Best Golf Drivers Review & Guide 2019 5/5 (1)

hello everyone nil tap in here from golf monthly welcome to Bishopsgate Golf Academy out here in Orlando Florida where today I'm going to be showcasing six of my favorite driver models of 2019 so I have in front of me the Cobra King F 9 speed back the Callaway epic flash sub-zero I've got the TaylorMade m5 I've got tightness ts3 pings G for 10-plus and finally Mizuno's st 190 driver and the idea is here is to put each of these drivers through its paces on a launch monitor and out here on the golf course and then to break up the results into a series of key categories so we've got aesthetics feel performance and value in order to help you with your own buying decision so if you are in the market this year for a new driver you can go armed with the best knowledge possible so we're going to take a look at the results starting with the aesthetics okay so as far as the aesthetics go I mean they all look really good they've got different things going on from the crown view down at address if you like something sort of busier down behind the ball something to help you with your alignment then you might want to go for the ping Jie for 10 plus or the Cobra King F line speed back then the use of these sort of aerodynamic features on that can actually help you with your alignment as well but for me I like a fairly sort of clean and simple and yet a little bit modern look down behind the ball with the classics of the shape I think they'll become clear when I tell you what my favourites are so my favourites in this category have a tailor-made m5 the Callaway epic flash sub-zero and the Mizuno st 190 driver so starting with the the TaylorMade what I love about this is that every year when the M range of woods is matured they slightly refine the looks and that's exactly what they've done with the m5 so the silver part on the ground isn't quite as big as it has been in the past it's still there and the carbon composite parts of the crown has been given a matte black finish and I think this looks really smart I think he looks Martin down behind the ball but also in the bag and the the sole view really does catch that a really striking look I think that looks absolutely purp then on to the Callaway epic sub-zero it has that same carbon composite crown it had last year I loved it last year it looks great again I love this sort of profile as well it's a little bit more compact I think to look down on behind the ball and it's really smart really classic and yes they've given it a bit of a paint job this time with the the green and the yellow I wouldn't say that was a hundred percent to my taste it doesn't really put me off too much and I think the epic flash is a really good looking driver and then finally a new to this driver test new to the Golf monthly driver test for 2019 is Mizuno and their st 190 drivers I was really pleased when resort Mizuno launched these this year because now the woods really match up with the irons in terms of the aesthetics I mean there's not really much to choose from between Callaway and Mizuno in terms of that carbon composite down behind the ball this looks really smart and I also think the shelf appeal view the soul view also looks really good as well so those would be my three favorites if I had to pick the one to go for based on looks I think it would be the TaylorMade m5 it's it's an area that tailor-made just seem to get right year after year they subtly improved it in the m5 and I really loved it okay so onto the field category and actually I noticed a bit of a trend in 2019 for drivers to become it's seemingly across the board just that little bit more higher pitched through the impact hits certainly noticeable with the Callaway slightly higher pitch that had been in previous generations you will notice a different feel if you test the epic flash sub-zero up against the previous generation rogue or the original epic you'll notice how much of a high-pitched sound it is and certainly with the Titleist TS TS drivers they were also that little bit higher pitched this time than in the previous generation nine seventeen drivers and finally in Mizuno's range the ST 190g was slightly higher pitch than the esti 190 version feel it's one of those things that is ultimately extremely subjective so what what suits my ear might not necessarily suit yours but I really prefer that sort of slightly more dull that muted impact sound for me I associate that with more power and that's why my three favorites in the field Department would be the Mizuno st 190 the fixed weight version the Cobra F 9 speed back then I've got my hands here and also the TaylorMade m5 and my favorite of the three was the TaylorMade m5 to me this feels really powerful really solid through the contact it's definitely probably the most muted the most of its sort of dull fudge through the ball that might not be to your liking it certainly wouldn't be to everybody's like me I know that some of the people in the Gulf month the office prefer that higher pitched sound they they associate that with it being easier to hit and easier to launch but for me that dollar contact sound is what I'm looking for and that's why if I was to choose one driver for the feel it would be the TaylorMade m5 okay so on to the performance and this is where we get on to showing you the launch wallah today so now I tested each of these drivers at this foresight Sports headquarters in Guildford using the GC quad launch monitor and using tightness Pro v1x golf balls from 2019 now we do take a few shots out we take out anything that is really poorly struck because whilst I appreciate there's something to be said for understanding how a driver performs on significant miss hits in this test it can skew the numbers in a way that's slightly unfair we do we do leave in slight miss hits we take out the big ones and we also remove anything that's really wide so anything that's sort of missing the pharoah by a long way we remove there were also some fairly small differences in the way each of the different drivers was set up ideally we'd have exactly the same shaft loft and weighting system in each of them but we do a little bit of fitting plus we have to use what we've been given so we I have the Titleist ts3 and a 9.5 head was that with a hazardous 60 gram 6.5 shaft neutral weight the PG 410 class was 9 degrees with the paint or 65s shaft in it Callaway's epic flash sub-zero was 9 degrees with a hazardous 6.5 70 gram shaft in it Mizuno zesty 190 was 9 degrees with the tents a 70 gram expects shaft in it TaylorMade's m5 was nine and a half degrees with an out Diller 70 X shaft in it mid spinning no shot shape bias and then finally the Cobra King f9 was in 9 degrees with the weight forward and the hazardous smoke 6.5 60 gram shaft and it was well the same shaft that was in the Titleist team s3 so that's how different the drivers were but each of the drivers we felt we'd got into a position where they were really as comparable as we