Dedicated draw-bias drivers (no movable weights) are typically the most effective at reducing right-side misses. If you struggle with a slice, it’s important to know you have options. We understand the temptation to prioritize an extra yard or two but, given the similarities in distance between drivers, we believe golfers should prioritize tighter dispersion and greater consistency over a couple of yards of additional yardage.įor most golfers, it may be worth forgoing those couple of yards in favor of smaller numbers (tighter standard deviations) and smaller circles (better dispersion). Distance Versus Dispersionĭistance is king. Mizuno and COBRA also deserve mention for featuring “real-deal” Fujikura Motore X F1 and F3 shafts among their stock offerings. Titleist continues to offer a robust selection of featured shafts.

With most manufacturers offering two or three stock shafts to choose from, it’s still important to find the best fit within a stock lineup.įinally, while we always recommend taking a performance-first approach, when comparing prices, golfers should understand there’s more value to be found from brands who don’t water down their shaft offerings. While we recommend working with a competent fitter, we understand that many of you will buy off the rack. The performance is often adequate (though not likely what you’d get from a properly fitted aftermarket shaft) but, make no mistake, made for shafts are usually selected to boost margins, not performance. Several manufacturers continue to provide low-cost, made for shafts as stock options in their drivers. Despite their bargain pricing, both finished inside the top 10 for strokes gained and inside the top five for forgiveness.

Tour Edge EXS Pro and PXG 0211 – Two value models that proved that good drivers don’t have to cost as much as patio furniture. PING G425 SFT – PING’s slice killer again distanced itself from the pack in the draw-bias category. Had testers hit a higher percentage of fairways, it would have been among the leaders. TaylorMade SIM2 – TaylorMade’s latest flagship driver led the pack in ball speed. Worth a mention, COBRA’s draw-biased RADSPEED XD just missed finishing in the top 10 as well. Both were among the leaders in accuracy as well. Two RADSPEED models finished in the top five overall while finishing second (RADSPEED XB) and third (RADSPEED) in Distance. They also both cracked the top five for total distance.ĬOBRA RADSPEED and RADSPED XB – COBRA continues its run of strong performances. The Titleist TSi4 and Titleist TSi3 were strong performers as well, finishing second and third respectively in ball speed.

The Titleist TSi2 finished second in Strokes Gained, second in forgiveness and eighth in total distance. Titleist TSi2, TSi3 and TSi4 – The performance of a trio of Titleist TSi drivers suggests its days of being slow and spinny are history.

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