Banned driver list

TheDoc

Well if you play golf you should know that the gui has published the list of drivers that will be banned. The ban will come into effect everywhere in 2008 and in big GUI competition such as the boys etc in 2005, this year. Some of the big clubs o nthe list are the taylor made 500 series, the 700 series and the xr series.

I myself have the taylor made r540. It is on the list but I have the non conforming version. I think it will be ok, either way I'm sticking with my club, as I paid good money for it, and if the gui wish to ban my club they can pay for its replacement, the shower of bastards.

jobonar

ah there's 3 years till that comes in! i wouldnt be too worried just yet! lucky ive got a conforming Titleist 975J then isn't it!

Don1

Has anybody got an updated list of the Drivers that are to be banned, or at least the size restrictions that will come into place as of January 08? Please and thanks!!

1916

I can't seem to post the link but if you go to www.gui.ie then to News and scroll down to 17/02/2005 under the heading "GUI Introduces Limit for Drivers at National and Provincial Championships from 2005" this will show you

1916

AndyP

Here you go.......

http://www.randa.org/index.cfm?action=rules.equipment.nonconfdrivers

Gillie

Eh, Sorry for being ignorant here but why exactly are they to be banned???

slumped

[DM]-TheDOC- wrote:

I myself have the taylor made r540. It is on the list but I have the non conforming version. I think it will be ok, either way I'm sticking with my club, as I paid good money for it, and if the gui wish to ban my club they can pay for its replacement, the shower of bastards.

You can't blame the GUI - it's the R&A that are introducing the rule!

This has been in the news for at least 5 years - when did you buy the driver you have now??

S

AndyP

slumped wrote:

You can't blame the GUI - it's the R&A that are introducing the rule!

This has been in the news for at least 5 years - when did you buy the driver you have now??

S

The OP was 2 years ago, so it might not be an issue now.

AndyP

Gillie wrote:

Eh, Sorry for being ignorant here but why exactly are they to be banned???

Without getting technical, its to do with how the ball springs off the clubface. A very thin clubface compresses slightly at impact and almost gives the ball a little push on its way (called the trampoline effect). The outlawed clubs had a high trampoline effect.

Don1

Thank you.