So there I was, getting ready to play a round of golf Friday at Downriver, when this guy I know, who makes golf clubs, offers to let me try one of his new square-headed drivers. You know, like the one Tiger Woods swings...

Now, for the past four years, I've been very happy with my driver, Big Red, as he is known at our house. I refer to him as a person because when I purchased Big Red and started striping drives down the middle of the fairway, I informed my two daughters that they now had a little brother---and that he was close to achieving equal status in my will. I treat Big Red better than I treat my power tools.

So on hole number nine, I pull out the square-headed driver for a comparison. First I hit my "counting" shot with Big Red; an arcing beauty that came to rest in the short grass about 90 yards from the green. "That's gonna be tough to beat," I said. And my two playing partners agreed.

But out comes mister square head, a strange looking club with a paint job that's not nearly as polished as Big Red. As I stood over the ball, and looked down at the square-shaped piece of metal about to hit it, I thought, "I'm about to hit this Titleist with a Wendy's double burger---hold the cheese and lettuce." When I connected, it made a hollow sound---much like a coffee can being hit by a rock. But that sound was immediately followed by the voices of my playing partners: "Whoa!"

That Titleist cut through the air like a scream. When it stopped rolling, it was a good 25 yards beyond my first ball. Same swing, same ball, different club. I hit one longer on number ten, and then on number 14, I cranked one longer than I ever have on that par five. I felt so guilty because Big Red was being ignored. How could I do this to my buddy?

So now I have a decision to make: Do I remain faithful to my lifelong pal, Big Red, or do I forsake my longtime companion for a burger-shaped interloper---just for a few more yards off the tee?

And yet another dilemma: How do I explain to my daughters that their new sister Wendy will soon be joining the family, and that their little brother is moving to the garage?