Jan, 2014 similar to the x2 hot driver, the x2 hot fairway wood also has a chevron alignment mark, while the x2 hot pro is completely clean on the crown. Jan 11, 2014 the big bertha alpha driver is the first driver that allows golfer to independently make adjustments to four of the most important performance characteristics. With the biggest big bertha released in 1997, this year marks 20 laps around the sun for callaway. I liked the big bertha with the stock fubuki z, but the price is steep. Ive played a handful of callaway drivers in the past and really enjoyed the great big bertha and 816 dbd. I am here to discover if people are missing out on a great driver. Callaways new bb alpha and x2 hot bag drop the sand trap. Callaway golf pushes the limits of performance to develop drivers that are designed to.
The big bertha alpha driver is the first driver that allows golfer to. There are a lot of newer fairway woods on the market. Easy to adjust watch the youtube video where the callaway pro shows how to adjust the big bertha and itll work for the x2 hot. Big bertha drivers were just the beginning of a wave of technology and innovation found in callaway drivers, and that tradition of ideas and designs to maximize. Apparently it is just built for outrageous speed and the race.
Thanks to the new head shape and construction, the sweet spot is located where youre more likely to hit it while ball speed and distance are maintained if you dont. A common saying in golf is that is difficult to follow up an extraordinary round of golf with a similarly brilliant round and the same principle applies to club design. Like last years x hot, the x2 hot drivers come in two different options, a pro version with a slightly smaller head, lower launch and spin, and a standard version with more forgiveness and an easier launch. While the return of big bertha woods has gained many of the headlines recently when it comes to callaway clubs, the callaway x. Callaway golf great big bertha 1997 vs callaway x hot. Trouble is and again forgive me for not having played for so long i just look down at that big shiny frying pan and feel like im about to wrestle an alligator. Callaway x hot driver for those of you younger than 40, you might not know that back in the day, callaway was the bigtime game changer. The biggest and most noticeable attribute to the callaway big bertha driver is the adjustable perimeter weighting. Whilst the first product to get the treatment was the callaway big bertha and big bertha alpha driver the v series gives us more big bertha, but this time with soul well actually i mean sole, as the v series features the return of the classic warbird contoured. Like the other current callaway drivers the big bertha, x2 hot, ft optiforce.
Mar 17, 2017 it was the same shaft in each driver and both heads were 10. The callaway x2 hot driver is designed to be even longer and more forgiving off the tee than its x hot predecessor. Last year i was a little critical on the x hot pro driver. It was the same shaft in each driver and both heads were 10. The standard version of the driver is 460cc and is avail be in 9, 10. They were the guys that gave us big bertha, the oversized driver that shook the industry. Mar 14, 2014 click this link to see how the x2 hot performed in our 2014 game improvement irons test over. The pro version has a beautifully clean crown, but some players might wish they had kept a. I have no reason not to like the big bertha driver. This manufacturer continues to create popular driver designs, highlighted by brands like rogue and big bertha. We feel these clubs both speak to the midhigh handicapper but which should they be going for. The xr16 was the first driver where callaway worked with boeing to create their speedstep crown. Callaway great big bertha 1997 vs callaway x hot 20 subscribe to my channel here.
The x2hot line from callaway golf was released in january of this year. Awarded best driver for swing speeds 95 mph 105 mph and for swing speeds 94 mph and below by the golfwrx expert panel featuring topranked club fitters from around the country. Rated 5 out of 5 by roger from great and most forgiving club im a senior golfer with a slower swing speed, so this is a great driver for me, its very forgiving even when i dont t hit it on the sweet spot, which is very generous. With the allnew rogue drivers, callaway has broken par once again.
Big bertha v series driver vs big bertha x2 hot driver. I think their big bertha irons would fall more into the sgi or ugi range. If were talking driver, the big bertha alpha was the stick for me. Its in the top 3 bestselling hybrid clubs and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as srixon z 745 or callaway xr hybrid callaway big bertha hybrid was released in 2014. Callaway big bertha v series driver and fairway woods. Compatible with callaway drivers big bertha alpha,big bertha,big bertha fw,x2 ho t driver,x2 hot pro driver,optiforce 460,optiforce 440. Callaway was one of the first manufacturers to create the oversized driver club head.
To learn more about callaways big bertha v series and x2 hot driver, or anything golf. While the new big bertha models are likely to capture the headlines for 2014, the x2 hot. X2 hot iron, what makes the callaway gbb epic sub zero driver so cool. Callaway 2020 mavrik sub zero fairway 15 3 wood head only rh. Lower handicap players interested in this driver are looking for a consistent, forgiving, long distance driver. Whether taylormade cuts prices as they historically do, or decides to finally hold the line on something, big bertha and big bertha alpha will. Aug 30, 2016 the big bertha fusion driver incorporates two kinds of carbon composite material in the crown and two additional pads of carbon composite in the sole.
I remember the first time i hit my dads callaway big bertha driver back around 1994 or 1995 i cant remember exactly, i was just a wee lad. The shape and look of the face of the fairway woods are slightly different as well with the x2 hot pro having less scroll lines than the x2 hot. Callaways big bertha fusion goes all in on forgiveness. We took the new callaway x2 hot driver and put it through its paces on the simulator in the golfbidder showroom. The callaway x hot driver benefits from ultra thin wall casting technology that works to create a lighter golf club configuration and an optimised centre of gravity that is designed to really. The sound was more muted than the x2 hot that i brought out to the driving range with me. I would think callaway themselves would call both gi irons and id agree. Introducing epic flash drivers artificial intelligence real ball speed. Im not a huge fan of the greengold color combo and i think the headcover is hideous, but the club sets up very well behind the ball. Callaway drivers are engineered with supreme stability.
