Equipment
TESTING: Callaway Rogue vs. Rogue Pro vs. Rogue X irons
For an average golfer, what’s the difference between Callaway’s Rogue, Rogue Pro and Rogue X irons? That’s what we wanted to find out.
In our new club testing series, average golfers will be hitting either different shafts or different club heads, testing them against each other. The process will simply be to hit an equal number of shots with each shaft or club head, eliminating any outliers, and then report the numbers. These are all one-variable tests. Since the club tests are all done at Club Champion in Royal Oak, Michigan, the testing is under direct supervision of professional fitters. For the Callaway Rogue test, each of the golfers hit 6 irons with identical shafts in each head.
First, some information about each of the irons in this test.
Callaway Rogue irons
Callaway says: “Rogue irons are the best combination of distance, accuracy and playability ever in a Callaway iron with our 360 Face Cup and VFT, multi-material construction, and Urethane Microspheres.”
Read more about the Rogue irons here in our tech story
Callaway Rogue Pro irons
Callaway says: “Rogue Pro Irons are the best combination of distance, accuracy and playability ever in a Callaway players iron.”
Read more about the Rogue Pro irons here in our tech story
Callaway Rogue X irons
Callaway says: “Rogue X Irons are a total distance overhaul, with our 360 Face Cup and VFT, multi-material construction, Urethane Microspheres, and a component package designed for maximum distance.”
Read more about the Rogue X irons here in our tech story
The Test Results
Player A (17 handicap, left-handed)
| Rogue | Rogue Pro | Rogue X | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Club Speed | 77.7 mph | 77.0 mph | 77.3 mph |
| Ball Speed | 107.3 mph | 102.9 mph | 108.9 mph |
| Smash Factor | 1.38 | 1.34 | 1.41 |
| Spin Rate | 5197 rpm | 6378 rpm | 5376 rpm |
| Side (feet) | 55.3L | 103.7L | 84.8L |
| Launch Angle | 13.8 degrees | 14.8 degrees | 12.5 degrees |
| Carry | 144.1 yards | 131.4 yards | 145.4 yards |
| Total | 162.2 yards | 145.9 yards | 162.4 yards |
| Height | 54 feet | 51 feet | 51 feet |
| Attack Angle | -5.5 degrees | -6.6 degrees | -5.9 degrees |
Player B (9 handicap, right-handed)
| Rogue | Rogue Pro | Rogue X | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Club Speed | 88.0 mph | 87.3 mph | 88.1 mph |
| Ball Speed | 128.4 mph | 124.9 mph | 131.2 mph |
| Smash Factor | 1.46 | 1.43 | 1.49 |
| Spin Rate | 5704 rpm | 5298 rpm | 4571 rpm |
| Side (feet) | 13.2L | 0.3R | 2.0L |
| Launch Angle | 14.6 degrees | 16.0 degrees | 12.3 degrees |
| Carry | 184.2 yards | 181.4 yards | 195.7 yards |
| Total | 193.6 yards | 191.9 yards | 210.3 yards |
| Height | 98 feet | 97 feet | 85 feet |
| Attack Angle | -6.0 degrees | -7.0 degrees | -5.6 degrees |
Conclusion
As with any club test, this test shows that different club heads and designs favor certain players. If you want to know which of these three irons is right for you, the only way to know for sure is to test them yourself!
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- Adam Scott what’s in the bag accurate as of the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 TX
Driver: TaylorMade BRNR (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 TX
5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees), TaylorMade Stealth 2 (18 degrees
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 9 X, Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 9 X
7-wood: TaylorMade Stealth (21 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Black 9 X
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Shafts: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid 105 X (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (50-12F, 54-08M), SM9 (LW), WedgeWorks (LW)
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Putter: L.A.B. Golf Mezz.1 Proto
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
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Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: TaylorMade TP5x
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Ben Griffin might be a little too young to remember some of the iconic Maxfli golf balls that won on tour, but that isn’t stopping him from putting the newest Tour X ball from the brand in play. Today, Maxfli and Griffin announced an exclusive partnership that will see the PGA Tour player using the company’s four-piece golf ball.
While Griffin might be the first PGA Tour player to put a new Maxfli golf ball in play, he isn’t the first profesional golfer to do so. Lexi Thompson has been playing the Maxfli Tour golf ball on the LPGA Tour since the beginning of the 2024.
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We caught up with Ben at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in Texas this week to ask him about the new ball switch.
“I was able to finally get my hands on some and try it and immediately I saw faster ball speed with the driver, which is always something every golfer wants to see.
“Then I had to test a lot around the greens and test irons, test spins, test everything like that. Basically, I came to the conclusion that I thought this was probably one of the best golf balls for my game.
“And so I decided to make it official and partner with them and very excited to help kind of launch this golf ball and see where it takes us.”