were going to get them in order for the data to be as robust as possible so let's take a look at that data starting with the Titleist ts3 so club head speed of 114 point 1 full speed 160 5.6 launching at fourteen point one spinning low actually this was the lowest spinning driver on the test at 1712 peak height 35 yards and the total carry distance average carry distance was to nine now this is the average numbers for each of the drivers so fantastic performance from the tightness ts3 then it was the ping clubhead speed slightly up for one hundred and fourteen point nine ball speed at one sixty five point eight launching at thirteen point two degrees spinning really nicely for me at nineteen sixty three peak height really good a really strong ball flight slightly high but really strong at thirty six yards and also an average carry distance of two ninety nine and it was the callaway epic flash sub-zero one hundred and fourteen point seven club head speed ball speed was one sixty five point seven the launch was thirteen point eight degrees so nice high launch spinning nice and low at seventeen twenty two so that combination of high launch low spin working really well for the callaway 34 peak height and a total carry yardage of two hundred and ninety seven so really strong performance from the callaway then it was cobra and there was a jump in terms of club head speed of 115 point one miles per hour now that jumping club has been maybe it shows that the work that cobra have done on their speed back design is delivering a little bit more club head speed that would be my experience and look at how that translates into extra ball speed as well one sixty seven point four for me it was launching a little bit lower at twelve point one and spinning a little bit high at 23:57 now i should say at this point that the strikes i was getting with the cobra was slightly lower on the face nut than they were with some of the other clubs I was testing and that was delivering a little bit more spin so that the overall peak height was higher at 36 and the carry distance wasn't quite so much at 290 I think if I made a few tweaks or if I started striking it that little bit higher on the face the overall distance numbers would be just the same with the Cobra as they were with the others really impressive club head speed and really impressive ball speed then on to the TaylorMade and this is a really interesting one so the club head speed was down at 110 point three miles per hour now I need to be completely transparent and tell you that this was the last driver on the test that I hit by the time I got to the TaylorMade I'd hit possibly forty balls I think so perhaps this wing was slowing down a fraction I don't know however so the swing speed was down but look at the ball speed of 160 6.5 I think that shows that the work that TaylorMade have done with their injected twist face perhaps there is something in that the those coefficient of restitution limits being right up to the limit I was certainly getting more well really strong ball speed from a slightly less of a club head speed so perhaps if I was able to swing the club a little bit harder I'd get a little bit more distance that was really apparent with the TaylorMade launching a little lower at twelve point one really nice mid spinning performance for me at twenty twenty five slightly lower peak height than the others on the test at 33 yards and so whilst it was like I say only carrying 292 that's carrying a hell of a long way for me the overall distance with the TaylorMade would certainly be comparable with the other drivers that I hit and finally the Mizuno so Mizuno club head speed of 112 point to ball speed of 165 point six launching at twelve point seven spinning at nineteen sixty-five peak height thirty-four at a total carry distance for me with the Mizuno st 190 of two nine three now the reason that I went with the st 190 over the G version it's that's that I think it spins a fraction higher than the moveable weight version of for me I think I hit the st1 9g just a fraction better than I hit the st 190g and I preferred the feel of the st 190 that's why I went for that version of the driver and I think you can see from the performance here that it really does stack up okay so if I was to choose my favorite in the performance category and I really hate to have to sit on the fence here but it would be really unfair for me to pick one driver over any of the other six that I tested I'm not a robot I'm also not a PGA professional to my swing I'm a 5 handicap and my swing everytime is not exactly the same so I'm pretty sure the results from one day wouldn't be exactly the same as results from another day and when you look at how similar those results are across the board then I think it's fair to say that whatever driver you pick up if it's right for you if it's in your spec and expect out exactly correctly for you you will find fantastic distance forgiveness and overall performance will be superb from which ever you driver you to so as I say I hate to have to dip I'm going to have to sit on the fence and say I love the performance of all of the six drivers they tested okay so moving on to the value I'm going to quote to you now the recommended retail prices of each of these drivers on the market in the UK now if you don't better shopping around you might be able to find it a little bit cheaper but this is the recommended retail price and it does give you a good indication of where they sit on the whole price spectrum so the Cobra is the least expensive at 349 pounds and then it's the Mizuno st 190 at 399 pings G for 10-plus at 450 pounds and then you have Callaway tightness and tailor-made all on the same recommended retail price all on sale for 499 pounds now I think it's fair to say there has been a trend this year towards pushing the prices up of the drivers with the exception I think of Cobra and that Cobra driver coming in at 349 I think that in this market I think that represents excellent value for money now one thing I would say is that whichever brand you go for it's not a cheap investment it's you're going to have to get your wallet out it is a an investment that you can need to spend some time thinking about and it is expensive so of course it really is imperative to go through a full and thorough custom fitting if you get the fitting right then you can get each of those spin numbers I was talking about exactly right for you you can get the launch number right for you and if you get those aspects correct then you will find more distance in your driver game I'm pretty much sure even if you bought a driver from last year I still think with a thorough custom fitting in 2019 you might just be able to eke out a few extra yards but if I was going to pick one driver based on value it would have to be the Cobra King F 9 speed back it's a great driver and coming in at 349 I think this represents excellent value for money okay so on to the verdict and I've done this to the group