PRGR eggbird Driver Preview and First Impressions

I’ve been sitting here in my office staring at the new PRGR eggbird Driver. The driver has been right next to me for 3 days as I sit at my computer working and answering customer emails.  I am playing a round to tomorrow with it and I was planning on writing up my review afterwards but I thought I’d do  a quick introduction first. The new eggbird is a whole new concept and look from the first generation egg Impact driver. The PRGR eggbird is a whole 3 inches longer at 46.5″ and nearly 50 grams lighter – yes you read that correctly FIFTY grams lighter than the previous egg driver.

Initial impressions are that they’ve done quite an overhaul to the egg driver and for the better. The original egg Impact was PRGR’s attempt at turning the Spoon into a driver at 43.5″ in length. It didn’t feel that great, was not particularly long, though it was very stable and straight due to its club length.  The new eggbird looks like a lot more design effort was put into it. It’s rather shallow and has a rather big head. The face is black IP and the sole features a much more intricate design with carbon webbing, channeled grooves, mirrored chrome as well as black IP.

The materials or the eggbird are completely different from the egg impact driver which will certainly result in a different feel. Tapping a tee on the face produces a sharper tink which is definitely already a departure from the more subdued thwock the previous egg driver produced.  The eggbird is made for maximum distance for the average golfer and slower swinger. At 46.5″ it probably is not that easy to square up so PRGR decided to make it with a closed club face. By my estimation, the head is closed more than 2 degrees!  At least the demo they sent me is. This will appeal to those players who battle a slice and need help squaring the face. It could also be the way the driver sits on the ground at address which is something I will check tomorrow when I actually play with it.

Looking over the eggbird’s specs, it has the potential to be a very attractive weapon for the average golfer. It’s specs made me think of Ryoma’s Premia driver which is also lightweight (though not as light as the eggbird) and 46.5″ in length. Lucky me I just happen to have a Premia driver sitting here so I will bring it along with the eggbird tomorrow for our round at Nouvelle.  They both have similar characteristics and goals but the eggbird is almost half the price.

Look forward to my round tomorrow and afterwards a review and comparison!