What’s the best driver of 2025? This year, to answer that question, we have again expanded our panel of expert fitters to help you find which of the 2025 drivers is best for your game, breaking down the candidates by clubhead speed.

For the past couple of incarnations of “best driver,” we have pointed out that we continue to exist in an era of not just maximizing distance but also minimizing the penalty of common misses for each player with the driver. Discretionary weight within the driver is also at an all-time high, so engineers can provide the widest range of performance characteristics in the metalwood era. This continues to be the case in 2025, with the pursuit of massive MOI (moment of inertia) driving several manufacturers’ offerings. Additionally, all manufacturers continue to lean further into a component approach to the driver, seeking to improve the crown, the sole, the face, the hosel, etc, independently.

Custom fitting plays a crucial role in optimizing your performance with every swing, and the most effective way to discover your ideal driver is by working with a professional fitter who utilizes a launch monitor.

However, not all golfers have convenient access to fitters, launch monitors, or club builders. That’s why, at GolfWRX, we’ve taken on the challenge of helping you refine your shortlist of top driver options. While nothing can replace a personalized fitting, we’re doing our best to guide you in finding the right driver for your game!

We have again broken our 2025 best drivers list into four total categories. Three are swing speed-based and the other forgiveness.

• Best driver for faster swing speeds 106+ mph
• Best driver for swing speeds 95-105 mph
• Best driver for slower swing speeds <94 mph
• Best driver: Most forgiving

We select this format because every golfer fits into one of these categories regardless of age, handicap, or gender, and for a lot of golfers, forgiveness is the number one factor when selecting a driver.

When we reconfigured our Best Driver process in 2021, we reached out to our trusted fitters to discuss how they sort through the endless head combinations available to golfers. Time after time, swing speed and forgiveness were the highest-ranked choices. After that, it comes down to adjustability to fit individual players and their trends.

This year, we have again worked internally to craft a survey that allowed the fitters to be honest — we want the truth just as much as you do — and to prevent anyone from feeling they couldn’t be, we allowed all of the results and quotes to remain anonymous.

We can’t thank the fitters enough for their time, and we hope all of this helps you in the search for your best driver for 2025!

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BEST DRIVER FOR 106 MPH AND ABOVE

Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond

Callaway’s low-launch, low-spin Elyte Triple Diamond driver features the company’s AI-designed 10X Face, optimizing energy transfer for faster ball speeds and enhanced forgiveness across the face. Callaway relied on 3D printing to rapidly prototype head shapes for improved aerodynamics and more potential clubhead speed, especially in the crucial split seconds before impact. Refined head shapes also yield enhanced forgiveness relative to previous designs. Engineers also leveraged an aerospace-grade Thermoforged Carbon to lighten the top of the Elyte driver further, allowing engineers to relocate more discretionary weight for spin and launch optimization.

For the full technology breakdown, check out our launch piece.

Fitter notes:

• Noticeable winner within the first month of the new drivers! Quick ball speed numbers and impressed with performance on off-center hits.
• I have been seeing some of the fastest ball speeds on mishits. Great hosel, weight adjustability. Generally, players in this category fight spin. This is a great option to optimize the appropriate spin.
• With improved forgiveness, this model fits players other than just the best ball strikers.
• This driver allows me to work the ball both ways. If I need a draw, it delivers. If I need a cut, it’s there for me. The feel is there.
• Exceptional ball speeds and spin management in an awesome-looking head.

Titleist GT3

Titleist emphasizes it is pursuing total driver performance with its new GT line of drivers (in contrast to the market trend of designing primarily for consistency and forgiveness). That’s right, following the Titleist Speed Project, the folks in Fairhaven are still chasing (and delivering) ball speed, billing GT drivers as “faster, longer, straighter and more forgiving across the face” than previous offerings. GT3 is high launch, lower spin (relative to GT2). For players who find the center of the face more often and seek adjustability in their driver, via the Adjustable CG Track, which is positioned closer to the face than in TSR3. Five CG locations can be selected (H2, H1, N, T1, T2). Key technology includes: a Seamless Thermoform Crown, Split Mass Construction, and Speed Ring with VFT.

For the full technology breakdown, check out our launch piece.

Fitter notes:

• Great looks, performance and feel. Incredibly consistent spin rates, even on off-center strikes.
• The new GT3 shows incredible ball speeds on both center and off-center hits, where certain previous generations were perhaps less forgiving.
• The GT3 I found, works best for higher swing speeds. Allows lower spin numbers and a flatter lie angle.
• Looks PLUS performance PLUS options. They are just making their drivers better and better.
• When Titleist moved the weight from the back of the head to the front, it was a game changer. Matched with the forgiveness and ball speeds, it’s number one in my book.

