Top 5 Easiest to Hit Drivers for High Handicappers 2020

Here I talk about the top 5 easiest to hit drivers for high handicappers, updated for 2020.

Additionally, if you’re interested in what makes a driver easy to hit, please continue reading below…

Top 5 Easiest to Hit Drivers for High Handicappers 2020

Driver Description	Driver Details	BGST Rating
	Callaway Golf 2020 Mavrik Driver 3 Different Mavrik Driver Models, New Cyclone Aero Shape Design (Mavrik Standard) (Pictured), Interchangeable Dual Weight System (Mavrik Max, Mavrik Sub Zero), FS2S Titanium Face (Reduced Weight), T2C Triaxial Carbon Crown, Available for Men and Women, Adjustable Hosel (Loft), High MOI (Forgiveness)	4.9/5.0
	TaylorMade SIM MAX Driver Revolutionary New Club Head Design, Speed Injected Technology, Twist Face Technology, Ultra-Low Center of Gravity (CG), 2-Degree Adjustable Loft Sleeve, High MOI (Forgiveness)	4.8/5.0
	Cobra Golf Fly-Z Driver Speed Channel Face, SmartPad Technology, Crown Zone Weighting Technology, Low, Deep Center of Gravity (CG), Rear/Heel CG Weighted, High MOI (Forgiveness), Adjustable Hosel (Loft) (MyFly8)	4.6/5.0
	Cleveland Golf Launcher Hi-Bore (HB) Driver Throwback Design, 460CC Club Head, Large Sweet Spot, Offset Hosel, Low Center of Gravity (CG)	4.4/5.0
	Cobra Golf 2020 F-Max Airspeed Driver Ultralight Shaft, Offset Hosel, Carbon Crown, PWR Ridges, Back/Heel Weighted, High MOI (Forgiveness)	4.3/5.0

BEST IN SHOW: Callaway Mavrik Driver 2020 – Most Technologically Advanced

This technologically advanced driver from Callaway may be the best driver of 2020 for beginning golfers. There are 3 different models in the Mavrik stable: the Mavrik Standard, Mavrik Max and Mavrik Sub Zero drivers, each bringing their own set of unique qualities to the table. Please click on the links above for specific club information, however, in their write up, Callaway promises that the Mavrik Max is the “easiest to hit driver” in the range.

All 3 Mavrik club models have technological advancements and features that make them easy to hit: a large sweet spot, high Moment of Inertia (MOI), they’re super lightweight and have adjustable loft settings. The drivers are available for both men and women and are somewhat customizable for personal preference with different shafts and hand grips available. All 3 Mavrik club models also have a lot of other, really cool sounding technical stuff straight from the Callaway website…”Jailbreak Technology + T2C Triaxial Carbon Crown…” etc, FS2S titanium (a very light, very strong material) club face, titanium bars inside the club head and a lot of other really cool sounding shit (some of which, I admit, I don’t even understand).

What I do understand, however, is that all of this fancy technology allows me to hit the ball much farther with the slower swing speed of a high handicapper and straighter when I don’t hit the ball perfectly. The only negative is that all this new technology is reflected by the price tag for this particular driver, but, as the old saying goes, “you get what you pay for.” If the Mavrik driver falls just outside of your price range, please consider one of the other fantastic drivers reviewed below.

 

RUNNER-UP: TaylorMade SIM MAX Driver – Best Club Face Design

 

The new SIM MAX Driver from TaylorMade has a curved face that makes it extremely forgiving. Known as Twist Face Technology, the face of the driver has been curved to counteract the negative effects of off-center and less-than-perfect hits. I wrote a detailed article about what Twist Face Technology is and this concept has really revolutionized the standard golf driver design.

The TaylorMade SIM MAX Driver has a large sweet spot, 2-degree adjustable loft sleeve, is very lightweight and also has a high Moment of Inertia (MOI). The only negative I’ve found is when looking down at the top of the club while in my swing stance, I found it difficult to line up the golf ball with the large sweet spot. Not sure why, but maybe because the design on the top of the club is somewhat disorienting. This particular driver also has a high price tag, so if it falls outside of your price range, please consider its predecessor, the TaylorMade M6 Driver, a marginally more affordable club with much the same features and currently one of the best selling drivers on the market.

 

THIRD PLACE GOES TO: Cobra Golf Fly-Z Driver – Most Forgiving

The Cobra Fly-Z Driver also features in Best Golf Clubs For Beginners and comes highly regarded by both myself and my customers as possibly the most forgiving driver to hit the market in the last few years.

The Cobra Fly-Z features a titanium club face and graphite shaft making it strong and durable. Additionally, the Speed Channel Face design of the Fly-Z driver thins the face to produce more speed due to less aerodynamic resistance and the SmartPad Technology delivers a square face at address regardless of loft setting. Everything considered, the result is an extremely forgiving driver making the Cobra Fly-Z hands-down an excellent choice for beginners and high-handicappers.

