00:00 The 2024 driver releases have been all about lovely safe things like stability, forgiveness,
00:06 and MOI. We all still want our driver to be able to unleash rockets, don't we? I'm here today to
00:11 find out which of the 2024 drivers is the longest for me. I've set up a good old-fashioned slugfest
00:20 today. I've brought with me the eight longest-hitting models for me personally of all
00:24 the major brands that I've tested this year, and that includes the Callaway Paradigm AI Smoke
00:29 Triple Diamond, the Cobra Darkspeed LS, the Mizuno STG, My Gamer, the Ping G430 Max 10K,
00:37 the PXG Black Ops Tour 1, the Srixon ZX5 LS, the TaylorMade QI10 Standard model, and last but not
00:46 least, the Titleist TSR2. And if you like the look of any of those products, we've put some handy
00:51 links in the description down below to find you the best price in your region. Okay, the rules of
00:56 the games are simple. I've got the Foresight GC Quad Launch Monitor with me. We're going to have
01:01 three rounds, one hit with each driver, and the longest carry of the day is going to win. No
01:05 averages, no combined yardages, no grid to hit like the Long Drive boys, just the longest single
01:11 carry. And that will be named my longest driver of 2024. Right, now before anyone jumps into the
01:16 comments down below, I've tried to make this test as fair and equitable as possible in terms of club
01:21 setup. Now, I've not got the exact same shaft for every club, but they're all pretty much around the
01:26 65 gram X-Flex mark, all at 45.75 inches, D3 swing weight or there thereabouts, and as close to my
01:33 favorite 8 degree loft as possible. It's just a bit of fun, so just relax. Let's go and hit some
01:39 and see how we get on. So a couple more rules I need to mention. I'm going to use the same ball
01:43 throughout. I'm going to use the Titleist Pro V1X, and I'm also going to do it in rounds. I'm not
01:48 just going to hit three with one driver and then work like that because I've got me some fatigue
01:52 issues towards the end once I'm starting to puff a bit. So we're going to hit one ball with each
01:56 driver in round one, do the same for round two, and the same for round three. I'm also going to
02:00 go alphabetically to keep it fair. So the first up for me is the Callaway Paradigm AI Smoke
02:06 Triple Diamond. I loved the AI Smoke Triple Diamond in testing. The new face provides forgiveness
02:14 across the board. I got some aggressive ball speed and spin numbers, and I really like the
02:18 new gray colorway they've introduced to replace the navy. Okay, decent start there. 190 mile an
02:24 hour club head speed, 302 yards of carry. Okay, next up in round one, we've got the Cobra Dark
02:29 Speed LS. I've got really high hopes for the Cobra Dark Speed LS here. In testing, it provided me
02:36 some really good ball speed and spin numbers. Love the adjustability of this head, and the new look
02:42 is fantastic. Okay, good club head speed there, 124. Didn't strike it great, 293 carry for the
02:48 first round. Next up in the first round, the Mizuno STG. Little bit of a dark horse, this one,
02:55 the Mizuno STG. Mizuno not typically renowned for their drivers, but I really enjoyed this in
03:01 testing. Again, provided me some good ball speed and some really nice stable flights.
03:05 Interested to see how this goes. Okay, again, created some decent club head speed, 123.
03:10 Bit out the heel, 283 to start off for that. Now, the love of my life, my game of the Ping G430 Max
03:17 10K. I shouldn't have my favorite in this competition, but I do. It's my game of the Ping
03:22 G430 Max 10K. What I love about this is the all-round performance, stability, forgiveness,
03:28 it finds me fairways, still produces good ball speed and spin, so let's find out if it can win
03:32 a distance race. Okay, better ball speed, 171 on the ball speed, 305 on the carry. Good start for
03:38 the Ping. Next up, an absolute spin killer, the PXG Black Ops Tour 1. Really impressed with this
03:44 in testing and the other standard model, really, really good, especially in terms of sound and
03:48 feel, but this is a real spin killer. Apparently, no one makes clubs like PXG, so let's find out.
03:54 Good start for PXG. As I said, a real spin killer, about 200 revs, less than anything I've hit so far
03:59 and 301 carry is not a bad start. Cool. Now, a bit of a dark horse for me here, the Strixon ZX5 LS.
