What is your driver for 2024?

[Colt]

Ping G430 LST w/Xstiff shaft 

[MrMashie]

PXG Black Ops !

[Beakbryce]

Will continue to rock my original Epic, 9 degree with stiff shaft. 

Wouldn't mind testing the new Ping 10k and an AI Smoke. Ping gives a nice discount to military.  Another couple of years the Smoke ought to be almost affordable on Callaway preowned.

Still, the Epic is an old friend and not sure how much more I could get out of a new driver.

15-20 yards farther would probably do it.

[Plumbob]

I was keen and excited to get one of the new drivers in my bag for 2024. Off I went to the Golfbox driver fitting shop, took my Cobra LTDX , LinQ shaft, used this as my base line. Proceeded to test out all the new drivers, Ping, TM, Callaway and Darkspped, tried each head with at least 3 different shafts. End result my longest and most consistent driver was my Cobra LTDx , saved a bunch of cash by getting fitted.

[Fairwayguy2]

I currently am playing a Callaway Big Bertha Fusion.  I have a love/hate relationship with the driver.  I’ve been looking for a while now and I been leaning toward the Ping G430 Max 10k or the Titlelist TSR.  I am also considering the Cobra Darkspeed X

[Southpawgolfclub]

Ben Hogan Big Ben C-S3 9.5° from 2004.  Used on eBay for $40 and works like a charm for me. 

[Donn lost in San Diego]

43 minutes ago, Southpawgolfclub said:

Ben Hogan Big Ben C-S3 9.5° from 2004.  Used on eBay for $40 and works like a charm for me. 

Gotta love those ebay treasure finds.

[MajorCavalry]

Callaway Paradym X 10.5*  with my old Accra FX 2.0 370 M4 shaft. Set at N, +2*, 44 1/4

Consistently 10 yards longer than my first generation Rogue with less dispersion.

[TheRealKimKong]

I got my hands on a Cobra AJ LS with 7.5° and made it work beautifully for me over the winter (well, from time to time I got the wobble and fire one or two away) and I am pretty sure it will stick in the bag, it´s just too good. 

Nevertheless I get a Mizuno ST Max next week, just to try it … (we all know how this can end.. don`t we? )well and I could end up with a full Mizuno bag… not that I would have any benefit from this. 

Edited March 18 by TheRealKimKong

[ole gray]

Ping G430 with a Grafalloy ProLaunch Blue 45 Shaft. This shaft head combo is a senior golfers ticket to longer higher bombs!


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[hoppman]

7 hours ago, ChrisR227 said:

Callaway rogue st triple diamond ls , 

X-stiff 65g 

Bought this driver 2 years ago, really hit it well, ordered direct from Callaway in my specs , got it, played it, first round I was like nope, not working outdoors for me. 

Returned to Callaway, they finally gave me a credit for full amount, turned around and ordered Rogue ST Max LS in my specs and was very happy from the start. The TD was nice, but I didn't perform with it. 

Edited March 18 by hoppman

[nijguy]

Stealth 2 10.5 

gonna be tough to take this one out of the bag 

[Krls032022]

Last fall I purchased a Cobra Aerojet Max 10.5 degree. I put the Jupiter A flex shaft tipped to play between an R & A flex as my driver swing speed is 83 MPH. For me it’s really straight and plenty long for this 74 year young golfer !!!

[Indy_Oz]

Right now, I'm sticking with my Callaway Rogue ST Max LS as nothing stood out as significantly better when I did the Callaway, Taylormade and Cobra free fittings earlier this year. 9* head, adjusted -1 to 8*. Currently in -1/D to close the face slightly as the -1 opens it a little. Seems to be working ok for now.

At my sim place I tried an Ai Smoke TD and really liked that. I found I hit that slightly more consistently and accurately than the Rogue doing some back to back testing (without a fitter or coach watching me, lol). But I'd need to do a bunch more testing and ideally take one to an outdoor range to try out.

Before buying anything else, I would want to give the Titleist and Ping drivers a go as I haven't done tests/ fittings for those brands.

[CudaKota66]

After 5 years with an Epic Flash, shafted w/ an Evenflow Green 55g S shaft, I traded it in for a Paradym & kept the same 'transmission' - EvenFlow Green 55g S.

That shaft fits my swing & the Paradym has shown to be both longer & more accurate

[mackdaddy]

Sticking with the TSR3 10* Accura TZ6 M3 65g 

I still hit it straight and 240-250 no changes needed!

 

Edited March 18 by mackdaddy
more to say.

[Brobin]

Picked up a PXG 0311XF Gen 5 for this year. Wicked good value and will be a permanent replacement for my TaylorMade SLDR (terrible club for me). 

