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Best golf drivers in 2024: New drivers from Callaway, Cobra, Ping and more

Check out Golfweek’s list of the best drivers available to purchase in 2024.

Everyone wants to hit the ball farther, so distance is always going to be important when it comes to new drivers, but if there is a buzzword or concept that is going to dominate the scene in 2024, it’s moment of inertia or MOI.

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In golf equipment – and specifically, drivers – the higher a club’s MOI, the more it will resist twisting on off-center hits, so shots hit toward the toe or the heel will fly straighter and farther.

The USGA and R&A cap the heel-to-toe MOI in drivers at 5,900 g/cm², but several major golf equipment makers are offering their highest MOI drivers ever in 2024, including Ping and TaylorMade, which are both now featuring a driver than as a combined MOI (heel-to-toe plus sole-to-crown) over 10,000 g/cm², which should make the Ping G430 Max 10K and the TaylorMade Qi10 Max the most stable and forgiving drivers those brands have ever made.

These gains in driver stability are now possible because more companies are using weight-saving materials like carbon fiber in drivers, which allows engineers to redistribute mass into performance-enhancing locations. Several driver makers dropped new models in early 2024, with each driver being ideally suited to golfers who are looking for different specific traits. For instance, Callaway released four different Paradym Ai Smoke drivers including the high-MOI Max, the low-spin LS, the Max D for slicers and the Max Fast for slower-swinging players. Ping offers four G430 drivers and Titleist has TSR drivers available too, while Cobra, Mizuno, Srixon and TaylorMade each have three different options.

More drivers have come to the market since the first wave dropped in earlier this season, including the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper, the Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max and the Mizuno ST-Max 230.

The key to finding the driver that best suits your game and your budget is to work with a custom fitter and hit several different clubs using a launch monitor so you can accurately compare things like ball speed, spin rate, launch angle and carry distance. Good fitters can help you find the ideal shaft, tweak the lie angle and the loft of your driver and explain why one model might be a better option for you than another.

Below are many of the most popular drivers that you are likely to see in pro shops and golf specialty stores right now.

PXG Black Ops, Black Ops Tour-1 drivers

PXG is using a new titanium alloy that allows designers to make the variable-thickness faces hotter.

Gear: PXG Black Ops, Black Ops Tour-1 drivers
Price: $599.99 (Black Ops), $649.99 (Black Ops Tour-1)
Specs: Carbon fiber crown and sole panel with titanium alloy face, moveable weights and adjustable hosel.
Available: NOW

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Who They’re For: Golfers who seek more distance and forgiveness (Black Ops), along with players who want a low-spin driver that allows players to shape shots (Black Ops Tour-1)

The Skinny: PXG is using a new titanium alloy that allows designers to make the variable-thickness faces hotter, while the combination of moveable weights boosts forgiveness and lets players tweak the launch angle and spin rate.

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The Deep Dive: PXG has consistently named its clubs after military designations and equipment, and its newest driver family, the Black Ops, is no exception.

There are two Black Ops drivers: the standard and the Tour-1. Both are 460 cubic centimeters in volume, but the standard version looks larger from front to back in the address position. The Tour-1 has a taller face, a higher crown and a keel in the back of the sole. While they are made for different types of golfers, the two drivers share several core technologies and features.

Both Black Ops drivers feature variable-thickness faces made with a proprietary titanium alloy that PXG calls AMF. That stands for advanced material face, but the Scottsdale, Arizona-based company is not divulging precisely what is in the material. It does say, however, that AMF is extremely strong but flexes, so it bends without breaking. That allowed engineers to make the Black Ops faces thinner and lighter while maintaining durability.

PXG Black Ops — PXG is using a proprietary alloy it calls AMF to create the faces of the Black Ops drivers. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

In testing, PXG built a previous-model GEN6 driver with an AMF face, and the club produced an increase of 0.5 degrees in launch angle with 200 rpm less spin without changing any other parts of the club.

