We tested the best game improvement drivers of 2026 in a real fitting to see which one is the most forgiving, most consistent, and easiest to hit.
Jess compared the newest 2026 drivers head to head against her 9-year-old Ping G400 to find out if modern tech actually makes a difference.
Drivers tested:
Callaway Quantum Max
Wilson Dynapwr Max
TaylorMade Qi4D Max Lite
Titleist GT1
Srixon ZXi Max
Ping G400
Ping G440 Max K
Cobra OPTM Max D
Mizuno JPX One
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00:00 Intro and wager
01:28 Jess current driver Ping G400 baseline
02:14 Testing setup and stock shafts explained
03:05 Baseline numbers and scoring categories
06:23 Mizuno
11:18 Srixon driver testing
14:10 Ping G440 Max testing
18:05 TaylorMade driver testing
22:27 Titleist driver testing
26:10 Wilson Dynapwr Max testing
29:47 Callaway driver testing
33:10 Cobra driver testing
35:09 Top drivers discussion
36:48 Final rankings revealed
39:53 Final decision and winner
42:52 Takeaways on fittings vs new tech
24 Comments
She's going to pick TaylorMade
Mizuno!!!!
Really enjoying these videos with your wife. I'm 76 and she hits the ball close to the same distances and her swing has huge potential.
Guessing Calaway
Cobra irons and a cobra driver? My guess
I know I've said this before but, these videos with your wife are the most entertaining and best fitting videos I've ever watched!
Too bad you didn't have the new Wilson Dynapwr Max +. It's been getting great reviews and has a carbon top.
Needed a thwack category lol.
We gonna get another video of the shaft fitting to get her dialed in please. She's so relatable thats why we love watching. She's not chasing distance its great to see
Not surprising the G400 is hard to beat it's one of the best drivers ever made
Love the vibe of this video – no wonder you're married!! But how on earth is Jess a 12 h/c – she swings so well
Interesting video and very cute at the end there, can't lie!!! I know some may disagree with me on this but I think because Jess has a driver she liked previously that was matte and it worked well there going to be bias against these shiny topped drivers just because of that bit in the end some of that is pure habit and memory of what you're used to looking down at so I think only feel should really be in the first category unless there's just something weird going on that breaks the concentration.
As for the Callaway I don't see how this scores so highly on the dispersion category because although as you said all went in the same direction, a couple were just too far right for it to score that highly. The other category of forgiveness would have kept it in the running but the dispersion wasn't as tight as the Wilson or the TaylorMade but somehow it didn't do points.
Was a bit sad to see that you didn't make any adjustments and seeing how that goes but I'm guessing that's the next video?
So Canadian
Lots of fun
The poopy diaper bet is the best bet I've ever seen in a golf challenge😅
from the very beginning I thought Jess would pick the Ping if it was anywhere close to being a front-runner. Don't think we didn't notice that when Jess was talking about how good the Callaway looked in carbon you showed us that you do not have a poker face 😂
I recently had a fitting where i tried 4 different driver heads and 3 different shafts, an Accra, a TourAD VF and a Hzrdus Black, all in X flex, and the shaft consistently made more difference to the results than the head did, with the Hzrdus – being a stock shaft – ended up with the best results every time – we even tried multiple weights of the upcharge shafts and none of them came close to the stock shaft. Sometimes you definintely get lucky and the stock shafts work out better than £250 upcharge shafts.
I guess sometimes the best results come from finding the correct marriage of shaft and head, 1 head may not appear to be the best until you find that combo.
She needs to hit both Taylor Made and Callaway again when she is fresh. She multiple times that the Taylor Made felt the best.
I'm actually excited to watch this! Loved her iron fitting. I think you should spend more money and put a Ventus White in it also because you are a good husband.
22:38 – Wow. Nailed it!
LOVE the video of you helping your wife
I like these videos, but it drives me crazy that you don't dial them all in! Please lower that loft and put it in draw for god sake man. 🤣
Where can we get her dope glove?
Get fit! I'm living proof. Had a full bag of Cobra, after a fitting, ended up with everything but Cobra 😂 Except in my fairways. Cobra won bigtime there.
Great fitting! So, putter next? Hehe
Great video – as always!