New FITTED Driver for This Mid Handicap Golfer!!!
Today guys we are talking about a club that is $199 and that is the pxg XF driver and it’s not something that I’ve purchased but mid- handicap Dave has got a new Christmas present from Mrs Harrison I’m not going to take the honors of hitting
The first shot so let’s get him in right so in comes Dave here so first shots with the driver Dave’s got a new present so new drivers are coming out soon we know that obviously it is new driver season but Dave you you enjoyed the we
Tried before we did and um obviously Mrs Sison must have g into a bit bit of money or she decided not to buy any shoes so true so you’re in so here we go we’ve got a 10.5 driver regular shaft so Mrs S newer stuff she’s obviously watched the
Videos and complained about Dave’s probably watched them and M’s had to watch them that’s correct first shot with it let’s see a little bit one out to the right 200 carry give or take 208 toal so interesting there Dave a good one and one to the right not a sure that we
Normally see we we we could have to completely rethink our C manage money here Chris and we have tinkered with the settings here so obviously phg do have a very in-depth way to you can change your Loft change your L angle to make sure you can get the desired shot you’re
Looking for we’ve got this in the pxg setting which changes that Li angle and makes it more fade byas we know for dve misses left that’s a great shot two 197 carry 210 so far Dave’s absolutely loving this Christmas presently surprised he might buy Mrs Harrison some uh shoes Dave just TR Dave
Will never play for lead United after that pass he’s just played there right one more then Dave well got believe them so this is the XF version you all have seen on the channel we did have the standard version on there and this is now a little bit more forgiving we like
Forgiving we like forgiving for Dave not that forgiving though but that’s one there that would still be just going into the semiu 170 carry 165 so you have lost 20 yards there but for me I don’t think that’s turned maybe as much as the the old M2 would have it’s
An M1 but M1 I do apologize Dave no the M1 um did like the left hand side of any c if not off the left hand side of any c yeah right one more then Dave and then I’m going to hit a few we’ve got a
Another shaft here so we do have a stiff shaft that I’m going to put in there and see numbers wise how it performs for me that’s a great ball fight and again height on these is much higher than Dave was hitting the M1 over 200 carry
215 let’s see what I can do Harrison thank you thank you Mrs Harrison fantastic head cover here as well so I’ll show you the finish on this drive a nice different looking driver from the top we might have to change the head cover Chris the the lead United one
Might have to come back out no I think the lead United one can stay with such a good head cover so guys obviously looks behind the golf ball certainly different looking to the other 0311 drivers so not the XF version and that for me is something that you do need to look at
Obviously you need to like the look over that if you’ve Got Confidence over the ball if you like how it sits behind the golf ball you normally going to be a little bit more confident to hit you out of the middle get some more distance if it’s something that doesn’t look great
Behind the golf ball then there’s always the driver to blame so let’s talk a little bit of tech in this driver so guys the phg 0311 XF version of this driver is the mids spin option offering a nice clean look as we’ve said from the top of the drive it does sit nicely
Behind the golf ball we’ve got precis weighting on the bottom so we have got one 2.5 g lightweight on there and two heavy 7.5 weights which is to distribute the weight evenly and you can fine-tune those to get your Spin and bias exactly how you want it the head design compared
To the 0311 is a little bit longer so from the heel to toe it is a longer face it is a little bit shallower there compared to the other model driver that is to help with those off-centered hits we do have the adjustable huzzle that we
Have talked about out so we can do a lot there we can make it more upright we can make it flatter to start to get draw and fade by a shots we have the full AV Crown which we know is to help get that carbon fiber top to be able to
Distribute weight a little bit further with a lightweight material saves mass in the crown allowing us to redistribute that to help us lower that CG and redistribute it around the perimeter so we are still getting more forgiveness and ball speed across that face that’s exactly what you’re looking for from
This dve driver so this driver performance benefits is it’s going to give you good distance we’ve seen that from Dave we’ve got unbelievable forgiveness because of that carbon top we’re going to get a good sound off there which Dave has commented when he has tried this outside at his home Golf
Club at garfi it does sound good off there mid spin as well which is something that’s perfect for Dave trying to get that little bit more spin to get that ball launching that little bit higher which is certainly what we’ve seen and that is very fitting because
They are trying to get the optimum trajectory from this driver they’re not saying it’s going going to be bullet low it’s not a low penetrating ball fight trying to get a higher trajectory for the everyday golfer so let’s get and hit a few more shots I’m going to give this
A try now put it through its Paces can I get closer to the 0311 numbers we’re going to be comparing those in coming weeks guys so look out for that yet again forgot to move the golf balls off there so we didn’t pick that one up but
Let’s see performance- wise what can we get so pretty high again this is set at 10.5 this is set to beat fade bias there a little bit to the right little bit high for me 245 yards carry so pretty spinny that shot for me let’s see if I
Can get another one down there so getting a little bit more spin which would be probably good for the mid- handicap golfer who does launch a little bit low and we saw with Dave’s ball fights there that it launched a lot higher than we’ve seen out on the golf
