TaylorMade R7 Quad Mini Driver vs Callaway Elyte Mini Driver

While the rise of the mini driver was largely down to it finding its way into the bag of a host of the game’s most beloved players, including Tommy Fleetwood, Eddie Pepperall and Adam Scott, its popularity has been cemented by its inherent practicality. Operating in a space between the driver and the fairway wood, its shorter shaft, smaller head and increased loft offers better players another option for tight, penal courses, while those attributes also can aid higher handicap golfers who struggle with accuracy when using the big stick.

TaylorMade has been at the forefront of mini driver development, releasing its first model more than ten years ago. And it’s one of its newer offerings that we’re evaluating today, the R7 Quad Mini. It’s up against Callaway’s Elyte model. While the Californian brand are relative late comers to the mini driver appreciation party, the Elyte mini comes off the back of its well regarded first foray into the market, with the Ai-Smoke 340Ti mini driver.