Both Black Ops drivers also feature faces that have been polished by robots instead of people, and that allows PXG to manufacture faces that have non-uniform bulge (curvature from heel to toe) and roll (curvature from top to bottom) very precisely. PXG said that adjusting the curvature reduces spin on low-struck shots that would typically spin more, and the Black Ops drivers can add spin on high-hit shots that ordinarily lack spin, resulting in more spin consistency from shot to shot.

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As with previous PXG drivers, the Black Ops and Black Ops Tour-1 also have large carbon fiber crowns and sole plates that remove weight from areas that don’t benefit performance and allow designers to shift it to places that enhance stability, forgiveness and ball speed.

Much of the saved weight has gone into three adjustable screws that are in the sole of each driver.

The standard Black Ops comes with a 12.5-gram weight in the back-center port and 2.5-gram weights in the heel and toe ports. In that configuration, the club’s stability and moment of inertia are maximized and it should produce more spin and create a higher launch as well. Positioning the heavier weight in the heel will create a draw bias, while adding it to the toe will encourage a fade.

The Black Ops Tour-1 also has three ports and the same three weights, but the heel and toe ports are located in the forward-center area of the sole instead of the perimeter. The Tour-1 will produce a lower flight and less spin in every configuration, and golfers can still create a draw or a fade bias.

The standard Black Ops will be available in 8, 9, 10.5 and 12 degrees of loft, and it looks larger in the address position. It produces a higher ball flight with more spin than the Black Ops Tour-1, and with its three weights in the extreme perimeter of the head, golfers can shift the center of gravity more in the standard head, too.

The Black Ops Tour-1 – available in 8, 9 and 10.5 degrees – has a classic teardrop shape and deep face intended to make it more appealing to fast-swinging, accomplished golfers who want a low-spin driver. The Tour-1 has a center of gravity closer to the face than the standard Black Ops, which helps it produce less spin and a lower launch angle.

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Here are several images of the PXG Black Ops drivers:

New drivers from Cobra, Ping, PXG and TaylorMade added to USGA Conforming Driver List

Here’s what we know about the latest drivers from Cobra, Ping, PXG and TaylorMade.

The holiday season is almost upon us, and while that means getting ready for Thanksgiving, starting your holiday shopping, and preparing for the bombardment of Black Friday and Cyber Monday ads to hit your email box, it also means golf equipment companies are quietly making next season’s gear available to pros.

On Monday, the United States Golf Association added new drivers to its List of Conforming Driver Heads. That means the USGA has tested the heads to ensure they meet equipment standards and comply with the Rules of Golf. Once added to the list, a driver head can be used by anyone in a competitive round or official event like this week’s PGA Tour event, the RSM Classic, or the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

We don’t have official information on the drivers that were added to the conforming driver list this week, but from the images and notes published by the USGA, there are a few things we can learn.

PXG 0311 Black Ops drivers added to USGA Conforming List

Historically PXG has released drivers in February or March, usually after most manufacturers.

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With Thanksgiving just over a week away, many of golf’s elite players are looking forward to a break from competition and a chance to try some new gear that will be hitting store shelves next year.

PXG released the GEN6 family of drivers eight months ago, but it appears we got a sneak peek at the drivers PXG staffers like Zach Johnson, Joel Dahmen, and Celine Boutier may put into play in 2024. On Monday, the USGA added three new PXG drivers to its List of Conforming Driver Heads, making all of them legal for play in official rounds and in tournaments like this week’s PGA Tour event, the RSM Classic, along with LPGA and DP World Tour events.

PXG has not announced any details about the yet-to-be-released PXG 0311 Black Ops, PXG 0311 Black Ops Tour-1 and PXG 0311 Black Ops Tour-3 drivers, but based on the company’s history, along with notes and images released by the USGA, there are a few things we can infer about them already.

