Best Driver for Long Driving

Route 12 in utah

The needles in South Dakota is a great winding road with tight 1 way tunnels that is a blast to drive.

That is definitely on the list.  I drove some of it once on a rental car years ago so would live to revisit it.  That entire area is gorgeous.

Thanks for the reminder!

The Million Dollar Highway in Colorado! Came upon it by surprise on a roadtrip a few years ago. Terrifying but thrilling. Wouldn't do it again in the fog & rain but would definitely do it again in better weather!

Yeah, lots of roads in the Appalachian mountains. Hell, you could drive the whole Blue ridge parkway and skyline drive

Cannonball run.

Don’t worry or think about it during a round.

Would highly recommend getting fitted for the right shaft, loft, etc, versus picking up a new driver off the rack (if that's what you meant).

If you fancy the rack (which is perfectly fine), I'd recommend the TM Sim2.

Definitely the HammerX. You can add up to 50 yards on your tee shot. It will totally change the way you play golf.

Cobra Ltd, super hot face. I saw good increase in ball speed

I would agree with the majority that are saying for pure ball speed / low spin, Cobra.

All the top of the line drivers are going to give you similar performance. I know it is the popular response but go get fitted and try different drivers and shafts to see what fits you best.

A fun one is 93S to 83S to 78W, stop at Big Muskie bucket.

Then 78E over to the river, 7N for about half a mile, then 556W to 145W to 800N.

This would take up most of the day, but some really fun roads with very little traffic out in the middle of nowhere.

My personal opinion is that the triple nickel is overrated and not all that enjoyable. I think 556 is much better.

the triple nickel route 555

The area around Yellow Springs and Clifton Gorge is stunning.

SR 78 east from 77 at Caldwell exit to SR 7 to the Ohio river head south on SR 7 to Marietta

Anything near Hocking Hills State Park will be good. Go during the off-season to avoid the tourist traffic.

I'm also a big fan of State Route 329 around the Athens area. It's really curvy, isolated, and will have only limited local traffic.

If your asking I assume you are new. Valkyrie, undertaker, cd2 are highly recommended. Those are considered understable fairway drivers but you can easily get 400 from any of those. If you go faster/more stable you probably can't throw hard enough to get max distance

They are all under $30. Aside from some special edition discs, they are all under $20. There's no real best, but just whats best for you. For a beginner I think a lighter weight (160-165 grams) Leopard3 is ideal.

It's like asking what the best car you can get for under 30K is.

Two Pro Destroyer’s

Lol slow down, slow is smooth, smooth is fast. The harder you pull down with your hands the harder it is to generate speed because you lose the width quicker

No, in my experience everyone thinks that their hometown/home country has the worst drivers. I've never heard anyone say the opposite.

Finland and all Finnish drivers.

German autobahns. Doing 160plus tends to concentrate the mind.

People who live in colder climates with long winters, harsh weather and bad roads are probably evolved to be good drivers thanks to natural selection

A friend of mine from Colombo, Sri Lanka says the drivers in the US are overall amazing because largely everyone attempts to follow traffic laws. He hates having to drive when he goes back home. So... maybe it's a perspective thing.

For a normal driver look at those labled as "MAX" those tend to be the most forgiving. You may want to try a high launch driver 12* or more and see if that may help you out.

Best to go for something forgiving and properly adjustable. Your swing speed won't match up to some of these low spin drivers they're recommending on here.

I would recommend the Titleist GT2 @ 10 or so degrees, it's forgiving, the shape is classic and the color is as well.
The adjustable hosel is probably the best in the industry. For what you're spending I'm sure your local dealer will offer a free fitting. I anticipate they'll match you up with something similar to what I just said.

I currently play a Qi10LS @ 10.5 but have a 110 swing speed BTW.

Titleist GT4 or a Taylormade QI35 LS

A used Ping G400 MAX.

It really depends on how much you are willing to spend. If cost is not a problem, then I recommend trying out any of the "max" driver models from this year. I also recommend getting fitted or at least trying them out before purchasing so you see the difference between each driver before you decide which one you would like to purchase.

If you are not looking to spend a lot, then you can look online on eBay or Callaway Preowned. They have pretty good deals on used clubs.

