GolfSpy_APH Posted Tuesday at 12:10 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:10 PM Pretty simple question. What is the best driver you have ever used? Maybe it is a blast from the past you wish you had back or maybe it is your current big stick... so lets hear it! MIGregB, poprocksncoke, TJ Hall and 4 others 5 2 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkj427 Posted Tuesday at 12:50 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:50 PM Best driver I ever used, would actually involve a couple different ones, that were played at various ages or "stages" of my golf activities. 1. Titleist 975D - used this with a Dynamic Gold S-300 steel shaft in my younger years, and when I played many more competitive rounds. Not the longest, but always a fairway finder. 2. Titleist GT2 -- recently fitted for this model, and at this stage it is the easiest to have full confidence in on the tee box that unless it runs through a fairway, it will end up in the short grass. Higher launching and a more forgiving face than any other I have used or demoed. Quite certain there will be many responses, but the key to finding what is best for anyone is to go and get properly fit. The TXBexar, Mefffnocerous, bens197 and 1 other 4 Quote Driver & Fairway: Titleist GT2 8 degree - Ventus TR Red & TSR3 15 - Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Hybrid: TSR2 21 degree - Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Irons: Titleist T200 3G (4) & T150 - (5-G) - Modus 105 Wedges: Vokey SM9 54, and 58 Putter: Cameron Phantom X 5 Ball: Pro V1 & Maxfli Tour Link to Motocaddy M7 w/Remote Trolley & Bag Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted Tuesday at 01:16 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:16 PM G400 Max. Can’t find anything to knock it out of the bag. bens197, Shapotomous, Dweed and 3 others 5 1 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: Paradym AI Smoke Max HL 16.5* w/MCA TENSEI AV Series Blue Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Render w/VA Composites Baddazz Backup Putters: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe, Milled Collection RSX 2 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Golfer Posted Tuesday at 01:32 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:32 PM The best I have ever used is the Callaway Rogue St Ls. It is pretty darn forgiving but I haven't hit any drivers that are newer than that so I'm sure the newer drivers with higher MOI are better. Dweed and vamosjackets 2 Quote Mixed bag of goodies: Taylormade M2 driver, Titleist F15 3 wood, Nike 5 wood, Mizuno 923 Hmp irons, Cleveland zipcore wedges and Odyssey 3 ball putter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shapotomous Posted Tuesday at 01:54 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:54 PM There have been a couple at different stages of my golf life... Waaaaay back it was a Powerbuilt Citation persimmon driver. Cant tell you loft or anything since it only had a '1' on the sole plate! With a DG X stiff shaft in it it worked great for many years with my heavily influenced baseball swing. Until the head cracked. More recent was the Ping G10 with a Prolaunch Red shaft. Played that successfully for many years. Moved to a Ping G410 then a Sub70 849 Pro in 9* which were fine until i needed more loft with declining SS. Now its a Ping G410 LST 10.5* / Hzrdus 6.5 shaft combo that is extremely reliable. I am not even looking to experiment, which says a lot! The TXBexar, Indy_Oz, bens197 and 2 others 5 Quote Modern Bag: G410 LST 10.5*, Hzrdus Smoke RDX 6.5 Flex; 915F 3w, Diamana S+ 70 S flex; Mavrik 18* 5w; JPX 919 HM Pro 4i; JPX 900 Forged 5 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Edison 2.0 49*, 53*, 57* KBS Tour 120 S; Heppler Fetch; Ball - MTB-X; Bag - Jones MyGolfSpy Edition! Shot Scope H4, MG600 Rangefinder Classic Bag: Driver - Persimmon; 3w - Speed Slot; 5w - Tour Block; 3 - pw - Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy_Oz Posted Tuesday at 02:10 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:10 PM 36 minutes ago, Bad Golfer said: The best I have ever used is the Callaway Rogue St Ls. It is pretty darn forgiving