The lowest-lofted driver of 2023 is PXG GEN6 Drivers, down to 7.5° — ahead of Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond down to 8° and TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus Driver down to 8°.
All 32 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 2023 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 33 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 | 4 | 12.1% | |
| Mid handicap | 23 | 69.7% | |
| High handicap | 6 | 18.2% |
Lowest published loft
— the top 25 of 32 clubs with a loft
| # | Club | Brand | lowest loft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PXG GEN6 Drivers | PXG | 7.5° |
| 2 | Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond | Callaway | 8° |
| 2 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus Driver | TaylorMade | 8° |
| 2 | Tour Edge Exotics C723 Driver | Tour Edge | 8° |
| 5 | Srixon ZX5 LS Mk II Driver | Srixon | 8.5° |
| 6 | Callaway Paradym | Callaway | 9° |
| 6 | Callaway Paradym X | Callaway | 9° |
| 6 | Cobra AEROJET Driver | Cobra | 9° |
| 6 | Cobra AEROJET LS Driver | Cobra | 9° |
| 6 | Cobra AEROJET MAX Driver | Cobra | 9° |
| 6 | Cobra Air X Offset Driver | Cobra | 9° |
| 6 | PING G430 LST | PING | 9° |
| 6 | PING G430 MAX | PING | 9° |
| 6 | PING G430 MAX HL | PING | 9° |
| 6 | Takomo Ignis D1 Driver | Takomo | 9° |
| 6 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 Driver | TaylorMade | 9° |
| 6 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD Driver | TaylorMade | 9° |
| 6 | Titleist TSR1 Driver | Titleist | 9° |
| 6 | Tour Edge Exotics E723 Driver | Tour Edge | 9° |
| 20 | Mizuno ST-X 230 Driver | Mizuno | 9.5° |
| 20 | Mizuno ST-Z 230 Driver | Mizuno | 9.5° |
| 20 | Srixon ZX5 Mk II Driver | Srixon | 9.5° |
| 20 | Srixon ZX7 Mk II Driver | Srixon | 9.5° |
| 20 | XXIO XXIO 12 Driver | XXIO | 9.5° |
| 25 | Callaway Paradym Star Driver | Callaway | 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 32 clubs with a loft
| # | Club | Brand | lowest loft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cobra Air X Womens Driver | Cobra | 11.5° |
| 1 | PING G Le3 | PING | 11.5° |
| 3 | Callaway Paradym Star Driver | Callaway | 10.5° |
| 3 | Mizuno ST-X 230 PLTNM | Mizuno | 10.5° |
| 3 | PING G430 SFT | PING | 10.5° |
| 3 | PING G430 SFT HL | PING | 10.5° |
| 3 | Tour Edge Hot Launch E523 Driver | Tour Edge | 10.5° |
| 3 | XXIO XXIO 12 Ladies Driver | XXIO | 10.5° |
| 9 | Mizuno ST-X 230 Driver | Mizuno | 9.5° |
| 9 | Mizuno ST-Z 230 Driver | Mizuno | 9.5° |
| 9 | Srixon ZX5 Mk II Driver | Srixon | 9.5° |
| 9 | Srixon ZX7 Mk II Driver | Srixon | 9.5° |
| 9 | XXIO XXIO 12 Driver | XXIO | 9.5° |
| 14 | Callaway Paradym | Callaway | 9° |
| 14 | Callaway Paradym X | Callaway | 9° |
| 14 | Cobra AEROJET Driver | Cobra | 9° |
| 14 | Cobra AEROJET LS Driver | Cobra | 9° |
| 14 | Cobra AEROJET MAX Driver | Cobra | 9° |
| 14 | Cobra Air X Offset Driver | Cobra | 9° |
| 14 | PING G430 LST | PING | 9° |
| 14 | PING G430 MAX | PING | 9° |
| 14 | PING G430 MAX HL | PING | 9° |
