How can you have a best driver of 2024 in June ffs , why is every club review brilliant and a “might go straight in the bag “ . There’s been virtually no change in tech over the last 3 years and now we’re seeing a Taylormade Sim 2 from years ago out performing all the new stuff 🤷🏻♂️
SIM2 was and is an excellent club, holds its price because its the corgis conkers, i had the need to change driver, got fitted and tested at three different places, each put me in the AiSmoke Max, and because of contacts i got it at £399. That’s more than i could buy a SIM 2 for, but i really like the shaft, and its working. I am not suggesting my driver is the bees knees, it’s just doing what i want it to do. If i had a functional SIM2 would i change, not a chance.
I use a Sim 2 max, there is nothing I have found to replace it. It’s still a great driver for me. For me to shell out $600 for a driver it better never miss a fairway and start the car and get the AC blasting prior to me getting in on these hot summer days.
I'm gaming the Titleist TSR2 driver, which is easily the best driver I have ever played. I used to play TaylorMade but found them to be less forgiving and too busy on the crown. Love the simplicity of the Titleist drivers, as they have that very classic look, and they do perform!
Forgive me but after watching you often, you don't launch it high enough. You seem to hit 10.5 degree much higher. With your ego in place, could always turn down a 10.5 to 9.5, which would look more open and eliminate your left nemesis.
Buy buy buy. Don’t stop making the same pig in different lipstick! You can take an older Ping G10,20, whatever, and still hit it 300 yards, and duck hook it all the same as the LATEST AND GREATEST!! Calling them AI, Q-whatever? , etc. , is all marketing. The fool that changes HIS clubs every year is just a sucker. The only reasons to really change clubs are: 1) your swing has changed, either slower or faster 2) your game has improved from practice and more reps. 3) stolen The first two reasons are doings of physical ability. The third just sucks.
Sometimes you just want a change too. Nothing wrong with wanting to mix it up. But agreed. People who change their driver every year are a little bit mental.
I game the TSr3 and recently demo'd the new Titleist GT3- faster ball speeds and great on mishits! I can't wait for it to ship! Also Callaway just released the AI Smoke Max triple Diamond (a more forgiving TD). You'll love testing both of these!
Seriously this is getting insane. I mean reviews of new models are just finishing up and manufacturers already starting with new products. It’s become such a scam. Drivers do not need a new model every year it’s just ridiculous. Thank you takomo for what you do and the pricing. I’ve always loved the sound of the titleist drivers but over the last 10 years or so the look of their drivers behind the ball doesn’t suit my eye. Its weird the impact the look behind ball can have.
@@Lovetheducks it’s why i would only buy a titleist or ping driver. they aren’t ripping you off like these companies that bring out new shit every year and talk about “vast” improvements so that your very new driver is obsolete.
@@cwugrad396 in 20 years distance gain is negligible a little more forgiving and that’s it. I’m scratch and to prove a point I play Kirkland clubs strictly as well as their ball and glove. Put my $3500 fitted set in golf room. After a week my scores identical. I lost about 6 yards with driver after that no difference.
Been playing the Tsr2 since last summer and love it. The only thing i may do when the gt's come out is buy a tsr3 head if the price drops and put it on my fitted tsr2 shaft and give er a whirl.
Got fitted for a TSR3 10.0 with the weight in T1 with a 75g tensei 1k black shaft, best driver I've ever had and don't see it leaving my bag anytime soon.
I come from last year’s Paradym driver which performed well for me. I decided to ‘Upgrade’ to that Paradym AI smoke driver this year, it was awful for me. I’m a callaway fan boy and I’m so disappointed with this year’s offering. The AI smoke is just a massive slice machine and I’m usually a straight/ slight draw kinda player. I’m now happier playing the Ping G430 Max 10k
So, Callaway 'is pretty much how it was , just tweaked it a little to a nicer colour and vaguely change the face' . What a complete joke this statement is. Ai Smoke has no bat wings, no jail break and has been completely redesigned into the Ai Smoke with a totally new face designed using low and behold, Ai. It has basically nothing to do with the old Paradym what so ever other than a continued name that tbh was here for such a short release time no one will remember the original Paradym.
