Just wondering if anyone else, who uses TaylorMade drivers, has this problem. I've posted a pic below of my r7 Quad, because I'm quite ashamed at the condition I've allowed it to get into. Just wondering if anyone else who uses a TaylorMade equipment has any excessive markings on the chromed areas of their Driver.
Cheers.
Most of the scuffs have come from the club catching wooden tee's when driving ...
I play a Cleveland Launcher a lot, and have the same problems from painted, wooden tees. But an easy scrub with a brass cleaning brush and some soap and water takes care of it. I doubt it has anything to do with the fact you play a Taylormade driver...it just comes from hitting the ground and scrunching the tee. A quick clean up, and my driver looks new again. I think it has more to do with how my swing plane impacts the ball, then the ground, instead of swinging thru just above the ground. I have always had this problem. I do it with all my drivers.
Jamesie....here is another solution to removing the paint from wooded tee's use a car finish liquid rubbing compound such as Scratch Out this will remove the paint and minor scratches. I use to have the same problem you are having had my swing looked and made some adjustments no longer scraping tees.
That's unusual wear and tear for a driver. Are you taking practice swings that drag the turf or hitting it off the deck frequently? Tees aren't causing that type of damage and any tee marks you may get come right off with soapy water and a soft brush. I play the TaylorMade r5 and the bottom of my club looks as new as the day I bought it so it's certainly not something specific to TaylorMade clubs.
Believe it or not, the left to right diagonal scratches above the r7 logo were caused by a wooden tee. When I looked at the bottom of the club, the faint scratches above the "7" were coated in white paint from the tee. When I washed the club head, the white paint came off but left those horrible marks. Some of the tee areas at the local course are a mess, so I don't know if I've maybe caught a small stone during a practice swing too.
I'm so digusted with the condition of it that I'm tempted to buy a new one ... I fear anyone asking to look at the club because they'll see the condition it's in.
Seriously, if you actually buy another one, keep playing the one you have and leave the new one in your bag for display purposes.
Otherwise you're going to have a matching set of expensive drivers with turf and gravel scars on them.
Another option would be to swing slowly and smoothly enough that you never hit the ground with your driver.
Exactly how slowly and smoothly that has to be does relate to the quality and consistency of your swing mechanics and, in my opinion, your natural hand/eye coordination.
If you are like me that's just too slow! So the other option is to accept that the golf club is going to take some abuse here and there and it's going to look that way as long as somebody besides a pro is playing it!
Jamesie you can remove those scratches put it will take a bit of time and a lot of patience the producer is called color sanding what you will need to do is go to a auto parts type store and purchase a 1200 grit of wet dry sand paper better if you can get in a assortment pack of higher grits. Take a small piece of the paper and get a small spray bottle mix a bout 1/2 teaspoon of liquid dishwashing liquid in the bottle with water spray the paper and the club gently rub in one direction only and I stress one direction only do not rub in circular motion after a few minutes of this light sanding should see the scratches disappear then take a liquid rubbing compound in one of the higher number grades and begin to polish the sanded area. Should bring the luster back to the club, this procedure works well on clear coat finishes also just be careful and not cut through the clear coat. As I said it takes some patience and a little time but you can restore the club. BTW a good Auto-Parts store and a automotive paint store can help you with selecting the right polishing compounds to do this, as I said this will work on clear coats if you have a light sky-mark you can carefully remove the mark with this same procedure just be careful and do not apply pressure when sanding can not stress that point enough. This is very delicate type work but if you are careful and patience it will pay off.
Sorry about being long winded and run on but hope it helps.
Those dents/gouges didn't come from wooden tees. You had to have hit the ground with a tee shot or two to get that kind of damage.
I keep my clubs looking as good as possible but no club stays new forever. Signs of use add "character" to any club.
No, I can assure you that the lighter scratches above the "7" came from a really bad scrape along a wooden tee when driving. Those exact marks were white, due to the paint on the tee, and when I washed the club the paint came off but the marks remained.
As for the other marks, I'm guessing I've scuffed a small stone on the tee area during a practice swing.
I thought this post was going to be about skied shots. As long as the scuffs are not on the top, who cares? I find tee marks rub off very easily with any type of soft brush. Otherwise just put the driver away and never use it. They are meant to be used!!!
As for the other marks, I'm guessing I've scuffed a small stone on the tee area during a practice swing.
The bottom of that club has seen more abuse than scuffing a small stone during a practice swing......but who, other than you,
really cares? Try Halk's suggestion and the club will look better and if you're concerned about future damage buy some Brush Tees and try to be more careful on your practice swings.
The bottom of that club has seen more abuse than scuffing a small stone during a practice swing......but who, other than you,
really cares? Try Halk's suggestion and the club will look better and if you're concerned about future damage buy some Brush Tees and try to be more careful on your practice swings.
As I said, the lighter scrapes above the "7" were identical and beneath the white paint after I scraped a wooden tee while driving. When I washed the paint off, the identical marks were left ... just minus the white tint.
As for the other marks, I have no idea. I have hit the ground a few times during practice swings, and I normally just drive then put the head cover on and put the club back in my bag. It wasn't till I cleaned it the other day after a round that I noticed those horrendous markings. As for the small stone theory, trust me ... it's more plausable than you'd imagine if you seen some of the local courses' tee areas!
I'm extremely proud of my clubs but I've no idea how my driver got in such an awful state. I can account for one of the markings, but not the rest.
Last edited by Jamesie : July 31st, 2005 at 08:57 PM.
There look to be a few larger scratches (probably from rocks/tees) but a whole bunch of tiny insignificant scratches.... do you play on courses with heavily sanded tee boxes?? this may be what's causing it.
July 31st, 2005, 08:08 AM
Just wondering if anyone else who uses a TaylorMade equipment has any excessive markings on the chromed areas of their Driver.
Tees aren't causing that type of damage and any tee marks you may get come right off with soapy water and a soft brush. I play the TaylorMade r5 and the bottom of my club looks as new as the day I bought it so it's certainly not something specific to TaylorMade clubs.
You had to have hit the ground with a tee shot or two to get that kind of damage.
Linear Mode
Similar Threads
