PXG Secret Weapon Mini Driver: 3 things you should know

Perhaps no club category was hotter on the pro circuit than small drivers in 2024, as several players opted to add clubs that were easier to move and flew shorter than their drivers.

Accordingly, OEMs have rushed to introduce new drivers to the market and now PXG is ready to make its entry into the ever-expanding space with the Secret Weapon Mini Driver.

Here are three things you should know about the new offering from PXG.

1. More forgiving fairway wood

With The Secret WeaponPXG is targeting the new club as a 3-wood replacement for better players, rather than an easy-to-hit driver for beginners.

First, similar to Titleist’s GT280, which was recently introduced to the PGA Tour, the Secret Weapon features full-face cracks, more like a 3-wood than other small drivers on the market.

Due to the larger shape (300 cc) and increased perimeter weight, the Secret Weapon has six percent more inertia than the PXG Black Ops 3-wood. In the robot test, the Secret Weapon also produced about 3 mph ball speed and the spin was 300 rpms less than the Black Ops 3-wood.

The designers were able to achieve these properties by using a lightweight composite crown made of high quality carbon fiber in an advanced compression molding process. This allowed the PXG to redistribute weight lower and rear, reducing CG and increasing inertia, increasing both speed and forgiveness.

Compared to the 3-wood, the Secret Weapon comes in at a 43.75-inch playing length, which means that due to the smaller driver size, the shaft is actually only half an inch longer than stock shafts up to PXG’s 3-wood. , built into 43 centimeters.

And although the club is designed to be an option off the tee, performance off the deck is aided by a leading edge built into the ground to encourage confidence and improve turf interaction.

Other technologies under the hood include a high-strength titanium face and robotic polishing to refine the bump and folds of the face.

2. Adapting to the point

Secret Weapon is perhaps the most customizable mini-driver yet.

It starts with the PXG loft sleeve, which allows the smaller driver, which comes stock at 13 degrees of loft, to play anywhere from 11.5 to 13.5 degrees and various lie angles.

But where the Secret Weapon really sets itself apart is the four individually adjustable weight ports to drive through the CG environment.

The standard configuration has two 15g weights and two 2.5g weights that can be customized to meet different swing weight and CG position requirements.