The lowest-lofted driver of 2021 is PXG GEN4 Drivers, down to 7.5° — ahead of TaylorMade SIM2 Driver down to 8° and Titleist TSi4 Driver down to 8°.
All 29 drivers with a loft are ranked below, along with 7 more lists: highest opening loft, widest loft range, narrowest loft range, most upright lie, flattest lie, longest, shortest.
Every driver the record publishes a 2021 release year for. A model year is the year a club was launched, not the year it was designed or the year it left the shops — a driver still on sale is still filed under the year it launched.
Each figure is ranked from both ends — strongest and weakest, most and least — over the same clubs, and each list counts only the clubs that publish that figure, so the totals differ between them. Loft, lie, offset and bounce are fitting specifications — a stronger loft is a longer-carrying club of the same name, not a better one, and neither end of any list here is the good end. How this is worked out.
Who they are built for
The 29 drivers by handicap band — DERIVED from published loft, offset and length by the same classifier the fitting uses, never taken from a maker's marketing copy. A club whose category publishes nothing to read keeps its own row rather than being sorted into a band nobody computed.
| Handicap band | drivers | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low handicap | 2 | 6.9% | |
| Mid handicap | 20 | 69.0% | |
| High handicap | 7 | 24.1% |
Lowest published loft
— the top 25 of 29 clubs with a loft
| # | Club | Brand | lowest loft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PXG GEN4 Drivers | PXG | 7.5° |
| 2 | TaylorMade SIM2 Driver | TaylorMade | 8° |
| 2 | Titleist TSi4 Driver | Titleist | 8° |
| 4 | Ben Hogan GS53 Driver | Ben Hogan | 9° |
| 4 | Callaway Epic Max | Callaway | 9° |
| 4 | Callaway Epic Max LS | Callaway | 9° |
| 4 | Callaway Epic Speed | Callaway | 9° |
| 4 | Cleveland Launcher XL Driver | Cleveland | 9° |
| 4 | Cobra RADSPEED Driver | Cobra | 9° |
| 4 | Cobra RADSPEED XB Driver | Cobra | 9° |
| 4 | Honma T//World GS Driver | Honma | 9° |
| 4 | Mizuno ST-G 220 Driver | Mizuno | 9° |
| 4 | PING G425 LST | PING | 9° |
| 4 | PING G425 MAX | PING | 9° |
| 4 | TaylorMade SIM2 Max Driver | TaylorMade | 9° |
| 4 | TaylorMade SIM2 Max•D Driver | TaylorMade | 9° |
| 4 | Titleist TSi1 Driver | Titleist | 9° |
| 18 | Mizuno ST-Z Driver | Mizuno | 9.5° |
| 18 | Srixon ZX5 Driver | Srixon | 9.5° |
| 18 | Srixon ZX7 Driver | Srixon | 9.5° |
| 18 | Tour Edge Exotics C721 Driver | Tour Edge | 9.5° |
| 18 | Tour Edge Exotics Pro 721 Driver | Tour Edge | 9.5° |
| 23 | Honma BERES 08 Aizu Driver | Honma | 10° |
| 23 | Honma BERES 08 Black Driver | Honma | 10° |
| 25 | Cleveland Launcher XL Lite Driver | Cleveland | 10.5° |
The lowest loft the model is sold in. A driver line opening at 8° and one opening at 10.5° are aimed at different players; this is that difference, stated in the manufacturer’s own numbers. Irons are excluded — their lowest loft is whichever long iron the set happens to start at, which measures set composition rather than the club.
Highest opening loft
— the top 25 of 29 clubs with a loft
| # | Club | Brand | lowest loft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Launcher XL Lite Driver | Cleveland | 10.5° |
| 1 | Cobra RADSPEED XD Driver | Cobra | 10.5° |
| 1 | Mizuno ST-X Driver | Mizuno | 10.5° |
| 1 | PING G425 SFT | PING | 10.5° |
| 1 | Wilson Launch Pad Driver | Wilson | 10.5° |
| 6 | Honma BERES 08 Aizu Driver | Honma | 10° |
| 6 | Honma BERES 08 Black Driver | Honma | 10° |
| 8 | Mizuno ST-Z Driver | Mizuno | 9.5° |
| 8 | Srixon ZX5 Driver | Srixon | 9.5° |
| 8 | Srixon ZX7 Driver | Srixon | 9.5° |
| 8 | Tour Edge Exotics C721 Driver | Tour Edge | 9.5° |
| 8 | Tour Edge Exotics Pro 721 Driver | Tour Edge | 9.5° |
| 13 | Ben Hogan GS53 Driver | Ben Hogan | 9° |
| 13 | Callaway Epic Max | Callaway | 9° |
| 13 | Callaway Epic Max LS | Callaway | 9° |
| 13 | Callaway Epic Speed | Callaway | 9° |
| 13 | Cleveland Launcher XL Driver | Cleveland | 9° |
| 13 | Cobra RADSPEED Driver | Cobra | 9° |
| 13 | Cobra RADSPEED XB Driver | Cobra | 9° |
| 13 | Honma T//World GS Driver | Honma | 9° |
| 13 | Mizuno ST-G 220 Driver | Mizuno | 9° |
| 13 | PING G425 LST | PING | 9° |
| 13 | PING G425 MAX | PING | 9° |
| 13 | TaylorMade SIM2 Max Driver | TaylorMade | 9° |
| 13 | TaylorMade SIM2 Max•D Driver | TaylorMade | 9° |
The lowest loft the model is sold in. A driver line opening at 8° and one opening at 10.5° are aimed at different players; this is that difference, stated in the manufacturer’s own numbers. Irons are excluded — their lowest loft is whichever long iron the set happens to start at, which measures set composition rather than the club.