Course so be very interesting to get this out on the golf course when it’s not well when the golf courses aren’t closed and see if we can get that same kind of ball fight because we want Dave to get a little bit more carry next year
Get a ball fight that’s a little bit higher there’s a lot of trouble at gar that he has to carry and getting that trajectory a little bit higher okay that’s a nice penetrating ball flight there let’s have a look so 260 carry going out to
275 so not bad at all there so this is set on 10.5 so a little bit too much LOF for me so I’m going to Loft it down now and show you the versatility we’ve got here we can Loft it down it’s also going to affect the LI angle we’ll see what
Change in that does to your shot shape so it’s essential for you to get fitted Dave’s been fitted for this it comes obviously in the standard setting we’ve moved that to the phg setting for Dave because we know that’s a little bit flat a little bit fade bi us and for us
That’s going to be perfect for Dave that’s going to get him stopping hitting that left one more often and more consistently and G down the middle of the Fairway and we know if Dave can hit a few more Fairways he’s got a better chance of hitting the green and we’ve
Got a better chance of getting that handicap down there we want Dave to have a driver in the bag there is going to be some new ones coming out we know this is his Christmas present it be very interesting to see here a fantastic deal
From pxg which I know does run out at the end of the year it will go back up in priz so it’s a great steal for Dave from Mrs Harrison so even better because it’s free for Dave but he’s going to put this to a test against all the new
Latest drivers that will be out on the market very soon has he made the right decision has Mrs Harrison found an absolute gem for Dave that’s what we want to see I’m going to LOF this down and see if we can get closer to 300 yards so guys I’ve changed the setting
On there now we have knocked it down to a 9 Dee which also changes that L angle so it’s less flat so that’s going to then give us a little bit more draw byas if anything it’s still going to be faving towards a fade but it will
Straighten that flight up a little bit a nice thing I think for here obviously we don’t know what setting you’ve got that on so it’s very interesting to see that okay nobody will know actually what you’ve got it set on have you got it set on standard have you got it draw byas
Have you got it fade bias it’s keeping people guessing but for me over the golf ball how’s that going to help us get closer to those 300 yards straight away a little bit better ball flly what is the carry going to be 260 going 270 so similar not changed too
Much so far let’s see if I can get that low a little bit higher spinning for me okay so good fight there a little bit of a draw let’s see carry wise 260 going 280 so very good there that was a tow strike that still got out
There I haven’t yet found the middle but fantastic driver there for me nice and forgiving but what we want to do is put this to the test against the standard driver so get the one more that pushed towards maybe your players your lower handicap golfers see how it Compares for
Dave see how it compares to me can I get that one a little bit further if this is the perfect one for Dave that’s fantastic we want that to be for him he’s getting that higher launch which is exactly what we want he’s getting some longer carries he’s hitting it further
Than his fivewood so we don’t have to maybe use his fivewood off the te can get him a little bit further down there and going further but again this is a fitted driver so Dave’s been fitted for this there is a pxg center at garfi
Where he is a member and he’s been able to get the right settings Mrs Harrison’s been able to get a fantas fantastic deal on the price which again guys does run out at the end of December so if you’re looking for an older generation pxg that
Could be an absolute steel for you it’s certainly performing for Dave but let’s see how it performs against the other phg range and also the latest drivers coming out in the next couple of weeks it be very interesting to see that for Dave obviously we know everybody’s
Thinking about price the new drivers are going to be coming down in price they are trying to look at their price point to make it more affordable for the everyday golfer but Dave and Mrs Harris could have fell on to a fantastic driver
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I gamed the $199 0211 from 2021 for a season. I loved the sound but it was not as forgiving as a TSR2 in 2023. The one thing I will say is that club is still in my back up bag , I generally sell clubs off but it was so cheap with that Riptide CB shaft I couldn’t get another for $400 probably. I game a PXG 7 wood , 4 and 5 hybrid they are easy to hit and sound great. PXG will eventually have a fire sale on all there stuff , I picked up a hybrid for $139 last year.
I bought this driver 0311 Gen 5 in the sale too (normal version, not the XF). Wasn't very good at all, my old forgiving Cobra beats it hands down.
I have trouble finding the center of the driver consistently. I bought an 0311XF last year and it has been very good for me. I paid $199 as well, which is what I would have paid for an older second hand driver. I also have the 0211 (older adjustable version) 7 wood, which might be my favorite club in the bag. ⛳️
Congratulations to Mrs. Harrison on a super purchase for Dave’s Christmas present 🎁. Enjoy your new driver Dave
I'm shocked 🤯 Didn't expect this day to ever come! Play well Dave 👍
Poor Mrs Harrison if only she knew.…. When is Dave joining the PGA tour😂
Well done Chris and dave 👍 😊
Just did the same thing 2 weeks ago. Good luck and enjoy in 2024!
Well done Dave
Over 200 pal
MOT
Excellent Christmas present Dave. Chris I also received my dream driver from Santa. A brand new, custom made Louisville Golf Persimmon driver. S400 steel shaft at 43.5". Eye wateringly expensive with import duty on top but I have lusted over this driver for years and the guys from Kentucky might shut up shop soon and retire so I had to ask Santa now. Most beautiful driver I have ever seen, you would love it Chris
Cheers to Dave in finding his driver mate. I'm playing an 0811 Proto + and find it very forgiving.
Dave looked like a dog with two tails. Hope it goes well Dave. All the best for 2024 to you both