[easyyy]

Callaway X-20 TOUR irons,

Rate and review...

[Slugsy]

Okay

I am playing off a poor 7 at the moment after coming back into the game after 10 years off due to a horrendous back injury, previously I was +1, playing with Mizuno TP-19's.

I played last year with a set of Mizuno MP-30's and to be honest, my game just wasn't up for it. So, after eating some humble pie, I decided to look for a set of irons that I thought I would never look for - forgiving irons!!! My thinking was to get my game back into shape, get the confidence back and then in a year/2 years maybe look at getting a different set.

So I went looking and walked into the pro shop and BAM! - there was the X-20 tours and straight away I loved the look and considering I had always been anti-callaway, that was a big deal. They look far less chunkier than I had always imagined Callaways to be and I loved the shafts, which are difficult to get in the UK.

So off I went to try them out - bearing in mind I live in England and it was probably -2 degrees, I hit them pretty well and loved the feel of the shafts - Project X flighted - although again, I had to leave my ego at the door when the pro suggested 5.0 flex, when I have never had any flex other than stiff!!!!

So I have now had them on the course a couple of times, still getting used to the feel of the long irons but the most remarkable thing I have found about these irons is the middle to short irons for their amazing feel and the increased accuracy.

I thought because these irons were chunkier than my knife like mizuno's, my short game would suffer, instead the opposite has occurred - my pitching, bump and runs, knock down shots are all much easier and I am getting much better accuracy.

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there is a lot of psychology to this but at the moment I am loving these irons and not only are they more forgiving but they still have some good workability (when I swing right) and don't look as chunky as some of the other callaways out there.

I highly recommend these irons, I never had a set of irons other than Mizuno before and don't get me wrong, one day I will get them again, but I know I have made a very good choice with the X-20 Tours and I am looking forward to the new seaosn with renewed confidence and vigour, safe in the knowledge that I have a great set or irons in my bag - now all I have to do is sort out the swing to compliment them!

[GRUMBO]

try a set of mizuno mp60 blades, these will no doubt make you change back to forged.

[Lionstar]

Ok,,I love my MP60s, but had to try the X-20 tours,,,gotta admit that even though they lack WAY behind the Mizzys in the "feel" dept.,,,they are a super performing iron.They know 2 shot shapes,,straight and long.
So since my iron game is lacking right now,I will enjoy my affair with the Cally X-20 Tours.

[drgolf]

OK, I just bought a new set of X-20 tour with project flighted x 6.0 from a golfwrx'r. I have now played 3 rounds with these club so here is my review. The clubs I have played with in the past are X14 pros, Fusions, Hogan Apex, Mizuno MP-14, Cleveland TA1, TA2 & TA 3. So I will play with anything that strikes me for the season. I play to a handicap of 2-4 depending on the month (more often the day).

Likes:
These clubs set-up very nicely at address. Yes, the top-line is a typically thick like most Callaway iron (but I like that because it helps with my set-up). Easy to work the ball for a cavity back but defintely not as well as a true blade. Even better is how forgiving these clubs are with mishits. I hit them thin and don't get back the harsh feel; off center mishit I still have confidence that I will be around the flag.

For a cast club they feel very soft, they have a softer feeling than the X-tour or other forged irons, IMHO. The stoke Project X is a bonus making the feel incredible. The PFX definitely help launch the long irons but on the other side it makes it difficult to lower the trajectory. The 3 and 4 iron are much easier to hit than the X14pros, almost as easy as the fusions.

Very nice mixture of forgiveness with feel and playability. Love the stock PFX

Dislikes:
I hate ribbed grips so had to regrip on day one. The cheap plastic stiker on the back of the club and on the shaft. Frequency of the PFX are consistent except the 7i plays an extra stiff.

Definitely not as long or forgiving as the Fusion irons but the trade off is I have more workability and accurate.

Nice set of irons overall and recommend it to a good ball sticker. The PFX 6.0 plays to a strong stiff (Driver ss 105-108 with fast tempo

[808golfer]

Just picked up a set of these last week. Was using a set of X-16 Pro seires. I used the new X-20 Tour twice on the course. So far I can tell you that I had added about ten yards per club. I am in the process of adjusting club per yardage. With the very minor adjustment going on, I really like these clubs. Compared to the X-16, I really can't complain adding ten yards and it seems to be a more solid club for me with the rifle shafts. No complaints here, keeping this set for a long time!

[Philfest]

GRUMBO, on Jan 11 2007, 04:36 PM, said:

try a set of mizuno mp60 blades, these will no doubt make you change back to forged.

