While most golfers are seeking more length for their drives, Kevin Asquith sometimes wishes he didn't hit the ball so far.

The powerful 29-year-old, from Didcot, regularly fires the ball over 300 yards.

But since purchasing a revolutionary new club, he has been blasting the ball so far that he has landed himself in a spot of bother.

He reguarly drove over the fence at the end of Hadden Hill Golf Club's range in Didcot, and when it was pointed out to him that some of his drives were landing close to the second green, he had to tone down and practise with other clubs.

Then fellow members at Bicester Golf and Country Club started giving him strange looks after he drove the ball out of sight, and questioned whether the new club - a Taylormade XR-03 - was legal.

Abingdon Golf Store, from where he purchased the club for £500, confirmed that it was, although it is illegal in the United States.

Julian Goodman, the professional at Bicester, explained that a trampolining effect on the face of the club made the ball travel further.

"I don't like the club particularly because of its high flight, but it can make a difference to the club player," he said.

The 18-stone Asquith, who plays off an 11 handicap after taking up the game again following a break of nine years, says the new club had added 30 to 40 yards to his drives.

"I reckon it's all down to the amount of Red Bull he drinks," joked Goodman.