driver test for a few years now and never has it been harder to pick one driver over the other because of that performance element I was talking about we have the launch monitor data the launch monitor data across the board when all drivers are fitted well and all are in the right spec they're all superb now one thing I will say before I tell you which I think I would put into my bag is that I think the driver market in 2019 is looking really really healthy now I know there is an awful lot of skepticism out there because the manufacturers come out year after year after year and keep promising more speed more distance in a way that after a while started you start to get a little bit immune to it and you start to get a little bit skeptical about those promises and I know that there is a big marketing machine working away behind each of these brands however what I would say is that each of those brands they do spend a lot of money on R&D and they do realize the importance of producing drivers that are faster from one year to the next and let's face it how many of you were watching this will upgrade their driver every single year really I think you're going to notice big gains if you upgrade your driver every I don't know two three four years that's when you're going to start to know significant distance gains and as I say I think each of the brands has upped their game for 2019 and I think whichever brand you go for if you have a loyalty towards one brand if one brand you feel like yeah that's the sort of golf club I want to play and I think that's a really good way to go if I had to choose my favorite driver well I had one of these drivers in my bag before this test and it was the tightness ts3 and the numbers from the launch monitor would confirm that this really is a good fit for me and I really like it I like the way that it feels yes it has slightly more of an understated look I don't quite like the look and the feel maybe quite as much as the tailor made but it's not enough of a reason for me to switch this out of my bag so I'd be going for the Titleist ts3 however having said that I would be happy using any of the drivers that I've tested here guys thank you very much for watching please do hit the like button if you've liked the video also hit the subscribe button to make sure that you don't miss any of our equipment videos we try to make sure we review all of the key pieces of equipment whenever they come to market so do hit the subscribe button and also please do leave comments below which of these six drivers will you put in your bag we'd be really interested to hear your thoughts but for now from Bishopsgate it's goodbye [Music]

so New Year means lots of new gear here was our rundown of the top five drivers for 2019 [Music] [Music] hi Ryan Russell here for golf shake calm and as I've said we're going to look at the top five drivers available in 2019 and don't forget if you like the content subscribe to the channel below and see loads more features on 2019 product to really help you play your best golf this year okay so tight lists es3 this is a driver that I really enjoyed and it's currently in the bag for me ts3 really because it was a little bit more customizable for me TS stands for Titleist speed so really lightweight chassis they've really thin the face out as well so I've just found that ball speed with this is as fast as I can get really the design of the driver is changed drastically from nine one seven in that is the head is lighter the weights been redistributed the face is thinner it's got a similar customizable weight port which I really found helped me as a person who it's a bit of a draw moving that weight into the toe has helped me to straighten the ball fly up a lot and obviously the short fit Hazell that Titleist has in order to really dial in that the right loft and whether the faces or pry flat flatter or open and closed as well as really really help dial in the ball flight for me so it's part of the TS family TS two is also available slightly less movability in terms of this there's no moveable weights and things like that in the head but still offers that fantastic speed off the face that the Titleist Speed series is renowned for so ts2 is really designed for the guy who wants to hit the ball very very straight very long with little workability ts3 is there for the guy who wants to maybe work the ball a little bit off the tee [Music] so next on the list is Callaway epic flash an epic flash sub-zero I absolutely loved hittin these drivers every time I hit one it does nothing but go straight and what more do you actually want than that so using flash face technology for the first time where Callaway have employed artificial intelligence to help them design the driver face and 15,000 times this computer has designed redesigned and tweaked the face to make it as hot as possible for all of us to hit the ball the furthest again very adjustable so the two system that they have on the hosel allows you to play around with a loft and also the draw settings on the driver there as well sub-zero model a little bit lower spin movable weight on the back there as well to help with the draw and fade bias but this driver delivers in bucket loads and it is so so good to hit m5 and m6 drivers from TaylorMade this year we've seen the addition of speed injected twist face now the technology that's been put in there really helps to make the face as fast as possible so we're getting close to the limit ball speed in both models m5 is a little bit more adjustable in terms of the T track weight system that it has so we can really dial in the ball flight it's got very thin crown much more matte finish than previous models which I really like hammerhead to pointe-noire technology in there as well maintaining ball speed even if we hit it lower on the face m6 a little bit more mainstream in terms of who it's aimed at so lower center of gravity really high mo I switch for that guy who maybe doesn't hit the middle of the face as often as they'd like to maintain that straightness of ball flight and really give you a bit more forgiveness both of these drivers deliver massively when we've tested them on the range they're really fast ball speed and absolute joy to hit [Music] Cobra f9 speed back it's not only bright but it goes a long way the speed back technology has lowered the center of gravity and higher the mo I so the drivers both forgiving but also launches a ball really high but with low spin which is crucial for distance so it's still got the 360 Aero technology getting that what air flowing really nicely around the head the CNC milled face which we saw in f8 last year continues as well but the speed back technology is the big story very Custom Fit able as well so flip the weight from front to back to change mo eye and spin loads of shafts available in this driver with no approach as well and I think from a price point perspective it really knocks knocks it out the park for me hitting this driver was really