So here’s where I’m a bit weird. I have plenty of access to fitting bays and trackmans, but I think part of the fun for me is contemplating specs beforehand. I absolutely have lost all trust in hitting 3 wood. Last year it was one of the best clubs in my bag, but this year, my attack angle is significantly much more neutral, with my driver aoa being no more than +2, and irons mostly being -2. As a result, my contact with a three wood has been significantly more hit or miss. I've hit enough bad shots with it this year to no longer want to even pull the club. When I look at strokes lost, the ones that have cost me were "safe" tee shots, with 3 wood. So.... TM 300 Mini driver, which on paper is for people who don't like an actual driver, but I'm looking for it to be an easier to hit 3 wood, mostly off the tee of course. So questions. 11.5 vs 13.5..... 13.5 on paper should make more sense because it has more loft should be straighter... Other side tangent, on paper, a mid kick point shaft is generally preferable in a fairway wood, because of its properties to help get the ball in the air, but I play all shafts with high kick points and find it really throws off my feel. Do I get normal stock shaft because I suck or go all fancy and get a fannnnnncy shaft for it.... 43.5" stock length. I feel I should play it as short as I can for maximum control, or is it because I've been cutting all my 3 woods short (42.75" playing length), that I suck with them? Can you tell 3 wood has me mind fucked....

here are my thoughts: I think I'd go 13.5 over the 11.5 head. For me the 11.5 head would probably sit too close to the driver. Plus the 13.5 should be at least playable from a good lie in the fairway and you can always loft it down a little if it spins too much. Shaft-wise I'd probably go for something like a Diamana ZF. Sort of in-between a classic driver or fairway wood profile. The silvery ion finish matches the retro vibe of the 300 Mini, too. I also wouldn't go shorter than 43" personally.

I watched the TXG video - they seem to think this is the perfect in-betweener club for driver and 3 wood. I agree that the 11.5 might encroach on driver yardage. 13.5 seems to make sense since more loft, straighter, etc. Have you tried a longer 3 wood @Eddie ? (stock length and etc)

13.5 @ 43" with your favorite shaft.

Judge440 what this man here said.

Eddie no question....fancy shaft

i think im in the same boat. Really feel like getting one to try

The 13.5 doesn’t look right to me. Looks like too much loft when you look down on them. I have a 11.5 coming.

Its a coin flip between the 11.5 and 13.5. If you go 11.5 go with a shorter shaft. Playing a 3 wood length shaft in the Original One made it play way better than with the longer shaft. With a driver shaft it almost feels like a sledgehammer or a old school metal with a steel shaft.

Also might be a mess with ordering. I will buy one the first day I see one in a shop and will go from there lol

Golfingfanatic The silvery ion finish matches the retro vibe of the 300 Mini, too. I also wouldn't go shorter than 43" personally. Silver ion shaft, silver face, I dig your coordination detail. titleistforged Have you tried a longer 3 wood @Eddie ? (stock length and etc) I haven't, I stopped playing anything over 43" 5 years ago. Longer than 43 and I struggle to stay on top of the ball. Judge440 13.5 @ 43" with your favorite shaft. This seems like the prudent choice, I have an old fuji pro73 shaft that has been like an old faithful. mhales10 no question....fancy shaft Stop. Evil. Bad influence. 😆 magpies i think im in the same boat. Really feel like getting one to try Yeah the more I think about it, the more it makes sense. Also, I feel like this will reign in the desire to be a hero from 250-260 off the deck, I shouldn't be going for it anyways, having a deep faced three wood will make sure I only hit that shot if conditions and lie are optimal. Noyes26 The 13.5 doesn’t look right to me. Looks like too much loft when you look down on them. I have a 11.5 coming. When you see doesn't look right, does it look like a fairway wood? a_zehel21 Its a coin flip between the 11.5 and 13.5. If you go 11.5 go with a shorter shaft. Playing a 3 wood length shaft in the Original One made it play way better than with the longer shaft. With a driver shaft it almost feels like a sledgehammer or a old school metal with a steel shaft. 11.5 with shorter shaft seems intriguing too... Almost like a driving iron. Regarding loft, all things tell me 13.5 is better overall, but I think back to my time using a driving iron, where the ball would never get higher than 60 ft in the air, but it was one of the most consistent ways to get in play for me... Then there's tee height. I feel like this should be a just tee this thing barely off the ground and hit down on it, or tee it like a driver and hit up on it. Have NO clue how to hit this club.

TM 300 Mini… I think I’m going to order one…. What spec?

PureStickGolf

On a separate but related topic. I would love to see a side by side comparison between the new mini driver and the taylormade original one mini…….

ckay

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PaulAllenPA

dphatt are you replacing the big stick with this?

PureStickGolf

ckay that was interesting. Not surprised all that. Much but worth watching.

PaulAllenPA

HungoverGoose13 where can you get us on in Philly? I’d be happy to make the drive!

a_zehel21

dphatt I think this Mini build might be the one !

Noyes26

Was at the range today with an 11.5*. I put a Ventus Black 7X tipped half an inch in it. Was out of my 3 wood to give you length ideas. Thing was just hitting stinger cuts. I may really love it. I play a very tree lined golf course and when driver isn't behaving this really may be a club for me. I'll have it on the course tomorrow and see if it makes it in the bag for our Member Guest this weekend.

dphatt

I took it to the range and the course today. I also had multiple people hit it. It’s definitely lower if you tee it slightly higher than a three wood. The feel and sound are not that great. It was longer than the three wood but way more off line than the driver. A +4 handicap hit it and it was slightly shorter than his driver. He didn’t like how it looked or sounded.

Eddie

I still am optimistic to play one but me and the tsi2 are getting along pretty well but as soon as it goes south, 300mini green light.

dphatt

@NSiman17 and I hit the Mini Driver on Trackman tonight. We both thought the Autoflex didn’t work well with it so I brought a Ventus Blue 7s tipped an inch to try. The length was 43.75 and the swing weight was D4. We both didn’t hit the club very well and it did go further than our three woods but the mishits were more penal. The surprising thing for us was the club wasn’t too difficult to get up in the air off the deck. I still think it’s a niche club that would work for guys who struggle with driver but in the end this wasn’t the club for either of us.

PaulAllenPA

dphatt seems like this mini is harder to curve Is this true? My summer course is a true mountain course. I need to work it off the tee to handle the camber in fairways.

NSiman17

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It may be slightly harder to curve but nothing crazy, definitely harder to draw off the deck. Maybe I'll try to hit it off the toe to see if that helps turn it over

Noyes26

PaulAllenPA a “70’s shooter” like yourself will have no problem working that camber.

bogeysandbeers

Noyes26 lol 🤡

Noyes26

bogeysandbeers 🤣🤣

bogeysandbeers

Noyes26 he’s a rookie though, only been shooting in the 70s for 50 years 🤔

Eddie

I was hoping to put the tsi2 fairway through its paces, but we played from 7200 so I was hitting driver all freaking day.

So yeah, I need one more round with the tsi2 fairway before making the 300 leap.

gfranktw7

Rumor has it the guys at Trump Mars are able to hit the ball left and right handed with this new driver.

Eddie

Here we go.

tsi2 3wd will stay in the bag for long courses, will put the mini driver (13.5) for tighter shorter courses. Going with an old faithful shaft first.

ckay

Took mine for a spin tonight to the local range. Head feels dead. Goes pretty good. I’ll take it out to the local muni sometime next week and see how it does and feels with a real ball.