It was the same shaft in each driver and both heads were 10. 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 x2 hot. Longest driver test callaway x hot vs cobra amp cell. Callaway drivers are golf clubs that use design features to help golfers have more success off the tee. The larger, light face more forgiving face of callaway s x2 hot driver. X2 hot iron, what makes the callaway gbb epic sub zero driver so cool. They believe they have answered that call with their x2 hot and x2 hot pro drivers.
Callaway xhot driver golf club for sale online ebay. 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 you shouldnt play it. Lets take a closer look at each iron and examine what separates the xr iron from the x2 hot iron. The x2hot line from callaway golf was released in january of this year. When compared to the x2 hot pro, the x2 hot driver has more. The callaway x2 hot driver comes fitted as standard with the new aldila tour blue shaft. The x hot driver is built for ball speed, long distance, and more forgiveness for consistent shots across the face. The hot x driver has been everything i had hoped it to be. Callaway x2 hot and x2 hot pro drivers, fairway woods and. The callaway xhot performed well against the other drivers for 20 and certainly within our shop was by far the most popular selling driver of. Finally, the shaft offering in the x2 hot pro driver is the aldila tour green 65 shaft. 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.
Dont forget about me by bp staff march 26, 2014, 12. Rated 5 out of 5 by the natural from hot x driver is the best i have had. It is a lightweight club thanks to the thin casting technology employed to produce it, which as a result amplifies the swing speed and distance. In callaway s 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. Just yesterday, i had my fitter replace the optifit adapters by putting on optiforce adapters on a couple of aldila nv ripd shafts that worked so well with the x hots. Callaway golf mens drivers clubs official site specs. Its clean top provides a more old school, classic look that better players prefer. Hot pro, i was surprised how much smoother the lighter project x 95 5. The hype from this line was quickly drowned out by the news and anticipation for the new big bertha driver. Callaway x2 hot driver compared against x hot, diablo octane. It generates the greatest distance and is only designed for use off the tee box. Although i thought it was a distance beast, i believe it lacked a bit of control. I have had this driver for about six weeks and absolutely love it. So callaway had its work cut out to produce a successor.
Mar 24, 2014 callaway s goal with the new x2 hot driver was to offer more distance, control, and forgiveness than the previous x hot driver. The new callaway xr irons feature callaway cup 360 face technology which provides faster ball speeds across the face and longer distance for you. The speed frame face is the real tech behind this driver. 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 razr fit xtreme offers the most adjustability of callaway s three drivers.
The larger, light face more forgiving face of callaways x2 hot driver. See if the new callaway x2 hot driver suits your game and. X2hot driver head vs gbb epic head specs callaway community. Callaway created their fastest face for this driver and it shows. Callaway x2 hot driver callaway drivers golfbidder. I bought the fusion late last season and realy fell in love with it. Callaway was one of the first manufacturers to create the oversized driver club head. Founded in 1982 by the late ely callaway, the mission of callaway golf is to passionately pursue advanced, innovative technologies to sell the worlds best golf clubs, balls, and accessories. After buying a set of x hot irons in january, i find myself going back to the site from time to time.
To do that, they had to start fresh and change everything, and the results were not incremental. 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. The callaway x2 hot driver is designed to be even longer and more forgiving off the tee than its x hot predecessor. The callaway x hot driver benefits from ultra thin wall casting technology that works to create a lighter golf club configuration and an optimised centre of gravity that is designed to really. Mark hits the booming callaway xhot 2 driver and talks. Find golf club tradein and resales values for over 4000 models of used golf clubs at the pga value guide, from leading manufacturers such as callaway. All callaway golf clubs are made with precision and advanced science. With the x2 hots you dont have to deal with the adapter issue. While the x hot is the less technical model in the callaway driver lineup, it still offers many great features. This iron builds on the overall success of the callaway x hot iron by. 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 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 x2 hot, as its name would. 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 x2 hot models have. They were the guys that gave us big bertha, the oversized driver that shook the industry.
Callaway x2 hot pro is a popular option on the lower end of the price range. Scott sullivan, general manager of progolf international, tests out callaways new xr driver against the older x2 hot. Callaway x2 hot is a very popular option on the lower end of the price range. 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. Callaway x2 hot driver callaway set out to create a driver better than the one played by the longest hitters in golf. It is an all titanium head with callaway s optifit hosel. It features callaway s fastest, thinnest and lightest alltitanium driver face ever. Hosel adjusts the face angle in open, square or closed positions to improve accuracy and trajectory, and allows golfers to dial in their. New hyper speed face heres what you get from callaway s fastest, thinnest all titanium driver face ever. Callaway golf has been turning a lot of heads over the past five years with their reemergence as one of the leaders in the equipment industry.