really exciting and the ball speed and distance who again was phenomenal g4 10 Ranger drivers from pitting offer extreme forgiveness in a really really nice looking package so this driver I think is the nicest one ping I've ever brought out the biggest selling point is its its first ever moveable weight driver that ping of brought out the weight is as far back and on the perimeter of the driver as possible so really moving that way into a fade or draw position has the most effect on the ball flight which really is is what we want so we want to be able to dial that driver in for us available in nine ten and a half and twelve degree loft so really something out there to suit everybody we all know ping is renowned for its quality it still maintains some of the design features we've seen in previous drivers with slight update so the Dragonfly technology that we see on the top of the driver has been refined slightly and also the turbulator z-- which we've come to know ping four on the top have been slightly modified in order to get the air flowing around the head better when we swing the golf club and really maximize distance and after the first hit with this I could tell straight away that that golf ball is coming off really really hot and it was very straight as well through the air ok so there we have it that's five of our favourite drivers available for 2019 I hope you liked the video if you did was a big thumbs up let us know as well if you're going to be gaming one of these drivers this year and which one you've chosen and why see you all very soon and I hope you enjoyed the video [Music]

[Music] this is the driver to beat in 2019 it appears to have it all performance looks sound technology values and it's already been validated with wins on tour however it's not why perfect hi guys it's Rick shields PGA golf professional if you are new to my youtube channel welcome and hit that subscribe button so you don't miss out on any videos enjoy this video smash that like button and share this video around show it to your girlfriends via text message email whatsapp social media so you can let them know about the review of this new Copa driver so this is the Cobra King f 9 speed back driver when I first saw images of this driver a couple of months ago I really wasn't impressed I thought the look of it from this side just looked a bit gimmicky I didn't particularly like the yellow I felt like it looked like bumblebee from Transformers and I was almost half expecting Ronald McDonald's come and deliver this drive and for me to test and then I saw this driver in the flesh for the first time I thought the head cover off and like the imagery the bottom of the driver was bright the yellow around the edges just wasn't fitting my eye whatsoever it appeared from the bottom of the driving it was a very triangular shaped so I'm not the biggest fan then I put the club down behind the golf ball put it on the ground and suddenly the whole drivers image flipped it didn't look gimmicky it didn't look like the bottom of the driver it looked mean it like a an aggressive sports car it looked fast it looked like the Batmobile almost looking down on the driver it it just completely changed my mind and that's really the psyche of the driver you're gonna see the most when it sat behind the ball and I was like oh hold on I'm seeing this driving a whole new light now completely different from the bottom of the driver I was excited to test so with this driver the big store is is aerodynamics speed back and bringing the center of gravity as low as far back as possible and Cobra claim that that is that revolutionary they wanted speed back in the name of the driver that's so important they see it being there's two weights that are flippable one at the front or at the back one is it 14 grams so they're heavier one and two grams is the lightest way as well there is adjustable loft so you can go up and down by one and a half degrees and there are three different draw settings that you can produce this driver in and it comes in three different lofts I've got this in the nine degree loft but just come in with a more lofted and least lofted setting as well it's got the milled face that we saw in the f8 driver a way of them getting the tolerance as tight as possible to get the face thinner and faster than they ever produce so it's packed with some technology and what's interesting is the price so for 2019 drivers have been going through the roof prices are going crazy well the Cobra f9 driver is three hundred and forty nine pounds and in US four hundred and forty nine dollars so compared to the drivers that have already come out this year you tell them age of Callaway's it's a different price point completely one that shocked me so it's like well hold on those two performance still stack up and not only do you get all that's going on with the head cobras still featuring the Cobra Connect it's a way of you be able to track he drives out on the golf course by connecting to an app on your phone just a lot going on here and I'm going to look a little bit more closely at the head it definitely looks very different on the top of the head for the Cobra driver and they claim it's the most aerodynamic shape that can possibly make so it's almost got more of a rounded shape from the face of the top crown these little kind of speed strips almost on the top of the go faster stripes on the top is helping with aerodynamics that's what they claim got a carbon top and then these two ridges that go through apparently stiffen that Carbon top as well so that's all well and good and it is packed with a lot of technology but does it stack up on performance considering the prices driver compared to some of the ones that have come out so far this year that's where I put it test inside with GC quad probe Ewan's before taking out on the Gulf Coast Sarah did let's see how the Cobra kinged f94 so I had the weight forward at first so that 14 gram weight in the front that gives me the best settings and in my ideal setting for this driver [Music] so and this is my optimum performance chart of the driver shots I've hit over the last 12 months now this is the data I was getting from the Cobra King f9 I was carrying the Cobra King f9 291 yards so it's decent hitting good distances for 311 total distance I was launching at fourteen point five degrees and spinning it at 2250 so pretty much what I like to see distance wise a little bit over the average but doing exactly what I needed to do distance where was that distance coming from was it coming from ball speed or was it coming from Claudette speed so my normal club head speed with the driver is around 110 to 130 miles per hour club head speed I was getting 113 miles per hour plus from the Cobra f9 therefore getting more ball speed than I would normally expect I was getting ball speeds of a hundred and sixty two point five that's some of the best I've ever seen certainly in tests in the last 12 months it's also worth noting on/off sense