Lofts: According to the USGA’s notes, the PXG 0311 Black Ops driver will be available in 8-, 9-, 10.5- and 12-degree versions. That means the USGA has tested all four of those heads and found they conform to the Rules of Golf. The PXG 0311 Black Ops Tour-1 will be available in 8-, 9- and 10.5-degree models and the 0311 Black Ops Tour-3 will come in 8- and 9-degree heads.

Shaping: In the past, PXG’s drivers have been smooth on the sole and aerodynamically shaped, but the sole geometry of all three 0311 Black Ops drivers is very different. All three clubs have raised heel and toe areas that flank a center keel section that gradually goes from wide in the center of the sole to narrow at the back of the head. The standard 0311 Black Ops also appears to be larger, from front to back, than the Tour-1 and Tour-3.
Moveable weights: In the USGA photos, the PXG 0311 Black Ops has three adjustable weights, with two in the extreme heel and toe area and a third designed into the sole portion of the keel in the back. The PXG 0311 GEN6 XF that was released in early 2023 also had three moveable weights set up in this configuration to boost its stability and increase the moment of inertia (MOI). The 0311 Black Ops Tour-1 has a weight in the forward-heel and forward-toe areas of the sole that could shift the center of gravity forward to lower spin and create a lower launch angle. Finally, the 0311 Black Ops Tour-3 appears to have the same weighting as the 0311 Black Ops Tour-1, with two forward weights in the sole.

PXG 0311 Black Ops Tour-1 driver. (USGA)

Carbon fiber: The USGA images do not show the top of the 0311 Black Ops drivers, but PXG has used carbon fiber in the crowns of its drivers for several generations. It would be very surprising if the three 0311 Black Ops drivers were not designed with carbon fiber on the top of each head.

PXG 0311 Black Ops Tour-3 driver. (USGA)

Release date: Historically, PXG has released drivers in February or March, after most manufacturers have dropped their drivers. The GEN6 drivers dropped on March 21. So, based on history, that makes this addition to the conforming list feel early for PXG. The Scottsdale, Arizona-based company has never had a booth or been a vendor at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida, so having new equipment to show off at that event in mid-January has never been a consideration. However, this might be the start of an earlier release cycle for PXG. Don’t be surprised if the 0311 Black Ops drivers are released to the public in January.

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PXG is wagering $100 its driver is longer or straighter than your gamer

There’s nothing to lose with this new PXG promotion.

For years, Golfweek has been extolling the virtues of custom fitting and working with experts who have a launch monitor, plenty of shaft options and experience studying ball flight and club performance. Just as custom-made apparel will always fit better, custom-fit golf equipment will match your swing and perform better than the club you buy off the rack.

Starting Tuesday, Parsons Xtreme Golf (PXG) is running a unique promotion to get more golfers to try its newest drivers – the 0311 GEN6 and 0311 XF GEN6 – and if they don’t prove to outperform your current driver, PXG is going to give you $100.

Here’s how it works:

Schedule a free PXG GEN6 Driver Challenge fitting by going to the company’s website.
Bring your driver to the custom fitting, and after you warm up, the fitter will have you hit five shots with it while capturing data on the shots using a TrackMan launch monitor. The average of your three best drives will become your baseline.
After that, a PXG master fitter will run you through a PXG GEN6 driver fitting. Once it is complete, the fitter will have you hit five shots and use your best three to compare the PXG driver’s performance against your gamer.
If the PXG driver fails to produce more average distance (combined carry and roll) or a tighter dispersion, the golfer gets a $100 Mastercard Rewards card.

Your swing speeds must be within 3 mph of each other and you have to use the same ball for all the shots and there is a limit of one challenge per person.

While the percentage of golfers who are getting custom fit for their drivers has been rising over the years, far too many people still fail to work with an expert to ensure they are using a club with the ideal loft, shaft weight, shaft flex and bend profile. With that in mind, maybe PXG’s Driver Challenge promotion won’t bankrupt the company’s billionaire founder, Bob Parsons.