Edited March 19 by Brobin

[Everardo]

Ping G430 Max with ACCRA TZ Five

Because my Shot Scope Strokes Gained comparison says so

[PRR33]

Ping G430 Max with an Autoflex 405 shaft.  Great so far.  Picked up a good 20 yards.  Looking forward to warmer weather to see the real benefits.

[JackB44]

I will be hitting my Ping 410plus with a high launch regular flex Alta CB 55 Red shaft

[US_Navy_Retired]

Just did a driver fitting last week. Paradyme Smoke Max, 9 deg stiff flex.

Played 2 rounds with it so far and i am very pleased. 

Edited March 19 by US_Navy_Retired

[GrizzlyJoe]

 My driver for 2024 is currently the Ping G430 Max 10k with a 60g Diamana ZF stiff shaft. I’m also testing it with a hzrdus black gen 4 6.0 shaft. It just goes straight and no noticeable decrease in distance! 

[bf0127]

Titleist TSR3 10 degree, Fujukura Ventus Red 6-S

[KOG]

On 3/18/2024 at 12:59 PM, Donn lost in San Diego said:

More seriously, does anybody besides Mizuno make a smaller than 460 driver, now or within the last 3-4 years?  Mizu has a 440.  When I come out of the surgery boot, I have a 2021 PXG 0211 but need a stronger shaft than the A flex Evnflo rptide CB.  Til I re-shaft it, I also use a 2004 vintage Callaway 454 Ti on stock RCH 65 reg flex.  

Honma makes a great 440 cc head you can get for next to nothing as their made for USA stock is being sold for like 80% off. Honma TR20 440

The TSi4 head is 435 cc

 

[Tatabasco]

On 3/18/2024 at 11:16 AM, Dukhook52 said:

2014 Callway Big Bertha, 10.5, Cypher A flex shaft.  Still my gamer/fairway finder.

I still have the matching BB 3wood with a Fubuki stiff shaft and it’s my favorite club in my bag 

[Pat McGroin]

After a 45 minute fitting session, 6 brands, the winner is the Callaway Ai Smoke Max. Should be in this weekend, super excited. 

[bekgolf]

I picked up a Tour Edge Exotics E722 from their CPO site for less than $150.  Didn't get along with the Ventus Blue it came with so I now play it with one of two closeout shafts I got. 

One is a 6.0 60g Project X Riptide LX and the other is a 6.5 Riptide MX.  Both are worthy shafts that had far too short of a life with PX, they play nothing like the stock Riptide that manufacturers use in product lines.  The LX is uniform in stiffness and fits my aggressive downswing well.   I'm normally high 90's to low 100's ss and was skeptical about the MX in 6.5 but it was on closeout for $40.  I think that a shaft can only be as stiff as it's weakest section so I took a chance due to the soft middle section in the MX.

The MX in 6.5 is interesting as the MX profile has a soft middle but in 6.5 the middle plays as stiff as the LX 6.0 middle (still with me?) with an ultra stiff tip and handle.  It really works well but is so stiff that prolonged use triggers my golfers elbow.  It's one of the straightest combos (with the E722 head) that I've ever owned.  Toe shots still go straight, the high moi of the E722 is no joke.  I'm thinking that the stiffness is allowing more power to be transmitted to the ball vs being absorbed by loading the shaft.  I'm probably wrong on that one, never the less the combo works for me.

[Donn lost in San Diego]

On 3/18/2024 at 4:33 PM, mackdaddy said:

Sticking with the TSR3 10* Accura TZ6 M3 65g 

I still hit it straight and 240-250 no changes needed!

 

do you mean ACCRA, not Accura?  I am thinking about getting an ACCRA shaft, M3 (reg flex) driver shaft.

[mackdaddy]

7 minutes ago, Donn lost in San Diego said:

do you mean ACCRA, not Accura?  I am thinking about getting an ACCRA shaft, M3 (reg flex) driver shaft. 

Yes Spell auto spell check gets me a lot.

The shaft works great for me.  I have played it for 3 or 4 years

[Donn lost in San Diego]

On 3/19/2024 at 2:12 PM, KOG said:

Honma makes a great 440 cc head you can get for next to nothing as their made for USA stock is being sold for like 80% off. Honma TR20 440

The TSi4 head is 435 cc

 

Do you, or anybody else here, think thi Honma TR 20 440 driver head is still competitive in today's market, for a mid speed swing?  I have a few reg flex and a few senior flex drivers and 3 woods that work.  shorter than 3 wood, I can swing reg flex ok.  I am bargain hunting in driver-land.  I might grab a new TR 20 driver head on ebay and shaft it with a Riptide or an ACCRa shaft.