Driver Superlatives

Best is subjective, this list is not. These are the most deserving drivers in their respective categories: Most Innovative, Loudest, April Fools Adjacent, Golden Oldie, and As Seen On Tv.

Most Innovative: TaylorMade has made a big push over the last few years to make carbon fiber driver faces the wave of the future and that would have been innovative, if it wasn’t already done. The Callaway Big Bertha C4 Driver holds that honor.  It debuted a full 20 years before TaylorMade launched their first carbon fiber face in their Stealth model. Unfortunately, the C4 faces tended to go, “boom.” It might have been Callaway’s worst attempt at making a driver and it saw virtually zero commercial success but, boy was it innovative.

Loudest: If you want a driver sound that’s capable of chasing off bears, triggering ptsd, or piercing ear drums two holes over, then the driver you’re looking for is the Nike Sasquatch Sumo 2. This driver is simply a treat, and it makes for a great wedding present. Make sure you bring your PPE to the range when you pull this out of the bag.

Golden Oldie: The best driver of all time is the Callaway Original Great Big Bertha Warbird Driver. When the world needed a driver, Callaway delivered. It debuted in 1991 but the wall they broke through paved the way for all modern drivers.

April Fools Adjacent: On April 1, 2025 MyGolfSpy created an April fools joke about a driver that L.A.B. golf had just created. The joke was for a driver that was face-balanced and center shafted. Ha ha, well the jokes on them because the Wilson Invex basically already did that. And not only did they do it, John Daly won the 1995 British open using the Wilson Invex as his driver.

As Seen On Tv: If you are ever watching golf channel late at night it’s inevitable you see a couple infomercials for wild equipment that assures results fast. The very best of these was created by Jack “The Hammer” Hamm. The Hammer Turbo Air Driver, is the clear winner. Having holes in the face really put this bad boy over the top. The informercials implied that gains of 10, 20, 30, 50, 500 yards were all possible and plausible outcomes. At least that’s what I got from them, unfortunately the results didn’t match the promise for me. The driver isn’t legal, but it sure is a dandy.

Until the next round of superlatives, take it easy. Also, if you disagree with any of these choices, leave a comment.