The Most Frequently Asked Question If you read through the thousands of comments that have been posted on PluggedInGolf.com, you’ll notice a few themes – people thanking us for our informative reviews, people telling us our reviews are crap, and people asking for recommendations – but the most frequently asked question is, “How do I adjust my driver?” With that in mind, I thought I’d write a full length explanation of how adjustable drivers work and how you can get the most out of them. This Lesson Is For You If: You have an adjustable driver You aren’t sure how to adjust it Hosel Adjustments – Loft, Lie, and Face Angle Loft and Face Angle When TaylorMade launched the R9 family of drivers, they talked about hosel adjustments in terms of left and right, i.e.
Closing or opening the club face. Six years later, the conversation has changed to adjusting loft.
Here’s what you need to understand: adjusting the loft means changing the face angle and vice versa. Here’s the simple version of the loft/face angle relationship: When you add loft, you are closing the face. When you remove loft, you are opening the face This is counterintuitive, but if you experiment with your own adjustable driver you’ll see that it’s correct. Set the driver to the highest loft and you’ll see a closed face. Set it to the lowest loft and the face will be open. For those interested in the “why,” here it is: the driver you bought only has one loft.
If it’s a 10 degree driver, it will always be 10 degrees, no matter how you twist it. By twisting it (changing the face angle), however, you are taking what was a 10 degree driver with a square face and making it a 10 degree driver that is, for example, 2 degrees closed. Now, to get that face square at impact, you need to open that 10 degree driver a couple degrees, thus adding loft. Lie Angle The adjustment that most manufacturers have, but few talk about, is lie angle. Instead of calling it a lie angle adjustment, most manufacturers talk about fade, neutral, or draw settings.
This is code for making the lie angle flatter, neutral, or more upright, respectively. PING Ping’s G30 adapter is fairly straightforward: there’s a circle which indicates that the club face is square and has the stated loft. Then there are big and small plus and minus signs indicating that you can add or subtract 0.6° or 1.0° of loft. Remember, when you add loft, the face closes; when you subtract loft, the face opens. Cobra True to their “golf should be fun” ethos, Cobra has the simplest, best-labeled adapter on the market.
Each loft is clearly labeled, and the one you select shows up in a window on the hosel. The “Draw” settings indicated a more upright lie angle. Titleist Titleist has used the same adapter since they got into the adjustable driver game (yay!), but it requires a reference card to use it (boo!). It’s a two-ring adapter with four positions on each ring – 1,2,3,4 and A,B,C,D – allowing for a total of 16 settings. The loft adjustments range from subtracting 0.75° to adding 1.5°.
The lie angle adjustments follow the same pattern. TaylorMade No one has created more different adapters over the years than TaylorMade. Their current generation of drivers strive for simplicity with their “Higher” and “Lower” labels. This sleeve allows you to add or subtract 2° of loft. Callaway Callaway, like TaylorMade, has run through a number of different adapters over the last few years, but they seem to have settled on the Opti-Fit+.
This is a two-ring adapter, much like Titleist’s, but using it is much simpler. You can use the two rings to select a Neutral (N) or Draw (D) lie angle, and subtract 1° of loft or add 1° or 2°. Nike Nike is second only to Cobra in making hosel adjustments easy to understand. Their STR8-FIT adapter has two rings: one for selecting loft, the other for selecting face angle (left, right, or straight). The loft is adjustable across five degrees. Adjustable Weights When it comes to adjustable weights, there are essentially two types of systems: sliding weights and removable weights. Both of these systems are governed by the same rules, so I’ll focus on the types of movements/adjustments you can make and the effects they will have.
If you have a good grasp of, all of this will be very simple. Also keep in mind that any of these changes can also affect the way the club feels during the swing.
Moving Weight Towards the Toe or Heel This is the easiest adjustment to understand: the ball will go towards the weight. If you move the weight toward the toe, the ball will be more inclined to fade or slice. If you move the weight toward the heel, the ball will be more likely to draw or hook.
Also realize that when you move a significant amount of weight toward the toe or heel, you will move the sweet spot. If you consistently hit the heel or toe of the driver, you might adjust the weight to move the sweet spot towards your normal contact point. Moving Weight Forward or Backward This is the hot adjustment of 2015 – and are both good examples of it.
