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THE BEST GOLF DRIVER OVER THE YEARS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ย. 2019
- The best golf drivers with Mark Crossfield and James Robinson. The best golf drivers over the years and the best golf drivers of all time along with maybe the worst golf driver of all time. Mark Crossfield and James Robinson take on these golf drivers over the years from Callaway, Ping, Taylormade Nike and Titleist golf to see how golf drivers have changed and if the golf clubs are actually getting any longer. If you want longer golf drives and need to know what golf driver is the best for your golf game or the best from 2019 and many other years maybe this golf video can help you. Let us know in the comments below what driver you play and if you are still using any of these drivers featured in this golf equipment test.
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What’s the best driver of all time?
Taylor Made XR05 CTI
SLDR kind of started the whole low spin high launch thing. The first of the launch monitor beaters
The best driver I've ever played to date was the 2014 Big Bertha. I hit my longest drive with it and it was in the middle of the fairway on a par 5 (270) Chunked the 4H approach. Chunked the 8 iron approach. Skulled the pitch shot over the green. Chipped on and two putted for double bogey. *sigh*
Titleist 905 R
Callaway Epic sub zero for me I`ve never tried a PING yet though
You two definitely need to collaborate more together in the future,the pair of you together are by far the best on TH-cam
Really loving these collaborations lately, Mark Crossfield and James Robinson on one video?!? Dreams really do come true! Best drivers in recent time for me: 2016 M2, Cobra Fly-Z, Cobra BioCell, Callaway XR Sub Zero, Mizuno ST190G, Ping G410 Plus
For your stats, PGA tour average drive wasnt 317 in 2019, the average of the longest hitter on tour was 317. The average of the top 188 on Tour in 2019 is 295 yards. In 2006 tour average was 289, cant find 2004 numbers.
Longest ever tour average was Hank Kuehne as far as I can see, with 321 yards, in the early 2000s
8 yards🏌🏻♀️ loving crossy there as well as he gets a load of negative comments on you tube I think he’s the most knowledgeable out there.
Doesnt even come close to TXG
@@dark1382 I agree with you buddy.. but their are shaft and club fitters they don't do course vlogs and only do indoor testing totally.. its toyally different out doors especially in UK where it's always cold an wet 😫🌨
@@tonybroadhead341 mostly yeah, they are starting to do more outdoor stuff though, and even a coursevlog once in a while
@@dark1382 hope so cos the guy who fits mattys clubs is and I stress is the best club fitter out there and a good golfer I hear
@@davidgroom9667 look them up, they are a channel on TH-cam, excellent knowledge
I have been playing the Callaway XR driver for the past 4 years. Whenever a new driver has come out over the past 3 years, I take my XR to the store and hit it against the newest one with usually the same shaft. Invariably there is little if any difference in carry yardage. I do believe that the sweet spots have grown a bit in the newer drivers, so miss hits are not as punishing.
I tried several drivers out this year and ended up going back to the M2, I just love that driver so much
Love the videos! Still hitting the Taylormade RBZ Driver I purchased in 2016.
1988 I bought my first full set of clubs. Spalding Tour Edition. Eventually swapped them out for Mizuno JPX900 hot metal in 2018. Still to date the Spalding produced my longest drives. The fact that I was a hell of a lot younger and flexible might play a part, but I loved the driver.
More of you 2 please I still have a brand new taylormade burner bubble shaft under the stairs it head is the size of the average 2 wood nowadays
Enjoyed your series with James, would love to see him in a course vlog with coach And Dan
HECK YEA !!! My thoughts too , he would be a great addition to the Vlogs !
gaming the Titleist 915 D3, want the TS3 or TS4, simple adjustability and a good shaft, confidence inspiring. Awesome collaboration you two.
Very recently swapped my M3 for the G410 SFT. Never thought I'd get rid of it as it was my most constant performer but the Ping is even better.
I used a Ping G30 since 2014 right when I started playing golf and only recently changed this last year because I cracked the face. I switched to a Ping g400 Max and there are still days I miss my G30. Ping is the best golf company in my opinion
Love these tech type vlogs. Good to see some more stuff with James as well. The Ping is definitely showing its class. Would be interesting to see one of these with a single brand over the years.
