In this video Rick Shiels puts the most forgiving drivers of 2024 to the ultimate test! In this head-to-head-to-head review, he compares the three drivers that have reached the 10k MOI limit. The Taylormade Qi10 Max, the Ping G430 Max 10k, and the underdog Tour Edge E725.
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47 Comments
I can't help but notice that you didn't use the same shaft in all of the drivers.
In a head to head, wouldn't it be best to use the same shaft? You have the means and opportunity to make it happen. Love the content, keep it up
Get a tour edge with fitting and upgraded shaft.
I have a Ping and a Tour Edge driver. I find the Tour Edge hits further and is constant. When you hit it out of the middle, nothing comes close to the Tour Edge for distance.
Rick needs to use one of these 😂😂😂 can’t hit his cobra
Hi Rick i love your HIT videos, still the best on you tube short concise and to the point. i have been most entertained this week by the YT elite groups visit to Solina, better than any series iv ever watched, its goingbto be a sad day when i open YT and there isnt any new content from the bryan bros course.
it was stressfull watching you on the box not sure if you going to draw or fade and more importantly which direction are u compensating for the shot i think theres been a few when you stood for the fade and hooked it into tree or stood for draw and faded into water or ob.
2 questions
1. why dont you want to play with your natural draw ?
2. you had some consistency with the 925 max last year are you being paid to use the cobra because anybody can see and i think grant diplomatically asked ..is this the best driver for u? your hitting the 10k max soo much better than you did with cobra at Solina.
sorry for long message
Rick please please please review the Tour Edge C735. Pretty please
Rick when are you going to try out the Krank driver???
You should do a titelist driver review 👀👀👀😂😂
I have the g425 in my bag and love it. Put that max in the bag Rick, you wont regret it.
Why have all brands moved to that boxing glove style headcover? The older style with the sock bit on the bottom were far superior.
Adams A4 driver (2009 model) after caving her face in, I never found the same love again with any other and I've tried them all.. until Ping G430 max come into my life. Takes a little getting used to (different look at address) but once you do IMO has got to be the best all round driver to date. 5hcp player 108-110mph. G430 Max 2.0 stiff shaft 😍
Did you answer the question 😂
Judging forgiveness by have a pro hit them is totally pointless. At the very least get Guy to hit them.
8:35 warm balls in the winter are more effective!
Someone explain to me how Rick hits 300 yard drives in the sim and is then 50 yards behind the likes of Pete and Grant out on course 🧐
Rick Shill doesn't have a bad opinion on anything paid.
Guess the shafts are all wildly different as well though
For the average golfer personally think the tour edge wins then. £300 for a driver what competing with the two best drivers off all time🤷🏻♂️ rather get the tour edge driver and a 3 or 5 wood for the same price as one of the others, no brainer but the down side is us in the uk have to wait till atleast march to get one. Now that’s a joke considering there already out in America.
Take that to solina 😂💪💪
I think the Ping 430 10k is the beginning of a journey. I'm still waiting for the 2025 models where, probably, there will be those little adjustments to make it even more perfect. In the end, I think the G425, despite an unpleasant sound, is still the benchmark among the latest generation drivers. Great forgiveness, more than satisfactory distance. I tried and used the TM and the 430 10k, but, in the end, I kept my G425
3 different shafts in those driver heads… not really a fair test…
I hit the qi10 and it felt like using a brick of wood, i didn't like it.
Would have been good to see PXG in this as they have hit 10k.
whats going on Mr. Shiels that was not the g430 max 10k that was the g430 max
The shaft means as much if not more than the club head. The stock shafts aren't necessarily for everyone. Doesn't mean you have to upgrade to a $350 shaft, but different weights, flex, kick point, stiffness, etc. Do one of these drivers with different shafts and compare your results and thoughts.
Where do we buy the TE in the UK?
Just an observation but wouldn’t the comparison be more accurate if you used the same shaft for all heads? I believe Mr. Finch uses the same shaft for all his reviews. We know the shaft plays a big role in the dispersion. But that said, using the stock shaft at the desired stiffness and stock settings would give the layman golfer more of an idea of the performance. Thanks Rick for your great reviews. Keep them coming.
Tour Edge, Batavia Illinois represent!
With the technology in the HIT studio, couldn’t you show where the impact on the face was to assess forgiveness. This was a review of how you hit these 3 drivers not an assessment of their forgiveness – imagine all your shots were off the middle of the face for one driver and the other had impact points all over the face – this will give a better understanding of forgiveness, not which driver is better suited to your swing ?
I don’t want to be overly critical or harsh but feel this was a bit misleading in terms of the title of the video
This video is the equivalent of Antony reviewing the latest football boots on the training ground
Snagged the ping and have never been more impressed with a new club
Do you think I’d become a better golfer if I could stand in a garage all day, hitting driver as hard as I can?
Great review but I would love it if – before you analyse the numbers,if you had to chose a driver to take out and use in a comp which you would choose
Great comparison. I wish you would have shown average face strike position and how that affected the shot. Now I'd like to see a 10K vs non-10K to see how much of a difference the 10K makes.
Kinda funny, I just went through a driver fitting today. Ping G430 Max, Cobra, Titlist GT2, Calloway Ai Smoke, and TM Qi10 Max. It was between the TM and the GT2 for me, with the Ping close. The TM Qi10 just gave me the best mis-hits, and sounded good, felt good to me.
Ping Best, that's it. END
Where can I buy a tour edge 725 in UK???
Can't find anywhere
You didn't mention the shafts in those driver heads. If the shafts are all different than it's not a fair comparison.
I own the qi10 max which i was fitted for.took me a little while to get used to it after my previous driver but I find it it very forgiving and very accurate which is a big plus.
I hit over 7 new drivers yesterday and none of them were any better than my stealth 2
I picked up a secondhand c722 because I wanted to take the ventus out of it and put it in my ping g425. Then i took it to the range before making the switch. Tour Edge never left the bag after. Wildly impressed.
You really should test Sub Seventy’s new driver….it actually has patented technology
The execs in the Ping boardroom must be bouncing off the walls in distress after seeing Rick disdainfully tossing their headcover to the ground! 🤣
I think I’m gonna have to keep an eye out for one of those tour edges. Used market next season will hopefully have some screaming deals on ‘em.
Love for you to test them using the same shaft.
What seems to not be factored is your fatigue level affecting your swing…..just saying….well done.
Need to test them on an IRON BYRON swing machine….