According to the manufacturers, when the weight moves back, the driver becomes higher launching and lower spinning, and with the weight forward, the ball flight is lower with more spin. I also think that moving the weight forward and back has the biggest impact on feel. Finally, realize that with the weight further back, there’s more gear effect.
Moving Weight to the Perimeter or Centering It When you move weight toward the perimeter, the MOI increases and the driver becomes more forgiving. When you center the weight, the MOI shrinks and it becomes less forgiving. Moving Weight Up and Down When you move weight up, you make the club lower launching and higher spinning. Conversely, when you move weight down, you make the club higher launching and lower spinning. Just as when you move the weight toward the toe or heel, you’re also moving the sweet spot. If you tend to hit the ball low on the face, moving weight down might make sense so you can have a more “pure” strike. Conclusion Hopefully with this information you’ll feel empowered to take full advantage of your adjustable driver.
It is important to keep in mind that while adjustability is a great tool, it’s one that you should use sparingly. Set up your driver to fit your overall tendencies, then practice with it. If every missed fairway has you reaching for your wrench, you’re setting yourself up for trouble. I have a Nike Vapor Pro driver with flex loft. If The neutral face angle is 1degree open. How much does the face open or close with the right or left settings.
If it is only 1-2 degrees, I don’t mind using it but if is more than that I’d rather just change my swing. Right now my swing gives a pretty straight ball and I’d like a little draw spin for added distance but when I try to hit a draw I usually start to lose control and hook the ball. Closing the face a little and keeping my swing the same seems to be the better option! I’m confused about your comment on moving the weights forward or back. Doesn’t moving the weight forward create lower launch with less spin and more run out and moving back creates higher launch with more spin with less run out? Here is your comment: Moving Weight Forward or Backward This is the hot adjustment of 2015 – Cobra’s FlipZone and Nike’s FlexFlight are both good examples of it.
According to the manufacturers, when the weight moves back, the driver becomes higher launching and lower spinning, and with the weight forward, the ball flight is lower with more spin. I also think that moving the weight forward and back has the biggest impact on feel.
Finally, realize that with the weight further back, there’s more gear effect. Bryan, I don’t know the answer to your question, but my inclination is that it may vary by manufacturer. I recall that some of the old TMAG adapters were labeled RH or LH, so in that case you would just follow the directions as normal. I’m not sure which manufacturers make LH adapters (or more correctly, adapters labeled for LH), and which just use RH universally. The way to check would be to look at what happens to the face angle when you turn the adapter to maximum increased loft. If the face ends up very shut (for you, the LH player), then it’s labelled for LH. If increasing loft opens the face, you will need to reverse it.
Best, Matt. Thanks for the info Matt! I recently bought the M2 because I had the R11s with aldila rip’d 65 3.2toque x-stiff and I felt it was time for an upgrade. I asked our pro to order the M2 with the same shaft specs as my r11s. I now have the M2 aldila rogue 110 msi 70-2.8-x. My r11s is 9 degees set to standard loft i have the heavy 10 gram weight in the toe 1 g in the heel and have it set to open.
To get my M2 tuned so far I have gone 4 clicks lower to get the ball flying the best. So far with the m2 I’m not super impressed for the $400 i spent. Matt knowing what you know from my r11s what would you have put me in for a shaft in the m2, i love my r11?Thank you for time Matt!
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. 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. 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.
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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. To me, Callaway is in that second group. They are always trying to find a new way to make their clubs that much better than their competitors.
While at times it can come off a bit gimmicky, their clubs are always packed full of new technology that promises to help you hit the ball straighter and further than ever before. It’s worth noting that the top three in driving distance on tour this year are all Callaway staffers (1. Nicolas Colsearts, 2. Luke List, 3. Gary Woodland) so maybe it’s not as gimmicky as some might think. There are a number of new features on the new X Hot Pro that help the golfer get the ball further down the center of the fairway.
