How Technology Has Changed Golf Forever.

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@KeaganSJohnson 12 күн бұрын

Now what would be cool is if TaylorMade still had some of its original golf clubs they could send you and you see the evolution of TaylorMade drives so you’re not comparing it to other brands.

@berto2310 13 күн бұрын

This have to give you a new level of respect to the older players. This is without using the older golfballs too

@tat3998 13 күн бұрын

I’m 49 years old. First driver was the big Bertha warbird. 29 years later I’m hitting the ball just as far. About 280 carry with a Taylor made M1. What could’ve been if I had these clubs when I was younger

@rowdyroddy519 13 күн бұрын

Yes there has been big changes since the persimmon days. But we were still looking for little gains then too. My last persimmon driver I competed with, had a graphite shaft, and a carbon fiber face insert. That was high tech for 1992. LOL Great driver. I still have it. ;) My evolution of metal woods I competed with after that was, Callaway GBB, then into Titleist 983e and then into Titleist TS3. The ball has made a lot of changes over those years too. You definitely had to hit the driver more precise back then. You didn't get away with anything. It's almost like cheating now,... you can dial in a driver with the hosel, ...and the drivers are so forgiving and hot faced. LOL They are way more user friendly and easy to find something that works for you. We would have to root thru barrels of drivers and look for one that looked good and felt good with the waggle.. and then you went and hit balls with it for a few weeks to see if it was a keeper. LOL What a change since those days LOL

@SamF-vc9gh 13 күн бұрын

Thats because old drivers have tons of spin with just a little miss of center. Its way harder to hit it perfect everytime. Its the reason why im all for making driverheads smaller. The pros are not penalised for off center hits with those big heads. Go watch the older master tournaments here on youtube and watch how they work their drivers.

@deronburrus5924 12 күн бұрын

They say Jack Nicklaus used to hit that blind wooden driver 320when he wanted to.

@SamF-vc9gh 12 күн бұрын

@@deronburrus5924 they averaged like 280. Courses were shorter back then

@GolfAppetite 12 күн бұрын

It’s blowing my mind right now that Jack Nicklaus used to hit a persimmon 280+ in the 60’s and 70’s. 🤯

@davidbivens6858 12 күн бұрын

I just turned 50 and when I started playing I was around 10 (1982). I started out playing with persimmon and you’re right it was about that time that Taylor made came out with the “metal wood” lol. I had that Cobra driver and I think that’s the driver Tiger played in the late 90’s. I’ve never heard of those drivers between the Cobra and the Diablo. Those were impressive numbers with the persimmon but now go find a ball from that era and do it lol. The changes made in the golf ball have has as much impact on distance as driver technology.

@customgtrs 13 күн бұрын

The wooden head is a laminated maple driver .....great video..

@bobmann5160 13 күн бұрын

yes, not persimmon. Persimmon is one block of wood.

@tat3998 13 күн бұрын

Some of those laminated heads were really freaking nice though

@squand0 13 күн бұрын

Think ya might've used the wrong intro bud

@lokidecat 13 күн бұрын

They're putting them out so fast, they forgo to replace the intro. The hustle is there!

@squand0 13 күн бұрын

@@lokidecatgotta respect the grind

@jacobettawil 10 күн бұрын

Cut me some slack boys 😅

@christianwaldeck8062 13 күн бұрын

That's a fun one. Love the progression in tech

@bobbucks 13 күн бұрын

Was hoping to see a Big Bertha, Burner and Sasquatch. I still rock the Nike Sasquatch. Great video.

@asherdales 13 күн бұрын

Ah another Tig-ism, the Tom Select. I shall now forever more call Tour Selects Tom Select.

@wgsmit02 13 күн бұрын

45 yards left is now just a little left

@e.s.4136 13 күн бұрын

In my game 👊🏻

@spap4460 12 күн бұрын

For him yes lol. That's a great shot for him usually. Especially when he's on the course.

@timshears2099 13 күн бұрын

70 yard difference and add another 30 at least for the ball improvements. I was a long hitter and tour caddie in the early 70’s and 250 was an enormous drive.

@charlesmillard7962 10 күн бұрын

In 1982 in hit the persimmon driver 339 2ft 8 inches to just missed going to a national long drive. Qualifier was a Pebble Brook GC Carmel Indiana.

@garybragg876 11 күн бұрын

Very interesting, your distance was great across the board.

@rickjablonski9669 13 күн бұрын

So in the past 15 years (Diablo driver), there’s really a minuscule change. Especially considering none of those shafts were fit to you. Basically, you can pick any driver off the shelf from the past 5-10 years and expect very similar results. Fortunately for companies, golfers are dumb. And every year so many buy into the longer, straighter, better hype. Rinse and repeat every season. Yet never seem to get any better.

