Callaway x2 hot is a very popular option on the lower end of the price range. 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. The company looks to keep the good times rolling with the debut of. The x2 hot driver is available in three different lofts. Callaway golf announces x2 hot line of clubs callaway golf. 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. Here is some more alleged info about the new x2 hot gear. Sep 02, 2015 i play the x2 hot hybrids, i love them, but my fiance plays the xrs irons, hybrids and metal woods. Additional context on these products and others, as always, can be found in various multimedia formats on the callaway media productions page. Luke shows us the second coming of the new callaway distance driver the x2 hot.
May 27, 2016 callaway are replacing their extremely popular x2 hot franchise with the new xr line. X2 hot iron, what makes the callaway gbb epic sub zero driver so cool. The x2 hot driver offers a new hyper speed face, an improved head shape and construction, and new advanced adjustable hosel technology. To do that, they had to start fresh and change everything, and the results were not incremental. Nov 12, 20 the larger face helps the x2 hot driver retain all the forgiveness of the x hot, but it adds about 1. Lower handicap players interested in this driver are looking for a consistent, forgiving, long distance driver. Its in the top 3 bestselling irons and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as taylormade rsi 2 or adams idea a12os.
Callaway x hot driver for those of you younger than 40, you might not know that back in the day, callaway was the bigtime game changer. Pick up a callaway driver, a highperformance club that makes shooting balls down the fairway easy. Shop drivers designed for left and righthanded golfers, and callaway clubs that appeared on the golf digest 2014 hot list. Callaway big bertha and big bertha alpha drivers might be getting all the praise right now, particularly the latter, but dont forget about the new x2 hot driver.
Callaway were founded on the basis of hot faced titanium drivers and the callaway x hot driver takes us back to these glory days. The only driver awarded 20 out of 20 stars in the 2019 golf digest hot list. As you may recall, x hot was the overall winner in our most wanted driver competition earlier this season, so if x2 hot is actually longer, and more forgiving like callaway claims, the x hot series could be a. Jan 14, 2015 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. I have been playing callaway s since the 1990s and this x2 hot pro set is outstanding. This enhancement refers to the exact positioning of the vft. Callaway x2 hot and x2 hot pro drivers, fairway woods and hybrids. The breakthrough head weight position of this fairway precisely locates the cg to optimze the launch and backspin across the entire face. Awarded best driver for swing speeds 95 mph 105 mph and for swing speeds 94 mph and below by the golfwrx expert panel featuring topranked club fitters from around the country. The xr irons have a lower center of gravity and a higher moment of inertia than previous models, which allow them to hit the ball up in the air for a. The x2 hot pro driver bottom photo has a taller face than the x2 hot driver, giving it a more robust appearance at address.
The newest kid on the block in callaways 2014 driver stable will be ready to launch midjanurary. 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. To usher in the new year, callaway has followed the two drivers up with the new callaway xr driver. Callaway x2 hot following up the successful x2 from last year, the new callaway x2 hot and x2 hot pro feature a lighter, redesigned face and an adjustable hosel with eight settings that change loft and lie independently. Unfollow callaway x2 hot to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Callaway x2 hot pro driver subscribe here rickshielspgagolf facebook. Callaway optifit golf wrench tool torque black xr x2 alpha 815 bertha. Callaway golf mens drivers clubs official site specs. The x hot line, on the other hand, is aimed at golfers seeking a little more in the way of forgiveness and a lot more in the way of distance. Its compact from heeltotoe and fronttoback and beautifully. 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 last few drivers callaway has released, the xr has no gravity core, no moveable weights or any other centre of gravity cg moving technology. 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 ball speed and. Callaway x2 hot driver callaway set out to create a driver better than the one played by the longest hitters in golf.
