Equipment

SPOTTED: PXG 0311T “Gen2” prototype irons

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6 years ago

Jan 16, 2018

After spotting Charles Howell III testing a PXG XXF prototype driver on Monday at the 2018 CareerBuilder Challenge, we spotted CHIII and Zach Johnson testing PXG 0311T “Gen2” irons on Tuesday. We are told they are prototypes.

The original 0311T irons, which were released in 2015, were the Tour versions of the initial 0311 irons from PXG. The 0311T irons, while injected with the same thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) material that made PXG’s 0311 irons special, had smaller profiles, thinner toplines and soles, and less offset. They catered more to the Tour player than the original 0311 iron release, but still had the familiar PXG look with screws around the perimeter.

The PXG 0311T “Gen2” irons we spotted on Tuesday at the CareerBuilder have a slightly different look than the original 0311T irons. See if you can spot the differences below.

PXG 0311T “Gen2” 4-iron vs an original 0311T 4-iron

There’s a more accordion-like look on the back cavity of the 0311T Gen2 iron (left), and it seems the overall center of gravity (CG) may be lower in the club head on the Gen2 irons, as well. At least, it appears the club has a lower overall profile. It also appears the 7-screws near the sole wrap less around the toe portion in the Gen2 iron on the left, and there’s one less screw on the high toe portion of the Gen2 irons; possibly another notch in the lower-CG column.

What do you think of the PXG0311T “Gen2” irons that we spotted on Tuesday? See what GolfWRX members are saying about them in our forums.

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16 Comments

Robert

Mar 24, 2018 at 10:17 pm

They changed the body material to a harder cast steel similar to Vokey wedges. Also similar to the P790. The prior generation PXG was a 1025 Forged body. I’ve hit the P790 vs the 0311t. The PXG prior gen is softer feeling. The odd part is the P790 gives you the oh I caught it soft feel on perfect shots, but misses are harsh compared to the PXG. The PXG is always soft. I prefer the PXG prior gen to the P790. You’d think it’d be cheaper in price due to the casting of the body, but I think they are $50 more a club. The new PXG looks better than the P790 less offset etc, but I think overpriced for what it is. Glad I got the 1st gen 1025 carbon.

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Brian

Feb 18, 2018 at 5:02 pm

Excited to see the next generation PXG irons. Love their stuff!

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Scotr

Feb 3, 2018 at 3:32 pm

Nothing but negatives here from people who are angry simply because they can’t afford them. Yawn

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stan

Jan 19, 2018 at 12:13 am

Here is what they say on the PXG website!:
“PXG Irons
PXG irons look saxxy, launch high, go far, feel soft, are unbelievably forgiving, and have a sweet spot the size of Texas. They are made with the finest alloys and are manufactured using a sophisticated process that only we would use.”
——————
Well that sells clubs to desperate unfulfilled gearheads and rich old hackers.
BTW… in Freudian psychoanalytic symbolism the elastomer-filled heads are equivalent to seamon-filled heads… believe it … and as for ‘skrews’…. 😮

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Reality Kid

Jan 18, 2018 at 9:51 pm

Another piece of junk brought to you by a douchebag who knows nothing about golf. When people show up at our course with these clubs and shoot a 98, we call them Douchebag Golfers.

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- stan
  
  Jan 19, 2018 at 12:15 am
  
  All the OEMs are coming out with hollow seamon-elastomer filled iron heads at astronomic prices with a huge markup over cost so they can pay tour pros to p!mp the brands…. so obvious.
  
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stan

Jan 18, 2018 at 6:27 pm

So you got ‘skrews’ to dial in a fade or draw and compensate for your swing faults…. and… you got a hollow club filled with jello to muffle the feel of your off-center hits…. and fake-forged for status of your WITB weapons.
What’s next … a ball-seeking computer chip built into the clubhead?!! 😮

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FAKE FORGED!!!

Jan 17, 2018 at 2:18 pm

WRX staff once again covering up for these hollow clubs filled with jello.
The only part that is ‘forged’ is the club face and even then it’s a simple and cheap roll forged plate. The rest of the clubhead is cast steel and casting the word ‘forged’ on the cast hosel is false advertising.
But that doesn’t matter because once the gearheads fall in love with PXG they can zinc die cast the club and the gearheads will still slobber over it.

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- DAVE
  
  Jan 17, 2018 at 2:57 pm
  
  You should have used ALL CAPS the whole time…
  
  “PXG SUCKS!!! AHHHH!!! THEY SHOULD WRITE “CAST” ON THE HOSEL AND ‘FORGED” ONLY ON THE FACE!! I’M SO MAD!!! MOM…THE MEATLOAF!!!”
  
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  - Robert Parsons
    
    Jan 18, 2018 at 12:16 pm
    
    That’s backwards according to their website.
    
    The body is forged.
    
    The face is FORMED and welded to the body.
    
    So either way, I don’t consider it a forged iron. It’s two pieces. The welding process negates the feeling a forged iron would give.
    
