Tour TaylorMade BRNR Mini driver – The 2023 Masters

[meh]

As they say, you don't see the sole at address. Which in this case is a very good thing. The face looks very average,  also. Looks really good at address. 

[Tree Levino]

12 hours ago, zeke66 said:

This thing looks a little smaller….. which could be really good. 

 

Looks more useful off the deck than the older versions tbh

[toddyc]

11 hours ago, jacobEDGE said:

I had the 300 Mini and it was simply a driver. I mean, it’s literally called a (mini) driver. I don’t understand why you’d carry two drivers in the bag. 

The reasoning has been thoroughly discussed a thousand times

[iknowbagu]

10 hours ago, toddyc said:

The reasoning has been thoroughly discussed a thousand times

 

... since November

[97nismo]

Well guess what I’ll be buying next 

 

thanks GolfWRX 

[ksher84]

Giving me old burner lcg nostalgia
Loving the old circle T logo

[Foxx]

Looks like the Original One with a new retro paint job. And that's not a bad thing at all.

I still game the OO. I didn't like the bigger 300. I'm so glad they've gone back to the smaller shape with the dark grey face.

I'll be very keen to put this up against my OO, seeing as the profiles seem identical.

 

I assume we are looking at around 6 weeks until release date.

Edited April 7, 2023 by Foxx

[Tree Levino]

4 hours ago, Foxx said:

Looks like the Original One with a new retro paint job. And that's not a bad thing at all.

I still game the OO. I didn't like the bigger 300. I'm so glad they've gone back to the smaller shape with the dark grey face.

I'll be very keen to put this up against my OO, seeing as the profiles seem identical.

 

I assume we are looking at around 6 weeks until release date.

I’m hearing end of this month 

[Foxx]

25 minutes ago, Tree Levino said:

I’m hearing end of this month 

This is the first pro tournament testing isn't it? Usually from that point to retail release it's 6-8 weeks. But end of the month sounds good to me!

[RobotDoctor]

I love the colors of this one.  Would prefer a matte finish on the crown.  I love my 300 Mini and it's a definite fairway finder.  I put a driver length Ventus Blue Velocore in my mini and I have not driven the ball better in several years.  It is not much shorter, if at all, than the driver I replaced (tour issue M3).  Driver length shaft makes this a legitimate small headed DRIVER.

[97nismo]

Velocore driver shaft in the 300 mini…

 

That is my next experiment 

 

good idea

Edited April 7, 2023 by 97nismo

[jvtphigolf]

2 hours ago, 97nismo said:

Velocore driver shaft in the 300 mini…

 

That is my next experiment 

 

good idea

Definitely worth trying, I have a ventus black 6tx in my 300 mini  playing at 45” and it’s a pretty easy 290 ish. Hardest part is dialing in the head so it doesn’t launch to the moon

[BirdieBoy1]

7 hours ago, RobotDoctor said:

I love the colors of this one.  Would prefer a matte finish on the crown.  I love my 300 Mini and it's a definite fairway finder.  I put a driver length Ventus Blue Velocore in my mini and I have not driven the ball better in several years.  It is not much shorter, if at all, than the driver I replaced (tour issue M3).  Driver length shaft makes this a legitimate small headed DRIVER.

Curious how high at you teeing it up or hitting off the deck? 
 

are you simply lining it up like a 3 wood? 
 

haven’t used mine on the course yet and sparingly at the range

[jvtphigolf]

12 minutes ago, BirdieBoy1 said:

Curious how high at you teeing it up or hitting off the deck? 
 

are you simply lining it up like a 3 wood? 
 

haven’t used mine on the course yet and sparingly at the range

Personally I tee mine up just a smidgen higher than three wood, it’s got enough loft on it not to have to tee it high to hit up on it

[RobotDoctor]

1 hour ago, BirdieBoy1 said:

Curious how high at you teeing it up or hitting off the deck? 
 

are you simply lining it up like a 3 wood? 
 

haven’t used mine on the course yet and sparingly at the range

Lower than standard driver.  I am teeing it up with about 1/2 the ball at the top of the face.  Maybe a smidge higher.  I don't hit this driver on much of an upswing like the big drivers, just a slight upswing.  The surprising thing about the 300 Mini is how penetrating the flight is.  One thing to note is that the driver will be a bit heavier in swingweight.  I have always liked a slightly heavy driver so this is perfect for me.  The most important thing is dead solid contact and the ball will fly.

[jacobEDGE]

19 hours ago, TheRangeGuy said:

Does it fit in the gapping at the long end of the bag 

Yeah. You take your driver out, you put the new driver in. It's pretty simple! 

[cz13X4]

Stock shaft ust v2. 

[Fescue2fairway]

I’ve played a 13.5 300 mini and I want a 11.5 pretty bad. I play shorts shafts anyhow but have a 2" tipped Ventus red  5 wood length in it that plays a lot closer to my ventus black  I’m sorta a player that fits the mini perfect. Grew up with small heads . Don’t loose speed with shorter shafts. Can hit driver easily off deck . I use it as a driver only hit it about 20 yards less than my driver but find almost every fairway with it and I can hit it off the deck higher and longer carry than a 3 wood. 300 is probably my fav club honestly. The specs I saw have the brnr at 304 cc so not smaller really but the forward weight has it on my very short list for a driver this year. 

Edited April 8, 2023 by Fescue2fairway

[doc steve]

i have a 11.5* mini driver 300 set at 12.2. and a 13.5* set at 15.5. use them as a 3w and a 4w. use a longer shaft than i would for normal fairway woods. great off the deck. great off a low tee (as if they were fway woods). much longer distance than my old 3w and 4w ( nike vapor fly) ... i love a deep face ... and way more forgiving

i'm 69 years old... and these are great for getting the extra distance i want/need ... btw, use a ust proforce hl shaft - which helps get the additional height / carry  i want

biggest problem i had with the tm mini's, was hitting them as far as my old driver (also a nike vapor fly) ... but the new tm stealth 2 driver (hd) has solved that problem --- technology is wonderful for us older guys --- driving it almost as far as when i was 40

 

i am very interested in trying new mini driver - brnr ... looks like the face is not as deep as 300's ... but much deeper than stealth fway woods --- probably easier to get it off the deck --- hope it's as forgiving

 

DOC

[Dpadman]

On 4/7/2023 at 9:43 AM, jvtphigolf said:

Definitely worth trying, I have a ventus black 6tx in my 300 mini  playing at 45” and it’s a pretty easy 290 ish. Hardest part is dialing in the head so it doesn’t launch to the moon

Are you losing any distance off your typical driver?

 

[jvtphigolf]

17 minutes ago, Dpadman said:

Are you losing any distance off your typical driver?

 

On carry not really, but total probably 20 ish but that’s just launch conditions and I play driver at 46” 

[Golf_101]

Are the weights the same as those in the Stealth driver, they look similar?