but I haven't hit any drivers that are newer than that so I'm sure the newer drivers with higher MOI are better. The Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max is the Rogue ST Max LS’ spiritual successor. I have a Rogue LS I games until last fall and my only issue with it was anything in the toe resulting in a low spinning pull or hook. The Ai TD max doesn’t have that miss so far. But it is both forgiving and a fairly low spinning bomber. Definitely more forgiving than the stock Ai TD. if you’re looking to update, that would be one to track down and test. MIGregB, Dweed, The TXBexar and 2 others 4 1 Quote 2024 WITB: Driver: Ai Smoke Max 9* (@8*) w. Denali 60g 6.5 FW woods: TSR2+ 13* '2W' w. Mitsubishi Tensei White 75X & TSR2 21* 7W w. Mitsubishi Tensei White 75X Hybrid: Stealth+ 3H (@18*) w. Project X Hzrdus Smoke RDX Red 80/6.5 Irons: 5i-PW: '17 P790 w. KBS Tour C-Taper Lite 115X (Currently Testing: 4i-PW: 2024 P770 w. Project X T Rifle 6.0 (+1/4")) Wedges: 50/09 MG4; 56/12 MG4TW Raw; SM9 60/04L Putter: Phantom X7 Ball: TP5x // Chrome Tour // Maxfli Tour X Other: . Gogogo Sport V-Pro rangefinder; Woode Hybrid Stand Bag; Nitron push cart. 2024 Tests: Callaway Whitebox Test- Chrome Tour & Tour X Balls 2024 Sqairz Velo Shoe 2024 Taylormade P770 Irons (ongoing) "...pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space, 'cause there's bugger all down here on Earth!"- Eric Idle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Golfer Posted Tuesday at 02:53 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:53 PM 41 minutes ago, Indy_Oz said: The Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max is the Rogue ST Max LS’ spiritual successor. I have a Rogue LS I games until last fall and my only issue with it was anything in the toe resulting in a low spinning pull or hook. The Ai TD max doesn’t have that miss so far. But it is both forgiving and a fairly low spinning bomber. Definitely more forgiving than the stock Ai TD. if you’re looking to update, that would be one to track down and test. Thank you for the information! I will look into that when I'm ready to upgrade. The TXBexar, Indy_Oz and Dweed 3 Quote Mixed bag of goodies: Taylormade M2 driver, Titleist F15 3 wood, Nike 5 wood, Mizuno 923 Hmp irons, Cleveland zipcore wedges and Odyssey 3 ball putter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poprocksncoke Posted Tuesday at 04:04 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:04 PM for me its the SLDR (I know I need an upgrade ) that's why I have stuck with it for so long. The TXBexar, GolfSpy_APH, Dweed and 1 other 4 Quote SLDR 10.5 Fujikura Ventus Velocore+ Red 6S R11s Rip Phenom Apex Pro 16 Rivl 52 Black Rivl 58 Black EV 5.3 Duo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted Tuesday at 04:30 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 04:30 PM Titleist GT2 has been supreme in my bag so far and I can't see it going anywhere anytime soon. G400 is a close second for me. Dweed, Bad Golfer, MIGregB and 2 others 5 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctg44 Posted Tuesday at 04:31 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:31 PM 3 hours ago, rkj427 said: Best driver I ever used, would actually involve a couple different ones, that were played at various ages or "stages" of my golf activities. 1. Titleist 975D - used this with a Dynamic Gold S-300 steel shaft in my younger years, and when I played many more competitive rounds. Not the longest, but always a fairway finder. 2. Titleist GT2 -- recently fitted for this model, and at this stage it is the easiest to have full confidence in on the tee box that unless it runs through a fairway, it will end up in the short grass. Higher launching and a more forgiving face than any other I have used or demoed. Quite certain there will be many responses, but the key to finding what is best for anyone is to go and get properly fit. Both great choices...and your #2 would be my favorite and I've only had mine for a few weeks. Bad Golfer 1 Quote Titleist GT2 8° - 13-gram (+4-gram) rear weight - with Graphite Design Tour AD-VF 6S Stiff (-1/2)" Shaft - Set to B1 Callaway AiSmoke Triple Diamond - 15° 3-wood - Tensei