Callaway Mini Driver Has One BIG Flaw that no one seems to be talking about?

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Why did they do this? Is this the answer to the Mini driver from Taylormade? Is the Callaway Ai Smoke Mini driver the best mini driver of 2024? I will be revealing all in this video and there is one thing for sure, you are going to be surprised, because I was. There is one big question that I am going to be answering today, why did Callaway do this with the Ai Smoke Mini driver in 2024? Was it a mistake?
Taylormade released the mini driver at the start of the season and the golf world went crazy for it...its time to see how Callaway mini driver stacks up?
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@HowGoodGolf 3 месяца назад

*Would you game this?*

@01devilboy 3 месяца назад

Yep but only when they are in shops I can try before buying

@jacobfry2259 3 месяца назад

Nope, I have the TaylorMade brnr mini driver... Callaway can't compete LoL 🤣

@dougbutabi5085 3 месяца назад

I would, in my experience Callaway hits better than Taylormade

@freedomfighter5335 3 месяца назад

Have one on order

@khoowl2985 Месяц назад

me. it looks better than taylormade mini driver. the feels of callaway club face is better too.

@MrMatthew262 3 месяца назад

annoying clickbait title. Watched and didn't hear the ONE FLAW no one is talking about lmao

@paulmcgee1867 3 месяца назад

That’s it, they are not talking about it.

@MrMatthew262 3 месяца назад

@@paulmcgee1867true. Just a bs title

@djasteress6068 3 месяца назад

You know with today's short attention spans and crap companies like 5 minute crafts they have to have a bit of a click bait title to get most people to even stop and check them out.

@HowGoodGolf 3 месяца назад

I feel like there was - sorrry if you didn’t !

@MrMatthew262 3 месяца назад

@@HowGoodGolf never did hear this “one flaw” and the driver just came out so people haven’t even been talking about it yet.

@Station2Station-du2gh 3 месяца назад

What was the clickbait "One BIG Flaw" that no one is talking about?

@kevochanner8859 3 месяца назад

Is this just a “2 wood” so remove driver and 3 wood and add wedges?

@bfcarrington 3 месяца назад

Yes this is a 2wood it is a bit larger volume wise. It is essentially the same size of older drivers from the 90s. I remember using a 9* 320 cc driver when I was in college.

@BrandonGavin_EDC Месяц назад

@@bfcarringtonme too, this is awesome.

@lathamstylemtb 3 месяца назад

Ordered mine as a deep faced alternative to the shallow faced 3 woods that I hate.

@Seektruth-59 3 месяца назад

I use the TM miniD 13.5*, took out the 3w, 5w a d added a 2i. I use it on shorter tighter courses when I need 240-260 yards in a narrow tree lined fairway.

@freedomfighter5335 3 месяца назад

I've done the same. Taylormade mini driver 13.5 degree set slightly higher as my three wood and have an 18 degree hybrid. Thinking of getting the 21 degree hybrid to replace my 4 iron. Trying to make the top end of my bag as easy to hit as possible with my destructive shots all of the tee!!

@MikeJensen-lh3ie 3 месяца назад

Can't wait to buy this on Callaway preowned in a year

@neilmackison1329 3 месяца назад

Given the limited supply there may not be much/if any discount on second hand as we have seen with TM minis

@MrMatthew262 3 месяца назад

Good luck

@clow242 3 месяца назад

What nobody is talking about is there are more options in shafts than the burner. Would love to try the 11.5

@HowGoodGolf 3 месяца назад

true

@chrismoff8138 3 месяца назад

What was the ‘one big flaw’?

@stuartbaker3897 3 месяца назад

Exactly.

@paulmcgee1867 3 месяца назад

Nobody’s talking about it, remember?

@HowGoodGolf 3 месяца назад

The fact that one in is even talking about this driver!

@chrismoff8138 3 месяца назад

@HowGoodGolf Why not stop using click bait titles and get yourself a legit reputation, then perhaps I would come back and watch more of your content rather than you tricking your viewers with click bait nonsense and having a reputation of someone to avoid - that’s the ‘one BIG flaw’ for me!

@stuartbaker3897 3 месяца назад

@@chrismoff8138 Exactly again.

@kellycoates5027 3 месяца назад

Great club for someone not long off the tee, drop driver and 3 wood and add other hybrids

@relentless1 3 месяца назад

I ordered one of these last week. I can tell you that I have no intentions of hitting this off the deck but it would be an added bonus if I could.

@freedomfighter5335 3 месяца назад

Same

@paulaskey1508 Месяц назад

Callaway mini driver ? More than 60% of all golfers are excluded from using it. Callaway and TaylorMade with their equivalent club steadfastly refuse to offer the option of a lightweight A or L flex shaft. A representative of one of those two manufacturers informed me rather smugly that the club wasn’t designed for golfers like me. I’ll never buy one of their products again.

