TaylorMade Qi35 Max driver V Callaway Elyte x driver

[@jimwoods7639]

After spending a lot of time on the launch monitor I decided on the Mizuno ST Max driver and saved myself $200.00 versus the Taylor Made, Ping and Callaway. Performance for me was pretty much the same for all 3 but I tended to hit more fairways with the Mizuno. My club head speed tends to be around 90mph. Not too bad for a 70 year old!

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Keep swinging hard Jim 👏

[@CanadianBiPolarBear]

Thats awesome , i use a mizuno st -g 3wood and its phenomanal . Maybe i will swing their driver and check it out

[@Tenncup76]

I just bought the sim 2 max under half the cost and it performs just as good.

[@adamsmith5262]

Thanks for an honest review. If all being equal if we don’t change or improve our swings there’re only minor improvements. What I’ve noticed with the better player KZbin reviewers their average carry is the same as previous years so that again proves no matter what your HCP is unless you improve the driver only provides minor yardage/ accuracy. Keep up with the great honest work.

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Yes agreed 👍

[@mattneedham3595]

Another great video mate. You must love this time of year. I got the Ai smoke last year and love it. Not sure how much technology can move on in 12 months and have big gains for players of our abilities. Really do enjoy these comparison videos and actually educating me on trackman cos I have no idea how to use it when I do 😂

[@TheAverageGolfer]

No great changes at all, you are right about understanding Trackman, I think if you are being custom fit it is good to have some basic knowledge so you understand what you are achieving rather than just focus on how float it goes

[@mattneedham3595]

@@TheAverageGolfer interesting seeing. Your launch angles there. At my fitting he wanted to get more launching it around 14 degrees. I was launching it too high and too spinny before hand

[@grahamfox7568]

I and many others do not spend £600 on a new driver every year. Usually the new clubs "upgrades" are an extra 3-5 yards or 2% better dispersion. Not worth an extra £300-£400 in my opinion. Iv been buying and selling as a hobby for about 2 years now I love picking up bargains. Bought and sold my way to a FREE complete PXG set up. Including limited edition bag, gen 5 driver and 3 wood, black ops 5 wood, gen5 4/5 hybrids a gen6 7 wood. I also made enough cash to have a PXG fitting for Xcor2 irons and rounded out the set with a Batattack 2 with M16 shaft. Remember this has worked out so far completely FREE. I'll gradually swap out the Gen5 for black ops this year and move the Gen5 stuff to a bag I put together to leave at my brothers in Spain. While I wait for Black ops to drop more in price or simply get superlucky as I did with the black ops 5 wood (£125) iv started on a second bag picking up some Honma TRX21's and some Costco wedges (£110) after voucher discount. For me it's more of a hobby to try and put together FREE full bags. Keeps me occupied lol. Currently I have more stuff to sell to free up the cash to buy more stuff I want. Selling Cobra LTDX LS driver and Sub 70 699 V2's among other stuff. Everything mentioned above has put me in the hole for about the same £600 as one of the 2 clubs in this vid. Hopefully in another year or so that will be zero pounds for 2 full bags for myself and a holiday bag of clubs left at my brothers in Spain. I hope I made my argument against spending £600 ish on the latest driver and instead offered good reasons to wait a year or two and pick up some bargains. PS shout out to Jon and Ash at Stacked Golf (youtubers) for giving me the inspiration to flip clubs. Hope the average golfer doesn't mind this small shout out. And a late happy new year to all.

[@johnwagner47]

What lofts were the drivers..and shaft used?

[@alanrutland4424]

Great review Andy. Thanks.

[@nycabilifeisgreat9768]

Thanks 4 saving me the time and $ Andy! I’m still driving with The Paradigm and it still seems move me down the fairway fairly straight! LOL! I think I’ll use my resources on a new putter and maybe a wedge upgrade this year! LOL ! That’s again! Regards !

[@CamMacMastermusic]

I’m mostly excited about this years drivers because I can now buy a Stealth 2 for $125 a Cobra AeroJet for $150 etc etc. but great review of the clubs.

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Yeah it’s time to buy older models

[@MrBrendon7]

I just bought the aerojet , they are fantastic drivers

[@Ducebogies]

I gamed the QI 10 for most of last year and traded it in for a ping 430 10K and couldn't be happier, TaylorMade and all these other companies including ping would have to do show me something amazing to have me change out of what I now have finding more Fairways than I have in a long time.

