PXG 0311 GEN6 Drivers Review
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At a glance
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Pros
- These are the best looking drivers PXG have made.
- There's a good selection of stock shafts plus lots of premium upgrade choices.
- PXG's weight and length fitting capability is second to none.
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Cons
- Keep an eye on the PXG website as prices can fluctuate on a regular basis.
What we say...
The PXG 0311 GEN6 drivers boast more ball speed, better dispersion, and come decked out with the brand’s famous murdered-out matt black finish.
2023 feels like the year PXG come of age for through-the-bag desirability. For over half a decade, the brand has built an enviable reputation for making brilliant irons, but they’d be the first to admit their premium woods haven’t quite stacked up against the best golf drivers in the same way their irons have.
PXG founder Bob Parsons has always said he’ll never launch new products without first being convinced they outperform the company’s existing models. As PXG approach their 10th anniversary and prepare to pull the covers from their 6th generation of equipment, that promise must be getting harder and harder to fulfill.
But PXG aren’t like any other golf equipment brand. They don’t have scheduled launch dates to hit at the start of each year like most brands. Instead, they prefer to constantly develop new equipment and challenge boundaries with fresh new ideas until their crack team of engineers believe they’ve come up with a better-performing product. Only once it’s then signed off by multi-billionaire founder Bob Parsons do they go for launch as quickly as possible, which means new products appear at any time and don’t follow any set pattern.
When PXG do launch a new product, they like to ensure golfers are left in no doubt about how much better it is than its predecessor. For each new launch, through robot testing, they prove how each new generation stacks up against its older siblings, thus convincing consumers of their value. This means golfers can confidently buy PXG equipment knowing they’re investing in the brand’s latest and greatest game-improving tech.
For this new generation, focus has been heaped on brilliant off-center hit consistency, and the brains behind the brand are separating the GEN family away from the more ‘tour’ focused 0317 offering. This means the GEN6 family consists of two drivers (plus matching fairway woods and hybrids) and two irons, with the intention being that a couple of new products will appear later in the year to cater for more ‘tour’ focused golfers.
At a glance:
PXG 0311 GEN6 driver
RRP: $499 / £469
Lofts: 7.5° / 9° / 10.5°
Lie: 59°
Headweight: 203g
Standard shaft length: 45.5”
Stock shafts: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue, Mitsubishi Diamana S+, Aldila Rogue Elite Blue, Project X Cypher, Project X Smoke Blue RDX, EvenFlow Riptide
Expect a traditional teardrop shape that offers a blend of distance and forgiveness, a setup that will compete with the best low spin drivers on the market.
There’s a taller face height than the previous GEN5 drivers, so expect 12% extra face area which helps maximize flex.
The model is optimized for excellent mis-hit performance, especially higher on the face.
There are three sole weight ports – heel, toe, and back, to allow golfers to dial in shot shape and alter launch and spin.
PXG 0311 XF driver
RRP: $499 / £469
Lofts: 9° / 10.5° / 12°
Lie: 60°
Headweight: 203g
Standard shaft length: 45.5”
Stock shafts: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue, Mitsubishi Diamana S+, Aldila Rogue Elite Blue, Project X Cypher, Project X Smoke Blue RDX, EvenFlow Riptide.
Expect a larger head with a more modern symmetrical profile, a setup that will compete with the most forgiving drivers on the market.
There’s a taller face height than the previous GEN5 drivers, so expect 12% area face area which helps maximize flex as the face is deeper.
The model is optimized for maximum mis-hit performance all over the face.
There are three sole weight ports – heel, toe, and back to allow golfers to dial in shot shape and alter launch and spin.
Everything you need to know about the PXG 0311 GEN6 drivers
0311 GEN 6 or 0311 XF GEN6?
PXG say the two GEN6 models are the best drivers they’ve ever made. Two driver models mean golfers get a choice of the more compact and traditional pear-shaped 0311, which is excellent for golfers with a miss tendency higher on the face, or the 0311 XF, which has a bigger front-to-back footprint and a more symmetrical shape that’s optimized for golfers with bigger mis-hit tendencies.
PXG say both models boast an MOI from toe to heel that’s over 5000g cm2, which is 3.3% and 2.2% better than the preceding X and XF models. The 0311 GEN6 also has a higher and more curved crown, where the 0311 XF is a flatter, wider shape.
There’s carbon in that crown
Like most modern major brand drivers, both the X and XF have carbon fiber crowns. The material is a quarter of the density of titanium, so it allows additional weight to be positioned around the head perimeter for additional stability. Unlike the last two generations, the crown coloring has reverted back to a matt black murdered-out finish, which elevates the driver back to the level of PXG’s original models, all of which were super clean and easy on the eye.
