You want precise control so youve chosen an adjustable driver. 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. The x2 hot does not get the same attention as the companies flashier, more expensive models. To prove just how much an adjustable driver can change your game, we collected new drivers from callaway, cobra, nike, ping and taylormade. The opening of the clubface creates a fade or slice shot. 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. 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 original xr drivers. Make sure lines on top and bottom match up, then use your callaway torque wrench to tighten it back up. And if you hit with a pronounced draw then the open setting might be a good idea. The company looks to keep the good times rolling with the debut of. How adjustable drivers can fix your swing flaw golf digest. I have hit the black hrzdus stiff shaft and the project x even flow is a bit lighter. 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. Read on to find out if this club is really a hot as they say it is.
The open setting, indicated on the callaway xhot s hosel with an o, opens the clubface 2. Mcilroy, fowler, dj and wolffs equipment at seminole clubtest 2020. 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. Callaway x2 hot and x2 hot pro drivers, fairway woods and. 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. This is the best reason for the x hot owner to pick up the x2 hot, it will help you influence shotshape trajectory as where the xhot could only influence height. Following in the steps of last years callaway x hot which i own and love, the x2 hot is a topnotch driver if you are looking for added distance with a swing speed slower than 100mph.
And the adjustable driver of your choice is the callaway xhot. Title charlie rymer demonstrates what happens when you change your loft on an adjustable driver. Like x hot, the new x2 hot proved to be a very forgiving driver with an average dispersion pattern of 14 yards. Its got adjustablemoveable weights like the razr fit and razr fit xtreme promotes a draw or fade. Where the standard x2 hot is available in three starting lofts, the x2 hot pro is only available in 8. Unfollow callaway x2 hot to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Anyone in the know as i can only find videos pointing to xhot or x2 hot. The callaway xr driver adjustments do not have the depth of adjustability as the big bertha models but having the ability to. In an ultracompetitive market where clubmakers are looking for any way to gain an edge, the adjustable drivers have become a hot trend over the last few years. If you tend to fade the ball, the closed setting can help you hit more fairways. We take you stepbystep through our fitting process to ensure youre leaving no yard behind with your new club.
The answer is the callaway big bertha v series driver. Must apply your coupon code to your shopping cart for special savings. But they rarely address using the adjustable settings. The x2 hot pro driver has a deeper face and more compact 440cubiccentimeter head than the x2 hot driver, as well as a lower cg made possible by the 7. Better than expected cones with instructions on how to adjust the driver. 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 fun comes from callaway razr fit driver adjustments. Callaways big bertha fusion goes all in on forgiveness. 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. According to the manufacturers, when the weight moves back, the driver becomes higher launching and lower spinning, and with the weight forward, the ball flight is lower with more spin. In addition and unlike any other current driver on the market, its stock version will be available in two lengths. The new callaway xr irons feature callaway cup 360 face technology which provides faster ball speeds across the face and longer distance for you. Your new callaway driver wont languish in the closet.
If you tend to hit the ball straight but some extra distance with a draw, you can try the closed setting. How to adjust your callaway rogue driver optifit hosel. Reviewing the faster, more forgiving callaway xr16 driver. Tips for changing your loft on an adjustable driver golf. The pro version has two adjustable tips or whatever they call them. 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. These 7 drivers will help you lower your spin taylormade driving relief. Youll be prompted to click certain boxes on the video, which will instruct you to make adjustments on your driver. The club has the stock, project x velocity shaft with a stiff flex. The xr irons have a lower center of gravity and a higher moment of inertia than previous models, which allow them to. Optimizing face angle on your new callaway driver 3balls. Callaway x hot driver adjustment settings magazinefasr. If your current driver did not come with a wrench and a manual, youre already behind the times.
X2 hot driver features a slightly larger, moreforgiving face than the pro version and consequently leads to a higherlaunching ball flight. I just hit my rogue driver yesterday and it seems to have a baby fade which is weird at 10. Reviews about this club will tell you about how the club performs. And it just so happened that the callaway x2 hot 10. Still confused as to why there is no tool and wondering if i go to a course whether theyll have a tool to use. I would recommend checking out the x2 hot due to its advanced hosel settings. The x2 hot driver offers a new hyper speed face, an improved head shape and construction, and new advanced adjustable hosel technology. 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. The x2 hot pro driver has a 7gram adjustable weight screw in the rear portion of the sole. The first thing you need to know about bertha is that shell initially be available in 2 models. This is the hot adjustment of 2015 cobras flipzone and nikes flexflight are both good examples of it. For stenson, swapping out his x2 hot for the new callaway driver was a seamless transition. How to adjust your callaway rogue driver optifit hosel youtube. The optifit hosel uses two rings to adjust both loft and lie, without altering the face angle too much.
This slightly tighter dispersion pattern has something to do with the x2 hots new. I originally had it set up with d at the top and s on the bottom. Big bertha alpha features the same optifit hosel as the rest of the callaway driver family. Where the original x hot just offered the ability to adjust the face angle, the x2 hot goes further, offering the same adjustability as the. The callaway x2 hot driver is designed to be even longer and more forgiving off the tee than its x hot predecessor. Take a look at left handed drivers from the best names in golf for the best prices around. The hosel consists of two cogs an upper cog and a lower cog that rotate independently to provide a total of 8 possible loft and lie combinations. It was a little hard to control initially, but had high ball speeds. 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. Callaway new x2 hotbig berthabig bertha alpha torque wrench adjustment tool. Regular big bertha is being billed as a total performance driver. Best golf drivers for golfers over 50 and senior golfers. This driver lives up to its name, it feels really hot from the centre and pretty good when you dont catch it too.
This is kind of the same head shape, but it comes off a bit quicker and normally no one seems to be too bothered about a driver that goes a bit further, stenson told golf channel at a recent appearance on the television show, morning drive. The callaway big bertha v series driver is an ultralightweight design starting at 290 grams. It contains lightweight materials, sophisticated aerodynamics and components that will have you hitting it longer than ever before. Heres what youll get from their fastest, thinnest, alltitanium driver face ever. They were the guys that gave us big bertha, the oversized driver that shook the industry. Esthetics over the last few years, driver esthetics have gone under a bit of an overhaul. Last year, callaway reestablished itself as a leader in driver technology with its big bertha and x2 hot lines. How to adjust the callaway x2 hot driver bonaventure.