It snowed here in Seattle the last few days. There are two things I dread when it comes to golfing, snow and punched greens. The difference is that, in the latter, YOU CAN STILL PLAY. With snow, there is no shot. No hand warmers or waterproof shoes will make a difference when there is snow on the ground.

It was these conditions that I met 2 weeks ago when I was set to demo a new driver. I was so excited and I felt handcuffed. The driver sat in my living room, illuminated, as if it were beckoning me to a far away place with sunshine and firm fairways.

The driver was the new Adams Speedline, and the description of the weather I was facing was ANYTHING but golf conditions.

So I took the week off. I hate to do it, but there was no choice. I watched it rain for a few days and melt all the snow and the following week, I set out to conquer Druids Glen golf course, or at least play the course ha ha. I loaded the new driver in the bag with my everyday golf ball, the Bridgestone E5+, so I could get an accurate comparison of the driver against my current driver. I was ready to disprove all the hype and stake a claim to my driver as being superior.

I pegged a ball on the first tee and ripped the driver off into the soggy sky. Conditions told me that I should find the ball about 10 yards behind my typical spot in the right center of the first fairway, about a 7 iron from the green. What I found when I trudged down the fairway was shocking. I was about 20 yards beyond “my normal spot” and was in the left side of the fairway.

It had to be a sprinkler head, or wind. The day was calm, and there were no marks on my ball. I took 9 iron into a green that I had never had that short a club into before and went on my way, puzzled. The second hole was no different. About 8 yards in front of where I typically find my ball, I was staring at a 4 iron to get home on a par 5. Never mind that I hit the 4 iron a little thin and put it in the pond fronting the green, I was John Daly for 2 holes.

The experience was the same for the entire round and the round at the Home Course the next day. This driver is LONNNNNGGGG!

The technology that Adams has used with this club is meant to maximize swing speed without sacrificing consistency. They have shaped the driver to be more aerodynamic and have reduced the size of the head to reduce drag during a golf swing. These advancements claim to take club head speed as well as ball speed to higher levels than you may have ever seen before. I can attest…it works!

When I read about the technology used to build these drivers, and knowing Adams’ commitment to geometrically different shaped golf clubs, I was skeptical on how the club would look. Would it look tiny? Would it look like a spaceship on the end of a stick? Would I like it even a little bit?

I loved it. The shape of the club is so traditional that it appeals to my completely bias eyes. If it looks good to me, I have to believe that it will look good to you too. The appearance from the top gave me a feeling of confidence and allowed me to make my best swings, the same can not be said for every driver I have hit in my life.

Adams also makes a “Draw” version of the Speedline driver for those that need a little slice relief. The Draw version is offset just enough to take your fade to longer, straighter places that you may have never visited. I am thinking of this one for my Dad for the future. Don’t get your hopes up just yet Dad, I have a wedding to pay for.

Fairway woods are available as well and are designed in the “boxer” fashion of last years XTD clubs. They do have a draw version for the fairway wood as well so you can match up the driver and the fairways with no change in appearance. If the fairways are anything like the driver, make sure you let my group clear the green before you rip away at that long par 5, we don’t need any injuries.

In all, the experience with the Adams Speedline was nothing short of fantastic. I would suggest getting this club in your hands and seeing if you have the same experience I did. I would be willing to bet that you will. If distance is your passion, this club is right up your alley!

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