Best Draw Drivers 2023: The best drivers to stop a slice – tested!
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What are the best draw drivers to help keep your slice in check? Our in-depth 2023 test reveals all.
Draw drivers tend to be the best golf drivers for players who struggle with a slice, as they can straighten out your shots, give you more distance, and keep your ball in play more often. Some of the best draw drivers can even be adjusted to provide different levels of draw bias, depending on the severity of the slice you’re trying to overcome.
Best draw drivers at a glance:
Best overall draw driver: Ping G430 SFT | VIEW UK OFFER | VIEW US OFFER
Best value-for-money driver: Cobra Aerojet Max | VIEW UK OFFER | VIEW US OFFER
Best budget draw driver: Benross Delta X | VIEW UK OFFER
Best draw driver for very slow swings: Wilson Launch Pad | VIEW UK OFFER | VIEW US OFFER
Draw drivers tend to be some of the best drivers for beginners and high handicappers as it’s those golfers who often struggle most with a slice, but there’s nothing to say more advanced golfers can’t use them too. Here are the models you should be considering…
Best Draw Drivers 2023
Great looks, lots of forgiveness, and a huge amount of draw bias available
Best overall draw driver
As has been the case with several generations of SFT, the model is a really good-looking driver. There’s no massively closed face angle here, and the head isn’t any less attractively shaped or flattened like a pancake to up confidence and forgiveness over the more neutral MAX model. It is one of the best Ping drivers available.
In the Draw setting, our data has the model down as producing a top-three performance for ball speed, left-to-right dispersion, shot area, and carry distance drop-off.
With plenty of forgiveness and a huge amount of shot shape correction, the Ping G430 SFT is super playable and easy to live with on the golf course.
Read our full Ping G430 SFT driver review.
Pros
- Huge amount of slice reduction in the most draw-biased setting
- Attractive looks
- Lots of forgiveness
- Very accurate
Cons
- Slightly shorter distances than the longest draw drivers
| Loft: | 10.5° |
| Stock shafts: | Alta CB Black, Ping Tour 2.0 Chrome, Ping Tour 2.0 Black, Alta Quick |
Great ball speed and distance
Fastest ball speeds
The more stretched Paradym X (which offers 15 yards of shot shape correction over the standard Paradym), sounds powerful and muted at impact, and it also produced our tester's fastest ball speed within the draw drivers category, which should be music to the ears of average speed players.
Expect a different, more confidence-boosting head shape and look to the standard Paradym, so make sure you choose among the best Callaway drivers to find the model that suits your game.
Our stats showed it was a couple of yards down on our very longest model, but that could easily be reversed on another day’s testing.
Even though it’s among the most expensive drivers available in 2023, Paradym has to be on the radar of golfers who don’t mind paying for ultimate performance. It really is a cracking choice in 2023.
Read our full Callaway Paradym X driver review.
Pros
- Excellent dispersion
- Great sound and feel
- Inspires confidence sat behind the ball
- Fastest ball speeds
Cons
- One of the most expensive drivers available
| Lofts: | 9° / 10.5° / 12° |
| Stock shafts: | Aldila Ascent, HZRDUS Silver, HZRDUS Black, Mitsubishi Kai’li White |
A great alternative to TaylorMade, Callaway and Ping
Best value-for-money big-name draw driver
There are slightly more forgiving and/or more draw-biased models out there but it’s still a great option.
Read our full Cobra AeroJet Max driver review.
Pros
- Good value for money
- Attractive looks
- Strong distances
- Very accurate
Cons
- Not as much slice correction as some
- Moderate forgiveness levels
Fantastic performance for the price
Best budget draw driver
Ranking second for carry distance drop-off (8 yards), and with a shot area well within our test average also confirm the Delta is pretty forgiving.
Pros
- Strong distances
- Very competitive price point
- Extremely forgiving
Cons
- Not the best-looking driver
A great option for slow swingers battling a slice
Best draw driver for very slow swings
Aesthetically, there’s the whiff of draw drivers from yesteryear about it, but it does what draw drivers are supposed to: keep you out of the right-hand rough.
