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Wilson’s Driver vs. Driver is back for a second season, entries now open

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Wilson announced today that The Golf Channel has given the go ahead for season two of Driver vs. Driver — a reality show that follows the process of designing a new driver while its contestants compete for a cash prize. The new season is set to premiere in the Fall of 2018 and the “Call for Entries” is now open.

To enter your driver design, you or your team are required to submit a “short video” describing your concept and why you believe it to be golf’s next great driver innovation. No experience as an engineer or inventor is necessary, but it certainly will help since the competition will be stiff based on season one. The deadline for entries is 11:59 p.m. ET on June 4, 2017.

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In case you forgot, last season’s winner was Eric Sillies who helped produce Wilson’s Triton driver. As promised, Wilson brought that driver to market, although it didn’t hit stores without a hiccup. Retail versions of the Triton were initially deemed illegal, but Wilson made slight adjustments to the sole plate of the driver to make it conforming.

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You may also recognize the driver sketches in Wilson’s promotional images from somewhere. Ahead of season one, I visited Wilson’s headquarters to learn about the challenges of designing a driver, as well as the difficulties of making the driver not only legal, but effective and marketable. I can attest the entire process is far from easy, so season two’s winner will certainly earn their victory.

Good luck to all entrants and contestants of season two!

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He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

27 Comments

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  1. Sandy Bunker

    May 5, 2017 at 7:26 am

    I’d like to submit my 25 year old Wilson Invex driver remodelled to today’s specs ( 460cc TI head & tricked up shaft ) and see how it goes on the Trackman , GC Quad etc. Man that driver was ahead of its time.

  2. H

    May 4, 2017 at 12:49 pm

    “it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”

  3. H

    May 4, 2017 at 12:49 pm

    “it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”

  4. Michael

    May 4, 2017 at 11:05 am

    There are currently no titanium driver heads manufactured in the US. The last one made here were prior to the Ping G-series drivers. There are persimmon drivers still being made in the US though.

  5. ooffa

    May 4, 2017 at 8:53 am

    Wow, That was boring!

  6. rebfan73

    May 4, 2017 at 7:43 am

    Zzzzzzz

  7. Mad-Mex

    May 4, 2017 at 2:28 am

    How about this, make it a K-Sig driver theme, Tour Grade quality for less than $199!!!

    Then you will have me watching!

  8. setter02

    May 3, 2017 at 11:16 pm

    Simple, 99% of it isn’t made in the US, happy shopping!

  9. joro

    May 3, 2017 at 11:58 am

    Not again, I just got my Triton setup for my swing. It was okay when I got it but it get a lot better when I worked with the settings and got it just right. It is now my best Driver, better than the BB or the M2. Not another one!!

  10. Dj

    May 3, 2017 at 8:18 am

    The Triton is actually a decent driver. My biggest surprise of demo day for sure

  11. Mr Muira

    May 3, 2017 at 7:12 am

    If the engineering gonzos had a brain you would forget about the exterior looks and think about what they could do internally to make a driver work better than the $40 hollow pieces of crap they sell for $600.

  12. H

    May 3, 2017 at 2:17 am

    I guess Wilson must have some money lying around not doing anything to throw it away on more junk that nobody will ever buy

    • H

      May 5, 2017 at 2:13 am

      We know its you Smeagol, why don’t you just go ahead and jump into the cauldron and fizzle

  13. Rex

    May 2, 2017 at 9:30 pm

    Stop!

  14. tlmck

    May 2, 2017 at 5:43 pm

    I would like to submit my new/old Titleist 909 D3 for consideration. Far superior to any new tech on the market.

    • taco breath

      May 2, 2017 at 9:13 pm

      i was thinking of something similar but for me its the 905r

    • Dj

      May 3, 2017 at 8:17 am

      Lol that thing wouldn’t come within 5 mph of ball speed of the m1 and epic

  15. golfraven

    May 2, 2017 at 3:20 pm

    Please learn from series one and don’t f.. with R&A and USGA so next driver actually has a chance in the market. I like that Wilson are bold and give this a shoot though.

  16. JS

    May 2, 2017 at 2:13 pm

    the tv money must outweigh the money they lose on these drivers.

  17. chinchbugs

    May 2, 2017 at 1:53 pm

    ***Conforming drivers not required***

    • Blake

      May 3, 2017 at 4:53 pm

      This was what i said also. Someone should go in and tell wilson “Why are you trying to compete with tit, tmag,etc on conforming drivers when 99% of golfers never play in a usga sanctioned event. Own the non conforming driver market. And therefore own the amateur market”

      • TR1PTIK

        May 5, 2017 at 4:11 pm

        How many guys in your foursome use non-conforming clubs (that were purchased as non-conforming clubs)? Wilson would be dealing themselves a much quicker death if they followed your advice.

  18. Robert

    May 2, 2017 at 1:27 pm

    I would think season 2 will be much better now that it’s a known entity. They should get way more entrants. I was surprised at some of the teams that actually made the show and thought the WRX Driver you guys built was the best of all of them.

    • setter02

      May 3, 2017 at 11:18 pm

      Wilson is a known entity, how’s that working out for them?

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