Jan 29, 2015 small adjustments meant the driver was very good, but those golfers who purchased the original surely saw there were not any major performance improvements to the secondgeneration driver. After last years xhot driver being the most successful driver in the callaway line up, i was a little unsure of what they were going to produce or change to add to the already great performance of the xhot. X2hot driver head vs gbb epic head specs callaway community. Mar 14, 2014 not the best looking or best feeling iron to ever come out of callaway, but thats tricky when you compare up against the standout apex. The callaway x2 hot driver has a lightweight, 460cc clubhead that provides maximum game improvement for those golfers seeking a driver thats lighter, faster, easier to swing, and extremely forgiving.
If you hit the sweet spot every time, you dont have to waste all that extra space on a moosehead of a club. Sep 16, 2014 soon youll be able to tweak your drivers hosel so and get the most out of every stroke. Callaway xseries xhot x2 hot hi all, as a little background im a high handicap player who has been playing much more as of late and decided it was time to get a set of irons to replace my storeoff brand 10 year irons with graphite shafts. Instead, i might bag the 5deep to hit a different distance off the tee and for more ease in hitting shots off the fairway. Jan 02, 20 x hot and x hot pro drivers most major equipment companies offer at least two drivers in their new product lineups. Heres what youll get from their fastest, thinnest, alltitanium driver face ever. Callaways x2 hot and x2 hot pro irons by jonathan wall, pgatour. May 20, 2014 for instance, the 3deep could easily replace my driver, but its not a good complement to it. Buy new and used callaway drivers at great prices on globalgolf. I love think they look better then the xhot2 s and to be honest i like the look better than. Com equipment insider creating an iron thats more consistent than its predecessor is something every equipment company strives to. Callaway took everything about xhot and made it better in the x2 hot driver. Position it between the two lines on the adjustable hosel of your new callaway driver.
Esthetics over the last few years, driver esthetics have gone under a bit of an overhaul. We take callaways latest game improvement iron out for a spin. The club has the stock, project x velocity shaft with a stiff flex. The engine behind the increased ball speed production in the x2 hot driver is the hyper speed face technology. This innovation increased the sweet spot by 10% which gives you more ball speed across the entire face, especially on those offcenter hits. I have a natural slice so the draw face turns a slice into a fade and a fade into a straight shot. The shaft being shorter helped tremendously to keep the ball in the fairway. Unfollow callaway x hot to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
This is an alltitanium head that feels and sounds the way i expected a callaway driver to feel and play. Callaway golf mens drivers clubs official site specs. Rated 5 out of 5 by roger from great and most forgiving club im a senior golfer with a slower swing speed, so this is a great driver for me, its very forgiving even when i dont t hit it on the sweet spot, which is very generous. Sure, i would like to have the shaft length closer to 45, but this is a great start at making a true pro version driver. The other day i was hitting some other irons and thinking about making a change. Last year i was a little critical on the x hot pro driver. The xhot series of clubs won numerous best club awards all around the golf world. My only thought is the stock tour blue shaft is a bit more flexible than i thought but when i hit it well this driver is long with a high trajectory, i was coming over to this driver from a 910 d3 with an adila rip. When you carry a callaway golf driver in your bag you can step on the first tee with the confidence that your equipment. Scott sullivan, general manager of progolf international, tests out callaways new xr driver against the older x2 hot. So what if we told you we found some sneak peak photos of the new callaway xhot 2 driver and woods. The x2 hot pro driver bottom photo has a taller face than the x2 hot driver, giving it a more robust appearance at address.
Started out shooting in the 110 115 range, have taken some lessons, and am now shooting in the mid 90s. Unfollow callaway x2 hot to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Sw to 5i, no putter 2 woods plus driver and hybrid. The pro version features a smaller, 440c head with more neutral bias designed for more workability, and delivers penetrating trajectories with low spin. Theres usually a larger, more forgiving model aimed at average golfers and a more compact model with lowerspin characteristics for players who have more swing speed. It might not win in every category, but it will be near the top of every one. However, after trying the callaway x hot driver, i have to say, callaway is back in the driver business. The x hot irons are designed for long distance, and more forgiveness to help you hit consistent shots across the face. Thanks to the new head shape and construction, the sweet spot is located where youre more likely to hit it while ball speed and distance are maintained if you dont. The x2 hot pro driver is designed for the better player looking for a penetrating ball flight and a more neutral bias allowing for greater workability. Mar 05, 2014 rick shiels senior pga golf coach at trafford golf centre tests the latest callaway x2 hot pro driver on gc2 with real golf balls to see how it feels, flies and carries. Oct 11, 20 callaway golf had a massive year in 20 dominating the industry with their xhot line of clubs and also in the social media scene. Callaway x2 hot driver callaway set out to create a driver better than the one played by the longest hitters in golf. Does the xhot2 driver from callaway golf hit the golf ball any further and could it.