The original callaway x hot driver, launched in january this year, was the uks best selling driver. I tried out the x2hot pair the following year, and they just didnt feel as lively as the xhots. Jun 05, 20 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. The only driver awarded 20 out of 20 stars in the 2019 golf digest hot list. Both the irons and the driver looked brand new when i received. It features callaways fastest, thinnest and lightest alltitanium driver face ever. Callaway built upon the foundation of last years successful x hot and x hot pro by bringing us two more drivers that have the same feeling and. 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. Another difference in the two models is that the callaway x2 hot pro driver doesnt have any crown graphics. The driver is in great condition and at a great price with free shipping. 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 x2 hot, as its. The larger face helps the x2 hot driver retain all the forgiveness of the x hot, but it adds about 1. To usher in the new year, callaway has followed the two drivers up with the new callaway xr driver.
But, i didnt buy irons that year i got a new driver. 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. 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. The x2 hot driver offers a new hyper speed face, an improved head shape and construction, and new advanced adjustable hosel technology. That being said, the xr standard driver has more draw bias than the pro, and with the opticfit. Its in the top 3 bestselling iron sets and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as agx xs stiff flex or agxgolf magnum xs tour. I bought the callaway last year after mickelsons success in the open, and though i found it to be nearly as long. 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 x2 hot, as its name would. Im really interested in some of the callaway game improvement irons. 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. 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. Performance in combination with price points have made the x2 hot and x hot drivers excellent options for many a golfer. In keeping with their commitment to individualization, the standard x hot and the x hot pro drivers have several differences.
Mar 17, 2017 it was the same shaft in each driver and both heads were 10. The sweetspot is 10 per cent larger while a new head shape improves aerodynamics. The epic flash driver employs a new flash face technology, created by artificial. When you carry a callaway driver you immediately have a competitive advantage over those with other golf drivers. Lower handicap players interested in this driver are looking for a consistent, forgiving, long distance driver. This year, callaway has trimmed down its offerings to three drivers. 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. Look at a player like charl schwartzel who won on tour yesterday while playing an 11. Having produced the number one selling driver in the uk in 20, callaway had their work cut out to design a model better than the callaway x hot drivers.
The x2 hot offers four new performance enhancing features. More forgiving than my momother, distance was pretty good just a shade less than my gbb but i was hitting way more. Callaway golf clubs are the most advanced golf clubs you can use on a golf course. Callaway created their fastest face for this driver. 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. Thanks to the new head shape and construction, the sweet spot is located. 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. The engine behind the increased ball speed production in the x2 hot driver is the hyper speed face technology. Im a member at a shortish course and was missing a lot of fairways and getting into trouble with my driver.
Find golf club tradein and resales values for over 4,000 models of used golf clubs at the pga value guide, from leading manufacturers such as callaway, taylormade, taylor made, titleist, ping, odyssey, nike, cleveland, mizuno, cobra, adams, wilson. Callaway drivers have been systematically engineered by the best research and development team in the industry. Drivers are the cannons in a golfers arsenal, and the callaway x hot driver golf club is a powerful cannon indeed. Taylormade mini driver vs callaway x2 hot deep how to. Last year i was a little critical on the x hot pro driver. Callaway claims the x2 hot is nine yards longer than the x hot. 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. Rick, if you already had an xhot driver non pro, would you upgrade to. When you carry a callaway golf driver in your bag you can step on the first tee with the confidence that your equipment. Callaway golf pushes the limits of performance to develop drivers. Though i only used it once to see what the results were. 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.
In the x2 hot they were able to concentrate that mass into a smaller area so it looks much better to me. The x2 hot pro driver bottom photo has a taller face than the x2 hot driver, giving it a more robust appearance at address. 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. New hyper speed face, improved head shape and construction, new advanced adjustable hosel, and new tour aldila shaft. 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 driver is available in three different lofts. Taylormade jetspeed vs callaway x2 hot pro duration. For a golfer like me, the x hot definately seems more forgiving ecpecially when the club is set to.
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