Perfectly happy with my Paradym Triple Diamond can get em for half price new ….same shaft save yourself few hundred quid goes like a rocket if middle it 👍
Was custom fit in 2022 for TSR2 which outperformed my 2016 M2. Late last year I was custom fit for TSR3 which outperformed the 2. Slightly better smash and 5-6 yards more carry. Better consistent ball striking at 10 mm toe with a small circular pattern. so we slid the weight to the T1 position. Hzdrs CB RED 50 g 6.0 stiff shaft at B1 hosel setting. I’m set for at least 4-5 years. BEST LOOKING/FEELING/SOUNDING/Performing driver I’ve ever played and I’ve been playing for 30 years
@@jwiggs5140 would say the 2 but I’m happy with the forgiveness of the 3. And it’s lower spin than the 2. I’m very consistent with my ball striking so the 3 is a better fit. I’m about 10 mm towards the toe and neutral in the vertical axis.
I've tested numerous new drivers just to confirm that my TM Sim 2 Max is not requiring replacement. I'll hang onto this club for years. Never lets me down, unless I swing like a monkey. 🐒
Your simulator seems to produce overly high club head speed numbers creating a low smash factor. I saw a 119mph club producing a 163mph ball for a low 1.35 smash
I own and USE the exact Callaway driver at the moment, but there is NO WAY you can not include the Darkspeed LS in this conversation. I've hit all three outside, the Darkspeed was longer by a good amount, than every other brand. That being said, I went with the Callaway because its more controllable. I think the titleist is the LEAST LIKELY for an average golfer to go with
The most important factor in a driver is having the correct shaft in the head. I was fitted for a TSR2 and loved how straight I hit the ball with the stock shaft. I was not happy, however, with the distance. I was spinning the ball at 3000+ rpm's. I was losing a lot of distance. Put a Newton shaft in it fitted for my swing speed and gained 25+ yards instantly. Spin rates dropped by 1000+ rpms. I can now hit the TSR2 as far as I hit my sons Aerojet LS with better accuracy.
Lol I'm still rocking my (new last year)(as I am just starting to learn golf @ 50yrs old) Callaway Mavrik driver & I have a crop duster slice 😳🤣🤦♂️ ball goes 190yrds then travels 125yrd 90°to the right 🤦♂️🤷♂️🤦♂️ But I can hit my irons straight or lil left 10yrds or right 15yrds 8/10 times, 5 iron is about 178yrds & my 50° Gap wedge is 106yrds.. Driver, 3Wood, 5Wood & 4hybrid I can't hit more than 190-215yrds .. why am I not able to get any more distance with these 4 clubs ..?
In my group, that last drive would have elicited comments like: that’s left of left or: trouble left golf course right. We have fun at each other’s expense.
Replaced my 2012 driver with a TSR2 11 degree driver last year and love it. Tried all the latest 5 woods in the shop a couple of months ago and finished that test asking to try a TSR2 5 wood. The shop eventually found one for me after saying they didn't have one at the start of the test. The TSR2 gave me more clubhead speed, more distance and more consistent strikes than any of the other newer clubs tested. The difference was astounding and the choice very easy
And nothing wrong with your method. We all know everything is at the limits it’s just a cosmetic tweak here and there just to keep the boys in the R&D dept. employed..smh
Tsr3 owner here. It’s such a good driver. I got fitted for it and tested every major driver out there. For some reason I spray the ai smoke whereas Tsr3 had a super tight grouping. On course confidence is through the roof with my Tsr3 and it’s not coming out of the bag unless something revolutionary is released. 😊
when it comes to drivers i’m going with titleist or ping because they don’t bring out a new driver every 12 months. the two year cycle doesn’t feel quite as scammy
just got the max ddd. love it...distance of ddd and forgiveness of the max without the weight track to hurt performance....great if you dont need to move the weight around...when i had the max i put a custom light weight in the back and heavier in the front. worked fine. but a bit spinny. the ddd max is perfect for me.