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Glad it’s working for you

[@phillarrowsmith3195]

Really good video as usual! 👍 The differences between brands appears to be smaller than ever these days and this video backs that up. Lots us feel that there's little gain to be had buying a new driver when last year's models are now much cheaper...if only we had an average golfer to do a direct test?! 😉

[@TheAverageGolfer]

😂 I can confirm without a video that the difference between this year and last will be minor changes is data but ball speeds no different

[@robinc3307]

Most reviews that have been comparisons have shown the Callaway has a touch more ball speed and launches around a degree or more higher....resulting in about a 4-5 yard gain.... But I'm sure with a bit of weight or head manipulation I'm sure they could be made to perform the same

[@HaloHiFi1]

I love hit-offs, even though you know the results could be different for different players. It's fun, not life or death.

[@gavinleeburn1]

Interesting looking forward to trying all the new drivers , when is ping releasing it's embargo looking forward to seeing that

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Struggling with samples of the Ping driver atm

[@davidfletcher6836]

Biggest thing qi35 needs to deliver over qi10 is less spin. I got fitted for a 10.5 qi10 but was never 100% happy with it swapped to a 9 degree head and got much better numbers. Dropped about 300 revs and launch was in a similar window. Tried cranking the 10.5 head down but didn’t like the look at address

[@JamSoupMusicLols]

Is it possible to get fitted for last years/year before driver in the UK?

[@stephenferris7274]

Good review Andy. When hitting the Callaway Elyte X, did you have the back weight in the neutral or draw position?

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Remained neutral

[@brianmort]

I think tech has almost peaked out on drivers now Andy, my paradym still has the same numbers from 2 years ago

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Agreed

[@Ian-l6t]

XXIO driver and woods for my swing speed 90% of fairways made each round

[@rahendriks1]

This was the comparison I've been waiting for. Thanks for being first!

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Hope you enjoy

[@hisdadjames4876]

Good clear comparison and a common sense conclusion. Thanks. Your average golfer ought to spend those £500 on lessons, instead. 😊

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Thank you

[@georgewilson197]

Its surely goes down to shaft and grip.

[@johnatchley9754]

Wise advice. 👍

[@vincentcarter4932]

I believe spending a couple of £100 quid on lessons is more beneficial,then just get previous models that suit your new swing,I love the look of the new taylormade driver but unless it delivers an extra 30 yards on average it's a waste of money,technique will always be more beneficial

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Absolutely 👍

[@cattman9229]

I have a sim2 max don’t know if it would be worth it, I drive it 265-280 on avg

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Probably not

[@alksjda]

I like the top view more on the Elyte, the taylormade looks so busy with all that carbon

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Then it’s Callaway for you 👍

[@wessims3412]

The video is truthful and accurate for what the clubs are. But nothing we see here for numbers is anything any greater or even different than what we have seen before. Actually some of the previous drivers tested on this channel have gone at least 10 yards further, so to spend all that money just to have the latest and greatest is really not worth it. Bottom line… You’ve got to hit the ball correctly to get proper results, if you got a driver that’s working that is 2 to 7 years old. Hang onto it and don’t waste your money.

[@tsped83]

Bang on with your point about forgiveness Andy. It’s front to back that is key, left and right is the monkey swinging it. Cheers 👊🏻

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Absolutely 👍

[@MarvinofMars]

Great video Andy, a question that I have do you see any great difference in the 2 drivers and the SIM2 and Epic Speed of 2021 era? I have one of each, Epic bought for £90 and the SIM2 was a Prize. Both have the same after market driver shafts. My carry is 225yard and totals are 250-265 yards. Both have 8 grams of tape to make slightly more draw bias, swing weight D4. I am looking at the club head speed ( same) distance ( same), so this the 2025 issued drivers more accurate ?

[@TheAverageGolfer]

I would say no except better ball speeds for off centre strikes

[@elig4056]

I love the look of the qi35 look , they have that grey but also a jet shiny black coming out as well but I will say that I have this feeling that Taylor Made shuffled some funds around and are not paying a lot of Creators secretly that test these clubs , just something a little different I’ve noticed this year and it’s just a slyness. I’m not saying you personally

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Please explain, we are all intrigued 😂

[@elig4056]

@ I’m sure I’m wrong just a feeling I got from a couple different vids , but I can’t knock it , it’s all in the game but I will say Taylor Made sometimes scares me with drivers , I love their clubs I’ve played but the stealths were 1 not the most forgiven and 2 faces cracking , I feel like they pay for top athletes , hype and looks 1st and any smaller great brands they buy out and shelf or buy in and control , we will see where Tacoma goes cause that’s my next guess is Taylor made and Tacoma do biz or already do. I’m just crazy is all. Great vid

[@TheAverageGolfer]

@ ok gotcha, so you are thinking the Grant Hovrat and Bryan Bros tie in could lead to a buyout

[@elig4056]

@TheAverageGolfer me and my golf , some TM reviews seem paid for this year , I can't knock it , it is the trade and I also love the look of the qi35 , Takomo and TM doing a lot of great things and it seems TM has made some changes this year with Takomo catching / maybe getting their attention , well see.