04:07 Interested to see the Strixon ZX5 LS. It's a bit of a dark horse. It was in my bag for a little
04:13 while. It's got no carbon in it, so it's got a slightly harsher sound and feel, so I'm interested
04:18 to see if it can keep up with the big boys. Bit spinny, that one. Didn't quite get it, a little
04:22 low off the heel, 280 carry. Okay, arguably the tournament favorite because it was my longest in
04:27 testing, the TaylorMade QI10 standard model. Some of you might be surprised not to see the LS model
04:33 in here, but I, like Rory McIlroy, got my best results with the standard model. Super aggressive
04:39 on ball speed, nice low spin numbers, possibly the favorite in this race. Let's see how it gets on.
04:44 Okay, interesting. Loads of speed, longest carry at 308, next to no spin and a little bit volatile
04:52 in terms of its dispersion there. Okay, last but not least, probably the cleanest looking
04:57 driver from the top, the Titleist TSR2. Some of you might be surprised not to see a TSR3 or 4 in
05:06 here even, but again, I got my best results and my best launch conditions with a slightly higher MOI
05:11 ahead and my best distance, so I'm really keen to see how this gets on. Wow, okay, that surprised me.
05:16 Longest carry of that round, 311, TSR2, very low on spin, but that's not what it's about. Longest
05:23 carry today. Okay, so that's all the round one hitting done. I'm going to pop the leaderboard
05:27 up there so you can see where we stand. As you'll see, my top three are the Ping, the TaylorMade,
05:33 and Titleist, but that could all change in round two. Now I'm limbered up a bit, so let's get in
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06:16 I hope you enjoyed that little bit of B-roll there. That's round two taken care of. As you'll
06:21 see from the leaderboard, there was no change to the top three. However, I did improve my numbers
06:25 with the Srixon, the Callaway, and the Mizuno drivers, just not enough to sneak into that top
06:30 three yet, but all could change in the all-important final round. I'm going to switch up a little bit
06:35 here and we're going to go in leader order like you would on the PGA Tour, so the leader is going
06:39 to be last. Currently in eighth place with the longest carry of 283 yards is the Mizuno STG,
06:45 so it's time to see if we can get it moving up a bit. Okay, so I've hit that well. Decent ball
06:54 speed. It has moved up. It's got up to 289, but that's not enough to move it from eighth place.
07:01 Right, coming into this final round in seventh place, the Cobra Darkspeed LS
07:05 293. Let's see if it's got any more in the tank.
07:12 Pretty good. A little bit off the top edge maybe. Wow. That has come out like a rocket. 124 miles
07:19 an hour club head speed, 314 yards of carry. That is the new leader. Right, well, that Darkspeed
07:24 hits just really put the cat amongst the pigeons and it's put the rest of these
07:27 drivers under a bit of pressure. Next up is the Srixon ZX5 LS.
07:37 Decent strike, a little bit light, 292 yards carry. That's not troubling the top spot.
07:43 Right, next up to try and tackle that Cobra number of 314 is the PHT Black Ops Tour. Now,
07:48 I had high hopes for this one coming in, but it's currently sitting at 301,
07:52 so it's got to find another 14 yards to take it. Let's see if it can do it.
07:59 That was ripped and we've got a new leader, 316 yards for the Black Ops Tour. Wow. I thought the
08:08 Cobra had done it there at 314, but the PHT Black Ops Tour 1 has just snuck in at 316.
08:14 We've now got probably the four biggest names in golf left to try and take that top spot,
08:18 starting with the Callaway Paradigm AI Smoke Triple Diamond.
08:26 That was cracked as well. Oh, great ball speed, bit spinnier though, 309. It's moved up, great
08:34 hit, but not enough. 316 still to beat and now it's probably my favorite. It shouldn't be biased,
08:39 but it probably is. It's my gamer, the Ping G430 Max 10K. Never does, it's always there.
08:47 Oh, not quite, 307. Again, they're performing under pressure, they're finding more yardage,
08:54 but not quite enough for the top spot. Next up is the final chance for the TaylorMade QI10. It's
08:59 probably my favorite coming in, as I said, but it's got its work cut out to get to 316.
09:03 Boom, boom, boom. There it is. I knew I had it in it, 318 yards. Top spot only once a go.
09:16 Moment of truth, the Titleist TSR2 came into this round as leader at 311. It's now lagging quite a
09:22 bit behind some of those others, so it's got one last chance to crown itself the longest of 2024.
09:28 That is a valiant effort, 314 yards. It's not quite made it and we've got ourselves a winner.
09:42 I hope you enjoyed that because I really did. It's a lot of fun just smashing drivers away.
09:47 The overall winner was the TaylorMade QI10 Standard model with a very impressive 318 yards
09:53 carry. I thought it might be, it was my longest in testing, so I'm not that surprised. What I
09:58 really want to know is what's been your longest? What have you tested that you've got your best
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