TaylorMade BRNR Mini Review

The BRNR Mini is a 304cc head on a 43.75-inch shaft, which puts it squarely between a driver and a strong three wood and makes it a genuine option for players who cannot keep a 460cc head on the planet. The body is steel with a carbon crown, and because the head is small the mass sits centrally and low rather than spread wide, so it wants a centred strike but rewards one with a flat, controllable flight.

The face is deep enough to tee the ball at normal driver height and shallow enough at the leading edge to play off the fairway, which is the whole point of the category. Copper paint and the Burner name are nostalgia, and the loft sleeve gives the usual adjustability. Stock lofts are 11.5 and 13.5 degrees, both of which play stronger than the number suggests given the shorter shaft. Grades here are a provisional placeholder held flat at C until this head goes through a proper fitting and a full launch monitor block.