We take a look at some of the best drivers to have ever come out and how they could help your golf bag in 2024!?
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Major Champions are etched into the history books whilst the equipment that they used is made to be forgotten whether you’re looking for more forgiveness distance or overall change up in 2024 let me shed some light on the drivers that helped make those victories possible and how you can grab one of
Them for very little money now their existence has been swept under the rug some of these drivers had multiple major wins in the same year showing that dominance at the time and with this also being the period where golf design somewhat plateaued due to reaching the boundaries of the conforming regulations
I honestly believe pound forp pound these are some of the best drivers in their respective categories that you can get in 2024 though let me know if I missed any drivers off this list and at the end I’ll show you my best allrounder which to be honest might not be that
Popular but first let’s start with a driver that didn’t quite make the list as I feel there are far better options here but when I look at what I can give the average beginner golfer for Rock Bottom price this allrounder has to at least have a mention Rory maroy won his
First major back in 2011 at the US Open around the Congressional he steamrolled the field with a eight shot lead and finishing the four rounds of golf at 16 underp par however this isn’t the driver that caught my attention through this time period even though the 910 was
Titler first adjustable driver to hit the market for them and currently sells for around £50 what really caught my eye was Rory using the early prototype of the 913 a year later when he won the US PGA in 2012 averaging 311 yards off the T which let’s be honest most PGA Pros in
20124 would be very much Happy with we have to look at why the 9113 went that much further and you’ll start seeing so many comparisons and similarities to why some drivers are longer and others are more forgiving as we go through this video in that 2011 win for Rory he used
The titless D2 head in the 910 that’s the more forgiving head design in 2012 yes he used the 913 prototype head but now the D3 version deeper top to bottom shorter front to back and every manufacturer offers these different types of head in 2024 titless now in
Fact has four heads tsr4 low spinning rocket tsr1 super forgiving very wide very shallow the point is if you’re confident and you have good club head speed these smaller heads help you get less Spin and more distance off the tea it’s why you won’t see many tailor made
Pros using the acclaimed forgiving qi1 Max this year purely because at their Club head speed it will just spin too much and that is loss of dis on the fairways considering a lot of these guys middle the driver every single time now the 9113 D3 isn’t the lowest spinning
Option in this list and the D2 version isn’t the most forgiving option through this list however for around £70 potentially cheaper if you’re a bit patient on eBay I can’t not mention this driver when it comes to Major winning clubs and I should know how good of
Value this driver is as I used it for 3 years when it first came out and and yes I did pay £700 for that driver when you included the upgraded shaft everyone wants forgiveness in golf and with 2024 being the year every manufacturer essentially has the same mission
Statement of getting the highest total Moi possible let’s take a look at a company that has well been doing it for years the Masters is the Jewel of the major calendar and back in 2012 bbba Watson won his first masters with the Ping G25 but for me this isn’t the best
Ping driver in the list and two years later Bubba won his second master tournament with the Ping G30 but with only seven Fairways found in the final round compared to Jordan Speed 10 no question was the 25 puts the bit that helped Bubba clinch the overall Victory but with positional play being the
Utmost importance around austa and not necessarily distance I would have loved to known how many of those seven Fairways that Bubba actually found in the final round was 100% out the middle of the face The Wider the driver is heel to toe and the longer is front to back
Essentially gives you the most forgiveness in terms of the head moving on offc Center hits the downside of that is you will create lots of backspin if you have a fast Club head speed but for the majority of us that just wants forgiveness ping solved this years back
Even though every manufacturer is trying to get on the same boat this year distance sold clubs back in the day hence why so many driver heads especially Taylor Maid and Callaway went for these deeper shorter faces so a club fitter could get one out of 10 for the
Average golfer that went 15 yards further and somewhat would brush off the other nine shots going all over the place but in 2024 The public’s a lot more educated they know that they can’t sell more distance hence why we’re now seeing this massive push for forgiveness jumping forward to 2016 for another
Forgiving installment that maybe sounds a bit better than the Ping G30 this is arguably one of the most underrated Callaway Drivers to have ever come out it not only had one major win but two in 2016 but it was a part of one of the best open finishes on a Sunday when Phil
Mickelson and Henrik Stenson battled it around Royal trun for one of the most exhilarating and tense matches that I’ve ever watched since being a part of this game both the players left the field in their wake and Phil mikkelson in the end could only sit there and watch as Henrik
Stenson tied the course record of 11 underpar with an absolute display of golf off the tea and around the green the Callaway xr16 was also used to great effect around austa when Danny Willet won The elusive Green Jacket goes to show that forgiveness is an important
Part of the game and not necessarily raw distance as both of those players at the time could have chosen Callaway’s long distance machine for its time but let’s start talking distance and before we go into the Behemoth of low spin and long drives we have to talk about the driver
That Bridges the Gap Brooks kepco went on a tear of major victories back in 2017 to 2019 accumulating four wins over three years but he didn’t actually use the most upto-date driver in 2017 from Taylor Made instead he chose my personal alltime favorite the 2016 tailor made M2
This driver was the perfect blender forgiveness and distance no adjustable weighting like the M1 counterpart but still very deep face compared to the XR or the Ping G30 not to mention the best looking Tailor Made Driver to ever come out in my humble opinion and with that
Carbon mesh on the back of the head it sounds just as good as many of the mainstream drivers that we’ve got coming out this year this driver was expensive for an incredibly long time but near on 8 years since its release the prices have definitely come down to around
