The Best Driver of 2024 Is Only $150?! (Don't Be FOOLED!)

[philw]

Playing the PXG 0211. Got it on one of their specials, and with my military discount, for $110.00. Best deal ever.

[michaelupshaw]

Gary Martin is a great addition to the channel any time. I really enjoy the banter between you two. It always makes for a good, fun day seeing you two on the course together.

I think we need an 18 hole stroke play match with you and Gary Martin!

[davidtomsett]

Got my Cobra Radspeed XB driver, 10.5 deg, with a 4F2 shaft and it bombs. Set it at 9 deg now. Got fitted at Gray’s Golf in East Sussex and cost £300 new back about 2 years ago.

[bradleyhoey]

I was fortunate enough to score a brand new M1 for $210 at a charity auction in 2017. An absolute steal! Love the club despite its stiff shaft which isn’t the ideal fit for me anymore with my advancing age. Moved on to a G430 last year, and it has been a great stick. I still have the M1 and may have to revisit it for round or two this season.

[scottgraham]

I was enticed into a PXG Blackops at a fitting. $599.00 well spent for me as a new golfer. Gained a lot of distance and confidence off the tee

[ricblic]

I've watched enough of these driver video's by different influencers to realize it's not the driver it's the person swinging the club. If you are driving the ball 300 yards you will most likely drive 300 yard no matter what driver is in your hands. Players on tour change golf companies and therefore use different clubs their game is still the same. Bryson just changed from Cobra do you think his drives will suffer or be helped? They will still go like they always do, long.

[dannygray]

Had been playing a TM R1 driver for the past two seasons that I picked up used. Just upgraded to the M2 2016 edition this fall, spend 180 CAD on it. Should be able to sell the R1 for about 150. Can't beat that.

[micko]

Great way of testing a value for money driver while still keeping the competition up. Good fun between two good mates, you have to love Gary, he takes some stick from you James....Well done again on a great video.

[teslarocks]

Picked me up a brand new Srixon ZX5 Driver with Project X Evenflow Ripetide stiff shaft last July for $189 dollars from Carls Golfland.
Been a fairway finder for sure.
Have a TM SIM Max 2 10.5 with Stiff Velcore and it goes 10 to 20 yards further but also finds the rough and trees a lot more.
Srixon ZX 5 is in the bag and gonna be selling the TM.

[AllTradesGeorge]

I've been playing with a Taylormade R9 that I found at a thrift store about five years ago. I think I spent just over $10 on it. When I'm focused (ADHD is a PITA on the golf course), I hold up well against many of the newest drivers on the market over the past few years.

I've gotten plenty of golf rounds for the several hundred dollars I've saved on just a driver.

[therealbeedubbs]

Just bought my “new” driver for this season. R7 425 TP. A driver I wanted for nearly 20 years. Paid $20 US. I have learned to repair clubs, customize, new grip etc. I cut half inch off. Added new jumbo grip and the extra gram in the butt end. Added 4 grams of extra weight with the weight screws to the back for more forgiveness in this monster launching driver. It looks brand new after a hour or so work. 20 vs 600 plus? No brainer

[sylvandude]

I was fitted for a Callaway paradym last year, waited for the season end demo sale, saved35%, love it, I sell my clubs on Facebook so the upgrade isn’t too expensive. Hard to sell clubs which aren’t the top brands ie Wilson and Tour Edge

[spectre]

I'm using basically that one, but the 2016 version with the black and red color scheme. Love it, no plans to change. $150 3 years ago, they go for similar money today if you can believe it.

[abdulrakib]

Love you and Gaz together, both channels combined - 10/10

[montegustafson]

Might be worth mentioning that the 2017 M1 was available in both 440cc and 460cc sizes. The one you were using looked like the 460 cc version. (BTW - I happen to have both - the larger one is a fairway finder while the smaller version gives a slightly more solid hit and a few more yards).

[CristyanMoralws]

The variety of textures in the kislux pack is impressive. From smooth leather to textured suede, there's something for everyone.

[jimmahT]

That last drive James... I'm with Gary on that!

[blkbrnrvr]

I'm a big proponent of hitting the second hand market and finding some diamonds in the rough.

To that point, I picked up a Taylormade R9 460 driver in near-showroom condition for $50 off of Ebay a few months ago, and it has been stunning. I only went and hit my first ever 300 yard drive with it soon after adding it to the bag!

Golf can be financially accessible; it just requires a bit of research and homework.

[fredbosco]

By far, the best deal I have seen on big drivers this year has been the closeout prices online for brand new Callaway Mavrick drivers. My chosen specs, $189 (US$) shipped to NY for a club that was $539.99 just a few years ago is insane. Price isn't everything... In all testing we did at KeyPutt, I hit the Mavrick, the furthest, straightest and accurate of any of the other clubs we tested. It's in the bag.

[thepunkmonger]

Had the Radspeed irons in the bag since they came out, but budget wouldn't stretch to the woods, so kept with the Cobra XL Baffler woods. Just got a Radspeed driver for £150 and only tried it on the range, numbers are the same as the XL at the moment.