Hello and welcome to my NOW Drive Pro bindings review.
In this review, I will take a look at the Drive Pro as all-mountain-freeride snowboard bindings.
As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the Drive Pro a score out of 100 (based on several factors) and see how they compare with other all-mountain-freeride bindings.
NOTE: This review has only been updated to the 2024 model, as it was discontinued after the 2024 model. NOW changed to YES. The YES Drive is very similar to these.
Overall Rating
Binding: NOW Drive Pro 2024
Price: $399
Style: All-Mountain-Freeride
Flex Rating: Medium-Stiff (7/10)
Flex Feel on Snow: Medium-Stiff (7.5/10)
Rating Score: 86.7/100
Compared to other Men’s All-Mountain-Freeride Bindings
Out of the 20 men’s all-mountain-freeride bindings that I rated:
Overview of the Drive Pro’s Specs
Check out the tables for the Drive Pro’s specs and available sizes.
Specs
STYLE:
ALL-MOUNTAIN-FREERIDE
PRICE:
$399 - BUYING OPTIONS
$399 - BUYING OPTIONS
Ability Level:
flex:
weight:
Felt normal
Mounts to:
2x4 | 4x4 | Channel
Sizing
SIZE | US BOOT SIZE | EURO BOOT SIZE | MONDO |
|---|---|---|---|
S | 5-7.5 | 36.5-40 | 23.5-25.5 |
M | 7-10.5 | 39-43.5 | 25-28.5 |
L | 10-13 | 43-47 | 28-30.5 |
Who is the Drive Pro Most Suited To?
The Drive Pro are best suited to those who want to really lay over their carves and need bindings that will support that, whether at higher or more moderate speed, but also want to ride more casual at times and need some forgiveness and good slow speed response for slower, shorter/sharper turns.
The Drive Pro has a knack at being good at both, which is tricky and not something that every binding achieves. So if turning/carving, whether at high or lower speeds is your priority and everything else is secondary, then these might be your new favorite bindings - particularly if you also value high-end shock absorption, which these have in spades!
If you like your bindings to have lots of board feel for ollies and butters, then they're not as suitable but for every other factor we tested, they performed well.
Not for beginners. Too stiff for that, but the way they're able to be hard charging but still with some forgiveness still makes them intermediate doable.
Best matched with boards in that 5.5/10 to 8.5/10 flex range and even better suited to boards around 6.5/10 to 7.5/10.