Callaway head weights ideal for customizing the feel and swing weight of your callaway rogue, rogue draw, rogue sub zero, xr pro 16 sub zero, xr pro, big bertha 815, big bertha alpha. Callaway x2 hot driver compared against x hot, diablo octane. Callaway x2 hot driver callaway set out to create a driver better than the one played by the longest hitters in golf. We took the new callaway x2 hot driver and put it through its paces on the simulator in the golfbidder showroom. It is an all titanium head with callaways optifit hosel. X2 hot iron, what makes the callaway gbb epic sub zero driver so cool. Next week, callaway golf will be releasing its newest driver, the xr16 on 129. The dark matte grey crowns are a nice contrast to the black, orange, and white paint scheme seen on the sole of the clubs. The multimaterial construction allowed engineers to lower the center of gravity by 53. Scott sullivan, general manager of progolf international, tests out callaways new xr driver against the older x2 hot. Callaway engineers say that the x2 hot driver is ten yards longer than its predecessor, thanks to a thinner and lighter titanium face that boosts ball speeds. Got the package from callaway and was very impressed.
The x2 hot driver offers a new hyper speed face, an improved head shape and construction, and new advanced adjustable hosel technology. The fitting room the callaway golf podcast girls n golf wincast real golf talk the putting podcast view all podcasts back to previous navigation menu headlines close navigation. I tested the callaway xr speed driver with the new project x. To do that, they had to start fresh and change everything, and the results. If you dont wanna pay for a fitting, check out a few. Instead of a speed step crown, the xr pro driver has what callaway calls a forged composite crown.
That being said, the xr standard driver has more draw bias than the pro, and with the opticfit. Callaway golf driver fitting custom tool golf drivers. Last year, callaway reestablished itself as a leader in driver technology with its big bertha and x2 hot lines. The callaway x2 hot driver is designed to be even longer and more forgiving off the tee than its x hot predecessor. D esigned with a focus on speed, callaways xr driver features a slew of technologies that promote longer distance off the tee. Ping g400 max driver waldila rogue 125 silver 60s cobra lexi blue f7 5 wood waldila rogue black. If you dont wanna pay for a fitting, check out a few clubs at your pro shop to demo, take your driver wrench with you, and switch shafts in and out while youre on the range. The callaway x2 hot iron was a successor of the x hot iron, which was a very popular model. The performance combined with the price points have made the x hot and x2 hot drivers particularly excellent options for many. Callaway golf clubs are the most advanced golf clubs you can use on a golf course.
While the x2 hot driver has performed well it was not much of a leap forward in comparison to its original model. Im really interested in some of the callaway game improvement irons. Callaway x2 hot irons offer more forgiveness, more ball speed and more distance a massive undercut channel increases the rate at which the face flexes and rebounds for more. The callaway xr driver adjustments do not have the. The x2 hot pro driver bottom photo has a taller face than the x2 hot driver, giving it a more robust appearance at address. Callaway drivers are golf clubs that use design features to help golfers have more success off the tee. That means speed from an aerodynamic crown, speed from a rmoto face, speed from maximum shaft loadthe list goes on and on. Designed with forgiveness in mind, the crown has been stretched out with a bigger footprint and the center of gravity has repositioned lower and deeper to improve the moi over the x2 hot and. And for those that like their whole bag to match, we got the pics of the fairway. If youve got a driver thats a few years old maybe an x2 hot or original xr.
Despite, or maybe because of this slimmed down approach, the x2 hot was a driver for all golfers from tour pros to mid handicappers and the. X2hot comparison showed that the new technological features of the callaway xr irons including the lower center of gravity, higher moment of inertia and the cup 360 face gave the xr irons higher ball flight, better accuracy and longer distance than the x2hot irons of just one model year before. While the return of big bertha woods has gained many of the headlines recently when it comes to callaway clubs, the callaway x hot followed by the. Kudos to callaway for offering an iron that actually. This driver follows up on last years popular xr model. X2hot comparison showed that the new technological features of the callaway xr irons including the lower center of gravity, higher moment of inertia and the cup.
The callaway xr driver replaces the very successful x2 hot driver and it has a lot to live up to as the previous model was one of the best selling drivers in the market unlike the. To do that, they had to start fresh and change everything, and the results were not incremental. At address, the x2 hot driver definitely looks all of 460cc and gives you the feeling that you cant possibly miss the sweet spot on the face. For most golfers, a higher loft club results in higher launch angle. The larger face helps the x2 hot driver retain all the forgiveness of the x hot, but it adds about 1. The golfworks xr, big bertha and x2 hot head weights. The results callaway xr16 driver results callaway xr speed driver results. Performance in combination with price points have made the x2 hot and x hot drivers excellent options for many a golfer. X2 hot driver features a slightly larger, moreforgiving face than the pro version and consequently leads to a higherlaunching ball flight.
National club golfer put callaways gbb epic and xr16 drivers. Callaway xr speed driver vs xr16 national club golfer. In callaways player testing, x2 hot was, on average, 9 yards longer than x hot while x2 hot pro was 4 yards longer than x hot pro. When compared to the x2 hot pro, the x2 hot driver has more. Oh, and yes, any driver from the x2 hot and on use the same optiforce tip. The company looks to keep the good times rolling with the debut of the xr and xr pro. While the xhot is the less technical model in the callaway driver lineup, it still offers many great features. With the introduction of the callaway xr iron, one couldnt help be skeptical to see what callaway had made too outperform the highly touted x2 hot iron.
The newest kid on the block in callaways 2014 driver stable will be ready to launch midjanurary. Thanks to the new head shape and construction, the sweet spot is located. Callaway x2 hot and x2 hot pro drivers, fairway woods and. It was the same shaft in each driver and both heads were 10. Callway xr vs x2hot irons i can get the x2 hots with 34 hybrid and 5pw for less than i can get a 5pw of the xrs. Lets take a closer look at each iron and examine what separates the xr iron from the x2 hot iron.
Reviewing the faster, more forgiving callaway xr16 driver. The reason being that we got the feedback that a lot of players who play a draw are using higher lofts now. To usher in the new year, callaway has followed the two drivers up with the new callaway xr driver. Rick shiels senior pga golf coach at trafford golf centre tests the latest callaway x2 hot driver using gc2 and real golf balls. Unfollow callaway driver to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. All callaway golf clubs are made with precision and advanced science. Look at a player like charl schwartzel who won on tour yesterday while playing an 11. Pick up a callaway driver, a highperformance club that makes shooting balls down the fairway easy.