Tour Edge's Exotics Mini pairs a brazed titanium face with value-tier pricing. In a six-club test it finished near the bottom on performance and at the top on value.
What's new
The Exotics Mini arrived in May 2026 as a 280 cc head in two lofts, 11.5 and 13.5 degrees. Pre-orders opened on May 12 and the club reached shelves ten days later.
Tour Edge brazes a titanium cup face to a stainless steel body and caps it with a carbon fiber crown, a process it calls Combo Brazing. The face also uses Tour Edge's Pyramid Face design. It is priced at the value end of the mini driver class.
How it plays
Workability scores an 8, its best on-course number, and accuracy and feel both come in at 7.6. Those scores favor someone who wants to shape a tee shot rather than just bomb it.
Distance and forgiveness each sit at 7.4, solid but short of the class leaders. In a six-club robot test it scored 8.18 overall and finished fifth, then took the best overall value award from the same testers. That pairing sums it up: you give up a little speed and stability, and you keep a lot of money.
Where it lacks
Fifth of six is a modest finish, and the 7.4 marks for distance and forgiveness show where the gap opened. Golfers chasing the longest or most stable mini will find better numbers elsewhere in the test.
There are no adjustable weights on the sole, so tuning stops at the two lofts. The stainless body is also heavier than the all-titanium construction some rival minis use.
“It will not win a long drive contest, but nothing in this test gives you more for less.”- The Club Stand gear team
Reasons to buy
- Named best overall value in a six-club 2026 mini driver test, and its 9.4 value score backs that up
- Combo Brazing joins a titanium cup face to a stainless steel body under a carbon fiber crown
- Two lofts, 11.5 and 13.5 degrees, cover both a tee club and a more playable option off the deck
Reasons to think twice
- Placed fifth of six in the 2026 robot test with an 8.18 overall
- You get no adjustable weights, so ball flight changes come from loft choice and shaft fitting only
- A stainless body weighs more than the all-titanium builds some rival minis use
Specs
| Head | 280 cc |
|---|---|
| Lofts | 11.5 / 13.5 deg |
| Face | Titanium |
| Body | Stainless steel |
| Crown | Carbon fiber |
| Technology | Combo Brazing, Pyramid Face |
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