and draws with just the grip really helped me out a lot. Im not always in the outback in australia when i play golf lol im on the fareway8)
In one of your previous Golf Bidder challenges, you pick up and put back down a set of X 16 steelheads. I swing a set of these that were gifted to me, and I’m currently playing with a 12 handicap. Super forgiving, true lofted, and look great behind the ball. I’d love to see them compared to the XR steelheads that Callaway came out with a couple years ago.
I have the XR steelhead irons bought them used but new looking , you can hit all around the center of the club and get about the same distance and direction. great club for me 10 hdcp and a young 65.
I have the 3 wood Fusion Big Bertha and I love it, it helped me with my longer fairway shots that I couldn’t hit before. looking for any excuse for the driver and I think this could be it.
Great video Pete! Agree that the putter is.... special looking. Also agree that consistency and accuracy get underrated in the pursuit of distance.
As the saying goes: “The scorecard doesn’t care about how you did it or what your clubs look like. It only matters what numbers your post.” Same in line with: “A 300 yard drive is the same number of strokes as a 3-foot putt.”
It's not about how far, how straight, or even how pretty. It is only about how many...
TaylorMade SIM Max. Just completed my third round with it, and have to say - it is quite forgiving. And man does it have distance. Went from an old R7 quad 8 degree driver head with the TaylorMade stiff flex M.A.S squared 7-65 firm tip shaft, to the TaylorMade SIM Max 10.5 degree driver head with the HZRDOUS Smoke Yellow stiff flex 60g shaft. Set it in the UPRT position and have been finding fairways ever since. I experienced a bit more accentuated fade with it in standard, but could have been the early adjusting to something new period. Cheers for your videos Peter, have been helping my game progress! Just had my third best round of my life, trying to crack 80 by the end of this year - first year golfer!
I bought the Fusion last year, its great! I still manage to slice it every now and then, but in general I outdrive my friends with M4s and stuff anyway! Really neat driver, would recommend!
Peter- try the 2020 Cobra F-Max Airspeed offset driver. I feared the tee box, now I am it’s King. It is designed for low swing speed hitters who tend to slice. Where I used to slice and maybe get 220 yards, I am bombing it 270 and straight.
And the 3 wood rocks too!!!
Pete.... congratulations on becoming the new Delia Smith 👏👏... following release of this video there are currently none for sale on Golfbidder and only one on eBay currently over £200 which is very strong pricing for a old driver. 🤷♂️
I got the Fusion last year from a 2nd hand shop here in the US. And I absolutely love it. I play 6-8 times a year with my Dad and I have been finding more fairways because of it. I can say for sure I love that Driver.
I just bought a Callaway XR Speed driver, my main criteria was forgiveness and it’s very forgiving! Great advice on forgiveness Pete.
I managed to find a 2017 Fusion for £50, I put a 55gram 1 inch tipped tensi blue stiff in. Swing went to D4. Set the driver to 9.5 deg on draw setting. It can stay with my SIM2 in distance Carry is 265-285 yards. On my club GPS tags, it performs every bit as good as any driver i have tried. Great fun to bring out on friendly rounds. The head is 200 gram so is the same as the Epic Speed and the SIM2 head.
I'm a novice golfer started with some crappy clubs I've ended up with Callaway XR os irons SUPER forgiving easy to strike and look really nice also I've found the Callaway rogue draw driver has been good to me for slicing !
As a dirtbag golfer I appreciate reviews of clubs like this in my price (and forgiveness) range. When I'm club shopping I usually google club reviews from about 2015 to make sure someone else broke em in and took the depreciation for me.
You missed the most forgiving club ever invented!!!! The foot wedge is by far and away the greatest helper club.
I shanked it last time I tried that.
my golfing luck probably break my toe if I tried
Almost as accurate as the hand wedge.
These are the club's I use. Really have improved my game. I do get a bit of stick for using them but I'm 50 and slowing down a bit so I need all the help I can get.
Really good value too.
"I suppose you want to know about the driver".... no Peter quite frankly it's not like I've been looking for something just like this, at all.
Where could one get one?
4:50 this man said "nice, tiny draw" and then he actually did it. We bow down to your golf skills, Pete!
I love my Fusion driver. Shafted up with a Hzrdus Smoke Black shaft and it's beautiful. I'll take a 10 yard cut in the fairway than 280 in the woods.
Every single time. I'd rather hit two accurate shots than four iffy ones.
