Though I'm not a big fan of glossy crowns, I think Wilson might have made the best looking release this year.
Wilson DYNAPWR Carbon Driver Review
I’ve got a headcover on the way, but I like that as well. It’s a really good release.
When I started playing golf I had my dad’s original Wilsons from the 50’s as my starter. So I want them to make a return for sentimental value.
Alright @jfrigo1003 I get your point. I had a customer call that got cancelled at the last minute, so I ended up with enough time to go hit 50 golf balls. So I brought my GT3 and the Carbon with and went hitting. Did my first 5 with the GT3 to make sure I knew and then switched.
And wow. It does pop off the face. 10.5* is too much for me, but I just tee’d lower and wasn’t losing that much distance. So I dropped it down a degree of loft and….shot for shot it competed with the GT3. Distance, feel. With the added improvement of I couldn’t go right as much as I can on a miss-hit. Really controlled.
It’s a lot of fun. Man. It sounds great. I would definitely be interested in this in a fairway wood as well.
And wow. It does pop off the face. 10.5* is too much for me, but I just tee’d lower and wasn’t losing that much distance. So I dropped it down a degree of loft and….shot for shot it competed with the GT3. Distance, feel. With the added improvement of I couldn’t go right as much as I can on a miss-hit. Really controlled.
It’s a lot of fun. Man. It sounds great. I would definitely be interested in this in a fairway wood as well.
I’ve really considered the fairway also! It looks great too but I haven’t had a chance to hit it
I had GT3 late last year and liked it but the misses were more penal and bigger drop off in distance
It really is a great driver! Still won’t get the recognition it should which is a shame, but I’m excited to call it my gamer the rest of the year
I get the miss with the GT3. It’s my complaint. When it’s hit correctly, it’s something. A miss, it’s not so great. And as I’ve worked through my swing changes it’s not as bad as it was, but I still find its penalizing. This, even on a miss I felt like I wasn’t being killed. I’ll be taking it to Naperbrook for the Fathers Day outing on Saturday to put it through its pace.
It’s a really good driver. You’re right, even Golf Galaxy’s don’t carry these (but Naperbrook does, ha). I’d be interested in the fairway but it’s such a rare club for me to hit unless I’m playing Bolingbrook or one of the others. I’ll have a chance in Geneva, but that’s my only hang up.
Awfully impressive. From what I’ve read about the Dynapwr Irons to this now, and having played the Staff ball last year…hopefully this starts to change.
Played around with the weights and loft. Went back to stock, moved the heavy weight forward. Dropped it down half a degree and swung. Then dropped it thr full one and it hit the sweet spot. And even with it like that I still was getting really closed face hits and great contact. No fade. Bit of a draw.
Im a bit blown away by this. I want to explore other shafts with it, but for now the Kai’li White 60x has been a solid pairing.
Im a bit blown away by this. I want to explore other shafts with it, but for now the Kai’li White 60x has been a solid pairing.
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I put a much lower launching and stiffer shaft in this head than @Hawk had in it and....
Holy **** is it low spinning now. I mean LOWWWWWWWWWW spinning. Its wild for me to see sub 2K regularly now, and it kind of scares me hahaha
That said, I still think this is one of the best looking and sounding releases of the year, and I love that for Wilson.
Holy **** is it low spinning now. I mean LOWWWWWWWWWW spinning. Its wild for me to see sub 2K regularly now, and it kind of scares me hahaha
That said, I still think this is one of the best looking and sounding releases of the year, and I love that for Wilson.
It actually makes me sad but I think my time has come to an end for the DYNAPWR Carbon. For my taste I still think this is the best looking at address and the sound is great as well. But now that I have a simulator at home and can hit balls whenever, I'm seeing a drop in ball speed vs the 3 other drivers I've hit. I was seeing very low efficiency numbers between 1.38 - 1.41 over and over. After moving back in to a TM Qi35 and then a Callaway Elyte TD Max I realized it's not the SkyTrak, it sadly was the wilson. Both those other drivers returned efficiency numbers of 1.45 - 1.47. Ball speed jumped by as high as 12mph
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Oh wow. Did you see similar performance on the golf course too?
At first I thought everything was normal bc it was still a honeymoon phase and I really loved everything about it. When I would check Arrcos and see the distance I chalked it up to not playing much even tho the strike would feel like I killed it. My playing partners that I'm longer than ended up being the same distance away as me but I again told myself i havent played much the past few years and they must have hit their drive exceptionally well.
My last 2 rounds I played a Qi35 and saw about 15 more yards....at least according to Arrcos. Now on the SkyTrak I could not crack 155 ball speed with the Wilson. I even moved the heavy weight to the front. I would hit some balls that I swear were about as perfect as I could drive a golf ball and still see 155 speed. I figured " oh the skytrak is struggling with higher speeds." At first even the cobra DS Adapt LS would stay at 155 so i figured it wsa the skytraks problem. But this week the qi35 and elyte td max easily cleared 160 ball speed yet the wilson never got any faster
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Great feedback.
I recently had to move on from the '23 DP Carbon. Came very close to opting for the '25 DP carbon, but chose the Qi10 at $200 cheaper, combined with the fact that I've never had a Wilson driver that I've hit consistently well.
Your results help assure me that I made the right decision. Wilson makes some great gear, and I still think that the new Carbon is the best looking driver out there, but unless Wilson modifies their pricing, they're simply not going to able to compete in the driver market. Esp. if the performance is even the least bit lacking.
Also, while not a TM fan generally, the Qi10 is fantastic so far.