CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The face of the modern driver is as thin as a dime. Much thinner, really. Thin, light, flexible — alive. For the best players in the world, digging length, the thinner the better.

For the right players, low-spin drivers can maximize distance and help golfers control the ball more effectively. These ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott Kramer covers golf and luxury technology. Full-sized drivers can be amazing off the tee – provided you can control where the ...

Could your driver be illegal? It’s a fair question – especially in light of what happened to Rory McIlroy at the 2025 PGA Championship. And the tournament's winner, Scottie Scheffler. When McIlroy ...

The perils and peccadillos of testing drivers for getting too springy is not going away. After both Rory McIlroy, according to a report, and eventual champion Scottie Scheffler, according to the ...

One of the benefits of independent robotic testing is its ability to validate insights that might initially seem implausible. For example, the most forgiving driver in this year's crop (at 95 mph) was ...

There’s an old saying that “It’s not the arrow, it’s the archer” for gear nerds who try to fix everything wrong with their games by making an equipment change. In the case of Jenny Shin, it turns out ...

DeChambeau spoke with SI about driver testing and how often he's asked to submit, while several of his fellow LIV golfers say there are flaws with the system. During the practice days at the recent ...

Rory McIlroy’s driver issue last month at the PGA Championship led to a significant equipment change ahead of the year’s third major. Prior to this week’s RBC Canadian Open, and after head-to-head ...