I love the collabs with James. I started following him this year and love his channel. I've been following you for several years and have learned so much from you...thank you. Your teaching, vlogs, and reviews are without peer.
Been hitting a 2012 Ping Anser for years. Just can't beat the look or the feel. Did have an Aldila Proto 60 Stiff in it but put Hzrdus Smoke 5.5 in it last year. My feeling is the shaft is the most important aspect of newer drivers and at 66 years old I needed to back off just a tad. Seemed to work, I'm getting about 235-240 out of it. My playing partners are all in there early 50s and can't hit any of their newer model drivers past my Anser.
Awesome video! Loved this test!
I currently use a Callaway Big Bertha 816 Alpha DBD which works very well. It has a center of gravity nearer the face which I always hit better than the back weighted drivers. Apparently that is because is swings more like an iron with the forward cog.
I dont change drivers much. I started out with a Srixon W-506, moved to the Cobra F speed (because I liked there DWS hybrids and that was the matching driver). Played the Cobra for a long time, then I wanted an adjustable club so I moved into a Cleveland Custom 588 (It is a very forgiving club). I just changed to a Taylormade R15 (14 degree) I got it from a friend. Trying a tip I got from Mr Crossfield about lofting up if your swing speed is 100mph. I must say that works, it's more accurate and I haven't lost any distance. I do deliver the driver slightly down so more loft is good.
Taylor Made 2007 Burner (first series)
Got a golf fitting the other day brought my 2007 burner first series and went as far as the Callaway maverick
Lets go back in time with ball tech as well, because imo that’s where the real distance has been gained
Love this vid, I purchased a ping g5 new a few months after it came out, changed it 4 years ago after buying a titleist (number 1 driver in golf) 910 D2, love it, been to my local golf shop chain branded who offer win a new driver when you outhit you’re old tired thing with the latest gear, I hit straighter and longer every time with the D2, wouldn’t change it for the world
Yes... agree. Actually have tried numerous drivers over the years and still the 910d2 remains!
😅
I'm still gaming the ping g driver stiff Alta shaft with grey golfpride med grip from 2016. I've tried newer ones but I keep coming back to it. It just works
My favorite driver would probably be the 2012 Callaway Razr Fit Tour Authentic. Which I paid $499 back then. I still have it in the closet. Every year I get fit and a new driver. I like new clubs! 😆
My 2010 RAZR went just as far as my new driver.
James looks like he’s meeting his idol. That big grin on his face when meeting mark.
Can't blame him. Mark is a phenomenal TH-camr and great all around guy.
My first ever woods were Petron Impala 2 and 4 woods in 1978. My latest (and probably last) are TaylorMade M2 HL driver, Ping G 5 wood (adjusted to 4 wood) and Ping G 3 hybrid). There have been many in between! The latest are easily the best, but the only one to have been custom fit.
After a 15 year break from golf, replaced my Callaway Big Bertha driver with Ping G30 SF Tec. Couldn’t afford a £450 driver, so not custom fit, but went for SF Tec and don’t hit it right anymore. Result. 👍
Love this video bruh, you and James work really well together, more please! 😀
Wonderful video this, great work and shows how good the drivers of last 6 years are.
Changed From a Callaway XRPro 9 to a Tour Edge Exotics 9.5 this year. 30% more fairways, no difference in distance. Felt forgiving at demo day, hasn’t disappointed since. Scooped up for $110 as a barely hit demo.
I got fit for a Callaway Double Black Diamond 3 years ago or so. Last month I won a new Callaway Epic Flash with fitting. The fitter was the same pro on both occasions. He couldn’t get me hitting further or straighter with the Epic Flash..... he is a mate so we said we would wait until I needed a new one .....
Best driver I haver used through the ages is a taylormade burner superfast.
I play the burner SF 2.0, 3-wood and it'll go nearly as far as my driver. Makes me think my driver was a ripoff.
It's shaft is almost as long as a driver, so not surprised lol
Cue eBay's number 1 search for this week being "TaylorMade M2 Driver".
Yep...Now is the time to list your Taylormade M2 driver folks!
The 2016 was my favorite I've had to date, but I ended up with a dent in the face of it at one point. TM replaced it with a 2017 model and it never did feel as good.
@@erickorff1919 same with the 2016 hybrids
Got the clevland launcher HB last year love it 10.5 stiff I know no fit but works really well for me shaft is light but really stable very loud!!
