As an 83 year old who remembers playing with balata balls and persimmon head woods, I have to chuckle at the new fad for mini drivers. They’re really just what were 2 woods in our old sets, albeit benefitting from technology that didn’t exist 50 years ago. But mini driver sounds sexier and more powerful than 2 wood. And doubtless more forgiving than a strong 3 wood.
Looove my Ping G410 7W. Got it off my Dad because he wasn't into it, and it just worked for me straight away. Has replaced my 4 Hybrid and 4 Iron. Got it lofted down to 20.5, and it covers a lot of bases for me. Highly recommend trying one.
Great points -- appreciate it! I was particularly tickled by inclusion of the 7 wood. I put one in my bag about 8 years ago and never looked back (repleaced some long irons I never carry anymore).
A few months ago, I played Cleveland launcher HB turbo clubs and couldn't believe that i could hit a 4 iron beautifully again! Put a 4, 5 & 6 in my bag and I'm delighted. Long, high and straight. So, Andy - you are spot on with this one. (PS opinion seems to be that this older iteration is better than the current model). Great video, thank you
I use the 7 iron of the HB as a gap between my usual 7 iron and the 9 wood I have. My irons are older and the lofts are weaker. I tried for weeks to hit the 6 iron of my set but found the HB turbo 7 to be the same loft and much easier and consistent
Hello Andy , thank you very much for producing this video even in the rain. I heard what you said but it is up to each player to follow every trend. Some people out there are no more able to hit an iron in a proper way. They walk around with these hybrids and wonder how to approach the green. Glad I play all irons well and don’t have this issue. 😊😊😊
Brilliant information. I think almost all of the points you've made are things I am looking to do over the coming months or have already benefitted from. I recommend the 13 degree TM mini driver, moved to a Ping 5 wood, use hybrids up to 27 degrees and want to try the jumbo grips. Just need to try the new putters. Thank you.
Andy I am on my third season with the Jumbomax Ultralight grips. I have on all clubs all the way to my 58 degree wedge. You have to go all in these you can’t mix grips and have true success. It doesn’t take long to get used to them. These help me keep a lighter grip, which helps my speed. I would never go back. I have the Medium size.
@danielgreene6480 , historically we expect the fat grip to send the ball more right, as the player has a more difficult time rotating the fat grips. But I was looking for some recent opinions as the 60 years worth of information I am aware of seems to be changing somehow... Thx
my mate has a bigger grip on his driver. Not a jumbo but definitely bigger than the usual, and I have used putters with a jumbo/bigger grip. I think they are absolutely a game changer. Idk if i would put them across my bag but I would definitely consider putting them in my putter and driver.
The larger grip on my putter has been a game changer for me, it quieted my hands a lot. My driver grip has a few extra layers of tape so it's slightly thicker and I like that feel a lot as well. Rest of the clubs are normal sized. I agree with your line of thinking.
Great run down of these trends Andy. I have added a 7 wood to the back at the end of last year and find it a great club to use as well as suing Callaway cb wedges with a full face both of which came to be after watching you demo and discuss them. They have made the game a bit easier by times for sure.
The addition of adding a 7 wood and a 9 wood into my rotation of clubs gives me more versatility depending on the course that I am playing vs. equivalent hybrids. Especially on the courses where the rough is deeper.
I was on the verge of a mini driver then I tried the G430 max 10k and no longer needed the mini driver, dont use a 3w as my 5w is more accurate and pretty much as long. Dont have a gap in distance for a 7w, have 2 hybrids that go well for me. I need to upgrade wedges, but cant see the point at this time of year as greens are getting softer and the summer run is dissapearing. Possibly heading towards the Opus wedges but will see.......
Excellent review of trends - all of which I already have or am considering. I suppose my opinion that this is an excellent video exists because the video confirms my own thinking. Apart from that I also admire the video capture and editing on your channel - great asset.
I use mid-sized grips Andy and love them, one thing I will say is just pay attention to the swing weight of clubs if changing the grips putting heavy grips on can change the swing weight by 2 to 3 swing weights!