Like the RAZR Fit Xtreme and the original RAZR Fit, the X Hot drivers have Callaway’s OptiFit hosel. This adjustable hosel is one of the more basic ones available and allows for just three settings; either square (S), open (O), or closed (C). For me, the adjustable hose is more about fine tuning the club to fit your swing. Don’t think that if you normally slice the ball like crazy but then set the face closed that you will all of a sudden be in the center each time.
You won’t be. While the OptiFit hosel has significantly fewer settings than some of their competitor’s offerings, I think that it is more than sufficient for the average golfer. More settings means that there is more to play around with and that can lead to unnecessary tinkering. On top of that, it’s kind of nice not to need a chart to figure out how to adjust the club each time.
One feature that I really like about the OptiFit hosel is that no matter how the club is set up, the shaft stays in the same orientation. This is nice because if I want to change the set up, my grip still stays in the same spot so I don’t all of a sudden have the grip’s logo on the side of the club. As far as making the actual adjustments, it couldn’t be easier. You simply use the supplied wrench to loosen the screw on the bottom, move the ring in the hosel to the desired setting, and then use the wrench again to tighten the screw until it clicks. The hosel is also sized very well as some of the adjustable ones available (admittedly fewer than in the past) are a bit on the large and distracting side.
Two other new technologies on the new X Hot driver are Speed Frame Face and Ultra Thin Wall Casting Technology. Both of these new design elements help to optimize the club’s center of gravity. The Ultra Thin Wall Casting Technology allowed Callaway to design a very lightweight head while the Speed Frame Face helps to create faster ball speeds over the entire face. This means less distance loss and more forgiveness on the occasional mishit. The X Hot Pro comes in with a 435cc head, which is slightly smaller than the standard X Hot (460 cc).
It is also geared towards slightly better golfers as it has a neutral weight configuration as opposed to the standard verision which is set up to help golfers draw the ball. The standard length of the club is 45.75 inches. Performance At this point we know that there is a bunch of cool technology in this club and that it looks pretty damn good, but how does it perform? That’s the important part, right. For me, it is among the best drivers that I’ve had. I’ve never had a big stick that I’ve hit longer and with as much accuracy as this one.
That’s not to say that I’m hitting this club 20 yards further than my old driver, because I’m not but I’d say that I’ve gotten maybe five yards or so more distance. That part really doesn’t matter to me though; honestly is there a big difference between 250 and 255? What I’ve been more impressed with is the accuracy. I’ve still had my bad days where I can’t seem to hit a fairway to save my life, but on those days, it’s not the driver, I can assure you. On those days everything is bad. On good days though (and there seems to be more of them lately) I feel like the fairways could be 10 yards wide and I’d still find them.
With this driver in the bag I’ve had rounds of 13/14 fairways and 14/14 fairways. Part of that is due to me getting better and putting in the work on the range, but part of that is having a club that is forgiving and that fits my swing pretty well.
One significant change that I’ve noticed with this clubs is the trajectory of my shots. Anybody who has read my reviews before knows that I’ve described myself as some what of a “line drive” hitter of the golf ball. With this club though the good shots are high. Not to the point where they are ballooning or where I feel that I’m loosing distance but just enough for me to notice that it’s higher than what was my usual. In terms of forgiveness, I have found this club to be above average. Callaway says that they have designed the face so that off-centered hits don’t loose too much ball speed or distance and I have found that to be the case.
Good drives for me are in the 250 yard range and even if I miss the center of the face a little I’m still right around that number. Same is true for direction; unless I really make a poor swing and hit it way out on the toe or something like that, I don’t find myself way off in the woods. Another important aspect of a club, and especially a driver, is the sound that it makes at impact. This is important because much of what is interpreted as feel is actually the sound of the club. Audibly this club is very good. In the past Callaway clubs had always sounded very much like an aluminum baseball bat, and it was a sound I didn’t like.
I found them to be loud, high-pitched and overall annoying. The sound of this club is much better. At impact the club is more muted and gives off a deeper thwack when the ball is struck. I’ve also found the the club doesn’t feel or sound “dead” at impact which was a common complaint with some of the early adjustable drivers. Conclusion The bottom line with this club is that it performs. I think most people go through a bit of a honeymoon period with a new driver where it can seemingly do no wrong, but even after that period has come and gone, I am still finding the results I’m looking for with this driver.
