For whatever your game needs, equipment designers have been busy tweaking existing lines for better performance and often introducing entirely new clubs.
Drivers have taken on new shapes with hotter faces and designs that help square the clubface while providing greater forgiveness on mis-hits.
Check out these drivers that have been introduced for this season.
Callaway Mavrik
Price: $499.99
Artificial intelligence gave Callaway’s new Mavrik line of drivers computer-enhanced face designs based on model and even specific loft.
Cleveland Launcher HB Turbo
Price: $349.99
Cleveland’s newest driver, the Launcher HB Turbo, is loaded with technologies to help recreational golfers achieve more distance and accuracy off the tee.
XXIO Eleven
Price: $649.99
The XXIO Eleven driver was designed to make it easier to create clubhead speed. The new Weight Plus system incorporates a 13-gram brass-and-rubber plug inside the top of the shaft, counterbalancing the weight of the head and making it feel lighter.
Cobra King Speedzone
Price: $449.00
The new King SZ drivers feature a CNC-milled titanium face that allows Cobra to precisely control the thickness. Cobra said the King Speedzone’s sweet spot is bigger and protects ball speed on mis-hits more effectively.
Mizuno ST200
Price: $399.99
The ST200 aims to deliver forgiveness and mid to low spin. The crown is carbon fiber and the face is forged SAT 2041 titanium, which Mizuno said is stronger and more flexible than titanium commonly used in drivers.
TaylorMade SIM
Price: $549.99 for SIM, $499.99 for SIM Max $299.99 and SIM Max D
TaylorMade used new materials in strategic ways and tweaked the shape for its SIM line of drivers to pass the eye test of discerning players and deliver enhanced speed and forgiveness.
Tour Edge Exotics EXS 220
Price: $349.99
Tour Edge’s new Exotics 220 EXS driver saves weight in all the right places to help stabilize the clubhead, and a new face design utilizes a diamond-shaped pattern to boost ball speed.
Wilson Launch Pad
Price: $299.99
Wilson’s new Staff Launch Pad driver was designed with amateurs who battle a slice in mind, offering a draw bias to help high-handicappers find more fairways.