Ping G440 LST

The low-spin Ping G440 LST features a 29-gram rear weight in a 450cc design targeting faster swing speed players. Ping substantially refined the cosmetics of its flagship driver line with new G440 drivers. These don’t look like G430, G425, etc. The lowest center of gravity (CG) in company history and more speed are the key storylines for these sleeker-looking Ping woods. Cumulative weight savings = lowest CG in Ping driver to date. Carbonfly Wrap crown technology is utilized in all three models, allowing engineers to distribute weight throughout the club, aiding in lower CG. Shallow face design delivers a more flexible, hotter, thinner face, particularly in the high-heel area, where players commonly mis-hit.

For the full technology breakdown, check out our launch piece.

Fitter notes:

• Like most Ping clubs, this driver is extremely straight (along with being very fast). The 450cc head still brings the familiarity of a Ping driver while giving the high swing speed players a smaller head to look at. It just wouldn’t be a “Best of” list without Ping.
• I think if you are looking for a driver that is the best all-around for any player right now, the LST provides that. Through fittings, I have seen incredible consistency in height, spin, and dispersion. I feel like Ping took it up a notch with G440 in general this year, but LST might be a game-changer for those who swing fast and need consistency and low spin.
• Ping has always made a good driver, but this thing is on another level. Way less curvature in flight than any of the others. For the first time ever, I think the Ping is the best looking (shape and color minus the turbulators) of the year.
• Perfect balance of low spin and forgiveness. I am finding the weight shift from the heel has drastically made heel strikes better, flying straighter, and not nearly as much of a jump in spin when struck there.
• The Ping 440 LST is as forgiving as a typical Ping, but now offers higher performance in spin reduction and ball speed retention.

TaylorMade Qi35 LS

TaylorMade engineers sought to eliminate the tradeoff between moment of inertia (greater forgiveness) and low center of gravity (greater distance) with its new Qi35 drivers. TaylorMade engineers lowered the balance point of the TaylorMade Qi35 driver relative to previous models to give golfers more opportunities for better drives. Additionally, the company’s Trajectory Adjustment System weights (uniquely configured for each model) allow for additional center of gravity adjustment for further tuning. Chromium carbon fiber, steel, aluminum, tungsten, and titanium all work together to deliver performance.

For the full technology breakdown, check out our launch piece.

Fitter notes:

• The adjustability of this model is much improved with the three weight ports. This head also works better than most at higher speeds due to its improved launch window and spin control.
• Continues to be low spin and extremely stable. The main complaint from Qi10 was that it was too fade bias. They seem to have removed some of that bias this year. The carbon face feels better this year.
• Best-looking driver on the wall. We have been seeing really high ball speeds with very good forgiveness. Rocket launcher.
• Insanely forgiving for how low spinning this club is! Looks amazing and sounds like it is covered in metal. Ton of adjustability for ball flight, spin, even swingweight.
• This year, they have finally figured out the weighting. This, by far, is their best-looking driver in years.

Cobra DS Adapt LS

The centerpiece of Cobra’s new drivers is the hosel technology — and the adjustability therein. What Cobra calls its FutureFit33 Adjustable Hosel System, the technology allows for 33 unique loft and lie settings, which can be adjusted independently. Building off the original Darkspeed driver designs, Cobra again employs Progressive Aero shaping uniquely across the family. Working in concert with the Progressive Aero shaping is Cobra’s Adaptive Weighting system, which relies on the latest iteration of the company’s PWR-Bridge weight — uniquely designed for each model and loft.

For the full technology breakdown, check out our launch piece.

Fitter notes:

• Very low spin head and a ball speed monster. You get the right shaft and a client with speed behind them, then this thing is a cannon!
• This has been the home run so far in fittings. It works for high-spin guys, and the FF33 adapter is so easy to dial in.
• Great ball speed and feel. Great for fast swings that produce too much backspin.
• Cobra has hit a home run with their new adaptor and plethora of settings. I have routinely been seeing great ball speed numbers and am also able to greatly assist dispersion through the adaptor settings.
• It is the lowest spinning out of the group. Looks great, and the new Future Fit 33 sleeve works miracles to change ball flight and manipulate face angle to suit the player’s eye.

