I bought a NEW driver for under £20!
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- I bought a NEW driver for under £20!
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Redo this review, with a high end graphite shaft in the head. This head with the same shaft as your driver. Head to head. Offt
You are an awesome instructor! I love how you give great advice for average golfers. Thank you so much!
I loved this concept, and honestly wish you would review more budget clubs for those people who are getting into golf.
That and used clubs at low prices and can still compare to new technology...
This
You ABSOLUTELY need to do more of this types of tests! More used equipment vs new, more cheap balls vs expensive, more old worn out wedges vs new (on course). You rule this category ( Euro club testers) keep it up!
jballoregon Agreed. Definitely.
Found this fascinating!
jballoregon i
£30 driver challenge. Add £10 per week to see where the value is!
Sinovius expensice
Genius
That's goanna get expensive fast 2 weeks and you spent 70 quid
"The golfer that buys this is going to slam it into the ground a bit... hit the post behind him." Literally described me at the driving range last weekend.
Lol
Welcome to the club my friend you're now one of us.
This is a brilliant video! Totally agree with the ridiculous over pricing of current leading golf tech. £400+ for the leading drivers while you test one at £20 gives an indication of just how over priced the golf market is becoming.
New challenge, only spend £100 on whole set and play a round. Lol
Definately agree, a box set review on the course to show nee golfers you dont need to spend a fortune to play and score.
Gomery Sok Me and 3 mates do this every year, 100 budget, 3 rounds of golf, loser buys dinner then sell on again with all the prophet going to charity. Its a good laugh
Would love to see this
Can you shoot under pay for less than £100 Rick
Another RUclipsr reviewed a box set and played to par with them.
You with a full set of slazenger clubs vs Pete with a full set if Dunlop! I'll even donate the Dunlops 😂 that would be a great video!
Yes! Do it 👍
I asked them the same thing last year... suggested they also use Dunlop ddh balls... 😂
Lol
Adrian Fox YES!! This is a fantastic idea 🤘🏻
Started with the Dunlop power lift 250cc driver, fun driver at the time and Its still kicking. Took it to the driving range the other day for fun.
Welcome to our world. My driver was 7$ new ;)
Still going strong after 3 yrs.
Question: What’s the most you’ve ever spent on just one club? Love to hear your thoughts down below!
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Rick Shiels Golf the most ever was 375 on a Scotty
Rick Shiels Golf ZAR700 in South Africa for a MD3 gap wedge
Rick Shiels Golf rick you should test the. Slazenger v500 wedges they are £25 each and the milling on then is so aggressive just test them you will love them they are black as well
Rick Shiels Golf I once bought a Ping V2 Rapture which cost €399 euro and the stock shaft snapped so I got a custom Miyazaki shaft custom fitted which cost an additional €200, still have it and is still a great club
I spent $150 on the Wilson Staff D300
perfect review! i bought the same slazenger driver from Sports Direct a week ago and am yet to use it but now after seeing this video im going golf first thing tomorrow morning 😊😂
Bought this club recently. Just a beginner and furthest I’ve hit is 212 yards! Too many slices but watching how to fix slice vids and hopefully will improve.😁
Keep watching shiels vids on fixing your slice..go out practice come back and watch again..I still have a fade but definitely wouldn't call it a slice anymore thanks to his videos..changing my grip made the biggest difference
I’ve always had a slice since I was a kid. It’s funny though, every year after winter I have to go back out and practice to get of it. Like, the thing that fixed it last year no longer does the trick
Rick, your steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car. 😂😂
Don,t matter, cos everyone else on his road has it wrong too.
You mean the correct side 😁
arsehole
That last drive was decent. Probably even surprising, wasn't it ? Incredible how honed motorskills can adapt and give results 😎
I took up golf after a 35 year break earlier this year. I had one of these drivers and used to hit it a fair old way at times. Summer time I swapped my clubs for Ping G425s. Generally, I'm straighter now, but certainly not any longer. Possibly even shorter. But I enjoy playing with the Pings more.
I’ve spent $0.00, got them hand-me-downs
I bought a driver from sports direct for £7 about 10 years ago. It went ok, but was hard to hit with the reg shaft. Bought a 64 degree wedge for £6 at the same time!
Absolutely loved that rick but you have just killed me I've got a £429 epic that I can't get anywhere near that cheers lol
i use a 2 iron, after years of hacking with a driver, i gave up lol, ive got the 2 iron up to 245 though so that suits me on the discount courses i play.
