![]() ![]() With a carry distance of 275 yards, the TSR3 comes in at 7 yards less than the Ping G430 LST which came out on top in the low spin test at 282 yards. With 0.7mph of ball speed and just over a handful of carry distance yards separating the TSR3 from our fastest and longest models, we can see why decent players and consistent strikers would plump for this model. Thanks to the TSR3’s traditionally shaped profile and strong performance, it has been a hit among tour pros as a consistent and reliable driver. ![]() The 3 is very much a players’ driver, designed for golfers who don’t spray shots all around the driver face. Titleist’s TSR drivers only launched as recently as October 2022, but with swarms of new models hitting the market, TSR already feels a bit old hat. Lofts: 8° / 9° / 10° / 11° | Stock shaft: HZRDUS Black 4G, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Blue HZRDUS Red CB, Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Black RRP: £529 | VIEW UK OFFER | VIEW US OFFER Read our full TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus driver review. It’s a brilliant choice for golfers who don’t spray shots across the driver face and those who need the 15g sliding sole weight to dial in a specific shot shape. Interpreting stats is only opinion, but however you look at it, Stealth 2 Plus is fast, long, and forgiving for a low-spin driver. Stepping the loft down to 9°, which TaylorMade like fitting our Test Pro into as less loft means more ball speed, he rinsed out another four yards of carry, making the Stealth 2 Plus our longest 2023 driver for total distance (307 yards). So Stealth 2 will be very playable on the course. In this set-up, the model gave our pro his smallest carry distance drop-off (nine yards), the least amount of left-to-right dispersion (18.2 yards), and it hit shots into the tightest shot area (163.8 yds2) within the low-spin category. At our 10.5° test loft, the data has the Stealth 2 Plus five yards back from the Ping G430 LST. If it’s ball speed you’re after, you’ll be pleased to hear the Stealth 2 family produced the fastest average ball speeds within our entire test. And while posting data significantly better than our test averages for protecting ball speed and tightening dispersion, it was also our longest low-spin driver of 2023, with a carry distance of 282 yards – an impressive step forward from the previous model. ![]() The model was within 0.3mph of the fastest average ball speed of our entire test. Ping drivers usually favor forgiveness over all-out ball speed and distance, but our data shows the LST is a bit of a brute in 2023. Ping say the 9,083gcm2 MOI is 5.5% higher than its G425 LST predecessor and is now at the level of most rivals’ more forgiving drivers. The Ping LST drivers traditionally have looked more intimidating at address, this new model looks more friendly and playable sat behind a ball. A 22g backweight gives a good degree of influence over the shot shape. The LST has a smaller (440cc) head and a new carbon fiber wrap-over crown to remove inefficient weight. Ping’s previous G425 drivers racked up 70+ tour wins so the new G430 has big shoes to fill. Lofts: 9° / 10.5° | Stock shafts: Alta CB Black, Ping Tour 2.0 Chrome, Ping Tour 2.0 Black RRP: £575 | VIEW UK OFFER | VIEW US OFFER ![]()
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