BEST DRIVERS FOR 95-105 MPH

Titleist GT2

Titleist emphasizes it is pursuing total driver performance with its new GT line of drivers (in contrast to the market trend of designing primarily for consistency and forgiveness). That’s right, following the Titleist Speed Project, the folks in Fairhaven are still chasing (and delivering) ball speed, billing GT drivers as “faster, longer, straighter and more forgiving across the face” than previous offerings. Key technology includes: a Seamless Thermoform Crown, Split Mass Construction, and Speed Ring with VFT. GT2 is the GT line’s high-launch, low-spin driver. Built for players who don’t always find the center of the club face and need a higher MOI driver but don’t want to sacrifice ball speed. Featuring a single rear weight, GT2 is longer back to front than TSR2 and more traditionally pear-shaped.

For the full technology breakdown, check out our launch piece.

Fitter notes:

• Ball speeds are incredibly high, but also, the feedback I get is how the “ball just jumps right off.” The feel is a big part to the lively spring off of the face and the sound that follows, not to0 dead and not loud. Paired with the right shaft, you can completely control the launch and spin. Coming from the TSR line the GT2 is substantially better on mishits.
• The GT2 has been extremely successful this year in my fittings. This driver does a fantastic job of maintaining high ball speeds like an LS head would do, but offers the forgiveness of a “Max” head.
• Super stable head design that doesn’t sacrifice any ball speed! For someone who may miss center strike a little more often and wants a very forgiving head to aid in keeping ball speed up and place the shot in the fairway. Classic look to a slightly larger head shape. Fits a variety of players. Great feel and sound!
• For myself personally I have found it super solid and efficient (smash factor). There has also been less fluctuation in performance from the prior models in the TSR and TSi.
• Titleist still reigns supreme when it comes to the driver category. The GT2 is such a versatile tool in the fitting bay. Fits a massive range of golfers.

Callaway Elyte

Callaway chose to further iterate on its AI face design, debuting Ai 10x Face for 2025, which features 10 more control points than the Paradym Ai Smoke design. What does this yield? Faster ball speeds, together dispersion, and better launch/spin across the face, according to Callaway. The core Elyte model is shaped for speed through the swing, as well as improved launch and forgiveness relative to previous models. An adjustable perimeter weighting system 13-gram moveable weight to enable a neutral, draw, or fade setting.

For the full technology breakdown, check out our launch piece.

Fitter notes:

• Surprisingly, it’s not a Triple Diamond but a standard Elyte to me has for me done a fantastic job for higher swing speeds. Most players have fed back to me that they notice Callaway is a heavier head, but for guys who can move it, the Standard Elyte head with its Optiforce adapter adjustments can turn into a weapon. Very consistent and can fit just about any golfer.
• Having a weight port forward gives it a slight adjustment to spin, but this driver is sneaky low spinning (for not being the low-spin model). The Callaway drivers and their AI face technology have been really good with what mishits across the entire face do. The Callaway shows some of the best spin numbers for low strikes and heel strikes.
• Fast and forgiving. Spins low as is and way less dispersion on mishits.
• Another great head for ball speed and forgiveness. Very good feedback on the look of this head compared to AI Smoke. Very consistent on spin rate.

Ping G440 Max

Ping substantially refined the cosmetics of its flagship driver line with new G440 drivers. These don’t look like G430, G425, etc. The lowest center of gravity (CG) in company history and more speed are the key storylines for these sleeker-looking Ping woods. Cumulative weight savings = lowest CG in Ping driver to date. Carbonfly Wrap crown technology is utilized in all three models, allowing engineers to distribute weight throughout the club, aiding in lower CG. Shallow face design delivers a more flexible, hotter, thinner face, particularly in the high-heel area, where players commonly mis-hit. G440 Max is the most forgiving model in the lineup, this 460cc design features a three-position, 29-gram weight in the rear of the club.

For the full technology breakdown, check out our launch piece.

Fitter notes:

• Very forgiving/straight driver while keeping spin rate lower to get the distance every player deserves.
• For players that want to hit more fairways and not worry about how far their carry distance is. Most players at this swing speed should find a club that hits more fairways as they already have plenty of speed.
• Like every Ping driver, it’s just easy to hit and hit straight! Best fairway finder on the planet. My issue has been that they have never been the hottest off the face. The ball speed here has been unbelievable.