JR……Eeeeeee ………I have both of these drivers and flip them depending on the “mood” If I hit sweet spot both are same…..just……just……AI smoke is more forgiving 🏌️♂️
Of the two shown today, Titleist all day long but there is now the triple diamond max as well! I tried the original paradym triple diamond and when I lost it, it went into orbit! I ended up with a Ping G430 LST and it has been brilliant, hardly missing a fairway now!
@James Robertson Each driver needs its own color ball But at the same brand. This way you can see how far each one has gone and the viewers can get an honest view off it then
I recently replaced my M6 driver. I tried the new Cobra, QI19, AI Smoke ,a Big Bertha and Ping 430. My quest was for a lighter driver as at 74 the M6, even with a lighter shaft seemed heavy. After multiple shaft and head changes the data was in and the Ping 430 turned out to be 20 yards longer and a much tighter dispersion. The Ping, for me, was also 5 to 10 yards longer and tighter grouping compared to the other new generation drivers. I’ve played it 3xs since my purchase and am pleased with the results as I am longer and hit the fairway far more often. Finally, I hope my new Hackmotion, ( courtesy of your contest, THANK YOU) will dial in my game more so.
I’ve had my ping g430lst with a graphite design ad di 6x since the first day it was released in the states. I don’t have a reason to change I’m getting very playable misses on my off days.
10.5⁰ Stealth 2+ with Mitsubishi Kai'li Red in 70g delofted to 10⁰ with weight set to the outside... I get a 15yd dispersion on a 250yd drive... No need for a new club for years for me...
I game the TS2 Driver, and thought should I up grade to the TSR2 Driver, so I spoke to my club pro & he said take the demo TSR2 out on the course & compare them. "Verdict" - using the same shaft the distance was pretty much the same, but my 5 to 6 year old TS2 was hitting more fairways. James, how about you doing a comparison of the TS2 & the TSR2. Cheers Mate.
James...how about a, "Let's do it...and let's do it now" Just for us long term viewers
And a Fore left 🎉
How can you have a best driver of 2024 in June ffs , why is every club review brilliant and a “might go straight in the bag “ . There’s been virtually no change in tech over the last 3 years and now we’re seeing a Taylormade Sim 2 from years ago out performing all the new stuff 🤷🏻♂️
My Sim 2 is still in the bag and I haven’t found anything better yet.
SIM2 was and is an excellent club, holds its price because its the corgis conkers, i had the need to change driver, got fitted and tested at three different places, each put me in the AiSmoke Max, and because of contacts i got it at £399. That’s more than i could buy a SIM 2 for, but i really like the shaft, and its working. I am not suggesting my driver is the bees knees, it’s just doing what i want it to do. If i had a functional SIM2 would i change, not a chance.
I use a Sim 2 max, there is nothing I have found to replace it. It’s still a great driver for me. For me to shell out $600 for a driver it better never miss a fairway and start the car and get the AC blasting prior to me getting in on these hot summer days.
Still rocking a g400 lst and g400 max
Amen, brother.
I still find it funny that people think it’s insane to pay $450 for a scotty Cameron, but they spend $600+ on a driver every 2 years
I'm gaming the Titleist TSR2 driver, which is easily the best driver I have ever played. I used to play TaylorMade but found them to be less forgiving and too busy on the crown. Love the simplicity of the Titleist drivers, as they have that very classic look, and they do perform!
Gimme my Tour Edge Exotics C723 and my extra $300us any day of the week.
Same here, I bought mine a couple of months ago and love it.
Forgive me but after watching you often, you don't launch it high enough. You seem to hit 10.5 degree much higher. With your ego in place, could always turn down a 10.5 to 9.5, which would look more open and eliminate your left nemesis.
I have last years Callaway Paradym. It’s just fine.
I like both, but prefer the feel, look and sound of that all Ti driver. Titleist for me. I waited and got my TSr for $150 off.
New Titleist driver due September GT2,3,4 they are already on tour🎉🎉🎉
Yes the GT drivers were being used last week at the US Open 🇺🇸. I was trying to get a look into the players bags last week to see them but no luck 🍀
@@donnawhitfield6820if you haven’t seen them yet, there’s plenty of images online. Doesn’t look much different from the TSR.
Tsr3 has been in the bag for a year and I love it.
Just bought one. Excited to get it on the course.