I went to Golf Galaxy with a good golfer and hit some balls there. Ended up with the Ping 425 Max. I didn't play golf but I was going all in and got decent clubs to start out with.

I did not start hitting 255 or straight though. I had to practice for a good 3+ months before I could hit the driver with any length. And it probably took me close to 2 years before I could get distance AND control.

Thats a pretty good way to start out with the sport.

I'd recommend a Callaway Rogue Max D with a stiff shaft

Go get fitted for a driver and buy something used.

if you're a beginner and already hitting 255+ yards then get the same exact model your friend has

Swing harder, brah

You’ve heard too many people say slow is smooth smooth is fast

Club head speed

Actually quite smooth swing! You just need more ground force and speed. 93 mph on driver is "slow"

If someone was attacking you, im sure you can actually swing with waaaay more force than that. Distance comes from speed. Speed comes from power. Don't be afraid to swing harder.

Swing faster

Taylormade Qi35

Did a fitting for a driver after breaking my Ai Smoke driver.

Performs great, hit this further and straighter than my previous driver. Sounds so much better as well. Mis hits are still relatively straight and playable. Shaft is lighter than my last one, but still a stiff flex so it feels really good to swing.

19 handicap

I payed $600 because I’m dumb and really liked how I hit with this driver.

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• What driver are you gaming right now? Mizuno 230 ST Max 9.5°
• Why did you choose it? I tried a bunch and really liked the look and feel. It was also the most forgiving of the Ping, Taylor Made and Callaway I tried. I cannot remember which specific models.
• How’s it performing (distance, forgiveness, feel, sound)? Very forgiving with max distance on my often off-center contact. It sounds and feels GREAT when you strike on the larger than avergae sweet zone. It also has a very good "look" at set-up from my perspective.
• What’s your current handicap? 23 (see why I needed that forgiving of a driver)
• How much did you pay for it? $160 used at Second Swing

I’ve been golfing less than a year now. Right around the 100 range and started out with an old top flite senior flex set. I read a ton of reviews and was between the Ping G425 and Cobra. About 6 months in I got a gift card and bought a new Cobra LTDx Max on sale for around $230 usd. It is an absolute cheat code.

I know my swing has developed some but going from hitting the fairway every 5 or so tee offs to absolutely drilling it (for me) straight down the fairway was huge. Great confidence boost and it was well worth the upgrade.

Even when I miss hit off the toe or top it slightly it still carries at least 220-250. Super fun driver when I don’t have time to practice my swing every week. I’ve never hit a more expensive driver but I imagine for the price the Cobra is close to the best.

• ⁠What driver are you gaming right now? GT2, 9° on a Ventus Velocore TR 6X

• ⁠Why did you choose it? I was gaming an Aerojet with the same shaft, felt like I was starting to miss high/low on the face and wanted to test something that was more forgiving. Was initially looking at TSR2, and stumbled on a basically new GT2 head for a good deal.

• ⁠How’s it performing (distance, forgiveness, feel, sound)? Amazing. This thing flies and flies straight. Ive started hitting a draw off the tee after only being able to hit pull cuts or fades/slices. My only gripe was i felt it was sending the ball too high. Swapped down to the D1 setting and now I’m getting a little lower flight and a bit more distance. Forgiveness on off center hits feels good, I’m barely losing distance and it’s still very much in play.

Sounds amazing when you get it anywhere on the face and feels even better. It’s got this crisp crack to it when you bomb on the center • ⁠What’s your current handicap? Hovering around 15, but hopefully trending down.

• ⁠How much did you pay for it? $400 for the head only. Shaft already had but that I got for around $190.

Been golfing on and off for 15 years. Just recently picked it back up in march and needed to upgrade my driver as they were my sister’s before when she played in college. Went into a fitting on the week of 4th of july for holiday discounts on used clubs.

Came out the fitting with:

PING G430 Max 9 degree with a PING Tour Chrome 2.0 65X Shaft for $340

I get 260 carry, 275 rollout, very much a fairway finder. A 40 yard increase form a 10 year old driver!

