 I've just had an email Laura, a text to say that delivery is coming that I am really excited about today That's a delivery I've been waiting for I've got it. Got it? Yeah We are here. Exciting I've got scissors I've got a box. It's an unboxing that I haven't done this for quite a while I don't know, I don't know There's not a huge amount of products that I'm really excited about I am not a really excited person, but I am kind of Are you going to hang around? Yeah, I can do I'm just loading my van up ready to go to test this driver And I just thought it was an opportune moment to give you a bit of an update on the van For those of you who watch the channel, you'll know that quite a few months ago now We've got a van. We're going to change it into what will become a Well, a bit of a mobile office really For me to travel the country, do some filming, do some work along the way And it's progressed quite a lot The reason you haven't seen any updated videos yet is because we've been doing a lot of work There has things happened already. You can see two new windows in there New window down the side And quite a bit of work gone in the interior Although it won't look that much to you, but believe me a lot of blood, sweat and tears so far Come and have a look Get this open See what we can see So Kitchen is about to go in, ceiling's in, spotlight's in Roof vent fan is in We've started this wall We're halfway down that wall That's stopping now because we've got some seating area going in the back end The kitchen sort of backdrop Is that frame that you can see there So loads gone on What I'm going to do, I might as well tell you now is that I don't think it fits in with the golf content in terms of the channel So I'm going to put it all onto a brand new channel We've filmed already, so I think we've got six episodes in as to where we're at now And I'll announce when we're ready The name of the new channel and ask for your support But for now, it's all about this thing Oh, it's a ball to finish on Right, I am at a very special golf course to review What might be a very special golf club If it's anything like its predecessor I was a massive fan It is of course the mini driver It's a new one from TaylorMade It's a 300 series It looks like an old boy But does it play like a new toy And see if it's one that will end up in my bag Because based on its previous model I was a huge fan Right, for those of you interested, I'm on Isla right now And the Macri golf links And believe me, I am only on the fourth tee And I already know this is a very, very special place And there's a full video coming from here Of my 18 holes which we're going to film tomorrow But anyway, back to the mini driver And what is it that I sort of first liked about the previous model And what I like about this And first of all, it is obviously the size of the head I grew up when drivers weren't 460cc They were a lot smaller So for me, the sort of transition I suppose into the 460cc driver That was a change Lots of golfers will only know a 460cc driver But for me, going back to this smaller head I've always preferred the sort of a three-wood Than a prefer me driver And for the reasons of the smaller head But also the shorter shaft And that's the sort of both of the things that come Into question yet again with the mini driver That shorter shaft is three-wood length And the smaller head is by no means three-wood It's a 307cc head And it's almost perfect for my eye And in terms of the length and address It just breeds confidence And I've always said it No matter how good the golf club supposedly performs And all that goes into it in terms of technology Confidence in the game is massive And if you're stood over the ball With that shorter shaft smaller head Than for me, it's a massive, massive bonus And it's why a relevance of performance quite yet I'll get to that shortly It takes massive boxes for me And I reckon it's perfect for the majority of average golfers I think it goes like an absolute rocket as well I'll be honest with you Wow Well the wind is coming in It's a type of club now I want control in me and I'm not lashing driver I'm looking for fairways It's just hanging onto the right edge Bit of a cut Now I have one major issue With the tailor-made mini driver And that is its availability Very much like the original one It's made in small batch quantities And as retailers I know That they can get only limited numbers in stock So it becomes and baffled really as to why The likes of the sim products are mass produced The mass produced driver And the mini driver, and I think should appeal to the masses Is available in such limited quantities And that baffles me a little bit I really like to understand Where tailor-made are coming from on this one That's going to chase up Chase And go That's just my major green Well it doesn't quite made the pin anyway I can't see that far But it is exactly One of the things that really appeals to me About the mini driver Is its versatility And the fact that the club I've got In an is 13.5 degrees So that's very weak lofted If you like For the traditional drive But what it allows you to do Is play it off