FlexMan Reviews

Published July 17, 2008 on February 11, 2019

PRGR RS Driver – For the Better Players

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First Impression: PRGR also known as Pro Gear, no, it’s not meant for professionals only, but the products are professionally developed with golfers in mind. PRGR are better known for their eggs and it’s not Easter yet. The egg or Super egg refers to their top of the range game improvement clubs, which are also non-conforming for golfers who like to enjoy the game more than anything else.

The RS series is for the better players but that does not mean a mid-handicapper should not use it. When shopping for equipment, do not be deterred by the sales talk or ‘recommendation’. They are, after all, just recommendations. My advice would be to try the clubs and judge for yourself on whether they actually suit you. I have here the PRGR RS. Looks wise, it’s kind of plain looking without the carbon crown as most brands have adopted for a material replacement to the crown.

 

Upon set-up, the RS looks very pleasant at address but can be construed as a little closed-face for some. Since most of the average golfers slice the ball, they’re probably made for the average golfer. Tour professionals will normally be provided with a squarer clubhead that suits their eye. This RS is paired with a Mitsubishi Chemical Diamana electric dark blue shaft that compliments well with the shiny black clubhead.

 

 

 

Technology: Due to the fact that PRGR has adopted the ‘W’ Crown design near the joint between the crown and the face, carbon was eliminated from the construction, which many brands have adopted. What this ‘W’ Crown does is that it has better compression during impact, which releases more energy to the ball that could possibly increase ball speed. This is quite evident by the numbers projected from the Trackman.

 

 

 

PRGR is no stranger to technological advancement as they were the first to launch a carbon head driver called Bent Carbon Head Driver way back in 1992. There is a reason why PRGR decided not to have any carbon to form the head, and I believe they have done something right. PRGR’s Nabla face, on the other hand, is a design incorporated to the back of the face to create the best repulsion on every shot and boast a larger sweet spot compared to its predecessor for more forgiveness on off centre hits.

The Bacosy system, which is an acronym for Ballistic – Control – System, sounds like a cool name for some cosmic movie, but it is actually just a term for the adjustability on the adapter to control your ball flight.

 

Verdict: It is pretty easy to set this driver up without needing to think much whether you are aligned correctly as they have designed the sole well. On my first shot, the sound at impact was what caught my attention. Due to the full titanium head, it produces a very crisp impact and high pitch contact. Since I have tried it only once on the course, I can’t remember much of the sound is produced when outdoors, but indoor, it sounds pretty good.

After hitting a few shots, I found that the centre hits do feel very springy, which probably is the ‘W’ crown working at impact. Off-centre hits were amazing as well. I lost very little distance when I had contact on the face close to the heel. You can feel the head twisting on off centre-hits, but it does not affect the distance that much. The loss of distance is minimal and it will be a great driver for those finding difficulty hitting the centre of the clubface regularly.

 

 

 

 

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