Over the last handful of years, Callaway Golf has released numerous drivers trying to appeal to golfers of all abilities. This year, Callaway has trimmed down its offerings to three drivers; there is the RAZR Fit Xtreme (the sequel to last year’s RAZR Fit) and the new X Hot and X Hot Pro. The RAZR Fit Xtreme offers the most adjustability of Callaway’s three drivers and is aimed at the better player. The X Hot line, on the other hand, is aimed at golfers seeking a little more in the way of forgiveness and a lot more in the way of distance. Land Manual. Callaway claims this to be their hottest driver and with the X Hot line their focus is very much on hitting the ball a long way.

Feb 20, 2014. Callaway Club Specialist, Ross Stewart shows you how to adjust loft and lie angle on the new X2 Hot Driver. Here is how you can adjust loft and lie angle on your X2 Hot Driver: Loft and Lie Adjustability Instructions. We recommend that you make adjustments in the order below: 1. LOFT options • stated loft. The X Hot driver is designed to have a square face angle in its neutral setting. Setting the face angle to the open (O) position on the Opti-Fit Hosel will open the face to 2.5 degrees and subtract 1 degree of loft. A change to the closed (C) setting will set the face 1.5-degrees closed and increase loft 1 degree.

In fact, the company’s focus on distance is so high that this year that they have assembled their “X Team” of long hitters. For every 325+ yard drive that is hit by a Callaway staffer, they are receiving a “bomb patch” to put on their bag and a special “4 bills” patch is out there for those who smash one over 400 yards. While most amateurs won’t be hitting the ball quite as far as that, Callaway says that this club will have you further down the fairway than ever before. Read on to find out if this club is really a hot as they say it is. Test Model Details For the purpose of this review, I received the standard X-Hot Pro driver with 10.5° of loft.

The club has the stock, Project X Velocity shaft with a stiff flex. Esthetics Over the last few years, driver esthetics have gone under a bit of an overhaul.

For many years, the go-to look was a dark (usually black) crown but all that changed with the introduction of white drivers. Now companies are getting bolder with their looks and we have seen many different colors popping up.

For the X Hot Pro (and standard X Hot), Callaway has opted to go for a matte grey for the crown of the driver. I prefer my drivers to have a clean look at address and over the last couple years my favorite looking drivers have been the two Mizunos that I’ve had because they were void of any alignment markings on the crown. The same is true of this diver; there are no markings on the top of this club. It has an extremely simple and sleek look when set up behind the ball. The standard X-Hot doesn’t have quite the same look as it has some graphics surround the edge of the club. The sole of the driver sports a glossy black finish with white and red accents. The face of the club is finished in black and features some grooves painted in white along with a stylized “X” marking the sweet spot of the club. Of the drivers I’ve had over the last few years, this is the best looking that I’ve had. As I said before, I prefer the simple, clean look at address that this club delivers.

I also love the finish on this club. The matte gray is different enough from the standard black that it stands out and has that uniqueness about it but isn’t distracting as some of the other bolder colors might be. The matte finish is also nice because even in the sunniest of conditions you do not have to deal with glare. From a marketing stand point I think Callaway has achieved exactly what they wanted here; nobody else has a driver with this finish so it’s evident when your using one, but it isn’t so distracting that it turns people away. Design and Technology In my mind, golf equipment manufacturers are kind of divided into two different camps; there are those that stand more on traditional designs and those that are more on the cutting edge of technology. While companies like Titleist and Mizuno do their fair share of research and development and we see new technology in their clubs each year they are in that first group in my mind; their designs are more traditional and that seems to be their focus.