Widest loft range
— all 25 clubs with two or more lofts
| # | Club | Brand | loft range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PXG GEN4 Drivers | PXG | 4.5° |
| 2 | Callaway Epic Max | Callaway | 3° |
| 2 | Callaway Epic Speed | Callaway | 3° |
| 2 | Cleveland Launcher XL Driver | Cleveland | 3° |
| 2 | Cobra RADSPEED XB Driver | Cobra | 3° |
| 2 | PING G425 MAX | PING | 3° |
| 2 | TaylorMade SIM2 Max Driver | TaylorMade | 3° |
| 2 | TaylorMade SIM2 Max•D Driver | TaylorMade | 3° |
| 2 | Titleist TSi1 Driver | Titleist | 3° |
| 10 | Honma T//World GS Driver | Honma | 2.5° |
| 10 | TaylorMade SIM2 Driver | TaylorMade | 2.5° |
| 10 | Tour Edge Exotics C721 Driver | Tour Edge | 2.5° |
| 10 | Wilson Launch Pad Driver | Wilson | 2.5° |
| 14 | Titleist TSi4 Driver | Titleist | 2° |
| 15 | Ben Hogan GS53 Driver | Ben Hogan | 1.5° |
| 15 | Callaway Epic Max LS | Callaway | 1.5° |
| 15 | Cleveland Launcher XL Lite Driver | Cleveland | 1.5° |
| 15 | Cobra RADSPEED Driver | Cobra | 1.5° |
| 15 | Cobra RADSPEED XD Driver | Cobra | 1.5° |
| 15 | Mizuno ST-X Driver | Mizuno | 1.5° |
| 15 | PING G425 LST | PING | 1.5° |
| 22 | Mizuno ST-Z Driver | Mizuno | 1° |
| 22 | Srixon ZX5 Driver | Srixon | 1° |
| 22 | Srixon ZX7 Driver | Srixon | 1° |
| 22 | Tour Edge Exotics Pro 721 Driver | Tour Edge | 1° |
Degrees between the highest and lowest loft the model is published in — how far the line stretches to fit different players. Measured over the lofts on record for the model; a model we hold in a single loft has an unmeasured span and is left off rather than recorded as zero. Putters are excluded, being sold at one loft.
Narrowest loft range
— all 25 clubs with two or more lofts
| # | Club | Brand | loft range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mizuno ST-Z Driver | Mizuno | 1° |
| 1 | Srixon ZX5 Driver | Srixon | 1° |
| 1 | Srixon ZX7 Driver | Srixon | 1° |
| 1 | Tour Edge Exotics Pro 721 Driver | Tour Edge | 1° |
| 5 | Ben Hogan GS53 Driver | Ben Hogan | 1.5° |
| 5 | Callaway Epic Max LS | Callaway | 1.5° |
| 5 | Cleveland Launcher XL Lite Driver | Cleveland | 1.5° |
| 5 | Cobra RADSPEED Driver | Cobra | 1.5° |
| 5 | Cobra RADSPEED XD Driver | Cobra | 1.5° |
| 5 | Mizuno ST-X Driver | Mizuno | 1.5° |
| 5 | PING G425 LST | PING | 1.5° |
| 12 | Titleist TSi4 Driver | Titleist | 2° |
| 13 | Honma T//World GS Driver | Honma | 2.5° |
| 13 | TaylorMade SIM2 Driver | TaylorMade | 2.5° |
| 13 | Tour Edge Exotics C721 Driver | Tour Edge | 2.5° |
| 13 | Wilson Launch Pad Driver | Wilson | 2.5° |
| 17 | Callaway Epic Max | Callaway | 3° |
| 17 | Callaway Epic Speed | Callaway | 3° |
| 17 | Cleveland Launcher XL Driver | Cleveland | 3° |
| 17 | Cobra RADSPEED XB Driver | Cobra | 3° |
| 17 | PING G425 MAX | PING | 3° |
| 17 | TaylorMade SIM2 Max Driver | TaylorMade | 3° |
| 17 | TaylorMade SIM2 Max•D Driver | TaylorMade | 3° |
| 17 | Titleist TSi1 Driver | Titleist | 3° |
| 25 | PXG GEN4 Drivers | PXG | 4.5° |
Degrees between the highest and lowest loft the model is published in — how far the line stretches to fit different players. Measured over the lofts on record for the model; a model we hold in a single loft has an unmeasured span and is left off rather than recorded as zero. Putters are excluded, being sold at one loft.
