TaylorMade · Mini Driver · 2024
BRNR Mini Copper
CaddyIndex™ breakdown — what the agentic research found across each of the six performance dimensions, with cited sources.
You want a long, forgiving, great-looking top-of-bag club you can hit off the tee for control and genuinely off the deck - and you love the retro copper styling.
You already own the 2023 BRNR Mini (performance is identical), you want maximum driver distance, or you want the quietest acoustic.
Pros
- Ball speed the equal of the best drivers - very long off the tee with high launch and low spin
- Surprisingly forgiving for a 304cc head - almost game-improvement-driver level, thanks to the Speed Pocket
- Genuine driver-off-the-deck distance, the K-sole gliding through the turf
- A fully adjustable hosel, front-back weights and a stunning restyled copper retro look
Cons
- Cosmetic-only update over the 2023 BRNR Mini - identical performance
- A high-pitched, metallic fairway-wood sound off the turf
- A clear step down in distance from a full driver, and not a club for working the ball both ways
By dimension
Forgiveness
Surprisingly forgiving, unchanged from the original BRNR - the Thru-Slot Speed Pocket keeps ball speed high on low strikes and boosts launch, almost on the level of a modern game-improvement driver despite the small 304cc head, with identical internal tech. Class-leading forgiveness for a compact mini.
Distance
Very long, identical to the original - ball speed the equal of the best drivers, very long off the tee with high launch and low spin, the Copper sharing the same construction. Among the longest minis made.
Workability
Tunable trajectory - a 4-degree loft sleeve and front-back split weighting let you flatten or neutralise the flight, though Twist Face is built to keep it straight rather than shape on demand. Good workability for a mini, via setup.
Feel
Strong feedback, unchanged - excellent audio and tactile feedback, the strike reading clearly through your hands with a powerful whip-crack on pure tee strikes, a quality impact. Strong feel for a mini-driver.
Sound
Two voices, unchanged - a high-pitched, metallic fairway-wood note off the turf at medium volume, shifting to a lower-pitched, more powerful whip crack on higher tee strikes. A clear, feedback-rich acoustic, if more fairway-wood-like off the deck.
Looks at address
A restyled retro classic - a contemporary twist on the timeless BRNR design, a matte black crown with a more prominent, browner copper theme that nods to the old Burner drivers, plus a retro TaylorMade logo on the K-sole. One of the best-looking minis made.
Sources
Some of the reviews, lab tests and head-to-head comparisons the agentic research read while grading this club.
- TaylorMade BRNR Mini-Driver Copper: What you need to know - Golf Digest
- TaylorMade Heads Back to the Future with New BRNR Mini Driver Copper - MyGolfSpy
- TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Review - Plugged In Golf
- TaylorMade BRNR Mini Copper 24 Driver Review - Golfstead
- TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper Review - Golfalot
- Review: TaylorMade BRNR Mini Copper - bunkered