I have been golfing about 11 years & tried just about every driver imaginable. Last year (2001 season) owned at least 9 different drivers from various companies. I was so preoccupied with my driving performance , that I forgot about my iron play , chipping , and putting. So , at the beginning of this year , I decided to try one last driver & either stick with it , or go back to the Callaway War Bird 9* with Memphis 10 shaft ... at least this driver had given me some accuracy. Well , after playing the TM 200 Series Steel 9.5* with S90 Rifle shaft , I am still totally amazed at just how well this club performs. I am consistantly out-driving my playing partners' & their titanium weapons. I have read some of the reviews on this site about how one will lose distance with this club. Nonsense. This club is on the COR limit and is LONG. The 43" steel shaft gives me tons of accuracy as well. So , for anyone is so sick & tired of playing the titanium marketing game , try this club with either the R80 , S90 , S100 rifle shafts. Ever notice some the top pros are going back to steel ? I woke up and smelled the roses. These are drivers. I even traded in my 3 & 5 woods for the TM 200 Series steel 3 & 5 woods , with the S90 shafts. Find 'yer game laddie , find 'yer game. I did

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Very good to respond , especially on Web site

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(Cont'd) Wow.. I didn't know I was such a windbag. Anyhow.. Power just gives you more options. I hated the fact that I had to swing diff w the driver then all the other clubs. The consistency became disjointed with my driver & the rest. I have enough trouble between good wood days & good iron days. If the driver was the only club I use & I’m in long drive contest, I’ll go along with Ti. But this is golf. The TM200 is consistent, straight & long enough. I didn’t gain 20 yrds like the Ti (gained maybe 10-15), but I am back to the middle everytime & my other clubs aren’t suffering. It’s amazing. Even if I hit shorter then my friend; 80% of the time, I’m still closer to the pin cause I’m in the middle while my friend are whacking away in the trees. I love this club & I still get the odd 300 yarders.

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I love this club. I have the 9.5 with the stiff rifle shaft, it is the straightest driver I have ever had. I have changed drivers several times in the last few years with poor results. I have a compact swing and the 45.5 inch titanium drivers just never seem to help my game. With this driver I am hitting twice as many fairways and the solid ball striking has enabled me to sacrifice very little distance as compared to the longer shafted drivers. It has a slightly heavier feel to it but I find this helps my tempo. Feels great when you strike it and sounds solid, steel is hard to beat for sound and solid feel. My primary shot is a draw and this driver compliments that very nicely, however, you can fade this driver as well. If you struggle, as I do, to hit the longer shafted titanium drivers solid and straight, I highly recommend this driver.

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Have not needed it yet.

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Very nice club. Very consistent. I was playing w the orig Calloway Big Bertha for 10 year. Right down the middle 75% of time until the Ti Technology turned me into a 90lb weakling. So, my testosterone kicked in; I got the Ping ISI & the ERCII and spent the last 2 years experimenting with it. After all, it does guarantee 300 yards. It just didn’t tell you which direction. I also test-drove TM320. I actually like the Ping the best, then the TM (some unpredictable hooks). I think the worst is the ERCII as it has sweet spot was the size of a pinhead. I did get real good distance (+20-25yrds over my orig BB) from these clubs. I found that if I swing normally, I always slice. In all these clubs, I was able to pound it out there straight, but I had to really alter my swing...XStrong grip, tilted spine, close stance, flat swing plane because of the long club.. You know what I'm talking about. And I was still not that consistent, hitting maybe 30% fairways. Then, I realized dah.. that golf is a target game. Power

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Used the driver about 15 times and noticed the face had compressed at the top. Took it back to Edwin Watts and without question, they took one off the rack and replaced it.

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It pays to buy quality from a big company.

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A recent swing change had me hitting my TiSi to the right and with little control. I loved the club but needed to get back to the middle of the course. Tried this steelhead because on practice swings it feel very good. I have given up possibly 5-10 yards but I average 260 off the tee so this was no loss. I can hit it straight, high, and draw the ball on command. The shorter shaft gives me a certain amount of control that I seem to have lost with the longer shafted titanium driver. I almost forgot, the ball flight is typically a long, low, boring trajectory and you can hit this one 300 yards. Stock S90 shaft. I still haven't figured out how to fade this club but am working on it.

