[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-pxg-golf-clubs-pxg-gen7-vs-gen8-is-the-newer-generation-worth-it":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"pxg-gen7-vs-gen8-is-the-newer-generation-worth-it","PXG GEN7 vs GEN8: Is the Newer Generation Worth It","The previous generation is still sold, and for many golfers it is the better buy.","\u002Fimg\u002Fpxg-golf-clubs\u002Fpxg-gen7-vs-gen8-is-the-newer-generation-worth-it_gen7-vs-gen8.png","PXG GEN7 vs GEN8: Is the Newer Generation Worth It illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"pxg-golf-clubs","PXG Golf Clubs","\u003Ch3>PXG keeps the old generation on sale\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Unlike brands that discontinue a range the day its replacement arrives, PXG continues to offer GEN7 alongside GEN8. That is genuinely useful, because it turns the generation into a price tier rather than a forced choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiers carry across. A GEN7 0311 P and a GEN8 0311 P are the same iron in the same category, built a generation apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>What changes between generations\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Real but incremental. Refinements to internal weighting, face construction, sole shaping and feel. The changes are the kind that produce a measurable difference on a launch monitor and a marginal one in a round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does not change is the tier. If XP is the correct category for you, it is correct in both generations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>When GEN8 is worth paying for\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>If you are already fitted and buying the best available.\u003C\u002Fstrong> At the top of the budget, take the current generation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>If a specific shaft or option is only offered in GEN8.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Availability sometimes settles this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>If you replace clubs infrequently.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Buying current means you are a generation behind for longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>When GEN7 is the better buy\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>If the saving pays for the fitting.\u003C\u002Fstrong> An unfitted GEN8 set is worse than a fitted GEN7 set. That trade is not close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>If the saving completes the bag.\u003C\u002Fstrong> GEN7 irons plus wedges and a putter beats GEN8 irons alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>If you are moving up a tier.\u003C\u002Fstrong> A golfer coming out of unfitted, ill-suited irons will gain far more from the correct tier than from the current generation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>The order of priorities\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Correct tier, then correct fitting specification, then current generation. Almost every golfer who reverses this list ends up with expensive clubs that do not suit them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Buying tip:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Price a fitted GEN7 set against an unfitted GEN8 set. If they cost the same, the GEN7 set will score better, and it is not a marginal call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Model names current as of September 2026.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",325,{"slug":15,"title":16},"building-a-full-pxg-bag-driver-to-putter","Building a Full PXG Bag: Driver to Putter",{"slug":18,"title":19},"pxg-for-mid-handicappers-the-realistic-setup","PXG for Mid Handicappers: The Realistic Setup",1788299817837]