    Cut a Miura forged iron in half and weld it together. Would you still consider it a forged iron?
    
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    - stan
      
      Jan 18, 2018 at 6:21 pm
      
      This what they say on their website:
      “Exceptional Feel at Impact
      The body is forged from S25C soft carbon steel. Forged materials, having a tight grain structure, resonate differently than cast materials which adds to an outstanding impact experience.”
      What you are saying is that the weld bead interferes with the tight grain structure of the body and this affects the ‘feel’ of the impact.
      What I say is a hollow body club filled with jello elastomer also negates the ‘feel’ of the club because it dulls the impact feel and negates the feel of where you hit the ball on the face. It deceives you!
      The ‘feel’ of impact on the face resonates through the hosel to the shaft, and the metal back of the body is irrelevant to impact ‘feel’ because it’s mostly separated from the face.
      
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- It's Forged Homie
  
  Jan 17, 2018 at 3:20 pm
  
  Have you actually gone to their site and read about their irons? They show right on their site the blank forgings they use, then the incremental steps to end at their product.
  
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  - Stupidity
    
    Jan 17, 2018 at 6:58 pm
    
    He won’t go to the site. It’s way too much fun to angry type nonsense about a product he pre-judged based on price and target market. I play PXG over my old Miura set because the Trackman numbers were better. Pretty simple.
    
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    - Robert Parsons
      
      Jan 18, 2018 at 12:09 pm
      
      I read it on their site.
      
      Says the body is forged.
      
      The face is “FORMED” from HT1770 high-strength steel and plasma welded to the body.
      
      So the face is NOT FORGED. Hmmm…
      
      https://www.pxg.com/en-us/clubs/irons
      
      Read it for yourself. Bottom of the page, scroll to the left. Body, goo, face.
      
      Nobody hides the facts like we do. Period.
      
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    - stan
      
      Jan 19, 2018 at 12:17 am
      
      Your forum moniker says it all… you need super-forgiveness clubs for your off-center hits… and you need a psychological boost playing seamon-elastomer filled irons …. so obvious
      
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Jerry

Jan 17, 2018 at 11:50 am

I think that are too rich for my blood now. lol. More power to those who get them. Looks more elegant with the weight pad and not cut off at the heel.

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A shocking Backstryke putter appearance + 7 interesting gear photos from the Zurich Classic

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Apr 25, 2024

Andrew Tursky

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Although the vibes in Nawlins are a bit lighter-fare than the recent back-to-back competitions the Masters and the RBC Heritage signature event), the gear news was no less serious this week.

We spotted some recent changes from Rory McIlroy, a very rare Odyssey Backstryke putter, dove into the bag of legendary New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, and spotted Patrick Cantlay continuing to test new equipment.

Get your beads out and crack your crawfish, because it’s time for an equipment rundown from The Big Easy (meaning New Orleans, of course, not Ernie Els).

See all of our photos from the Zurich Classic here

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Since the end of 2023, Rory McIlroy has had an on-again, off-again relationship with a Titleist Vokey K-Grind lob wedge. In his last start, it was on, and the wedge is back in the bag again this week. We got a great look at the complicated grind that McIlroy uses.

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See Rory McIlroy’s full 2024 WITB from the Zurich here

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Unless Tommy Gainey is in the field, it’s unlikely you’ll ever see Odyssey’s Backstryke technology make an appearance on the PGA Tour.

But then, when you least expect it, Russ Cochran shows up.

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Cochran is in the field at the Zurich this week playing alongside Eric Cole, whose regular caddie is Reed Cochran, Russ’s son.

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Drew Brees with a Super Bowl winning Scotty Cameron putter

Drew Brees, a legendary retired quarterback for the hometown New Orleans Saints, made an appearance at the Zurich’s Wednesday Pro-Am, playing alongside Zach Johnson, Ryan Palmer, and current Saints QB Derek Carr.

Brees’ bag included a TaylorMade Stealth2 Plus driver, a BRNR Mini 13.5-degree, a Stealth 5-wood, a mixed set of P-790 and P-760 irons, Milled Grind Hi-Toe wedges, and a custom Scotty Cameron “New Orleans Saints” putter, which Scotty made for Brees following his Super Bowl MVP-winning performance in 2010.

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It should also be noted that Brees has his Venmo QR code as a bag tag.

If you’re gambling with Brees on the course, just know that not having cash won’t work as an excuse.

Brilliant.

See Drew Brees’ full WITB from the Zurich here

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Steve Stricker has made numerous upgrades to his bag recently, including a new TSR3 driver and T100 irons, but his longtime Odyssey White Hot No. 2 putter is still going strong. It’s the most recognizable unrecognizable putter ever.

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Patrick Cantlay has opened the equipment-switching floodgates

Over on the PGA Tour’s Equipment Report this week, we covered Cantlay’s recent switch into Ping Blueprint S irons, and a Titleist TSR2 driver.

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