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this is a great little club. have hit the t/m 320 with graphite shaft & i like this club better. may not have quite as large a sweet spot as the 320 but i really havent seen any loss of distance vs 320 with graphite shaft. for me steel head & steel shaft gives me more consistency. paid $115.00 on ebay what a great value. this club may be one of the best kept secrets out there.

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havent used

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This is a very solid club. It is easy to hit, the trajectory is just right and I love the way it looks at address and the way it feels. I can control the ball and I am more consistent with it, and I hit more fairways. I can hit the ball almost as far as the TM 320 Ti, about 265-270 yards (only lost about 5-10 yards). I have tried the Callaway steelhead plus, which I liked but the firm graphite shaft is no good and I did not have the same control as the TM 200. The price is right for this club and it is as good as the very expensive ones. This club will stay in may bar for years.

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I sent them 3 e-mails with some questions and they never bothered to reply. I hope that I will never need them for anything serius.

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I've been a Taylor Made fan for a while, and my previous driver was a Firesole 9.5 with a "stiff" shaft. I hit the firesole higher than my tour spoon, which is ridiculous, and it get's an 'F' for workability. Attempts to draw the ball usually resulted in a hook. I've wanted to go back to a steel driver and steel shaft for a while now, and I tested the TM 200 along with the Callaway Steelhead III. Both clubs were very nice and possesed the distinct feel of steel. I could work the ball confidently with both clubs with the Steelhead providing slightly more confidence at address due to its smaller club head. While i thought the Callaway looked better (the TM 200 has a 275cc clubhead, which is HUGE for a steel club), I hit the TM 200 farther on average. It was easier to "get all of it". The balance of forgiveness, distance and workability is exactly as advertised, and it was about $40 cheaper than the Callaway club. That translates into a sale... The TM 200 is solid. It sounds solid and feels solid. In fact if you're used to hitting titanium, you're going to be amazed at the difference. It sounds explosive. It's more of a deep "crack" instead of the high-pitched "tink" of some titanium clubs. I hit this club about the same distance as my Firesole, which is about 270 yards, yet I can control the ball more easily. I have more confidence on the tee, and I'm no longer afraid to hit driver on a tight hole that doglegs to the left now that I have a controlled draw in my bag. The ball flight is more suitable with a lower, boring trajectory. I think I would have achieved the same effect by replacing the "stiff" shaft with an x-stiff one and probably gained more distance, but I enjoy the feel and shorter shaft length of the steel club. The titanium club is probably longer, but if you are sized to take a stiff shaft, buy a x-stiff one. If you don't, you're not going to notice any distance gains because your ball is going to balloon. Nevertheless, I don't regret my purchase one bit. This club is fun to play. It's long (long enough). It's accurate. It looks good and It's forgiving. You can't beat that for $159. The reshafted firesole will be in my bag on those "wide open" courses, but the TM200 is the tool for the tight ones. I don't know about you guys but with the right tools I have a lot more fun on the tight ones.

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no experience

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After having played golf for a year now (I’m now aged 29), I decided it was time to buy a driver. Until now I’ve been happily teeing off with my Mizuno blue rage 3-wood and so I was keen on purchasing the accompanying blue rage driver. I tested the Deep red’s, Mizuno blue rage (steel & Graphite), the TM 320’s & 360’s (which happened to be on special) and the TM 200’s, steel and graphite. To my surprise, I bought the stiff steel shafted TM 200. While it was true that some of the other clubs hit further (notably the 300 series clubs – but only by say 10 or 20 yards) almost without fail, the TM 200, with the stiff steel shaft hit straighter and with fewer going right, which has been my ongoing headache. I found the larger titanium heads harder to control due to their size, and longer shafts, and of course if you don’t hit the titanium clubs straight, the ball is definitely in the bushes. Even after hitting several balls, (i.e. I was getting tired and my swing getting a bit untidy), the TM200 still continued consistently straight and far (the other clubs were all over the place by this time). To my surprise I also ended up buying a stiff shaft which provided the straightest shots – (my swing speed is not particularly fast). I took the club to the course yesterday and was very pleased – I hit it straighter than my 3 wood, and 30-40 yards further. My only complaint is the rather loud sound of impact, which echoes back at me when it gets hit, and people tend to turn and look at you (although admittedly this might be a bonus for some people). In summary, if you are a reasonably long hitter, but could do with improved accuracy, I can definitely recommend this club to you, in the steel shaft. I never believed that I’d be able to achieve this sort of distance and still be on the fairway. Excellent club - even for a high handicapper like me!

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Not used it yet

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