Peter, no club is forgiving enough for me 😂
I'm kind of in the same boat, however, I need more forgiveness than just from my clubs. I spend most of my time on the course apoligizing to everyone within ear shot.
When they manage to build flat hosels (= straight shanks!), perhaps... haha
This summer, I bought Wilson LP regular steel irons for the reasons you just described. Performed as well as the Cleveland, but considerably less costly. Tried the Callaway driver at the same time as the ping SFT. Bought the Ping, for me just as accurate and 20 yards farther. My current Cobra Speed Zone Xtreme with the Tour Length shaft, which replaced the Ping this year, is longer and straighter the both.
Thanks for the advice. Most sellers mentioning this video! So popularity an pice went up. Anyway I bough the Callaway fusion 9 degrees today 😳 I don’t care about 300 Utd drives. It’ll hit further than anything else I’ve got. Just got to learn how to hit it!! Now the wait... ⏱⏱⏱
I actually bought the Callaway Big Bertha Fusion driver used a few months ago as my first driver based on Rick Shiels' review, where to me it already seemed to be a very forgiving club and not much shorter than other drivers with longer shafts. Glad to see this confirmed now by you Peter.
I’ve got this driver, best thing I ever bought, so easy to hit!
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Thanks to your video about a 2 iron you wanted to get in the bag, I bought the Mizuno mp-20 2 iron as you did to match my Mizuno set and I’m bombing it 285-300. Way better than my inconsistent 3-wood
Great video Peter.
Yes, I just got my SIM2 MAX and i love it. Replaced my SIM MAX driver.
But I still have my Callaway X2 HOT driver and my TM BURNER HT. LIVE THEM.
I just put a futura X putter on ebay a few days ago. The club itself is minty, however the grip not as minty, but decent shape. However I am including a free new grip. I personally don't like it's weight
Great video Peter. I always love the forgiving club videos. I have the Wilson D300 graphite irons and
Titian Driver, Hireko Thriver 3 wood very forgiving clubs. Taylor Made Rossie Spider putter I had for years.
2 hybrid Adams, 3 hb Ping , 4 hb Paragon, 5 hb Ping. I haven't found anything better so I'm happy shooting in the low 70's. What ever works.
It's your game! Good one.
Just got a new ST190 Yesterday, hugely forgiving which was why I went towards it. It’s an absolute monster for distance tho...so there is a happy medium. I didn’t lose a driver all day yesterday unlike my usual rounds with my TM R1. Forgiveness is king for me, I can’t get my handicap down spraying balls all over the place.
I managed to get a set of Callaway Big Bertha irons on Friday...Actually bought them for a Bottle of Rose wine which cost me less than a tenner...Definitely helped with forgiveness
Loved the video Peter! I just recently retired my old Cleveland Hi Bore iron/hybrid set (previous version to what you used in this video). The problem I had with them was as I got a bit better, not a lot but a bit, I didn't feel like I could hit them the way irons are supposed to be hit and back spin was a problem. I was brushing the grass the way you normally hit a 3 or 5 wood instead of hitting down on the ball. But I did love them and played with them for years. Score is all that matters in the end and you don't have to spend $3000 on clubs to play well.
I have the Callaway Fusion 3wood (same model as your driver). Broke the shaft via car door accident. Bought two more as backups. Love them. My go to club!
Bought myself a set of the Wilson Launchpad irons 4-PW, and I LOVE them! So the hollow irons like those and the Clevelands have brought the word 'straight' back into my game.
Pete your swing looked so easy, relaxed and rhythmic in this video - reminded me of watching you in your earlier videos!
I bought a Scotty Cameron Futura X at the beginning of the summer. My putting has never been better. It really is an outstanding putter!
Ive done this always played a old set of ping s55 irins x100 shafts and ping g400 lst with x shafts now ive got all g410 woods irons and ping crossover clubs with stock reg ping shafts and the duference is amazing so easy to find fairway
This video simply proves what another content provider has said, golfers react to equipment. By Pete’s own admission these clubs are “not spec’d” for him but it’s not made a jot of difference. In fact he’s arguably hit it better.
Wow, you just described my bag! I game the Fusion in a 44.5-inch shaft, HB Launcher irons, a Taylormade Spider Tour putter, two Cobra fairways that include a 7 wood and the secret weapon is a Cobra one-length hybrid. Not the prettiest bag in the world but my handicap is down to 8. Forgiveness is KING!