of hits they performed well I hit one low and heel it found the middle of the fairway and I'd lost distance granted cuz it was a low strike but I didn't lose massive amounts of distance so off-centered hits I was pretty impressed with on the ones I experienced when testing I also did a test where I flipped the weight to the back just to see how much of a difference that way actually makes and I didn't see much of a difference to be honest I was carrying it around the same just a couple of yards under but mainly due to a fraction of higher spin I was expecting maybe to see three 400 rpm difference in spin I saw next to no difference in spin when I moved those weights around so it's something to note I also took the opportunity to test a new at nine against f8 plus from last year so the similar component similar drivers in the same shaft what as I seen was different well for me that carry distance I was getting with the f9 was five yards longer than f8 so therefore is getting slightly more total distance but what was really interesting is the club at speed between f9 and f/8 on the same day testing in the same shaft I was experiencing miles Prower extra gain of club head speed from the f9 driver now you've got to be presuming that's going to be coming from that aerodynamic shape because it was the same day with the same shaft there's no reason why it should have been any different whatsoever so I was getting more distance just Julie so the fact I was swinging it faster so so far performance he was doing everything I need it to do then it was time to take out on the golf course [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] so after testing the Cobra f9 driver on the golf course and with the GC quad it's gotta be said it's one of the best drivers that I've tested what I saw indoor and the distances and the extra club head speed is exactly what I was experiencing out on the golf course I seem to be hitting this driver a long way it gave me the confidence I could swing it fast it seems before well I'm off sense with it and it sounds incredible it's the one thing sound can really put me off a driver this driver the best sounding driver in my opinion that's ever been made it has that kind of crunchy dead satisfying noise when you hit this driver it really does sound like nothing I've hit before it must be a combination of all of the materials that go into this driver however this driver isn't quite perfect there are a few things that I would change the first thing being this kind of yellow color around the bottom of the club it just looks horrible it's a bit garish it does come in white I think definitely looks better I also would love to see the top of this drivers much long really like the top of this driver it's a shiny finish that chopper driver a mat would look sensational it really would and the other big thing the negative on this is typically when Cobra bring out a driver they'll bring out standard version and a plus version and the Plus version will offer a few more fade settings Alysha there is only one driver and therefore they're not catering for golfers who draw the ball or hook the ball a little bit too much there's no fade settings whatsoever there are three draw settings which I don't know I felt you're only catering for for a small market not for every golfer in the world but that being said for the price and it's refreshing to review a driver that's under the 500 pound like $500 mark this is 349 pounds when it first comes the retail of $449 for the price for everything that you get for the technology for the fact this driver does what it should do in the fact he's probably performing better than some of the drivers that are already out there at 500 pound and it features a lot more I liked say I've not really even tapped into that Cobra connects it's not something I would possibly use only because I don't like the fact you have to have your phone in your pocket to test it kind of puts me off but that's not for everyone I'm sure a lot of people would appreciate that as a driver goes the 2019 I would honestly put this at the top of the pile so far this is the driver to B it does everything and I honestly think it's the best sounding driver I've ever tested guys thanks watching stay tuned lots more to come that was my full in-depth review of the Cobra f9 speed boat driver he new to the channel hit subscribe enjoy the videos smash that like and leave me a comment down below do you think this is where the price of drivers should sit in 2019 thanks for watching and we'll 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the driver it's the club we all love to hit and if you've got the need for speed this season then you're in luck because that's the theme of 2019 Callaway went rogue last year but have reinvented their epic line first introduced in 2017 with two new flash models sliding track near the back of the soul has returned but the clubface is what's most noteworthy artificial intelligence and machine learning created the rippled finish on their new flash face that transfers maximum impact all across the face give the flash sub-zero model a swing if you want a more forward CG with lower launch and spin Titleist stamp two letters on their two new 460cc driver Center tes or Titleist speed a thinner face and Crown Plus streamline shapes give the ts2 explosive distance higher launch and maximum forgiveness ts3 a more penetrating specialized speed expect to see these bombers in plenty of Tour bags this season TaylorMade took the newest members of their M family way beyond the legal limit for ball speed then injected the twist face with just enough resin to return to conformity the result the m5 with sliding weights and the m6 without a smaller carbon composite crown and much larger sweet spot on these beauties should give you all the performance you've grown to love in tailor-made dry road the speed on this drivers man the pork was officially unveiled Bridgestone's new tour bjg our driver was used by Brandt Snedeker to shoot 59 and win the 2018 Windham finish in style but mid to high handicappers will like this club as well the clean powerful design has a draw biased club head and the faces micro grooves are the deepest ever for a Bridgestone driver helping to reduce side spin with a quieter sounded impact the most this high launch low spin driver is making waves Cobras F 9 speed back sought to combine aerodynamics with a lower center of gravity the carbon-fiber crown has reduced drag and overall weight allowing the weight in the rear sole to lower the CG the CNC milled face improves results on off centre hits reducing spin on shots hit high off the face while increasing the launch angle on balls hit low on the face shirts on is back rivaling the best in the industry with their new Z 785 yet another club maker to trade titanium for a carbon crown to reduce weight and add forgiveness this driver also boasts a stronger lighter and larger hitting surface it's also offered in the non adjustable Z 585 model for a slightly higher and straighter trajectory especially on off-center content some other big dogs making waves Ping's G 410 driver combines their industry-leading stability with a 16 gram sliding tungsten weight for extra customization and from the drawing board to the tee box the winner of Wilson's driver vers driver competition was the cortex maybe their best driver ever from fields sound to maximum adjustability give this winner a chance to win you'll and if you need help choosing the best driver for you let's go take some swings from your local PGA professional and get dialed in in 2019

