What is your driver for 2024?

[acatalano32]

I’m still in the g410 LST 

but I’m currently looking at the zx7 mk II, tsr3 and black ops

 

more of a “want something new” than need a new driver lol 

[mdumble21]

For the moment, my Cobra F9 is staying in the bag.

I've done a little bit of testing against the Darkspeed LS and AI Smoke drivers. The F9 is certainly keeping up with the new kids on the block, with the Darkspeed (using same shaft) and AI Smoke being only 2-3mph faster on ball speed. 

In terms of forgiveness, I think the AI Smoke is more forgiving and it looks the best behind the ball. 

Ultimately, I think this is the year that I will be saying goodbye to the F9 as it is looking a bit tired at the moment, with there being small paint-marks on the crown from interactions with the practice hitting nets at my home club. I have a wide swing path, similar to Rickie Fowler, so when hitting driver, I've occasionally made contact with the net.

If I am to replace my F9, it will have to be a choice between the Callaway AI Smoke TD, Ping G430 LST (a few of the members at my club have them in the bag) and Cobra Darkspeed LS drivers.

[Triple_Putt]

The old TM Super Burner 2.0 is staying for me. Its very consistent, and while I know something new could definitely get the ball out further, I have a lot of other things that need to improve first.  Maybe next season i'll get fit for something new 

[xXxVUDUxXx]

I am still playing my Cobra Ltdx ls. I have been a Taylormade fan pretty much my whole life. I bought a Sim when the Sim 2 came out. Not only did I struggle to hit it well, but the durability just wasn't there. I had a toe strike (not that far out on the toe either) and it dented the head out past the club face. It then proceeded to crack where the weight track is. I started to look at the stealth and started to see a whole lot of people having drivers fall apart. That's fine if you can just go to the tour truck and get another one. I am not that guy. I seen Rick Shiels do a review on the Cobra and thought I will give it a shot. My experience has been nothing short of spectacular. I will probably only play Cobra from now on. 

[Wburdett]

Just made a switch on driver this year. Went from mavrik to the ai smoke.  The ai sold me when mishits we're finding fairway and long. Center hit picked up about 7 10 yds in side by side. Looking forward to getting even better position for approaches this year.  Mavrik is a great club but after testing wa ai falling behind in tech 

[Namey47]

Playing qi10ls unless it breaks like my last 2 stealth plus then I will be selling that head and getting fit for a real driver 

[Shapotomous]

The 10.5* G410 LST is staying in the bag this year.  The 60g Hzrdus Smoke 6.5 shaft keeps me in the fairway.  I went to this driver last year when going from a 9 - 10.5 degree driver to gain some height and it has been very consistent.

I have hit it so well that it decided my answer for Ping in the single brand thread because it is the one club i dont want to give up.  

Edited March 18 by Shapotomous

[manderson831]

TaylorMade Stealth Plus 9* with Ventus Blue 6X

[meteorinnov8]

i’m sticking with PXG 0311 Gen 5 10.5 with Hazardus Smoke RDX Stiff. Straight, seems to keep up with 2023 Ping, Callaway and TM models i’ve tested for distance (driver the least of my problems).

[AaronD]

PXG 0211 Driver with a ventus blue stiff shaft. Got it last year and love it! 

[GFryman]

I used a Cobra LTDx most of 2022 and 2023, won a new Aerojet from Volition so going to start the year trying it out. 

[Lou Caracappa]

For 2024 I am stying with my 2022 Taylor Made Stealth 10.5 degree with a Mitsubishi C6 Regular Flex shaft.   Would like to upgrade to Q10 or AI smoke but too expensive and this one has worked well for me in the past 2 years. 

[Josh Parker]

As of right now, the Paradym TD with Newton 5 dot are in the bag.

[johngschulz]

On 3/16/2024 at 3:02 PM, GolfSpy_APH said:

 

Is it old faithful from years past? Did you just pick up a new one that is going to be your gamer?

This is going to be an interesting one for me. I’m looking to bring my bag in for a ‘tune up’ at a local fitter at some point. Makes sure the lofts/lies swing weight etc. are all checking out across the bag. 

The big thing, however, is to compare my current Maltby KE4 driver to a newly picked up Callaway Epic Speed driver. Hoping to tune the specs on each see if any additional shaft adjustments are needed and declare a winner.

Once I get the numbers I plan on having fun with a post to share the experience and winner!

[JeremyD]

Sticking with my R11. Too cheap to go after a newer one. I tried some used newer model ones in the past year, and I didn't like them. I think I tried the TS3, and Epic Speed (which I still have)

[Arnie C]

I got fitted for a driver and went with a Callaway Epic Max. Got a good deal for it at 2nd Swing Golf

[ChrisR227]

Callaway rogue st triple diamond ls , 

X-stiff 65g 

[Kevin W]

Hey guys. I'm using and loving the Callaway Rogue ST MAX LS 10.5 deg lowered to 9.5 with a Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White shaft which is low spin with a high kick point. What a great combo. Great feeling, smooth. It's hard for me to miss with this thing. I'd be stupid to switch, not messing with a good thing. Cheers

[MarvChamp]

So far, I can't justify getting a new driver. Keeping my 2022 Cobra LTDx Max, but may cut shaft (Getting shorter in both drives and stature as I get older). Using the beautiful electric blue Nike Vapor Fly sometimes.