I'm pretty sure this was a X-20 Tour review and just in case everyone didn't already know the MP60 was a great club, thanks.

[golfhoopie]

i bought a set a these about two weeks ago with rifle flighted 6.0 shafts.
first of all they feel horrible on mishits and play 1/2 club short.
i had no consistant shot pattern , i don't know if it's the shafts or a combo of both head and shaft.
i have trouble loosing the clubehead in my backswing with these.
maybe they are not for me??? i'm used to forged clubs.
maybe they will be posted on here for sale in a day or so......
i would go demo these before hitting them.. hope this helps

[dcfas]

Lionstar, on Feb 15 2007, 05:48 PM, said:

Ok,,I love my MP60s, but had to try the X-20 tours,,,gotta admit that even though they lack WAY behind the Mizzys in the "feel" dept.,,,they are a super performing iron.They know 2 shot shapes,,straight and long.
So since my iron game is lacking right now,I will enjoy my affair with the Cally X-20 Tours.

I tried these out twice, once at the local shop on a monitor, and once at a demo day. These are awesome irons. I have played MP-14s for the past ten years and only this year began looking around at new sets. I've tried the TM TPs, X-Forged, Titleist 735 and 755CBs, Ping 58s, Mizzy MP-60s, and, of course, these-- the X-20 Tours.

Imho, these performed best: high yet penetrating flight, very easy on the hands, forgiving, and yet workable. The only element that nags at me is that they are not forged. The only other irons I'm considering are the Titleist 755s and maybe the Srixon I302s or 506s (which I need to actually hit-- no one has them around here).

All the others were excellent with only minor, personal detractions as far as I am concerned. The Mizzys were great but I already have a great set. The TM's I find to be a bit garrish to look at and also not forged (US). The X-Forged a bit too demanding. The Ping 58s felt funny to me. I think Lionstar is right on-- the Cally X-Tour irons could make "an enjoyable affair."

[Philfest]

golfhoopie, on Apr 22 2007, 07:39 AM, said:

i bought a set a these about two weeks ago with rifle flighted 6.0 shafts.
first of all they feel horrible on mishits and play 1/2 club short.
i had no consistant shot pattern , i don't know if it's the shafts or a combo of both head and shaft.
i have trouble loosing the clubehead in my backswing with these.
maybe they are not for me??? i'm used to forged clubs.
maybe they will be posted on here for sale in a day or so......
i would go demo these before hitting them.. hope this helps

Great. That means some luck person will be able to buys yours (used). Not only will they get a great club, but for a great price to. Yeah

[Philfest]

I've played them all; Mizzy 32's, 60's, T/M R7TP's, Idea Pro's, Nike pro combo, Miura 301's, Cally X-tour, X-forged, etc etc...

IMO the X-20 Tours are just as good as any f the listed irons and better than some. They feel great, you can work them as good as any others and the stronger loft gives me at least a 1/2 iron in legnth. The only problem I had was the head size, but it actually dissapeard after shooting an 81 on the first round with them. (I'm a 10-caper)

I really wanted the 32's and the 60's to work for me, they're both great looking irons (it was my abilities), but with the exception of the Miura 301's and the T/M R7TP's I just wasn't comfortable?

I can't afford to keep the Miuras until I grow into them, but I can the R7TP's... So I am.

One of these days I'll have the Miura's and the 32's.

[jdvcanal]

Project X shafts play a little stiff. My guess, based off the information you posted, is that the shafts are too stiff for you. I have a driver swing speed of 101-104 and found the 5.0s work great.

[golf222000]

order them today.. Happiest Man in the world

[Philfest]

GRUMBO, on Jan 11 2007, 04:36 PM, said:

try a set of mizuno mp60 blades, these will no doubt make you change back to forged.

Or even better yet, the MP32's....!

[illinoisfrank]

easyyy, on Oct 15 2006, 07:13 PM, said:

Callaway X-20 TOUR irons,

Rate and review...

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I am honestly thinking about putting these in my bag. I am a college golfer and demand a lot out of my irons because we play 7,000 yard plus golf courses. They have great feel and I can do just about anything I want to the golf ball. I hit a lot of high fades along with punch shots because we play in the wind. These are great irons for a good ball striker.

[nutter]

excellent irons, i went in to the local golf shop because i was excited to try the x-forged. i decided to hit both and liked the 20's much more. the xforged lacked zip and were shockingly no more forgiving than the blades i play now. the 20's are great, you can get away with alot and they feel very solid.