@zachfahl8269 13 күн бұрын

went to local golf town and saw some Bad birdie merch, cool to see they got em in a not so big place!

@teama224 12 күн бұрын

Ive been waiting for this video so long thanks micah this was awesome!

@natheward_ 11 күн бұрын

need to see a some of these older clubs on the course Tig!

@asherdales 13 күн бұрын

I grew up watching the tech revolution in golf since my first set of clubs had wood flavored woods.

@tcpanthers 13 күн бұрын

I wonder what a guy like Bobby jones would be able to do with modern golf technology.

@brandonr7126 12 күн бұрын

Congrats on almost hitting 500k micah

@willwise9445 12 күн бұрын

They should have a pga event once a year where the players have to play with a wood set of clubs.

@mcunha81 10 күн бұрын

What I've been saying forever,its not the ball it's the clubs..great video. I have some of those old 1970s woods in my basement

@SuperAlain123456 12 күн бұрын

Persimmon is a carved wood. What you had, laminates wood was made with thin layer of wood glued together. And i think you had a ladies club.

@stratjb 13 күн бұрын

Awesome comparison! Great idea for a video brother!

@valentindegen 13 күн бұрын

Very cool to see a long hitter smashing through history

@stevekang1935 13 күн бұрын

The yonex driver was my old favorite

@elijahsoczka6996 13 күн бұрын

Love the intro 😅 but seriously nice video. It really makes you appreciate improvements made to metal and carbon fiber.

@clintsbrown 13 күн бұрын

so close to 500k !!! LETS GO MICAH , i been here for a long time with you brother. congrats my man - keep grinding and ignore the idiot haters #hoosierboys

@teama224 12 күн бұрын

It’s been a while since I’ve seen a video and boy you got shredded haha good for you its nice to see you are doing great!

@GeezerTony 13 күн бұрын

Oh and you're right about Taylormade...their original metal driver was named "Pittsburgh Persimmon"!..

@daviddnyc8925 13 күн бұрын

You’re built for driver content. Good stuff. If you were able to pair the golf ball used at the time each of those clubs was released, you would see even greater variances in the technology. No doubt the club tech is better (especially shaft). But THE BALL is a massive difference.

@meettherobertsons6687 8 күн бұрын

That one was cool.... thnx!!!

@Nzh91 10 күн бұрын

Interesting that you seemed to drive it really well and consistently with the first wood driver. You gave us a lot of yards, but your dispersion wasn't huge

@paulbordelon1966 13 күн бұрын

Very cool vid. Yonex and Cobra made great drivers in the 90s. You should consider doing a vid where you try different ball types from the past 30-40 years. Example: Wound balata ball, wound surlyn cover, 2 piece - 1 layer like the Spalding Tour Edition, Pro V1 thru the modern golf ball.

@Dreama40 13 күн бұрын

I watched Greg Norman hitting persimmon drivers back in the late 70's in Australia, he was hitting them 300 - 320 yards consistently. No kidding it was a sight to see!!!! He truly is the best ever with a driver in his hands. Which is why he was number one for so long.

@deronburrus5924 12 күн бұрын

They say that Jack hit it that far too when he wanted to.

@scottrichgolf 13 күн бұрын

I started playing golf 40 years ago so I've seen how clubs have evolved and even seen some of the clubs you hit. To be frank, most of those clubs were "bargain bin" clubs that most didn't play. Ping was one of the last companies to make a persimmon driver. My dad used to play that in the mid 80s. Wilson, Big Bertha, Ping and Taylormade were the real big dogs when it came to many of those older clubs. One of my favorites from the early 2000s was the original Taylormade Burner Driver. It would be really cool to see how far you hit one of those. In my late 20's I used to hit that 310 routinely using Wilson Staff golf balls.

@scottrichgolf 13 күн бұрын

@@richardbicker640 thanks for the clarification. I was 13 years old back then and didn't know much about club construction. But they were still made of wood with a metal base screwed to the bottom.

@elite270 13 күн бұрын

A better comparison would be putting the same shaft in all of them. Not sure if that’s possible, but it would decrease the variables.

@brucebudnek7661 12 күн бұрын

Micah, one of the biggest issues you faced with this driver comparison is that you hit mostly way off brand drivers. I grew up in the 50s, 60s and 70s and started playing golf around 1965. I played a laminated wood driver and could consistently drive the ball between 275-280 carry and 295-300 total. You used a Northwestern Driver, which was about as cheap a club you could find back then. Same goes through the years. Try again using comparable tour level clubs and you’ll see a more true comparison.