Adjustable Loft Settings (MyFly8): 9.0, 9.5, 10.5, 11.5, 12 degrees

 

FOURTH PLACE GOES TO: Cleveland Launcher HB Driver – Simplest Set-Up

I featured this club previously in Top Five Easiest to Hit Drivers for Beginners and High Handicappers and it still holds its own as a great club in 2020. The coolest thing about this driver is its simplicity. There are no moveable weights, there is no adjustable hosel, there is nothing to set-up. And you know what? I freakin’ LOVE IT!!!!!! Cleveland golf must have thought about what makes a driver easy to hit for beginning golfers and came to the conclusion that NOT HAVING TO SET UP ANYTHING IS EASIER THAN ADJUSTING A LOT OF STUFF…GENIUS!

The Cleveland Launcher HB Driver is great! They set it up for you and me and almost any beginning golfer, and it’s set up perfectly for any golfer short of Tour Pros. Thanks Cleveland Golf, for saving me time, hassle and from having to use tools to adjust anything on this club prior to hitting a screaming drive.

 

FIFTH PLACE, BUT STILL A GREAT CLUB: Cobra Golf 2020 F-Max Airspeed Driver – Best Value for Money

The Cobra F-Max Airspeed Driver is yet another club with some cool features that beginning golfers and high handicappers will love. Not unlike the Cleveland Launcher HB Driver, this club is great as it requires NO SET-UP WHATSOEVER! It is a great value-for-money driver ready to go “straight-out-of-the-box” and it’s very lightweight and sleek looking with its black and blue colors.

The reason I didn’t rate this driver any higher is because it didn’t feel like it had quite the solid feel through impact that the clubs ahead of it had. It does have a back/heel weight system to help with straighter drives, a forgiving high Moment of Inertia (MOI) and an offset hosel standard (with multiple club options), however, I really like that low center-of-gravity (CG) feel and drivers that feel like they just won’t twist even when swinging the club with only one hand. That being said, it is still a beautiful driver and definitely a competitive option worth considering.

 

 

What makes a driver easy to hit?

And what the heck does easy-to-hit mean anyway?

Let’s talk about the meaning of easy-to-hit?

Easy to hit simply means that you don’t always have to make perfect contact with the golf ball and the result will still be acceptable….

I know that’s a pretty vague definition. Let’s talk…

An acceptable result (to me) is when the golf ball still goes somewhat straight and far enough for me (you can each determine what far enough means to you).

So an easy-to-hit driver is a club that allows me to not hit the ball perfectly and still get an acceptable result.

Now back to the original question: So what makes a driver easy to hit?

I classify a driver as being easy to hit (also referred to as forgiving in golf lingo) if it meets the following criteria:

1. The golf ball goes relatively straight even if the contact with the club face is not perfect
2. The club is light enough to swing all day without becoming fatigued
3. The distance is acceptable for beginning golfers (who generally have slower swing speeds)

The factors that make all three qualities above possible are exactly what I look for when evaluating the easiest-to-hit drivers. So, let’s take each item above and see what aspects of the golf club makes that particular item possible.

Item 1: As a beginning golfer, I do not always make perfect contact between my club face and the ball, but I do not want a relatively small mis-hit to become a giant hook or slice. I still want the ball to go somewhat straight. In order for this to happen, I recommend beginners look for a driver with a large sweet spot. The sweet spot is the target area of the driver’s club face with which you want to contact the golf ball. The larger this area, the more off-center you can hit the ball and still have it go straight.

Item 2: The weight of the club needs to be light enough to swing all day long. Most newer drivers are made out of ultra lightweight material, but what I’m looking for when recommending an easy-to-hit club to a golfer with a high handicap is a material that is very light and strong, but also a little less expensive than a professional golfer may use. Affordability is another factor that comes into play when evaluating the top drivers for beginners.

Item 3: Amateur golfers generally have slower swing speeds than professionals. With that in mind, I still want to recommend a driver that anyone can get a reasonable amount of distance out of. And the factors that affect distance are shaft flex and Moment of Inertia (MOI). Think of MOI as a resistance to twisting when contacting the golf ball. So the drivers I recommend below are going to have a decent amount of flex (to accommodate slower swing speeds)  and a high MOI (or a high level of forgiveness).

Please understand that the reason I go into such detail above is so that you don’t have to just rely on what drivers this website or any other golf website tells you to buy, but so that you understand how to evaluate these clubs yourself to make the most informed buying decision you can.

So there you have it, the  Top Five Easiest to Hit Drivers for High Handicappers 2020. I realize these are just my opinions and others may agree to disagree. Please add a comment below whether you agree with my list or if you have your own suggestion for the best driver for a beginner golfer.

Stay safe and happy golfing!