Part of that is definitely due to improvements to my swing as I’ve been working harder than ever to improve but I’m still going to give the club at least some of the credit. I feel like I’ve found the total package with this club; it has great looks and great performance and it even sounds good.
In the past I’ve felt like I’ve gotten two of the three. With tax season just ending, it may be worth it to take a portion of your refund and put the X Hot Pro into your bag.
X Hot and X Hot Pro Drivers Most major equipment companies offer at least two drivers in their new product lineups. There’s usually a larger, more forgiving model aimed at average golfers and a more compact model with lower-spin characteristics for players who have more swing speed. Along with Callaway’s RAZR Fit Xtreme driver, Callaway is releasing its X Hot and X Hot Tour drivers for 2013, which take individualization a step further. Not only was each head made specifically for a certain type of player — each loft was engineered with a specific player in mind as well. youtube id=”RVt02baGr0U” width=”600″ height=”350″ The X Hot is the most forgiving driver of the pair. At 460cc, it is 20cc larger than the Pro version.
It’s also 14 grams lighter than the Pro, which could allow slower swing-speed players to increase clubhead speed. Alan Hocknell, vice president of R&D for Callaway, said data from Callaway’s fit bays across the country showed that most golfers who need more loft also need more draw bias, which is why the X Hot and X Hot Pro drivers have center of gravities that move toward the heel as the lofts increase, helping golfers square the club at impact. That draw bias is more severe in the X Hot driver line than it is in the X Hot Pro drivers, which are aimed at players who need less help squaring up the club face. The X Hot Pro driver features a smaller head (440cc), with a deeper face that helps golfers reduce the spin on their tee shots. Unlike the X Hot, the X Hot Pro driver does not have any alignment markings on the crown, providing a clean at Callaway’s new dark grey matte finish. Both all-titanium drivers use Callaway’s Forged Cup Face design, which Callaway says leads to high ball speeds across the face, and are adjustable with Callaway’s Opti-Fit Hosel System.
Face angle and 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. The X Hot Pro driver is designed to have a face that is 0.5-degrees open in neutral. Setting the face angle to the open (O) position on the Opti-Fit Hosel will open the face to 3.5 degrees and subtract 1 degree of loft.
A change to the closed (C) setting will set the face 1-degree closed and increase loft 1 degree. Specs The X Hot is available is lofts of 9.5, 10.5, 11.5 and 13 degrees. It comes stock with a proprietary True Temper Project X Velocity shaft in light, regular and stiff flexes. The standard length is 46 inches with a swing weight of D3. The X Hot Pro is available in 9, 10.5 and 12 degree lofts, and comes stock with a “real deal” Project X Velocity shaft in the following flexes: 5.5 (64 grams — 4.6 degrees of torque), 6.0 (65.1 grams — 4.7 degrees of torque) and 6.5 (76 grams — 4.0 degrees of torque). The standard length is 45.75 with a swing weight of D3. Fairway Woods Callaway’s X Hot and X Hot Pro fairway woods look much like the company’s previous fairway woods, but changes to materials and construction make them top-tier performers.
The new fairway woods borrow the forged cup face design from Callaway drivers, which moved the weld line away from the face to allow Callaway more control over face thickness and tolerances. They also employ 455 Carpenter steel faces, which paved the way for faces to be constructed as thin as 0.047 inches in certain areas, 40 percent thinner than the previous RAZR X Black fairway woods. These changes give X Hot and X Hot Pro fairway woods performance that is near the USGA limit without having to increase the size of the clubhead or add a slot to the sole or crown of the club. “The reason we didn’t want to add a slot to the front of the sole is because the weight we would be removing is in a pretty good place,” said Evan Gibbs, manager of performance analysis and club configuration for Callaway. “We also wanted to keep it small so it would have the versatility and functionality of a true fairway wood.” youtube id=”Zp3K5rQcgck” width=”600″ height=”350″ Both fairway woods have what Callaway calls dynamic weight projection, a structure with a “weight” that hangs over the cup face (shown in the video above) and moves the CG in the fairway woods lower and further forward, optimizing launch angle and spin. The X Hot Pro has a more forward and CG than the standard model, giving it a flatter trajectory with less spin. It also has more camber and less offset for more versitility.