AV Raw 80 Gram X Stiff shaft - Set to N/S Taylormade P-UDI 2 iron (2023) with Recoil Dart F5 shaft (+1/2") TaylorMade P7MC (2020) with DG TI X100 Shafts (+1/2") 4-PW Edison 51° (bent to 50°) / 55° / 59° (bent to 60°) wedges with DG TI Onyx Black X100 Shafts at +1/2" Golf Pride ZGRIP Plus2 on all clubs Sik DW (2.0) C Series Putter in black finish (35") with Ping PP58 Cord (69° lie / 3° loft) Balls: Maxfli Tour or ProV1x Left Dash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClarkWGriswoldIII Posted yesterday at 12:43 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:43 AM Waaaaaaay back, I loved the original Cleveland Launcher. More recent, about 10 years ago, the Callaway XR. I haven't found one to stick with for more than a year or two since. poprocksncoke, Dweed and Bad Golfer 3 Quote Aerojet LS driver G425 Max 5-wood G425 Max 7-wood Hot Metal 921, 5-GW, UST Mamiya Recoil 95 Graphite (currently testing New Level 480DB) CBX ZipCore Chrome 52* 56* 60* Wedges HB SOFT 2 Putter – Model 8C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fongle Posted yesterday at 03:26 AM Share Posted yesterday at 03:26 AM I got an Arnie's Own Oversized (250cc) Arnold Palmer driver as a kid, and it was an absolute weapon of a club at the time. Just had the most satisfying crack off the face, and it took me to the state Junior championships a few times. Still have it, hanging up in my office now, enjoying its retirement. Bad Golfer, The TXBexar, MIGregB and 1 other 3 1 Quote Driver - King SZ 1w 7.5° w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 110MSI 60x Woods - King SZ Big Tour 3w 13.5° w/ Fujikura Pro 65, King SZ 5w 20° w/ Tensei CK White 70 Driving Iron - King Utility 2i 16° w/ Project X Hzrdus Black 85 Irons - Apex '24 Combo set - 4i Pro, 5i-8i CB, 9i-10i MB w/ KBS Tour V 120 X-Stiff Wedges - MD5 Jaws 52° - S 10° grind, 56° - C 8° grind, 60° - C 8° grind w/ Dynamic Gold Spinner Tour Issue 115 Putter(s) - O-Works 2 Ball Black, Big Bertha Warbird, Special Select Squareback 2.0, Red X2, Bullseye Original Flange SC, Bullseye Standard Flange SC, OG Bronze Anser, Method Midnight 007, R.Mendralla 8802 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTH1 Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago Second the "ages and stages" sentiment, for pure distance probably a tie between the Titleist TSI 3 and the Srixon Z 785. (MGS review years ago prompted my interest in trying out the Srixon brand), at this stage it's a Titleist TSR 2, A bit shorter than the TSI but a bit more forgiving. Quote TSR2 driver 10 Cobra ltd fairways 3 and 7 Cobra forged tec irons 5-P Callaway wedges 54 and 58 TaylorMade del monte 7 face balanced putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Mr. 72" Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago (edited) I'm not sure I've ever found THE best driver for me, but I'll say the Ping G15 with a stock stiff shaft. It's certainly has been in my bag the longest. I recently replaced it with a Paradym AI Smoke TD/Tensei AV Blue 55 stiff. The anticipation of its premier in my bag rivaled that of SW The Phantom Menace. The reviews are about the same. Pretty good, but not exactly what I was hoping it was going to be. Edited 17 hours ago by "Mr. 72" vamosjackets 1 Quote AKA Dark Horse State of my game: "Breaking 85" is the new "Breaking 80". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somalley60 Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago (edited) Early golfing - TM Pittsburgh Persimmon (circa 1979 - still have it) Now - Ping G430 Edited 16 hours ago by somalley60 GolfSpy_APH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvChamp Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago All depends on the shaft I guess. I have fondness for my Nike Vapor Fly with Mitsu Tensei Blue C Series 50 in A Flex, and I break it out from time to time. (I am, after all, SO-O-O-O old!) That club just seems to sit naturally behine the ball. My other old faves would be a Callaway Diablo. Best, -Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandad Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago The Original Taylor Made Metal changed the game more than any. somalley60 