TaylorMade Qi35

TaylorMade engineers sought to eliminate the tradeoff between moment of inertia (greater forgiveness) and low center of gravity (greater distance) with its new Qi35 drivers. TaylorMade engineers lowered the balance point of the TaylorMade Qi35 driver relative to previous models to give golfers more opportunities for better drives. Additionally, the company’s Trajectory Adjustment System weights (uniquely configured for each model) allow for additional center of gravity adjustment for further tuning. Chromium carbon fiber, steel, aluminum, tungsten, and titanium all work together to deliver performance. Qi35 features the same high-inertia shape as Qi35 Max and delivers 9K MOI with two TAS weights.

For the full technology breakdown, check out our launch piece.

Fitter notes:

• With the ability to throw that heavy weight forward, it feels a lot like a more forgiving version of a Callaway Triple Diamond. Excellent work here from TaylorMade.
• HUGE improvement over Qi10. WAY more forgiving, lower spinning, and hotter. I still wish it had a more adjustable adapter and weight system, but it’s still good. I was fitted into this driver, and it’s been a crazy distance and dispersion change for me.
• Hot off the face. Bombs away if you put a decent swing on it.
• HUGE improvements from Qi10 to 35 as it looks and sounds better and performs very consistently. This beats out the LS for the forgiveness factor.
• Keeps spin more consistent across the face. The right shaft makes this a great head for any speed and player type.

Cobra DS Adapt X

The centerpiece of Cobra’s new drivers is the hosel technology — and the adjustability therein. What Cobra calls its FutureFit33 Adjustable Hosel System, the technology allows for 33 unique loft and lie settings, which can be adjusted independently. Building off the original Darkspeed driver designs, Cobra again employs Progressive Aero shaping uniquely across the family. Working in concert with the Progressive Aero shaping is Cobra’s Adaptive Weighting system, which relies on the latest iteration of the company’s PWR-Bridge weight — uniquely designed for each model and loft.

For the full technology breakdown, check out our launch piece.

Fitter notes:

• Unbelievable forgiveness with the launch and spin I have been dreaming of. The Cobra DS Adapt Max K is great as well, but overall speed is faster with the Cobra DS Adapt X.
• Having the ability to move some weight forward to help increase ball speed while still maintaining some forgiveness is huge.
• Went from one of the least adjustable drivers to one of the best with their new adapter and weighting setup. Adapt is super hot like Darkspeed, but it’s way more forgiving. Great advancement by Cobra.
• Really fast HOT Face. Aids in off-center strikes. Great stealthy looks with matte carbon. Tons of adjustability with this year’s hosel combinations. My favorite is the A1 setting, which entails 8 different custom adjustments to dial in lie angle and loft. Movable front and back weights to change spin characteristics and stabilize the head even more.
• The Adapter system from Cobra this year is next level. It really allows me to dial in my clients for that exact ball flight they are looking to see.

BEST DRIVERS FOR 94 MPH AND BELOW

Ping G440 Max

Ping substantially refined the cosmetics of its flagship driver line with new G440 drivers. The lowest center of gravity (CG) in company history and more speed are the key storylines for these sleeker-looking Ping woods. Cumulative weight savings = lowest CG in Ping driver to date. Carbonfly Wrap crown technology is utilized in all three models, allowing engineers to distribute weight throughout the club, aiding in lower CG. Shallow face design delivers a more flexible, hotter, thinner face, particularly in the high-heel area, where players commonly mis-hit. G440 Max is the most forgiving model in the lineup. This 460cc design features a three-position, 29-gram weight in the rear of the club.

For the full technology breakdown, check out our launch piece.

Fitter notes:

• Faster than previous Pings. Lighter with more stability.
• G440 Max has built on the G430’s success. While other drivers on the market have given similar results to last year’s models, Ping has improved their Max line to spin a bit less so more players don’t have to seek LS or Triple Diamond style models.
• Great ease of use. Simple to play, easy to get in the air, super forgiving, and has maintained ball speed with the new adapter sleeve.

TaylorMade Qi35 Max

TaylorMade engineers sought to eliminate the tradeoff between moment of inertia (greater forgiveness) and low center of gravity (greater distance) with its new Qi35 drivers. TaylorMade engineers lowered the balance point of the TaylorMade Qi35 driver relative to previous models to give golfers more opportunities for better drives. Additionally, the company’s Trajectory Adjustment System weights (uniquely configured for each model) allow for additional center of gravity adjustment for further tuning. Chromium carbon fiber, steel, aluminum, tungsten, and titanium all work together to deliver performance.

For the full technology breakdown, check out our launch piece.