Still rocking the ol Ping g20 and can still hit it 300 consistently. It still feels amazing.
You forgot the TM SLDR!..IS IT STILL IN THE LOFT?
Ken Phillips Thought that would surely be on here!
Also Nike Covert? Mark also gamed that one.
Yes! The SLDR - the low spin bomber!
Stop it. 25 minutes!!! Put the kettle on for this one. Great stuff. Love both channels and love the collaboration. #getjamesonmuppettour
My first "adult" driver I bought from a neighbor around 1960. It was a Wilson Sammy Snead persimmon driver. Loved it!
I ended up going for a fitting back in March with no particular brand bias and left with a PING G410 plus.
You’re not quoting the tour averages per year, you’re quoting the longest hitters average for the years.
Ping G400 Max👌
5-10 yards overall due to USGA and the ancient and Royals... I just changed this year from a 1998 GBB 10 degree to a Titleist 915 D2 9.5. with a blue head weight due to not feeling the club through the whole swing with the standard red weight.
I’m still using a 2016 M1 and I’ve upgraded the shaft but I still haven’t found anything that I like more than it. For something I bought 3 years ago for $200 and have upgraded the shaft and grip this spring for $100, I’m not losing any performance and I haven’t had the need to spend loads over the last 3 years. Win win in my book.
Maybe 2013 was the year DJ took a “break” from golf
Why have I spend all this money on drivers through the years for 8 to 10 yards😭😭
Barry smith because shiny = better🤩
Barry, you are the marketing men's dream.
Play off 10.
Driver Callaway BB Alpha Pro
Callaway XR16 3 Wood
Callaway Apex 3 Hybrid
TaylorMade MB 2014 Irons
Bombtech Golf 52, 56, 60
TaylorMade Daytona Rossa #1 Putter
$1000.00 AUD Total
Drivers even got a broken hosel and it's held with sticky tape ⛳
last year spent £200 on a TM M4 and very happy with it, parting with a Callaway V Series which i sold for £50, I could not justify rinsing £400+ on a driver which realistically doesn't perform any better for me - same with irons, picked up a set of AP2 712s off ebay for £150 and they are spot on.
Cleveland Launcher 460, has always been consistent for me I think it’s still my favorite
Difference, none ! 😳 custom fit makes the difference !
R15 before M2
For distance.......Great Big Bertha......old school....8*.......it was a beast that won me many a Long Drive Contest............but for overall play.......Ping I-25......9*......and it's still in my bag !!!
Just replaced my TISI TEC by ping ( bought new in 98 I believe) with the Taylor Made M5 . All I can say is wow!!!!! Also replaced my ping I3's with taylormade p 790's . Life is good. Great vid.
I'll have the Nike driver 🤞 great vlog again lads
Best of all time callaway ft3 the real carbon king
Only just changed my driver after 10 years. The new one is a marginal gain in carry, but lower spin (hopefully for summer run out). As you say in the video, if it looks nicer on your eye, you generally feel more confident with the club your holding.
Great honest video without the manufacturers hype.
By the way the model before m2 was the aeroburber, and the jetspeed previous to that one, both of which I had before the m2, and to their credited were all fantastic drivers! My evolution went RBZ, Jetspeed, Aeroburner, M2, Done. Since then nothing has best my 2016 m2, it's still in the bag to this day.
Where was cobra 🐍 back in the day everyone had one
Gamed the SS unlimited. Great club. VERY LOUD THOUGH
The LTD Pro should have made an appearance....
Bio Cell Pro!
SoCal Golf
Then TaylorMade would get pissed as you would see they stole the M1 design from the Biocell . I still game the Amp Pro from time to time, best sounding driver ever IMHO.....
They sounded like the microwave had just finished!🙉
Steroid testing 😂
I went from Cleveland HiBore that just kept working to a Supertri that did not work. Going to end of year discounted G400 the shop was trying to get out to fit in the G410. Fit for me and much better driving.
I am still using a TaylorMade r7, which I have been using for the last 11 years. Finally looking to upgrade and hence why I'm watching this video. Finding it difficult to hit the new age drivers as they have changed so much over the last 10 years.