| 14 | Takomo Ignis D1 Driver | Takomo | 9° |
| 14 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 Driver | TaylorMade | 9° |
| 14 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD 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
— the top 25 of 29 clubs with two or more lofts
| # | Club | Brand | loft range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PXG GEN6 Drivers | PXG | 4.5° |
| 1 | Tour Edge Hot Launch E523 Driver | Tour Edge | 4.5° |
| 3 | Cobra Air X Womens Driver | Cobra | 4° |
| 3 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus Driver | TaylorMade | 4° |
| 5 | Callaway Paradym | Callaway | 3° |
| 5 | Callaway Paradym X | Callaway | 3° |
| 5 | Cobra AEROJET Driver | Cobra | 3° |
| 5 | Cobra AEROJET MAX Driver | Cobra | 3° |
| 5 | PING G430 MAX | PING | 3° |
| 5 | PING G430 MAX HL | PING | 3° |
| 5 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 Driver | TaylorMade | 3° |
| 5 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD Driver | TaylorMade | 3° |
| 5 | Titleist TSR1 Driver | Titleist | 3° |
| 5 | Tour Edge Exotics E723 Driver | Tour Edge | 3° |
| 5 | XXIO XXIO 12 Ladies Driver | XXIO | 3° |
| 16 | Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond | Callaway | 2.5° |
| 16 | Cobra Air X Offset Driver | Cobra | 2.5° |
| 16 | Mizuno ST-X 230 Driver | Mizuno | 2.5° |
| 16 | Tour Edge Exotics C723 Driver | Tour Edge | 2.5° |
| 20 | Srixon ZX5 LS Mk II Driver | Srixon | 2° |
| 20 | XXIO XXIO 12 Driver | XXIO | 2° |
| 22 | Callaway Paradym Star Driver | Callaway | 1.5° |
| 22 | Cobra AEROJET LS Driver | Cobra | 1.5° |
| 22 | Mizuno ST-X 230 PLTNM | Mizuno | 1.5° |
| 22 | PING G430 LST | PING | 1.5° |
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.
Narrowest loft range
— the top 25 of 29 clubs with two or more lofts
| # | Club | Brand | loft range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mizuno ST-Z 230 Driver | Mizuno | 1° |
| 1 | Srixon ZX5 Mk II Driver | Srixon | 1° |
| 1 | Srixon ZX7 Mk II Driver | Srixon | 1° |
| 4 | Callaway Paradym Star Driver | Callaway | 1.5° |
| 4 | Cobra AEROJET LS Driver | Cobra | 1.5° |
| 4 | Mizuno ST-X 230 PLTNM | Mizuno | 1.5° |
| 4 | PING G430 LST | PING | 1.5° |
| 4 | Takomo Ignis D1 Driver | Takomo | 1.5° |
| 9 | Srixon ZX5 LS Mk II Driver | Srixon | 2° |
| 9 | XXIO XXIO 12 Driver | XXIO | 2° |
| 11 | Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond | Callaway | 2.5° |
| 11 | Cobra Air X Offset Driver | Cobra | 2.5° |
| 11 | Mizuno ST-X 230 Driver | Mizuno | 2.5° |
| 11 | Tour Edge Exotics C723 Driver | Tour Edge | 2.5° |
| 15 | Callaway Paradym | Callaway | 3° |
| 15 | Callaway Paradym X | Callaway | 3° |
| 15 | Cobra AEROJET Driver | Cobra | 3° |
| 15 | Cobra AEROJET MAX Driver | Cobra | 3° |
| 15 | PING G430 MAX | PING | 3° |
| 15 | PING G430 MAX HL | PING | 3° |
| 15 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 Driver | TaylorMade | 3° |
| 15 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD Driver | TaylorMade | 3° |
| 15 | Titleist TSR1 Driver | Titleist | 3° |
