His golfing highlight is making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, and he has made one hole-in-one. He currently plays at West Byfleet Golf Club in Surrey, where his handicap index floats between 3-5. He has played 31 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Old Head and Alwoodley. He has also covered three Open Championships on-site including at Carnoustie in 2018 when he was inside the ropes with Tiger Woods. Elliott has interviewed some huge names in the golf world including Sergio Garcia, Thomas Bjorn, Bernd Wiesberger and Scotty Cameron as well as a number of professionals on the DP World and PGA Tours. He graduated in Sports Journalism in 2016 and currently manages the Golf Monthly news, courses and travel sections as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. I've always hated the big-headed, 460cc game improvement drivers, but the matt gray finish, with the designs on the outer edges really hide the size of the head.Elliott Heath is our Senior Staff Writer and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016. I just don't have anything negative to say about it. I'm not normally a 300 yard guy, but I finally did it with this driver. My buddies and I always try to hit the green on this hole and in the 2 years I've been playing golf, none of us has ever done it. Yes, I landed on the green, pin high first time on the course with this driver. By head, I mean the club can be bought without a shaft (although you can get one already assembled, if you want). Log in to, and youll see its easy to pick the right head for your game.
#EARLIER CALLAWAY X HOT DRIVER ADJUSTMENT DRIVER#
While the new Big Bertha models are likely to capture the headlines for 2014, the X2 Hot is certainly worth consideration at any level of the game. I tested the Callaway XHot Pro LD (279) driver myself, and heres how it went down. It was so good that it overshadowed the brands more expensive RAZR Fit Xtreme model. Callaway New FT Optiforce Torque Wrench Adjustment Tool W/Instruction Manual. One of the courses I play has a 323 yard, par 4. GM verdict:The original Callaway X Hot did a great job of offering plenty of distance without sacrificing control. Callaway X Hot Driver For those of you younger than 40, you might not know that back in the day, Callaway was the big-time game changer. There are so many people (particularly retired men) that are fascinated with golf today and it is no wonder why the Callaway golf clubs are now at, the peak of success in the world of golf clubs.
#EARLIER CALLAWAY X HOT DRIVER ADJUSTMENT HOW TO#
I was playing a Callaway Razr-Fit Extreme, and it will now be going up for sale.ĭistance: The longest driver I have ever hit. How To Adjust Callaway X2 Hot Driver The hosel consists of two cogs - an upper cog and a lower cog - that rotate independently to provide a total of 8 possible loft and lie combinations. The Callaway golf clubs are some of the most popular and also reliable types of golf clubs in the market today. Even your low, duck hook mistakes get the ball out there in playable position most times. It has an extremely light, large and thin face that helps to increase the ball speeds. The driver offers ten yards more than the earlier model. The best thing about the forgiveness is that you will still see decent distance. The Callaway X2 Hot driver is far more forgiving than the predecessor X Hot driver. I'm normally a slicer, and have still sliced with this driver, but that's my issue.įorgiving: Absolutely it's forgiving just about anywhere on the face that you make contact with the ball. I'm speaking to the regular X Hot, 460cc head, with an upgraded Diamanta 62CT, stiff shaft. It does exactly what most of the reviews says it does. The X2 Hot offers four new performance enhancing features: New Hyper Speed Face, Improved Head Shape and Construction, New Advanced Adjustable Hosel, and New Tour Aldila Shaft. The X-Hot driver is light, yet you can still feel where the head is during your swing. Callaway’s goal with the new X2 Hot driver was to offer more distance, control, and forgiveness than the previous X Hot driver.