The new Wilson Dynapwr Carbon 2025 driver marks the beginning of a ‘new era’ for Wilson Golf. The brand are looking at more premium options to target the better ball striker and lower handicap players this year.
When I first saw the new Dynapwr range, it instantly reminded me of Titleist’s GT3 Drivers. So I decided to put them head to head to see how they really stack up…
Who Is It Aimed At?
The Carbon driver is the most premium model in Wilson’s new driver range, with an RRP of £480. It’s designed for golfers who want a blend of workability and forgiveness. It sits between the more forgiving Dyanpwr Max, and the faster Dynapwr LS.
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The Tech
The Carbon model features a 460cc head which comes via input from Wilson’s tour staff. This provides forgiveness whilst still keeping a compact look at address.
Swappable front (6g) and back (12g) weights allow golfers to customise launch, spin and forgiveness.
Like many brands, Wilson are using AI in the creation of their driver face. The PKR-360 design, unique to each model, generates better ball speeds across the entire face.
The driver is optimised with ‘precision rib placement’ in the internal body, said to encourage a muted, powerful sound.
A six-way adjustable hosel helps to optimise face angle and encourage different shot shapes. The open hosel construction offers improved weight distribution. This allows Wilson to remove unnecessary material, for a better infrastructure.
It’s available in 8, 9 and 10.5 degree heads with stock Fujikura Ventus TR Blue and UST Helium NCT 4 shafts.
Wilson Dynapwr Carbon 2025 Driver Review
Looks and Feel
When I first saw the Dynapwr Carbon Driver, the design of the face and alignment pattern reminded me of my own GT3 Driver.
The face pattern isn’t as bold and clear at address in the Wilson as the GT. The the overall design is very similar for me though. As a result I found it very easy to set up square to the ball.
The overall colour scheme gives it a feel which is almost like the TaylorMade Stealth from a few years back. There’s a carbon crown like you tend to see in TaylorMade drivers, with a smart red, white and black colourway.
It feels like Wilson has taken some of the bigger brands’ successful, popular drivers and put their own spin on that. This has given them the look of the Dynapower in terms of head shape and size.
It’s a little bit more rounded and bigger than the GT3. This is good for people who want to see a bigger head, perhaps needing a bit more confidence.
One of the reasons I have the GT in the bag, as well as the performance, is the feel at impact. It always comes off really clean and just like a really well struck shot.
Impressively, I got a very similar feel with the Dynapwr Carbon. The main difference was that it came off a little bit firmer and slightly faster feeling. I’d say it also sounded slightly louder and more tinny at impact.
Performance
In terms of performance when we first tested the drivers on the course they looked to be very similar.
I was getting consistent ball flights between the two, with what seemed to be very small dispersion across my testing between both drivers. At least that proved that I liked both!
Something I thought was really impressive with the Wilson was that I was getting a very similar ball flight to the GT3. This came even though I hadn’t personalised the Wilson with toe weighting, which I have in the GT3. This allows me to get the best from my own strike pattern, improving my ball flight.
The Dynapwr Carbon is really very forgiving. I could swing fast at it, and it still helped me out if I didn’t quite strike it.
In terms of numbers from the Foresight data, there were a lot of similarities.
The Wilson on average produced ever so slightly faster ball speed, but the GT averaged marginally more carry (although both were still within a yard).
The spin rates were very similar, with the Wilson spinning up by around 150 rpm more. It also launched slightly higher, reaching a peak height of around 2 to 3 feet more than the GT.
Wilson Dynapwr Carbon 2025 Driver Verdict
Overall, the Dynapwr Carbon performed much better than I expected. This was even more impressive given I had very high expectations for the GT3, particularly as it’s in the bag.
Both the speed and distances were very strong from the Dynapwr Carbon, but I preferred the slightly lower ball flight from the GT3. Having said that, in windy conditions I did still feel like I could really commit to my drives with plenty of forgiveness there to help me.
Despite testing at West Cliffs Golf Course, which is very tight and exposed to wind, I managed to keep the ball in play consistently which was a big plus point.
Would I Use It?
If I didn’t already have the GT in the bag, I would absolutely consider playing the Dynapwr Carbon as I found the two surprisingly very similar.
The level of performance I saw from Wilson given the cheaper price tag compared to the GT was extremely impressive.