@BB-pg5kl 3 месяца назад

The top look is fugly for me. Should've kept it matte throughout. Would be interested to see these mini drivers compared to the G400 stretch 3W.

@fretless05 3 месяца назад

It nearly looked like you just replayed the first shot again and again, they looked so similar. I am actually thinking of going to the store to look at this driver. I don't really want to use it off the deck, which is why this looks more appealing than the TM mini driver that is more like a big fairway. The larger head should make it more forgiveness off the tee. The two clubs seems different in that the TM version seems more like a 3W replacement and this looks more like a tee club (despite you actually hitting well off the deck).

@ramsin6938 3 месяца назад

Thanks Alex, I’ve got the TM mini driver and would be interested in your set-up and advice on how to hit it off the fairway. Cheers .

@lorenzell3104 28 дней назад

Most of these commentators are missing the accuracy is very important, as many players struggle to keep the ball out of the rough.

@MarvinofMars 3 месяца назад

They should have went for a Black and red to go with the Big Bertha 1.5 Mini driver of 2015 era. I just bought one of these for £50 cup face technology 12 deg. I put a 60 gram XS shaft tipped. I is very coo It matched my Epic speed for distance on 2 drives, blue castle 260 yards : ). It goes straight ! Slightly easier to hit than my 3W it too is a cup face Callaway. Would I pay £300 for a Mini driver. If a lost my way with a 460cc driver.

@donnawhitfield6820 3 месяца назад

Get a mini driver and use it as a driver and a 3 wood off the deck.

@Seardon2001 3 месяца назад

I should have waited a year. That reminds me of the 1 wood I used to use when first starting. Might still go for it though. I was thrown off with how big the heads have gotten compared to my last driver.

@WillJenkins-em6td 3 месяца назад

I love using the older smaller drivers. I don't get this driver. I feel like it is like a remake of the older drivers with an updated tech. Hmmm

@jeffjob6995 3 месяца назад

So what do you pull out of the bag? A fairway wood (3 or 5)? No... you pulling out your driver? Only if you can't hit it.

@kevinvassago 3 месяца назад

Looks amazing. I think the 13° loft is the reason for the 265 carry. It's not bad yardage, but with a few extra degrees delofted, you could probably carry that thing a bit closer to 300 yards. It doesnt seem like a lot, but it's consistent with what I shoot using my 13° FW compared to my 9.25° driver

@TheDAT9 2 дня назад

Waffle. Why do we give a flying eff what the head cover is like

@X00000370 3 месяца назад

Why not hit a strong 3-wood?

@jonathanmebane3782 3 месяца назад

does it have a driver adapter or a fairway adapter

@kenbrown2808 3 месяца назад

that just absolutely refused to go wrong for you.

@HowGoodGolf 3 месяца назад

Hahaha I know 🤣🤣🤣

@msalzberg4962 3 месяца назад

Small head, deeper face, shorter shaft - basically it's a driver from 15 years ago with today's tech. EDIT: Looking it up, drivers went to 460cc 20 years ago, not 15. Time flies.

@Zachary_Setzer 3 месяца назад

I first started playing in 2003-2004 as a sophomore in college. My first driver was a 460cc Rawlings that I picked up new for maybe $40. I remember that being the "brand new thing" in golf tech.

@msalzberg4962 3 месяца назад

@@Zachary_Setzer the 460cc max size was instituted in 2004. There were other odd drivers that were larger, but 2004 set the current limit.

@Zachary_Setzer 3 месяца назад

@msalzberg4962 Yeah, that matches up with what I said. I probably got that driver in the spring of that school year, 2004.

@kenhewitt7357 3 месяца назад

Just waiting for the PXG one!

@georgewilson197 2 месяца назад

He likes to hear himself talk, wonder what he got from calaway to sauy this guff.

@HowGoodGolf 2 месяца назад

This wasnt paid or sponsored George

@davebrown4222 24 дня назад

Pre-Ordered one unseen. Put it in the bag on day one and use it every time I need a good outcome. I have failed it twice in two months but it has never let me down. I love this club. Love the optimism of the bloke who suggests he will be able to buy one on Callaway pre-owned next year…….no chance. This is the “LAB putter” of long woods!!

@jergernice1 2 месяца назад

i had the mini TM 24, excellent off the tee....long low spin bomber. couldnt hit it off the deck at all....the twist face just isnt for me especially on the turf....i rely on a sweeping out to in fade bias shot with driver off deck. im really good at it actually. with the twist face a low heal shot goes even lower and left so couldnt get in the air and couldnt rely on left to right. awful. had the same problem with my qi10 really. Ive since switched to max DDD ai smoke and driver off the deck is fine again, and i tested the mini ai smoke, same....currently i have low spin 5 wood so not sure i want to kick anything out of the bag for a mini.... HATE HATE aggresive Twist face....

