Best Callaway Drivers 2023

1. Callaway Mavrik Driver

This is Mavrik Standard for mid-handicap, mid-range golfers (Mavrik Max is for high handicappers while Mavrik Subzero for low handicappers, both reviewed later).  It fits almost every player profile if you want to know my honest opinion. No denying it’s one of the fastest with the brand’s phenomenal low-drag, speed-boosting Cyclone Aero Shape.

The current and every other Mavrik driver by Callaway make the use of Jailbreak bars for stiffening the clubface, so greater power is transferred to boost speed and, ultimately, distance.

It’s the unprecedented forgiveness of Mavrik Standard that seems to be its most attractive quality. Just like the other Mavrik models, even this one has an individually designed clubface that produces an optimal level of spin to make way for high MOI. And naturally, high MOI equals more forgiveness.

Mavrik Standard, in comparison to Max and Subzero, has the fastest head shape for a mid-level spin and moderate-level draw bias. Hence, the best for every kind of golfer!

2. Callaway Rogue Driver

Go Rogue, Callaway Rogue if what you desire and value the most is that ideal combination of higher ball speed and longer distance. Once again, it’s the result of the brand’s exclusive Jailbreak bars, which, in this case, pair up with something new – X-Face VFT (variable face thickness) technology.

This brand is proof that changing driver dynamics can really have a dramatic impact on performance. The high-MOI shaping of the large composite crown creates a larger surface area. And this automatically makes the driver a lot more forgiving on mis-hits, if that’s a concern for you.

Rogue, when compared to its predecessor Callaway Epic, produces faster ball speed. And all credit for that goes to the game-changing Jailbreak technology with its relatively lighter titanium bars that stiffen the body (crown + sole) and create a thinner clubface.

Actually, the newly added X-Face VFT architecture thins and thickens strategic zones of the clubface, so ball speed can increase whether or not it’s an off-center shot.

And then there’s the repositioning of sliding weight to make Callaway Rogue driver as forgiving as is expected in case you happen to be a beginner and/or high handicapper. This also gives you a tighter shot dispersion, which means less struggle for hitting most fairways.

3. Callaway Mavrik Max Driver

Mavrik Max is the best Callaway driver for beginners and high handicappers, beyond question. If you ask me, it’s a Tour-level golf driver for beginner golfers. In fact, even mid-range and mid-handicap players take a fond liking to the Callaway Mavrik Max Driver. All because of its larger profile that produces MAX forgiveness as well as MAX consistency.

Also, Mavrik Max is designed with interchangeable weights. So if you find yourself struggling with slicing the ball much too often, which beginners and high handicappers usually do, then you are in a position to choose the ‘draw’ configuration.

Jaw-dropping speed and distance are so naturally woven into this and every Callaway Mavrik driver that it’s understood even if I don’t mention that here. But the thing that I would like to add, and which you might want to know as well, is that this golf driver minimizes spin too. This means more help with your anti-slice performance.

4. Callaway Epic Flash Driver

The first Callaway golf driver showcasing A.I.-designed Flash Face – subtle ripples in the internal mapping that flow from the heel to the toe and these ripples cohesively work together for elevating COR to maximize rebound speed (off/across the clubface) and, ultimately, increase distance.

No doubt, Callaway spent millions of dollars into developing this kind of technology that no golfer has ever witnessed. I think this Flash Face technology is a much better alternative to X-Face Variable Face Thickness (VFT) technology used in the Rogue model I reviewed earlier.

Compared to that, Flash Face optimizes ball speed THROUGHOUT the whole face. Also, the clubface’s thinnest part is actually located in the center as opposed to VFT’s thicker center and thin edges.

The common denominator, however, is Jailbreak technology of course, and that’s why drivers manufactured by Callaway possess the power to give you a faster ball speed. And to add to that, there’s the lightweight Triaxial Carbon Crown perfect for, if not rewarding then at least not punishing, your off-center shots.

5. Callaway Big Bertha B21 Driver

Been touted as the best Callaway driver for distance and also as the most forgiving Callaway driver, Big Bertha B21 is surely a force to be reckoned with. Its low-spin and high-launch structure combines very well with the large, welcoming sweet spot to give even weaker golfers the upper hand – that being faster ball speed.

Encouraging longer carry distance is what Big Bertha B21 knows very well how to do because of its Artificial-Intelligence-built Flash Face. That means you get a more expanded hitting area to take away the ‘mis’ from MIS-hits.

What many beginner and high-handicap golfers also appreciate so much here is the anti-slice draw-biased weighting of Callaway Big Bertha B21 Driver. It’s an oversized beast that got me to shoot 58 a few years ago at the Travelers Championship.