the tee But it also allows you to play it off the deck And much like it's predecessor Which I'm going to keep on reverting back to It's relatively easy to pick up And that again It wasn't the best of contacts that I got there But it was good enough And the way the bounce on the sole works The v-steel sole Sort of slides along It picked it up like I said Relatively easy Plenty of fire off that face And the first shot that I've hit off the deck Was pretty impressive Another incredible location on the 7th tee Of the Macri I've got the seats to the right of me And a fair bit of carrier Required on this sole But again Just going back to how it sits in the dress That'd be really interesting This point on your opinions First of all How it looks Again Underneath Shelf appeal Never makes a great deal of difference I don't suppose I kind of think it's okay It looks fine From the top I absolutely love it I love that muted finish That they've got And there's now this thin Gloss black line on the front Which it just sits really nice So I like that Again Available in 11.5 and 13.5 degrees Worth a loft And again adjustability So I like all land things thrown in But I sort of I was already sold in terms of the Original Mini Driver So I'm straight away drawn to this And very positive towards it But more importantly What are your thoughts And that's what I always like So opinions down below Are you going to be considering a Mini Driver Or a shorter shafted Driver in the future Or you're sticking with a 60cc head And the 44.5 or 45 inch shaft Let me know Your opinion is more important than mine What a golf hole this is Do not go left and I think we're going to have to set in At the left with a little bit of cut It's a brave one That is the best driver of it today But I hasn't got the carry Go Bounce Well that was far tighter Than I intended But it's worked out incredibly well I mentioned earlier on The ability to take this off the deck And we played the first one Off a real tight lie off these Firm and fiery fairways at the Macri But also when the ball is Sat in the roof And not necessarily nestled down But this is just in the first cut We've got over two tenths to go And I think again for me I put that club behind the ball I see plenty of loft at a dress And just same confidence that I Would have in it in the three Wood And to be honest with you Slightly more confidence that I've had in the three Wood It just gives that There's a lot of loft I've got 13 and a half in hand And It doesn't put me off one bit I was going to squeeze it out Just to the right hand side there There's some bunkers in the distance So just inside left of them But again Picks it up relatively easy Like I said A little bit of cut on that Off the deck always tends to be But the idea is It gets there fairly easy And what I have noticed I don't know if you're picking up Off the tee shots And off of the two shots off the deck The thing absolutely fires Off this face as well And I'll finish off I think with some dry ball data Right, so time to go through That dry ball data And I've got to say it's I'll put the numbers up in front of you now There's no real great surprises To be honest with you It's performed pretty similar To what we did in the previous model But it does it consistently It does it very very well This club is obviously The shortest shaft So the club head speed Is a little bit lower Than it would be with a drive But still At that sort of 94 mile an hour An average is right on up there Ball speeds again Really really good For the club head speed And overall distance Carry and spin number I just think they kind of Tick every box It launches quite high We've got that sort of 80 odd feet in terms of Launch peak height Which arguably could be That you'd want to knock this down A little bit from 13 and a half Down a degree or two To get some optimum numbers But for me I kind of Unless it's blowing a hoolly Those kind of ball flight conditions Were good for me And I drove the ball reasonably Well overall And everything Anything bad in there Was relative to my swing But I think That the overall thing Is what I always say About the mini driver Or shorter shafted drivers Is that element of control That is the big deal For most average golfers And whether you're not You choose to Want to play the mini driver I still think that Every average golfer Should be considered At least playing A sort of 44 inch driver Shaft and getting that Greater control And then the size Of their head thing Well that's very much Down to again Subjective It's down to what You like and address And what you like to see But personally I'm a massive fan So the overall combination Of shorter shaft That head size Is always going to appeal To me It felt good off the face Like the previous model I haven't got no criticism Of this thing whatsoever Anyway, that's my thoughts More importantly Have you tried it Have you played the previous model So your comments down below Hit that thumbs up If you like this video And subscribe if you don't already And I'll see you very very soon We're just filming Another two new product releases So they're starting to move on again