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Best Slicer-Friendly Drivers 2026Three draw-biased drivers for people who curve it right, lined up by the numbers

Updated: Nov 1, 2026Contains affiliate links

I average a score of 72 and play 150 rounds a year. I picked these seriously.
When the ball keeps going right, the first suspect is your own swing. But there is some curve a club can cut.
As a gear nerd, I lined up three drivers that suit a slice by loft, moment of inertia, design and price. I ranked them on the makers' published figures and numbers from third-party measurement articles. I hit the No. 1, the G440 K, myself; those numbers are in a separate section, "The difference I felt hitting it."

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Bottom line

Three drivers by loft, design, weight and price

A slice happens when the face points right of the swing path at impact. A club can help in two ways: add loft to add backspin, and choose a head designed to help the face square.

G440 K figures are from PING's official site and GDO's measurements (articles by Minna no Golf Digest and GDO); the Qi4D MAX LITE from TaylorMade's official site; and the used Stealth 2 HD from Golf Do's stock prices (Sep 12, 2026). The G440 K's moment of inertia is a comparison among the 21 models GDO measured. List prices include tax. A "—" marks an item left out of the table. ◎ marks the best value of the three.

The Stealth 2 HD launched in 2/2023, and its new list price was ¥93,500. Used actual prices, in condition ranks D to B, run from ¥23,800 to ¥37,200. That is about 6 to 7 tenths off list.

No. 1 to No. 3: what's good and what's weak

No. 1 PING G440 K. You can add loft, and it twists less.Lofts are 9, 10.5 and 12°. A slicer who picks 12° adds backspin, and the spin axis tilts less. On top of that, the measured moment of inertia is 5,859 g·cm², and center-of-gravity depth is 51.7mm, both the largest of the 21 models measured. It makes the crown and the sole both carbon and moves the saved weight to the rear weight.

The weak side is the list price, ¥118,800. It is the highest of the 3 here. It makes a ball that is high and prone to spin, so if you already hit it high, you would lower the loft. It is also 46 inches long.

Great for you if you

• You miss right often, and miss the center too
• You want to cut both height and curve by adding loft

No. 2 TaylorMade Qi4D MAX LITE. Light and squares the face.A draw-biased design that squares easily, about 275g total weight, 45.5 inches long. Matsuo Yoshikazu calls it suited to people under 40 m/s head speed. Being light and short, it is easy to swing through. When you swing through, the face returns more easily too.

The weak point is the loft. The standard is 10.5°, and 9° and 12° are custom, so choosing 12° adds one step. It falls short of the No. 1 G440 K here, whose moment of inertia can be compared as a measured value.

Great for you if you

• Your head speed isn't fast
• You want help squaring the face with a light driver

No. 3 Stealth 2 HD (used previous gen). Try it cheaply first.HD stands for High Draw, the mark of a model that helps square the face. A driver with a ¥93,500 list price can be had used from ¥23,800 (Golf Do, Sep 12, 2026). For a golfer whose strikes are scattered, the gap to the newest model gets buried in the scatter. So I think a previous-gen model is enough.

The weak point is the condition of used clubs. Rank D shows wear. Choosing a shop where you can see the club in person is safer. In the used corner of a local golf shop, I saw a Rank B Stealth 2 HD with a listed price of about ¥38,000. What I'd check in person are dents in the face, scratches on the sole and the shaft's stamp (flex).

Great for you if you

• You want to try a face-squaring driver first, in the ¥20,000s
• You can't yet take advantage of the newest model's performance gap

3 things you can do for ¥0 before buying a driver

1. Count the clubs that go right.If only the driver goes right, it is the club; if every club goes right, it is the motion.
2. Raise the sleeve loft one step.If your driver has an adjustable hosel, you can try 10 balls before you buy a new one.
3. Make the loft 10.5° or more.If in doubt, 12°.

I wrote the reasoning and the math in Does More Loft Reduce a Slice? Why 9° Curves More.

Is my slice the club's fault or my swing's?

My slice shows up as a light fade that gets bigger. In October, on the 14th at a course in the prefecture, my body's rotation stalled from late-round fatigue and I went into the trees on the right. From the next hole I laid up with a 3-wood and saved par.

In September at the range, I counted ten balls with each club. With the driver, 4 of 10 went right; with the 7-iron, 1. Irons rarely go right, so I learned the cause was my body stalling with the driver's length rather than the club. Only then did I decide the order for choosing equipment.

A coworker also asked me for advice. They've played for three years, and it was after a round where they went out of bounds right three times in a row. Their budget is ¥60,000, I hear. I told them to count which clubs go right before changing equipment.

Where this ranking is weak

• I set the ranking from published values and third-party measurements. Loft, moment of inertia, weight and price are republished from published values and third-party measurements. The numbers I hit myself are written separately under "The difference I felt hitting them."
• I addressed the Qi4D MAX LITE in the shop and looked at the Stealth 2 HD.
• I don't recommend a new driver to anyone who curves it more than 30 yards right with every club. It fixes only part of the curve.
• Used prices change with stock (the values of 9/12/2026).

Is it only the driver that goes right for you?

How much less will it curve right? The difference I felt hitting it

I hit the PING G440 K (10.5°) and the XXIO 13 (10.5°). My head speed is 46 m/s. I only handled the Qi4D MAX LITE and the Stealth 2 HD (used, previous model) in a shop.

These are numbers I measured myself. With the G440 K my angle of attack was +2°, and the XXIO 13's total weight was about 285 g.

My usual shot is a fade that goes 8 yards right. With the G440 K it became 5 yards. My usual QUANTUM 9° (VENTUS TR RED 6S) gives 46 m/s of head speed, about 67.5 m/s of ball speed and 251 yards of carry. The G440 K's ball speed was about 67.0 m/s. In four rounds with that QUANTUM 9°, I went out of bounds right once. The ball flight is a shallow fade, not a slice.

The failure was that balls that flew high without going forward got mixed in. I'll grant the 10.5° catches the ball, but it didn't suit me.

The XXIO 13 is light, my hands got unruly at the top and I hooked four balls left. I slowed my tempo to cope, but it's too light for me. It suits people with a slower head speed.

Even on one off-center shot (slightly toward the toe), the curve stayed at 12 yards, and I could feel how hard it resists twisting. The G440 K catches the ball more than the XXIO 13.

Even after changing drivers, the fade only shrank from 8 yards to 5. The cause was a weak grip. When I regripped, it fixed itself.

About the writer and sources

Written by a gear nerd who studies golf equipment, averages a 72, and plays about 150 rounds a year.

I re-read the numbers against the sources below on Oct 21, 2026. Last updated Nov 1, 2026.

FAQ

Related reading

Does More Loft Reduce a Slice?
How to separate the cause by the clubs that go right, and the order of fixes.

Best Drivers for Beginners 2026
Used prices on previous-gen models, in actual yen.

PING G440 K Review
Moment of inertia and center-of-gravity depth in detail.

Sources for this article

• PING: G440 K Driver
• GDO: 26 Driver Research #6 (G440 K measurements)
• TaylorMade: Qi4D Driver news release (PDF)
• Golf Digest Minna: Qi4D hit test (Matsuo Yoshikazu)
• Golf Do: choosing clubs as a beginner

Last updated: Oct 21, 2026

Specs and prices are the figures published on manufacturers' official websites and in press releases, and by media outlets (checked Oct 21, 2026). These are published figures. The numbers I hit or played myself are given in the text, with their conditions.