New Ti face
Thanks to working closely with their titanium supplier, PXG say they’ve developed a new Ti412 face material for both GEN6 drivers. The material is high-grade and manages to be both strong and flexible, which when combined with a new taller face height (12% larger than the previous model) increases face deflection and spring for additional ball speed.
How much better are the 0311 GEN6 drivers?
PXG love backing up their new launches with robot data so it’s easy to see what advancements have been made over the previous GEN5 models. At a 100mph swing speed, the new 0311 produces 0.9 MPH more ball speed, 489 RPM less backspin and 11.2 yards more total distance than its predecessor, which means this model will compete with the longest golf drivers. And it does that whilst hitting shots into a 36% tighter dispersion area.
At the same speed, the 0311 XF produces 0.7mph more ball speed, 132 RPM less backspin, and 8.9 yards more total distance, and this model hits shots into a 26% tighter dispersion area, so there are decent gains to be had just by trading up from the previous model, let alone an older driver.
New processes
To ensure head-to-head consistency, PXG have been robotically polishing their iron heads for a while now to eliminate the inconsistencies associated with hand-finishing, and they’re utilizing the process for the new GEN6 woods too. It means the brand get tighter production tolerances, with greater CT control, so golfers can expect faster ball speeds over previous models.
Precision Weighting
Extreme weight technology has been PXG’s calling card ever since the brand first started out in 2014. Both the standard 0311 and 0311 XF drivers come with three weight ports on the sole and the ability to install weights anywhere between 2.5 – 20g (in 2.5g increments).
As standard, each head comes with a 7.5g weight in the back and heel ports with an additional 2.5g in the toe. But depending on your personal shot shape or ball flight preference it’s possible to up MOI, dial in a draw bias or create an anti-hook driver, just through the sole weighting. PXG say the GEN6 weights are pushed closer towards the perimeter so golfers can expect more influence over ball flight.
How do the PXG 0311 and 0311 XF drivers compare for MOI?
Toe-to-heel Vertical Total Compared to GEN5
0311 5213 g cm2 2854 g cm2 8067 g cm2 3.3% Increase
0311 XF 5512 g cm2 3151 g cm2 8663 g cm2 2.2% Increase
What can PXG’s adjustable hosel do for you?
PXG’s adjustable hosel, which comes as standard on all the brand’s premium woods and hybrids, allows golfers to dial in +/- 1.5° of loft adjustment. A further three PXG settings also let golfers dial in 2° or 3° flatter lie angles. See the system settings below.
Small – = 1° less loft
Big – = 1.5° less loft
Small + = 1° more loft
Big + = 1.5° more loft
‘PXG’ setting = +3° flat with stated loft
‘PXG – ’ setting = 2° flat and 1° less loft
‘PXG +’ setting = 2° flat and 1° more loft
Video: How do the PXG 0311 and 0311 XF compare to other leading drivers?
Verdict: PXG 0311 GEN6 XF driver
Whilst PXG’s premium irons have hit the sweetspot with well-heeled golfers, their matching woods have been much more of a challenge. PXG’s first 0811 driver was too spinny (a product founder Bob Parsons regrets launching to this day), the GEN2 X and XF chased being either the lowest spinning or most forgiving driver (highest MOI driver) on the market, where GEN4 and GEN5 editions had very polarising carbon fiber crown weaves.
The GEN6 drivers are the family that sees PXG hit the driver market for real. For this generation, both crowns have reverted to murdered-out, flat matt black, which in our eyes is a huge step towards tempting golfers to come and play the brand’s brilliant new woods.
Where with previous models there’s always been something to draw or distract the eye, making PXG drivers a marmite purchase, both the 0311 and 0311 XF GEN6 models are now great-looking drivers from the get-go.
We love how for a forgiving driver the XF just sits up at address and begs to be hit. The head sits super square to the target line (which isn’t always the case with forgiving drivers), whilst also managing to look super friendly and forgiving. Make no mistake, this is the model that lots of club golfers should gravitate towards, but PXG have also been surprised how elite players are putting this driver into play too. Feel, sound and distance potential are right up there with the leading forgiving drivers of 2023, and thanks to PXG’s ability to tailor driver length and weight to you personally, in ways that others struggle to match, the XF has to be on your shortlist to try in 2023. I’m so impressed with the blend of speed, distance and forgiveness performance, the XF has already replaced my five-year-old Ping G400 SFT.
Data comparison: How does the PXG 0311 GEN6 XF driver compare to competitor models?
