Buying guide
How to Choose a Golf Driver
Driver marketing is almost entirely about distance. Driver performance, for most amateurs, is almost entirely about finding the fairway. Choose accordingly.
Loft: most golfers play too little
The instinct is that lower loft means more distance. For most swing speeds the opposite is true — higher loft launches higher with less spin loss and produces more carry, not less. Unless you generate genuinely high clubhead speed, more loft usually means more distance and a much straighter ball flight.
Shaft flex matters more than the head
A shaft too stiff for your tempo costs you launch and feel. A shaft too soft costs you control and dispersion. This is the single highest-impact specification on a driver, and it is the one most often chosen by ego rather than measurement.
Adjustability
Adjustable hosels genuinely help — you can tune loft and face angle as your swing changes. Just confirm any second-hand driver comes with its adjustment tool, and check what setting it is currently in.
Forgiveness versus workability
Larger, higher-MOI heads resist twisting on off-centre strikes. Compact, lower-spin heads reward a repeatable strike and punish a miss. Be honest about which of those describes your golf.
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Frequently asked questions
What loft driver should I use?
Higher than instinct suggests, for most swing speeds. The assumption that lower loft means more distance is backwards for the majority of amateur swing speeds — more loft usually launches the ball higher with less spin, which carries further.
Does shaft flex really matter that much?
Yes — arguably more than the head itself. A shaft too stiff for your tempo costs you launch and feel; one too soft costs you control and dispersion. Get fitted for flex before choosing a head.
Should I buy a forgiving driver or a compact, workable one?
Larger, higher-MOI (moment of inertia) heads resist twisting on off-centre strikes and suit most club golfers. Compact, lower-spin heads reward a repeatable strike and suit players who already hit the centre of the face consistently.
