Mini Drivers 101: Comparing Every 2025 Mini Driver on the Market

If I've said it once, I’ve said it 100 times: Mini drivers are no longer a fad and serve a practical purpose for golfers across the board. But, just because they’re all called mini drivers doesn’t mean they are all the same.

In the same way irons, wedges, and putters all have unique design features, each manufacturer has its own mini driver design philosophy aimed to help certain segments of the golfing population. So, with that in mind, here's a look at each of the four mini driver options available from the major OEMs and how they stack up for function, features and specs.

TaylorMade R7 Mini

The newest of the new mini’s (by about a week) is the TaylorMade R7 Mini Driver. Like the original namesake it features 4-way adjustable weighting—but the similarities stop there. The R7 Mini Driver also features an infinity carbon crown and brings with it all of the other standard technology features of previous generation minis, including a 4-degree adjustable hosel sleeve, speed pocket, and twist face.

At 305 cc the R7 fits right in the middle of the pack for size, but still skews to be used more off the tee than off the deck at an estimated 80/20 split for most players.

It comes in lofts of 11.5° and 13.5° (right hand only) and a standard length of 43.75”.

Price: $480

Callaway Elyte Mini

The Callaway Elyte Mini Driver takes everything you know and love about the Elyte driver and, as the name suggests, makes it mini. It comes with a three-way adjustable weight along the rear of the driver to fine-tune ball flight, plus an adjustable hosel to tune lie and loft independently.

I made this for Callaway's last mini-release, and this gives me a great excuse to share it again (just replace AI Smoke with Elyte).

At 340 cc, the Elye mini is the largest of the mini drivers on the market by more than 10% and is, by design, the most forgiving and easiest to hit off the tee. Unless you’re a golfer who possesses a lot of club head speed, the Elyte mini is best reserved to be used primarily as a secondary tee option.

It comes in lofts 11.5° and 13.5° in right and left-handed and a standard length of 43.75”.

Price: $450

Titleist GT280

The GT280 has been a long timing coming for Titleist and unlike the rest of the minis on this list sits firmly under the 300cc size at (I’ll give you one second to guess…too late) 280cc. This allows it to occupy a very unique space in the mini driver category because it was specifically designed to be used as easily off the deck as off the tee.

As far as features are concerned, the GT280 comes with Titleist’s SureFit hosel adapter to adjust lie and loft independently, and front and back weights to help dial in ball flight and spin.

It only comes in one loft: 13°, but is available in both right and left-handed, and a standard length of 43.5”.

Price: $500

PXG Secret Weapon

Until TaylorMade released the R7 mini, the PXG Secret Weapon was the most adjustable mini driver on market, although if you’re willing to argue a little, you could say that it's basically a draw.

The PXG features 4 way adjustable sole weighting to help fine tune ball flight, with the heel and toe bias weights located along the most perimeter compared to the other models. It also has PXG’s adjustable hosel which can adjust loft by 1.5° up or down.

At 300cc, it’s just a hair smaller than the TaylorMade but from a profile perspective has a slightly flatter leading edge that moves towards the heel and toe to increase lower face forgiveness.

It only comes in one loft: 13°, but is available in both right and left-handed, and a standard length of 43.75”.

Price: $450