Best, -Marv 

[Brad Lee]

Still playing the TSR2 10 Degree.  

[Sonny Beach]

I'm OD (out dare!) not OB. Love my Ai Smoke Max 9* @ -1, D  

This driver checks all of the important boxes for me, accuracy, distance and feel. Big plus, I can still see a little face on -1 giving me confidence in my aim.  I'm  not a fan of the black faces, especially in the shadows for that reason. 

Ai Smoke Max is staying in my bag until I'm good enough to play the TD.  I may upgrade shafts in the future but this driver has found a permanent home in my bag. I haven't pulled or hooked a shot OB since. Same goes for the Max 3FW, I love it too! The jury is still out on the HW, I may need a heavier shaft. 

[Jeremy26]

47 minutes ago, xXxVUDUxXx said:

I am still playing my Cobra Ltdx ls. I have been a Taylormade fan pretty much my whole life. I bought a Sim when the Sim 2 came out. Not only did I struggle to hit it well, but the durability just wasn't there. I had a toe strike (not that far out on the toe either) and it dented the head out past the club face. It then proceeded to crack where the weight track is. I started to look at the stealth and started to see a whole lot of people having drivers fall apart. That's fine if you can just go to the tour truck and get another one. I am not that guy. I seen Rick Shiels do a review on the Cobra and thought I will give it a shot. My experience has been nothing short of spectacular. I will probably only play Cobra from now on. 

Took me to page 3 to find the comment I was looking for. Cobra wins. I played every driver known to man until RadSpeed came out. It easily beat everything else. Then LTDXLS. Now DarkSpeed LS 9* turned down to 8*. Every year I try all the new offerings from every major company. None of them beat Cobra. This years LS head with the heavy weight in the back is incredible. Unbelievably stable and the ball screams off the face. I've got a few different Velo shafts. So far the Blue 6S is the best combo for me. Tight draw after tight draw. A mishit causes a little fade. I am definitely sold on Cobra. They're really doing something right with their drivers.

[TBGumby12]

I'll be sticking to my same pairing this year but might demo one of the newer drivers.  I'm currently using the Ping 425 Max 9 degree and the TaylorMade mini driver in 11-degree loft.

[BeeGee]

After doing some testing last year with my fitter I am sticking with my Callaway Mavrik (Year 4) with the Riptide 50 gram 6.0 but I might tinker with a new shaft.  The numbers showed that when hitting the center of the face there wasn't much if any difference in distance, so no need to spend $600 on something that will help me if I mishit the shot ... I just need to find the sweet spot most of the time.

After doing some testing last year with my fitter I am sticking with my Callaway Mavrik (Year 4) with the Riptide 50 gram 6.0 but I might tinker with a new shaft.  The numbers showed that when hitting the center of the face there wasn't much if any difference in distance, so no need to spend $600 on something that will help me if I mishit the shot ... I just need to find the sweet spot most of the time.

[Steve Hughes]

[Dweed]

For sure my old stand by. G400 Ping. Just finished 2 wks in Orange Beach AL. Only able to go 4 rounds due to weather, but that was 4 times sooner than if I stayed in the MI snowbelt. Can't show a pic of McSkruffy as it's packed away in the topper as we drive north. Looks like 3 weeks at the earliest till the next round. Sub70 004 mallet still performing great.

[coachmark]

2 hours ago, golfjunky79 said:

Well went a diffrent route this year. Struggle with driver but hit 3 wood excellently so went inbetween. 11.5 degree taylormade brnr mini driver. Love it so far. Put the heavy weight to the front set it down to 9.5 degrees and it is a monster of a driver in a little package and stingers off the fairway that carry 240 is also nice.

Just picked up a brnr mini driver a month ago. Played two rounds with it in Costa Rica and absolutely LOVED it. Not only am I hitting it straighter, but I actually picked up a few yards. I use Arccos, so I know I picked up yardage for a fact. Hard to beat that combo....straighter AND longer. 

[WWeppler]

Ironically, I've got the PING G430 MAX driver up 1.5º with the weight biased towards draw for most shots and it's completely gotten rid of my nasty slice. That and getting a tour stiffness shaft at 65 g has been huge. Allowed me to get my TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Superfast that just sprayed it all over the yard. 

[kknouse23]

Callaway Paradym 10.5 w/ HZRDUS 50g Stiff Shaft

[MIGregB]

Definitely gaming a new Cobra Dark Speed X, which I like a lot; the question is the shaft. I recently bought the 9 deg head turned up to 10.5 (I like the looks at address better than t0.5 head) with the stock LINQ M40X 5F3 shaft. I got to play a couple of practice rounds here in Michigan and was pleased with its forgiveness and length, but I wasn't happy with the generally lower ball height I got. After reading about the Newton shaft in this forum, I emailed Angelo some LM info and he recommended a 3 dot that would/should provide some additional height. Just before pulling the trigger, though, I decided to put a Cobra adapter on my Motore X F3 shaft originally bought for a Callaway driver, just to test out. It definitely improved my ball flight, but my accuracy declined, I'm guessing because of the longer shaft that resulted from just adding the longer Cobra adapter. I'm going to play around with this set-up for a bit before making any further changes, like cutting down the Motore X or trying out the Newton. Regardless of the shaft, though, I'm happy with the improved length and forgiveness of the Cobra head.