Regardless, any golfer can learn about the dynamics of his or her swing while going through a good custom fitter, and this program is a clever way to expose more people to PXG’s offerings.

Really, for golfers, there’s nothing to lose. The fitting is free, and the process result could verify that you are already playing a well-fit driver. It might reveal that PXG can build you a better-performing driver than the club that’s in your bag.

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PXG 0311 GEN6, 0311 XF GEN6 drivers

With three moveable weights , the sixth generation of the 0311 and 0311 XF drivers are more forgiving.

Gear: PXG 0311 GEN6, 0311 XF GEN6 drivers
Price: $499 each
Specs: 460-cubic-centimeter heads with titanium face and body, carbon fiber crown, movable sole weights and adjustable hosels. Lofts: 7.5, 9 and 10 degrees (0311); 9, 10.5 and 12 degrees (0311 XF)

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Who They’re For: Golfers who want maximum stability and forgiveness without sacrificing ball speed.

The Skinny: With three movable weights positioned around the edges of the sole, the sixth generation of the 0311 and 0311 XF drivers are more forgiving than their predecessors. The standard model emphasizes ball speed, while the XF model has the highest moment of inertia – for extra stability – of any driver PXG has made.

The Deep Dive: Before it became an inspirational quote you might find on the wall in an office lunch room, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote that perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. The idea is that you can make something better by removing unnecessary elements and focusing just on what is needed.

The engineers who developed PXG’s newest drivers – the 0311 GEN6 and 0311 XF GEN6 – appear to have taken that inspiration to heart, because several of the brand’s previously used technologies are gone. The internal honeycomb-structured, thermal plastic elastomer system that dampened vibration, goodbye. The aluminum-vapor coating that stiffened the carbon fiber crowns, nope. What remains are features meant to help golfers gain ball speed, stability and forgiveness.

PXG 0311 GEN6 drivers have faces made from Ti412 titanium. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

The standard 0311 and 0311 XF GEN6 drivers have a 460-cubic-centimeter volume with a face of proprietary titanium alloy called Ti412. PXG said it is strong but has a low elastic modulus, which means it is flexible, making it an ideal material for a driver’s face. The variable-thickness hitting area is thinner in the perimeter to broaden the sweet spot and protect ball speed on off-center hits.

The large carbon fiber crown has a matte-black finish that should reduce glare on sunny days, but its most significant benefit is it saves weight on top of the club.

That allowed designers to add three weight ports in the sole of both the 0311 and 0311 XF. Each club comes standard with a 7.5-gram weight in the back and the heel ports, and a 2.5-gram weight in the toe, giving the clubs a draw bias.

However, fitters have access to eight different weights that go up to 20 grams. Putting more weight in the heel encourages face closure and a draw, while adding extra weight to the toe creates a fade bias. Putting more weight in the back of the head boosts the moment of inertia, increases stability and promotes a higher-flying shot.

The 0311 and 0311 XF GEN6 drivers have an adjustable hosel that allows players and fitters to increase or decrease the loft by as many as 1.5 degrees.

PXG 0311 GEN6 drivers — The 0311 GEN6 XF driver (left) is larger from front to back than the standard 0311 GEN6, which has a classic pear shape in the address position. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

The standard 0311 GEN6 driver has a slightly higher crown, a taller face and a pear-shaped look in the address position that should make it appealing to golfers who prefer a traditional-looking driver. It is slightly more aerodynamic than the 0311 XF GEN6, so with the same effort, golfers can expect to obtain more clubhead speed and distance with it.

The 0311 XF GEN6 is larger from face to back with a flatter crown and a bigger overall face, making it appealing to many golfers who want extra forgiveness.

Photos: PXG 0211 drivers, fairway woods and hybrids

PXG designed the 0211 drivers, fairway woods and hybrids to be a high-performing alternative at a lower price.