Buy buy buy. Don’t stop making the same pig in different lipstick! You can take an older Ping G10,20, whatever, and still hit it 300 yards, and duck hook it all the same as the LATEST AND GREATEST!! Calling them AI, Q-whatever? , etc. , is all marketing. The fool that changes HIS clubs every year is just a sucker.
The only reasons to really change clubs are:
1) your swing has changed, either slower or faster
2) your game has improved from practice and more reps.
3) stolen
The first two reasons are doings of physical ability. The third just sucks.
Sometimes you just want a change too. Nothing wrong with wanting to mix it up.
But agreed. People who change their driver every year are a little bit mental.
I game the TSr3 and recently demo'd the new Titleist GT3- faster ball speeds and great on mishits! I can't wait for it to ship! Also Callaway just released the AI Smoke Max triple Diamond (a more forgiving TD). You'll love testing both of these!
Seriously this is getting insane. I mean reviews of new models are just finishing up and manufacturers already starting with new products. It’s become such a scam. Drivers do not need a new model every year it’s just ridiculous. Thank you takomo for what you do and the pricing. I’ve always loved the sound of the titleist drivers but over the last 10 years or so the look of their drivers behind the ball doesn’t suit my eye. Its weird the impact the look behind ball can have.
Titleist one of the few companies that don’t bring out a new driver every year. They are in two year cycles.
@@cwugrad396 yes that is very true.
@@Lovetheducks it’s why i would only buy a titleist or ping driver. they aren’t ripping you off like these companies that bring out new shit every year and talk about “vast” improvements so that your very new driver is obsolete.
@@cwugrad396 in 20 years distance gain is negligible a little more forgiving and that’s it. I’m scratch and to prove a point I play Kirkland clubs strictly as well as their ball and glove. Put my $3500 fitted set in golf room. After a week my scores identical. I lost about 6 yards with driver after that no difference.
@@Lovetheducks that’s interesting. proves it’s the indian not the arrows
Been playing the Tsr2 since last summer and love it. The only thing i may do when the gt's come out is buy a tsr3 head if the price drops and put it on my fitted tsr2 shaft and give er a whirl.
Got fitted for a TSR3 10.0 with the weight in T1 with a 75g tensei 1k black shaft, best driver I've ever had and don't see it leaving my bag anytime soon.
I’ve been playing a TSR 3 since last year and love it. Looks, spin, distance and sound all perfect . Favorite RUclips channel
TSR All the way
Taylormade Sim2 Max has been my driver of choice. Very forgiving and a fairway finder.
I game the TSi3 right now. Don't see it coming outta the bag anytime soon. Been the best driver I've had in a long while
I feel like Low Spin Drivers are for Golfers with tons of swing speed or golfers who hit down on the ball.
Do you call them cart paths or buggy paths in England?
Just call them "the golf course" and stop worrying about it...
I come from last year’s Paradym driver which performed well for me. I decided to ‘Upgrade’ to that Paradym AI smoke driver this year, it was awful for me. I’m a callaway fan boy and I’m so disappointed with this year’s offering. The AI smoke is just a massive slice machine and I’m usually a straight/ slight draw kinda player. I’m now happier playing the Ping G430 Max 10k
ALl very well, but how does your latest "Best driver 2024" compare with the Eleven NH01?
So, Callaway 'is pretty much how it was , just tweaked it a little to a nicer colour and vaguely change the face' . What a complete joke this statement is. Ai Smoke has no bat wings, no jail break and has been completely redesigned into the Ai Smoke with a totally new face designed using low and behold, Ai. It has basically nothing to do with the old Paradym what so ever other than a continued name that tbh was here for such a short release time no one will remember the original Paradym.
You really need to review a STOW STICK. It has made quite a positive difference in my game
Perfectly happy with my Paradym Triple Diamond can get em for half price new ….same shaft save yourself few hundred quid goes like a rocket if middle it 👍
Bruh I'm playing a cobra f9 and can still out drive the new "tech"
Is it that kind of year? Yes it is James they already soft announced the GT nice job respecting the embargo though 😂
James I honestly think the new cobra dark speed is probably the best driver I have ever hit.. be surprised and hit one!!!!
