Callaway drivers are engineered with supreme stability. To do that, they had to start fresh and change everything, and the results were not incremental. 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. Aug 10, 2016 ive been using a titleist 909d2 and wanted to get a newer driver still not good enough to warrant spending crazy money on a driver.
That brings with it a little higher spin than i crave. Callaway cleveland cobra mizuno nike ping taylormade titleist wilson. The addition of the adjustable hosel is also new for 20. They have been great and i really enjoy the change and personal game improvement. But dispersion was tight with offcentre hits holding their line surprisingly well. Jan 12, 2014 the x2 hot hybrid, designed for every golfer, has a larger face, larger sweet spot and aldila tour blue shaft that makes it easier to launch the ball in the air and generate distance even on mishits. 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. Callaway, taylormade, ping, titelist, nike, mizuno. Feb 27, 2014 x2 hot driver features a slightly larger, moreforgiving face than the pro version and consequently leads to a higherlaunching ball flight. Taylormade m1 v callaway epic v ping g400 v titleist 917 how we did the test each driver was set into a 9. Looks and performance hybrids are not all the same. I didnt pick up yardage, but i did tighten up the landing area with this hybrid.
It makes those longiron distances more manageable without forcing you to. Its compact from heeltotoe and fronttoback and beautifully. Mark hits the x2hot hybrid from callaway golf and talks. Feb 19, 2014 all things being equal, nikes vrs covert 2.
Callaway used the same highperformance 455 carpenter steel faces from the x hot fairway woods to make the faces incredibly hot. All testers experienced a much higher ball flight with plenty of spin and as a result it wasnt one of the longer hybrids. The ping g30 hybrid is designed to provide increased distance while still allowing you to hold greens and attack the pin. It has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as callaway big bertha hybrid or callaway mens bertha 2019. Second time i switched to the big bertha hybrids and there performance was lacking. It offers a solid thwack yet just enough pop to really feel hot off the face. Due to manufacturer restrictions, all new not including closeouts items including logo overruns from adams, adidas, ben hogan, callaway, cleveland, club glove, cobra, footjoy, mizuno, never compromise, nike, odyssey, ping, sun mountain, taylormade. These clubs come in the widest variety of shapes, sizes, lofts and performance numbers. X2 vs xr hybrids i recently hit an xr 4 h and am wondering why on earth it took me so long to get more wellacquainted with it. I used to essentially have a 50 yard gap in my game, hitting my 5 iron 170 yds and then jumping to my 5 wood at 220 yds. Ping golf clubs low prices, money back guarantee shop. Some models also have an adjustable hosel, so you can dial in. Last year i upgraded to xr16 and they hit somewhere in between. The ping g25 is as good as your nike covert in that aspect.
Only one coupon code is valid per customer per order. Mar 04, 2014 callaway x2 hot driver subscribe here. 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. In the last 3 years i have swapped my 3 and 4 hybrid at callaway preowned. Callaway offers traditional hybrids as well as driving irons to replace your long irons with. A hybrid that looks like a hybrid, not a small fairway wood. New hyper speed face produces a 10 percent larger sweet spot for more forgiveness. The callaway x2 hot pro driver is designed with the same technology as its standard counterpart, making it long and forgiving off the tee. Hyper speed face cup for the first time ever, were bringing thinner, lighter and more robust. Callaway has two versions of the x2 hot that come in a total of eight lofts.
The matte black crown with the glossy black face and sole are stunning. The callaway x2 hot hybrid above and x2 hot pro hybrids have similarlooking club faces, but the body of the x2 hot pro is substantially slimmer. A lot of our players like the update of the nike vrs covert 2. The callaway x2 hot hybrids are extremely long and forgiving from any lie, a combination that will inspire confidence in your shot making ability from anywhere on the course. In addition to the thinner and lighter alltitanium hyper speed face, the pro version gives you a deeper face and the ability to work the ball effectively with a more compact head at 440 cc. The latest models from taylormade, callaway, ping, titleist, mizuno. The only thing that i dont like about the ping is that adjusting the loft either closes or opens up the face. Jun 04, 2014 see what else we had to say about callaway clubs.
One year later, pings g25 remains one of the best drivers on the market. This makes the g30 driver a little more forgiving and producing a launch slightly higher than the g25 driver. I played last years x2 hot hybrid and thought it was great, but to me, the xr launches higher and has more forgiveness. Callaway hyrbids are built for distance and forgiveness.
May 06, 2015 the sound this driver produces is a clean, medium volume pop. The callaway x2 hot driver is designed to be even longer and more forgiving off the tee than its x hot predecessor. Callaway x2 hot irons clubs, grips, shafts, fitting the. Longest drive comp ping g25 vs callaway razr fit xtreme driver. 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. Callaway golf pushes the limits of performance to develop drivers that are designed to. I have been looking for irons online and the x2 hot irons look like a good choice based on my ability. 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. Ping g25 driverfairway sleeve adapter right hand 0. The pro version has a beautifully clean crown, but some players might wish they had kept a. Callaway used the same highperformance 455 carpenter steel faces from the x hot fairway woods to make the faces incredibly hot in these hybrids.