Most upright lie
— all 19 clubs with a lie angle
| # | Club | Brand | lie angle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Launcher XL Driver | Cleveland | 60° |
| 1 | Cleveland Launcher XL Lite Driver | Cleveland | 60° |
| 1 | PXG GEN4 Drivers | PXG | 60° |
| 4 | Cobra RADSPEED XB Driver | Cobra | 59.5° |
| 4 | Cobra RADSPEED XD Driver | Cobra | 59.5° |
| 4 | Honma BERES 08 Aizu Driver | Honma | 59.5° |
| 4 | Honma BERES 08 Black Driver | Honma | 59.5° |
| 8 | Callaway Epic Max | Callaway | 59° |
| 8 | Srixon ZX5 Driver | Srixon | 59° |
| 8 | Srixon ZX7 Driver | Srixon | 59° |
| 8 | Titleist TSi1 Driver | Titleist | 59° |
| 8 | Tour Edge Exotics C721 Driver | Tour Edge | 59° |
| 13 | Cobra RADSPEED Driver | Cobra | 58.5° |
| 13 | PING G425 MAX | PING | 58.5° |
| 13 | PING G425 SFT | PING | 58.5° |
| 13 | Titleist TSi4 Driver | Titleist | 58.5° |
| 17 | Callaway Epic Speed | Callaway | 58° |
| 18 | Callaway Epic Max LS | Callaway | 57° |
| 18 | PING G425 LST | PING | 57° |
The published lie angle, measured from the ground. Irons are read at the 7-iron; every other category at the most upright figure the model publishes. PING quotes putter lie from vertical rather than horizontal, so those figures are converted onto the common scale before comparison and the club’s own page still shows the number PING published.
Flattest lie
— all 19 clubs with a lie angle
| # | Club | Brand | lie angle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callaway Epic Max LS | Callaway | 57° |
| 1 | PING G425 LST | PING | 57° |
| 3 | Callaway Epic Speed | Callaway | 58° |
| 4 | Cobra RADSPEED Driver | Cobra | 58.5° |
| 4 | PING G425 MAX | PING | 58.5° |
| 4 | PING G425 SFT | PING | 58.5° |
| 4 | Titleist TSi4 Driver | Titleist | 58.5° |
| 8 | Callaway Epic Max | Callaway | 59° |
| 8 | Srixon ZX5 Driver | Srixon | 59° |
| 8 | Srixon ZX7 Driver | Srixon | 59° |
| 8 | Titleist TSi1 Driver | Titleist | 59° |
| 8 | Tour Edge Exotics C721 Driver | Tour Edge | 59° |
| 13 | Cobra RADSPEED XB Driver | Cobra | 59.5° |
| 13 | Cobra RADSPEED XD Driver | Cobra | 59.5° |
| 13 | Honma BERES 08 Aizu Driver | Honma | 59.5° |
| 13 | Honma BERES 08 Black Driver | Honma | 59.5° |
| 17 | Cleveland Launcher XL Driver | Cleveland | 60° |
| 17 | Cleveland Launcher XL Lite Driver | Cleveland | 60° |
| 17 | PXG GEN4 Drivers | PXG | 60° |
The published lie angle, measured from the ground. Irons are read at the 7-iron; every other category at the most upright figure the model publishes. PING quotes putter lie from vertical rather than horizontal, so those figures are converted onto the common scale before comparison and the club’s own page still shows the number PING published.