Ai smoke is in the bag
I love my tsi3.
Was custom fit in 2022 for TSR2 which outperformed my 2016 M2. Late last year I was custom fit for TSR3 which outperformed the 2. Slightly better smash and 5-6 yards more carry. Better consistent ball striking at 10 mm toe with a small circular pattern. so we slid the weight to the T1 position. Hzdrs CB RED 50 g 6.0 stiff shaft at B1 hosel setting. I’m set for at least 4-5 years. BEST LOOKING/FEELING/SOUNDING/Performing driver I’ve ever played and I’ve been playing for 30 years
Which driver has been better for forgiveness between the 2 and 3?
@@jwiggs5140 would say the 2 but I’m happy with the forgiveness of the 3. And it’s lower spin than the 2. I’m very consistent with my ball striking so the 3 is a better fit. I’m about 10 mm towards the toe and neutral in the vertical axis.
I've tested numerous new drivers just to confirm that my TM Sim 2 Max is not requiring replacement. I'll hang onto this club for years. Never lets me down, unless I swing like a monkey. 🐒
Your simulator seems to produce overly high club head speed numbers creating a low smash factor. I saw a 119mph club producing a 163mph ball for a low 1.35 smash
I own and USE the exact Callaway driver at the moment, but there is NO WAY you can not include the Darkspeed LS in this conversation. I've hit all three outside, the Darkspeed was longer by a good amount, than every other brand. That being said, I went with the Callaway because its more controllable. I think the titleist is the LEAST LIKELY for an average golfer to go with
James, Titleist is bringing out the GT. You probably just recorded this a while ago.
The most important factor in a driver is having the correct shaft in the head. I was fitted for a TSR2 and loved how straight I hit the ball with the stock shaft. I was not happy, however, with the distance. I was spinning the ball at 3000+ rpm's. I was losing a lot of distance. Put a Newton shaft in it fitted for my swing speed and gained 25+ yards instantly. Spin rates dropped by 1000+ rpms. I can now hit the TSR2 as far as I hit my sons Aerojet LS with better accuracy.
Lol I'm still rocking my (new last year)(as I am just starting to learn golf @ 50yrs old) Callaway Mavrik driver & I have a crop duster slice 😳🤣🤦♂️ ball goes 190yrds then travels 125yrd 90°to the right 🤦♂️🤷♂️🤦♂️
But I can hit my irons straight or lil left 10yrds or right 15yrds 8/10 times, 5 iron is about 178yrds & my 50° Gap wedge is 106yrds.. Driver, 3Wood, 5Wood & 4hybrid I can't hit more than 190-215yrds .. why am I not able to get any more distance with these 4 clubs ..?
In my group, that last drive would have elicited comments like: that’s left of left or: trouble left golf course right. We have fun at each other’s expense.
Replaced my 2012 driver with a TSR2 11 degree driver last year and love it. Tried all the latest 5 woods in the shop a couple of months ago and finished that test asking to try a TSR2 5 wood. The shop eventually found one for me after saying they didn't have one at the start of the test. The TSR2 gave me more clubhead speed, more distance and more consistent strikes than any of the other newer clubs tested. The difference was astounding and the choice very easy
I'd choose the TSR2 or TSR3 - but I'd wait until whatever they come out with next and then buy it for a big discount!
I was surprisingly pleased with how the Titleist driver performed! J Rob i think youre gonna have to do Mizuno blades and TSR3 man!
I will pick up the Titleist driver in 4 years on the used market. That is my Titleist cycle 😂
And nothing wrong with your method. We all know everything is at the limits it’s just a cosmetic tweak here and there just to keep the boys in the R&D dept. employed..smh
I put a ventus blue in my g430 LST this spring, and there's every chance it's gonna live in my bag til I'm too old to use stiff flex anymore
Tsr3 owner here. It’s such a good driver. I got fitted for it and tested every major driver out there. For some reason I spray the ai smoke whereas Tsr3 had a super tight grouping. On course confidence is through the roof with my Tsr3 and it’s not coming out of the bag unless something revolutionary is released. 😊
Hopefully you can hold onto the Titleist for a few months, so that you can compare it to the new model coming out later this year.