Gear: PXG 0211 drivers, fairway woods and hybrids
Price: $299 (drivers), $249 (fairway woods and hybrids)

Who It’s For: Golfers who love classic-looking equipment and simple designs made to provide more distance on a budget.

The Skinny: With the price of many new woods having climbed in recent years, PXG designed the 0211 drivers, fairway woods and hybrids to be high-performing alternatives at a lower price.

The Deep Dive: In July, PXG released the newest version of its 0211 irons, the 0211 XCON, designed to utilize several technologies and features originally added to the brand’s top-shelf 0311 family but at a more budget-friendly price. At that time, no new woods were released, keeping the 2021 version of the 0211 drivers, fairway woods and hybrids in the lineup.

Now PXG is bringing out a new generation of 0211 woods, and as with the irons the idea is to make clubs that are more affordable but that still utilize premium materials and designs.

In the address position, the 0211 driver ($299) is one of the cleanest clubs PXG has designed. It is an all-titanium club with a Ti811 body and a variable-thickness Ti412 face designed to flex efficiently at impact to boost ball speed and distance.

The driver features an adjustable hosel mechanism that allows players and fitters to increase or decrease the club’s loft by as many 1.5 degrees. It is available with 9, 10.5 or 12 degrees of loft at a stock length of 45.5 inches.

The 0211 fairway woods ($249) and hybrids ($249) were designed with AM355 stainless steel bodies and HT1770 stainless steel faces.

The fairway woods are available as a 3-wood (15 degrees), 5-wood (18 degrees) and 7-wood (21 degrees) while the hybrids are available as a 3-iron (19 degrees), 4-iron (22 degrees), 5-iron (25 degrees), 6-iron (28 degrees) and 7-iron replacement (31 degrees). Both the fairway woods and hybrids have a low profile and a squared-face shape that is popular with a large number of players and that inspires confidence at address.

Get a close-up look at all the 0211 woods below.

PXG 0811 GEN4 X, 0811 GEN4 XT, 0811 GEN4 XF drivers

Parsons Xtreme Golf’s newest drivers feature aluminum vapor-infused carbon fiber, moveable weights, an adjustable hosel and more.

Gear: PXG 0811 GEN4 X, 0811 GEN4 XT, 0811 GEN4 XF drivers
Price: $549
Specs: Titanium chassis with carbon-fiber crown, moveable weights, adjustable hosel and internal polymer insert
Available: March 30

The drivers created by Parsons Xtreme Golf (PXG) always have had a distinctive look on the bottom, featuring small tungsten and titanium weight screws that could be mixed and matched to shift the center of gravity and create draw or fade biases. The company started using large weight screws a few seasons ago, but the crowns have retained a matte-black finish through several iterations.

For 2021, however, that’s changing. PXG has added aluminum vapor to the large carbon-fiber piece in the crown, giving the center section a silver tone in the three new models. As Brad Schweigert, PXG’s chief product officer, explains in this video, the addition of aluminum vapor is not just for show. It makes the lightweight material perform better.

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PXG 0211 driver

The PXG 0211 driver features a carbon fiber crown, adjustable hosel and unique titanium alloy face for increased distance.

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Gear: PXG 0211 driver
Price: $375
Specs: Ti811 titanium body with Ti412 titanium face, carbon-fiber crown, internal TPE insert and adjustable hosel. 45 inches long. Available in 9, 10.5 and 12 degrees.

Since day one, PXG has been known as an ultra-premium brand, taking a cost-is-no-object approach to making woods, irons, wedges and putters. Exotic materials, check. Unique designs, no problem.

When it comes to drivers, that has meant features and technologies that deliver more distance, forgiveness and customization with a high sticker price. However, with the release of the new 0211 drivers, PXG is trying to bring its performance to a larger audience by making more affordable drivers.

