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TESTER: Gary Sanderson

HANDICAP: 11

MODEL AND SHAFT PLAYED: Callaway Razr Hawk driver with 10.5º loft, neutral head and fitted with an Aldila RIP regular flex shaft.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: It’s another “big dog” head, the kind of driver you feel you can swing hard with, as many seem to be these days. Picking it up the first time, it felt quite light, although the head is nicely weighted.

VERDICT: Compared to the Razr, my current driver feels hard off the face. This Callaway has a really springy feel at impact with the way the ball comes off.

The sound it makes is terrific – a nice, solid thump rather than a tinny sound, which further improves the feel and feedback you get from a good drive.I found I was getting a high draw with a standard swing, which worked well for me. With the 10.5 loft, the ball was coming out quite high. I was initially worried that the shaft may have been a touch soft, and my first few swings were a bit tentative. But once I started swinging freely and more confidently, the results improved.

I grew more comfortable with the driver through the test round, and it ultimately proved very easy to get used to. It has a nice combination of looks, feel, sound and performance.