The Jumbo golf grips are interesting. Would be very interested in a video that takes a deep dive into jumbo v normal grips pretty much throughout the bag testing identically set up clubs whose only difference is the grip.
Switching to jumbomax grips has dropped my HDCP 6 strokes this season. I have never had better control and my distance improved 15 yds on driver and between 7 - 10 with my irons. You won't regret it. Test one on your driver. Get the correct size. It's easy on their website. Good luck.
As a somewhat long hitter, people are sleeping on lofted fairway woods. More forgiving and a better descent angle than a similarly lofted hybrid. Now, if you are in the UK or west Texas, sure... Stick with the hybrids.
3d printed irons are going to be a thing FOR SURE, maybe not next year but in the next 5 they will be prolific across many big brands. Also +1 for lie angle balanced putters, probably the biggest game changer for me since the Odyssey two ball.
The Mini-Driver will evolve to be very much like The Callaway Great Big Bertha with the warbird soul. 20 years prior it was "The Ginty".. It's on a 20-25 year cycle
Agree with everything you've said, Andy. Jumbo grips is my next stop. Perhaps not jumbo, Jumbo😂 but medium or large jumbo. My 5h was difficult to control, so i changed clubs. I'm hitting the new one, so much better, but I'm now wondering if it's due to a naturally thicker grip.
I can’t recommend the mini driver enough. It is an awesome club that gives me a lot of confidence. It is really fun to hit off the tee. It is my second option on a tee shot if the driver isn’t working that day.
Could this benefit also come from knowing the head is smaller and makes us swing a bit better because of that? Man I wish I had kept my Taylormade 300 and put a modern shaft in it just to see how good it was.
I found an older mallet putter with an eighty degree lie angle. I am an amateur club builder so I lengthened the shaft and made a long putter. This made it hard to control and gave me a bad case of the yips. About that time Bryson started using the putter he holds against his forearm. So I shortened the shaft and regripped it. The only difference is I hold it against my right forearm and grip the left hand at the top of the grip. The face stays square through the swing making it deadly accurate left and right. All I have to do is hone in the distance and that will come with use. My question is does gripping the top of the shaft and holding it against my forearm instead of gripping it down with my other hand make it illegal?
I've been playing the TM Mini since it was first introduced in the SLDR configuration. I upgraded to the Original, the 300, and then the TM BRNR. I haven't carried a 3-wood since. Because the USGA outlawed using a stand-up putter (like my Bloodline) beginning in 2025, I've been forced to switch to a more conventional putter. I chose the PXG Allen because of its zero-torque design.
@@TheAverageGolfer It's on order. It takes about a week to receive it. However, I had it fit at PXG, so I got a chance to get the weights right (for me) and try it out. It's deadly accurate, though. You refrain from manipulating the face during the swing. It goes straight from almost anywhere on the face.
It seems a “no-brainer” to me why club manufacturers don’t offer more full faced grove (FFG) wedges. I game Cleveland wedges (46, 50, 56, 60). A mix of Zipcore RTX6, CBX Full-Face 2 and Zipcore CBX4. Both the CBX2 and CBX4 come with FFG face, but both of my RTX6s have a traditional face. Although the RTX6 have additional milling on the face out to the extremities of the face. I would be more than happy to have all my wedges with FFG faces. However, Cleveland don’t manufacture the loft and bounce that I want in the product range of clubs they offer with FFG
@@TheAverageGolfer 😂😂 I got rid at GolfClubs4Cash a local golf club near me and he said a lot of customers have had the same problem🤷♂️ p.s love the channel Andy👍🏻⛳️👍🏻😀
A mini-driver and $500 putter are non-starters for moi. Luxury items, unless I get a channel of my own.😄 I would definitely get a 7 wood if I didn't have a Cleveland HyWood. What I did just get is a 24 degree 9 wood, for which I plunked down the princely sum of $36 Yankee dollars ($34.99 + $5 grip upgrade and 10% off sale). It is a clone club from DTC Diamond Tour Golf (owned by the Sub 70 people). Mine is supposed to be based on a Ping G400. So far, the thing hits great; kinda makes me giggle. Shaft feels fine, head looks nice. I wouldn't expect face wear to be great for $35, but we'll see. I imagine I could afford a replacement every so often.