@_.Dave._ 11 күн бұрын

Do a video where you get shaft fitted on a persimmon head. or that second driver.

@michaeljaks5720 13 күн бұрын

How about a Qi10.....with a ladies shaft?

@GeezerTony 13 күн бұрын

That wooden driver is not persimmon. It is a laminated maple driver. You can see the layers that were glued together. The persimmon heads were more expensive and had better "feel" at impact. I know...I was there! Also, try hitting the balata wound rubber band ball with that driver...it goes nowhere. I made a video on my channel using both (I still have all my clubs from the early 1970's including the Wilson Staff blade) showing this. Did you know Wilson Staff irons have won more majors that any other brand? Because back then almost everybody had them. It takes a lot more skill to hit that old stuff well and straight than todays equipment. I'm an old Geezer now still playing (.05) index and I enjoy watching your golf journey! Ignore the negativity...

@brianmurray4199 13 күн бұрын

Gives you semi idea how fast Nicklaus swung with that wooden head and 60s golf ball averaged close to 280 for a year

@madooby6162 13 күн бұрын

jack hit it 350 with those old drivers, they did indeed have speed

@ParkGolfs 12 күн бұрын

Why does your ball draw on the simulator but in real time it slices out of bounds to the right

@quinnready2936 13 күн бұрын

I wish they would do a pga throwback tournament where everyone has to use old small headed clubs

@JacobTheGolfer 13 күн бұрын

I noticed on the QI10 you’re spinning out of it more with your left foot than the other drivers.

@JacobTheGolfer 13 күн бұрын

And the shaft is also longer.

@slwsnowman4038 13 күн бұрын

And that's why I say to make the driver heads smaller.

@Chris54321 13 күн бұрын

The technological development I like most are hybrids.

@badbilly429 13 күн бұрын

More old club testing would be cool videos maybe some hickory shaft irons ?

@Tuckercashthecorgi 12 күн бұрын

Would love to see numbers with a Balata ball. This shows that the powers to be are looking in the wrong spot to control distance on tour. Simple solution, persimmon woods and blade irons.

@user-fe9cx6jn8z 13 күн бұрын

I had that orange innovative driver in high school. I bought it from Shopko.

@charlesmillard7962 10 күн бұрын

The wood driver is not a persimmon driver, it’s a laminated driver.

@dew22kbgt 13 күн бұрын

Cool video👍 subtract 20+ yards and add 2000 more rpm with that laminated head if the correct era ball was used. Also looked like it had a non period shaft. BTW, Great content the last few weeks.

@sfodge7 12 күн бұрын

Micah vs Brad on speed/distance would be a great video to watch....why weren't all the stats displaying??

@trevonthakid 12 күн бұрын

Seems eerily similar to recent good good videos 🤔

@markward4408 13 күн бұрын

i still have the first Tayormade metal driver in 9,5 and tour spoon 2 wood

@ckap8648 13 күн бұрын

So I really enjoyed your workout session and just to be honest I don’t so much care for this type of video with older technology.. I would love to see a workout video based on how well you golf that day.. for instance you are going to do a circuit of pushups/hammer/jump rope 10-10 each side-50 double unders or 100 singles for 5 rounds… each bogey is a weight added to the vest.. each birdie is one taken out… I think that would be awesome content

@AlexTChampoo 13 күн бұрын

3:40 thats one :)

@Trentmccormick5 13 күн бұрын

Yo let me know when you need that address to send that bag. 💪🏼 love the 30 day series

@SuperAlain123456 12 күн бұрын

That was not a persimmon wood. That was a laminated wood.

@Mjones8383 13 күн бұрын

You have to put these to play in a round to see if they are as good in real conditions

@rowdyroddy519 13 күн бұрын

That wood driver was a Northwestern brand club. Not persimmon. Laminated maple likely. Northwestern was sold out of big box stores like Canadian Tire up here in Canada. in the 70s 80s. You should find a real good persimmon driver... that Northwestern, would be like a Walmart box set driver as far as quality goes. Nicklaus played MacGregor that would be a good place to start looking. Get something with a steel shaft too, for full effect.

@rowdyroddy519 13 күн бұрын

Yonex ADX would have been late 80s early 90s. TOUR Select was that other one.. that was like a discount golf shop bargain brand. Not great quality either. LOL that Ti Innovation one got qook'd after that one was the Tour Edge Diablo... about 15 years old. that was the first of the lot that has the hot face. I think all the others before that were all old dead face era clubs.

