[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-pxg-golf-clubs-pxg-naming-explained-0311-gen8-lightning-zt":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"pxg-naming-explained-0311-gen8-lightning-zt","PXG Naming Explained: 0311, GEN8, Lightning, ZT","The numbers and letters look impenetrable until you know the pattern.","\u002Fimg\u002Fpxg-golf-clubs\u002Fpxg-naming-explained-0311-gen8-lightning-zt_pxg-naming.png","PXG Naming Explained: 0311, GEN8, Lightning, ZT illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"pxg-golf-clubs","PXG Golf Clubs","\u003Ch3>0311\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The core iron family name, used across generations. It does not tell you anything about the model on its own — it is the family, like a surname. What follows it is what matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>0311 T\u003C\u002Fstrong> — Tour. The most compact head, thinnest sole, least offset. For consistent ball strikers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>0311 P\u003C\u002Fstrong> — Players. A little more forgiveness while keeping a clean shape at address. The middle option and the one most golfers who want a players’ iron should look at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>0311 XP\u003C\u002Fstrong> — Xtreme Performance. The game-improvement model. Wider sole, stronger lofts, more help on mishits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>GEN8\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The generation number. GEN8 is the current iron generation; GEN7 is the previous one and remains available. A GEN7 0311 P and a GEN8 0311 P are the same model in different generations, not different clubs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is useful, because it means you can buy a generation back and know exactly what you are getting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Lightning\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The current metalwood family name, covering drivers, fairway woods and hybrids. Within it, \u003Cstrong>Max 10K\u003C\u002Fstrong> and \u003Cstrong>Max Lite\u003C\u002Fstrong> are the forgiveness-oriented options and \u003Cstrong>Tour\u003C\u002Fstrong> and \u003Cstrong>Tour Mid\u003C\u002Fstrong> are the lower-spinning ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Black Ops\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>A distinct iron line rather than a tier within 0311. More forgiving and distance-focused, aimed at a broader group than the 0311 range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>ZT\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Zero Torque, the putter design principle. \u003Cstrong>Bat Attack ZT\u003C\u002Fstrong> and \u003Cstrong>One & Done ZT\u003C\u002Fstrong> are the shapes; ZT describes how they are built.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Sugar Daddy\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The wedge line. Currently \u003Cstrong>0311 Sugar Daddy III\u003C\u002Fstrong>, with grind letters BP, S and C.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Buying tip:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Learn the tier letter, not the model name. T, P and XP tell you far more about whether an iron suits you than any generation number does.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Model names current as of September 2026.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",288,{"slug":15,"title":16},"how-pxg-s-direct-to-consumer-model-actually-works","How PXG's Direct-to-Consumer Model Actually Works",{"slug":18,"title":19},"pxg-lightning-drivers-which-head-suits-your-swing","PXG Lightning Drivers: Which Head Suits Your Swing",1788299817828]