I'm currently a 15 handicap and I went into the fitting with a goal of finding more fairways, not really about getting crazy yardages. I love my driver, I did struggle for about a month dealing with a pull slice that I had to over compensate for on the course, I ended up adding loft to 10 degree with the adjustable neck and now I hit buttery smooth straight or soft fades. Absolutely love it!

The Ping G430 is a very forgiving driver as many say but you do need the right shaft or degree to get full benefit out of it, and that goes for any driver on the market! so make sure you get fitted and maybe even go back again after a month of your fitting or experiment with the adjustable neck to see how your shots turn out.

Golf Lessons

Obviously Verstappen this year.

The only correct answer.

The one that fits you.

Your swing is the best driver work on it

What’s your club head speed, shafts can do some magic but if you’re swinging 110 on a 12 degree driver head, it’s just gonna spin more than less loft regardless of a low spin shaft in it

I would keep the sim max and invest in a low spin shaft. Check out the Ventus velocore series. You can also dial the 12* to 10 depending on the shaft adapter you have.

Still hanging onto my taylormade m4. Might spray a couple left or right but pretty much never hit a terrible shot. Sweet spot on the face is massive

I bomb my sim max. Especially with my new shaft i just threw on it

I w still got my taylormade M2, just put a new shaft on it and it may be from 2016 but I don’t hit anything else any better. You can find them second hand pretty cheap, even when they were brand new they had a lower price point and are known for being one of the longest drivers out there.

It won’t fix your slice. I used an old worn out driver until I fixed my slice then bought a new one.

It may be slightly more forgiving but you will still slice.

$300 on lessons would be a better use of $$ to fix your slice. New drivers are more forgiving in the sense that they go further and spin less with off-center strikes, but if your path is out-to-in with an open face, every driver on the market will still slice.

Anything that starts with Ping G4xx and ends in Max….

I just bought a used Cobra F8 for about 125 bucks. Very forgiving club.

Take a few lessons. More effective than a new driver.

I very rarely have my Arccos list a drive as a great shot. And I’ll have a few over 300 yards in a round and it won’t pick one. It’s always approach shots / “PGA Tour quality “ shots

Good shot man, what's this app by the way?

Did it roll out into the water hazard?

You can start with the pickup golf - it's a Diesel. Best starter car in terms of pure practicality

Truck with camper and fuel tanker trailer or tanker bed and camper trailer. Can carry 3000L of diesel on you. Just need to carry a few jerrys of oil and water as the fuel attachment pours right into fuel tank. Make stops at every single location that could have diesel, collect barrels near truck, hoist them up and dump it into truck tank(can do for trailer too but you gotta carry fuel from trailer to truck if you go with camper attachment for truck)

Depends. You wanna go fast or far?

Fury is all around good just drinks more fuel

Van

Wraith! The distance driver of the people!

Currently it’s Valkyrie and Wraith…. And Sidewinder

I think the Grace is overlooked for sure. Flies like a neutral FD but longer!

Trail, I'm boring.

Because Wraith and Grace are very much alike .. If it's sidewinded ( left to right ) I throw Grace, it will fly 110m+ .. If it's right to left, or front to back - I throw Wraith ... If the wind is from behind, I throw the Fury.

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Green corridor

G20 ke 5 chakkar laga lo /s

Ansal area...

Just go to any nearby state highways and even ayodhya NH27 is nice

Listen to movies. Try to plan your route by movie lengths. Take breaks between them.

Example: 6 hour drive = 2x LotR movies, with a pit stop between them.

I do this for all of my drives that are 2+ hours and it makes them go by so much quicker.

If you feel like you're getting tired, pull over at the next rest stop and take a nap. It beats ending up upside-down in a ditch.

Don’t

Take your pants off.

380-410 thrower here exclusively RHBH

Star Wraith, S Line DD3 and Halo Star Shryke are what I use in that slot normally DD3 being the most stable for straight to fade with the Halo Shryke being for flex shots and the wraith sitting in the middle. Will switch to a destroyer in a headwind. I have a very understable wave I use for turnovers since I have zero forehand.

Scorch, you can find a bunch of different plastics and stabilities and they go far as fuck. 

The tooling on the inside of the rim of discraft drives make them go 12% further.

Or something, I don’t know