Most Forgiving Driver in the Past 5 Years?

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45 minutes ago, Goober8 said:

I’ve got a fitting scheduled tomorrow for the 425 / 430. I just came back to the game and ima have to quit soon if I keep losing balls lol. Looking to upgrading from the Rbz stage 2 tour. I’m expecting a bit difference. 

You definitely will. I owned the RBZ Stage 2 non tour and it's gonna feel like cheating with the MAX either 425 or 430 lol 

[rlb4]

Ping G430/425

Tour Edge E723/722

[enduro]

I've owned the G400 max, the G410 plus and the Cobra LTDx . IMO the LTDx is the overall the most forgiving. It seems a lot more neutral biased and is better on lower face hits.  No matter what setting I used I could never get the G400 from going left.

[spring70]

the cobra speedzone extreme was very forgiving for me

[dmeeksDC]

On 4/26/2023 at 6:53 PM, muniman said:

I agree with everybody that has suggested Ping Max series drivers, but...don't sleep on the Mizuno ST-Z, or ST-X series. I find them to be a very forgiving driver.

The new Mizunos are quite good. The 230 ST-X is as forgiving and fast as any driver I tried so I ordered one. It has Ping-like forgiveness and I got slightly higher average ball speeds.

[Roejye]

Ping has the brand recognition for forgiveness but I remember seeing some Mizuno drivers actually had a higher moi measurement than the Ping. That being said, a lot of good heads out there. The 4 that came to mind when I saw the title were 

Ping

Mizuno 

Cleveland 

Tour edge exotics E series. 

Honestly you could probably pick whatever max version of any manufacturer and get good forgiveness. 

 

[Goober8]

On 4/27/2023 at 11:43 AM, msg said:

You definitely will. I owned the RBZ Stage 2 non tour and it's gonna feel like cheating with the MAX either 425 or 430 lol 

I actually ended up getting 430 with the Alida rouge white S. ( they included it for free) I feel like I didn’t hit the ball that great but I was getting pretty good numbers. Also bumped me down to the 9 degree head. I also hit the XS tour chrome 2.0 pretty good, but it felt just a bit too boardy. Pretty much all of my mishits stayed around 280ish and were only like 30 yards off line. While the good ones went about 295 or so. Looking forward to playing with jt. 

[KGrinols]

13 hours ago, Roejye said:

Ping has the brand recognition for forgiveness but I remember seeing some Mizuno drivers actually had a higher moi measurement than the Ping. 

I recall the same thing for the STZ220 I believe?  Many called it a better looking\sounding Ping.  (Both objective of course).

I'm looking to upgrade from my ST180 this year and it seems like there's a lot of good options for 2023.

[aquapig]

16 hours ago, KGrinols said:

I recall the same thing for the STZ220 I believe?  Many called it a better looking\sounding Ping.  (Both objective of course).

I'm looking to upgrade from my ST180 this year and it seems like there's a lot of good options for 2023.

Don't sleep on the ST190...huge leap from the 180 to 190 in terms of forgiveness, sound and feel. 

 

I've tried all the latest offerings and the ST190 w AD DI shaft just can't be beat for overall performance, looks and feel. 

[woods991]

Ping g430 max and it’s long 

[NoTalentLefty]

G max series from Ping . Just pick the number 400 410 425 430 

[dcdavis25]

I am a big fan of the Paradym X. Find it a more forgiving than the G425. Haven’t hit the G430….

[rainkingjr]

As a Ping fanboy, I'd say they make among the most forgiving out there. Haven't tried the G430 Max, but the G400 max was/is the standard bearer in my opinion. With that being said, I currently have a Cobra Ltdx and it is every bit as forgivng and long. For the price that you can land a Ltdx, it's the best best value right now in my opinion.

Edited April 29, 2023 by rainkingjr

[realmfg]

Paradym X...  X beat my G400 Max easily.  I do have a G430 max in the wrapper I need to take out against it.  The X is just so good that I can't take it out the bag.

[iNeedMoreGolf]

On 4/27/2023 at 10:54 AM, 97nismo said:

Only issue I have with ping and titleist drivers is while it’s forgiving the all black driver heads seem be tough to hit center each time and I found myself missing more.