Both feel solid and dont have enough time with xr pro but i would say theyre fairly similar in terms of how solid they feel and both have a smaller head shape. 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. I have gained 15 yards in the short irons and 10 yards in the long irons. Mar 14, 2014 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 ball speed and. Callaway drivers are engineered with supreme stability. Look at a player like charl schwartzel who won on tour yesterday while playing an 11. Taylormade mini driver vs callaway x2 hot deep how to. The company looks to keep the good times rolling with the debut of the xr and xr pro.
Unlike the last few drivers callaway has released, the xr has no gravity core, no moveable weights or any other centre of gravity cg moving technology. When compared to the x2 hot pro, the x2 hot driver has more draw bias to minimize the slice tendency of average. Apr 03, 2014 drivers aside, 2014 is the year that you should replace your hybrid because every oem is putting out gorgeous clubs that flat out perform, and the callaway x2 hot hybrids are at the very head of that class. 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. I recently purchased the xr pro 18 degree to replace my 5 wood. Callaway x2 hot and x2 hot pro drivers, fairway woods and. Get the best deals on callaway golf club components when you shop the largest online selection at. The xr irons have a lower center of gravity and a higher moment of inertia than previous models, which allow them to hit the ball up in the air for a more playable. Jun 04, 2014 see what else we had to say about callaway clubs. Callaway are replacing their extremely popular x2 hot franchise with the new xr line. And for those that like their whole bag to match, we got the pics of the fairway wood, hybrid and irons as well. The new callaway xr irons feature callaway cup 360 face technology which provides faster ball speeds across the face and longer distance for you. 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. That being said, the xr standard driver has more draw bias than the pro, and with the opticfit hosel, you can add a lot more left if you need it.
They were the guys that gave us big bertha, the oversized driver that shook the industry. Headlining the new releases are the xr driver and fairway woods, which are designed to help you generate as much clubhead speed as possible. Last year, callaway reestablished itself as a leader in driver technology with its big bertha and x2 hot lines. Nov 12, 20 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. Im a member at a shortish course and was missing a lot of fairways and getting into trouble with my driver. Review of the calloway x2 hot driver by graham green of leaderboard golf. The cg is 46 percent lower than in the x2 hot, which should boost forgiveness while callaways standing wave internal weighting further enhances moi and face flex.
Have a 20 degree x2 hot pro that has been in the bag since it came out. They still make great balls, apparel, and i still like a few of their woods but i havnt liked a set of callaway irons since the x 18s. Jan 29, 2015 performance in combination with price points have made the x2 hot and x hot drivers excellent options for many a golfer. Mark hits the booming callaway xhot 2 driver and talks. The epic flash driver employs a new flash face technology, created by artificial. Callaway claims this to be their hottest driver and with the x hot line their focus is very much on hitting the ball a long way.
For most golfers, a higher loft club results in higher launch angle. The advance in manufacturing techniques has enabled callaway to use a new titanium casting process to create a cast head with very thin walls. It helped danny willett and henrik stenson to major championship victories in 2016. Feb 27, 2014 callaway big bertha and big bertha alpha drivers might be getting all the praise right now, particularly the latter, but dont forget about the new x2 hot driver. Personally i hated the xrs and i told the callaway rep that straight up. The x2 hot line sits in the heart of callaway golfs 2014 product lineup, and each club has distance, speed and forgiveness in common. I have always loved callaway products esp their irons. While the x2 hot driver has performed well it was not much of a leap forward in comparison to its original model. Its in the top 3 bestselling irons and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as adams idea a12os or callaway epic. I bought the callaway last year after mickelsons success in the open, and though i found it to be nearly as long. Jun 03, 2014 lower handicap players interested in this driver are looking for a consistent, forgiving, long distance driver.
Adjust loft and lie independently to tune this to your game. The larger face helps the x2 hot driver retain all the forgiveness of the x hot, but it adds about 1. But we are seeing a lot of tour player switching to the epic. The callaway x2 hot driver is designed to be even longer and more forgiving off the tee than its x hot predecessor. The driver boasts a speed step crown that reduces drag in the downswing and helps you build clubhead speed. The callaway x2 hot driver has an enhanced variable face thickness behind the clubface.