In you’re in the market for a new driver this year, it’s more important than ever that you take the time to get properly fitted. That’s because many manufacturers haven’t just introduced one new driver for 2025, they’ve introduced several—with each variation aimed at a specific type of player. Long gone are the days of one size fits all. Between all the different models being produced by today’s clubmakers, most with adjustability options both at the hosel and with swing weight placement, you’ve got a lot to consider. You’ll find different models specially designed to deliver pure speed, or more forgiveness, or max draw bias/shot correction, or better performance for moderate swing speeds, plus low-spin offerings for players who bomb the ball. One is sure to be right for you.
Here’s a rundown, by brand and in alphabetical order, of the latest drivers you might want to talk to your fitting pro about, with mention made of the model types each manufacturer is offering to different kinds of players.
Callaway Elyte
Callaway’s longstanding commitment to innovation is very much evident in its line of new Elyte drivers, which harness technologies like artificial intelligence (A.I.), data analysis, and rapid prototyping capabilities to deliver even more distance and forgiveness than last year’s Paradym models. New for their 2025 Elyte lineup is a lighter, thermoforged carbon crown that allowed the Callaway engineers to move weight down and back where it would do more good. The clubhead’s shape is new, too—shallower and more aerodynamic to promote faster clubhead speeds. The Ai 10x smart face was developed using 25,000 data points with the twin goals of identifying where balls really contact the clubface and then delivering optimal performance from as many of those points as possible. The four Elyte models—the total performance Elyte, the forgiveness-focused Elyte XL, the Elyte Max Fast for moderate swing speeds, and the Elyte Triple Diamond for advanced players—each come with different weighting options for personal customization. (BUY NOW)
Cleveland Launcher HiBore XL
Cleveland put A.I. to work in the design of its new Launcher HiBore XL drivers, too—and the result is noticeable straight-off. The two new HiBore XL drivers have a distinct, confidence-boosting, triangular shape—which might take some getting used to until you see how they perform. And their A.I.-optimized, variable-thickness face is 19 percent larger than that of the previous generation Launcher XL 2. Cleveland reports that these design changes result in 17 more yards of distance on extreme off-center hits. The ActivWing designed into the rear of the crown helps achieve more consistent clubhead delivery through the downswing and through impact, and there’s an adjustable sole weight placed low and back for high launch and improved moment of inertia (MOI), which helps reduce clubface twisting. Note that there’s a HiBore XL Lite model with a lighter clubhead and components to help players with moderate swing speeds maximize their driver’s performance. (BUY NOW)
Cobra DS-Adapt
Talk about customization—Cobra’s new DS-Adapt drivers feature not just adaptive weighting options, but a new FutureFit33 hosel that offers 33 unique loft and lie settings. Coupled with their SMARTPAD design, it lets you fine-tune your driver to your preferred ball flight and maintain a square face angle regardless of the setting. The clubhead’s higher crown peak and lowered heel area help generate more speed, and their larger, forged face insert with H.O.T. face technology delivers improved flex for more distance from both on- and off-center hits. Choose from four models, including the high-launching, extreme-forgiveness MAX-K and MAX-D options. (BUY NOW)
Mizuno ST-Max 230
When is a 460cc more than a 460cc driver? When it has the kind of low profile and wide footprint of Mizuno’s new ST-Max 230, which gives it the appearance of a clubhead that just can’t miss. Mizuno has labeled the ST-Max 230 their most stable driver ever, thanks to its expanded, next-generation CORTECH chamber, 54 grams of back weighting, and a variable-thickness, Beta Rich Ti LFS clubface that’s 9 percent higher in tensile strength. With all that stability on board, Mizuno opted to lengthen the shafts of the standard ST-Max 230s to 45.75 inches to help players generate even more clubhead speed and distance. Three different loft options are available from 9.5 to 12 degrees—with additional loft, lie, and face angle adjustability available for each club. (BUY NOW)
PING G440
PING has never been a company to rest on its laurels, and that’s clear in its new G440 line of drivers for 2025. Compared to the last-generation G430, the first thing you’ll notice is their shallower faces and the presence of Carbonfly Wrap on the crowns of each club in the line. These advancements, coupled with a new, lighter-weight hosel design, have allowed PING to give the G440s the lowest center of gravity (CG) its drivers have ever offered. The face is not only lower but thinner—and hotter, for more ball speed cross more areas of the face. And the 29-gram back weight can be adjusted to a variety neutral, fade, or draw positions, depending on the driver model you choose. The head weight has been reduced overall by 3 grams, and the now-standard Alta CB Blue 46-inch shafts are also 3 grams lighter—and the counter-balanced plug in every shaft four grams lighter. These weight savings help yield faster swing speeds, higher launch, and a bit more spin—three things that just about every golfer will benefit from. Choose from the G440 Max, the draw-biased G440 SFT, the G440 LST for players with faster swing speeds who want less spin, and the G440 HL for players with slower swing speeds who need help generating swing speed and want higher launch angles. (BUY NOW)