[moonshine]

I hit the X20 tour at a demo day recently. It was fun because I could move down the line and compare. The Cal was nice...but sorda' muted at impact. I play MP60 and really like the new S59 Ping! I was surprised quite a bit. I could not work the ball as much with X20..but the Ping was mastery! It really depends on what you are looking for. I personally need something to help me work the ball...not work out my faults back to the middle. I think it was Nelson that said playing the straight shot was more tedious than the rest!?

[Bmoney]

I went and got fitted tried everything in the store, and ended up with these, on flighted 6.0 PX +1/2 longer and 2* UPRIGHT

I just wore out my old set of ping I3+ and was in the market, I have had these for 30 days, 4 rounds, some range sessions and all I can say is wow! These are the best irons I have ever hit, they are longer than what I had, a combination of the shaft and the lofts makes that so, once I got things dialed in it has been just a joy to to play these, long straight and right on target, I can hit a little draw and fade still with these irons. I was never a big callaway fan so I was shocked when these turned out to be the best clubs for me... the shafts are absolutely perfect, get fitted and be sure you like the project X shaft and be sure you get the right flex... critical ( I see above that some people couldn't hit this shaft I would bet it was fitting issues) anyway, I highly reccommend these, played in a scramble recently and let a buddy try them, he ended up playing all day our of my bag, sheepishly asking, can I hit your 7 iron, and saying, if I stick this 6 iron I am going to buy a set of these.... all day , he has a set on order now as well... go check them out you will not be sorry.

Bmoney

[PK*]

I went from deciding between r7's and X-20's to pulling the trigger on the X-20 Tours. Haven't received them yet but did take a few days of simulation to feel out all the candidates. I must say that in my opinion/preference it shoots best of all worlds. Forgiving, not too bulky, great look, great feel, great shafts, control, etc. My swing is averaging 80 mph so I went with the 5.0 Flighted. I was beginning to go nuts with the decision making process until I swung the Tours.

Yes I've only demo'd the clubs but I'm already in love with them. :-)

[crazygolfnut]

I spent time at demo day and thought that they were great. Very straight for me. No major hooks!
Any other review? Cant decide to buy them or not.

[yellowjacket]

After many years playing with Ping Zing2's, I purchased the X20 Tours (2 degrees up, +1/2", S300 shafts). I demoed the Project X and Dynamic Gold shafts in different flexes and settled on the S300. It took a few rounds to get used to the difference in offset, but I am now hitting the ball better than I can ever remember. I am 62 and have been playing since childhood, but never consistently better than about a 15. My last two rounds were 82 and 82. Admittedly, I took a lesson and I have an incentive to play more with the new clubs, but I do love the clubs. I bought Callaway from top to bottom: Big Bertha 460 driver, Big Bertha 3 wood, 3H X-Hybrid, X-20 Tour 4-PW and X Tour wedges 50, 54 and 58. I have no regrets wahtsoever with any of the clubs.

[c0w]

i have been looking for new irons since i started golf which is around late december 2006. first iron set i got was from ebay a old ping eye2 plus that was in march must admit it is pure fun and dead cheap set cost around 300+? good for beginner than between may till early september i tried a couple of iron demo anything from ping to titleist (in other word from forgiving to workable) the few that stands out will be mizuno mx-25, ping I5, G5 all the recent callaway irons x-20, x-20 tour and x-forged and taylormade r7 irons. it is hard to make up my mind cos i was about to sattle for I5 till i heard the I10 is coming out so decided to wait abit while waiting for the I10 to hit the shelf i demoed the I5, x-forged and x-20 tour.

So how come i ended up with the x-20 tour?

first, i find it has more distance than x-forged (abit) and more forgiving (8 mths is just not enough to be consistent for x-forged) that why i choose x20 tour furthermore it is workable . and i love the shafts PX 5.0

what i think of this iron ?

honesly speaking i dont have a official handicap yet !! lets say i am a high handicaper, but i still think this club is decent to be a game improvement iron or a player iron.. just got them yesterday try them at the range today every thing is good however the weather is so unkind for me to see the distance for each irons however i am sure they go way further than my ping and feel softer even on the mishit... the problem i have will be the grip it feel thinner than what i got on my ping eye... but i can deal with that

what is there for me to change?

well my swing tempo now i can get much more relax swing...(from stiff flex to reg)

the looks?

well i ask two different people my friends who i play golf together with... and other people (that dont play golf but know what is ugly and nice looking golf club) a friend who plays golf .... welll his first line is ..."it is alright" (he dislike callaway... from memory... he see callaway is more for senior? i dont get it... but o well) then he added... it looks chunky...when i ask the people who dont play golf... looking at the x-20 tour and mx-25 (my friend the one who hates callaway got mx-25) they comment "i like the one with black and silver looks cool ! ! looks more classy.. well it is clearly looks more appealing to people who dont know much about golf...overall for people who dont mind it is abit big for a player irons (i am one of them) go for this baby....