I been playing the Fusion for about 3 years. I have really enjoyed it and could hit consistent draws with the odd pull hook, I just bought a sim max as i felt it was time for a new weapon and was immediately in love with the arrow straight piercing launch and the extra 20 yards of distance and the fantastic feel and looks, but the misses right are killing my round, might have to go back to old faithful :(
Great video, liked it alot! Perfect for all of us that struggles with our driver and iron shots. More of this please 😃
I use the Cleveland Launcher HBs, and they're unbelievable. I'm so happy I bought them.
Got fitted for a Ping 410+ earlier this year, slightly shorter club, more loft and different shaft. For the first time in my life I have a predictable driver. Because it draws most of the time I have added distance as well. The course especially from the back tees seems somehow shorter and definitely more manageable.
Omg, thank Mr Finch. Picked up the fusion from eBay for 115$ together with picking up 20-30 yards over my ping 410 that I thought was the most forgiving driver and hitting way more fairways. thank you thank you thank you. I use the EVNROLL ER9 the most forgiving putter I’ve ever used. Please do a review of it if you get a chance. Never seen anyone review the ER9 love your channel keep up the amazing work
The Fusion driver is excellent and so underrated, great second hand club now. I had one on trial and I loved it! Got to say my Ping G410 is close to the Fusion in terms of forgiveness
Do you have the shorter (44.5 inch) shaft or the longer "stock" shaft? He tested the shorter shaft but I'm wondering if the longer shaft is also forgiving?
Barnstable Commons I am pretty confident that the trial club I had was completely stock. It really was a great bit of kit and I’d imagine they are well priced now second hand
I use slotline stricker irons as a beginner really forgiving and easy to use. Can’t hit a driver properly yet so will consider the fusion. Thanks for the advice
I have the Fusion and I love it. Upgraded the shaft from the original and now smack it 20 yards further. I’ve been thinking about changing recently, to a Cobra F9 or something like that, but this video may have convinced me to hold tough.
Played the Fusion till it got damaged, great club. The Launcher irons are brilliant too. Now play the Srixon Z355 driver and Srixon 155 ironsboth brilliant powerful and very forgiving. I bought them brand new the irons £249 and the driver £129 great buys!
After poor ball striking I have gone from Ping Iblades to a Ping k15 hybrid mix. They make the game so much easier it just makes sense to use these sort of clubs if you are knocking on abit or struggling. Unless you strike your irons like Faldo I would definitely look into similar sets. Ping are the masters at making these sorts of clubs.
Taylormade m1 2017 has been the most consistent driver ever for me....I had one, then went m3, then st190g, then mavrik, then to sim and now I just bought another m1 on eBay for 125 got it Friday and sim was sold on Saturday...M1 is king
At first I thought you had my driver, the Callaway XR Speed. As a golfer trying to break 100 I need forgiving clubs so I don’t have those exact irons, the Adams Idea a12 OS that I have in my bag have the same concept. Now I feel I just need a consistent swing and I’ll reach my goal.
"I thought for a second I'd done it." I feel ya, Peter. I missed one by inches a few years back and I thought I'd got one, then I saw the ball roll past. What a rollercoaster.
Happened to me yesterday:(
Actually bought a 10.5 degree Fusion like 2 years ago, short version, stiff ES Recoil shaft. It had a 5 gram weight in it and I put in the 12 gram. I hit a ton more fairways with the occasional slice when I try to crank one and rush the downswing. I do sacrifice some distance but it's better than being in the tree's or way offline. I am looking at a Cobra Speedzone extreme or that new Big Bertha B2 that just came out, have to go get a fitting.
I have a BBF driver and 5-wood, the 5W is probably my favourite club in the bag, and the driver is super easy to hit. Only problem is, even though it’s forgiving, it only gets me an extra 5m max over my epic flash 3-wood. Just spins too much! Unfortunately now I’m going to fall into the trap of looking for a ‘longer’ driver
Peter great video looks like you hit my mark. I hit pxg’s with a Calloway xr driver. I’ve had the big Bertha and wish I had it back. As far as hybrids I’m looking
I picked up a Fusion 3-wood and i can say the fairway wood is a very forgiving club as well. It looks a little different from other fairway woods I’ve used (the way the top carbon looks with the shape is a little funky) but it slams.
My Taylormade M6 is a forgiving driver from that same time frame. I love it, it is pretty forgiving and I gained a lot more distance from my old driver. I have a friend that's a pretty high handicap, he could benefit from a driver like this.
