What's the loudest driver ever?

[Marty86]

I started golfing in 2011/2012 so my experience isn't as long. But when somebody hits their G425, I know exactly what driver they are hitting, it's LOUD.

[Palmydrain]

Sasquatch

 

[joostin]

This youtuber has sound videos of a bunch of drivers including a Nike SQ Sumo. Enjoy and careful with your volume 🙉

 

[mogc60]

Cleveland hibore the original one

[mogc60]

On 1/7/2023 at 6:25 PM, Cliffy2020 said:

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No shortage of UGLY here - 

Ugly yes, but one of the better drivers I ever hit. 8 degree fade flat hosel and pro force 75x shaft. Hit that for 3-4 years and drove it fantastic. 

[Cliffy2020]

8 minutes ago, mogc60 said:

Ugly yes, but one of the better drivers I ever hit. 8 degree fade flat hosel and pro force 75x shaft. Hit that for 3-4 years and drove it fantastic. 

Hit my longest drives and shot my lowest score with that turd.  Kept cracking faces, but living in AZ the turn around time for a replacement was only ~a week.  R.I.P.  ISI

[JDennis]

I have played or been around a lot of drivers the past 15 years. The loudest I have ever heard was the original Bombtech driver.  I was at a driving range and the guy next to me had one. It literally made me jump/flinch. It is absolutely obnoxious. 

[SCOTT4099]

Sasquatch

[1 iron2]

Loudest one I ever had was Cobra 427 SS.  Went long and straight and was dubbed the 'beer can'

[rebfan73]

On 1/7/2023 at 9:52 PM, bcjim said:

Cobra F-speed was  also pretty loud. Played it for years and the L4V briefly. Both loud.

Agreed

[Shallowface]

On 1/7/2023 at 8:25 PM, Cliffy2020 said:

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No shortage of UGLY here - 

Maybe.  But I'll never forget the time a retired co-worker who had never played anything but persimmon made a trip into the office to tell me that "this driver is something special."

[Shallowface]

1 hour ago, 1 iron2 said:

Loudest one I ever had was Cobra 427 SS.  Went long and straight and was dubbed the 'beer can'

I used one of those for a while.  It was loud but I always liked the sound.

 

I once assembled a Golfsmith driver called a "Solid Tone."  Couldn't have been more than 190cc and said "Foamless" on the toe.  I used an Easton shaft that I had gotten from somewhere for free.  It was a carbon core with an aluminum outer shell.  This was in the 90s and the sound it made was obnoxious, especially for that day.  I took it to the range and actually drew a crowd due to all of the noise, and happened to be hitting it really well that day.  If I would have had a trunk full of them I could have sold them all.  

[Short Pete]

The Cleveland HiBore XL and the Nike SQ. The HiBore XL felt actually pretty good, it just sounded bad. The Nike looked bad, sounded bad, the shafts were shice. This thing just plain sucked.

[Short Pete]

On 1/8/2023 at 2:25 AM, Cliffy2020 said:

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No shortage of UGLY here - 

Not beautiful, but the ultimate fairway finder back in the day. That thing was so easy to hit straight, as were the ISI S irons. The sound wsn't that bad. I still have one of these.

[03trdblack]

My vote for one of the worst offenders, and probably not one anyone on here has ever hit, is the Knuth Golf High Heat 257+.  Probably one of the best heads for higher handicaps but if your swing speed gets higher, bring some ear plugs.

 

[DJQwrx]

Any driver that hit the Nike 20Xi-X golf ball.  

[ChipNRun]

A guy who snap-hooked two straight tee shots into creek on No. 10 at a local amateur circuit tournament.

 

Oh, wait.... you guys are talking about golf clubs!

[Grateful_Jed]

I'm surprised the Ping G400 MAX hasn't made the list yet. It's loud in a good way. 

[MaineMariner]

On 1/8/2023 at 4:24 PM, GHIN n Juice said:

It is not the loudest, but the Epic Flash Subzero was disappointingly loud.  It was a great driver but sounded horrible.  You would think all the tech that goes into a Callaway driver wouldn’t sound like a tin can getting kicked down the street.

 

This was the first driver that I had to modify because the sound drove me nuts. I stuffed some yarn in the head and it sorta helped, but MAN is that an awful sounding driver. Just an ugly, loud, high pitched CLANK. It embarrassed me at the driving range.

Edited January 12, 2023 by MaineMariner

[Jim53]

4 hours ago, 03trdblack said:

My vote for one of the worst offenders, and probably not one anyone on here has ever hit, is the Knuth Golf High Heat 257+.  Probably one of the best heads for higher handicaps but if your swing speed gets higher, bring some ear plugs.

 

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Haha that is the one I have been trying to remember. Got to hit it a few years ago and while it was pretty darn long it was awful to the ears. 

Worst to me than the square Nike I had for about 4 rounds 

[PowderedToastMan]

I lost my hearing in a tragic Nike Sumo Squared accident, so can't comment on any drivers released since then. 

[bcjim]

8 minutes ago, MaineMariner said:

 

This was the first driver that I had to modify because the sound drove me nuts. I stuff some yarn in the head and it sorta helped, but MAN is that an awful sounding driver. Just an ugly, loud, high pitched CLANK. It embarrassed me at the driving range.

I still game the EFSZ and while it is louder than some, its not nearly in Cobra (Fspeed/L4V) territory. I guess its all what you're used too. 

 

 

I actually take my old Fspeed to the range frequently.  It brings me back when my driver game gets out of whack. The weird thing is that 'out of whack' for me is a wild hook yet when I hit the F speed, it goes right even though the club is visibly draw biased and, in theory, should go even more left.  Funny game.

[SmashGolfBall]

Definitely the Hammer X driver, since the guy who hit it will always yell "Boom...". No sound will be louder than that crap

[Btjohnston]

Titleist Howitzer could be heard all over the course...Nike SQ right there with it

[golfunderpar18]

On 1/7/2023 at 6:25 PM, Roejye said:

My personal driver is the r1s, that's probably the loudest of the ones I've played. Loudest would be the square drivers that others have mentioned. Oddly enough I've played with someone that had a knockoff version of the square drivers and it wasn't that loud. I guess it would help that she probably doesn't swing it fast enough to make it loud.

Agree…..have been gaming the TaylorMade R1 for many years.   It sounds like a cannon at the range!  

On 1/7/2023 at 6:25 PM, Roejye said:

 

[chavycha]

On 1/7/2023 at 5:06 PM, OttoVonBizMarkie said:

Cobra L4V and Cleveland HiBore XL. I think the L4V was louder, but the HiBore really made like a screeching sound whenever you hit the ball.

 

Seems that with the square drivers mentioned before and the HiBore, the more irregular it is shaped, the worst it sounds.

 

This. My partner has this driver and I beg her not to hit it for the sake of everyone nearby.

[Bogey Fett]

Sounds like the Nike SQ and Ping G’s have claimed top honors, but my dark horse is the Mizuno JPX EZ 2016. Not just loud, but shrill to boot.

[Pleasedwith3putts]

Nike SQ no contest

 

Honourable mention to the Epic Flash SZ if you put a lighter weight on the rear slider. Crazy how much louder it suddenly gets to the point you don't want to use it in an enclosed range 

[baudi]

Now this this would be a test!

If I remember well the Cobra Speed LD 5000 felt the loudest ever. 

[metal_on_a_stick]

1. I have a "CLANK"  I mean KRANK that I take to the range on occasion.  And have been cited for disturbing the peace of other golfers while on the range