Fitter notes:

• It’s a simple-looking driver at address and the weight system to move the CG around is fun to work with and simple.
• Ball speed is crazy good!
• Find this great for golfers with a steeper angle of attack. Super efficient and great ball speeds for golfers with this characteristic of swings.
• Great overall performance with good ball speed improvements from previous models.

Titleist GT2

Titleist emphasizes it is pursuing total driver performance with its new GT line of drivers (in contrast to the market trend of designing primarily for consistency and forgiveness). That’s right, following the Titleist Speed Project, the folks in Fairhaven are still chasing (and delivering) ball speed, billing GT drivers as “faster, longer, straighter and more forgiving across the face” than previous offerings. Key technology includes: a Seamless Thermoform Crown, Split Mass Construction, and Speed Ring with VFT. GT2 is the GT line’s high-launch, low -pin driver. Built for players who don’t always find the center of the club face and need a higher MOI driver but don’t want to sacrifice ball speed. Featuring a single rear weight, GT2 is longer back to front than TSR2 and more traditionally pear-shaped.

For the full technology breakdown, check out our launch piece.

Fitter notes:

• Strikes the balance of forgiveness, looks, and packs a punch. The ball speeds are consistent with top performers, and the spin stays in an ideal window.
• I will say that the GT2 is a vast improvement and perhaps an even bigger jump in performance than the GT3, allowing better/faster swing speed players to game a more forgiving head without sacrificing distance. You just might need to drop the loft down .75 degrees if switching from a TRS3 or GT3 to a GT2. I play the GT2, and I am loving the extra fairway per round that I am hitting with more consistent carry distances.
• Lower spin than the TSR2 but much more forgiving than the GT3. Classic shape and look.
• The GT2 can fit all speeds and lends some control ot the right loft. Titleist’s most neutral driver.

Titleist GT1

Titleist emphasizes it is pursuing total driver performance with its new GT line of drivers (in contrast to the market trend of designing primarily for consistency and forgiveness). That’s right, following the Titleist Speed Project, the folks in Fairhaven are still chasing (and delivering) ball speed, billing GT drivers as “faster, longer, straighter and more forgiving across the face” than previous offerings. Key technology includes: a Seamless Thermoform Crown, Split Mass Construction, and Speed Ring with VFT. Titleist achieves GT1’s ultra-lightweight configuration via a weight-saving design that allows engineers to position the center of CG low and deep in the driver, fairway wood, and hybrid heads to deliver high launch and mid-spin with forgiveness.

For the full technology breakdown, check out our launch piece.

Fitter notes:

• For that customer looking for more of a traditional shape look. But yet, it still has enough offset to help those mid-handicappers turn it over.
• Just swing away. It’s like a Christopher Cross song. “Sailing. Takes me away to where I’m going, fairways and greens.”

Cobra DS Adapt Max-K

The centerpiece of Cobra’s new drivers is the hosel technology — and the adjustability therein. What Cobra calls its FutureFit33 Adjustable Hosel System, the technology allows for 33 unique loft and lie settings, which can be adjusted independently. Building off the original Darkspeed driver designs, Cobra again employs Progressive Aero shaping uniquely across the family. Working in concert with the Progressive Aero shaping is Cobra’s Adaptive Weighting system, which relies on the latest iteration of the company’s PWR-Bridge weight — uniquely designed for each model and loft.

For the full technology breakdown, check out our launch piece.

Fitter notes:

• Guys with speed need to hit more fairways. This is the second-best fairway finder ever made.
• Very stable head and very good ball speed. Seen high-level players that have been fit into LS in the past switch for more forgiveness and not sacrifice ball speed.
• Super easy to hit. Very fast ball speeds. Very little gearing on off-center hits.
• Very forgiving for high-speed, lower-skilled players who need lots of adjustability from the best hosel on golf.

Best driver: Meet the fitters

*Note: We now have so many fitters participating in Best Driver that it would be unwieldy to list hundreds of names here. We’ll be thanking them in a separate post later this week, which we will link here when it becomes available! Thank you to all who participated!

Conclusion

The fitters who contributed to this article have gathered insights from thousands of fittings with golfers of all skill levels, from beginners to tour professionals. Their expertise and the data they’ve shared are invaluable, and we sincerely appreciate their time and input. If you come across any of these fitters in your area, don’t hesitate to check them out!

Now it’s your turn: Every golfer has a unique swing and personal experience with their driver. We’d love to hear about yours! Join the discussion in the thread linked below and share your thoughts: What driver are you using this season? What did you upgrade from? Have you noticed any performance improvements in your game?

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