First Look: PXG Lighting Drivers & Woods
PXG's newest line of metalwoods get a face-lift
PXG drivers and woods are getting a face-lift. With the Dec. 2, 2025 launch of Lightning Metalwoods, PXG introduces not one but two new face technologies.
The new Lightning family includes four driver models, two fairway woods models, and a hybrid, offering something for virtually every level of golfer.
Here’s what we know from our first look at PXG Lightning Metalwoods.
PXG Lightning Metalwoods Key Details
Release Date: Dec. 2, 2025
Price: $649 (Driver); $379 (Fairways); $329 (Hybrids)
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PXG engineers dug deep to optimize the Lightning drivers. That work resulted in the birth of PXG’s Frequency Tuned Face.
PXG Chief Operating Officer Brad Schweigert explained in a product demonstration that the head has essentially been tuned to sync the vibration of the face with the ball’s compression sequence at impact. That, of course, is done to increase ball speed.
PXG also gave the Lightning line of woods a laser etched face. The main agenda with etched face was to improve the look for players who want to see more of the face at the address position. However, after testing the new etched face, PXG also learned that it improved performance in wet conditions.
PXG also used up to an 84 percent larger carbon fiber footprint in the Lightning drivers to free up mass, which was moved to the perimeter to drive up MOI in each Lightning driver head.
All in all, PXG touts the Lightning family of woods for faster ball speeds, more forgiveness through increased MOI, and tighter dispersion.
PXG actually improved MOI so much that the Lightning Max-10K+ can become illegally forgiving with certain weight configurations. More on this shortly.
Inside the Lightning Lineup
Here’s a quick look at each of the drivers in PXG’s new Lightning lineup.
PXG Lightning Tour Driver: Best For High Swing Speed Players
The Lightning Tour is the low-spin, smallest profile head of the Lightning family, and is the ideal choice for faster swing speed players who don’t require maximum forgiveness across the face.
According to PXG testing, the Lightning Tour driver produced the fastest ball speed (from a 100 mph swing speed) and lowest launch of the Lightning family. Given a center strike, the Lightning Tour driver produced about 3.5 more yards of distance compared to the Max-10K+.
PXG Lightning Tour Mid: Balance of Distance & Forgiveness
The Lightning Tour Mid is PXG’s answer for players who are intrigued by the lower- launch, lower-spin profile of the Lightning Tour, but still appreciate a healthy dose of forgiveness.
The Lighting Tour Mid sits right in between the Lightning Tour and Lightning Max-10K+ in terms of distance and forgiveness.
Lightning Max-10K+: Most Forgiving
While the Lightning Max-10K+ is a few yards shorter than the Lightning Tour given center-strikes, it’s the most forgiving driver in the lineup.
In fact, the Lightning Max-10K+ runs so close to the the USGA’s proverbial out-of-bounds stakes for forgiveness, that PXG restricts its weight configuration. PXG’s standard weight configuration in a three-port driver head is a 15g weight in the back and two 2.5g weights up front. With other drivers, PXG will tweak the weight configuration during a fitting, using up to a 20g weight in the back. The Lightning Max-10K+, however, can become illegal when a 20g weight is in the back, and PXG will only sell it with up to a 17.5g weight in that port to maintain conformity.
Lightning Lite: 14g Lighter
With a head weight that’s 14g lighter than the other three in the family, the PXG Lightning Lite rounds out the lineup as an option for players who benefit more from the increased club head speed that a lighter head can provide than the increased ball speed that a heavier head can help create.
The Lightning Lite has one weight port in the back, as opposed to the other three drivers in the line, which each have three weight ports (toe and heel ports in addition to the rear weight).
Early Thoughts
Until we get a chance to test the Lightning driver first hand, we can’t confirm or deny the claims of improved distance, forgiveness, and dispersion.
Still, the existence of the Tour Mid suggests that there’s enough of a gap between the Tour and Max-10K+ to necessitate the “mid” tier within the family to accommodate players who fall in the middle of the spectrum. I also see this as an appeal to players who have moderate to fast swing speeds but don’t hit the center consistently enough to reap all the benefits of the Tour model.
Lightning Fairways and Hybrids
A line of Lightning fairways and hybrids accompanies the driver launch. The fairway woods include two models, the Lightning and Lightning Tour, which align with the same player profiles as the driver.
The Lightning fairway woods have a three-weight configuration in the sole, while the Lightning Tour has a two-weight configuration (front and back) that can be used to dial in launch and forgiveness preferences.
The fairway woods go up to an 11-wood, and PXG touts improved dispersion in the higher-lofted woods compared to previous models and competitors.
The hybrids go from a 17-degree 2-iron replacement all the way up to a 34-degree 7-iron replacement, and include a thinner face designed for faster ball speeds.
Where to Buy PXG Lightning
PXG Lightning Metalwoods are available now at PXG.com