2023 drivers buying guide: 5 drivers for every golfer type

By: Jonathan Wall February 2, 2023

Ping's G430 driver excelled in a number of different areas during our recent robotic and player testing.

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Nearly every major equipment manufacturer has released their 2023 club lineup. Now the work begins. If you’re in the market for a new driver, consider this guide a roadmap to tracking down some potential options to complement your game.

To be clear, the goal of this guide is to highlight clubs that do certain things well. We’re of the belief that golfers deliver the club differently, thereby making it impossible to claim any one club is the “best” for someone with a tendency to slice.

But with the help of our robotic and player testing insights, we’re able to whittle down the field and provide some options to test. It’s up to you and a certified club-fitter to determine where you should go from there. (We’ll get into more detailed strike locations in future ClubTest articles.)

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5 drivers for slice correction

Callaway Paradym X

$600

Click through to purchase a new Callaway Paradym X driver from Fairway Jockey.

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Mizuno ST-Z 230

TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD

TaylorMade Stealth 2, Stealth 2 HD and Stealth 2 Plus Drivers

$600-630

Click through to purchase a new TaylorMade Stealth 2 driver from Fairway Jockey.

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5 drivers with a pronounced fade bias

Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond

$600

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Cobra Aerojet LS

Click through to purchase a new Cobra Aerojet driver from Fairway Jockey.

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Ping G430 LST

Ping G430 Max, G430 SFT, G430 LST Drivers

$600

Click through to purchase a new Ping G430 driver from Fairway Jockey.

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Srixon ZX7 MKII

Srixon ZX5 MKII LS

$500

Click through to purchase a new Srixon ZX MK II driver from Fairway Jockey.

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TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus

$630

Click through to purchase a new TaylorMade Stealth 2 driver from Fairway Jockey.

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5 drivers to boost distance

Callaway Paradym

$600

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Cobra Aerojet

Click through to purchase a new Cobra Aerojet driver from Fairway Jockey.

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Ping G430 Max

$600

Click through to purchase a new Ping G430 driver from Fairway Jockey.

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TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus

$600-630

Click through to purchase a new TaylorMade Stealth 2 driver from Fairway Jockey.

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Titleist TSR2

$600-800

Click through to purchase a new Titleist TSR driver from Fairway Jockey.

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5 drivers to lower launch

Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond

$600

Click through to purchase a new Callaway Paradym driver from Fairway Jockey.

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Cobra Aerojet LS

Cobra Aerojet, Aerojet LS and Aerojet Max Drivers

Click through to purchase a new Cobra Aerojet driver from Fairway Jockey.

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Srixon ZX5 LS MK II

Srixon ZX5 MKII and ZX7 MK II Drivers

$500

Click through to purchase a new Srixon ZX MK II driver from Fairway Jockey.

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TaylorMade Stealth 2

$600-630

Click through to purchase a new TaylorMade Stealth 2 driver from Fairway Jockey.

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Titleist TSR3

$600-800

Click through to purchase a new Titleist TSR driver from Fairway Jockey.

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