We were not very excited to test the new larger AT-460 Titanium/Graphite Driver by Thomas Golf just because it was larger, but we sure changed our tune during the testing. The main reason was the extra confidence it gave to all our testers.

Distance – With this larger headed driver we got very good results, above average distance with quite a few that went exceptionally far, from center face hit’s.  The flat top seemed to add strength to the face, delivering more power at impact, and the forgiveness of the large head and face did very well at improving the distance of mis-hits, the larger size increased the average distance of off center hit's.

Accuracy – This AT 460 driver is perhaps the most accurate we have ever tested.  The club head has a unique flat top that supports a straight gold aiming indicator which is parallel to the ground, much more useful than indicators we have seen on other clubs.  The large size of 460cc also seems to give it plenty of forgiveness on miss-hits, without being too bulky looking for it’s size.

Feel – The feel at impact gave a sense of a solid quality construction, and the sound was the best we ever tested for a head size of 460 cc vs other drivers we tested of = size.  If you enjoy this type of solid feed back, then you will like the Thomas AT 460.  If you like a loud sound at impact, you would be better off with a different driver.

Forgiveness – The AT-460 did well in this category.  The large volume, wide face design, and graphite top was successful in keeping toe and heel shots straight, and without sacrificing much distance.  A few of the testers found it helpful that their was a distinct sound difference between centered and off-centered hits.  This gave a clear feedback as to what happened with the shot.