There are a lot of newer hybrid clubs on the market. The big bertha alpha driver is the first driver that allows golfer to independently make adjustments to four of the most important performance characteristics. X2hot comparison showed that the new technological features of the callaway xr irons including the lower center of gravity, higher moment of inertia and the cup 360 face gave the xr irons higher ball flight, better accuracy and longer distance than the x2hot irons of just one model year before. Callaway golf has been on the cutting edge of driver technology for years, and was the driving force behind the advent of oversize, titanium drivers that are ubiquitous in golf today. Its in the top 3 bestselling hybrid clubs and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as srixon z 745 or callaway xr hybrid. Callaway big bertha hybrid is a very popular and one of the most expensive options. Callaway x2 hot driver compared against x hot, diablo octane. The apw allows players to adjust for a draw bias or a fade bias ball flight by maneuvering the weight across the back end of the club.
I tried out the x2hot pair the following year, and they just didnt feel as lively as the xhots. Callaway has been going back to its roots lately with the big bertha name, the sir isaac character and quoting physics everywhere. The callaway xr driver adjustments do not have the depth of adjustability as the big bertha models but having the ability to change lie, loft and shaft affects performance. All callaway golf clubs are made with precision and advanced science. Placing these results up against my recent shot data with the big bertha driver and big bertha alpha driver, x2 hot proved three yards longer than big bertha 2250 rpm but three yards shorter than. To purchase the callaway big bertha driver, visit our product page. Jun 04, 2014 see what else we had to say about callaway clubs. Feb 27, 2014 callaway big bertha and big bertha alpha drivers might be getting all the praise right now, particularly the latter, but dont forget about the new x2 hot driver.
Like the other current callaway drivers the big bertha, x2 hot, ft optiforce the big bertha alpha will have callaways newest adjustable hosel which allows for adjustment of the loft. Whilst the first product to get the treatment was the callaway big bertha and big bertha alpha driver the v series gives us more big bertha, but this time with soul. The x2 hot driver on the other hand, with a larger face, larger sweet spot and progressive draw bias is designed for any golfer looking to launch the ball in the air and maximize distance. The golfworks xr, big bertha and x2 hot head weights. Its in the top 3 bestselling fairway woods and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as taylormade m2 fairway wood or callaway xr 16 pro. Callaway big bertha and big bertha alpha drivers might be getting all the praise right now, particularly the latter, but dont forget about the new x2. Higher handicap players interested in this driver are looking for a golf club that is easy to hit and just as easy to adjust. Callaway golf clubs are the most advanced golf clubs you can use on a golf course. I was certainly wondering which of the two would work best for me. The worlds first vertical cg in a driver is an industry leading technology in the newly announced big bertha alpha driver. Callaway head weights ideal for customizing the feel and swing weight of your callaway rogue, rogue draw, rogue sub zero, xr pro 16 sub zero, xr pro, big bertha 815, big bertha alpha double black diamond and 2015 great big bertha drivers. Recently i tested the new big bertha fusion driver.
I think there could be a lot of people wondering whether steelhead xr or big bertha os will be best for them. Aug, 2014 callaway has been going back to its roots lately with the big bertha name, the sir isaac character and quoting physics everywhere. Callaway rogue, xr, big bertha, great big bertha, x2 hot driver. The x2 hot pro has a more compact look and will meet the aesthetic desires of those looking for more of a players look at address. You can even try the px shafts from the xr in your x2 hot.
A brief comparison of the features in callaways big bertha v series driver and the big bertha x2 hot driver. Callaway gbb epic 3 is a popular and one of the more expensive options. Callaway has realized that there is no singular recipe for distance for every golfer and so, this time around there are some options in the x2 hot line. X2hot comparison showed that the new technological features of the callaway xr irons including the lower center of gravity, higher moment of inertia and the cup 360 face gave the xr irons higher ball flight, better accuracy and longer distance than the. If youve read our previous head 2 head of the m1 vs. It generates the greatest distance and is only designed for use off the tee box. The big bertha v series driver also features callaways optifit adjustable hosel technology, which allows the the clubhead to be dialed into four different lofts. The callaway xr driver replaces the very successful x2 hot driver and it has a lot to live up to as the previous model was one of the best selling drivers in the market unlike the last few drivers callaway has released, the xr has no gravity core, no moveable weights or any other centre of gravity cg moving technology.
I was not crazy about the sound and feel of the driver. As you would expect the 20year window provided some significant gainz on downrange performance. Pick up a callaway driver, a highperformance club that makes shooting balls down the fairway easy. New hyper speed face produces a 10 percent larger sweet spot for more forgiveness. The big bertha fusion driver incorporates two kinds of carbon composite material in the crown and two additional pads of carbon composite in the sole. Ncg 2014 driver test callaway big bethaalphax2 hot national. Got the package from callaway and was very impressed. The big bertha line comes in a variety of shafts bassara, 565, 665, rogue silver 60, so if your pro shop has em, itll be a good opportunity. The x2 hot pro driver is designed for the better player looking for a penetrating ball flight and a more neutral bias allowing for greater workability.
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