@rowdyroddy519 13 күн бұрын

would like to see comparisons with the top drivers in those eras....before hot face rule... and then some more post hot face rule... with the balata and early prov1 and callaway red and blue.. matching balls from the same era as the clubs. pre - Callaway GBB... Titleist 975j post..TaylorMade R7 ... Titleist 983E and some proper persimmon woods with balata balls.

@johnnymossville 13 күн бұрын

The dispersion on the alien driver was tiny. You should game that once to see how it does.

@tcofield1967 13 күн бұрын

Jack Nicklaus had a 270 yard average in 1980 when he was 40. He was estimated to have somewhere between 275 and 280 in the mid 60s. His longest recorded drive in a PGA event was 341 yards in 1963 when he was in a long drive contest. It would be very interesting what he would do with todays technology. You probably should have hit a TM 320 TI and an original Bubble Burner Driver to compare the mid to late 90s to stuff from later on.

@masterofdisaster9194 13 күн бұрын

Those numbers with 1960’s golf balls too. I think Jack would drive the ball as far or a little past Rory if he was in his prime on tour today

@tcofield1967 13 күн бұрын

@@masterofdisaster9194 probably. Golf balls were very different back then. It would be interesting seeing Micah hit a persimmon driver with an old MacGregor or Spalding golf ball from the period.

@dew22kbgt 12 күн бұрын

@@masterofdisaster9194 I don’t think he would even have much of an issue doing so. Late 60’s through early 70’s his swing was as athletic & dynamic as anyone in the game today..

@erickramer4580 11 күн бұрын

Feels like I’ve seen a video similar to this…. What’s next? How golf balls have advanced over the years??

@randelldickerson6147 13 күн бұрын

Boi did we change the game

@michaelhudson4080 13 күн бұрын

I played that cobra driver.

@D.WhiteJr 12 күн бұрын

It’s the ball mainly

@SamF-vc9gh 13 күн бұрын

Persimmon driver. 9 holes. Do it.

@user-xz2qc8ir2w 11 күн бұрын

King Cobra is womens driver!

@StevelandCleamer 13 күн бұрын

Trying to donate one of those old cobra bags in the background 👀

@chrisjohnstone5531 13 күн бұрын

Steelwork when not golfing. No need for a gym cause all the tools are heavy, material is heavy, all the muscles get worked daily. Outside and making things. Best job in the world 👍

@blackdesert4402 13 күн бұрын

wong intro!

@davidmooredcupool 13 күн бұрын

Your intro line wasn’t updated for this video ‘Does shaft size matter?’

@gamingbuddies4665 13 күн бұрын

That's not a persimmon driver you can see the plywood construction

@scottroberts6781 13 күн бұрын

TiMatrix is junk.. I think he paid about $75 for those all those clubs with the Cobra Ti being about $20 & Diablo $40.. surprised he didn't cave the face in more of them. Being on TaylorMade staff, you'd think he could've gotten a Pittsburgh persimmon, System 2, Burner bubble, Firesole, 300 series, 580, R7, Rocketballz.. interesting video nonetheless

@The_YouTube_Critic 13 күн бұрын

Fun factoid there. That isn't a persimmon, it's a laminate.

@ryajsmit 13 күн бұрын

No balata ball from titelist redo

@East_Tennessee_Golfer 12 күн бұрын

Can we do a match for one ur 30days 30 videos

@JPon400 13 күн бұрын

Imagine Palmer and Nicklaus with today's technology. Tig is better with a persimmon than 90% of today's golfers, including me. 😂😂😂

@johneccles9051 13 күн бұрын

That what she said

@user-ci9dl9um5y 13 күн бұрын

Just shows you it’s all about the player not the club

@bornofstardust5910 13 күн бұрын

Does shaft size matter? My ex told me no but she left, so maybe🤔

@FirstLast-oo5ms 13 күн бұрын

Taylormade was not the first... U have internet....

@JPon400 13 күн бұрын

Qi 10 is terrible! You hit that the worst! I hit it yesterday , I was shocked how bad it was. Paradym >>> 🤷‍♂️

@nickschneider4830 13 күн бұрын

3:58 Jack used to annihilate the ball! He had no problem going well over 300 with persimmon woods

@chriskozub8012 13 күн бұрын

You don’t game your driver

@ryanjones-mk8rs 13 күн бұрын

Hitting a bunch of no name drivers from the past vs a current Taylor Made fitted specifically for you doesn't really say much. If you test Taylor Made drivers in your specs from the last 10 years I'm guessing there wouldn't be too much difference. Still enjoy watching you swing for the fences tho!

@anthonygagliano407 13 күн бұрын

499k so close, Let’s go bro! Loving this series, happy to see you open up about your frustrations and your new perspective on golf/competing. Keep it coming brotha! God bless!