what's happening guys it's Jackie from golf magic I'm at the Palmer course at Reunion Resort in Orlando Florida today's video is a big one we're gonna be showing you golf magics top five drivers for 2019 [Music] when I kick things off with a king f9 speedboat driving from Cobra it was inspired by supercars hence the vibrant colors and sharp design it's got an aerodynamic head combine the low center of gravity promoting really fast ball speeds it's on the cheaper drivers on the market for 2019 coming in at 349 pounds and it was an easy choice for golf magic to top five [Music] secondly we've got the HT 190g driver from Mizuno is engineered for low spin and features fast-track technology with two seven gram weights running parallel on the sole of the club for us is one of the best looking drivers in the market this year and with the fast-track technology is certainly one the most adjustable it comes in that price point of 399 pounds it was easy choice with gold magic - top 5 next up we've got the Callaway epic flash powered by artificial intelligence it created flash face to promote faster ball speeds and more distance in ever before I've also got that popular jailbreak technology album for more forgiveness on the Miss it's also got a sliding perimeter weight help me promote fade or draw ever comfortable short is for you it comes in a bit of a premium price tag with 449 pounds but this is on the fastest drivers on the market and that's why it's in got very top 5 [Music] now got the TaylorMade m5 driver to speed injected twist face meaning that every club head that the tailor may produce is the same make it all a new buyer as spicy as the one in Tiger Woods back you've also got inverted T track system when you can promote a high draw low fade whatever shot shaped comfortable for you it comes in at four hundred forty nine pounds this is TaylorMade's fastest ever driver making it perfect for golf magics top five [Music] released just this week here at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando we've got the ping Jie for 10 it takes over from the popular ping Jie 400 driver which flew off the shelves it's got an adjustable weight in the back of the club and by being placed in the back of the club increases mo I making this the most forgiving drivers on the market we also enhance the turbulator xin the crown of the club making the even more aerodynamic ping haven't released the prices for this driver yet but it was easy for us and it flew into gulf magics top five [Music] and there we have it that it's golf magic to top five drivers for 2019 there are some incredible technology in the driver market this year that we're really excited to see out and saw comment and let us know which driver you like best and stay tuned on golf magic for plenty more reviews

morning al today I'm gonna talk my top five buying a driver tips what should you be thinking about when buying one of these so let's start with looks and sounds I'm gonna start here because I think it's sometimes something that lots of couples don't have the confidence to believe this even an aspect of the buying process and it has to be for choosing a jar for me it's net what all through my life it would never be about trying every driver it be choosing one I like the look sound then in turn the feel of and then trying that one maybe against one or two others that I also quite like the look and sound and feel awful if you think about the driver are you so this is the tf2 I use the ts3 it's a different shape to this one that's why I use it over this one sound was very similar so that wasn't something that would coming into this one the look of it so the shape of how much rolling bowls appears on the clubs to the color to the way it sits on the ground so the actual shape of the head and that would apply to if I'm buying a ping TaylorMade Callaway Cobra Rickson anything Mizuno whatever it's gonna be that look and sound that really want to kind of sell it in to me originally and that'd be a case of seeing some house hitting them picking them up in a pro shop having a few looks maybe I'm gonna quit go on my own as well I've got a demo just having a few goes on my head before I then go for my fitting just hitting some internet down range even if they're loud take it out on the course but I'm not gonna buy there and then I just want to just you know see if I do like look and sound of it and then I want to go and get some numbers and test for it the looks and sound are as important as anything else you've got to play with this club for two three years maybe ten years whatever you know they're not cheap you've got to like looking down lit and wanting to gain that Golf Club those kind of ideas then can continue into your fit but then you're going to be thinking about things like launches and spins let's let's have a think about that so bit of a craze for lots of people and certainly manufactures to go a little low in the spin so when it comes to thinking about spin characters sticks with your driver you've got to work with your fitter and go you'll have your perceptions but go with their lead if they're a good experienced fitter give you an example yeah I've got the epic flash but in the sub-zero and it this could apply to all manufactures f9 wait at the front same ideas tight this ds3 and lower spinning slightly out of tune ping g400 in the LS tech I know this isn't one that they make an LS tech as well I see a lot of purchasers golfers people online people coming into shops thinking that they spin their driver a lot so they want to go the low spin option the general options in all these clubs and you're gonna save around 3 max I've seen 500 revs the general rule of thumb the people who tend to spin the ball a lot they're spinning it by a thousand two thousand two thousand five hundred revs too much none of these clubs are going to reduce spin that much if you want to really work on dialing in Lords and spins yes these clubs can fine-tune but they're not gonna rip a thousand or two thousand revs a minute away from your eyes giving you some better launch or some better carries through the air where most golfers you give them the most ability that you can get your hands on you won't get the ball falling out the air as much you will get a little bit more stability on their flight's which then in turn will give them the best numbers what I found that I use