Griffin’s ball of choice is the Maxfli Tour X, a four-piece golf ball that is made for highly skilled players that want consistent distance off the driver and spin around the green. An updated core design helps add the ball speed that Griffin mentioned and two ionomer mantle layers separate low spin driver shots from higher spin iron and wedge shots. Maxfli uses Center Of center-of-gravity balancing to ensure each ball has consistent flight in the air and roll on the green. Like all golf balls on tour, the Tour X features a cast urethane cover for maximum performance, and it has a tetrahedron dimple pattern to enhance aerodynamics.
It is exciting to see a golf ball at a lower price point — $39.99 at Golf Galaxy — being used by a top 100 ranked player in the world like Ben Griffin, and equipment junkies will be keenly watching his performance with the new ball.
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Steven S Herrera
Jul 22, 2020 at 9:52 am
How many more different, but similar, models of clubs can Callaway produce and the market accommodate? Just in terms of shelf space, stores will have to either get larger or start dropping the lesser-known brands.
Buster Hyman
Oct 2, 2018 at 12:35 pm
What a douche thread of comments…
Guess everyone on here are touring pros right?
WTF
DJ
Sep 4, 2018 at 8:03 pm
Testing at Club Champion? That’s the first mistake. Joke of a business .
ski_co
Sep 4, 2018 at 3:00 pm
The 6 hcp hits a 210 6 iron? Boy, I must be getting old.
ski_co
Sep 4, 2018 at 3:00 pm
Sorry, 9 hcp
Dennis Corley
Sep 4, 2018 at 12:11 pm
Did you note any loft and length differences on the different 6 iron models?
Rogue 6 iron: 26 degrees, 37.625″ length
Rogue Pro 6 iron: 27 degrees, 37.5″ length
Rogue X 6 iron: 24 degrees!. 37.75″ length
Come on guys! A test?
Dennis Corley
Sep 4, 2018 at 12:13 pm
Also, from your article:
“These are all one-variable tests”
Not really one variable is it?
unoho
Sep 4, 2018 at 1:32 am
Anybody playing these chintzy looking clubs has gotta be a total loser.
Humphrey Bogart
Mar 9, 2019 at 8:27 pm
Stupid, stupid, stupid comment.
BettiBoop
Sep 3, 2018 at 8:07 am
This was a test? This was just 2 dudes hitting clubs a few times. Not sure these results really tell us anything.
mike
Sep 1, 2018 at 12:00 pm
These irons are works of art. The backside designs are awesome. I hope they work as good as they look.
asd
Sep 1, 2018 at 11:20 pm
No, they are designed for the golfing massses… sooo obvious
asd
Sep 1, 2018 at 11:21 pm
😮 ???!!!!
lana
Sep 2, 2018 at 2:01 pm
All those curves, bars and ridges on the back must have some strange function… or is it just bling for the gullible?
Ronald
Sep 2, 2018 at 2:05 pm
Rogues are the ultimate bling clubs for duffers with more money than brains or talent.
ogo
Sep 2, 2018 at 7:55 pm
Stupidity and lies sell clubs to the gullible gearheads who yearn for the newest toys.
kyle
Aug 31, 2018 at 7:29 pm
OoOoOoh… I love love love the cavity back designs… and would be proud to put any of them in my WITB gonadal arsenal of weapons !!!!!!!
shawn
Aug 31, 2018 at 11:52 pm
These Rogue clubs are designed to deceive the gullible gearheads who actually thinks what’s on the back of a club affects what’s happening on the front. These are stupid ugly designs.
Steve McIvor
Aug 31, 2018 at 6:16 pm
Hope neither of these players put any of them into play. Zero control of the ball when it comes down. 7 irons should not be spinning that low and rolling out so far.
Steve McIvor
Aug 31, 2018 at 6:24 pm
My bad, they’re 6 irons!! However, still a lack of control. Difficult to hit at front flags with that much roll out. Longest playable iron thereafter needs to start being looked at.
Tom
Aug 31, 2018 at 5:30 pm
A 9 handicap player can’t tell you anything about a club’s performance, they can’t play well enough. A 17 handicap player shouldn’t even be allowed to obtain a driver’s license, obviously they have very poor hand eye coordination.
kyle
Aug 31, 2018 at 7:33 pm
Yes but…. the Rogue market is in the 9-17 handicap player cohort. It’s all about marketing blingy glitzy chunky irons to desperate golfers who cannot get any better but hope a new set of gonadal clubs will help their dis-functional performance.
lana
Sep 2, 2018 at 2:03 pm
It’s all about look and feeeeeel… soooo obvious
Wiger Toods
Aug 31, 2018 at 5:19 pm
12º launch angle. What are they, drivers?
Goldhawk
Sep 1, 2018 at 7:45 pm
1.49 smash factor from the Rouge X for the 9hcp – yes, apparently it is a driver