I started playing golf when I was 12 and my dad took me to sports direct and I bought a half set of Donnay clubs cost about £40 with a bag... I got down to 18 with those clubs... So they are definitely a good starter kit, I had to buy to get down to 3 but still a great starter set... Also could you do a video about your range set up, the mat for example as I want to do a little driving net in my garage but want ideas
You are fast becoming the most all round you tube golf channel Rick , your content is fresh , innovative and gives us all a much needed chuckle at times 👍
Great video Rick. Yes we pay way too much. I got fitted last year for the 2017 M2 and had to pay the fitting cost, build cost, non-standard shaft on top on the cost of the M2. Cost me a bundle. However, I'm loving how I hit it so it's hard to argue over the cost but was darn expensive.
These clubs are for the fun golfer, and I think it's brilliant that they are still around. Long live the budget clubs for people who dont care about brands, can't afford the big names, and just want some fun on a golf course. Being able to play the game is more important than being good at it, or having fancy sticks. Well done mate, great video. ATB MMMD
I played from 2004 to 2015 with the slazenger 460cc driver and what it done for me was to improve my strike from the middle of the club face, strictly because the sweet spot is so small, then I bought a Callaway 2013 Razr black second hand and omg what a difference. But thanks to the slazenger for giving me that swing for the driver.
I would probably never buy a new driver as the price is nuts. I still play with the 2013 Callaway black edition today. I've tested the new ones last week and I can't see any improvement. Maybe a custom fit might get me a few more yards but again for the price not worth it. Oh and the 2013 Callaway razr black cost me £40 off gum tree in 2015. Bargain golf at its best.
So it won't last 5 to 10 years from a guy who changes drivers twice a year
Great test rick, so refreshing to see. Your bit about would the slazenger last 5-10 years, probably not. But people who keep drivers that long regardless of cost are few and far between. Paying tour players 10s of millions of dollar's ends up us normal guys paying stupid amounts for current clubs. Love to rob potter have a bash with the slazenger driver.
It's as if a million expensive drivers just cried out in horror...
This is neat! I've been wondering which used clubs to look at for a lower budget point.
Love the fact that you downgrade a test on club. We all remember starting our sets of clubs at sports direct. 😂😂😂
Really enjoyed this video this morning Rick, quite impressed with the performance for £20. Could you put the head of the Slazenger onto a shaft that you normally play with, and really see what it can do? That would be very interesting to see if it gives the £450 drivers a run for their money!
Love this idea, strole in and buy something and try it.Some of my favouite clubs were bought this way....Oh and the least favoute too..
Great test and good explanations thank u Rick
Last drive was one of the best I've seen you hit :) put it in the bag!!!
Lol when was the last time rick paid for a golf club :p
Would love to see you playing a match whilst only being able to use clubs from that store. Now that would be great viewing rick
Richard Attoe btw it was most likely sports direct
Hah - the pack of pro v1 balls were more expensive than the driver. I wonder how far you would hit Slazenger balls with this driver?
Cheap drivers don't get sky marks they get sky dents lmao.
i sent you a commando ball a couple of years ago, do you still have it? would be good to see how it can handle a 110mph swing with the latest clubs.
Do a full round with Dunlop golf clubs
King Brian of knocknasheega is that your wedges or you
@@I AM ME !: well I have the Dunlop DDH wedges in 56/60 and 64 degrees and I LOVE the 64 degree wedge. Nothing better in close approach !
This is what I like... reviewing clubs people are more likely to buy at first....
Sports Direct smashing the bargains 😂
What a refreshing review and proves how important the golfer is compared to the equipment
I must say you like your were enjoying taking a break from the top tier...now I'm curious about slazenger. Great vid.
Would be great if you went middle of the road in relation to price, so I suppose 2/3 year old clubs/driver
Lets face it - golf is stereo-typically portrayed as a game for middle aged rich guys. But that probably isn't without good reason, and 'all the gear - no idea' was, I believe, first used in this sphere.
Given the performance in this test, a lot of wealthy guys, who will never ever be good at golf, could save themselves a boat load of money by avoiding the high end expensive kit. A few yards of carry is unlikely to turn a pumpkin into a Prince.
But maybe that is like telling wealthy middle aged females that the latest-greatest-world-beating cosmetic product for L'Oreal won't actually get rid of their wrinkles ?
Thanks for the video.
