A golf pro compares a very old Spalding persimmon wood driver to the latest Callaway Epic Max LS driver. How difficult is it to play a persimmon wood driver and how much further can you hit a new driver? In the old days you were not supposed to play a driver when you did not have a handicap of 18 or lower. The persimmon wood drivers clubhead and face were a lot smaller. The shaft of a new driver is much longer and lighter. All these changes make it possible for everybody these days to hit a driver.