I've had this driver in the bag for 2 years now and love it. Haven't lost too much distance but im playing from the fairway more often. Very inderated driver 👌
I bought a big bertha fusion driver after this video and yes its more forgiving but i dont think i loss any distance. Great club and excellent review.
I bought one of those Fusion drivers 2nd hand because of the forgiveness claims and I found it to actually be less forgiving than the driver I had before. I just hated how it looked at address and could never get comfortable looking down at it
Pete, Fusion Callaway Driver + Mitsubishi Chemical Diamana Whiteboard 60X + Iomic Midsize/ Jumbomax ultralight grip = mind blowing forgiveness.
There's not a day that goes by where I don't wish Golfbidder was in the US -- great video, Pete
Great vid driver is defo food for thought, I purchased a cobra fmax airspeed 3wood I love it goes super straight and a good distance, sounds class too 👍🏻🏌🏻♂️⛳️
I played my first 4 holes after like some lessons and i find myself just unable to hit the ball like i am on the driving range and even if this forgiveness is tempty i 'll stay with my basic set until i' ll feel confortable with my swing andbe able to replicate what i do during practice (hopefully..)!
Love the channel!!
Peter excellent video as always. I agree with you about the Fusion Driver, I currently play a Ping G410 driver fitted to a 3 wood shaft and get on great with it .
Hi Pete. Thank you for a great video. Two questions:
1. What would a 24-handicap hacker do with this driver and irons?
2. What is the cost of a set like this?
Thanks Peter...this is the first time I have ever seen a video from you. I really enjoyed it. I constantly struggle with accuracy...I don't mind not hitting it so far, but I want it more in the fairway because that's where I loose most of my strokes.....Cheers, from NZ.....
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I've been using the Callaway Big Bertha Fusion forever. Better playing out of the fairway than the rough. It is not that short for me. Just changed the shaft for abit of distance. But since using this my handicap dropped from a 10 to a 2. Problem is I haven't find any driver remotely close to forgiveness as of yet
Love the golf bidder videos! Please do more! :)
Absolutely loved this video Pete, one of my faves!
The selection seemed great. As a true beginner I think that they could well be a set of clubs for me to look at as I start to get into the great game of golf.
To me I really liked the look of the irons.
Pete... Get the fusion fit (drop to 9.5, and put an x flex in it) and head to head vs SIM... Do 9 holes playing two balls and see if one outscores the other...
When getting new clubs recently I really looked at forgiveness within my price range and came across last years mizuno st190 and the cobra fmax draw weighted clubs.. compared to my old adams tight lies full set it has been night and day performance when comparing them
I have the taylormade m6 irons. They are super forgiving, not to the extent of those Cleveland’s, but give me great confidence with distance, due to their strong lofts and feel of the club. Would definitely recommend for those with mid to high handicap like myself !
Thanks for this video Pete, I’m currently waiting for this driver and irons to become available at golfbidder. Hopefully soon I’ll be playing a straight game, not constantly hunting in the rough and/or trees.
Great instructional tips on your channel too.
Great video Pete. I loved my Fusion driver, very easy to hit. Keep the videos coming , love watching every one from Australia
Pete please call golf bidder and ask them to let you try out the old Callaway FT-IQ tour driver. It has to be the most forgiving. GREAT GREAT content! Thanks
Peter as a golfer in your mid forties, how do you find your body coping as you get older? Perhaps you can do a video about any fitness/mobility stuff you do in addition to playing golf
Very nice, informative video this, thanks a million Peter!
I bought a 12deg Callaway ERC Fusion driver out of our pro's bargain bin for £5 about a month ago and it's the easiest thing ever to hit.
12-14 degree drivers are the optimum loft for people with average to slow swing speeds (probably about 70% of all golfers).
You inspired me Pete!! Just purchased the Callaway big Bertha fusion today. Looking forward to the range with it tomorrow
Played it on a course. Of the 5 times I used it (executive course), I found 4 fairways. My driver has been the worst part of my game, this may have turned that around. Thx Pete
First driver I ever got was the Big Bertha Fusion. Couldn't hit a ball straight to save my life. Straight up 90 degree slices. Ended up trying out a TS2 and it was a night and day difference. No idea why but if it works, it works.
I have that driver and I love it, I also have the Cleavland Launcher HB’s, Between the two my scores have come down.
The HB Launchers are awesome! They took 7-9 shots off my last 4 times playing. I just picked up a Cleveland satin cero putter hoping to refine my putts.