Price
$650
PXG Lightning Tour Mid
Price
$650
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Why we like it
- The slightly larger view at address on this model (compared to Lightning Tour) is a more forgiving frame that incorporates much of the low-spin focus of the Tour model.
- Expect the Tour Mid to launch higher compared to the Tour.
- The new face design seeks to match the way the face deflects with the way the ball compresses at impact for better energy transfer.
- A stiffer spined sole design controls detrimental vibrations and allows more efficient face flexing.
- Large carbon sections in the crown and sole create more space for improving movable weights and stability on off-center hits.
- The use of lightweight composite and the larger frame raise the overall moment of inertia (stability on off-center hits) by 12 percent versus last year’s model.
- Three movable sole weights in the front heel, the toe and the rear center (one at 15 grams, two at 2.5 grams) allow players to tweak spin, launch and draw/fade bias.
- An etched face milling pattern provides a secondary level of spin control to reduce dispersion, particularly in wet conditions.
- MOI rating: Above Average
- 8, 9, 10.5 degrees (with an eight-way adjustable hosel)
What our testers said
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Aaron
45, Handicap 16
1 year testing
This club had a pretty high ceiling. It provided some of the best results of the day on a couple of shots but then all over the board on some of the others.
Matt
53, Handicap 11
4 years testing
Straight as a raw spaghetti noodle. I was amazed at the tight dispersion this club produced. I was able to step on the gas and get to my top club speed and achieve some of my best distance possible.
Shane
37, Handicap 12
6 years testing
It had me feeling that there's more left in the tank, and I just couldn't find it. I couldn't access it. But it was forgiving enough that I wasn't getting into too much trouble. Results were serviceable, reliable, and I got it over and over, which is nice.
Peter
58, Handicap 8
10+ years testing
It's got a nice, softer-side feel but feels really powerful off the face. It's got a nice trajectory, medium to medium high. Distance is very good.
Megan
40, Handicap 0
2 years testing
I found it forgiving. If I mis-hit it, it didn't go offline very far. It still stayed within a nice range. It didn't have a lot of curvature on the ball at all.
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Aaron
45, Handicap 16
1 year testing
This club had a pretty high ceiling. It provided some of the best results of the day on a couple of shots but then all over the board on some of the others.
Matt
53, Handicap 11
4 years testing
Straight as a raw spaghetti noodle. I was amazed at the tight dispersion this club produced. I was able to step on the gas and get to my top club speed and achieve some of my best distance possible.
Shane
37, Handicap 12
6 years testing
It had me feeling that there's more left in the tank, and I just couldn't find it. I couldn't access it. But it was forgiving enough that I wasn't getting into too much trouble. Results were serviceable, reliable, and I got it over and over, which is nice.
Peter
58, Handicap 8
10+ years testing
It's got a nice, softer-side feel but feels really powerful off the face. It's got a nice trajectory, medium to medium high. Distance is very good.
Megan
40, Handicap 0
2 years testing
I found it forgiving. If I mis-hit it, it didn't go offline very far. It still stayed within a nice range. It didn't have a lot of curvature on the ball at all.
Todd
63, Handicap 13
1 year testing
Performed really well off the tee and performed well on heel hits. Launch characteristics were excellent. Distance is excellent. There's a peeling softness to the sound of a really good strike, so it doesn't have that over firm or steely feel that some of the other drivers do.
Chris
60, Handicap 8
1 year testing
Generates a lower ball flight than other clubs tested. Feedback into the hands is good. You do feel it when when you mis-hit this club.
Ryan
50, Handicap 10
8 years testing
It really brings the thunder. Distance is eye-popping. The ball just goes and goes, explodes off the face, flies on the line high and rolls out to where you want it to go. I was able to pump one after another after another.
Paul
64, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
The impact, even on misses, was quiet, and there wasn't any type of vibration coming back to my hands that was uncomfortable. My last drive, I just ripped it, got the right numbers, exceptional distance. It's lightweight, so you can really move it.
Anand
44, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
Looks are clean. The "x" alignment aid on the crown works really well. Seems like there's a lot of tech going on here. Very straight driver, minimal dispersion. A fairway finder.
Aaron
45, Handicap 16
1 year testing
This club had a pretty high ceiling. It provided some of the best results of the day on a couple of shots but then all over the board on some of the others.
Matt
53, Handicap 11
4 years testing
Straight as a raw spaghetti noodle. I was amazed at the tight dispersion this club produced. I was able to step on the gas and get to my top club speed and achieve some of my best distance possible.
Shane
37, Handicap 12
6 years testing
It had me feeling that there's more left in the tank, and I just couldn't find it. I couldn't access it. But it was forgiving enough that I wasn't getting into too much trouble. Results were serviceable, reliable, and I got it over and over, which is nice.
Todd
63, Handicap 13
1 year testing
Performed really well off the tee and performed well on heel hits. Launch characteristics were excellent. Distance is excellent. There's a peeling softness to the sound of a really good strike, so it doesn't have that over firm or steely feel that some of the other drivers do.
Ryan
50, Handicap 10
8 years testing
It really brings the thunder. Distance is eye-popping. The ball just goes and goes, explodes off the face, flies on the line high and rolls out to where you want it to go. I was able to pump one after another after another.
Peter
58, Handicap 8
10+ years testing
It's got a nice, softer-side feel but feels really powerful off the face. It's got a nice trajectory, medium to medium high. Distance is very good.
Chris
60, Handicap 8
1 year testing
Generates a lower ball flight than other clubs tested. Feedback into the hands is good. You do feel it when when you mis-hit this club.
Paul
64, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
The impact, even on misses, was quiet, and there wasn't any type of vibration coming back to my hands that was uncomfortable. My last drive, I just ripped it, got the right numbers, exceptional distance. It's lightweight, so you can really move it.
Anand
44, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
Looks are clean. The "x" alignment aid on the crown works really well. Seems like there's a lot of tech going on here. Very straight driver, minimal dispersion. A fairway finder.
Megan
40, Handicap 0
2 years testing
I found it forgiving. If I mis-hit it, it didn't go offline very far. It still stayed within a nice range. It didn't have a lot of curvature on the ball at all.
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We tracked 20,000 shots through player testing and then had them analyzed by our team of scientists. These graphics reflect the relative performance our players saw for each club in the category.
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The use of carbon composite in a wider area of the crown closer to the face frees up mass to push the center of gravity lower and more forward than last year's version for less spin, better energy transfer and a higher launch.
AI-driven algorithms running thousands of simulations created a variable-thickness face designed to improve ball speed across the face.
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AI-driven algorithms running thousands of simulations created a variable-thickness face designed to improve ball speed across the face.
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Our measurements put it in the top five of all drivers we tested at the Hot List in heel-toe and total MOI for extreme ball-speed consistency on mis-hits.