@johnmorgan2909 День назад

So, what was the flaw?

@wealdtkd3559 3 месяца назад

Mini-Driver :) :) :) It's just rolling back to 1990's sized drivers with modern tech :) :)

@lakergreat1 2 месяца назад

what's the big flaw?

@garynowicki6452 Месяц назад

Got one, after two rounds I put my Rogue shaft ( normal driver shaft) and no distance loss! Love the face and lower tee height, love the small head!

@cecopeland 3 месяца назад

I would love to see a comparison to this Callaway mini driver to Callway's Super Hybrid. I game the 2 Super Hybrid, at 15* loft, and it has the titanium face as well. Curious of the mini driver is worth a trade?

@GONADSable 3 месяца назад

Their only meant to big hit from the deck for players good enough to do it .They are a driver replacement for 99percent of us to hit from the tee The one big flaw with mini drivers is the expensive price tag

@JasonDoubleYou 2 месяца назад

With newer drivers... i dont like the large sizes. Mini drivers offer an easier sensation of getting more club head speed.

@whenmullet2674 3 месяца назад

I watched the entire video, what's the flaw that no one is talking about? Seems like you didn't talk about either?

@djasteress6068 3 месяца назад

You know what would have been cool? The Little Bertha. I would have been all over that especially if it looked more like the Big Beetha of the 90s

@BrandonGavin_EDC Месяц назад

I would totally game these, takes me back to high school sized drivers, they were so accurate.

@initman01 3 месяца назад

At £449 i rather buy a proper driver. the Taylormade mini driver is £70 cheaper.

@timmartin3188 3 месяца назад

cant afford one but would love to have one. I gave up on hitting driver as it feels like swinging a football on a stick. I use my 3 wood

@jameskeen3321 3 месяца назад

Taylormade mini driver is an attempt to create a driver that plays like a 3 wood Callaway mini driver is an attempt to a create a 3 wood that plays like a driver

@gunner9010 3 месяца назад

These have my tempted. I'm smoking my 5h but my driver is being naughty.

@ri_k6229 3 месяца назад

Looks great. But really who cares unless way stupid.

@viet5929 3 месяца назад

This normally called a strong 3 wood. Shills call this a driver.

@luvamystery 3 месяца назад

Id love to see someone review the 11.5°. Or dial the 13.5 down to find out.

@supersoniq3506 3 месяца назад

I'd like to see a mini driver compared to a regular 460cc driver in 12 degree's with a shorter shaft. My guess is that configuration would be a better choice than a mini driver.

@freedomfighter5335 3 месяца назад

All about getting the swing weight right then. Must admit I discussed it a couple of times with my pro but the mini driver seems the more R&D backed way to go...

@richardlawson2423 3 месяца назад

Will sell like hot cakes , money maker for every make who brings one out 😊

@wahlvisiongolf 3 месяца назад

Callaway has said this is an off the tee club, not like the brnr with the k-sole.

@paulburton210 3 месяца назад

Can i ask how comphy is the new adidas full zip !!

@ri_k6229 3 месяца назад

Works eh. 16 min. to say that? Wow ... blah blah blah.

@stephenscheibel4604 3 месяца назад

Ur golf. They will be attacking the 460 and looking to dhrinkvtgd head dize in an effort to reign in distance. You have proven that distance is not affected. TaylormDe has the most R&D in the mini, but more will be coming from around the industry. I expect Ping to be next and Titleist will hold out to the last minute before releasing their iteration.

@garycortesi8406 2 месяца назад

I inquired with someone I know at PING. No plans and they believe in bigger!

@high_alpine_golfer 3 месяца назад

Limited edition like the Burner…why?

@paulmcgee1867 3 месяца назад

The deeeep face shown appears to be the size of the ball

@janoelfke1004 3 месяца назад

Hi Alex. Do you hit this kind of club more like a driver or more like a fairwaywood? Thx in advance for your answer.

@HowGoodGolf 3 месяца назад

yeah i do love it but i don’t think i could just game it alone

@freedomfighter5335 3 месяца назад

Have one on order... 11.5 degree

@spidertrader8250 3 месяца назад

The flaw is it's a copy - Callaway can't keep up with Taylormade. Joke

@HowGoodGolf 3 месяца назад

💯

@luvamystery 3 месяца назад

Callaway brought one out before Taylormade though I think.

@grahamstandley458 3 месяца назад

You can’t buy one

@jonbuikema7399 3 месяца назад

How different is this from a strong lofted 3 wood? A shorter shaft many will find is easier to control. They can swing it as fast as driver and if you hit the center face the outcome is better.

@jimecherry 3 месяца назад

340 ccms is pretty big for a 3 wood these days

@jonbuikema7399 3 месяца назад

@@jimecherry True but I am not saying it is the SAME size. As for results, a comparison between MD and 3 wood is of interest. To me, this is manufactures way to sell another club. If it works for people good for them. The results are intriguing. If I could get his numbers and that accuracy, who needs a full size driver.

