Say what you want about Wilson Golf, but the 2023 Dynapower fairways and hybrids were quietly outstanding.
Yes, we said “outstanding.”
The Wilson Dynapower was, to the surprise of many, MyGolfSpy’s top-rated fairway when it debuted in 2023. It combined superior accuracy (as measured by Strokes Gained) with more than enough distance and forgiveness. Last year, despite a slew of newcomers from the big brands, the Dynapower still finished No. 2 overall.
The Dynapower hybrid was also a strong performer in both 2023 and 2024, finishing fourth overall both years. Like its fairway brother, the Wilson Dynapower hybrid was among the very best in accuracy. It also combined enough distance and forgiveness to beat out challengers from the likes of Titleist, TaylorMade and Callaway.
Since the old clock on the wall says it’s time for an upgrade, Wilson is faced with a Dynapower-sized challenge.
How the heck do you improve upon that?
2025 Wilson Dynapower fairways and hybrids: Hard acts to follow
Let me say here and now, to each and every one of you out there, that the 2023 Wilson Dynapower 3-wood was the first 3-wood I haven’t hated since my MacGregor Tourney persimmon back in 1983. Oh, I’ve gamed plenty of 3-woods between then and now but I’ve hated every last one of them.
What can the new Dynapower do to steal my heart? Well, for one, it can be two.
Yes, two.
“We have two fairway wood models for the new Dynapower,” says Wilson Pro Performance Equipment Manager Harry Nodwell. “The Carbon and the Max are the brothers of our new drivers.”
The Wilson Dynapower Carbon fairway wood (or fairway metal, if you prefer) is the lower-spinning of the two. It’s not super low-spinning, according to Wilson, but like the Dynapower Carbon driver, it’s more of a mid- to low-spinning fairway.
The Dynapower Max, as the name suggests, is the more forgiving of the two and, according to Nodwell, is the replacement for the original Dynapower fairway.
“We pushed ball speed a little more on the Max and tweaked it internally to get the sound and feel just a little bit better.”
“We had really good success with the original,” adds Wilson Golf Club Innovation Manager Jon Pergande. “That was the baseline for what would become the Dynapower Max. But we felt we needed two different clubs to hit two different consumers.”
Fairway versus fairway: Carbon versus Max
If you compare the Wilson Dynapower Carbon and Max fairway woods straight up, the differences are obvious. The Carbon is clearly better player-focused. It’s more compact with a large front weight to knock spin down. It also has something else a Wilson fairway wood hasn’t had in what seems like forever: an adjustable hosel.
That doesn’t seem like a big deal but, for Wilson, it’s another sign the company is getting more serious about metalwoods. Wilson is offering the new Dynapower Carbon in its traditional 3-, 5- and 7-woods but it’s also adding a strong 13.5-degree 3-wood for the first time in recent memory as well as a 16.5-degree 4-wood.
“I never really thought we’d come up with a 4-wood,” says Pergande, “but it’s the one I take to the course the most. It’s really easy to hit.”
Wilson’s new hosel can adjust the loft (and face angle) one degree down or two degrees up in half-degree increments. That will cover lofts ranging from 12.5 degrees on the low end of the strong 3-wood up to 23 degrees with the highest loft on the 7-wood.
The 2025 Dynapower Carbon, as the name suggests, features a carbon crown to get the CG lower. It also has a 30-gram tungsten weight near the face to promote lower launch and spin. The face is an AI-optimized PKR (Peak Kinetic Response) 360 variable-thickness face made from forged 455 steel.
The new Wilson Dynapower Max, on the other hand, features a bonded hosel and comes in the traditionally lofted 3-, 5- and 7-woods. Like the previous Dynapower fairway, it features a thin cast-steel crown and a low and back CG. A 12-gram rear weight promotes a higher launch and spin.
Wilson Dynapower hybrids
Wilson’s new approach to metalwoods stops at the hybrids, at least for 2025. The Dynapower line features only one hybrid model and you’ll have to look closely to see any physical differences.
“We changed the face shaping a bit,” explains Nodwell. “The toe area has been expanded to create a larger hitting surface and more stability on toe shots. The overall look, however, is still fairly compact.”
The new Dynapower hybrid uses the same forged 455 steel material used in the Max fairway woods. Like the Max fairways, the new hybrids will feature a bonded hosel.
“It’s still a low CG and high MOI play,” says Pergande. “It’s an iron replacement rather than a pure distance club. This is for the golfer who wants to launch it high and stop it on the green while still getting the distance they want.”
LITE my fire …
As it is with the new Dynapower driver collection, Wilson will be offering the Dynapower Max fairways and Dynapower hybrids in a new LITE configuration. It’s a fancy way of saying Wilson will offer both with lightweight shafts. The interesting part is Wilson’s rationale.
“It’s going to have the lightest shaft possible to help that golfer get the ball up in the air,” says Nodwell. “We’re not putting out a specific men’s or ladies’ product. It has nothing to do with gender.”
“Wilson Fit AI formalized what we already knew,” adds Pergande. “There isn’t one type of swing for men and another type of swing for women. So we’re taking the gender designations off our clubs and are focusing on weight, length and playability. It’s the player that’s important, not the gender.”
Wilson Dynapower fairways and hybrids: Specs, price and availability
The new Wilson Dynapower Carbon fairway woods are available in five lofts, starting with the 3+ at13.5-degrees, the standard 3 wood at 15, the 4-wood at 16.5, the 5-wood at 18 and the 7-wood at 21 degrees. The 3+, 4- and 7-woods will be available in right-handed models only. Each comes with an adjustable hosel.
Wilson is offering the Fujikura Ventus Blue TR in R- and S-flex as the stock shaft. The Dynbapower Carbon fairway will retail for $329.99.
The Dynapower Max fairways will be available in 3-, 5- and 7-woods at 15-, 18- and 21-degree lofts (the 7-wood is right-handed only). They’re non-adjustable. The UST LIN-Q M40 Red is the stock shaft in A-, R- and S-flexes.
The Max will also be offered as a LITE model with the 40-gram UST Helium NCT4 stock. They’ll be for righties only. The standard and LITE models will retail for $279.99.
The Dynapower hybrids will be available in six lofts ranging from a 17-degree 2-hybrid to a 28-degree 6-hybrid. The 2- and 6-hybrids will be right-handed only. It features the True Temper Denali Red shaft in 60- (A-flex), 70- (R-flex) and 80- (S-flex) gram options.
The LITE version will be right-handed only and will be offered in the 22-degree 4-hybrid, 25-degree 5-hybrid and 28-degree 6-hybrid. The 50-gram Denali Red Lite shaft is stock.
All of the hybrids are non-adjustable. Both the standard and LITE will retail for $249.99.
The Lamkin Crossline 360 is the stock grip for the entire lineup.
The Wilson Dynapower fairways and hybrids will hit the stores on Feb. 12.
For more information, visit the Wilson Golf website.
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