PXG 0311 GEN6 Drivers Review

By , Today's Golfer Equipment Editor
  • At a glance

  • TG Rating 5 out of 5
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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.
  • 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.

The PXG 0311 GEN6 driver soles and weight system

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

The PXG 0311 GEN6 driver sole and weight system

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.

The PXG 0311 GEN6 XF driver sole and weight system

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.      

Both PXG 0311 GEN6 drivers from address

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.    

A graphic to show how the PXG 0311 GEN6 drivers compare to the previous GEN5 for dispersion

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. 

The inide of a PXG 0311 GEN6 driver

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.

The PXG 0311 GEN6 driver soles and weight system

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.

DriverBall SpeedLaunch AngleBackspinHeightDescent AngleCarry DistanceShot Area
Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max
(Ventus Blue S)
161 MPH11.9º2246 RPM34 YDS38.6º275 YDS (1)406.8 SQYDS
Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (Tensei S)161.5 MPH11.4º2212 RPM32 YDS37.9º272 YDS (T2)210.6 SQ YDS (1)
Cleveland Launcher XL 2162.6 MPH9.3º2033 RPM25
YDS
31.4º272 YDS (T2)384 SQ YDS
Ping G430 Max162.8 MPH10.2º2397 RPM31
YDS
37.4º271 YDS509 SQ YDS
Titleist TSR 2
(10º Tensei Blue S)
161.1 MPH10.3º2266 RPM29 YDS35.7º271 YDS792.3 SQ YDS
TaylorMade Qi10 Max (8.5º Diamana X)162.4 MPH9.6º2201 RPM27 YDS34º270 YDS337.5 SQ YDS (2)
Ping G430 Max 10K (9º)163.1 MPH9º1993 RPM23 YDS30.1º270 YDS542.4 SQ YDS
Cobra Darkspeed X (Front Weight)161.6 MPH9.7º2161
RPM
27 YDS33.7º270 YDS667.5 SQ YDS
Ping G430 Max 10K161.2 MPH11º2556 RPM34 YDS34º268 YDS506 SQ YDS
Cobra Darkspeed X
(Back Weight)
161 MPH9.9º2375 RPM29 YDS36.2º268 YDS370.8 SQ YDS
TaylorMade Qi10159.2 MPH10.6º2338 RPM30 YDS36.8º267 YDS385 SQ YDS
PXG 0311 XF GEN6160 MPH9.9º2226 RPM27 YDS34.5º267 YDS564.2 SQ YDS
PXG 0211160.6
MPH
9.9º2185 RPM27 YDS34.2º267 YDS953.7 SQ YDS
TaylorMade Qi10 Max (8.5º Tensei S)161.9 MPH8.6º2215 RPM24 YDS31.7º266 YDS630.5 SQ YDS
Wilson DynaPWR Ti161 MPH10.7º2532 RPM32 YDS39.1º266 YDS1001.3 SQ YDS
Cobra Darkspeed Max (Mid Launch Shaft)159.4 MPH11.5º2372 RPM33 YDS39.1º265 YDS342 SQ YDS (3)
Srixon ZX5 MK II158.2 MPH10.9º2300 RPM30 YDS37º264 YDS669.2 SQ YDS
TaylorMade Qi10 Max (Tensei S)161.2 MPH9.8º2823 RPM32 YDS39.5º263 YDS404 SQ YDS
Mizuno ST Z157.8 MPH9.6º1954 RPM23 YDS30.5º262 YDS750.5 SQ YDS
Mizuno ST X160 MPH8.6º1956 RPM26 YDS28.4º262 YDS609.6 SQ YDS
AVERAGE160.9 MPH10.1º2267 RPM28.8 YDS35.3º267.8 YDS551.8 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.

DriverBall SpeedLaunch AngleBackspinHeightDescent AngleCarry DistanceShot Area
Titleist TSR4 (10° – Tensei Blue)162.4 MPH10.8°1921 RPM28 YDS32.8°277 YDS (1)589 SQ YDS
Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke TD (Denali S – Back Weight)161.9 MPH11.2°2099 RPM31 YDS36.2°276 YDS (2)424.5 SQ YDS
TaylorMade Qi10 LS (Tensei Blue S)163.6 MPH10.7°2338 RPM32 YDS37.8°275 YDS (T3)1148.4 SQ YDS
Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke TD (Denali S – Front Weight)161.7 MPH10.2°1896 RPM25 YDS31.5°275 YDS (T3)553.8 SQ YDS
TaylorMade Qi10 LS (Diamana X)160.4 MPH12.5°2260 RPM36 YDS39.9°274 YDS179.2 SQ YDS(2)
Cobra Darkspeed LS (Lin-Q Blue)159.9 MPH11.8°2007 RPM31 YDS35.7°273 YDS1089 SQ YDS
PXG 0311 GEN6 (Aldila NV Green)161.1 MPH10.5°2240 RPM30 YDS36.9°271 YDS147.6 SQ YDS (1)
Titleist TSR3 (10° – Tensei Blue)162 MPH10.5°2435 RPM32 YDS38.2°271 YDS566.8 SQ YDS
Ping G430 LST161.4 MPH9.7°2301 RPM28 YDS35.1°270 YDS246.4 SQ YDS (3)
Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke TD (Ventus Blue – Back Weight)161.7 MPH9.9°2006 RPM26 YDS32°270 YDS800.8 SQ YDS
Srixon ZX7 MK II159.8 MPH11.4°2313 RPM32 YDS38.2°269 YDS1036.5 SQ YDS
Wilson DynaPWR Carbon158.5 MPH11.2°1828 RPM27 YDS32.9°269 YDS509.6 SQ YDS
Mizuno ST-G (9.5° – Back Weights)162 MPH9.1°2109 RPM24 YDS31.3°268 YDS442 SQ YDS
AVERAGE161.3 MPH10.7°2135 RPM29.4 YDS35.3°272 YDS595 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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