nervously in Javas because I'm falling into this trap as well myself is that yes they give me my longest numbers so launch monitor numbers are the longest averages can go up so what I find when I actually go out and play with them on a golf course is over a bigger data set my average is drop way down because the miss hits just fall out the air the stability isn't there in the flight so yes I get the knuckleball that goes further than any have a shot and I out drive the old person I think all that's funny and that's all great but so many other times I'm forty thirty yards back of where I think I should be subject to the strike up here because the spins dropping off or the ball falls out the air and then the reality of that seduction of the launch mullet numbers disappears very quickly rule of thumb most golfers trying to rip spin off through heads a little bit dangerous more than it helps not saying that low spin drivers don't have a place that absolutely do for some they are fantastic but generally for your average golfer be very careful being seduced by those long balls on the launch monitor carry out the shots I need to hit the play goal for me when I'm hitting my TS three times driver the one I game I need to be out know that I can draw it when I want to fade it one I want to possibly hit a straight one it's not apply to everyone because you might not be someone who naturally can shape the ball but the fact that did not come out the middle I can do what I want to do it when I'm on the course away from this very Fox fitting environment on a range in an indoor studio I've seen it time and time again students tend to get a little bit sitting reviews it really I see people just trying to send it as far as they can like how far can this driver go and then you get out on the golf course and I see this with lesson time and time again it's just not how they play or hit that Club on the course for me but the big question for me is when I look down and it the way it sits the looks the sounds the colors all those other aspects today make me feel like I can do that shape hit that shot and there'll be plenty of occasions where I need to stand at the left to try and cut back it has to give me the confidence to make those shots and for you don't get bogged down and thinking or I don't draw or fader I just hit one shot okay that's good but when you do hit it hard does it cut more or less when you play a safer one does it draw does it do the shape that you're used to seeing on the course but when you're getting fit when you try and collapse gain them don't turn it into this egotistic how far can you hit it online forum YouTube video craziness that I see out there game the club [Music] what about changeable moveable weights for me personally I wouldn't want any of my students buying a driver because the weight can be moved or changed every manufacturer I mean even ping now make a changeable weight one but before they did makes a variation of heads to cover all bases low spin and he right shots not that that's really gonna stop your same st. Andy right shots you know like yeah you under that go more draw biased II they're gonna do the same figure about the spin comment so I made a low spin it's the same kind of premise with that really with the fitter it gives them more options all the changeable weight ideas and necks that come on clubs I hate it when I got students who really dabble in that I seemed go round and round in circles if they want to make a change I like them to come back to me and we try and work through why they want that change together is it the club or is it actually something they're doing in their swing the other thing is well those changeable elements to the club have really come into place because it actually helps the tall fitters who need to change a lie a loft a weight placement on a head almost instantly with click so that player can then go out and play with it rather than having to glue things bend things you know maneuver things that gives them a higher tolerance and a higher fitting ability the changeable wake should I buy changeable wake technology if it's we're calling it or not for me it's about the fitting process than it is you dabbling with it once you've got it fit already changeable waits for the manufactures and the fears for me not so much the buyer what about shelf life is shelf life something you would think about when buying a new driver so some clubs will have a longer shelf life than others some brands carry more weight when it comes to the resale resale is something I would never think about when I used to buy a driver I'd get the old like the best one for me but I use the term buying a driver loosely because I've never really bought a driver because I've always won money to buy them such and not my hard-earned cash and then obviously as a pro I was always given drivers and had demo ones and ones who have never really bought one but I remember when I was fitting lots people would ask me you know is there a resale value for this what you know they would also have ideas of which brands will keep their money more obviously subject to how quickly they rerelease different new models and the model they're getting because sometimes you're not buying a flagship model then the price might drop off much quicker me personally I wouldn't use this as a Brian premise but as I've said before I'm not really spending my money on it so if you're someone who is a bit of a driver changer that might be something that's kind of important to you and the brands generally that tend to hold their price a bit more as a general rule ping Titleist Callaway do quite well and tailor-made to a certain extent those two obviously at the end they're bear in mind they can release clubs quite quickly but then your lesser brands you really see massive drop-offs when it comes to trading binax it's not as desirable there we go let me know what you think there's my top 5 I've got some little footnotes some noticeable mentions so price obviously key but the price is so relative to whoever's watching this video you know one person's expensive is another person's cheap so the price needs to relate to you personally but keep it within your budget their brand will pay its part you'll have certain brand alliances and remember like I said earlier each brand does tend to make every version of the driver certainly in the top ones if you want the low-spin the keep left one all the medium range friendly one I'm so proud definitely is something if you're into your brands you know they all make good drivers these days and this is a really big one for me certainly as a pro certainly someone used to work in Pro Shops the amount of people that I would see coming with drivers from eBay they're fakes the Farrell's loose from some dodgy site where it was Underpants cheaper let me put it out if you're buying a brand new driver and it's a hundred pounds cheaper than the recommended retails or the going price that is a fake just that there's nothing