Another Monday, another driver of note on the USGA's conforming clubs list. Once again it's PXG and this time it's the 0811x.
And no...this isn't another April Fools joke.
We're working to get more information, but based on the photos the 0811x appears to be a scaled down version of PXG's original 0811 driver. The USGA's photos don't exactly provide a concrete idea of scale, so we can't yet tell if we're talking about something in the 430cc (+/- 10cc) range, or if we're looking at full-blown mini driver-level (260cc) stuff here.
What is clear is that the screw weight count has dropped from 16 to 11, suggesting it's almost definitely sub-460cc. There also appears to be some sort of channel around the perimeter. Perhaps there will be an aerodynamics story. Perhaps it's just for show.
Also noteworthy is that the driver appears to have an actual model name/number instead of the go-to Darkness moniker PXG users for prototypes. That suggests the 0811x is near-ready, if not totally ready, to go.
SOLE: (eleven ports), 0811X, (PXG logo)
TOE: (PXG logo)
CROWN: (two triangles alignment mark)
HOSEL: (dot)
HEEL: (loft)
A More Workable 0811?
Generally speaking, smaller drivers are billed as being more workable. That has to do with the dynamic closure rate being inherently slower (meaning the club does less of the work to square itself). Smaller heads also tend to have lower, and more forward centers of gravity than their larger counterparts. The trade-off is always lower MOI.
It will be interesting to see where PXG positions's this one.
More details to come, I'm sure.
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