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohnson Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago 2016 Taylormade M1. I still use it and the three wood. The TXBexar, TTruax, vamosjackets and 2 others 4 1 Quote Brandon Johnson, MBA COO / Co-founder North American Golf Tour www.northamericangolftour.com e: bjohnson@northamericangolftour.com WITB: D - Taylormade M1 w/ tensie pro orange 3w- Taylormade M1 w/ tensie pro orange 2i - Srixon 4- 5 Srixon 785 6- 9 Srixon z blades PW, GW, SW, LW Cleveland rtx true temper shafts in all of my irons putter - Odyssey #9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago G400LST hands down has been my favorite, best performing driver. It’s a unicorn. Dweed, Shapotomous, rkj427 and 3 others 6 Quote PING G400 LST Mitsubishi Tensei White 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Titleist U505 2 Tensei 1K Black 85 X Titleist T100 4-P Nippon Modus 3 120X PING S159 50-S 55-H 59-T DG X100 L.A.B. MEZZ Max Broom Accra 47" 79.5* Srixon Z-Star XV Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges… https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/ Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock3Putt Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago Titleist 975D was my favorite. Years ago when I was young I had Tommy Armour 1 iron thru w4 in my back and only wood was a Titleist 975D 9 1/2 degree driver, yea, I carried 15 clubs cause I had whole set. Loved em. Eagled same par 5 - 3 times in one day hitting 975 as my 3 wood when needed. Great driver. bens197 1 Quote 4 hole in ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCDuffer Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago G400Max, but went to a TSi2. The Max was a fairway finder but just too much spin. The TSi2 gained me 18 yards on average. Some days I do wish I had the Max, but it’s not often. bens197 1 Quote TSi2 Driver, Titleist TSi2 4 Wood, Ping G410 3 Hybrid, Ping G400 4 Hybrid, Maltby TS1 5-GW, Maltby Max Milled 54, Maltby Max Milled 58, Piretti Forza. Some folks say golf messes up a nice walk. That’s not true, golf makes a nice walk bearable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Thompson Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago For it's time and technology biggest big Bertha. Only complaint is that shafts were inconsistent poprocksncoke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMac420 Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago Taylormade R5, stiff shaft can't remember weight tho, but it was 8.5 loft, didn't bother me however I gamed the heck out of that thing , still miss it. Quote KMac the duffer, the chronicles of a hacker trying to break 90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIGregB Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago (edited) 22 hours ago, Indy_Oz said: The Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max is the Rogue ST Max LS’ spiritual successor. I have a Rogue LS I games until last fall and my only issue with it was anything in the toe resulting in a low spinning pull or hook. The Ai TD max doesn’t have that miss so far. But it is both forgiving and a fairly low spinning bomber. Definitely more forgiving than the stock Ai TD. if you’re looking to update, that would be one to track down and test. Well... I sincerely hope the Ai Smoke TD is a great driver, since I just took delivery on one and will be putting into play for the 1st time tomorrow! My range session says it's pretty darn straight, but I was still getting more spin than I wanted. Higher spin is expected with range balls, but still. But the driver that I remember most fondly is a Callaway X Hot; I could bomb that thing! But that was 10 or so years ago when I still had a reasonably fast swing. I'm embarrassed to think about the number of drivers I've had since then as I chase nirvana!! Oh, and my son still has the X Hot where I get to use it on occasion. But he's in Phoenix and everything goes much farther in Phoenix! Edited 15 hours ago by MIGregB mdumble21, Bad Golfer and The TXBexar 3 Quote Paradym AI Smoke w/ HZRDUS GEN 4 Silver 60 Graphite 6.0 or Motore X F35R shaft, ZX 5 Wood & 7 Wood w/Evenflow Riptide 5.5 shaft, JPX919 