No doubt, Big Bertha B21 boosts confidence from the tee to get you to cover the distance you desire, all the while Flash Face contributing a great deal to actually increasing ball speed.

6. Callaway Epic Speed Driver

If Epic Flash was more geared toward golfers who tend to mis-hit, then Callaway Epic Speed is for the faster, low-handicap player. But both Epic models have, just like every other creation by Callaway on this list, Jailbreak technology and a lighter Triaxial Carbon Crown for enhancing ball speed, spin consistency, and even mis-hit forgiveness.

The Jailbreak Speed Frame (A.I.-designed) increases ball speed across the clubface. And it’s now a given for Flash Face to make an appearance too for speed, and not just in this driver but also in Callaway irons, so every shot is most likely to be longer, straighter, and more controlled.

Epic Speed is actually the fastest of the Callaway Epic drivers, just how Mavrik Standard is the fastest Mavrik model. And the reason for both takes the form of the advanced aerodynamic cyclone shaping of the clubhead that knows how to maximize clubhead speed, no matter how little the effort on your part.

7. Callaway Epic Max Driver

Epic Speed above has got more to do with, as is obvious, speed. While Epic Max is all about MAX forgiveness. In comparison to Epic Max, there’s also Epic Max LS (reviewed right after this), which is mainly for minimizing spin in case that part of your long game you find a little bit tricky to control.

Epic Max by Callaway is this top brand’s way of giving golfers the best draw-biased driver configuration. It is, after all, the most forgiving Epic driver that also launches the highest. And then there’s also the adjustable sliding weight, which makes room for dialing in the shot shape of your choice.

Comparatively speaking, the distance you achieve with Epic Max might be slightly (just slightly) shorter than Epic Speed BUT at least your shot will have followed a straight path.

Needless to say, features/technologies like Flash Face (more expansive hitting area), Jailbreak Speed Frame (faster ball speed), and Triaxial Carbon Crown (more forgiveness) are a part of this Callaway golf club as well. What’s new actually is the OptiFit hosel for draw (anti-slice) settings.

8. Callaway Epic Max LS Driver

Even though perimeter-weighted just like Epic Max, Callaway Driver Epic Max LS is better suited for mid-handicap to low-handicap golfers. The latter is a low-spin driver, unlike the former that is high-spin.

What Callaway has done here with this particular golf driver is eliminated the lack of forgiveness often accompanied by low-spin models. Meaning you get that extra dose of forgiveness, even as a Tour-grade player, along with reduced spin. A win-win situation indeed.

However, shot-shaping is better with Epic Max. But then those who go for Epic Max LS do not really generate that many hooks and slices. In fact, better golfers actually prefer the LS model because of its relatively narrower head shaping.

9. Callaway Mavrik Subzero Driver

If you don’t need any assistance with your clubhead speed, then Callaway Mavrik Subzero Driver is the one and only for you. And that’s precisely why this model has been shortlisted today as the best Callaway driver 2021 for low handicappers.

But every Mavrik driver (Mavrik Standard, Mavrik Max, and Mavrik Subzero – all 3 now reviewed) is built with a lighter i.e. more forgiving and speed-boosting titanium face. This Triaxial Carbon Crown may be lighter but that doesn’t take away its higher strength for a greater rebound at impact.

Conventional titanium, on the other hand, could obviously not be used since it’s not suitable enough to be subjected to Callaway’s Artificial Intelligence.

And once again, you can dial in the interchangeable sole weights depending on your choice of launch and spin characteristics.

10. Callaway Big Bertha REVA Women’s Driver

And the final piece is the best Callaway women’s driver – Big Bertha REVA!

It has been specifically crafted for all those female golfers who cannot get their drives to go longer, and so they need help with that. Also, the majority of women players, especially beginners, high handicappers, and even amateurs, want their golf clubs to be extremely forgiving since off-center strikes among them are so commonplace.

No doubt, Big Bertha REVA is highly forgiving with its game-improvement technology. It is a high-launch, low-CG driver that produces low long-game spin. This means your drives are bound to be longer and straighter more consistently than ever.

The high-MOI clubhead shaping and draw-biased configuration, in particular, are what improve the launch angle to get your shots to travel STRAIGHT and LONG.

Everything else is also pretty much the same – A.I.-designed Flash Face and two internal Jailbreak bars for producing faster ball speed and lightweight Triaxial Carbon Crown to enhance forgiveness. It’s just that Big Bertha REVA is more women-oriented. So this means Ladies-flex, lightweight graphite shaft, and women’s standard soft grip.