00:00 should you be using a draw bias driver in 2023?
00:03 That's what we're gonna take a look at in this video.
00:06 And we're gonna do a bit of a test
00:07 where we look at three different models
00:08 set up in different ways
00:10 and see what the differences are between them.
00:12 Now, I've been lucky enough to have tested quite a few
00:15 of the new models that have come out this year.
00:17 I've been really impressed by,
00:19 I'd say by the draw bias drivers just offering me
00:22 what I felt like was a good amount of control.
00:24 So I wanted to see what that translates to
00:26 up against the driver that was set up correct for me
00:29 with a neutral ball flight.
00:31 So I've got, as I say, I've got three different drivers
00:33 from three different brands.
00:34 The first is, is TaylorMade.
00:36 This is the Stealth 2+.
00:38 This is a driver that's very much right for me.
00:40 So the weight is bang in the middle of the head
00:42 and it should offer me a fairly neutral ball flight.
00:45 So I'm gonna firstly hit a few shots
00:47 and hit five shots with this and see what the results are.
00:49 And then I'm gonna hit two draw bias drivers
00:52 that I've set up in their sort of max draw setting.
00:55 The first is the Cobra Aerojet Max.
00:58 This has the weight, the heavier weight in the heel
01:01 to promote that extra bit of draw bias.
01:03 And the second one is the Ping G430 SFT.
01:07 And I've got the weight that's in the movable track here
01:09 in the draw plus setting.
01:11 So it's in its most draw bias setting.
01:13 So I'm gonna hit a few shots, five shots with each driver,
01:16 with each of these different setups
01:18 and see exactly what the differences are.
01:20 Okay, so I'm gonna start with the TaylorMade.
01:26 It's worth saying that all the drivers
01:27 are set to nine degrees.
01:29 They've all got 65 gram shafts in.
01:32 This one is an XFLEX, the other two are S-FLEXs.
01:35 The Ping shaft is slightly shorter.
01:37 So I'm gonna grip slightly down
01:39 on the TaylorMade and the Cobra
01:40 and maybe slightly up on the Ping to help even things out.
01:44 So there are a few discrepancies.
01:45 So it's worth taking the data with a pinch of salt,
01:47 but let's get going, hit some shots and see what we find.
01:51 (ball thwacking)
01:54 Okay, so I hit some good shots
02:03 and not so good shots with this Stealth 2+,
02:05 but on the whole, pretty happy with how that performed.
02:08 Let's go into the Cobra driver.
02:11 And interestingly, as soon as I put it down,
02:13 it has a bigger footprint down behind the ball,
02:14 looks more, I guess, slightly bigger,
02:17 more generous to look down on.
02:19 And it's definitely a little bit offset.
02:20 So that face is looking a little close to me
02:22 down behind the ball at address.
02:23 But I do like the finish of that,
02:25 that sort of gray carbon crown.
02:27 I think it looks great.
02:29 Let's see how we get on.
02:30 (ball thwacking)
02:34 Okay, and now for the Ping G430SFT,
02:46 which in comparison to the Cobra driver
02:49 feels like it sits a lot square,
02:52 more neutral down behind the ball.
02:54 I really like that.
02:54 I like the idea that there's stuff at work within the head
02:58 that's gonna help me prevent from hitting it right.
03:00 But I can't see it sort of pointing left
03:02 down behind the ball.
03:03 If you want something that sits square at address,
03:05 but also want something that's gonna fight a right,
03:07 I think this does a good job of that.
03:09 It's also a nice, generous footprint down behind the ball,
03:11 quite big, bigger than the TaylorMade, similar to the Cobra.
03:14 Let's give it a go.
03:15 (ball thwacking)
03:20 (ball thwacking)
03:23 Okay, so let's take a look at the data.
03:30 And I think it's worth saying
03:31 that this is a fairly unscientific test.
03:33 I'm a three handicapper.
03:34 I'm not a robot.
03:35 I'm not a professional golfer either.
