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I had a chance to preview and hit the 2013 :callaway-logo-1: X Hot woods today. All I can say is WOW. These things are good. Clean look at address, solid feel, and amazingly low spin on the driver. I had a difficult time keeping the spin rate over 2100. The shaft we tried today was the new Project X PXv.

 

I will try to get get pictures up tonight when I get home....

Driver - Ping G430 Max 9° | Ventus Blue TR 
Hybrid - :srixon-small: ZX 16° & 18° | GD Tour IZ S

2 Iron - :srixon-small: ZU65 17° | AeroTech SteelFiber 110icw S

Irons -  :srixon-small: ZX7 MKII  4-Pw | TTDGTI S400, std length  1° flat
Wedges - :cleveland-small: RTX 6 Tour Rack 50° 54° 58° | TTDGTI S400, std length 1° flat

Putter -  L.A.B. Golf Link.1 | LA Golf P135 shaft | Garsen Quad Tour grip
 

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Ok..

 

I finally got some time to get the bad pics I took uploaded, and here they are..

 

X Hot Driver

 

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Driver Face

 

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3 wood Sole

 

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3 Wood Crown

 

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3 Wood face

 

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Driver Stock shaft.

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The X Hot Pro Fairway pics turned out super blurry. oooops Sorry.

Driver - Ping G430 Max 9° | Ventus Blue TR 
Hybrid - :srixon-small: ZX 16° & 18° | GD Tour IZ S

2 Iron - :srixon-small: ZU65 17° | AeroTech SteelFiber 110icw S

Irons -  :srixon-small: ZX7 MKII  4-Pw | TTDGTI S400, std length  1° flat
Wedges - :cleveland-small: RTX 6 Tour Rack 50° 54° 58° | TTDGTI S400, std length 1° flat

Putter -  L.A.B. Golf Link.1 | LA Golf P135 shaft | Garsen Quad Tour grip
 

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Everybody should stop hatin on the looks of this line! Looks fantastic! Can't wait to hit them.


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    3 HybridAdams ProA12 20* stiff matrix Ozik Altus
    IronsCleveland CG16 Tour Black Pearl 4-PW True Temper Dynamic Gold S300
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Looks like Callaway got it right this time!!

 

Much better looking than the new TMaG offerings. This might be the first time since the original Warbird that I demo a Cally club :)

Driver: :taylormade-small: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black

3w: :taylormade-small:'16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82

5w: :cleveland-small: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow

Hybrid: :cleveland-small: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black

Irons: :cleveland-small: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125

Wedges: :cleveland-small: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125

Putter: :odyssey-small: Red 7s

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They literally took the clubs out of their Costco box set threw some tech in and started marketing them.

 

Please, Callaway, STOP NAMING EVERYTHING X (Insert however the club was produced)!

What's In The Bag:

 

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Ben Hogan Edge CFT Ti

Ben Hogan Apex Edge 4-PW

TaylorMade ATV 50* 54*

Mizuno Bettinardi BC3 Tour Issue

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They literally took the clubs out of their Costco box set threw some tech in and started marketing them.

 

Please, Callaway, STOP NAMING EVERYTHING X (Insert however the club was produced)!

I can assure you that these look good in person... not Costo-esque at all.

 

As far as naming goes, I hate it that everything is called the same thing... (see Burner) but it sells to the public, and they are the ones who buy golf clubs.

Driver - Ping G430 Max 9° | Ventus Blue TR 
Hybrid - :srixon-small: ZX 16° & 18° | GD Tour IZ S

2 Iron - :srixon-small: ZU65 17° | AeroTech SteelFiber 110icw S

Irons -  :srixon-small: ZX7 MKII  4-Pw | TTDGTI S400, std length  1° flat
Wedges - :cleveland-small: RTX 6 Tour Rack 50° 54° 58° | TTDGTI S400, std length 1° flat

Putter -  L.A.B. Golf Link.1 | LA Golf P135 shaft | Garsen Quad Tour grip
 

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They did finally dump the Burner. That had something about it though that worked. And they always had evolution on their side with names. Callaway sticks an X before or after everything they release and up the number by 2 each time or whatever.

 

The RAZR line would have been awesome if they left the X out of it. Now I want it to go away.

What's In The Bag:

 

Adams 9064LS

Ben Hogan Edge CFT Ti

Ben Hogan Apex Edge 4-PW

TaylorMade ATV 50* 54*

Mizuno Bettinardi BC3 Tour Issue

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  • 4 weeks later...

