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- Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) Age: 22. Highlight of the 2021 Tour de France: It’ll be easier to list what he didn’t win. Tour report: At times Pogačar looked like he was in a different race, toying with the breathless and desperate as he dropped them either one-by-one or all at once.
- Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) Age: 24. Highlight: Finishing second on his debut. Tour report: Originally not even in the team, Vingegaard was drafted into the eight-man selection after Tom Dumoulin took a well-needed break but the Dane seized his chance with arguably the best Tour debut since Pogačar’s in 2020.
- Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) Age: 28. Highlight: You can question the tactics, you can question the leadership, but you can’t fault Carapaz’s tenacity and determination.
- Ben O’Connor (AG2R Citroën) Age: 25. Highlight: Winning the stage into Tignes and igniting not just his Tour but his entire team’s season. Tour report: Not quite the revelation of the Tour de France but O’Connor certainly left his mark.
- Titleist Pro V1. Most popular golf balls on Tour. Best tour standard premium golf balls. Rrp: £50.00. Price: £44.99. Buy Now.
- TaylorMade TP5x. Golf's incredible five-piece golf ball delivers premium quality and perforamance. Best five-piece premium golf balls. Rrp: £49.99. Price: £32.91.
- Callaway Chrome Soft X. The premium golf balls to help with alignment and visibility. Best premium golf balls to aid alignment and visability. Price: £39.99.
- Srixon Z-Star XV. The durable golf ball on Tour. Best premium golf balls for durability. Price: £46.74. Buy Now. Srixon are perhaps most well-known within golf for their amateur range of golf balls.
- Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) Age: 22. Highlight of the 2020 Tour: Providing the best smash-and-grab performance the Tour de France has ever seen, and taking the mountains classification and the best-young-rider prize alongside yellow.
- Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) Age: 30. Highlight of the 2020 Tour: It's hard to look for positives after such a crushing defeat, but there's still plenty for Roglic to be positive about, including his stage win and the fact he came so close to winning a second Grand Tour in a row.
- Richie Porte (Trek Segafredo) Age: 35. Highlight of the 2020 Tour: The comeback on the gravel and the time trial of his life to seal third overall. Tour report: Porte came into this race with little to no pressure after a 2019 that was plagued by illness and a number of setbacks.
- Mikel Landa (Bahrain McLaren) Age: 30. Highlight of the 2020 Tour: Equalling his best-ever result and being part of a team that actually did more than follow.
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Forgiving Category:
Best for ‘carry drop-off’ performance: TaylorMade Qi10 Max | View Offer Best for ball speed: Ping G430 Max 10K| View Offer Best for distance with forgiveness: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max | View Offer
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Best for ball speed: TaylorMade Qi10 LSdriver| View Offer Best for distance with forgiveness: Callaway Paradym Ai-Smoke TD| View Offer Best for low-spin playability: Ping G430 LST driver | View Offer
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Best draw driver for speed: TaylorMade Qi10 Max | View Offer Most forgiving draw driver: Callaway Paradym Ai-Smoke Max D| View Offer Best for draw capability: Ping G430 SFT | View Offer The answer to that question may be finding more fairways, eking out more yards, correcting a slice, or perhaps a balance of all three. Aside from tuition and practice, the hardware solutions to these performance issues are generally found in one of three primary driver categories. The best low-spin drivers are...
Below is the data from our independent testing of the best drivers available in 2024. You can read about all the other models that didn’t make our shortlist above in our golf club review pagesor category-specific driver pages. Most Forgiving Drivers 2024 (Test Pro data): Best Low-Spin Drivers 2024 (Test Pro data): Best Draw Drivers 2024 (Equipment ...
We asked the leading brands to send us their 2024 drivers in our test Pro Neil Wain’s specs. Draw models and those aimed at more moderate speeds were sent in Equipment Editor Simon Daddow’s preferred setup. We created an indoor test lab at Keele Golf Centre to ensure a controlled environment, which meant we could use premium Titleist Pro V1x golf b...
Gaming an older driver won’t limit your enjoyment, and in many cases may not limit your off-the-tee performance either. Equipment Editor Simon Daddow was still using his five-year-old Ping G400 SFT driver before it was stolen in October. However, with continual developments in research, design, and engineering, the potential gains from the latest m...
How do I know which driver is right for me? Understanding your swing speed and typical shot shape when hitting from the tee will help you understand the type of driver that will suit you best. Players with slower swing speeds may benefit from drivers with higher launch angles and spin rates that keep the ball in the air a bit longer, helping carry ...
Simon Daddow – Today’s Golfer Equipment Editor
Having tested and played more than 10,000 clubs in his life, what Simon doesn’t know about golf clubs isn’t worth knowing. He spent a large part of his career as a golf club maker and product development manager, and has worked in the golf industry for more than 30 years. He joined EMAP Active (now Bauer Media) as Equipment Editor in 2006 and has worked for both Today’s Golfer and Golf World. You can contact Simon via email and follow him on Twitterfor loads more golf equipment insight.
- 2021 Titleist Pro V1. Best Overall / Best for the Pro Wannabe. It’s a hard reality that professional players on the PGA Tour play golf balls made to their exact specifications and delivered to them by their sponsors.
- Mizuno RB 566V. Best for Hooking & Slicing. Not every player can lay a drive out 300 yards or more; however, those folks can get some legal distance help if they pick the right golf ball.
- Callaway Chrome Soft X. Best for the High Handicapper / Best for Extra Distance. When reviewing the best golf balls of 2022, there were a lot of high-quality Callaway balls to consider.
- Vice Pro Soft Golf Balls. Best for the Distance Challenged. Vice Golf doesn’t have the longstanding reputation of Callaway or the high-tech reputation of Mizuno, but this newcomer to the golf scene is already making some of our favorite balls.
The Bottom Line. The Pro V1x is inarguably among the best golf balls on the market. While it has a well-deserved reputation as “Tour” ball, it fits a wider range of golfers than you might expect. Perhaps that’s why it’s the ball Titleist fits more golfers into than any other in its lineup.
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Jun 3, 2021 · Golf ball testing for the 2021 tour performance golf balls was conducted by Rick Hatfield. Rick is TGW’s Master Fitter and resident product expert. We collected average spin rates for each of the golf balls with a driver, 7 iron, and a half-wedge shot as well as distance for each club. The wedge used for this test was a 54° loft.
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