Titleist drivers always look a million dollars. Unfortunately that's what any "name brand" seems to cost these days.
I really am struggling to understand this whole "shelf appeal" thing. Who _cares_ what it looks like? What matters is where the ball goes.
when it comes to drivers i’m going with titleist or ping because they don’t bring out a new driver every 12 months. the two year cycle doesn’t feel quite as scammy
just got the max ddd. love it...distance of ddd and forgiveness of the max without the weight track to hurt performance....great if you dont need to move the weight around...when i had the max i put a custom light weight in the back and heavier in the front. worked fine. but a bit spinny. the ddd max is perfect for me.
JR……Eeeeeee ………I have both of these drivers and flip them depending on the “mood”
If I hit sweet spot both are same…..just……just……AI smoke is more forgiving 🏌️♂️
Of the two shown today, Titleist all day long but there is now the triple diamond max as well! I tried the original paradym triple diamond and when I lost it, it went into orbit! I ended up with a Ping G430 LST and it has been brilliant, hardly missing a fairway now!
Titleist.. but waiting for the GT range, so the tsr becomes cheaper
you can't just pick a driver for distance it has to have forgiveness first
Between those two, I would pick the Titleist. I am more of a traditionist.
I ain’t replacing my Pxg black ops for a long time ..
@James Robertson Each driver needs its own color ball But at the same brand. This way you can see how far each one has gone and the viewers can get an honest view off it then
Hoodies should be banned 🚫 on all golf courses 😡
I feel sorry for those around you
Qi10
The music has went from john Wilson gone fishing to matt Hayes fishing
Im bagging the paradym star, great club!
Cobra Darkspeed both for price, performance over most others
Fantastic video James, I would go with callaway
Appreciate it Tommy and every day, when are we getting that game in?
@@JamesRobinsonGolf we definitely need to get it organised mate
10K is king on course and everyone knows it!
Cobra Aerojet, beats them all.... and looks the best, too.
Taylormade Qi10 standard will give you both distance and forgiveness.
... and bankruptcy.
i wounder why james did not use the tsr 4?????
Tripple dimond for me works great
Titleist all the way on the basis of these tests ....
When was this video made?? The gt is all over the internet
TSR is going to be old news with the GT coming
Pear tear drop shape
Both good play what you like
Titleist driver heads are too heavy.
then use a counter balanced shaft. plenty out there
I recently replaced my M6 driver. I tried the new Cobra, QI19, AI Smoke ,a Big Bertha and Ping 430. My quest was for a lighter driver as at 74 the M6, even with a lighter shaft seemed heavy. After multiple shaft and head changes the data was in and the Ping 430 turned out to be 20 yards longer and a much tighter dispersion. The Ping, for me, was also 5 to 10 yards longer and tighter grouping compared to the other new generation drivers. I’ve played it 3xs since my purchase and am pleased with the results as I am longer and hit the fairway far more often. Finally, I hope my new Hackmotion, ( courtesy of your contest, THANK YOU) will dial in my game more so.
TSR3 is not a low spin driver
Lower spin than TSR2, not as low as TSR4
Lol
James any thought on ai smoke triple diamond max driver please??
I’ve had my ping g430lst with a graphite design ad di 6x since the first day it was released in the states. I don’t have a reason to change I’m getting very playable misses on my off days.
10.5⁰ Stealth 2+ with Mitsubishi Kai'li Red in 70g delofted to 10⁰ with weight set to the outside...
I get a 15yd dispersion on a 250yd drive...
No need for a new club for years for me...
TaylorMade QI10 LS better than both those drivers
I game the TS2 Driver, and thought should I up grade to the TSR2 Driver, so I spoke to my club pro & he said take the demo TSR2 out on the course & compare them. "Verdict" - using the same shaft the distance was pretty much the same, but my 5 to 6 year old TS2 was hitting more fairways. James, how about you doing a comparison of the TS2 & the TSR2. Cheers Mate.
hammer driver for the win!!!! Best driver of all time.
Bull, Cally Ai TRD kicks the ass any time
Can’t wait for you to compare the new GT driver vs these.