Yukon anti-slice driver

Given a choice between a cure for the common cold and one for an uncommon slice, most golfers would choose the latter. It’s a blight on many a swing, and countless practice hours are spent trying to eliminate it. Often to no avail.

Unsurprisingly, the club manufacturers have long offered equipment solutions for the veteran swing victim. But such clubs get less press than sexier topics like movable weights or a square driver head.

So kudos to the folks at Pinemeadow Golf who are busy promoting their new Yukon driver as an anti-slice club.

The premise is simple…introduce a touch (5mm) of offset betwen the hosel and leading edge of the club. In practice, say the manufacturers, it means you have a little bit of extra time to get the clubface squarer to the ball at impact, automatically reducing the chances of a slice.

The driver itself is a standard 460cc with a classic pear shape, titanium face and black graphite crown. It currently retails at around $120, which makes it slighlty more expensive than your typical clone driver (though you get a free headcover with it).