 

For that reason it was unforgiving to me…

Im the opposite i find it easy to find center on them lol

[iNeedMoreGolf]

Rogue st max is pretty forgiving. Pings will allways be forgiving. Callaway fusion from 2017 was very forgiving. I dont particularly find taylormade drivers that forgiving but they doo smash so theyre intresting.

[Auleran87]

G430 MAX for me. TSR2 close 2nd

[raywutang]

Another vote for the Ping G430 MAX, so much more forgiving than the TSi3.  Finally the driver is something I have confidence in again.

[SwingMan]

Any thing Ping over the last 5 yrs - starting with the G400 Max.

[tannyhoban]

I’m gonna say Srixon ZX5.

Has some pop too.

 

I love this driver.

[Jpriebe46]

On 4/26/2023 at 4:27 PM, phizzy30 said:

Agree 100%.  I tested the G430, MAX and LST.  They are all forgiving to a certain degree, but the MAX was the most forgiving in terms of dispersion.  Has to be the super high MOI.  Not the longest/fastest but consistent ball speed retention across the face. 

Agreed, you will not be disappointed

[JRWalker]

On 4/26/2023 at 9:57 AM, jeppy64 said:

May not be the most popular opinion, but for me, the Cleveland HB Turbo has never let me down and will be in the bag until something else beats its' performance, looks and price combo.

 

Here's a write up of it if your curious: https://pluggedingolf.com/cleveland-launcher-hb-turbo-driver-review/

I have had the Cleveland HB Turbo for over a year and am looking to replace it -I am tired of dealing with  2 major issues - first is that the hosel is not adjustable; I would like to be able to adjust loft and lie.  The second reason is the stock shaft tip is to too soft  causing exaggerated ball height.  Non adjustable hosel makes swapping shafts mor difficult 

[gvogel]

On 4/26/2023 at 1:22 PM, Booker said:

Any of the max series from ping is your best bet for forgiveness. 

Ts 1 and tsi 1 would be in the conversation as well. 

Most of the other manufacturers first priority is hp. 

TSR1 deserves to be in the conversation.  it doesn't get much ink, but it is surprisingly good.

[Ben B]

The Mizuno ST-G 220. With both weights in the center rear track, it is as forgiving of a driver as your gonna find. If you have a "tendency", as in you usually miss hit it on the toe or heel then you can have one weight set in the center rear track and put the other weight in the rear portion of the toe or heel track (or front portion if you want to reduce a little spin). This adds a bit more mass and stability to the side you have a tendency to miss on, which keeps the miss to a minimum. 

 

I have mine set up with sleeve to plus 1* (playing 10* or so) with one weight in the rear portion of the rear center track and the other weight in the front portion of the toe side track. It's extremely forgiving on toe strikes (which is my miss) and very straight...actually a bit fade bias but that's what I want it to be. 

[BurkeA]

Extremely happy with my G425 Max. The second closest I got was TSR 2 last time I tested out. I did not get a chance to test any Taylormade's as I tend to stay away from their drivers despite playing p790's (I've had a lot of problems with TM drivers in the past, just overall quality issues but they do have great customer service and will replace anything you got if something is broken!)

[ShortSticks]

PING G430 MAX 10K. 

 

 

 

 

 

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[scotty_2987]

I’ve tried all the new drivers including the G430 10k and I keep going back to my rogue st max. For me it’s just as forgiving but the sound and feel is much better. 

[bekgolf]

 

 

Tour Edge Exotics E722 is the most forgiving driver I've ever owned or hit.  The moi is listed at 5600, I'm sure the heavier back weight I used for swing weighting brought that number up a little.  Toe shots go straight without losing much distance.  It's the best driver than nobody has heard about.

[27x10.5]

I hit the Pings listed…I absolutely hate Taylormade but the Stealth 2 non plus is the best driver I’ve ever hit for me anyway and I own it. Maybe it’s  the Ventus TR shaft but it’s extremely easy to hit and my misses fly fine. The sound is perfect 

Edited May 4 by 27x10.5

[mosesgolf]

Ping G430 Max then G425 Max.  

5 hours ago, ShortSticks said:

PING G430 MAX 10K. 

 

 

 

 

 

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