We put the XF in the hands of TG Test Pro Neil Wain at Keele Golf Centre. Our test data below shows how the best forgiving drivers of 2024 compare in numbers.
| Driver | Ball Speed | Launch Angle | Backspin | Height | Descent Angle | Carry Distance | Shot Area |
| Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (Ventus Blue S) | 161 MPH | 11.9º | 2246 RPM | 34 YDS | 38.6º | 275 YDS (1) | 406.8 SQYDS |
| Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (Tensei S) | 161.5 MPH | 11.4º | 2212 RPM | 32 YDS | 37.9º | 272 YDS (T2) | 210.6 SQ YDS (1) |
| Cleveland Launcher XL 2 | 162.6 MPH | 9.3º | 2033 RPM | 25 YDS | 31.4º | 272 YDS (T2) | 384 SQ YDS |
| Ping G430 Max | 162.8 MPH | 10.2º | 2397 RPM | 31 YDS | 37.4º | 271 YDS | 509 SQ YDS |
| Titleist TSR 2 (10º Tensei Blue S) | 161.1 MPH | 10.3º | 2266 RPM | 29 YDS | 35.7º | 271 YDS | 792.3 SQ YDS |
| TaylorMade Qi10 Max (8.5º Diamana X) | 162.4 MPH | 9.6º | 2201 RPM | 27 YDS | 34º | 270 YDS | 337.5 SQ YDS (2) |
| Ping G430 Max 10K (9º) | 163.1 MPH | 9º | 1993 RPM | 23 YDS | 30.1º | 270 YDS | 542.4 SQ YDS |
| Cobra Darkspeed X (Front Weight) | 161.6 MPH | 9.7º | 2161 RPM | 27 YDS | 33.7º | 270 YDS | 667.5 SQ YDS |
| Ping G430 Max 10K | 161.2 MPH | 11º | 2556 RPM | 34 YDS | 34º | 268 YDS | 506 SQ YDS |
| Cobra Darkspeed X (Back Weight) | 161 MPH | 9.9º | 2375 RPM | 29 YDS | 36.2º | 268 YDS | 370.8 SQ YDS |
| TaylorMade Qi10 | 159.2 MPH | 10.6º | 2338 RPM | 30 YDS | 36.8º | 267 YDS | 385 SQ YDS |
| PXG 0311 XF GEN6 | 160 MPH | 9.9º | 2226 RPM | 27 YDS | 34.5º | 267 YDS | 564.2 SQ YDS |
| PXG 0211 | 160.6 MPH | 9.9º | 2185 RPM | 27 YDS | 34.2º | 267 YDS | 953.7 SQ YDS |
| TaylorMade Qi10 Max (8.5º Tensei S) | 161.9 MPH | 8.6º | 2215 RPM | 24 YDS | 31.7º | 266 YDS | 630.5 SQ YDS |
| Wilson DynaPWR Ti | 161 MPH | 10.7º | 2532 RPM | 32 YDS | 39.1º | 266 YDS | 1001.3 SQ YDS |
| Cobra Darkspeed Max (Mid Launch Shaft) | 159.4 MPH | 11.5º | 2372 RPM | 33 YDS | 39.1º | 265 YDS | 342 SQ YDS (3) |
| Srixon ZX5 MK II | 158.2 MPH | 10.9º | 2300 RPM | 30 YDS | 37º | 264 YDS | 669.2 SQ YDS |
| TaylorMade Qi10 Max (Tensei S) | 161.2 MPH | 9.8º | 2823 RPM | 32 YDS | 39.5º | 263 YDS | 404 SQ YDS |
| Mizuno ST Z | 157.8 MPH | 9.6º | 1954 RPM | 23 YDS | 30.5º | 262 YDS | 750.5 SQ YDS |
| Mizuno ST X | 160 MPH | 8.6º | 1956 RPM | 26 YDS | 28.4º | 262 YDS | 609.6 SQ YDS |
| AVERAGE | 160.9 MPH | 10.1º | 2267 RPM | 28.8 YDS | 35.3º | 267.8 YDS | 551.8 SQ YDS |
*All lofts at 10.5º unless otherwise stated.
Verdict: PXG 0311 GEN6 driver
Higher-speed players will typically gravitate towards the standard 0311 GEN6 driver as its setup has the ability to cut spin, rather than offering ultimate forgiveness like the GEN6 XF. From previous test sessions, I know PXG drivers have a reputation for sounding really solid and this model dines out on great acoustics and very sleek looks. Our data below highlights how the model mixes good ball speed, launch, spin, and shot height with a decent sprinkling of carry distance as for all metrics it tracked our test averages almost to the letter.
The one metric that really stands out to me is shot area and dispersion. Thanks to hitting shots into the tightest area of all 10 low-spin drivers we hit this year the 0311 ranks as our most accurate low-spin driver of 2024. At 147.6 SQ YDS, that’s 447 SQ YDS or 75.2% smaller than our test average which is a seriously impressive performance.