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As an 83 year old who remembers playing with balata balls and persimmon head woods, I have to chuckle at the new fad for mini drivers. They’re really just what were 2 woods in our old sets, albeit benefitting from technology that didn’t exist 50 years ago. But mini driver sounds sexier and more powerful than 2 wood. And doubtless more forgiving than a strong 3 wood.
Looove my Ping G410 7W. Got it off my Dad because he wasn't into it, and it just worked for me straight away. Has replaced my 4 Hybrid and 4 Iron. Got it lofted down to 20.5, and it covers a lot of bases for me. Highly recommend trying one.
Ping G410 7-wood :
It's among the best clubs ever made, imo.
Great points -- appreciate it! I was particularly tickled by inclusion of the 7 wood. I put one in my bag about 8 years ago and never looked back (repleaced some long irons I never carry anymore).
A few months ago, I played Cleveland launcher HB turbo clubs and couldn't believe that i could hit a 4 iron beautifully again! Put a 4, 5 & 6 in my bag and I'm delighted. Long, high and straight. So, Andy - you are spot on with this one. (PS opinion seems to be that this older iteration is better than the current model). Great video, thank you
Glad they are working well bud
I use the 7 iron of the HB as a gap between my usual 7 iron and the 9 wood I have. My irons are older and the lofts are weaker. I tried for weeks to hit the 6 iron of my set but found the HB turbo 7 to be the same loft and much easier and consistent
Just Brilliant, Thanks. Love the putter advice, going to try one of those
Hello Andy , thank you very much for producing this video even in the rain. I heard what you said but it is up to each player to follow every trend. Some people out there are no more able to hit an iron in a proper way. They walk around with these hybrids and wonder how to approach the green. Glad I play all irons well and don’t have this issue. 😊😊😊
You are so right, each to their own
Brilliant information. I think almost all of the points you've made are things I am looking to do over the coming months or have already benefitted from. I recommend the 13 degree TM mini driver, moved to a Ping 5 wood, use hybrids up to 27 degrees and want to try the jumbo grips. Just need to try the new putters. Thank you.
Had a centre shafted, face-balanced YES putter for over 10 years.
Just fitted oversized grips on all clubs.
These putters aren’t face balanced which is the key difference, secondly, how you finding the oversize grips
Great video Andy keep up the awesome work ... top end of my bag is 3 wood ...5 wood and hybrid
Andy I am on my third season with the Jumbomax Ultralight grips. I have on all clubs all the way to my 58 degree wedge. You have to go all in these you can’t mix grips and have true success. It doesn’t take long to get used to them. These help me keep a lighter grip, which helps my speed.
I would never go back. I have the Medium size.
Has the grip translated into more yards ?
Are your misses more right, left, or the same with the big grips ?
Thanks !
😎✌️⛳️🏌♀️
Absolutely!!! And my hands don't hurt after several back to back rounds like golf trips
@BillyDenton-nx3oy it's harder to hook the ball, usually your grip will be a little more neutral to weak. That's probably why.
@@BillyDenton-nx3oy yes, I am about one club longer mainly because I don’t grip as hard, which increased my speed immediately
@danielgreene6480 , historically we expect the fat grip to send the ball more right, as the player has a more difficult time rotating the fat grips.
But I was looking for some recent opinions as the 60 years worth of information I am aware of seems to be changing somehow...
Thx
my mate has a bigger grip on his driver. Not a jumbo but definitely bigger than the usual, and I have used putters with a jumbo/bigger grip. I think they are absolutely a game changer. Idk if i would put them across my bag but I would definitely consider putting them in my putter and driver.
The larger grip on my putter has been a game changer for me, it quieted my hands a lot. My driver grip has a few extra layers of tape so it's slightly thicker and I like that feel a lot as well. Rest of the clubs are normal sized. I agree with your line of thinking.
Great run down of these trends Andy. I have added a 7 wood to the back at the end of last year and find it a great club to use as well as suing Callaway cb wedges with a full face both of which came to be after watching you demo and discuss them. They have made the game a bit easier by times for sure.