F U N !!!! Nice light hearted video. Shame Slazenger went from top of the world to bargain basement but shows people can spend less on a few clubs to get into golf than some of us would pay for 18 holes. Little half set and away you go 😁. PS won my national junior public golf title many moons ago playing a Slazenger balata that I still have in my display cabinet at home 👍
grahame turner I've never hit a balata....what ball today would they compare to?
ran doshus. Hi, having come back to golf after a long time away I tried loads of balls. For me feel wise the old balatas closest match today is something like the taylormade project a or the callaway chromesoft. Funnily enough I find these way too soft to play now on the course. If you have never cut the cover off an old wound ball and bounced it around you haven't lived just be prepared to clear up the mess 🤣
My first set that I bought was for school. I choose golf as sport in college. It was the less expensive way to learn golf for me and we could borrow golf set but I wanted to have my own. So I bought myself at a garage sales an iron set for 2$ each, a putter for 10$ and I’d go to Walmart and bought my brand new 20$ drivers. That drivers was about the same quality as the Slazenger. And it last me one years or two. But for start, I recommend to buy this or a good second hand golf set. You can have a really good second hand set for about 150$-200$ with the bag, balls and if you are lucky a good pair of shoes. Never go for the brand new set except a Slazenger like at first. Put money in lessons and practice balls.
I have never bought a new driver. I think they are just too expensive.
Same here..
You can get a new titliest 915 d2 from sports direct for 190
OKC x you could buy a car for that
jammybizzle666 a car that will die on you in a month but you could keep the driver for 10 years
OKC x not if you shop about, you can get a proper bargain nowadays
Great video Rick! Yes! Slazenger and even Dunlop had a great reputation! Sorry to see them ebb. You and need to get a hold of some wood shafted clubs! Do they custom make them?
“Well its gone forward”
I have a 160 pound king cobra driver and I’m playing the best golf I’ve ever played so expensive clubs aren’t always the answer
More of these types of tests please, for people like me just getting into golf, love channel 👍👍👍
Put the Slazenger in your bag!! Great video. Can you do more of these vlogs - maybe on a set of irons under £200 or less?
I would love seeing you vs. Finch playing battlegolf with low low budget clubs like that driver
Someone stole my driver last year, It was the end of the season so I wasn’t going to buy a new expensive driver. I bought a new one for like $35 and I was actually surprised. Was consistently hitting it 260+ carry, about 280 total distance. For a $35 club, it did a pretty good job.
Rick, suggestion for your vlog: How "limited" are "limited flight" range balls? This quesiton affects most golfers. One of the main purposes of a driving range is to determine how far a person hits their various clubs on average so that when they play they have some idea about which club to choose for any given shot. However, most driving ranges (here in the USA, I assume elsewhere as well) use what are called "limited flight" range balls which do not fly as far as "real" golf balls such as the Pro V1s you typically use in your golf club tests. My question is, how much distance do you lose when using a range ball for each of your clubs so we can do the math and calculate the approximate performance of range balls vs. real balls.
Book a Trackman session to do your yardages. You can't tell where your ball lands out on the range.
That’s a good suggestion but, renting a trackman every time you change your clubs or your swing or you come back from a break from golf is expensive and inconvenient for most people. The range may not be as accurate as a trackman but how did people determine their yardages before trackman was invented? The range.
Jeez how often were you doing any of that? A Trackman session is only £35. You can always do your yardages on the course.
I honestly don't understand people like you. What do you have against simply letting the average golfer know the difference between range balls and real balls? Do you have some financial interest in preventing golf consumers from having this information? Perhaps you sell Trackman devices or you work for a company that sells golf balls. I can't imagine any other motive for you arguing this point.
All range balls are not the same. Golf is about accuracy and the only way to do it properly is with a decent launch monitor. Ok you could go in a field measure out 250y and mark every 10 yards back towards you, then work through your bag. I'd ranther just pay for a trackman session personally.
The one for £25 with red shaft I have that and it sounds awful but if u hit it right it's not too bad. I also have a top flite driver that cost £100 and is so much better. I always blame myself not the club's and u just proved it. I'm a beginner I'm who these clubs are aimed at. I hit it about 210yrds so I could realistically get to 250yrds with a £400 driver. I'd rather improve my game and hit it 250 with a cheap club and save £380 or spend that money on lessons
Yes Rick!!! Love it. These are the kind of tests that we need more of. Cant believe that last shot, and yeah of course when you pay £400+ for a driver you are just paying for the name, theres no way any component on it is worth £380 more than that driver you tested. "That" shop also do another Slazenger driver for like £60, with a decent Grafflaoy graphite shaft and a Lamkin grip, crazy cheap. Can you go back in and pickup one of the wedges (V500 or something like that), true temper shaft, lamkin grip, £24.99! Please test them!!!! And for the record the most ive spent on a club is £40 2nd hand, just cant justify the cost of top notch gear that doesn't really gain me anything.