03:37 So you need to pair in some of that into mind,
03:40 plus the differences in terms of the shaft.
03:42 But there are some interesting trends
03:43 that are worth looking at here.
03:45 Now, the white shots were with the TaylorMade Stealth 2+.
03:50 And you can see the circle, the dispersion circle,
03:54 is much further to the right.
03:55 It's also a little bit tighter.
03:56 It's a driver that I like, I feel like I'm in control of,
03:59 and it's sort of, you can see it in the data there.
04:01 Now, these are the average numbers
04:03 for that TaylorMade Stealth 2 driver,
04:05 which I'd say are all very good for me.
04:08 So I'm really pleased with the performance of that.
04:10 So how did the other two compare?
04:11 Well, you'll notice that with the Cobra driver,
04:14 the spin jumps up from about 2,500 to 2,800.
04:17 Again, that's something that I would expect.
04:20 And you will notice I did hit a couple quite big lefts
04:23 with the Cobra driver.
04:24 Now, I think I'm capable of hitting quite big lefts
04:27 with the TaylorMade Stealth 2+,
04:28 so let's not read too much into it.
04:30 Other than, I do think though, that with the Cobra,
04:33 with the face sitting a little bit more offset and closed,
04:36 I struggle a little bit with commitment,
04:38 to commit to it in exactly the same way as I would do,
04:40 for instance, with a driver that sits nice and square
04:42 down behind the ball.
04:44 What did impress me about the Cobra driver
04:45 is there's plenty of distance to be had with this.
04:48 And I think the more I got used to it,
04:49 the more I'd probably be able to benefit from that distance.
04:52 And you'll notice I've hit a couple
04:54 that are right at that center line, but no big rights.
04:57 And interestingly, how far right would they have gone
05:00 if I wasn't using a draw-biased driver?
05:02 That's, we'll never know,
05:03 but it's quite an interesting thing to think about.
05:05 So moving on to the Ping, you'll notice similar amounts
05:08 of spin with the Ping driver,
05:10 similar in terms of launch.
05:11 Fantastic head and ball speed from the Ping driver,
05:14 and good overall distance, to be honest with you.
05:16 A little bit more control for me with that Ping driver.
05:18 I just feel like because it sits square,
05:20 again, I can commit to it in the way that I would
05:22 with a driver that was perhaps
05:23 a little bit better suited for me.
05:24 And again, you'll see that tendency
05:26 for the ball to finish sort of well left of the center line.
05:29 Again, that one right there,
05:30 how far right would that have gone?
05:32 We'll never know.
05:33 Interesting trends there.
05:34 You can see that with both of the draw-biased drivers,
05:37 how my dispersion has kind of moved left down the range,
05:41 exactly as you hope it would do.
05:43 I think for a lot of golfers who tend to hit drives
05:46 a lot of the time over here,
05:48 that ability to kind of bump it a little bit further left
05:51 could be really helpful.
05:53 So there you have it.
05:53 That's my look at the two draw-biased drivers,
05:56 the Ping G430SFT and the Koba Aerojet Max.
05:59 If I was to pick one of these two to put into play,
06:02 it would be the Ping G430SFT.
06:05 I think it offers really good control
06:07 as well as that bit of draw bias,
06:09 which I think many golfers would benefit from.
06:11 Having said that, I think if you are interested
06:13 in a draw-biased driver in 2023,
06:16 whichever model you go for,
06:17 I would thoroughly recommend a custom fitting
06:20 because that extra spin that I was getting
06:22 might help you find a bit more yardage.
06:24 The draw bias might help you hit a few more fairways
06:26 and give you that confidence that you need
06:28 to just swing the club a bit freer and a bit better
06:31 to hit a few more fairways.
06:32 It's an interesting one to think about.
06:34 But that's it for now from Kings Golf Studio.
06:37 Please do like the video if you've enjoyed what you've seen.
06:39 Thanks for watching.
06:40 We'll see you next time.
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