If You Need A New Driver, Here Are 5 Excellent Models Under $300

As golf has exploded in popularity in recent years, part of that has meant that the game has become increasingly expensive, and that tends to be the case across the board, especially in terms of equipment. This is a bit of a pain, but with a little more effort in terms of knowing when and where to look, there are excellent golf clubs out there with more budget-friendly prices.

One of the best places to do so is PGA TOUR Superstore, a retailer we have talked about a lot because of the sheer breadth of products, and deals often available. We’ve decided to have a search down the sale aisle to find some of the best drivers on the market for lower prices and my word, did we find plenty. I set out to create this list with three drivers but I’ve raised that to my favorite five on sale – realistically it easily could have been double figures!

I’ve also set myself a goal of each driver being under the $300 mark which is obviously still a lot of money to some people, but given new models cost more than double that, and some of the drivers we selected below are only a couple of years old, there is value to be had from the models I’ve picked.

For more driver news and reviews, check out the reviews section of our website as well as our guides for the best budget golf drivers and best budget golf clubs.

Cobra Darkspeed Max

We’ll begin with one of the most underrated drivers in recent years, the Darkspeed Max from Cobra. Looks matter when it comes to any golf club and Cobra smashed it out of the park with the carbon-fibre, dark finish with this one. The head also sits beautifully behind the ball, inspiring confidence in golfers of all abilities.

The Max was the most user-friendly of the Darkspeed family and during our testing we found it nearly impossible to slice meaning it’s perfect for players who tend to struggle with a right miss off the tee. Cobra really struck a great balance here of adding some spin and launch to help the intended market for this type of driver, but not too much so as to alienate higher speed players that might be entertaining a draw bias option.

This driver has a clear selling point – deliver user-friendliness and a driver that specifically counters the right miss whilst delivering premium looks. Cobra have achieved that objective and some. So much so, they’ve produced one of the best drivers for beginners but even at that, this is a driver worth trying for players of a range of handicaps, not just the higher ones.

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