The addition of adding a 7 wood and a 9 wood into my rotation of clubs gives me more versatility depending on the course that I am playing vs. equivalent hybrids. Especially on the courses where the rough is deeper.
Driver, 5 wood, 5 hybrid, 6 iron to p wedge, 50 degree gap, 56 degree sand and putter works a treat for me 🏌♂️
I was on the verge of a mini driver then I tried the G430 max 10k and no longer needed the mini driver, dont use a 3w as my 5w is more accurate and pretty much as long. Dont have a gap in distance for a 7w, have 2 hybrids that go well for me. I need to upgrade wedges, but cant see the point at this time of year as greens are getting softer and the summer run is dissapearing. Possibly heading towards the Opus wedges but will see.......
Just picked up my 7wood. A Cleveland Halo XL as a 3 hybrid replacement. I’m seriously looking at 4 & 5 hybrids as well
Excellent review of trends - all of which I already have or am considering. I suppose my opinion that this is an excellent video exists because the video confirms my own thinking. Apart from that I also admire the video capture and editing on your channel - great asset.
Thanks Ian
very informative and interesting Andy, jumbo grips very interesting
More to come on the grips
I use mid-sized grips Andy and love them, one thing I will say is just pay attention to the swing weight of clubs if changing the grips putting heavy grips on can change the swing weight by 2 to 3 swing weights!
Ok good advice David
The Jumbo golf grips are interesting. Would be very interested in a video that takes a deep dive into jumbo v normal grips pretty much throughout the bag testing identically set up clubs whose only difference is the grip.
It is something I am working on 👍
Switching to jumbomax grips has dropped my HDCP 6 strokes this season. I have never had better control and my distance improved 15 yds on driver and between 7 - 10 with my irons. You won't regret it. Test one on your driver. Get the correct size. It's easy on their website. Good luck.
As a somewhat long hitter, people are sleeping on lofted fairway woods. More forgiving and a better descent angle than a similarly lofted hybrid.
Now, if you are in the UK or west Texas, sure... Stick with the hybrids.
Yes they have a lot to offer
3d printed irons are going to be a thing FOR SURE, maybe not next year but in the next 5 they will be prolific across many big brands. Also +1 for lie angle balanced putters, probably the biggest game changer for me since the Odyssey two ball.
The Mini-Driver will evolve to be very much like The Callaway Great Big Bertha with the warbird soul.
20 years prior it was "The Ginty"..
It's on a 20-25 year cycle
Agree with everything you've said, Andy. Jumbo grips is my next stop. Perhaps not jumbo, Jumbo😂 but medium or large jumbo. My 5h was difficult to control, so i changed clubs. I'm hitting the new one, so much better, but I'm now wondering if it's due to a naturally thicker grip.
I have some new jumbo grips that are a lot smaller than I have tried before, so something in between
I can’t recommend the mini driver enough. It is an awesome club that gives me a lot of confidence. It is really fun to hit off the tee. It is my second option on a tee shot if the driver isn’t working that day.
Could this benefit also come from knowing the head is smaller and makes us swing a bit better because of that? Man I wish I had kept my Taylormade 300 and put a modern shaft in it just to see how good it was.
I found an older mallet putter with an eighty degree lie angle. I am an amateur club builder so I lengthened the shaft and made a long putter. This made it hard to control and gave me a bad case of the yips. About that time Bryson started using the putter he holds against his forearm. So I shortened the shaft and regripped it. The only difference is I hold it against my right forearm and grip the left hand at the top of the grip. The face stays square through the swing making it deadly accurate left and right. All I have to do is hone in the distance and that will come with use. My question is does gripping the top of the shaft and holding it against my forearm instead of gripping it down with my other hand make it illegal?
Biggest trend in my bag is Inesis 😂
Screw trends ! Play the clubs your comfortable with regardless of age or trends.
Absolutely Rick you tell ‘em 😂🤷♂️
I've been playing the TM Mini since it was first introduced in the SLDR configuration. I upgraded to the Original, the 300, and then the TM BRNR. I haven't carried a 3-wood since.
