High molecular weight polymers such as poly (α-olefin)s play a key role as drag-reducing agents which are commonly used in pipeline industry. Heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalyst system of MgCl 2 .nEtOH/TiCl 4 /donor was prepared using a spherical MgCl 2 support and utilized in synthesis of poly(1-hexene)s with a viscosity average molecular weight (M v ) up to 3.5 × 10 3 kDa. The influence of effective parameters including Al/Ti ratio, polymerization temperature, monomer concentration, effect of alkylaluminus type on the productivity, and molecular weight of the products was evaluated. It was suggested that the reactivity of the Al-R group and the bulkiness of the cocatalyst were correlated to the performance of the Ziegler-Natta catalyst at different polymerization time and temperatures, affecting the catalyst activity and M v of polymers. Moreover, bulk polymerization method leads to higher viscosity average molecular weights, revealing the remarkable effect of polymerization method on the chain microstructure. Fourier transform infrared, 13 C Nuclear magnetic resonance spectra, and DSC thermogram of the prepared polymers confirmed the formation of poly(1-hexene). The properties of the polymers measured by vortex test showed that these polymers could be used as a drag-reducing agent. Drag-reducing behaviors of the polymers exhibited a dependence on the M v of the obtained polymers that was changed by variation in polymerization parameters.