Our test pro racked up a 271-yard average carry distance with the 0311 which wasn’t quite our very longest. But considering the model is at the forgiving end of the low spin driver spectrum it’s very respectable and marks the 0311 GEN6 out as offering a good blend of speed and forgiveness as the model heads into its second year of product cycle.
PXG’s no upcharge stock shaft offering is good but if you’re really looking to treat yourself I love how the brand will fit you, at not exorbitant rates, for the hottest Fujikura Ventus and Graphite Design models available.
To maximize the impact of any new driver purchase, make sure you get fitted and make use of everything this premium brand brings to the table over its competitors. Welcome to the top table of drivers PXG.
Data comparison: How does the PXG 0311 GEN6 driver compare to competitor models?
We put the 0311 in the hands of TG Test Pro Neil Wain at Keele Golf Centre. Our test data below shows how the best low-spin drivers of 2024 compare in numbers.
| Driver | Ball Speed | Launch Angle | Backspin | Height | Descent Angle | Carry Distance | Shot Area |
| Titleist TSR4 (10° – Tensei Blue) | 162.4 MPH | 10.8° | 1921 RPM | 28 YDS | 32.8° | 277 YDS (1) | 589 SQ YDS |
| Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke TD (Denali S – Back Weight) | 161.9 MPH | 11.2° | 2099 RPM | 31 YDS | 36.2° | 276 YDS (2) | 424.5 SQ YDS |
| TaylorMade Qi10 LS (Tensei Blue S) | 163.6 MPH | 10.7° | 2338 RPM | 32 YDS | 37.8° | 275 YDS (T3) | 1148.4 SQ YDS |
| Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke TD (Denali S – Front Weight) | 161.7 MPH | 10.2° | 1896 RPM | 25 YDS | 31.5° | 275 YDS (T3) | 553.8 SQ YDS |
| TaylorMade Qi10 LS (Diamana X) | 160.4 MPH | 12.5° | 2260 RPM | 36 YDS | 39.9° | 274 YDS | 179.2 SQ YDS(2) |
| Cobra Darkspeed LS (Lin-Q Blue) | 159.9 MPH | 11.8° | 2007 RPM | 31 YDS | 35.7° | 273 YDS | 1089 SQ YDS |
| PXG 0311 GEN6 (Aldila NV Green) | 161.1 MPH | 10.5° | 2240 RPM | 30 YDS | 36.9° | 271 YDS | 147.6 SQ YDS (1) |
| Titleist TSR3 (10° – Tensei Blue) | 162 MPH | 10.5° | 2435 RPM | 32 YDS | 38.2° | 271 YDS | 566.8 SQ YDS |
| Ping G430 LST | 161.4 MPH | 9.7° | 2301 RPM | 28 YDS | 35.1° | 270 YDS | 246.4 SQ YDS (3) |
| Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke TD (Ventus Blue – Back Weight) | 161.7 MPH | 9.9° | 2006 RPM | 26 YDS | 32° | 270 YDS | 800.8 SQ YDS |
| Srixon ZX7 MK II | 159.8 MPH | 11.4° | 2313 RPM | 32 YDS | 38.2° | 269 YDS | 1036.5 SQ YDS |
| Wilson DynaPWR Carbon | 158.5 MPH | 11.2° | 1828 RPM | 27 YDS | 32.9° | 269 YDS | 509.6 SQ YDS |
| Mizuno ST-G (9.5° – Back Weights) | 162 MPH | 9.1° | 2109 RPM | 24 YDS | 31.3° | 268 YDS | 442 SQ YDS |
| AVERAGE | 161.3 MPH | 10.7° | 2135 RPM | 29.4 YDS | 35.3° | 272 YDS | 595 SQ YDS |
*All lofts at 10.5° unless otherwise stated.
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Product Information
PXG 0311 GEN6 Driver
RRP: $499 / £469
Lofts: 7.5° / 9° / 10.5°
Lie: 59°
Headweight: 203g
Standard shaft length: 45.5”
Stock shaft options: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue, Mitsubishi Diamana S+, Aldila Rogue Elite Blue, Project X Cypher, Project X Smoke Blue RDX, EvenFlow Riptide
PXG 0311 GEN6 XF driver
RRP: $499 / £469
Lofts: 9° / 10.5° / 12°
Lie: 60°
Headweight: 203g
Standard shaft length: 45.5”
Stock shaft options: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue, Mitsubishi Diamana S+, Aldila Rogue Elite Blue, Project X Cypher, Project X Smoke Blue RDX, EvenFlow Riptide
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