Discussion in golf equipment talk started by wwbdd, jun 7. Youll notice that most pro or tour clubs have smaller heads. I just got into golf last year and have a set of clone clubs im looking to upgrade. 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. Optimizing face angle on your new callaway driver 3balls. When you carry a callaway driver you immediately have a competitive advantage over those with other golf drivers. From tester to gamer, the x2 hot pro is a no nonsence driver. 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. To do that, they had to start fresh and change everything, and the results were not incremental. Does anyone know the difference between the callaway xhot and callaway xseries clubs. For a golfer like me, the xhot definately seems more forgiving ecpecially when the club is set to the draw position. Jun 04, 2014 see what else we had to say about callaway clubs.
Pick up a callaway driver, a highperformance club that makes shooting balls down the fairway easy callaway has a single aim. The x2 hot driver on the other hand, with a larger face, larger sweet spot and progressive draw bias is designed for any golfer looking to launch the ball in the air and maximize distance. Its a much better head tech wise over the x2 hot with the carbon crown and jailbreak bars but if you hit the x2 hot better then theres no reason. When compared to the x2 hot pro, the x2 hot driver has more draw bias to minimize the slice tendency of average golfers and is designed to help golfers launch the ball higher. Longest iron challenge taylormade rsi 1 vs callaway x2 hot duration.
Like x hot, the new x2 hot proved to be a very forgiving driver with an average dispersion pattern of 14 yards. Along with callaways razr fit xtreme driver, callaway. Rogue vs xr 16 vs x hot vs razr fit callaways new xhot woods and irons have been engineered to offer more distance at an affordable price. Callaway x2 hot driver compared against x hot, diablo octane. I did change it to the open setting which did bring the launch down a little and it also seemed to create a middle ball flight vs. This slightly tighter dispersion pattern has something to do with the x2 hots new hyper speed face that the brand says produces a 10% larger sweetspot for more forgiveness. X2 hot driver features a slightly larger, moreforgiving face than the pro version and consequently leads to a higherlaunching ball flight. They took the speed frame face and made it into a hyper speed face for even faster ball speeds.
The callaway x2 hot driver is designed to be even longer and more forgiving off the tee than its x hot predecessor. Like last years x hot, the x2 hot drivers come in two different options, a pro version with a slightly smaller head, lower launch and spin. Really appreciate this forum for all the great info. The x2 hot driver offers a new hyper speed face, an improved head shape and construction, and new advanced adjustable hosel technology. I purchased this driver and the xhot 2 irons as well. They have great feel, great sound, and proven technologies for long, straight shots. Aug 20, 20 the conclusion the pro ld is just the driver for those of you who want to swing hard.
Couldnt resist the price of this 5 wood to match my driver. Lets walk through the settings available on your new driver. From my early spring testing, i think it will come out on top in overall performance. Nov 26, 2015 click here to find out how the callaway x2 hot and x2 hot pro scored in the drivers test 2014. The irons partner the x2 hot driver and the big bertha driver.
Mar 26, 20 callaway golf has just quietly announced the impending retail availability of whats being called the xhot 3deep fairway wood. The range consists of two different sets throughout the x hot clubs are aimed at the gameimprover, while the x hot pros have been designed to offer slightly more finesse and. The letter n indiciates a neutral or square face angle. Mar 04, 2014 see if the new callaway x2 hot driver suits your game and make you a better golfer and reduce your score and handicap. If you are looking for a straight forward easy bomber, the callaway xhot driver is dropping bombs on fairways in 20. I have had this driver for about six weeks and absolutely love it. 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. Callaway say the x2 hot is 9 yards longer than the original x hot driver, thanks to a thinner face, larger sweet spot and improved head shape. The dark matte grey crowns are a nice contrast to the black, orange, and white paint scheme seen on the sole of the clubs. Performancewise, x2 hot delivers with incredibly long. We took the new callaway x2 hot driver and put it through its paces on. Its also important to recognize that although this driver is designed for golfers who want maximum distance, its not a driver for golfers who actually need more distance. Callaway drivers have been systematically engineered by the best research and development team in the industry.
High spin players may go with the 2deep to maximize their distance and have a true driver replacement. Adam scott rocked up to the recent players championship in florida with an eightyearold driver. Although my driver has an a shaft this 5 wood only was available in regular and right out of the box i have been hitting them straight and as long as my best 4 wood shots. I took my bag up to the local big box and started hitting irons i liked in the the bay and then pulled my xhot pro 6. However, when you bring up the callaway xr driver you are talking about a different beast altogether.
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