Setting up nubm44 into a laser pointer need help

[Kpowell816]

Hey I'm new to this and just getting into the lasers but I've been trying to wire up a numb44 I got a xxt driver and I got another one that's a super driver V and I'm just trying to get the best way of wearing this up any information or advice would help for some reason it it seems like I keep burning these up or they keep shorting out on me the diodes.. I tried running 5 volts and also send in 7 volts to the driver it seems like it's doing okay but doesn't seem like super powerful I'm running blue diodes