Callaway Mini Driver Has One BIG Flaw that no one seems to be talking about?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- Why did they do this? Is this the answer to the Mini driver from Taylormade? Is the Callaway Ai Smoke Mini driver the best mini driver of 2024? I will be revealing all in this video and there is one thing for sure, you are going to be surprised, because I was. There is one big question that I am going to be answering today, why did Callaway do this with the Ai Smoke Mini driver in 2024? Was it a mistake?
Taylormade released the mini driver at the start of the season and the golf world went crazy for it...its time to see how Callaway mini driver stacks up?
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*Would you game this?*
Yep but only when they are in shops I can try before buying
Nope, I have the TaylorMade brnr mini driver... Callaway can't compete LoL 🤣
I would, in my experience Callaway hits better than Taylormade
Have one on order
me. it looks better than taylormade mini driver. the feels of callaway club face is better too.
I use the TM miniD 13.5*, took out the 3w, 5w a d added a 2i. I use it on shorter tighter courses when I need 240-260 yards in a narrow tree lined fairway.
I've done the same. Taylormade mini driver 13.5 degree set slightly higher as my three wood and have an 18 degree hybrid. Thinking of getting the 21 degree hybrid to replace my 4 iron. Trying to make the top end of my bag as easy to hit as possible with my destructive shots all of the tee!!
annoying clickbait title. Watched and didn't hear the ONE FLAW no one is talking about lmao
That’s it, they are not talking about it.
@@paulmcgee1867true. Just a bs title
You know with today's short attention spans and crap companies like 5 minute crafts they have to have a bit of a click bait title to get most people to even stop and check them out.
I feel like there was - sorrry if you didn’t !
@@HowGoodGolf never did hear this “one flaw” and the driver just came out so people haven’t even been talking about it yet.
Pre-Ordered one unseen. Put it in the bag on day one and use it every time I need a good outcome. I have failed it twice in two months but it has never let me down. I love this club. Love the optimism of the bloke who suggests he will be able to buy one on Callaway pre-owned next year…….no chance. This is the “LAB putter” of long woods!!
Can't wait to buy this on Callaway preowned in a year
Given the limited supply there may not be much/if any discount on second hand as we have seen with TM minis
Good luck
I ordered one of these last week. I can tell you that I have no intentions of hitting this off the deck but it would be an added bonus if I could.
Same
Got one, after two rounds I put my Rogue shaft ( normal driver shaft) and no distance loss! Love the face and lower tee height, love the small head!
Ordered mine as a deep faced alternative to the shallow faced 3 woods that I hate.
Is this just a “2 wood” so remove driver and 3 wood and add wedges?
Yes this is a 2wood it is a bit larger volume wise. It is essentially the same size of older drivers from the 90s. I remember using a 9* 320 cc driver when I was in college.
@@bfcarringtonme too, this is awesome.
What nobody is talking about is there are more options in shafts than the burner. Would love to try the 11.5
true
It nearly looked like you just replayed the first shot again and again, they looked so similar. I am actually thinking of going to the store to look at this driver. I don't really want to use it off the deck, which is why this looks more appealing than the TM mini driver that is more like a big fairway. The larger head should make it more forgiveness off the tee. The two clubs seems different in that the TM version seems more like a 3W replacement and this looks more like a tee club (despite you actually hitting well off the deck).
Looks amazing. I think the 13° loft is the reason for the 265 carry. It's not bad yardage, but with a few extra degrees delofted, you could probably carry that thing a bit closer to 300 yards. It doesnt seem like a lot, but it's consistent with what I shoot using my 13° FW compared to my 9.25° driver
Great club for someone not long off the tee, drop driver and 3 wood and add other hybrids
I would totally game these, takes me back to high school sized drivers, they were so accurate.
I should have waited a year. That reminds me of the 1 wood I used to use when first starting. Might still go for it though. I was thrown off with how big the heads have gotten compared to my last driver.
I love using the older smaller drivers. I don't get this driver. I feel like it is like a remake of the older drivers with an updated tech. Hmmm
They should have went for a Black and red to go with the Big Bertha 1.5 Mini driver of 2015 era. I just bought one of these for £50 cup face technology 12 deg. I put a 60 gram XS shaft tipped.
I is very coo It matched my Epic speed for distance on 2 drives, blue castle 260 yards : ). It goes straight ! Slightly easier to hit than my 3W it too is a cup face Callaway.
Would I pay £300 for a Mini driver. If a lost my way with a 460cc driver.
What was the ‘one big flaw’?
Exactly.
Nobody’s talking about it, remember?
The fact that one in is even talking about this driver!
@HowGoodGolf Why not stop using click bait titles and get yourself a legit reputation, then perhaps I would come back and watch more of your content rather than you tricking your viewers with click bait nonsense and having a reputation of someone to avoid - that’s the ‘one BIG flaw’ for me!
