Equipment
Spotted: Callaway X Series drivers hit the USGA conforming clubs list
As of Monday, Feb. 19, new Callaway X Series drivers (9.5 and 10.5 degrees) appear on the USGA Conforming Clubs list. Here is the full photo and description as they appear on the USGA website:
There’s not much to go on here based on the photo or description. All we know is that the drivers are called “X Series” and that there’s a Chevron alignment mark. Not very helpful.
What we can guess, however, is that these X Series drivers will be a follow-up to the company’s X Series 416 drivers, which were lower-end releases that focused on distance and forgiveness at a lower price point. The X Series 416 drivers had an adjustable hosel, while it appears the new X Series drivers do not.
What do you think about these new X Series drivers?
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Whats in the Bag
Steve Stricker WITB 2024 (April)
- Steve Stricker WITB accurate as of the Zurich Classic. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees, C4 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 7.2 X
3-wood: Titleist 915F (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 80 TX
Hybrid: Titleist 816 H1 (17 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 9.2 X
Irons: Titleist T200 (3, 4), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.5
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM8 (46-10F @55), Titleist Vokey SM10 (54-10S @53), Titleist Vokey SM4 (60 @59)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 w/Sensicore
Putter: Odyssey White Hot No. 2
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Grip Rite
Check out more in-hand photos of Steve Stricker’s clubs here.
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Whats in the Bag
Alex Fitzpatrick WITB 2024 (April)
- Alex Fitzpatrick what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 7 X
Hybrid: Ping G430 (19 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 10 TX
Irons: Ping iCrossover (2), Titleist T100 (4-PW)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 9 TX (2), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 X (4-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (50-12F, 56-12D, 60-08M)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 X
Putter: Bettinardi SS16 Dass
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Alex Fitzpatrick’s clubs here.
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Equipment
What’s the perfect mini-driver/shaft combo? – GolfWRXers discuss
In our forums, our members have been discussing Mini-Drivers and accompanying shafts. WRXer ‘JamesFisher1990’ is about to purchase a BRNR Mini and is torn on what shaft weight to use, and our members have been sharing their thoughts and set ups in our forum.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- PARETO: “New BRNR at 13.5. Took it over to TXG (Club Champ but TXG will always rule) in Calgary for a fit. Took the head down to 12, stuck in a Graphite Design AD at 3 wood length and 60g. Presto- numbers that rivaled my G430Max but with waaaaay tighter dispersion. Win.”
- driveandputtmachine: “Still playing a MIni 300. The head was only 208, so I ordered a heavier weight and play it at 3 wood length. I am playing a Ventus Red 70. I play 70 grams in my fairways. I use it mainly to hit draws off the tee. When I combine me, a driver, and trying to hit a draw it does not work out well most of the time. So the MIni is for that. As an aside, I have not hit the newest BRNR, but the previous model wasn’t great off the deck. The 300 Mini is very good off the deck.”
- JAM01: “Ok, just put the BRNR in the bag along side a QI10 max and a QI10 3 wood. A load of top end redundancy. But, I have several holes at my two home courses where the flight and accuracy of the mini driver helps immensely. Mine is stock Proforce 65 at 13.5, I could see a heavier shaft, but to normal flex, as a nice alternative.”
Entire Thread: “What’s the perfect Mini-Driver/Shaft combo? – GolfWRXers discuss”
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steve
Feb 21, 2018 at 6:59 pm
I’ll wait for the XXX Series Cally driver…. more potent than the X-out model.
Robert Parsons
Feb 21, 2018 at 12:48 pm
It’s going to be 2-3 degrees closed.
Jooma
Feb 20, 2018 at 10:08 pm
Who is going to buy something that is inferior to everything on the golf market now?
The idea is just ridiculous! Saving $100 and having that feeling all season? What about your playing friends looking at what you are playing with? It will be a total flop!
mlb
Feb 20, 2018 at 8:42 pm
Well it’s on their website?
http://www.callawaygolf.com/golf-clubs/additional/drivers-2016-x-series-n416.html
Robert Parsons
Feb 21, 2018 at 12:50 pm
How is that the same? One is adjustable, one is not. Different drivers. Read the story again.
Speedy
Feb 20, 2018 at 3:25 pm
Back to the future with non-adjustable drivers.
Bananana
Feb 20, 2018 at 5:30 pm
I need to dial out my slice…. really badly …. 😮
Confukus
Feb 19, 2018 at 11:14 pm
Lead tape will do wonders on the Cally X Series driver …. on the heel for draw and on the toe for fade… or is it the other way around … 😮
G
Feb 19, 2018 at 8:01 pm
I would think it’s for Dick’s Sporting Goods? Taylormade has a similar model at Dick’s. Low price point and it says Taylormade on it.
Charlie
Feb 22, 2018 at 3:19 pm
This is absolutely what this is. Either Dick’s or Costco or some complete box set driver they needed to clear the conforming list.
SV
Feb 19, 2018 at 6:42 pm
Not much to go on. But nonadjustable drivers are making more sense to me. Let fitters use them to dial in what is needed and then provide the club that corresponds. This keeps people from changing things when they don’t know what the are doing (me) and screwing things up.
steve
Feb 21, 2018 at 7:02 pm
Do you see the subliminal message? X Series… Series X… SX… 😮