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Callaway set the distance standard in irons last year with the X Hot - it was so hot that it triumphed in our 2013 Game Improvement discount golf clubs Test - and the brand says the bar has been raised even higher for 2014 with the introduction of the X2 Hot irons.
The irons offer, yes you guessed it, 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 distance, which Callaway claims makes these new irons three to five yards longer than the X Hot iron.
Other improvements include a maximum perimeter weighting that increases the sweetspot and makes it even easier to hit than the Callaway X Hot irons. It also produces higher launch angles for more distance and extra stopping power on the greens. High MOI along with a repositioned centre of gravity and improved turf interaction have helped improve the downrange consistency by as much as 40%, easily making these the most accurate long distance irons Callaway has ever designed.
And for the first time ever, Callaway has incorporated Speed Frame Face Technology from its drivers into the X Hot Irons to optimise stiffness across the face for more ball speed and consistent distance on off-centre hits. The thin face profile has the look of a player iron with the performance you’d expect from game improvement. The crown finish looks smart and although there’s not too much offset on show, there’s enough to help square the face up at impact.
From practice swing through to impact, everything about this iron feels great. Aided by Callaway’s Feel Management Technology, X Hot provides a crisp, dynamic feel and lovely feedback at impact. The stock shaft offering of True Temper Speed Step 85 Lightweight - 10g lighter than Callaway Diablo EDGE irons Callaway has previous utilised in the past - also impresses.
“We worked hard for every extra gram of discretionary weight, every thousandth of an inch of metal, to increase ball speed and overall distance while improving total performance, especially on off-centre impact.”
When striking the 6-iron, I achieved an eight-yard distance gain of 170 yards. Source from: http://www.bikersingle.co.uk/article-687.html
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