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Okay, so last night I went to my local place that does PXG fittings. I had every intention of testing out the PXG Allan Putter... which I did. But then, I ended up making either the greatest purchase ever or the worst. Time will tell.

I ended up getting fit for and buying a PXG secret weapon... Yeah, I impulse bought a mini-driver.  🤷‍♂️

Clearly PXG saw me coming. Because it's a really good looking club and ... I like shiny things. They've done a great job on the look of this mini driver. I mean it looks great.

When sitting down by the ball it looks like a 3-wood. It's actually kind of hard to tell from the top which is bigger the 0311XF or the Secret Weapon. But then you pick it up and realize there's more face than a 3 wood. I think the best way to describe it would be it's the look and color scheme of the Black Ops 3-wood, but the footprint of the 0311XF with a slightly taller face. Which in my opinion looks awesome. 

My swing right now is a bit of a work in progress. But I was able to hit the club off the deck and off a tee, with about a 10 yardish advantage hitting off the tee. I also found I had the best results teeing it pretty low. I know, I was hitting it off a mat, so I had a perfect lie every time, but I was very surprised how well it performed off the deck. Currently I don't try to hit my 3-wood unless I get a perfect or near perfect lie anyway, so I think this club will be just fine as a 3-wood replacement. 

One thing that was kind of cool, is the best shaft for me turned out to be the Hzrdus Black, 6.0 60. It was a pretty clear winner; Even in terms of feel. That shaft is one of the no upcharge shafts. I will say the Ventus Blue 6 Velocore performed very well. The Ventus Blue 6 Velocore is $300 upgrade. The Ventus also looked great. It's a great color, but the Hzrdus actually gave me better numbers so kudos to the folks at Project X. 

Lastly, I broke all my personal rules when it comes to buying golf clubs. 

  • 1 - Never buy a club after only hitting for one session. Come back and see if you can repeat the results before buying .... I didn't do that. I just bought it. 
  • 2 - It's always a good idea to wait until the newest models come out and then buy the previous or even 2 years back models deeply discounted. ... I didn't do that. 
  • 3 - Never impulse buy a club. Always be certain the club fills a certain need in your bag. ... I didn't do that. I was perfectly happy with my 3-wood, until.... 
  • 4 - Always bring the club you want to replace with you so that you can test it side by side on the same day against the new club. .... I didn't do that either. 
  • 5 - Never buy new clubs while you are in the middle of a swing change. ... Looks like I'm 0 for 5. 

So, I'm probably an idiot for impulse buying a mini-driver. But man, it's so cool. And I can't wait to get it. c7c24f37-d944-4fee-83fd-2a97314620a1_text.gif.823c66d8686f869b83fc5f56bdc1dcf7.gif

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  • iacas changed the title to PXG Secret Weapon — Mini Driver
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Down goes another one.

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Good Luck!!  I saw today about Cobra getting in on it by “dropping a duece” 

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41 minutes ago, Typhoon92 said:

Good Luck!!  I saw today about Cobra getting in on it by “dropping a duece” 

I saw The Deuce as well. ... At least pictures of it. 

Seems everyone is bringing out a mini-driver this year. 
I actually had no intention of getting one, but the PXG salesperson tricked me. He said something to the effect of "Hey, you wanna try this mini-driver?" ... Sneaky bastard. 

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Hey, @ChetlovesMer, wanna try some drugs?

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10 minutes ago, iacas said:

Hey, @ChetlovesMer, wanna try some drugs?

Will they make me a better golfer? ???? 

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Hey @ChetlovesMer - Is it going to replace your regular driver or the 3 wood or another club elsewhere?  I saw the email about the mini-d from PXG and all the other emails pretty much making this the year of the mini-d.  It must have hit well for you to walk out with it….

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1 hour ago, WillieT said:

Hey @ChetlovesMer - Is it going to replace your regular driver or the 3 wood or another club elsewhere?  I saw the email about the mini-d from PXG and all the other emails pretty much making this the year of the mini-d.  It must have hit well for you to walk out with it….

I feel safe in saying its going to replace my 3 wood. In all probability I will also lower my 5 wood loft 1 degree. 
All of that is subject to change depending on how the swing changes I'm working on play out. 

I can tell you I immediately liked it. 

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9 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

I feel safe in saying its going to replace my 3 wood. In all probability I will also lower my 5 wood loft 1 degree. 
All of that is subject to change depending on how the swing changes I'm working on play out. 

I can tell you I immediately liked it. 

I can see that….when it speaks to ya, it just screams “Take me with you!” and you have to comply because resistance is futile as the Borg would tell Captain Picard..

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57 minutes ago, WillieT said:

resistance is futile as the Borg would tell Captain Picard..

Oh my goodness. The fact that I get that reference from 35 years ago proves I'm old. .... The fact that you used that reference. ... Well? 

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18 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

Will they make me a better golfer? ???? 

Certain psychedelics help with curbing bad habits, so maybe? 

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12 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

Oh my goodness. The fact that I get that reference from 35 years ago proves I'm old. .... The fact that you used that reference. ... Well? 

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I am that old.....born in the 50's, started school in the 60's, finished high school in the 80's, married and divorced  in the 90's, remarried in the 00's - still married and now I'm just north of 65....yes I am that old

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Odyssey Versa or White Steel #5
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I love the thought of these clubs and hit the TM version well. I just love hitting my TM Sim 2 Max driver too much! I chip it when I need a fairway finder and drop-down to my turned down 5-wood, from 19* to 17*, when I need something less. If I could find a spot in my bag for one of these, I would love to have one! Eager to hear your results!

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Ahh the 'gap wood'. Allegedly more control than a traditional driver and more distance than a 3-wood. While it sounds logical on paper, the more I think about it, the more I am confounded by the existence of this tool. Bit skeptical that most us weekenders that are not better than maybe a 2- handicap can effectively land in this 'uncharted' thin gap between a 3 wood and a driver with any sort of reasonable consistency. For me the venn diagram of these two traditional clubs from a control perspectives is almost a single circle given the wide (and diffused) yardage and direction spreads. 

@ChetlovesMer, name her "Minnie" and maybe will hunt you some good will..😝. Kidding aside, I am interested on how it works out for you. Not too proud to be singing a different song if convinced. Have fun!

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2 hours ago, GolfLug said:

Ahh the 'gap wood'. Allegedly more control than a traditional driver and more distance than a 3-wood. While it sounds logical on paper, the more I think about it, the more I am confounded by the existence of this tool. Bit skeptical that most us weekenders that are not better than maybe a 2- handicap can effectively land in this 'uncharted' thin gap between a 3 wood and a driver with any sort of reasonable consistency. For me the venn diagram of these two traditional clubs from a control perspectives is almost a single circle given the wide (and diffused) yardage and direction spreads. 

@ChetlovesMer, name her "Minnie" and maybe will hunt you some good will..😝. Kidding aside, I am interested on how it works out for you. Not too proud to be singing a different song if convinced. Have fun!

I promise to keep everyone posted. 👍😁👍

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I thought PXG’s secret weapon was the “desert club”.  Golf companies must be running out of regular clubs🙄

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