cheaper there the price there our prices are not controlled in the UK that's illegal but they are controlled to a certain extent they're fakes the hundred pound cheaper ones and then where you buy will give you the quality of service you get from the quality of fittings you get the quality of returns so it does go wrong with it for me where you buy it would be a key part of the process to making sure you're getting the best driver and then surface and after service for you as a golfer you're certainly gonna get some your best fittings from PGA pros and pros would dedicate to fitting and coaching in my opinion first go down below let me know what you think have I miss any out what's the most important aspect for you when it comes to buying the driver hit that comment section up down below would you change them around would you put some of the footnotes in as the main point again let me know these are just some of my opinions of what I've seen over years of watching people buy a drivers selling drivers for years when I worked in shops and coaching people who asked me for advice on what driver they should get these are some of the points I would point out for them and they're looking for the best Club for their game in that comment section down below as always sorry to say I'm not playing in the Sun and Dale forces with Dan this week which we should have been shipping down there today no one's on Twitter with know this because I posted earlier dad hasn't man through it's a serious case of Man Thing so my only competitive round for I don't know how long he's calm never

what driver should you put in your bag in 2019 there's plenty of options [Music] Titleist Callaway TaylorMade ping Mizuno all these brands have massive plans in the pipeline for 2019 [Music] hi everyone James Robinson here if you're new to my channel and this is your first time watching my content make sure you consider hitting that subscribe button my goal is to bring you guys daily golf related content that helps you raise your game lower your handicap and just enjoy your golf a little bit more now today's video is inspired from what I've been testing new drivers you see and not because I'm unhappy with mine or dissatisfied with mine I'm currently gaming the Titleist ts3 and I'm really enjoying it all of it ball speeds fantastic distance is good it's good enough sent to hit I couldn't really ask for much more or could I [Music] you see I'm well aware that I'm in a very privileged position I've been sending these golf clubs from the numerous brands to test for you guys before release and they're all fantastic I'm a little bit like a kid in a candy shop I just realized then that I forgot to do the whole let's do it and let's do it now so there it is for you but back to the video so yeah all the brands are releasing fantastic clubs and I can't tell you anything about them it's killing me I can't tell I can't show you a picture I can't tell you about the amazing technology this ability I don't really say much apart from there could be some serious changes in my back for 2019 house abit firm wasn't it and this is where I want you guys to comment below are you looking forward to 2019 golf why what are you looking forward to see most tailor-made product Titleist product Callaway products ping products Mizuno product shrieks improv let's see if I can make par I've really got no idea why put the away there either [Music] really is a sign of the times when your fist pump in a pop-up you see I'm so excited about all this technology I've actually taken a break from testing it just to bring you guys this video while I'm still hot yeah this is about as hyped as I get to be that but that goes far saying the only thing safe in my bag at the moment is these the ions are here to stay I mean seriously ions drivers fairways wedges putters golf balls all the Bruns have you covered for everything that wasn't a very good one there you see and I was testing a few products last night at the driving range you heard that right up and going to the driving range afterwards to hit golf ball and this is all down to the excitement of the new product usually I'm as skeptical as probably some of you guys are how much better can things get and the answer to that the answer the answer to that a whole load better you see there's some very very very clever people with some very very very powerful and very very very wealthy companies behind them I don't want to tell you too much but some of them look fantastic as well so will the new one get me from there back to that quick funny story as well actually last night I went into the driving range like I just told you and I took the new driver and the new driver to test and just to try out really but I thought current head comes on it but the ts3 head cover on the driver and I put the TaylorMade m3 cover on the new driver just as people wouldn't know what they were story continues that's good and that's exactly why the AIIMS aren't going anywhere anyway back to the story so I'm at the driving range pit count ones to be precise down here Sheffield Rotherham and someone comes over and says oh wow he's that the tactless ts3 driver and I might thinking oh no and the reach for the head cover and I do this it is but it's mine you can't touch I'm really sorry no one's allowed to touch the driver not even no sorry No so that guy's gonna think I'm a bit of a weirdo I'm not gonna risk ruining it no way am I gonna ruin it really do need to stop throwing things so what did we all make anyway the little promo videos that the brands have been released in d like em do you not like them do you think you'd rather just see it all or is he doing exactly what it's supposed to do stirring up interest and let me just get one thing straight as well this video isn't me saying that this guy is completely done for in fact quite the opposite I'm going to do so much testing with this guy in the new year I'm going to put it against the new this is very difficult I'm not even sure I'm allowed to tell you what the column there I know that you know what the card I'll get in trouble for telling you guys what they call in case the brand's don't know that you guys know they know what the cold anyway I'm going to put this guy head-to-head against pretty much anything that's coming out and I'm also going to put the other drivers head-to-head for what's coming out so if you want to see that and you've not hit that subscribe button already make sure you do put that thumbs up for this video if you've enjoyed it this isn't clickbait this is me telling you what's coming in his broader terms as I can without breaching an embargo without breaching a rules I'm sorry I can't tell you more just yet wait till the new year and I have got so much great content coming for you guys make sure you hit those comments below as well let me know what are you looking forward to the most if you want some online lessons make sure you go check out www.hsn.com and apart from that I'll see you soon