We’ve had some fantastic and groundbreaking gear in 2017.
Over the past five years we’ve seen less and less golf equipment which isn’t up to standard.
Across the board, the golf equipment from the main manufacturers is really solid.
We used to get the odd ‘dud’ driver or a ropey set of irons but in 2017 we genuinely can’t think of a bad product.
So it’s harder than ever to stand out from the crowd.
But after taking a look back at all the best golf equipment from 2017 we’ve dished out the following awards.
But we’ve also put it out there for debate on Twitter and have included our poll results below too.
Best golf equipment 2017: Drivers
The year kicked off with the two biggest players Callaway and TaylorMade going head to head with the GBB Epic drivers and the new M1 and M2 drivers.
From a ‘tech story’ point of view Callaway did a fantastic job with their jailbreak technology. It was something new, it made sense and it seems to have really paid off with the consumer as it was the number one driver from a sales point of view.
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The M1 and M2 were updated versions of existing models and while improvements were clear to see, there wasn’t really a huge case for trading in your 2016 M1 or M2 for the 2017 products.
Saying that, the 2017 TaylorMade M2 is the best driver I have ever used. I don’t monitor my stats but I’m pretty sure I hit more fairways than ever in 2017 and hit the ball further.
For someone who struggled for confidence with the driver, the M2 actually made me look forward to my tee shots.
Ping are on different launch cycles and released their G400 driver in the middle of the year.