@@chrismoff8138 Exactly again.
Thanks Alex, I’ve got the TM mini driver and would be interested in your set-up and advice on how to hit it off the fairway. Cheers .
The top look is fugly for me. Should've kept it matte throughout. Would be interested to see these mini drivers compared to the G400 stretch 3W.
What was the clickbait "One BIG Flaw" that no one is talking about?
Just waiting for the PXG one!
does it have a driver adapter or a fairway adapter
cant afford one but would love to have one. I gave up on hitting driver as it feels like swinging a football on a stick.
I use my 3 wood
Small head, deeper face, shorter shaft - basically it's a driver from 15 years ago with today's tech.
EDIT: Looking it up, drivers went to 460cc 20 years ago, not 15. Time flies.
I first started playing in 2003-2004 as a sophomore in college. My first driver was a 460cc Rawlings that I picked up new for maybe $40. I remember that being the "brand new thing" in golf tech.
@@Zachary_Setzer the 460cc max size was instituted in 2004. There were other odd drivers that were larger, but 2004 set the current limit.
@msalzberg4962 Yeah, that matches up with what I said. I probably got that driver in the spring of that school year, 2004.
So what do you pull out of the bag? A fairway wood (3 or 5)? No... you pulling out your driver? Only if you can't hit it.
that just absolutely refused to go wrong for you.
Hahaha I know 🤣🤣🤣
I would love to see a comparison to this Callaway mini driver to Callway's Super Hybrid. I game the 2 Super Hybrid, at 15* loft, and it has the titanium face as well. Curious of the mini driver is worth a trade?
Most of these commentators are missing the accuracy is very important, as many players struggle to keep the ball out of the rough.
I'd like to see a mini driver compared to a regular 460cc driver in 12 degree's with a shorter shaft. My guess is that configuration would be a better choice than a mini driver.
All about getting the swing weight right then. Must admit I discussed it a couple of times with my pro but the mini driver seems the more R&D backed way to go...
i had the mini TM 24, excellent off the tee....long low spin bomber. couldnt hit it off the deck at all....the twist face just isnt for me especially on the turf....i rely on a sweeping out to in fade bias shot with driver off deck. im really good at it actually. with the twist face a low heal shot goes even lower and left so couldnt get in the air and couldnt rely on left to right. awful. had the same problem with my qi10 really. Ive since switched to max DDD ai smoke and driver off the deck is fine again, and i tested the mini ai smoke, same....currently i have low spin 5 wood so not sure i want to kick anything out of the bag for a mini.... HATE HATE aggresive Twist face....
Why not hit a strong 3-wood?
How different is this from a strong lofted 3 wood? A shorter shaft many will find is easier to control. They can swing it as fast as driver and if you hit the center face the outcome is better.
340 ccms is pretty big for a 3 wood these days
@@jimecherry True but I am not saying it is the SAME size. As for results, a comparison between MD and 3 wood is of interest. To me, this is manufactures way to sell another club. If it works for people good for them. The results are intriguing. If I could get his numbers and that accuracy, who needs a full size driver.
Get a mini driver and use it as a driver and a 3 wood off the deck.
Mini-Driver :) :) :) It's just rolling back to 1990's sized drivers with modern tech :) :)
Callaway has said this is an off the tee club, not like the brnr with the k-sole.
Id love to see someone review the 11.5°. Or dial the 13.5 down to find out.
You know what would have been cool? The Little Bertha. I would have been all over that especially if it looked more like the Big Beetha of the 90s
Have one on order... 11.5 degree
Hi Alex. Do you hit this kind of club more like a driver or more like a fairwaywood? Thx in advance for your answer.
yeah i do love it but i don’t think i could just game it alone
Callaway mini driver ? More than 60% of all golfers are excluded from using it. Callaway and TaylorMade with their equivalent club steadfastly refuse to offer the option of a lightweight A or L flex shaft. A representative of one of those two manufacturers informed me rather smugly that the club wasn’t designed for golfers like me. I’ll never buy one of their products again.
These have my tempted. I'm smoking my 5h but my driver is being naughty.
With newer drivers... i dont like the large sizes. Mini drivers offer an easier sensation of getting more club head speed.
Silly question but I genuinely do not know the answer. Could you have this and a main driver in the bag? Not sure if you would or if there is a need. However, I am curious.
Depends on what club it replaces. I have a driving iron that I use maybe once every 2-3 rounds that I’m taking out of the bag. And think I’m going to replace my 3 wood with a 5 wood
If you read callaway press for it that’s what they are hoping you do.they noticed tour and better players don’t hit 3w off the deck that often but instead use it off the tee so they decided to make a 3w larger to maximize that use case. Thats why standard option is 13 degree which can be cranked up to 15 degrees
It’s personal choice
personal choice i think!