You are'nt just paying for a name and more quality components you are paying for the millions in R and D that company has put into getting their products as good as can be year after after year (depending on the companys club release cycle) let alone the cost of sponsorship etc, but l do agree that they can't be worth as much more as they are.
J Sparkes Agreed but what benefit does all that R n D actually bring to you, the club golfer.
+Adam Stubbs Well that's a different debate really, l totally agree that clubs like this are ideal for beginners and people who want to try the sport out and thats the point l'm making. There are reasons why some clubs are more expensive than others, me as a club golfer definitely benefit from better quality clubs but that's just me.
J Sparkes well would you please justify the pxg price point to me please
Adam Stubbs you're getting conned
I have all Slazenger V300 clubs and the V300 soft golf balls I find them ok but then I only play golf for fun I don't play competitions
My first driver was a very flimsy cheap one (Eagle Golf, if I remember the name correctly). Pete hit it a few times when I first came to Lytham for lessons. He tried to hit it over the fence at LGA (which did not happen). It had a graphite ladies shaft in it. I was so afraid he would break it, but it did survive. It did not go very far (I instantly gained 30 yards of distance when I finally bought my Cobra FlyZ), but it was a good driver to learn with, because the shaft was slightly shorter which gave me good control over the shots.
I need that store in America...can you send one? Walmart doesn't even carry a smaller bag of tees for less than $1.99
Love it 👍👍
I buy new drivers. However they are always the driver from the last 2 years. My current driver is a Taylormade R15 which I bought for £120 black Friday deal 2 years ago. I think you can get value but you have to go back a season or 2, and as a 12 handicapper I play for fun but want to play as well as I can. For my level a new but outdated driver makes good sense!
No driver is worth 400- 500 dollars.
I know I'm over 18 Months late to this video, but.....would love to have seen a blind test with a guess of the price once used, I know it's a cheap club but it's under £20. I would buy 5 pints of beer for £20 and not even question it. I know it's not the best. And I wouldn't expect it to be but wow. Think this has done great for the price
It would almost make sense if you were afraid your fave driver would get damaged in transport if you were to go on holiday far away, to just get to your destination and go find one of those”disposable drivers” and just leave it there when your done with vacation
I'm brand new to golf. I got a second hand set of Ping i3 irons & wedges from Gumtree for £100, which also came with a TaylorMade Fairway Rescue 3 wood and 4 wood. I then went to Sports Direct and bought this exact driver for the same price, and a £10.99 putter. They'll do me just fine while I'm learning, and once I get a bit better, I might look at a better quality of club. Thanks for the video, enjoyed it.
The difference between 20 and 400 pounds is quite a bit more than "a little bit extra." I totally agree with others in wanting more reviews of middle price-point equipment. Keep up the good work!
I'm sure everyone would love to know just how far you'd drive a ball with this clubhead on a shaft fitted to you... is there any way you could make this happen with a bit of magic? I suspect it wouldn't be too far off premium drivers
Rick, I think that you should retest the Scavenger after you have used your golf.pro skills and re-shafted it with a shift the more suits your standard, doesn't take to be expensive (I've had some good ones from eBay, Gamola and Hireko etc.)
It doesnt surprise me. Its mostly brand that your paying for with a lot of brands
for those who play occasionally and who don't want to spend too much, it's this type of gear that is needed. Afterwards, it's a question of standing. But it will always be the player who will make the gear and not the other way around. nice video
1 year on from starting golfing and I'm still using this driver 😅
I'm going to save up for one of these clubs. Nice review.👍
I bought that exact driver recently. Love it! It does its job (I never hit a different one though. Advantages of being a lefty)
80% of my clubs are second hand cuz the ball doesn’t know how much you’ve paid for your clubs. I’m still using the Ping Rapture driver and it’s been known to leave me eagle putts on par 4’s over 300 yards. My whole set from driver to putter is about the same price as one new epic driver and yes they’re all “name brand clubs” Now that I think of it, I should be doing the second hand challenge with Rick and Pete lol
All my clubs were my dads. My golf shoes cost more than every club
Use 5p for ball markers Rick. Easier to spot mate.
