Driver Review: The Bob Burns No Bananas Anti-slice Technology

By Brian Weis

This past fall I had the chance to demo the No Banana Anti-Slice Driver.

First off, I was excited about testing the club becuase I am known for my slight fade...so much so that my golfing partners call my shots the Weis Slice. (I hate the ring of that!)

About the Driver
The anti-slice technology of the Bob Burns No Bananas Driver can eliminate the slice from your game forever. The design elements "center-of-gravity location, face angle, shaft flex, lie, and hosel offset" are geared to help you square the face through impact and provide the additional split second necessary to effectively turn the clubhead over. In addition, increased perimeter weighting, placed inside the toe and heel areas, expands the sweet spot and reduces clubhead twisting. The amount of left-to-right spin imparted on the ball decreases dramatically, and the result is straighter, more accurate shots.

The two-inch deep, incredibly thin face achieves maximum trampoline effect, while conforming to the USGA legal COR limit. Available in both offset and non-offset (draw bias) 310-cc, 360cc and the new 430cc forged head models, the exclusive No Bananas Driver is guaranteed to help you hit longer and straighter. It even comes with a Magilla Gorilla head cover.

My Product Testesters - Meet the Cast of Characters
When I have a chance to demo clubs I usually gather up a few golfing buddies of various skills to put the clubs thru the ringer.

Myself (Brian) - Under 10 handicap either straight or slight fade off the tee.
Luke - the weekend warrior, the typical bogey golfer. Hits a slight fade to slice off the tee.
Brad - Mr. Big Stick carries a mid teens handicap and hits his driver with a draw to hook.
John - beginner golfer with no handicap to report, hits a slice or a pull.

At The Range
At the range we warmed up with our own drivers sharing a large bucket of balls. We were all in mid season form hitting our typical shots. When we felt warmed up we got a second large bucket of balls.

The Results
Brian - hit less fades and had a few nice draws. Hit the ball 1/2 the time farther than his driver.
Luke - Hit all of his drives straighter and farther. Hit some monsters with an average net gain of 20 more yards.
Brad - Brad continued his power draws. He did hit a few shots straighter. We were baffled that a consistent drawer could hit some shots straight with a club offset. Maybe he was under/over compensating.
John - hit some punishing drives. Definitely straighter and longer off the tee.

The Conclusion
The GolfWisconsin.com product testing team gave the Bob Burns No Bananas Driver 5 stars out of 5. We all felt the club helped those in our research group who had a chronic fade or slice.

Hands down every beginner to intermediate golfer with a chronic slice needs this club in there bag. Hats off to Bob Burns Golf for designing such a revolutionary club.

Because over 80% of golfers hit a fad or slice, The Bob Burns No Bananas Driver should really be named The Bob Burns Magic Cure!

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Brian Weis Biography:

Brian Weis is the Editor of GolfTrips.com, a network of golf travel and directory sites including GolfWisconsin.com, TexasGolf.com, ArizonaGolfer.com, GolfAlabama.com, etc. In addition to writing and administering the content of the sites, he hosts the Golf Wisconsin online radio podcast.

All of his life Brian has been around the game of golf. As a youngster, Brian competed at all levels in junior and high school golf. Brian had zero chance for a college golf scholarship so he worked at West Bend Country Club on grounds crew to pay for his education at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. In his adult years, his passion for the game collided with his entrepreneurial spirit and in 2004 launched GolfWisconsin.com. In 2007, the idea of a network formed and GolfTrips.com was born.

Today, he is known as a fierce weekend warrior that carries a 14 handicap when he is betting and a 7 handicap when he is bragging. With a soft fade known as "The Weis Slice" and booming 300+ drives, he can hit it out of bounds with the best of them.