[@johnrider7619]

I prefer the look of the Callaway.

[@justinstephenson9360]

Now lets test these drivers against a 3-4 year old model - will there be any noticeable difference

[@TheAverageGolfer]

If you want my guess……likely to see more front to back fall off, no difference in centre strikes

[@adamspencer9280]

Don't do yourself down, your slower speed 95 is where I'm trying to get too!😄

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Oh I have no issue, happy to find a fairway!

[@EdwardBailey]

The average player won’t benefit that much with a current model over 1/2 price last year model. Unless you have the money to spare

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Yep 👍

[@rahendriks1]

​@TheAverageGolfer .. lol. I haven't bought a new driver in too many years. I'm thinking 15? So should I go for last years model or the new 25 models? Looking more towards Callaway. My old driver is a Callaway Diablo which was one of the first set up to promote a draw....if I recall.

[@TheAverageGolfer]

@@rahendriks1 I would suggest last years will save a few quid

[@rahendriks1]

@TheAverageGolfer yeah... $100. Or should I spend the extra. Is there really some refinements to the 2025 drivers? Or is it mainly hype and tweaks?

[@willhumphreys2588]

I save another $200 dollars and buy a Callaway rogue st max second hand, spend the 200 dollars on a decent wedge/hybrid

[@TheRycooder]

WITB for you today, all clubs please

[@bigdogpete43]

A new paint job and logo won't do much for most people.

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Look nice though 😂

[@darryldisher4615]

Save a bit of money get a cobra or srixon or wilson 2025 drivers

[@ianwoollard2063]

As per usual the comment section is full of negativity and people who sniff out the bargain bin or go for a different brand😂

[@bobpfaff2258]

Don't read the comments then.

[@ianwoollard2063]

@ you sound like a bargain bin or possibly thrift store guy🤣

[@1unknowngolfer]

How do these drivers compare to your PXG.dirver? Would you switch from PXG to one of these drivers? Nice video.

[@TheAverageGolfer]

There would be no reason to change 🤷‍♂️

[@1unknowngolfer]

@@TheAverageGolfer 👍

[@1unknowngolfer]

I have the Gen 5 XF driver and still very happy with it. Not yet changing it out.

[@steveroper194]

Usual trolling from the peanut gallery about using a ten year old driver or a cheaper driver that's giving similar for YOU. We don't care. This is about the NEW versions of TM & Callaway and how Andy performs with them.

[@TheAverageGolfer]

That will never change 😂👍

[@grahamfox7568]

An opinion is not a troll lol, try not to be so precious over other people not wanting to spend £600 on a new driver every year. Usually these "upgrades" come with an extra 3-5 yards or 2% better dispersion. Not worth an extra £300-£400 in my opinion. Iv been buying and selling as a hobby for about 2 years now I love picking up bargains. Bought and sold my way to a FREE complete PXG set up. Including limited edition bag, gen 5 driver and 3 wood, black ops 5 wood, gen5 4/5 hybrids a gen6 7 wood. I also made enough cash to have a PXG fitting for Xcor2 irons and rounded out the set with a Batattack 2 with M16 shaft. Remember this has worked out so far completely FREE. I'll gradually swap out the Gen5 for black ops this year and move the Gen5 stuff to a bag I put together to leave at my brothers in Spain. While I wait for Black ops to drop more in price or simply get superlucky as I did with the black ops 5 wood (£125) iv started on a second bag picking up some Honma TRX21's and some Costco wedges (£110) after voucher discount. For me it's more of a hobby to try and put together FREE full bags. Keeps me occupied lol. Currently I have more stuff to sell to free up the cash to buy more stuff I want. Selling Cobra LTDX LS driver and Sub 70 699 V2's among other stuff. Everything mentioned above has put me in the hole for about the same £600 as one of the 2 clubs in this vid. Hopefully in another year or so that will be zero pounds for 2 full bags for myself and a holiday bag of clubs left at my brothers in Spain. I hope I made my argument against spending £600 ish on the latest driver and instead offered good reasons to wait a year or two and pick up some bargains.

[@willelliott1271]

His Tee far too low ?

[@TheAverageGolfer]

For who, you or me?

[@andrewminton-cudworth8767]

Andy do you never use a pink tee for the additional launch height

[@TheAverageGolfer]

I wouldn’t want the ball to launch any higher tbh Andrew

[@CanadianBiPolarBear]

Taylor made are the worst drivers i ever hit , all models and makes have bin