PXG 0311 Black Ops
Like the PING G440, PXG’s Black Ops drivers use carbon fiber in the crown to save weight there, push the CG lower and farther back, and increase MOI. PXG puts carbon fiber in the sole of their heads for the same reasons. Up front, a high-strength titanium alloy optimizes the driver’s performance by ensuring consistent and efficient energy transfer across various impact points on the clubface. Interchangeable weights available in eight different choices from 2.5 to 20 grams let you dial in the club to fit your swing. And like many of today’s better drivers, the faces of the Black Ops drivers offer gear-effect curvatures not just from heel to toe but from top to bottom—to optimize performance on off-center hits in more areas. In addition to the standard model, there’s the 0311 Black Ops Tour-1 for players who want lower launch and spin, and an Ultra-Lite model for players who need more forgiveness and higher launch. (BUY NOW)
Srixon ZXi
The success that Tour players like Hideki Matsuyama and Shane Lowry have had with Srixon drivers in their hands is one reason why Srixons are developing an ever-increasing following. Another reason is their performance—born out of their use of cutting-edge technology. For 2025, Srixon has introduced its ZXi lineup—three drivers that share a list of upgrades from previous years. Their i-Flex face and interior face structure have been completely redesigned to make the center of the face thinner and produce more energy transfer at impact. Behind the face, a lightweight latticework provides the structural integrity necessary to support the ultralight titanium crown—and the rebound frame design with two flex zones maximizes flex across the face to increase ball speed. Laser face milling is new for 2025, too, to help stabilize spin and add forgiveness in wet conditions. In addition to the core ZXi, there’s a low-spin LS model with sole weights front and aft rather than toe and heel, and the high-MOI ZXi MAX with an adjustable rear weight for max forgiveness and ball flight correction. (BUY NOW)
TaylorMade Qi35
What is forgiveness really? To a golfer, it means making a sub-optimal swing and missing the center of the clubface—but getting good results anyway. TaylorMade’s Qi35 drivers are designed to deliver just that. “More distance and forgiveness from more of the face” is what they claim to deliver—and they do. Look who plays them: Scheffler, McIlroy, Korda, Morikawa, Woods, and many others. But they’re not just for pros. The Qi35s come in four 460cc models, each with high-MOI, low CG, carbon all over the place, loads of adjustability, and a more traditional appearance than other recent TaylorMade drivers. In addition to the base, mid-launch Qi35, there’s a low-spin LS model, a mid-high-launch Qi35 Max, and the lighter, higher-launching Qi35 Max Lite. Another cool feature for 2025: reflective markers in each face that enable launch monitor fitting and take the guesswork out of choosing the right setup for you. (BUY NOW)
Titleist GT Series
Titleist’s GT series drivers have been out for six months now, and the 460cc GT2, GT3, and GT4 drivers have lived up to their promise to deliver speed and forgiveness across the face, each in its own dialed-in way. New for 2025 is the GT1, an ultra-lightweight addition to the GT lineup that’s designed to facilitate the faster clubhead speed and higher launch that players with moderate swing speeds need. In addition to its seamless Thermoform crown, Split Mass Construction, and variable face thickness technology common to all the GTs, the GT1 comes with available lightweight shafts and a lightweight grip, an interchangeable back weight, a shallower face, and aerodynamic shaping that retains the clean, classic appearance Titleist drivers are known for. (BUY NOW)
Tour Edge Exotics 725 Series
Like every other manufacturer, in their effort to develop drivers that can hit the ball farther Tour Edge has had to work around the COR (Coefficient of Restitution) limitations placed on manufacturers by the guardians of the game at the USGA. And like other manufacturers, Tour Edge has been clever about it. If they can’t build more “spring-like effect” into the clubfaces themselves, they’ll look for other ways to generate power. In the Tour Edge E725 and C725 drivers, those ways include the use of a 360-degree “Ridgeback” brace with 22 percent more carbon fiber than previous years to help produce more power across the face, which features 61 diamond shapes that act as “mini trampolines” to help generate faster ball speeds from all over the face. The E725 is Tour Edge’s 10K MOI game-improvement entry, while the C725 is the low-spin choice for better players. (BUY NOW)
Wilson DYNAPWR Series
Wilson’s Dynapower brand has a long of history of success going back to the 1950s when Sam Snead was on the Wilson tour advisory staff. Wilson released two DYNAPWR drivers in 2023, and for this year, they’ve gone one better, with three new drivers designed to deliver top performance to players of all abilities. Wilson used A.I. to identify ways of optimizing the clubhead and face designs of each model to give them larger sweet spots for faster ball speeds. The DYNAPWR Carbon model is its 460cc forgiveness/workability model. The DYNAPWR LS is the lower-spin, Tour-inspired, 445cc club for lower-handicappers. Both come with two adjustable weights for dialing in customized launch and spin characteristics. The DYNAPWR Max is the most forgiving option, with an all-titanium head and a rear weight that can be set to impart a draw bias. Whichever you choose to go with, you’ll get a club with a traditional, ungimmicky appearance. All you need is Sam Snead’s silky-smooth swing and you’ll be headed for the Tour. (BUY NOW)