Because the USGA outlawed using a stand-up putter (like my Bloodline) beginning in 2025, I've been forced to switch to a more conventional putter. I chose the PXG Allen because of its zero-torque design.
How are you finding the putter Rich?
@@TheAverageGolfer It's on order. It takes about a week to receive it. However, I had it fit at PXG, so I got a chance to get the weights right (for me) and try it out. It's deadly accurate, though. You refrain from manipulating the face during the swing. It goes straight from almost anywhere on the face.
My favorite club is a Callaway Rogue 7-wood.
Nice
Great video
Great video as usual Andy
Cheers Gareth
I have to ask! What is the difference between the mini driver and the 3 wood?
Between 2-4 degrees of loft
The mini driver is a bigger head than a 3 wood too. Deeper face and less loft. Easy to hit off the tee, not so easy off the deck.
It seems a “no-brainer” to me why club manufacturers don’t offer more full faced grove (FFG) wedges. I game Cleveland wedges (46, 50, 56, 60). A mix of Zipcore RTX6, CBX Full-Face 2 and Zipcore CBX4. Both the CBX2 and CBX4 come with FFG face, but both of my RTX6s have a traditional face. Although the RTX6 have additional milling on the face out to the extremities of the face. I would be more than happy to have all my wedges with FFG faces. However, Cleveland don’t manufacture the loft and bounce that I want in the product range of clubs they offer with FFG
Had mine for 3 months then got rid. No matter what I did with ball position, tee height swing etc I developed a snap hook! 🤷♂️
Oh no…..that’s ruined my theory…..can you delete this comment 😂👍
@@TheAverageGolfer 😂😂 I got rid at GolfClubs4Cash a local golf club near me and he said a lot of customers have had the same problem🤷♂️ p.s love the channel Andy👍🏻⛳️👍🏻😀
A mini-driver and $500 putter are non-starters for moi. Luxury items, unless I get a channel of my own.😄
I would definitely get a 7 wood if I didn't have a Cleveland HyWood. What I did just get is a 24 degree 9 wood, for which I plunked down the princely sum of $36 Yankee dollars ($34.99 + $5 grip upgrade and 10% off sale). It is a clone club from DTC Diamond Tour Golf (owned by the Sub 70 people). Mine is supposed to be based on a Ping G400. So far, the thing hits great; kinda makes me giggle. Shaft feels fine, head looks nice. I wouldn't expect face wear to be great for $35, but we'll see. I imagine I could afford a replacement every so often.
John Daly says amateurs getting fitted for grips is the most important thing they could do. So maybe not go straight ‘jumbo’ but have a proper fitting
What about same length sets?
7w, 9w and 11w here. Full grown 55 year old man. Come at me, I’ll fight you. 😂
I play whatever works ive never understood how people get moody about what other people play 😂
49 yo here. I play with 7w and 9w,next I try to get mini driver in my hand
The score card doesn’t care what club you hit.
The mini driver is amazing. Best club in my bag 57
Which brand?
How do you like the 11w and what brand?
What is the real difference between a mini driver and a 3 wood. Save $500 use the 3 wood off the tee.
about 4°
7 wood !!!
Might be 9 wood next
Why not!
Chipper!!
still using my face balanced Zebra putter
If it ain’t broke
Lap putter is most like a good putter, but it's ugly. Do something 😊
I’m on it 👍😂
@@TheAverageGolfer 👍😂 love your videos.
I'm ill due to stress or burnout and used many hours in a dark room without noise or light. I use your videos to calm down and sometimes I learn something. I've taken up golf again, just to get out and get some fresh air and use the body again.
Thank you so much for your videos. I like the videography, the way you use the light and the storytelling. Your voice reminds me of the late sir Sean Connery, but with a different dialect. And that's a compliment 👍😊
Thank you
@@andqt Im glad we can provide some form of distraction from life
Have to say Andy worst new trend - hoodies 🙁
Love a hoodie
Black Birkin bag, this is the first good choice I made. I can afford a Kelly bag in any color. If I were 25, I'd probably buy it. But now I consciously don't want to date a woman who has a Kelly and a Birkin. After coming into contact with luxrul , I am more willing to invest the money saved in my own growth.