Longest
— the top 25 of 27 clubs with a length
| # | Club | Brand | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Launcher XL Lite Driver | Cleveland | 46" |
| 1 | Honma BERES 08 Aizu Driver | Honma | 46" |
| 1 | Honma BERES 08 Black Driver | Honma | 46" |
| 4 | Callaway Epic Max | Callaway | 45.8" |
| 4 | Callaway Epic Max LS | Callaway | 45.8" |
| 4 | Callaway Epic Speed | Callaway | 45.8" |
| 4 | Cleveland Launcher XL Driver | Cleveland | 45.8" |
| 4 | Cobra RADSPEED XB Driver | Cobra | 45.8" |
| 4 | Cobra RADSPEED XD Driver | Cobra | 45.8" |
| 4 | Mizuno ST-X Driver | Mizuno | 45.8" |
| 4 | PING G425 LST | PING | 45.8" |
| 4 | PING G425 MAX | PING | 45.8" |
| 4 | PING G425 SFT | PING | 45.8" |
| 4 | TaylorMade SIM2 Driver | TaylorMade | 45.8" |
| 4 | TaylorMade SIM2 Max Driver | TaylorMade | 45.8" |
| 4 | TaylorMade SIM2 Max•D Driver | TaylorMade | 45.8" |
| 4 | Titleist TSi1 Driver | Titleist | 45.8" |
| 18 | Ben Hogan GS53 Driver | Ben Hogan | 45.5" |
| 18 | PXG GEN4 Drivers | PXG | 45.5" |
| 18 | Titleist TSi4 Driver | Titleist | 45.5" |
| 18 | Tour Edge Exotics C721 Driver | Tour Edge | 45.5" |
| 18 | Wilson Launch Pad Driver | Wilson | 45.5" |
| 23 | Cobra RADSPEED Driver | Cobra | 45.3" |
| 23 | Srixon ZX5 Driver | Srixon | 45.3" |
| 23 | Srixon ZX7 Driver | Srixon | 45.3" |
Published playing length in inches. Irons are read at the 7-iron, so a set starting at a 3-iron is not credited with length a set starting at a 5-iron never had; every other category is read at the longest club the model is published in.
Shortest
— the top 25 of 27 clubs with a length
| # | Club | Brand | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mizuno ST-G 220 Driver | Mizuno | 45" |
| 1 | Mizuno ST-Z Driver | Mizuno | 45" |
| 3 | Cobra RADSPEED Driver | Cobra | 45.3" |
| 3 | Srixon ZX5 Driver | Srixon | 45.3" |
| 3 | Srixon ZX7 Driver | Srixon | 45.3" |
| 6 | Ben Hogan GS53 Driver | Ben Hogan | 45.5" |
| 6 | PXG GEN4 Drivers | PXG | 45.5" |
| 6 | Titleist TSi4 Driver | Titleist | 45.5" |
| 6 | Tour Edge Exotics C721 Driver | Tour Edge | 45.5" |
| 6 | Wilson Launch Pad Driver | Wilson | 45.5" |
| 11 | Callaway Epic Max | Callaway | 45.8" |
| 11 | Callaway Epic Max LS | Callaway | 45.8" |
| 11 | Callaway Epic Speed | Callaway | 45.8" |
| 11 | Cleveland Launcher XL Driver | Cleveland | 45.8" |
| 11 | Cobra RADSPEED XB Driver | Cobra | 45.8" |
| 11 | Cobra RADSPEED XD Driver | Cobra | 45.8" |
| 11 | Mizuno ST-X Driver | Mizuno | 45.8" |
| 11 | PING G425 LST | PING | 45.8" |
| 11 | PING G425 MAX | PING | 45.8" |
| 11 | PING G425 SFT | PING | 45.8" |
| 11 | TaylorMade SIM2 Driver | TaylorMade | 45.8" |
| 11 | TaylorMade SIM2 Max Driver | TaylorMade | 45.8" |
| 11 | TaylorMade SIM2 Max•D Driver | TaylorMade | 45.8" |
| 11 | Titleist TSi1 Driver | Titleist | 45.8" |
| 25 | Cleveland Launcher XL Lite Driver | Cleveland | 46" |
Published playing length in inches. Irons are read at the 7-iron, so a set starting at a 3-iron is not credited with length a set starting at a 5-iron never had; every other category is read at the longest club the model is published in.
Who makes them
The 13 brands with the most, of 13 with at least one driver on record. Each brand with its own boards links to them, where its line is ranked against itself and never against another maker's.
| Brand | drivers | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callaway | 3 | 10.3% | |
| Cobra | 3 | 10.3% | |
| Honma | 3 | 10.3% | |
| Mizuno | 3 | 10.3% | |
| PING | 3 | 10.3% | |
| TaylorMade | 3 | 10.3% | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 6.9% | |
| Srixon | 2 | 6.9% | |
| Titleist | 2 | 6.9% | |
| Tour Edge | 2 | 6.9% | |
| Ben Hogan | 1 | 3.4% | |
| PXG | 1 | 3.4% | |
| Wilson | 1 | 3.4% |