and finally...

this iron is suitable for those who started playing golf a few mths that has a forgiving iron set and planning to get a newer iron i recommend this iron it has forgiveness and workablity written all over it... but first make sure u get the correct flex shaft for yourself..


happy golfing

[dcallan]

I have been playing for about 15 years and played with a number of iron brands over the years (Ping Knock-offs, Mizzy T-Zoid, TM RAC OS, Cleveland CG-4 Tour, Callaway X-18, and now the Callaway X-20 Tours) What amuses me is that every 2 years I would switch from a workable iron to a game improvement iron and then back again. I would enjoy the accuracy from the tour irons and then miss the distance from the game improvement irons and vice versa. So back and forth I went for 9 years.

My game has improved quite a bit in the last year - primarily driving and short game. After I purchased the X-18s last year, I spent many more hours on the range and took some more lessons with some very decent local pros. As my swing improved, I found that the X-18s were going much further, but I had a tendency to "pull" a very straight shot left because the offset would cause the face to close slightly on a firm shot.

So, this year I decided to do more research and demo'ing. I liked the callaway club quality, forgiveness and looks. I also liked the shaft options that were available with this year's line. The PX flighted rifle shafts may be engineered well, but I think I like them best because the look so cool. In any case, I agonized over buying the X-Forged irons because of the looks. When I demo'ed the X-20 Tours I noticed that I could hit them as hard as I liked and not "pull." But, the iron felt more forgiving then the X-Forged because I have been playing cast cavity backs for a few years now.

The PX 6.0 shafts in the retail clubs (majoy golf stores) is very stiff. I would consider it extra stiff, in fact. I was detered by the prices of custom sets from ordered online from Callaway because there was no discount that could be found for the standard 6.0 shafts online. I waited until last week when I found a set of standard length and lie X-20 Tours with PX 5.0 shafts in mint condition. The prices was very attractive.

I have played a few very good rounds and have some nice range sessions. Of note, I found that the long irons were actually easier to hit and carried further than my X-18s. I don't have to worry about the closed face anymore. Mid irons roll further than my X-18s. Short irons launch lower than my X-18s.

Overall, I can say I am happy with the choice. I think I found the right mix of distance and accuracy. Hopefully I won't need to change clubs for many years. I am sure that will please my wife. Also, I highly recommend ditching your 3-iron (thought it hits well) and replacing it with a nice 3iron hybrid from Callaway or Cobra Golf. This made shots from the rough more manageable.

Cheers!

[michael.martinez]

Had these for about 6 months now and can't complain. I didn't start hitting them longer until I changed my swing with instruction from a friend of mine who had been playing since about 6 years of age. I am short 5'3" so of course my clubs are short. They are at standard weight but with 6.0 flighted. My swing speed is between 90 - 98 with irons and 97 - 105 with driver. I honestly believe that these shafts are to stiff. I'm really contemplating going down to either R300's or 5.0's. Anyone have any opinions?

[dcallan]

I definately agree. The 6.0 shafts are really for strong fast ball strikers. The shaft mfgr website indicates that 6.0's are for folks who can hit a 6iron 180+. I can't so I hit 5.0's and love them.

[michael.martinez]

Has anyone tried the X-20 Tours with the TT Dynamic Gold Lite shaft?

[Choate51]

Just and absolute great set of irons. I bought them after an extensive demo day. Tried everything and suprisingly this was the winner. You could work the ball if you really wanted to and you could lower trajectory even with the project x flighted 6.0 shafts that I have on them. I was amazed how easy they were to hit. I recommend them highly.

[ThreePuttPar]

Can anyone directly compare them to the X-Tours in terms of distance and feel? You can still order the X-Tours from Caly and I don't know what to replace my current set with since the grooves are starting to wear down. Aslo I play the non flighted ProjX in 5.5. Can anyone compare the shafts? I do like the new chromed version of the projX's.

[ThreePuttPar]

michael.martinez, on Oct 5 2007, 12:40 PM, said:

Had these for about 6 months now and can't complain. I didn't start hitting them longer until I changed my swing with instruction from a friend of mine who had been playing since about 6 years of age. I am short 5'3" so of course my clubs are short. They are at standard weight but with 6.0 flighted. My swing speed is between 90 - 98 with irons and 97 - 105 with driver. I honestly believe that these shafts are to stiff. I'm really contemplating going down to either R300's or 5.0's. Anyone have any opinions?