| 15 | Tour Edge Exotics E723 Driver | Tour Edge | 3° |
| 15 | XXIO XXIO 12 Ladies Driver | XXIO | 3° |
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 25 clubs with a lie angle
| # | Club | Brand | lie angle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tour Edge Hot Launch E523 Driver | Tour Edge | 62° |
| 2 | Cobra Air X Offset Driver | Cobra | 61° |
| 2 | Cobra Air X Womens Driver | Cobra | 61° |
| 4 | Callaway Paradym X | Callaway | 60° |
| 4 | PXG GEN6 Drivers | PXG | 60° |
| 6 | Callaway Paradym Star Driver | Callaway | 59.5° |
| 7 | Titleist TSR1 Driver | Titleist | 59° |
| 7 | XXIO XXIO 12 Driver | XXIO | 59° |
| 7 | XXIO XXIO 12 Ladies Driver | XXIO | 59° |
| 10 | PING G Le3 | PING | 58.5° |
| 10 | PING G430 SFT | PING | 58.5° |
| 10 | Srixon ZX5 LS Mk II Driver | Srixon | 58.5° |
| 10 | Srixon ZX5 Mk II Driver | Srixon | 58.5° |
| 10 | Srixon ZX7 Mk II Driver | Srixon | 58.5° |
| 10 | Tour Edge Exotics E723 Driver | Tour Edge | 58.5° |
| 16 | Cobra AEROJET MAX Driver | Cobra | 58.2° |
| 17 | PING G430 MAX | PING | 58° |
| 17 | PING G430 MAX HL | PING | 58° |
| 17 | PING G430 SFT HL | PING | 58° |
| 17 | Tour Edge Exotics C723 Driver | Tour Edge | 58° |
| 21 | Cobra AEROJET Driver | Cobra | 57.2° |
| 22 | Callaway Paradym | Callaway | 57° |
| 22 | Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond | Callaway | 57° |
| 24 | PING G430 LST | PING | 56.5° |
| 25 | Cobra AEROJET LS Driver | Cobra | 56.2° |
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 25 clubs with a lie angle
| # | Club | Brand | lie angle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cobra AEROJET LS Driver | Cobra | 56.2° |
| 2 | PING G430 LST | PING | 56.5° |
| 3 | Callaway Paradym | Callaway | 57° |
| 3 | Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond | Callaway | 57° |
| 5 | Cobra AEROJET Driver | Cobra | 57.2° |
| 6 | PING G430 MAX | PING | 58° |
| 6 | PING G430 MAX HL | PING | 58° |
| 6 | PING G430 SFT HL | PING | 58° |
| 6 | Tour Edge Exotics C723 Driver | Tour Edge | 58° |
| 10 | Cobra AEROJET MAX Driver | Cobra | 58.2° |
| 11 | PING G Le3 | PING | 58.5° |
| 11 | PING G430 SFT | PING | 58.5° |
| 11 | Srixon ZX5 LS Mk II Driver | Srixon | 58.5° |
| 11 | Srixon ZX5 Mk II Driver | Srixon | 58.5° |
| 11 | Srixon ZX7 Mk II Driver | Srixon | 58.5° |
| 11 | Tour Edge Exotics E723 Driver | Tour Edge | 58.5° |
| 17 | Titleist TSR1 Driver | Titleist | 59° |
| 17 | XXIO XXIO 12 Driver | XXIO | 59° |
| 17 | XXIO XXIO 12 Ladies Driver | XXIO | 59° |
| 20 | Callaway Paradym Star Driver | Callaway | 59.5° |
| 21 | Callaway Paradym X | Callaway | 60° |
| 21 | PXG GEN6 Drivers | PXG | 60° |
| 23 | Cobra Air X Offset Driver | Cobra | 61° |
| 23 | Cobra Air X Womens Driver | Cobra | 61° |
| 25 | Tour Edge Hot Launch E523 Driver | Tour Edge | 62° |
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 32 clubs with a length
| # | Club | Brand | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cobra Air X Offset Driver | Cobra | 46" |
| 2 | Callaway Paradym | Callaway | 45.8" |
