New drivers offer refinements in aesthetics and slight forgiveness gains, but performance data shows negligible distance gaps compared to models from 3 years ago.
Their scorecard
Forgiveness: 4/5 — Incremental improvement
Distance: 4/5 — Identical to 2021
Looks: 5/5 — Much cleaner look
What they rate
Modern drivers are easier to square up
Consistency on off-center hits has improved
Newer models look cleaner at address
What they don’t
Distance gains are almost non-existent year-over-year
High MSRP makes upgrading every season poor value
Equipment cannot fix fundamental swing delivery faults
New drivers offer refinements in aesthetics and slight forgiveness gains, but performance data shows negligible distance gaps compared to models from 3 years ago.