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Found this while surfing.

 

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WITB

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Wedges: Vokey SM4 52-08,56-12,60-04

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Callaway clubs have always had a Bertha or X line in them. One of the things Chip wanted to do was to simplify the iron lines and reinstitute the X and X Pro Series lines which have been around for ever. Personally I'm glad bc they had way too many options last year in iron sets and this will make it easier from a retailers stand point. I also used to love my x pro series irons back in the day and am glad they're bringing them back!

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Callaway clubs have always had a Bertha or X line in them. One of the things Chip wanted to do was to simplify the iron lines and reinstitute the X and X Pro Series lines which have been around for ever. Personally I'm glad bc they had way too many options last year in iron sets and this will make it easier from a retailers stand point. I also used to love my x pro series irons back in the day and am glad they're bringing them back!

 

Very much agreed. Last year there were too many models with too little differentiation between them. This year it's a bit more simple to say the least.

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What is with the crown graphics, looks the same as R11.

 

The club looks nice but I still can't understand why OEM's are heading this way, too distracting.

 

The Tour versions have no graphics. Very clean and excellent shape.

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New Callaway staffer Nicholas Colsaerts hit a 400 plus yard drive yesterday during the Volvo Golf Champions 1st round.

 

This tournament is being played in Durban, by the coast which makes it even more incredible.

 

Sure the hole is downhill, but Colsaerts was playing with Ernie, and he outdrove Ernie by 112 metres.

 

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Article here: Colsaert's Big Drive

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Rocketballz 10.5* stock stiff shaft

Adams Idea A3 Boxer 19*

TMag Rocketbladez 4i-6i

Mizuno MP53 7i-PW

Mizuno MP-R12 52*, MP-T11 56*, MP-T10 60*

Some old Odyssey putter (Don't laugh, it gets the ball in the hole nicely)

Bridgestone E6

 

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New Callaway staffer Nicholas Colsaerts hit a 400 plus yard drive yesterday during the Volvo Golf Champions 1st round.

 

This tournament is being played in Durban, by the coast which makes it even more incredible.

 

Sure the hole is downhill, but Colsaerts was playing with Ernie, and he outdrove Ernie by 112 metres.

 

howarth-coelsarts-teeshot-640x360_zpse8e4fc5f.jpg

 

Article here: Colsaert's Big Drive

 

Impossible! Ernie plays Callaway, too, so there's no way he can be so far behind!

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I was also extremely impressed with the X Hot line, I found that I hit the Razr Fit Xtreme driver better than the X Hot, but the X Hot Pro 3 wood is a beast. I have never played a Callway club, but the entire line for 2013 impressed me. The new leadership of the company is also very energetic and seems to have finally devised a plan for the future. I expect some impressive developments over the next couple of years from them.

Ping G410 Plus Oban Kiyoshi Tour Limited
Ping G410 LST 3 Wood Oban Tour Prototype V430
Titleist U500 3 & 4 Oban Kiyoshi Purple Tour Reserve
Titleist 620 MB 5-9 Oban CT 125
Titleist Vokey 47* Oban CT 125, 51*, 55*, and 59* Shimada Tour Wedge Black
Bettinardi Studio Stock SS28

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I got a chance to hit the X Hot driver at Golf Galaxy last week. I also hit the Razr Fit Xtreme and the new Nike Covert, and the X Hot was the best out of the group for me.

 

I thought the feel was fantastic, and as was mentioned earlier the spin was low. I think the shaft was a stock Callaway PX and I don't think it was the PXi so I'm sure there is room for improvement if I got fit for a shaft.

 

I also think the crown looks the same as the R11 except in silver, so I would be interested in testing the Pro version, although it may be too low spin for me.

 

Overall I was very impressed with this driver and it warrants giving the 3 wood a try as well.

WITB

 

Driver: Calloway Diablo Octane Tour, UST VTS Silver

Hybrids: 16* Taylormade RBZ Tour 16*, 21* TEE XCG-3

Irons: Adams CB1 4-PW, KBS C Taper Lite S

Wedges: Nike VR Pro Forged 52*, 58*

Putter: Odyssey White Hot XG3

 

Grips: Lamkin Crossline Midsize

Ball: Whatever I find, prefer Bridgestone

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