Hot Metal 4-PW w/Project X LZ 5.5 shafts, SM10 52.12F, SM10 56.14F & SM10 60.12D wedges, Sabertooth White Ice, -Pro V1X (preferred) or Tour X ball, X5 Watch, Nikon Laser 500 range finder. My 2024 Titleist SM10 Wedge Review: https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/64494-vokey-sm10-wedges-2024-forum-review/?do=findComment&comment=1065367 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker Milt Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago Currently playing the Ping G430. By far, the best driver I have ever played. Easy to hit AND long. I played a Callaway Epic for a long time but the G430 is clearly better. Added the G430 3 wood last year and turned the loft up and made it a 4 wood. Really easy to hit! Looking at the G430 hybrid now. Bad Golfer 1 Quote Ping G430 Max Driver Rogue 5 wood Rogue 7 wood Irons Hot Metal Pro 4 - G Wedges 52 and 56 Putter Fetch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfinnut Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago 1998 - Titleist 975D This was 'THE' best driver I ever had in the bag. It was automatic. Fairway finder & long! Maybe it was that I had a better swing back then & was younger & could generate more club head speed to hit it further but. This will always be my all time favorite. Still have it sitting in the 'Nut Cave as well. Quote WITB: Do I like Titleist or what? Driver: TSR3 9* UST Mamiya Proto LIN-Q Blue Fairways: TSi2 UST Mamiya LIN-Q Blue 13.5* Driving Iron: U500 17* Blue Ventus HB Velocore Irons: T350 4 & 5, T200 6 - PW UST Mamiya Recoil Dart F4 105g Wedges: SM9 48*, SM9 52*, SM8 56* Modus Tour Wedge Putter: Newport 2 w/ Garsen Ultimate grip Ball: *ProV1 Left Dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boylerz1 Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago SLDR 430. It is still in my bag loaded with a Speeder 757 S shaft. I've tried to get rid of it and get fit for a new driver multiple times over the past 4 seasons, but every time I don't see any better numbers. poprocksncoke 1 Quote TM SLDR 430 9* Callaway Pro 3w Nickent 17* Callaway Apex 4-pw Cleveland RTX 50, 54, 58 TM Rossa Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kch112654 Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago Titleist 983k.Still have mine and go back to it from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Justice Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago For me it was the original big Bertha driver. At the time steel shafts were still prominent in drivers and the metal heads coming out to replace the persimmon/maple ones were built to the same size and shape as their wooden predecessors. If anyone remembers the Taylormade Burner/ lynx, or Titleist offerings etc, they might agree with me that they were incredibly unforgiving to hit (although long when struck out of the sweet spot) . The big Bertha, with its oversized head (little bigger than a modern rescue) unique hosel, rounded low profile, matching RCH graphite shaft - which you could also get in a new “firm” flex between regular and stiff - as well as the branded grip and super desirable head cover, made this Driver unlike anything seen before. Add to that the forgiveness, distance and that high pitched scream and flash off the face compared to wooden clubs, and in my opinion you had the most seismic shift in the history of drivers - comparable to when the Ping Anser showed the world it’s unique shape and balance. I remember at the time thinking that Drivers couldn't get any better. I wonder if, in 30-40 years, there will be a similar nostalgia for the current crop, and a comparable leap in performance. Ah, nostalgia… MIGregB and vamosjackets 2 Quote WITB: DRIVER; COBRA Darkspeed 9.0 DEGREE STIFF Lin-q WHITE 65 GRAMS 3 WOOD; Callaway Paradym Smoke AI 15 DEGREE STIFF TENSAI AV blue 70 GRAMS HYBRID: CALLAWAY 24 APEX UW 19 DEGREE STIFF MMT 70 GRAMS IRONS; 4-GW MIZUNO PRO 223 STIFF AEROFLEX STEELFIBER i110 CW MID WEDGE; MIZUNO T22 BLUE ION 54/08 D GRIND SHAFT DG WEDGE LOB WEDGE; MIZUNO T22 DENIM COPPER 60/06 X GRIND SHAFT DG S300 PUTTER; EDEL EAS 1.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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