Will there be a unicorn driver in 2021 or just more of the same

[MattM97]

I don't think there will be one unicorn driver for everyone. There are so many drivers these days that certain people will have certain unicorns depending on their needs in a driver. 

[Mych]

Much more likely to see a new "unicorn" training aid than driver.  There will be a new "orange whip" or "impact snap" every couple years. I don't think there's as much unexplored territory for club designs.

[Hertsjoatmon]

15 minutes ago, Mych said:

Much more likely to see a new "unicorn" training aid than driver.  There will be a new "orange whip" or "impact snap" every couple years. I don't think there's as much unexplored territory for club designs.

Id never head of the impact snap before this... and now i want one. haha.

[LowAndLeft32]

32 minutes ago, Hertsjoatmon said:

Id never head of the impact snap before this... and now i want one. haha.

I can sell you my impact snap! 

[tannyhoban]

It seems like my unicorn drivers are those others shun or overlook. That doesn't keep me from challenging them, but the clear winner usually stays in the bag for a couple three years. 
 

Not due this year, but who knows?

[dalillama47]

19 hours ago, pdiddy3 said:

Unicorn and sleeper will be srixon zx7!! Better performance at a cheaper price point.

I believe the new ZX7 is going to be either $529 or $549.  So it's not cheaper, but it is a very good driver.

[pdiddy3]

1 hour ago, dalillama47 said:

I believe the new ZX7 is going to be either $529 or $549.  So it's not cheaper, but it is a very good driver.

Oh, it's cheaper. Just need to know where to look 😉

[Vegas408]

I am still using a Titleist 913 which I have been hitting really well. Been fighting the itch to not buy  the Mavrik.  

[Jab3384]

16 hours ago, Moshjean said:

 2016 Taylormade M2 IMO

Still my go to

[A.Princey]

3 hours ago, Jab3384 said:

Still my go to

Mine as well! 😉

[plim123]

Depends on how long ago you bought your driver. If you got a 2019 or 2020 release, chances are none of the 2021s will be a significant upgrade. 

 

But if your driver is 5+ years old, you basically can't go wrong with any of the big sticks... Just a matter of fit and feel. 

[Breezy-3-]

If Bobcat were still active on this site he’d have already spammed us all with SLDR-C gibberish. 2016 M2 and yes the Cobra LTD were unicorns. So were the G400 LST and Max. Let’s see what 2021 has to offer us all...

[sfdoddsy]

Every now and again, since about 2016, I cough up some money or take advantage of a special offer and go to fancy Trackman fitter in my city.

 

I’m lucky enough to have a swing which, whilst no longer that fast (I’m 59), is still very efficient. Usually 5* + angle of attack, 15-16 launch, spin in low 2Ks.

 

In other words what Trackman, Flightscope and Ping say is about ideal.

 

Checking my records, the numbers I got from my first test with the Callawy GBB are pretty much the same as I got with the Cobra LTD, and the Ping G400, and the Ping G410, and the Cobra F9, and the PXG Proto, and the SIM Max.

 

I haven’t checked, but I bet my Mavrik is the same.

 

I like to believe the Mavrik, for example, is better on off centre hits.

 

But I averaged 240 with the GBB, and the same with my most recent SIM Max test.

 

Assuming you are lucky like me, or fit properly, there is no unicorn.

[Myherobobhope]

Don't give the OEMs ideas... the turbulators are ugly enough... We don't need a freaking gold horn on the middle of a driver...

 

"We've captured the power of unicorn magic! Make your daughter cry and the ball fly... The new Callaway UNICRN driver" (Voiced by Orson Welles)

Edited January 16, 2021 by Myherobobhope
Added obscure Transformers the Movie joke.

[AcesAndHoles]

12 hours ago, Myherobobhope said:

Don't give the OEMs ideas... the turbulators are ugly enough... We don't need a freaking gold horn on the middle of a driver...

 

"We've captured the power of unicorn magic! Make your daughter cry and the ball fly... The new Callaway UNICRN driver" (Voiced by Orson Welles)

So down to see an actual "unicorn" driver with a horn!!!

[mlwenzlick]

Isn’t Lexi still gaming the King LTD fairway? That whole model was incredible.

[Pomps]

On 1/14/2021 at 6:22 PM, scooterhd2 said:

the days of the unicorn are over. 

I tend to agree. The science has been so strong for so many years now, and because of the guidelines on CT and such, there's only so far we can go from here. 

[JungleJimbo]

3 hours ago, mlwenzlick said:

Isn’t Lexi still gaming the King LTD fairway? That whole model was incredible.

@mlwenzlickHaven’t seen an updated Lexi WiTB for 2020... so Not sure! But yes there King LTD fairway was in Lexi’s 2019 witb. 

https://www.golfwrx.com/585130/lexi-thompson-witb-2019/
 

 

[aquapig]

The correct answer is of course not, but there will be plenty who get caught up in marketing hype and state how great their new driver is, only to slowly fade away back to their old reliable, or better yet, start the whole cycle over again next year...wash, rinse and repeat.

[aquapig]

On 1/14/2021 at 6:22 PM, scooterhd2 said:

the days of the unicorn are over. 

This is the corect answer and has been for a while now. 

 

Technology on drivers has been maxed out for years, however there will be plenty of gimmicks and talks of "speed", "forgiveness" and other catch phrases that make golfers dream of longer, straight drivers.

