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I recently purchase a set of Callaway X Hot irons. These are rock solid irons, providing the playability and forgiveness you’d expect from Callaway, while offering surprisingly responsive feel and even more surprising workability for game improvement clubs.
I am by no means a sharpshooter: my game is usually about trying to hit four or five greens a round and the rest of the time getting close enough with approaches to chip and putt my way to a halfway decent score. So when I say that about 90 percent of the swings taken with the cheap golf clubs X Hot irons ended up within ten yards left or right of the target line, you can hopefully appreciate that included some pretty god-awful swings that the clubs saved my keister on.
As someone that enjoys misguided attempts to carve errant tee shots around trees for miraculous second-shot recoveries, workability is something I care about in an iron set. Suffice it to say the X Hot irons impressed, not only preserving my ability to shape shots in both directions but actually providing increased control over the amount of bend and trajectory I wanted to impart. The X Hots just have a seemingly mystical ability to make the ball do just what you want it to do.
Just trying the X-24s in the store hitting bay got me all excited. They really are a quantum leap from any previous X's. I found a demo day and tried them out, switching back and forth between the X-24's and my own clubs. The X-24's were at least a club and a half longer and straighter than my X-14's and everything else there - Ping, Taylormade, Cleveland. I was also very impressed with the Diablo Forged.
Torn between the cheap Callaway X-24 irons and the Diablo Forged, I went for a fitting at the Callaway Performance Center. The fitter initially suggested the Diablo Edge because of my high handicap but I didn't like them and the fitting confirmed the X-24's were for me. The Diablo Forged were just as long but the off hits were more scattered. As the fitter put it - go for the clubs with the 'best worst' hits.
The X24's are similar to the cheap Callaway X-22 irons, but improve on the X22's by inceasing distance through longer shafts and stronger lofts. Aesthetically the PVD finish is very attractive. However it is not a durable finish and wears easily, so be aware of that. Additionally, playability is enhanced by a slightly narrower sole and slightly lower bounce, allowing these irons to have even crisper contact off tight lies than the X22's.
Overall although the improvements appear few in number, they are substantial in effect. If you're looking for high performance game improvement irons, these won't disappoint. Source from: http://www.australiacheapgolf.com/article-374-Callaway-X-Hot-Irons--X-24-Hot-irons-Review.html
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