We struggled to not hit shots left with it – a ringing endorsement of its capabilities.
Read our full Wilson Launch Pad driver review.
Pros
- Great for slow swing speeds
- Very strong draw bias
Cons
- Slightly dated looks
Impressive performance at the price
Best cheap draw driver
It was a fraction slower and shorter than our best in testing, but for drop-offs, dispersion and shot area it was very much on the same page as our test averages.
Pros
- Decent forgiveness
- Low spin rate
Cons
- Not as much ball speed and distance as premium drivers
Great draw-biased driver for golfers with decent swing speeds.
It’s a great-looking driver aimed at golfers with reasonable levels of speed. Just be aware that it isn’t the most easy-launch draw driver available – Mizuno’s ultra-lightweight ST-X PLTM satisfies that market.
Read our full Mizuno ST-X 230 driver review.
Pros
- Great looks
- Nice sound and feel
Cons
- Less forgiving than some
The choice for those who value fairways over distance
Most accurate draw driver
And at £279, it really shouldn’t be discounted out of hand, particularly if you’re a slower swing speed club golfer who doesn’t want to spend a fortune on a lightweight, lively driver in 2023.
Pros
- Most accurate driver on test
- Likely to help you keep it on the fairway
- Light weight will help slower swings
Cons
- Fairly short on distance
- Closed face angle at address
Best Draw Drivers: the test data
Best Draw Drivers: buying guide
What is a draw driver?
A draw driver has built-in technology to promote a right-to-left ball flight (for right-handed golfers). Many draw drivers are adjustable, allowing you to customize the amount of draw-bias you want. This can be particularly helpful if the severity of your slice reduces over time as the result of golf lessons and/or practice.
How do I know if I need a draw driver?
Around 80% of golfers are battling an unwanted left-to-right (in right-handers) shot shape with their driver… also known as the dreaded slice.
If you see your ball curving off to the right more often than not, a draw-biased driver will help keep you on the fairway more often.
A severe slice can also cost you a lot of distance, so a draw-biased driver may well give you extra yardage off the tee as well as a straighter ball flight.
Can a different driver help my slice?
If your current driver isn’t a draw-biased model, a draw driver will almost certainly help reduce your slice. Even if you already have a draw driver, it’s possible that a different one will make a bigger difference as they all tackle the slice to varying degrees and in different ways.
Should you have more or less loft to stop slice?
Typically, a lower-lofted driver is likely to make your slice worse.
If you can learn to hit up on the ball with a positive angle of attack and less out-to-in swing path, you’ll benefit from higher flight, longer drives, and less slice.
How we tested the best draw drivers
We asked the leading brands to send us their 2023 drivers in our Equipment Editor Simon Daddow’s specs, as his swing speed is a better match for the type of golfer these models are aimed at than our fast-swinging pro tester.
We created a controlled environment indoors at Keele Golf Centre and used a premium tour-level golf ball (the Srixon Z-Star). We collected a ton of data from every shot hit, using a Foresight GC Quad launch monitor.
We rejected major misses, but recorded how shots launched, span, peaked out, and how far they flew in which direction.
See more about how TG tests golf clubs and other equipment.
Why did we use a Srixon Z-Star golf ball?
It would be easy to use just one test golf ball brand every year, but that inevitably leads to criticism for being too closely aligned to one manufacturer, especially if that brand’s equipment performs particularly well. To ensure fairness we like to switch manufacturers for the Top Gear test ball each year. For 2023 we’ve used the Srizon Z-Star.
Thanks to the previous Z-Star mopping up 31 wins across all tour global tours last year (that’s 15.5% of the wins available) we know the model is trusted by the world’s very best.
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About the author
Simon Daddow – Today’s Golfer Equipment Editor
Having tested and played more than 10,000 clubs in his life, what Simon doesn’t know about golf clubs isn’t worth knowing.
He spent a large part of his career as a golf club maker and product development manager, and has worked in the golf industry for more than 30 years. He joined EMAP Active (now Bauer Media) as Equipment Editor in 2006 and has worked for both Today’s Golfer and Golf World.
You can contact Simon via email and follow him on Twitter for loads more golf equipment insight.
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