The driver is the golf club we all love. This season has seen many new launches, all claiming to help you hit the ball longer and straighter. But how do you know which driver to buy? Take a look through our extensive driver section where you will find product information, specifications and reader reviews, as well as driver test results from the TG team.
Take a look at our 2014 Drivers Test to discover which drivers won our awards! We put over 20 models, including the Ping G25 Driver and the TaylorMade SLDR Driver, through their paces.
RRP: £249
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Technology TaylorMade’s first driver with a “Speed Pocket”, making the sweetspot 25 per cent lower on the face. A low-forward CG reduces spin and increases launch. It has a light overall weight to promote faster swing speed. You can adjust the loft...
RRP: £349
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Welcome to the 430cc version of the TaylorMade SLDR driver. It features a tour-inspired head that is shorter from front to back, but with the same charcoal-grey colour and details on the crown. The smaller clubhead will enhance the golfer's ability...
RRP: £349
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The TaylorMade SLDR scored a Gold Award in the TG Drivers Test 2014 - read more here Driver lofts are creeping towards 3-woods with the launch of the first, stock 14-degree clubhead. It's the highest standard loft ever offered in a driver,...
RRP: £330
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There are some key differences between the Covert and the Covert Tour; the latter has a more pear-shaped head, a deeper black face, is shorter from front to back and has a white cavity, to create a clearer distinction between the two models...
RRP: £250
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The VRS Covert 2.0 driver promises faster ball speeds and even more forgiveness from a new head design. It features a larger, re-engineered NexCOR face for increased ball speed and distance, and FlexLoft adjustability. There are three independent...
RRP: £169
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The Lynx Black Cat Driver is constructed using Forged BiTi Technology and a black PVD coating for durability. At 460cc it has been developed to deliver maximum COR and MOI and a penetrating flight.
RRP: £199
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The Cobra Baffler XL driver features Cobra’s largest face design ever to help deliver distance, accuracy and confidence. The Baffler XL Driver has a 5,000 sq. mm. face (17% larger than the AMP CELL Offset Driver) in addition to a 21% increase in...
RRP: £345
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Ping’s “i” range has always been aimed at the better player with high swing speeds looking for workability and a penetrating flight. The new i25 driver offers this in abundance, with a contemporary new look and additional forgiveness thrown in that...
RRP: £329
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Cobra’s low-spin 440cc BiO CELL+ driver comes in five colours and features an ultra-light “TOP Technology” (Thin, Optimised, Personalised) “Venollum alloy” crown, which is 4.1g lighter than the titanium crown on the BiO Cell, to lower the...
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The BiO CELL driver features a 460cc head and 0.5 inch longer shaft than the more compact, lower-spinning BiO CELL+ which is 440cc and aimed at better players. Comes in five colours, including black, compared with four options for the AMP...
RRP: £399
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Meet the world’s first driver with an adjustable centre of gravity. It’s the most adjustable driver ever, with four ways to tweak it – via weights to promote a draw or a fade; loft and lie via the OptiFit hosel; the vertical centre of gravity via...
RRP: £349
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The Big Bertha is being touted as a “Total Performance Driver” by Callaway – so it should suit a broader range of players than the Alpha (right). What does Total Performance mean? It has a high moment of inertia and a hot face to maximise distance...
RRP: £279
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The Pro Version features a smaller, 440c head with more neutral bias designed for more workability, and delivers penetrating trajectories with low spin. It costs the same as the standard version and comes in an 8.5° head and can be tweaked from...
RRP: £329
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TG Tester Reviews: James Ridyard, Professional: Joel Tadman, Equipment Editor: TG Tester Reviews: James Ridyard, Professional: Nice profile and matt finish. The slot isn’t off-putting, if anything it helps with alignment. It was noticeable...
RRP: £249
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You’ve seen counterbalanced putters, but now the theory has spread to drivers. Don’t worry, Yonex isn’t ludicrously saying they’ll help you square the clubface. Its new counterbalanced EZONE XP range is all about getting more weight behind the...
RRP: £895
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To celebrate its 55th anniversary year, Japanese clubmaker Honma – which famously makes all of its clubs and graphite shafts in a single giant design and production studio in northern Japan – has resurrected one of its former brands, Tour...
RRP: £249
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The Wilson M3 Driver is Wilson's first adjustable driver, where you can adjust the weight of the clubhead via three different sole weights, and the loft via the hosel. Contact: www.wilsonstaff.com
RRP: £279
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2013 REVIEW Verdict: I like the more subtle crown design, but the black face and crown meant I struggled with alignment. The shiny finish gave me some glare at set-up, which was a fraction off-putting. I prefer a matt black finish personally,...
RRP: £349
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TaylorMade’s new SLDR driver is replacing the R1 as the top club in the company’s range. It has a 20g weight on the sole, which slides inside a rail that goes from the heel area to the toe – giving golfers the ability to create 30 yards of shot shape...