The PXG 0211 driver’s face is made from a unique titanium alloy. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

The hitting area of the 0211 driver is made from a Ti412 titanium alloy that PXG said bends more than other alloys but has a high yield strength. For golfers, that means it can flex more at impact and produce more ball speed without breaking, making it ideally suited for use in a driver’s face.

PXG has created a multi-material crown atop the club that blends titanium over the heel and toe areas with a large carbon-fiber panel fanning over the center. This design is lighter than a crown made exclusively from titanium, but it shifts more overall weight to the perimeter of the club. That not only helps lower the center of gravity, it also makes the 0211 driver more stable on off-center hits.

On the bottom of the club, golfers will see a pair of rails fanning outward from behind the leading edge to the back of the club. The rails were designed to stiffen the bottom of the club, which PXG said will improve sound and feel. It also provides PXG with a place to position more weight to encourage a higher launch and more forgiveness.

The PXG 0211 driver has a carbon fiber and titanium crown. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

While the adjustable hosel allows players and fitters to increase or decrease the stated loft by as many as 1.5 degrees, the circular weight in the back of the sole is not designed to be adjustable for consumers. The club comes standard with a 10-gram weight in that spot, but with weights available from 2.5 grams up to 20 grams, it lets fitters increase or decrease the spin rate and change the club’s swing weight to maximize performance.

Inside the head, PXG added a thermoplastic elastomer structure and affixed it to the sole. Shaped like a honeycomb, the TPE soaks up excessive vibrations at impact to create a softer feel and better sound.

PXG makes 0811 X Proto and 0811 X+ Proto drivers available

Loaded with technology and suited for different swing types, PXG’s hottest drivers had been for tour pros only, until now.

Each week there’s a PGA Tour event, there typically are a few players using some piece of prototype gear. Maybe it’s a new putter or a soon-to-be-released shaft, but manufacturers often give the green light to pros to use the club in competition before it reaches consumers but after it lands on the USGA and R&A conforming lists.

That’s the stuff regular consumers can’t get – at least, not yet – but PXG is making an exception.

Pat Perez's PXG driver — Pat Perez’s PXG 0811 X Proto driver at the 2020 Arnold Palmer Invitational (David Dusek/Golfweek)

Ryan Moore, Wyndham Clark and Pat Perez had been using prototype PXG drivers – the PXG 0811 X and 0811 X+ Tour – throughout the fall and winter, and now the Scottsdale, Ariz., brand is making them available to the public.

“We’re excited to offer a limited number of our 0811 X and X+ Tour Prototype drivers,” said Bob Parsons, PXG’s founder in a release. “We believe we’ve created something special and are looking forward to getting feedback from average golfers, like myself, in the coming weeks.”

The 0811 X Proto will only be available in a right-hand version with 9 degrees of loft, but it has an adjustable hosel mechanism that allows golfers and club fitters to change the stated loft by as many as 1.5 degrees. The club’s standard length is 45 inches.

PXG said the 0811 X Proto is designed to optimize a swing that approaches the ball on either level or slightly downward attack angle. It has a low center of gravity and is being touted as a low-spin club.

To help achieve that, the 0811 X Proto comes standard with four moveable weights, one heavier than the other three. Shifting the heavy weight’s location shifts the center of gravity and encourages different shot shapes. With the heavier weight in the heel, the club has a draw bias; moving the heavier weight to the toe encourages a fade.

PXG has given the 0811 X Proto a honeycomb-shaped thermoplastic elastomer insert that rests on the sole inside the club. It absorbs vibrations to soften the feel at impact and enhance the acoustics.

The 0811 X+ Proto also has four moveable weights, an adjustable hosel and an internal insert to improve sound and feel, but it was created for golfers who tend to have an upward, positive attack angle into the ball.

The 0811 X+ will be available in a right-handed, 10.5-degree version, and it should produce more spin than the 0811 X Proto.

Both drivers will cost $495 and are available on PXG’s website.

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