DAVID GILMOUR

Handicap index: 10

Current driver: Taylormade M5 Tour

FITTED FOR Taylormade Stealth Plus

9.75°, RDX Blue 60g stiff flex shaft

FITTER ANALYSIS

David is a good ball-striker with his driver, but because he doesn’t play as much these days, a bit of inconsistency had crept in. David also didn’t want to see a large head behind the ball as he’s very much a traditionalist when it comes to looks. For that reason, the Stealth Plus head was perfect as it’s a nice, compact shape with a matte black crown which really suited his eye. We still needed to control the spin, so the Stealth Plus with the weight towards the front of the head was just what we needed to maximise David’s distance.

His bad shot was out to the right, so we took a 9° head and lofted it up to 9.75° to close the face slightly, and this immediately cut out a large percentage of his sliced shots. Overall, we saw a big jump in ball speed and carry and his dispersion was much better once we had toned down his right miss.

READER FEEDBACK

Driving has typically been the strength of my game, but I’ve grown to be slightly inconsistent recently as I’ve been playing less golf. I’d never been custom fitted before – I tend to just buy clubs off the shelf. The difference it made was amazing.

I was impressed with how well bad strikes performed with the Stealth Plus – they were only a few yards behind my good shots. It’s this kind of consistency that I know will really help me drive the ball well, even on days where I might not be striking the ball great. It’s significantly more forgiving than my current M5 Tour driver and the red face really looks the part, too.