5 drivers that’ll help you fade the golf ball
By: Jonathan Wall February 1, 2023
TaylorMade’s Stealth 2 Plus Driver is a fade machine.
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Almost every major equipment manufacturer has released their 2023 range of clubs. Now the work begins. If you’re on the hunt for a new pilot, consider this guide a roadmap for following some potential options to complete your game.
To be clear, the purpose of this guide is to highlight clubs that are doing certain things well. We believe that golfers deliver the club differently, which makes it impossible to claim that a club is the “best” for someone with a tendency to slice.
But with the help of our knowledge of robotics and player testing, we are able to narrow the field and provide options for testing. It’s up to you and a certified club-fitter to figure out where to go from there.
5 DRIVERS FOR EVERY TYPE OF PLAYER: 5 drivers to help you make the ball disappear | 5 drivers to help you fix a slice | 5 drivers to help you increase the distance | 5 Drivers to Help You Reduce Launch | 5 Drivers to Help You Boost Launch | 5 pilots with extreme precision | 5 pilots with a generous sweetspot | 5 pilots with a low turnover rate | 5 pilots with a high turnover rate
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Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond
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Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond
$600
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The Paradym speaker line – which comes in three models to help you find your best fit – incorporates proven technologies that Callaway has honed to combine greater forgiveness with more distance. The main attribute of the Paradym is the 360 carbon chassis which removes all titanium from the rider’s body to push the mass where it can best assist the target player. Models include the Callaway Paradym, Callaway Paradym X and Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond.
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Cobra Aerojet LS Cobra Aerojet LS
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Well, if the name wasn’t already a dead giveaway, a key part of what makes the Aerojet faster is its new aerodynamic shape that streamlines the front and back of the club, as well as the crown and the sole to help the club head move. the air with as little resistance as possible. Models include the Cobra Aerojet, Cobra Aerojet LS and Cobra Aerojet Max.
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Ping G430 LST Drivers Ping G430 Max, G430 SFT, G430 LST
$600
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Five months after Ping’s G430 stormed the PGA Tour in Las Vegas, the driver lineup officially hits retail. As we’ve come to expect from Ping, all three drivers (G430 LST, G430 SFT, and G430 Max) are very forgiving and offer great stability. But there’s more to the G430 than pure stability. Ping engineers increased speed using a shallower, thinner VFT forged face designed with the same Spinsistency technology the equipment maker debuted in its fairway woods and hybrids. The intricately curved clubface features a modified roll profile with less loft on the underside to normalize spin and increase ball speed. Models include the Ping G430 Max, Ping G430 SFT, and Ping G430 LST.
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Srixon ZX7 MKII Srixon ZX5 MKII LS
$500
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The power of the ZX MKII woods comes from Srixon’s Rebound Frame, now in its second generation. This frame creates multiple zones in the head for the face and body to flex seamlessly to create better energy transfer to the ball, resulting in more ball speed and more distance. The flex zones of the ZX MKII woods work like double-stacked trampolines – not something we’d recommend trying unless you’re looking to break your collarbone, but something that works great when looking to get away of the tee. Models include the Srixon ZX5 MKII and the Srixon ZX7 MKII.
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TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus
$630
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The carbon wood is here to stay, and after the Stealth rider cemented his place in the bags of Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Tiger Woods and many more elite pros, Stealth 2 brings even more speed, tolerance and control to players’ bags. The standout feature of the Stealth 2 line is the twisted, nano-textured 60X carbon face which has a newly optimized profile at the back of the face that incorporates TaylorMade’s renowned Inverted Cone Technology (ICT) to better maintain the ball speed on shots hit far from the center. Models include the TaylorMade Stealth 2, TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD, and TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus.
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Jonathan Wall Golf.com Editor-in-Chief
Jonathan Wall is GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com Editor for Equipment. Before joining the team in late 2018, he spent 6 years covering PGA Tour gear.