The100 Mark if you find a pristine one of these it’s going to cost a lot more as they are very delicate bits of equipment especially with that gleaming white top crown and the driver at the end might be able to help some of you guys that are quite fearful of well
Skying the top of them but some of you like raw distance you don’t want forgiveness you want to know that you’ve got the longest possible driver out there and you can do that even without spending 500 Plus on it most people think Callaway and tailor made make the
Longest drivers in the market due to them creating more speed but it’s actually down to their aggressive head designs and the Reliance on the golfer middling it each time it’s why we see long drive competitors use heads that are so deep shallow front to back and
Again why Pros opt for low spin heads arguably the best major I ever witnessed was back in 2019 when Tiger Woods got his returning major victory the story the emotion the Sunday red the combination of it that I will never forget however it’s fair to say his 80% Greening regulation stat and ultimate
Short game was the bit that led him to the victory but for a lot of you guys that have watched Augusta over the years is not necessarily the longest possible drive that wins but actually the positional and shot shape aping so no wonder the tailor made M5 would help
That as a driver that doesn’t produce that much backspin means that any s spin you put on the ball is going to be accentuated and with a lot of holes Around Augusta needing left to right right to left when hit out the middle is going to be the best combination for
Those particular shots as Brooks won the 2019 uspga with the tailor made M5 in the bag and sadly with any driver in the secondhand Market if it’s got a tailor made logo on the back of it it’s going to go for a bit more money but I warn
You you put a 9 Dee tailor made M5 with an exti shaft in it a lot of golfers without the speed will be struggling to get this thing even in the air finish off this list we’ve got to go left field and a good allrounder as one of the most
Upto-date drivers in this list that goes for virtually less money than some of them that I’ve already shown you even though they’re a bit older this driver didn’t quite live up to the height of its predecessor and therefore tanked in price in the secondhand Market very much
Giving the same Vibes as the Rory mroy 9913 allrounder category Bryson won the 2020 US Open with the Cobra Speed Zone which for me is a great driver recommendation for any golfer even though it wasn’t that popular at the time not to mention this head design slightly more forgiving than the tailor
Made M2 that I suggest Ed in this list and with its CNC mil face that goes over the top of the crown it means that you can sky this and not be worried about chipping the lovely paintwork on the top of the driver which only scars you every
Time you then look down on that club on the next T box looks aesthetic sound the Cobra Speed Zone for me at this point in terms of the major winning drivers that we’ve seen over the years is pound-for-pound the best driver that I could recommend for a good majority of
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The LTDx was extremely long in all of the robotics tests and it’s 3 years old now. I loved it when I had it and may go back to it
Good effort. The graphics and flyovers are captivating viewing whilst your research and findings refreshing to hear :-D.
I have an Epic Flash driver and love it. It is relatively cheap, has the jailbreak tech, and adjustable weight.
Great video, thank you. Where would the Callaway GBB 816 Alpha Double Black Diamond (it should win just for most letters in the name) rank on your list?
Hey Simon, great video. I work at a secondhand golf warehouse here in the States, and this is actually a topic I was planning on going over in one of my videos. Very well done, brother.
Second hand clubs are always worth looking at including iron sets. but then occasionally manufacturers disrupt the market like PXG offering their Gen 5 Drivers recently for £199 and currently offering discounts on their fairway woods and hybrids so worth keeping an eye out for these deals before buying 2nd hand
I currently game the cobra speed zone and I love it. I might upgrade to the LTDX model as the price is fantastic on eBay
Excellent video Simon. 👍👍
I had the xr-16 for the longest time in a 65-g stiff shaft that I kept fighting, but it let me hit my longest drive at 270. I knew if I got a lighter shaft it would probably help. Really sad it got stolen along with my bag right before Christmas, that driver was beautiful.
Would be good to see you put 2024 drivers up against these for forgiveness and distance
This so gold!! Im hcp 18, i bet these are good enough for me!! You can put the rest of money to other clubs
Don't forget to check your spelling or are you saving space?
Great video 👏
I had the cobra speedzone for 3 years, tried all the drivers since and only recently found something thats better then it for me, which is the pxg 0311 Gen 5
I change between a 915d2 and a xr16 with a 3 wood shaft for when the confidence is low😂
I got an almost new 2021 m4 10.5 with a Ventus red stiff shaft for $150 cad. Can’t beat that with $900 drivers on the market.
Got the radspeed xb for next to nothing. Loads coming into the market these days
Ping G400, Taylormade 2016 m2, GBB epic original.. all god tier drivers
1. Callaway Epic OG 2. 2016 M2 3. F9
I still have a tsi3 8 degree with a.. Graphite Design xc 6. Let's just say I have another tsi3 head on reserve. Best fuck8ng setup i ever had. I knocked the 3wood outta my bag.
I'm using the m5 at the moment, love it. Might get one of the forgiving ones mentioned here for when driver does not behave.
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Nicely done, I've just retired my SIM2 Max and gone back to my GBB Epic 2017 – because it goes further… maybe it always did…sounds good too
I’m still gaming my R9 superdeep, I still hit it well but it’s almost 15 years old now, am I losing out on distance? I feel like it’s old enough now that I am leaving yards on the table
Callaway epic speed going for $100-$150 is tough to beat as well and still pretty current
Great video currently using the speedzone and from what I've seem there's no real need to break the bank for an upgrade
I think average golfers have to look at and buy what LPGA players are using
Morikawa is in the max lol cheeky Simon
I’m still rocking the adjustable M2, works for me.
I used to have a 910 D3 for 10 years until its face lost most of its pop and I use a wrong shaft a heavy bugger that was Fujikura F3 80.
Despite wrong fitting it still an amazing driver with great classy look, sound and feedback truly meant for serious players not like the wowzers and yahoos drivers we have today.