Ping went from the ugliest hybrid, to one of the best looking ones in one generation. The cg in the xr is 46% lower than the x2 hot hybrid with an 8% increase in moi. 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. Dig the matte gray racing stripe combo thing ping did on the crown too. I love the g25 and the g30 from ping i wish the g30 would come down a little bit beause thats the club i want to get rid of my nike covert for. I have to say that i really like the look of the xr model i like the entire line up, in fact but i havent been able to afford an xr iron set yet. Callaway xr hybrid is a very popular option at the top of the price range. Those are independent of each other on my current driver.
New from callaway is the x2 hot hybrid new tour inspired shape a more ironlike shape inspires confidence at address, enhanced turf interaction, and increased playability and accuracy from all types of lies. It was a shock when i saw the g25 hybrid for the first time. Depending on the flex you choose, the shaft weighs between 53 and 56 grams. The ping g25 driver was developed for a wide array of players, suited to both the beginner and the pga tour player. Callaway x2 hot irons clubs, grips, shafts, fitting. Sep 08, 2014 i recently upgraded my woods to the callaway x2 driver, x2 hot pro fairway and x2 hot utility. X2 hot iron, what makes the callaway gbb epic sub zero driver so cool.
One thing i have noticed when hitting callaway clubs, whether driver or iron, is that they tend to feel heavier than other makes and models. Hybrid golf clubs used ping, taylormade, odyssey, nike. The retailer in which i tried the x2 hot and other 3 woods didnt have a demo g25, although they were full stocked with every ping product. 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 x18 irons having just purchased a set of g5s, and having hit a lot of balls with the x18 as well while deciding upon an iron set to buy, let me provide you with my observations. Golf drivers used ping, taylormade, odyssey, cleveland. The callaway x2 hot driver comes fitted as standard with the new aldila tour blue shaft. Longest irons callaway x2 hot vs taylormade speedblade duration. The callaway xr driver is fitted with a very lightweight version of the project x lz shaft. It is as consistent and forgiving as any hybrid you can buy. In addition to the thinner and lighter alltitanium hyper speed face, the pro version gives you a deeper face and the ability to work the ball effectively with a. Its not only what tour players want in a hybrid, its what all golfers want in a hybrid. Apr 24, 2015 the sole weight on the g30 is also larger compared to the g25, resulting in a lower center of gravity.
Could you clarify references to swing speeds, like what is high vs lowits my. The g25 moves closer to the i20 in terms of sound and feel. Both models feature a redesigned variablethickness face. The callaway x2 hot s are awesome at address, probably the best looking hybrid at address ive seen in a while. Sep 02, 2015 i play the x2 hot hybrids, i love them, but my fiance plays the xrs irons, hybrids and metal woods. Internal weighting positions the center of gravity cg low to increase initial launch angle as well as reduce twisting at impact with an increased moment of inertia moi. Th e anser was pings first adjustable driver, now that same hosel is used in the g25 driver. I like the sound because it enhances the hot feel without being too loud or sounding shrill or metallic. Ping i25 the shorter than average shaft is probably half the battle for me anyway, but i loved the sound and feel of this driver. The sole is also all black with just a big ping and g25 on the bottom so from top to bottom this is a great looking stick. Compared to a couple other hybrids out right now it feels much livelier.
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. The cobras were also very nice, sit square at address and have the feature of adjustability in loft, a real plus i think. Golfbidder stocks hundreds of hybrids and utility irons from all of the top manufacturers. 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 first of the two xr hybrids is the standard model which callaway says has the lowest cg and the hottest face of any hybrid they have done to date. Pick up a callaway driver, a highperformance club that makes shooting balls down the fairway easy. Would be interesting to see numbers of new clubs vs a few years ago as. Its not possible to adjust loft and face angle independently. 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, and a standard version with more forgiveness and an easier launch. The i25 is basically everything youd expect from a ping driver. It has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as callaway big bertha hybrid or callaway mens bertha 2019 callaway xr hybrid was released in 2015. In my opinion the i20 might still be the best sounding and feeling driver any company has made, but the g25 is very close, just slightly hollower.
Callaway x2 hot driver callaway set out to create a driver better than the one played by the longest hitters in golf. The g25 hybrids come stock with pings tfc 189f stock shaft in soft r, r, s, tourstiff and tour xstiff flexes. The other stock features like the grip and shaft are all pretty straight forward ping products. For callaway fans looking for distance, x2 hot is where its at. The x2 hot hybrids are the first hybrids ive owned, and they have literally been a game changer for me. Got the package from callaway and was very impressed.
New hyper speed face heres what you get from callaway s fastest, thinnest all titanium driver face ever. Im curious to hear everybody or anybody thoughts on the x2 hybrid vs the xr hybrid. I was having a bit of regret not demoing the g25 3 wood until i read your post. You can add or subtract onehalf degree of loft on the standard 8. The x2 hot driver offers a new hyper speed face, an improved head shape and construction, and new advanced adjustable hosel technology. I hit both the g25 and the 815, and i got similiar results but the g25 felt better for me to. 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. For everyone from beginners to tour players, the combination of a large, forgiving head, trajectory tuning technology, and a speedgenerating shaft makes the adjustable g25 driver a sound choice for improving distance and accuracy off the tee. The x2 hot hybrid, designed for every golfer, has a larger face, larger sweet spot and aldila tour blue shaft that makes it easier to launch the ball in the air and generate distance even on mishits. The ping g25 hybrid offers all the benefits of the g line with great looks too.