I was fitted with the Ping G30 several years ago and was thinking of updating. After seeing this video I think I will hang onto it a while longer. Incidentally, a while back I went for a fitting for a new driver. Tried Ping G400 and Titleist D17. Neither gave any performance advantages so stuck with the G30. Great video by the way.
G30 was a beast and i really regret selling mine
I started with a 3 iron, didn’t get a wood for about two years and they were a Dunlop Maxfli Persimmon driver and Dunlop Blue Flash 4 wood. I’m now rocking a Cobra F7 and a couple of hybrids, no fairway woods.
My 910D3 is actually slightly longer than my TS3 but it’s a bit beaten up and not as forgiving on my trusty “toe slap” miss hence the upgrade. Top video Mark and James 👍
Earlier this year I just switched from a 2005 Adams 430Q to a Callaway 816 Alpha DBD Driver with the same shaft. I had trouble drawing the Adams even with the weight in the heel. It was fade biased. The Callaway is easier to hit straight and therefore to control. The Callaway is a little bit longer, but that could be because of the superior control.
Cobra F9. Changed the shaft over after gaming it for 6 months to Grafalloy Blue (white version) shaft and gained 20-30 yards while improving dispersion
13 yards difference. did change my M1 driver as face deadened. Honma TW737 445 ended up in bag after it shocked the crap out of me and fitter by beating TS3.
I have just changed from callaway xr and gone back to a titleist d2 910 and i just love it😁great content 👍
The PGA averages quoted were for the longest driver of the ball. In 2004 Hank Kuehne averaged 314.4 in 2003 he averaged 321.4. In 2004 the tour average was 287 as opposed to 2018 where the average was 295 and Trey Mullinax topped out at 318. Very interest vid, really shows you that the tec doesn’t have much impact but fitness and swing speeds have generally improved. I am using a 2017 TM M1 and the desire to upgrade is very strong young Jedi!
When I was fitted in 2016 the choice for me was Callaway x16 pro or Cobra King LTD. Both gave me the same numbers. I chose the Cobra mainly because I had no misses left, which was my dreaded miss at the time.
Just changed this year to the Callaway XR and found it is still a good driver and didn't break the bank for cost, good review guys
I play the M2 you’ve got there for all the reasons you’ve said, even when others smirked. It’s the same as tennis rackets, the big change was quite some time ago 🎾👍🏻
Hi guys, just started watching this video.
Straight off my head, great idea. It is great to be able to put some perspective on old and new clubs.
It gives the people some information to decide for themselves.
The yardage differences will probably be less thn most people would expect, although it depends on which models are tested and the shafts should all be the same length to reduce variables. That might mess up the swingweights though. I bought a near new Callaway Big Bertha 816 Alpha DBD driver in 2019. I like it a lot. I had a 2005 Adams Redline 430Q before that. I hit them the same distance (with the same shaft which I moved to the Callaway - a Penley Graphite Lite XX-flex), but the Callaway is more accurate because it doesn't have a fade bias like the Adams does.
I changed this week! From G400SFT to Epic Flash. Had my first game with it today. Too much hard work with the Ping Tour 65g S shaft after swapping out the Alta CB 55g S.
My favourite previous driver was the 915D2 having had the 913 and 917 either side of it
SLDR. Currently play the Rogue Sub Zero and played the 2016 M2 before that but last few rounds I put my old SLDR in the bag and wondered why got the other two in the first place.
In 2019, I "upgraded" to a Taylormade R9 in 9° loft (from a Callaway Great Big Bertha in 10.5°). Got it second-hand (actually found it in a thrift store for about $12). I've adjusted it for my draw-biased swing, and just replaced the grip this winter. I'm generally pretty pleased with it. I don't hit it as well as I did when I got it (a few years of intermittent tendonitis and minor back issues will do that to you), but I still get pretty reliable results from it when I remember all the swing adjustments I've made to compensate for my physical issues. I still hit it farther than I ever hit the Callaway, which is a large part of why I haven't replaced it (although I'm thinking about going to the 2016 model of the Taylormade M2...but I'm not there yet.)
I recently picked up a Honma 737 455 and was a little worried it might be shorter being a couple if years older, but it isn't and it looks like you've proved distance over the last 10 years hasn't really changed. Glad I didn't spend a fortune for the newest version!!
