Callaway xr irons

[Foreplay]

Anyone using these irons, thoughts please.

 

[Imurg]

Hugely long, hugely forgiving, easy to get in the air.
Callaway's version of the Super Game Improvement iron.

 

[MrC]

Hugely long, hugely forgiving, easy to get in the air.
Callaway's version of the Super Game Improvement iron.

i have them and this is true. Lofts are low. 5 iron 23' and xhot 4 hybrid is 22'

tbh they are good. You get consistent distance and they fly straight. Most of the time. This for me was massive progress

 

[mikeb4]

I have heard a lot of positive things about them, easy to hit and very forgiving as long as you get fitted for them

 

[One Planer]

Hugely long, hugely forgiving, easy to get in the air.
Callaway's version of the Super Game Improvement iron.

Says the Callaway brand ambassador and sales rep

 

[Imurg]

Says the Unofficial Amateur Callaway brand ambassador and sales rep

:thup:

 

[gmhubble]

I have the steelhead Xr version and am very very happy - actually prefer them to the apex cf16

As others have said though get yourself fitted and don't buy off the shelf

 

[Sidsidgwick]

Played them and found them to be excellent, long, forgiving and easy to use. A joy to hit. Only reason I didn't plumb for them as was I preferred the look of a different set of irons at address.

 

[guest100718]

I had the xr pro. they do go miles although felt a bit dead. now have ap2s which I am hitting 1 to 2 clubs more than the xr .

 

[Robster59]

I have the XR which I would call game improvement irons (I think the XR Oversize are really the Super Game Improvement Irons).
I got fitted for them a year ago and very happy with them.
They are long and pretty forgiving. Bear in mind that the loft is one iron stronger than on my previous Mizuno MX-900's which helps get the extra distance, but all new clubs seem to do that.
I just got the 5-PW iron as the loft on the 5 iron is 23° which is only 3° more than my 5 wood. However as a result the PW has a 44° loft which means you may need to consider what loft of wedges you get to go with them.

 

[Kaizer_Soze]

I had the xr pro. they do go miles although felt a bit dead. now have ap2s which I am hitting 1 to 2 clubs more than the xr .

Ditto, except I have ap1's, certainly hitting them 1 club further

 

[Deleted member 23344]

I have two sets of clubs; one Ping and the other Callaway. I recently put together the Callaway set and chose XR irons. I have played with them a couple of times, but I don't hit them as well as the G20 irons in my Ping set. Like most of the Callaway irons I have seen, they have a thicker top line appearance at address and this is offputting for me ... it may seem a bit OCD, but I find that the look of a club at address is important to me. So the jury is out, but everyone seems to find them easy to hit and long, so I must overcome my visual foibles and get going with them.