My Driver swing speed is 112 +/- 3 mph. I play 5.5's in my irons and feel the 6.0 is too stiff. Also if you are cutting clubs short and not increasing head weight the shaft will effectively play stiffer. I'd try 5.0's

[tommymaxer]

michael.martinez, on Oct 15 2007, 12:36 PM, said:

Has anyone tried the X-20 Tours with the TT Dynamic Gold Lite shaft?

I've got the X20 Tours with Dynamic Gold SL S300 shafts with Sensicore. Great feel. Highly recommend.

[dcallan]

I loved the heads on these clubs, but I the PX shafts did not jive with me. I had to sell them and buy fusions. I actually spent a long time debating having the clubs re shafted with DG SL w/sensicore. But I got a good deal on the Fusion irons and decided to buy/sell and break even. Great clubs for guys with high swing speed. The PX are not for weekend golfers, no matter who good you "think" you are. However, again, the heads are beautiful.

[Johnny Lad]

it always takes a couple of months to get used to a new set of irons! i was the same when i bought my x20 tour irons! i got the rifle 6.0 shafts and the first few times i hit them they were goin low and right! it just takes time to get used to them as every shaft is different and if you cant hit them after a month or two start hittin the gym!!!!

[daMANiack]

Hi,

I had a set of MP-30, but as my swing was going off, getting older, I decided to goto the MX-25. I really liked the MX-25's, but decided to get a set of X-20 Tours with PX Flighted 5.0.

I was strggling with the PXF 5.0, I think the overall shaft weight was too high and couldn't sense where the clubhead was, hitting mainly strong draws or blocks to the right.

I bought a set of NS Pro 850GH R-Flex shafts. I spined and installed and what a combination. The overall weight of each club has dropped by to close to 30gms and swingweighted to D2.

I can honested say, I have never hit the ball better, straight or the softest draw and the perfect height, high but with a boring trajectory.

I've dropped from 6.3 to 4.7 in the last couple weeks mainly due to the X-20 Tours and NS Pro 850GH.

Even though the X-20 Tours felt softish, I decided to install ProSoft inserts and must say, what an awesome feeling now. I get very little vibration from off centre hits, but still plenty of feel and I know when I've hit a bad one, it feels tingly, not sharp.

Solid shots with X-20 Tour NS Pro feels absolutely awesome, so friggin' solid, you really know you nutted the ball and the results are highlighted by your buddies, another great shot there.

Initially my playing buddies were saying, "oooh, not sure if I could hit those with that topline", now some are saying, "they look a solid club that I could hit".

I really think a few are struggling with the PXF shafts but not really prepared to admit it.

Cheerz

[meschwerin]

Just bought a set on ebay with the DG S300 shafts. After demoing x20 tours, x-forged, and ap-2 i was torn between the x20 tours and the ap2. I think they are both great irons and more comparable than I would have expected. I am switching from apex blades so this is a jump for me. I just find that with work it's hard to play enough to hit blades (unless you are working banker's hours). Also, I am NOT a fan of the project X shafts. I think they look great and feel terrible. The best advice I can offer anyone is to try the dynamic golf shafts with any such iron as the PFX are getting more and more negative reviews from everyone i know with them.

[bogeypro]

oops, wrong club.

[tankantc]

Banker's hours, now that is funny. You mean you want my job and work from 7 am to 7 pm and most Saturday's?

Anyway, I have demoed these, the MX-25's and I am going to try the Srixon 701's today. I need to pull the trigger but thanks to all who contributed here and have made my decision tougher

[Baconator]

I bought a set with flighted 6.0 flex shafts at the end of April. I have to say that I have not regretted the purchase once since then. My swing speed (95-100) is far too low for the 6.0 flex according to most people here, but I love them and honestly hit them as well if not better than the 5.0s. The feel at impact is great for me with enough feedback to let me know how I messed up without hurting my hands. I find I'm far more accurate with these irons and that if I'm not accurate it's because of a bad swing or setup. When I'm swinging well I can put a draw or a fade on shots, although I'm happy to just be hitting them straight most of the time. I'm a 14-15 HC and cannot imagine needing to switch from these irons anytime soon.

[JDorfler]

I love mine. But I must remind everyone looking for a new set that you must find a set that works for you. Just because I love them doesn't mean you will. With that said, I'll probably keep mine for a long long time.

[silver77]

what would be more forgiving, x 20 tour or mizuno mx 200

[Fore_Man]

does anybody have any new updates as to the release of the X-22 tours? heard before it was 1.15.09, but i am a little surprised Callaway isn't hyping up the release.

I have hit the X-20 tours, and love them. Just would like to compare the two before i pull the trigger on a new set of irons.