Mini Driver survey and questions

I have a taylormade original one mini driver. It’s 11.5 but adjustable up to 13.5 or down to 9.5


I honestly don’t know where it fits for me. It doesn’t go as far as driver off the tee but it’s harder to hit off the deck than 3 wood. For me it basically takes the place of a driving iron but with more forgiveness and distance.

If I played golf in west Texas or the UK where it’s windy and you need to really flight the ball I would probably hit it every round.

I hold onto it because it’s a cool club and on the off chance I run into a really dry, windy, day playing golf in S. LA I have the perfect club

Do you use it every round where you play ?
I use it if I have to hit short a hazard or need a draw. My driver is set up to be anti left


What Brand and shaft are you using ?

TM BRNR 13.5

What are the top benefits that it provide for you ?
Draw club off the tee

Are you using to try to hit it straighter or achieving the height that you want ?
Draw club off the tee

Do you use it off the tee mostly and how is it off the deck ?
Very rarely off the bexk

The PXG Secret Weapon is getting really good reviews for mini drivers.

I saw the Cobra mini, definitely one of the better looking ones.

I have the R7 13.5 and I love it. Started hitting it in the sim since December. I have a GD VF 7x in it playing at 43.25”. I like the fact that if I want to nuke it, it goes 285-300. If I want to get one in play, I can hit a little squeeze cut that goes 265-275. It’s much easier for me to do that with the shorter shaft of the mini. Driver SS is 116-120 for what it’s worth. I usually swing the mini around 113.

Biggest improvement for me is that the misses are much better than my driver. I will put it through the paces on the course soon, but I seriously doubt it’s coming out of the bag.

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I have a taylormade original one mini driver.

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I have this one and it's the single hookiest club i have ever owned. I can do nothing with it and that sucks because I think a mini would be a great club for me.

To somewhat respond to the OP, I believe minis are for people who never hit 3W from the deck and have holes where driver is not ideal for one reason or another. Both courses I play most have holes where I really want to hit this, but the hook makes it unplayable. I do not hook my regular driver on these days, so I have to think there's something going onw with this particular club.

I will probably end up getting a different one, but may need a fitting.

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To somewhat respond to the OP, I believe minis are for people who never hit 3W from the deck and have holes where driver is not ideal for one reason or another.

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That what it seems to me too. I’m thinking about trying one. I might hit 3 wood once a round from the fairway. But I can think of 5-6 holes where dropping the 3 wood with an easier to hit 13 degree mini off the tee will either 1. let me pull back a little to be in a position to hit a full wedge rather than having to finesse a wedge (a struggle right now for me), or 2. give me a little more length to get to full 8 or 9 irons where a 3 wood leaves you with a 6 or 7 iron, but a driver brings water into play or risks blowing it through the fairway on a dogleg.

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like the fact that if I want to nuke it, it goes 285-300. If I want to get one in play.

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I remember those days...

Have you guys tried to adjust the club to open on the hosel settings? My R7 sat closed to me as well. Opening it up made a world of difference.

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Have you guys tried to adjust the club to open on the hosel settings? My R7 sat closed to me as well. Opening it up made a world of difference.

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You can't open the face without lowering the loft. Which wouldn't make much sense with the mini driver unless you have the 15.5* version or want to play the 13.5 as basically an 11.5 degree driver.