| 2 | Callaway Paradym Star Driver | Callaway | 45.8" |
| 2 | Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond | Callaway | 45.8" |
| 2 | Callaway Paradym X | Callaway | 45.8" |
| 2 | Mizuno ST-X 230 PLTNM | Mizuno | 45.8" |
| 2 | PING G430 LST | PING | 45.8" |
| 2 | PING G430 MAX | PING | 45.8" |
| 2 | PING G430 MAX HL | PING | 45.8" |
| 2 | PING G430 SFT | PING | 45.8" |
| 2 | PING G430 SFT HL | PING | 45.8" |
| 2 | Takomo Ignis D1 Driver | Takomo | 45.8" |
| 2 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 Driver | TaylorMade | 45.8" |
| 2 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus Driver | TaylorMade | 45.8" |
| 2 | Titleist TSR1 Driver | Titleist | 45.8" |
| 2 | XXIO XXIO 12 Driver | XXIO | 45.8" |
| 17 | Cobra AEROJET Driver | Cobra | 45.5" |
| 17 | Cobra AEROJET LS Driver | Cobra | 45.5" |
| 17 | Cobra AEROJET MAX Driver | Cobra | 45.5" |
| 17 | PXG GEN6 Drivers | PXG | 45.5" |
| 17 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD Driver | TaylorMade | 45.5" |
| 17 | Tour Edge Exotics C723 Driver | Tour Edge | 45.5" |
| 17 | Tour Edge Exotics E723 Driver | Tour Edge | 45.5" |
| 24 | Srixon ZX5 LS Mk II Driver | Srixon | 45.3" |
| 24 | Srixon ZX5 Mk II 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 32 clubs with a length
| # | Club | Brand | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tour Edge Hot Launch E523 Driver | Tour Edge | 44.5" |
| 1 | XXIO XXIO 12 Ladies Driver | XXIO | 44.5" |
| 3 | Cobra Air X Womens Driver | Cobra | 44.8" |
| 3 | PING G Le3 | PING | 44.8" |
| 5 | Mizuno ST-X 230 Driver | Mizuno | 45" |
| 5 | Mizuno ST-Z 230 Driver | Mizuno | 45" |
| 7 | Srixon ZX5 LS Mk II Driver | Srixon | 45.3" |
| 7 | Srixon ZX5 Mk II Driver | Srixon | 45.3" |
| 7 | Srixon ZX7 Mk II Driver | Srixon | 45.3" |
| 10 | Cobra AEROJET Driver | Cobra | 45.5" |
| 10 | Cobra AEROJET LS Driver | Cobra | 45.5" |
| 10 | Cobra AEROJET MAX Driver | Cobra | 45.5" |
| 10 | PXG GEN6 Drivers | PXG | 45.5" |
| 10 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD Driver | TaylorMade | 45.5" |
| 10 | Tour Edge Exotics C723 Driver | Tour Edge | 45.5" |
| 10 | Tour Edge Exotics E723 Driver | Tour Edge | 45.5" |
| 17 | Callaway Paradym | Callaway | 45.8" |
| 17 | Callaway Paradym Star Driver | Callaway | 45.8" |
| 17 | Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond | Callaway | 45.8" |
| 17 | Callaway Paradym X | Callaway | 45.8" |
| 17 | Mizuno ST-X 230 PLTNM | Mizuno | 45.8" |
| 17 | PING G430 LST | PING | 45.8" |
| 17 | PING G430 MAX | PING | 45.8" |
| 17 | PING G430 MAX HL | PING | 45.8" |
| 17 | PING G430 SFT | PING | 45.8" |
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 12 brands with the most, of 12 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PING | 6 | 18.2% | |
| Cobra | 5 | 15.2% | |
| Callaway | 4 | 12.1% | |
| Mizuno | 3 | 9.1% | |
| Srixon | 3 | 9.1% | |
| TaylorMade | 3 | 9.1% | |
| Tour Edge | 3 | 9.1% | |
| XXIO | 2 | 6.1% | |
| PXG | 1 | 3.0% | |
| Takomo | 1 | 3.0% | |
| Titleist | 1 | 3.0% | |
| Wilson | 1 | 3.0% |