My first set of irons were some beat up Petron impala’s, my dad bought me them from a boot sale! Never even knew they were a known brand until you just mentioned your first driver!
Great to see you guys together reviewing clubs - more of the same please - not played a driver for a number of years but had such a good experience with the Titleist fitter for my T300 irons am going to book a session for a driver fitting - either TS2 or TS3 - can't wait and we'll see what I'm recommended!!
I have had all of the new drivers over the past couple of years and I keep going back to my 910d2 and I just picked up a mint 2016 m2
But my favorite of all time is the FT-3 tour I have cracked several in my days
just picked up another Ping G30 LS Tec 😃
had my best day off the teebox in 3 years, basically since i sold my old one🤔
ive been through a half dozen other drivers without any luck in between
My first, PGA Victor. (1970-ish) Now playing Titleist 915 D3.
My first driver was the TaylorMade burner bubble... same year as the Big bertha and I was around 12 years old as well.
Haven’t really seen a huge change in distance from all the drivers I have gamed, but improvements in Changeability have shown more consistency in distance. Don’t loose as much with the miss hits as I did years ago. My r11 quad was still the longest distance driver I ever played, but when it went wrong boy did it go wrong. I don’t see that as much with my current m3 and I was playing more golf and striking the ball much better back then. Love the videos lads.
Mine is a TITLIEST 983K love your channel and have fell back in love with golf thanks to all your guys new content and some other inspiration. Keep up the good work . Id also like to see some history lessons of golf as in names of great players stories of old players that dont get the recanition that they should!
Bought a Taylor Made SLDR when it came out a few years back now, based on Mark's recommendation, and still loving it. Even if I could get a few more yards with a newer driver it's not something I would consider since I have a lot of confidence with the SLDR.
Still playing XR16. Before that it was my 983K. Took a long time to find a replacement. Money would be issue to replace
2014 Ping G30.. Love it. Bought 2nd hand from sporting goods store.
Interesting stuff. 👏 what happens if you compare results starting from club head speed? Then look at ball speed, carry/total distance, spin, launch etc. That would mean you see which club converts the club speed best and gets better launch and distance?🤔👍
Think I may go for the Taylormade M2 in the coming year. I've been looking to upgrade and seeing that it's certainly better than my VRS from 2012 but is still pretty much cutting edge compared to the 2018/2019 models seems like a solid value. I definitely felt like 2005-2011 was a big jump in tech, followed by 2012-2016, and now the current era where it will be very hard to make changes to golf tech in regards to the legal limits allowed by the governing bodies of golf.
Love the collaboration Mark. Really hope to see more like this.
My first was the original Big Bertha back in the 90's and now I game the Callaway XR 16. Don't care a lot about distance just want a hit fairway....but still hit it 260-270.
Great video again, good to see you and James doing some interesting stuff together. Gotta love how James really nailed the first few drives, full power, using the ground to "jump" through the shot, whereas Mark plays his standard pat ball and only ends up 4 yards behind. Delivery is everything :)
two main reasons for distance drop in 2013:
-Taylormade staffers played the R1 (arguably the worst driver they ever made)
-nike ball had significant distance drop and driver underperformed
Ok you said stop and no looking ahead. So I'm guessing they'll be within 5-10 yards of each other. Thanks for the video! I'll assume it will be really good! Been hitting a Ping G 30 for 3-4 years now. And that thing does sound like a gun going off! That's my only complaint about the club. Now pressing play........😃
Finished the video and yes it was really good! Thanks so much!
Happy to see James on the channel bruh what a great guy! How about dragging Liam from Golf vlogs UK on you coach and Liam would be a corse vlog for the ages 😂
R9 Supertri fitted in 2009 about to be replaced with Ping G410 fitted 2019! Best of the best 5 maybe 10 yards. Average of the misses improved more forgiving and getting there easier probably with slightly less club-head speed.
I replaced my generic box set driver with a 2014 great big bertha and gained an EASY 30 yards, and it feels amazing in terms of quality. Picked it up for 30$us on ebay. 9.5-10 condition!!
I love my Titleist 917, but right now i love my Ping G 410
I had a Callaway Optiforce 440 (2013). Good looking head but there were big drop offs. Just got the Cobra F9 this year and I am loving it! Thanks for the vid boys!