Limited edition like the Burner…why?
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Their only meant to big hit from the deck for players good enough to do it .They are a driver replacement for 99percent of us to hit from the tee
The one big flaw with mini drivers is the expensive price tag
Taylormade mini driver is an attempt to create a driver that plays like a 3 wood
Callaway mini driver is an attempt to a create a 3 wood that plays like a driver
what's the big flaw?
Ur golf.
They will be attacking the 460 and looking to dhrinkvtgd head dize in an effort to reign in distance.
You have proven that distance is not affected.
TaylormDe has the most R&D in the mini, but more will be coming from around the industry. I expect Ping to be next and Titleist will hold out to the last minute before releasing their iteration.
I inquired with someone I know at PING. No plans and they believe in bigger!
Looks big to hit off the deck for me. I think I’d struggle with that. ⛳️
Would have to be a driver replacement to get in my bag.
Or go Driver, Mini, 5 wood.
@@MrMatthew262extremely redundant at that point.
@@BB-pg5kl “extremely”. Hysterical much? It’s not at all. A standard bag has been driver, 3 wood, 5 wood. Best loft for that scenario and one played by pros, is the 13.5 loft. That fits nicely in between. I guess you can tell Tommy Fleetwood and his fitters his setup is “extremely redundant”
@@MrMatthew262 are you a tour pro? I'm going guess no. Nice try at sounding knowledgeable though. The overwhelming majority are going to use this as a driver replacement. Most people can't even hit a 3 wood off the deck that well. Mini drivers are even more difficult to hit efficiently off the deck. So on your suggestion (Dr, Mini, 5w) you have 2 clubs that do pretty much the exact same thing 🙄 But again you and the majority of us are tour pro quality like Fleetwood. Stop using the extreme minority (a tour pro) to justify something for the overwhelming majority (mid-high handicap) of golfers.
@@BB-pg5kl the overwhelming? You sure like to sound hyperbolic. Nice try at sounding informed. This is a niche club and lots of people who buy it are better than average golfers. Callaway actually only offered this initially as a limited quantity custom option. Sure, some people who can’t play driver will try this thinking it’s their answer but are going to find out quickly it’s not the club, it’s them. They will then dump it for a normal sized driver.
There are plenty of people who have two dedicated tee clubs. Whether it’s utility/driving iron, a low spin 3 wood or now have the option of a mini driver offered in 11.5 and 13.5 lofts. The 5 wood is also very good choice for mid handicapper as it can be easier to hit off the ground and launch in the air. It doesn’t sound like you’ve been around a lot of golfers except your 25 handicap buddies, so I see your misunderstanding.
At £449 i rather buy a proper driver. the Taylormade mini driver is £70 cheaper.
Just like the TaylorMade mini driver, they actively discriminate against senior golfers and some Lady golfers. Absolutely no option of a lighter or A flex shaft.
You can swap the shaft in 20 seconds though! I understand you’ll have to get a shaft fitted for you or one that you like but it’s not like you’re re-shafting your entire bag
Given the length you can swap the shaft with a 3 wood shaft in lighter flex
I watched the entire video, what's the flaw that no one is talking about? Seems like you didn't talk about either?
The deeeep face shown appears to be the size of the ball
The mini drivers seems nice, but it seems like the factors that make it appealing aren't necessarily the 'mini' part. I don't think many will be using these 'off the deck', and if that's the case, why not configure a full sized driver head with high loft and a short shaft?
Will sell like hot cakes , money maker for every make who brings one out 😊
He likes to hear himself talk, wonder what he got from calaway to sauy this guff.
This wasnt paid or sponsored George
This normally called a strong 3 wood. Shills call this a driver.
Looks great. But really who cares unless way stupid.
Works eh. 16 min. to say that? Wow
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Bigger head than the brnr 304cc compared to the 340cc Ai…..interesting.
a 2 wood...nothing new. If someone can't hit it a driver off a tee, they'll struggle with this off the deck.
Spot on.
Mind you a 2-wood is needed - 90+% of golfers get no benefit of a driver over a 2-wood and that always been so, even going back to wooden headed woods. Put the tee ball in play, the lure of a supposed 10 yard increase with the driver is a myth, anyone who's not better than scratch has a better AVERAGE distance and direction with a 2-wood. Cleveland make 12 degree drivers that I'd guess are better and cheaper than mini drivers. Hitting a stronger 'wood' than a modern 5-wood off the deck is pointless if you're not better than scratch - but bring back the 4-wood. Carry a 12 degree driver and a 4-wood and 4 wedges is, I think, a better proposition.
You can’t buy one
The flaw is it's a copy - Callaway can't keep up with Taylormade. Joke
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Callaway brought one out before Taylormade though I think.
Sort out your mic please. Your grating voice and poor quality sound is ruining good reviews
haha wow