Wilson Staff D300 Driver Review: A solid club for a tempting price

Wilson Staff D300 driver - Performance and Forgiveness

This driver is designed for players that struggle to find the centre of the face, and this band of golfers will benefit from the large amount of forgiveness on offer.

From all areas of the face, especially towards the lower portion and heel, the D300 driver gives a large helping hand. Some shots that would hardly get airborn with other drivers were sailing over the 200 yard mark. 

Often when forgiveness is high workability is low, and that is the case here. However, how many high handicappers are really concerned with being able to bend it round the corner in order to get a better angle into the green? 99% of the time the shot should be straight down the middle of the fairway - forget about the complicated stuff. 

PING’s turnbulators, seen on the PING G driver, seem to have made an impression on the Wilson Staff R&D team as they implement a strikingly similar piece of technology, labelled Micro Vortex Generators.

They are minorly different to PING’s innovation as they are positioned at different angles and are more truncated and spiky, but the premise is the same – it makes the driver more aerodynamic.

It doesn't seem to have done a great deal to increase club head spead, however. In terms of distance, Wilson Staff is around 10 yards shorter than the leading products on the market when struck well.

The options of 44 or 65 gram shafts gives those that want some extra help in the distance stakes the option to build a super light shaft into their set-up. The theory being, the lighter the shaft, the faster a player can swing it. This should be popular with older players or those struggling with velocity. 

Despite not being the target market for this driver, our testers were impressed with the swing feel of the club witht he light shaft. Some 44 grams is incredibly light, but it does not feel as ludicrous as it sounds. Players with slower swings may even prefer the feel, as it will help them feel the head through the swing, and they will not need to work as hard.