Both models feature a modern version of Callaway’s warbird sole for enhanced turf interaction from less-than desirable lies. Specs The X Hot comes in lofts of 15, 17, 19, 21, 23 and 25 degrees, and is available with a proprietary Project X Velocity shaft in light, regular and stiff flexes. The standard length is 43.5 inches (3 wood) with a standard swing weight of D3.
The X Hot Pro comes in lofts of 13.5, 15, 17 and 19 degrees, and is available with a “real deal” True Temper Project X Velocity shaft in the following flexes: 5.5 (70 grams — 5 degrees of torque), 6.0 (74 grams — 5 degrees of torque) and 6.5 (75 grams — 5 degrees of torque). The standard length is 43 inches (3 wood) with a swing weight of D3. The X Hot fairway woods have a square face angle, while the X Hot Pro fairway woods will sit 1-degree open at address.
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You can follow GolfWRX on Twitter and on. Just like to add my opinion here. Today I received my X-Hot Fairway 3 & 5 woods, I couldn’t stand it any longer. I bought my X-Hot Driver in late May and I will say that changing from my Taylor Made Superfast was quite a difference.
I saw at least 15 yards on my drives and while trying to figure out closed or straight I was getting improved accuracy from the tee. I have a much better percentage of fairways hit now, and since changing my shaft to a UST MP4 I’m getting another 10 yards per drive. At 58 years old I can stay with those in the 40s and I’m looking forward to hitting these new fairway woods and getting my 2nd shot into those par 5s on the green. Callaway has made some great improvements that I found to be very helpful to average player, my only suggestion would be a bigger selection of shafts. Spent an hour or so getting driver fitted yesterday. Hit the Titleist 913 D2, Ping Anser, Callaway X Hot and Razor Fit Xtreme as well as a couple others who I don’t include because they didn’t have the available loft/shaft mix I wanted to try. Anyway, the Callaway and Anser were the best fits for me.
I preferred the Xtreme to the X Hot both in performance and looks. The longer shaft of the X Hot didn’t appeal to me where as the Xtreme felt like an extension of my left arm. I know higher lofts are “in” but my slightly upright swing produces best with the 8.5 to 9.5 lofts. Perhaps flatter swings will do better with the higher lofts.
The Callaway rep was trying to build excitement for the X Hot but the Xtreme was both more accurate and longer for me. Not to mention that the gray shaft/ head of the X Hot is unattractive. He also stressed that the color combos for the Xtreme can be ordered custom so those that don’t like green can do their own thing. I got fitted for irons today and it came down to callaway X Hot and Adams Super S. I can tell you the Callaway’s are called HOT for a reason! Because the ball is HOT off the club face.
I was hitting the hybrid 3 iron 225, 231, and 238 yards. I’m a 18 handicap golfer with a 100 to 105mph swing speed. I cant imagine what I could do with the fairway woods or driver!
Both clubs were very very comparable. I was a little more accurate with the Adams but not by much. Yet, I had much more distance with the Callaways. I have still yet to decide but I’m a fan!
Not sure what Andy means by out of sync and tacky colors. They are Black, red, and white.
If I am not mistaken, the same colors as his R11? I don’t think they are running away from the industry, it’s just that everyone is doing something unique now. Who is the new standard? Taylormade with a white head, Cobra with multi-colored heads, Ping has black, Titleist has Black. If anything, it’s Taylormade that has been running away from the industry.
They just have a bigger marketing budget to pay tour pros to use the driver which drives product sales. This is only my opinion, but these clubs look awful. Dull crowns and underneath the design looks cheap and tacky. I’d love to see Callaway coming back at the market leader, but I see these clubs as setting them even further behind. This years most talked-about and anticipated designs are the polar opposite of these. TM, Cobra and Nike are all going to be taking market share away from Callaway.
Callaway X Driver 460
Even in terms of marketing and publicity they are bad news because all the others are instantly recognisable on TV, whereas these are very nondescript.
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