As soon as I set eyes upon the new Dynapwr range of woods from Wilson, it was very apparent that time and money had been invested into this product line, so I was very keen to start some thorough testing. Looking to sit amongst the best golf drivers of 2025, this review focuses on the new Wilson Dynapwr Carbon driver for 2025…
In terms of the technology, Wilson’s A.I.-driven PKR-360 has been hard at work tweaking face and body dimensions in an attempt to create a larger hittable area and enhance ball speeds across the face. It has also introduced what it calls ‘open hosel construction’ which is essentially a clear out of excess or ‘inefficient’ material from the hosel infrastructure that allows the face to flex a little more, offering up more ball speed. This is a very similar principle to Ping’s ‘free hosel design’ in drivers like the G440 Max, G440 LST, and the G440 SFT.
Acoustics have also been addressed through the use of precise rib placement throughout the body of the clubhead with the idea of creating a powerful and appealing sound. The Dynapwr Carbon is a 460cc driver and features swappable front and back weights of 3 grams and 9 grams to allow you to fine-tune spin preference.
Visually, this is a massive step up from Wilson. While Dynapwr drivers of the past have provided some genuine quality at a digestible price point, I always felt they lacked a bit of sophistication in terms of aesthetics. This has most certainly been addressed in my opinion with what is an excellent-looking driver from all angles. Plenty of visible carbon coupled with relatively discreet branding provides a classy visual, to my eye at least. The contrasting face helps to inspire confidence by highlighting the loft and is very similar to the Titleist GT and Cobra DS-ADAPT ranges in that regard. If I were being mega fussy, I would love to see Wilson drop the ‘Wilson’ logo as they have on the Staff Model irons, which I think gives an even more premium feel.
On to the all-important performance, and things have stepped up a notch or two once again. Firstly the feel off the face is excellent along with the accompanying acoustics, which strike a nice balance of loud enough to convey power, but with the undertone of that carbon 'thud' that has become familiar to golfers over the past few years. Ball speed is one of the parameters that stood out to me in testing also. For many years this has been an area where I have felt Wilson drivers have lacked a little horsepower, but I am pleased to say I was experiencing some really good numbers in that regard, not completely matching the numbers of a TaylorMade Qi35 or a Callaway Elyte TD for example, but getting seriously close.
I found the driver to have no real pronounced shape bias in flight, producing very neutral shots on the whole and the launch/spin windows were exactly where I would hope them to be for a ‘core’ offering in a driver family.
I didn’t find the Dynapwr Carbon to be the most forgiving driver I have tested this launch season, and my dispersion did suffer a bit when I missed the middle, but it must be said the ball speed retention on mishits was very impressive.
On the whole, I am seriously impressed with what Wilson has done here. Clear investment and effort have paid off, and while there may still be work to be done in terms of marketing to get players to consider Wilson over the likes of Callaway, TaylorMade, Titleist and Ping, the quality of this driver is a very good start.
The Dynapwr Carbon driver will be available in 8°, 9°, and 10.5° lofts for right-handed players and 9° and 10.5° for left handers, at an RRP of £480 or $549.