 

 

[BirdieBob]

Here it comes...........wait for it..............

Ready, Set...........

 

The Titleist................  TSi4

Will be buying one immediately!

Edited January 17, 2021 by BirdieBob

[2bGood]

On 1/15/2021 at 6:35 AM, cgasucks said:

Unless the USGA & R&A increases the COR and head driver head size and/or the laws of physics change no driver will be longer than the other (unless you go full DeChambeau).

 But what they have been making progress on is forgiveness on 'off centre' hits, adjustably  AND - this is the big AND - delivering optimal performance in the most aesthetically pleasing package - form and function in one package.

 

 

[MtlJeff]

For me personally, i noticed the heads to be "better" around 2016/2017 than ones previously. I started gaining like 5-7 yards. Clubs like the Epic, the M2, Ping G LST etc...I was hitting those a bit further than the previous drivers i had.

 

When i went to Carlsbad i hit the Epic 10yds further than my Ping Anser with the same shaft at the same length. At Trackman sessions that year i did the same with the TMAG M's and the Ping

 

So my feeling is around then they just all started juicing like cyclists for the tour de france...haha

 

Since then i haven't seen any gains

[Red4282]

3 hours ago, aquapig said:

This is the corect answer and has been for a while now. 

 

Technology on drivers has been maxed out for years, however there will be plenty of gimmicks and talks of "speed", "forgiveness" and other catch phrases that make golfers dream of longer, straight drivers.

 

 

I disagree somewhat. Last years SIM was as close as a unicorn to me and many others simply due to the fact it offered something not many drivers dont these days. Low spin, fade biased-actual cg toe side of center, and a great sound. Not for everyone but for faster players who miss is a hook, its unicornish.

[pinestreetgolf]

On 1/14/2021 at 5:22 PM, scooterhd2 said:

the days of the unicorn are over. 

 

Sincerely,

 

A Guy Who Invested a Ton of money in Horse Carriages around 1910

[The Mad Bomber]

I guess the only way that happens in 2021 is if you've been searching for something that hasn't been there in the past. TSi3 is, for me, the single best golf club ever made. I'm completely blown away by it. It makes every other driver look terribly ugly, the sound is better than anything I've ever hit, with SIM and the 905R being the only thing that's close to as good and the feel is just indescribable. It just feels perfect off the face. It keeps the spin down on low strikes, it actually launches noticeable lower that other drivers in the same loft which is a miracle for my delivery and ball speed wise, it seems even a tick faster than anything else. In all fairness to the last point, I haven't hit SIM2 or Epic Speed so we'll see if that's just standard fare for this years releases. So that's it - TSi3 is my 2021 unicorn. It's already become an unhealthy obsession lol

[aquapig]

Golfers are a marketer's dream. Shiny new gimmicks, then player gets giddy, uses and it's the bestest ever...then a few miss hits, a little dirty and the old unicorn comes back out of the closet or they buy into the next shiny new toy. Wash, rinse and repeat. 

 

If someone finds a new driver head to work better than anything made in the last few years, that's awesome as this game is mostly mental and confidence is a big deal. 

 

But if you 500 or more hoping to hit a new driver a lot farther or straighter...well no wonder it's named after something that doesn't exist. 

 

Heck, I'm just as guilty as the next golf nut when it comes to shiny ans new clubs. As just understand after years of buying or trying the latest and greatest, that new clubs these days are more shiny new toys rather than score changing unicorns. 

 

 

 

[pinestreetgolf]

1 hour ago, aquapig said:

Golfers are a marketer's dream. Shiny new gimmicks, then player gets giddy, uses and it's the bestest ever...then a few miss hits, a little dirty and the old unicorn comes back out of the closet or they buy into the next shiny new toy. Wash, rinse and repeat. 

 

If someone finds a new driver head to work better than anything made in the last few years, that's awesome as this game is mostly mental and confidence is a big deal. 

 

But if you 500 or more hoping to hit a new driver a lot farther or straighter...well no wonder it's named after something that doesn't exist. 

 

Heck, I'm just as guilty as the next golf nut when it comes to shiny ans new clubs. As just understand after years of buying or trying the latest and greatest, that new clubs these days are more shiny new toys rather than score changing unicorns. 

 

 

 

now imagine you wrote this the day before the first titanium driver hit the tour.

 

bottom line: nobody knows if there are any great discoveries to be made or not. Wedges were wedges until Sarazen put a flange on one. Then it took roughly 35 years for the 588 and its rounded edge to revolutionize them again. Revolutionary Golf innovations come about every 30-45 years in a particular type of club, but that’s not the same thing as they never come. It’s ridiculous - by definition - to “predict” someone else’s genius idea. You’ll totally be right - until you’re not. Of course there is more innovation coming. We just don’t know when.

[Lemonde]

On 1/16/2021 at 3:34 AM, Breezy-3- said:

If Bobcat were still active on this site he’d have already spammed us all with SLDR-C gibberish. 2016 M2 and yes the Cobra LTD were unicorns. So were the G400 LST and Max. Let’s see what 2021 has to offer us all...

Oh Bobcat.  Lol! 

[idontnoh]

On 1/15/2021 at 10:17 AM, Davidv said:

Not sure about a unicorn but one driver that has it all and is overlooked is the Cleveland Launcher HB Turbo.

To throw another underdog out there — tour edge exs 220.