Of the drivers released since 2023, 11% have a fixed hosel. The share has moved between 11% and 20% in every period since 2009, and it is now at its lowest.
11% of drivers released 2023 to 2026 have a fixed hosel, down from 20% in 2019 to 2022.
The fixed share fell from 20% in 2019–2022 to 11% in 2023–2026, its lowest since 2009.
Share of drivers with a published hosel type.
Data as of .
Data table
| Release years | Fixed |
|---|---|
| 2009–2013 | 20% |
| 2014–2018 | 12% |
| 2019–2022 | 20% |
| 2023–2026 | 11% |
Reproduce this chart
The request needs a Hobby or Pro key. A test key returns only the fixture.
curl -G https://api.golfapi.dev/drivers \
--data-urlencode 'fields=id,name,release_year,adjustable_hosel' \
--data-urlencode 'limit=100' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $GOLFDEV_API_KEY"
# Then add --data-urlencode 'cursor=<page.next>' until page.has_more is false.
The early years are thin. Of the 50 drivers from 2005 to 2008, 47 have no published hosel type, so that period is left out. A missing hosel type is not a fixed one; handling missing specifications shows how to keep the two apart in code. The 14 fixed-hosel drivers since 2023 come from five makers, and Tour Edge has seven. To list them:
curl -G https://api.golfapi.dev/drivers \
--data-urlencode 'adjustable_hosel=false' \
--data-urlencode 'release_year_after=2023' \
--data-urlencode 'fields=id,name,manufacturer,release_year' \
--data-urlencode 'limit=100' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $GOLFDEV_API_KEY"
Run export GOLFDEV_API_KEY='sk_live_…' with a Hobby or Pro key first and leave $GOLFDEV_API_KEY as written. How to set your key
Through the MCP server, the prompt "List drivers released since 2023 with a fixed hosel" gives the same list on a Hobby key, and its 2025 and 2026 drivers on a free key.
