2025 Drivers: Callaway, Ping, Srixon & TaylorMade Woods Are Coming

[@PYGolf]

So I spend a lot of time on KZbin and whenever I stumble upon a new channel, I like to play this game I call "guess the subscriber count". This dude should have 100X more subs. Great video, love the in depth insight. Subscribed

[@DavidDusek]

Thanks. That’s very kind of you to say. - DD

[@amarshall621]

Yep- I’ve been saying the same thing since I found David.

[@gw9189]

I agree

[@eriktorngren4079]

Totally agree- I learn more from David than anyone else.

[@fredgarvin4252]

I have friends that buy a new driver every year! They’ll NEVER beat me! You can’t BUY a game! Enough of this interruption, back to the putting & chipping green ⛳️

[@titleist8058]

David thank you for always dropping videos with great insight and info!

[@DavidDusek]

I have served. I will be of service. - DD

[@pschilleru]

Thanks for the early preview!

[@eriktorngren4079]

Your videos are always the best!

[@DavidDusek]

I have served. I will be of service. - DD

[@jherl8307]

Great, informative video that lets us know what’s coming. Good because now we can see if we should wait or purchase a driver on the way out at a significant discount.

[@redson425]

Love your videos David. Thanks. I'm disappointed again with Ping's shaft options. I mean No-one uses any of the shafts they offer. I'm currently using 430 GST which I rather like, but I had a heck of time outsourcing a decent shaft. The driver I'm most looking forward to is the Srixon ZXi which I hope to test next week. Pretty decent range of shaft options and I like the fact that they have available weights in 2gm increments from 2-20 gms. Surely that has to be a massive advantage in customising.

[@DavidDusek]

I know several good custom fitters who start fittings looking for good shaft option, THEN start trying heads. A shaft that matches your swing can make different heads work well. Within brands, hosels are almost always back-compatible, meaning old Ping shafts work on new Ping drivers, etc. If you have a shaft you like, you could try it on a new head (if its the same brand). Also, changing the tip from something like a TaylorMade to a Callaway tip or a Ping to a Mizuno tip, is very easy for club builders. So, if you KNOW you want an old shaft but a new head, it can be an option. You'll still pay for the shaft that comes with the driver (brands don't see just the head), but it could save you money on a new after-market shaft. - DD

[@wadepreston3401]

Really enjoy your content

[@DavidDusek]

I have served. I will be of service. - DD

[@Stewball1999]

@@DavidDusekYou served me :)

[@amazacw2418]

Regarding the Elyte TD, it's literally the same removable/interchangable weight system like they had in the Ai Smoke TD and the Paradym TD, no idea why you went off to compare with the subzero when those two recent examples are literally right in front of you.

[@JayPlautz]

IMHO, The Titleist GT, Srixon ZXi, and the W/S Dynapwr are the only decent looking drivers so far.

[@richb326]

Titleist GT is a thing of beauty!

[@kenthansen3557]

You forgot Wilson...probably the best new driver for 2025

[@ItaliaJP400]

Looks UNBELIEVABLE

[@DavidDusek]

The video was already over 20 minutes. Gotta save something for the next round. - DD

[@johnathancorbett2966]

Can you do a video for the cobra DS-Adapt

[@xghostwalker6x]

It’s all aesthetics and shaft options at this point. We’re maxed out boys and girls.

[@DavidDusek]

On center strikes, we're just about there. The battle for the last few seasons has been on improving performance on mis-hit drives and protecting ball speed poorly-struck shots. - DD

[@GRIFF22]

Crossfield dropped a Cobra adapter video the other night then pulled it quickly by the looks lol. I've got to be honest for a single figure player , I think the new Cobra adapter is a game changer..doesn't it have 30 settings?

[@DavidDusek]

I’ll give you the whole rundown soon. Very soon.

[@LorneHatchard]

That video was great ....and then it was gone

[@DavidDusek]

Kind Keyser Söze.

[@ryanu3708]

Seems like we’ve hit a technological wall.

[@DavidDusek]

The USGA regulations and rules on driver performance make it hard to create big jumps there days. - DD

[@superfly1187]

Srixon with the fire!

[@DavidDusek]

The brand has been making sneaky-good drivers for a few seasons. - DD

[@superfly1187]

@@DavidDusek Just added the ZX7 mkii to my bag and I really like it.

[@ariesnc6320]

@@DavidDusekIn the market for a new driver. PXG Blackops or the Srixon MKII lineup ?

[@DavidDusek]

It's impossible for me to know which will be better for you on a platform like this. Go to a shop, hit both and see what the launch monitor data (and your eyes) tell you. - DD

[@steveleak9497]

When they make a new driver that does something very special let me know , until then I play my 3year old paradym

[@DavidDusek]

If you were well fit for a Paradym, you probably would not see significant performance gains from a new Callaway driver. Everything is incremental and the PAradym was a sweet driver. - DD

[@TheBooze13]

The taylormade is the dark speed

[@n3dnarbofficial95]

The dark speed is dope though hHa

[@BKS2045]

so I guess the marketing departments all gave the orders that black/grey drivers are in

[@DavidDusek]

The photos are all taken from the USGA‘s list of conforming drivers, and the images on there are black-and-white. - DD

[@wessims3412]

Calloway… I like the older drivers with the sliding track weight as on the Epic Max, LS, etc much better. The Elyte is ho-hum for looks. Taylormade just looks boring. Srixon is ok and the design is logical but nothing great. Ping appears a big improvement on looks, colour images show a gray and blue design on the bottom which is very sharp along with the chrome. The top of head looks good with the carbon, however the turbulators need to go and a nice new design needs to appear. Way too dated. Nothing here to get excited about the prices likely will be at least as much or more than they were in 2024, which puts them out of most golfers range.

[@brianfuller1818]

@wessims3412 I agree 100% but I love new releases, even if I can’t afford. I almost look at new driver releases as a two year wish list item

[@DavidDusek]

As someone who has already hit all of these clubs, and others that are coming for 2025, I can tell you there is more than meets the eyes here ... I'm just not allowed to share it. Yet. LOTS of videos coming in January. - DD

[@brianfuller1818]

@@DavidDusek honestly can’t wait!

[@richb326]

Agree totally. Ping really need to step outside of their own orbit and come up with some new aesthetics on the crown of their drivers Out of all the new and recent releases, nothing comes close the Titleist GT, which isn’t much of a looks change to previous iterations

[@ItaliaJP400]

I can't believe how blatantly Taylormade ripped Cobra off this year, they really don't care anymore. Lol

[@DavidDusek]

With the USGA rules and regulations, there are several drivers that are now similar in shape because brands have learned what works best. Higher crowns, less point in the back, get the weight out of the middle, etc. What I will be very curious to see is how drivers evolve after the USGA's new ball testing kicks in and golf balls get slower and have more spin. - DD

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Not another round of 'bestest ever!' Driver hype nonsense. Yawn.

[@fredgarvin4252]

These are very impressive 😂. Let’s just roll some 💩 out every year just for the sake of rolling out something (new) with a different paint scheme.

[@blackheart7886]

Another 1 yard for £600 smackers.

[@DavidDusek]

The days of "this club is 10 to 15 yards longer" are long gone. - DD