Golf is a game best played with controlled aggression. The tools needed to affect that persona are in your bag, and the driver is best designed to make sure that you get the most distance out of your directed assault on the golf ball. Drivers stand out in any bag – they have longer shafts, bigger heads and some come equipped with adjustable mechanisms that can change your penchant for hitting slices or any other ill-fated shot mannerisms.

It's possible to get drivers that allow golfers with slower swing speeds to increase distance without having to swing harder. A more flexible shaft can help solve the distance problem, especially for seniors who still have a good game but aren't quite getting drives to travel as far as they once did. There are also lighter clubs that provide swing confidence because a driver with less weight is easier to handle and brings more "feel" into play. Feel is important. It gives a player signals almost throughout the entire golf swing regarding club positioning and how the ball will be struck.

The really stiff-shafted drivers are to be used only by very strong golfers. For the average player to try and master such a club is foolish. Slash at the ball off the tee for 14 holes – four more are par threes – and find that maybe one out of those 14 tee shots turned out well. The game isn't built around one type of shot, and leaving yourself in 13 places that don't offer reasonable chances for making par, or less, can make golf very frustrating.

Moment of Inertia – MOI – has become kind of a catch phrase that club manufacturers use to explain why oversized driver heads have assumed a huge amount of interest for golfers looking for a better product. MOI explains how keeping an object from spinning on its axis is how larger-faced drivers are able to help prevent twisting that results in errant shots. A driver with high MOI can be hit off the heel or toe and still produce an acceptable result. These larger-faced clubs can also be constructed with a lower center of gravity that is moved more to the rear and helps increase effective shot altitude.

Some golf pros don't think the large driver heads provide any advantages for the average golfer. They say larger heads move the center of gravity away from the axis of rotation, making it more difficult to bring the club face back to square for slower swinging golfers. There's also some lessened ability to shape shots, as good golfers are capable of doing.

All arguments aside, the real deal is for you to find and try out a driver that just flat-out feels good when you swing it. It's your money and your game that's at stake. Club makers and golf pros can only advise. Take the best of what you find and go with it.