Rick mate , you need a bang for your buck driver test ie distance dispersion for the pound .Cheers
Good video. Spend less on equipment and more on lessons.
My local recycling centre has a re-use shop. £2 a wood, £1 an iron.
I think you could spend a tenner kitting yourself out and still beat 99% club/weekend players Rick - you're a PGA pro because you are gifted with a club and put in the practice.
A 2k iron set and driver doesn't buy you a tour card.
Keep up the good work 👍
Try cheapest driver and cheapest balls you find!!
I'm just finding this, but I really appreciate this type of video. My current clubs are a Wilson boxed-set, the whole thing totaled roughly $400 which means each individual club would cost about this much (when you factor in the bag & everything that came with it). Its nice to see how a club like this performs with you, and think of where I can go from here. My drive is slightly shorter than you're hitting this on most shots, but I've rung up to the 270-290 carry range a few times. Point is, I'm planning to get fitted this winter, and it gives me some hope for where I can get once I get some proper equipment.
When I first started, I went through a couple drivers in that price range. I caved in the face on both of them and ended up buying a TM Burner. I actually hit the cheap drivers a lot better than the Burner, but it lasted a lot longer.
The same thing happened to my old top flite driver as I got older and better and my swing speed increased my face started to cave in also and then I had to upgrade to callaway and I’ve played very good
lol i bought this exact driver yesterday, i love how they haven’t changed it one bit
@@Justin-i1w Hi I just measured it, it’s 42 inches
Makes one think that after hitting just 5 shots with this driver he hit it 284 yards. Surely Rick can hit it consistently to this number with more usage of this driver. Leads me to the question have golf clubs changed so dramatically to warrant the exorbitant price
Hey man! Would you consider doing a review on some older clubs and putting them up against some newer ones??? I think they'd make for good videos. A lot of us still use our Nike VR blades from 10 years ago and want to know how they stack up against the new technology.
Hey Rich just want to say thank you for getting me back into golf. I just happened to stumble upon your videos a couple months ago. And you are very exciting to watch. I'm playing about two or three times a week now. Thanks
I wanna get into golf, probably get some clubs soon, I would start with something exactly like that tbh
I buy my drivers off eBay, love the moaning when the seller has to agree £30-40 for a driver when they were expecting £150-200. I’ve had several bargains
Is there anywhere online you can find similar prices to the store he was in?
My first driver was a $20 Sam’s Club (no name) special. Played with it for an entire year before the glue around the hosel wore off and the head went flying into a lake. I still have the shaft lol.
The artificial price increases of golf equipment to maintain the elitist mentality is pathetic. This video proves that the difference between a £300 club and a £18 one is not as big as it should be/
Please tell me where this shop is I’m new to golf
Hi Rick, it's amazing what that £20 driver was capable of. I have two questions.Would a mid handicapper be able to play with that club, and are the modern breed of drivers really worth nearly 25 times more? Love to know your thought's.
I think you found your new gamer! ;D
But joking aside, it does go to show that it's the player and not the club. Having playable clubs at that price point is pretty awesome as they get you out playing. Durability is definitely a concern, but since it is so cheap, it's pretty easily replaceable for however long it may last.
Goes to show that technique and skill are far more important than having fancy clubs, although you'll probably have go at least go into mid range if you want something that will last
When buying clubs ur paying for mostly the brand name granted they are great quality clubs but it's only brand gives things its price
Seems to be a great club even though even if it just brought me bad luck... Got it delivered to work, managed to cut my thumb at work the same day and ended up in hospital, 2 weeks when the finger was healed UK went in to lockdown and no golf for a month, ended up in hospital with covid for 12 days and needed a few weeks to recover but will try it this week. :)
I recently started learning golf and this is the one I bought. A good one to start with.
This driver may be cheap, but that last shot was amazing! Just if you hit the middle more often in the review, it would make it this cheap driver look so much better than it already does
Rick. Could you please do a video about the benefits of resharpening the grooves on older wedges. I mean, we all have our favourite older clubs, and I would like to know how measurable the difference is after resharpening. Cheers matey. Andy.
I started out with a mixed matched set from a local thrift store and a $35 driver from big 5. Didnt see the point of risking buying a new expensive set just to find out golf wasn't for me. More than enough driver for beginners who wouldnt be seeing shaft snapping swing speeds any time soon anyways.