@paulaskey1508 3 месяца назад

Just like the TaylorMade mini driver, they actively discriminate against senior golfers and some Lady golfers. Absolutely no option of a lighter or A flex shaft.

@dougbutabi5085 3 месяца назад

You can swap the shaft in 20 seconds though! I understand you’ll have to get a shaft fitted for you or one that you like but it’s not like you’re re-shafting your entire bag

@neilmackison1329 3 месяца назад

Given the length you can swap the shaft with a 3 wood shaft in lighter flex

@carlrice6380 3 месяца назад

Silly question but I genuinely do not know the answer. Could you have this and a main driver in the bag? Not sure if you would or if there is a need. However, I am curious.

@joelchristman3131 3 месяца назад

Depends on what club it replaces. I have a driving iron that I use maybe once every 2-3 rounds that I’m taking out of the bag. And think I’m going to replace my 3 wood with a 5 wood

@jameskeen3321 3 месяца назад

If you read callaway press for it that’s what they are hoping you do.they noticed tour and better players don’t hit 3w off the deck that often but instead use it off the tee so they decided to make a 3w larger to maximize that use case. Thats why standard option is 13 degree which can be cranked up to 15 degrees

@paulmcgee1867 3 месяца назад

It’s personal choice

@HowGoodGolf 3 месяца назад

personal choice i think!

@sparkdog44 3 месяца назад

a 2 wood...nothing new. If someone can't hit it a driver off a tee, they'll struggle with this off the deck.

@stuartbaker3897 3 месяца назад

Spot on. Mind you a 2-wood is needed - 90+% of golfers get no benefit of a driver over a 2-wood and that always been so, even going back to wooden headed woods. Put the tee ball in play, the lure of a supposed 10 yard increase with the driver is a myth, anyone who's not better than scratch has a better AVERAGE distance and direction with a 2-wood. Cleveland make 12 degree drivers that I'd guess are better and cheaper than mini drivers. Hitting a stronger 'wood' than a modern 5-wood off the deck is pointless if you're not better than scratch - but bring back the 4-wood. Carry a 12 degree driver and a 4-wood and 4 wedges is, I think, a better proposition.

@kolchak357 3 месяца назад

Looks big to hit off the deck for me. I think I’d struggle with that. ⛳️ Would have to be a driver replacement to get in my bag.

@MrMatthew262 3 месяца назад

Or go Driver, Mini, 5 wood.

@BB-pg5kl 3 месяца назад

@@MrMatthew262extremely redundant at that point.

@MrMatthew262 3 месяца назад

@@BB-pg5kl “extremely”. Hysterical much? It’s not at all. A standard bag has been driver, 3 wood, 5 wood. Best loft for that scenario and one played by pros, is the 13.5 loft. That fits nicely in between. I guess you can tell Tommy Fleetwood and his fitters his setup is “extremely redundant”

@BB-pg5kl 3 месяца назад

@@MrMatthew262 are you a tour pro? I'm going guess no. Nice try at sounding knowledgeable though. The overwhelming majority are going to use this as a driver replacement. Most people can't even hit a 3 wood off the deck that well. Mini drivers are even more difficult to hit efficiently off the deck. So on your suggestion (Dr, Mini, 5w) you have 2 clubs that do pretty much the exact same thing 🙄 But again you and the majority of us are tour pro quality like Fleetwood. Stop using the extreme minority (a tour pro) to justify something for the overwhelming majority (mid-high handicap) of golfers.

@MrMatthew262 3 месяца назад

@@BB-pg5kl the overwhelming? You sure like to sound hyperbolic. Nice try at sounding informed. This is a niche club and lots of people who buy it are better than average golfers. Callaway actually only offered this initially as a limited quantity custom option. Sure, some people who can’t play driver will try this thinking it’s their answer but are going to find out quickly it’s not the club, it’s them. They will then dump it for a normal sized driver. There are plenty of people who have two dedicated tee clubs. Whether it’s utility/driving iron, a low spin 3 wood or now have the option of a mini driver offered in 11.5 and 13.5 lofts. The 5 wood is also very good choice for mid handicapper as it can be easier to hit off the ground and launch in the air. It doesn’t sound like you’ve been around a lot of golfers except your 25 handicap buddies, so I see your misunderstanding.

@J_CanDo 3 месяца назад

Bigger head than the brnr 304cc compared to the 340cc Ai…..interesting.

@hendog5396 3 месяца назад

The mini drivers seems nice, but it seems like the factors that make it appealing aren't necessarily the 'mini' part. I don't think many will be using these 'off the deck', and if that's the case, why not configure a full sized driver head with high loft and a short shaft?