Taylormades loft up mantra still applies to jetspeed, but arguably less so than sldr because it spins more and launches higher. The big contributor to the distance winner was lower spin. Hi guys, with both companies claiming extra distance with their new drivers i though i had better put them to the test. As you may recall, x hot was the overall winner in our most wanted driver competition earlier this season, so if x2 hot is actually longer, and more forgiving like callaway claims, the x hot series could be a. Golf digest published this years hottest golf clubs. Between the sliding thing on the sole and the relentless hammering of the loft up message sldr has been a huge success and a huge story for taylormade. The most important thing to me was everything you said made sense to me. How does one use the adjustment on the shaft for loft. I had the same issue around 2 years ago, my 3 wood i would hit great off the tee and consistently hit it farther than my driver at the time, i sliced my driver and just could not hit it far at all. 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. The nonwhite drivers look great and this speed slot thing gets the job done. Uploaded by eldridge knowles on march 22, 2015 at 10. Jan 14, 2015 hot new drivers to boost your distance and direction.
The only driver awarded 20 out of 20 stars in the 2019 golf digest hot list. Its in the top 3 bestselling irons and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as adams idea a12os or callaway diablo edge. Taylormade jetspeed vs callaway x2 hot 3 fairway woods. The taylormade jetspeed driver is the first driver to feature a speedpocket. Nov 12, 20 in callaways player testing, x2 hot was, on average, 9 yards longer than x hot while x2 hot pro was 4 yards longer than x hot pro. Longest drive comp taylormade jetspeed vs sldr duration. There are two big berthas, plus the next generation x2 hot. May 30, 2017 driver is a callaway x2 hot, 3w is a taylormade jetspeed. Great video i was wondering if you could do a jetspeed. Its in the top 3 bestselling fairway woods and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as orlimar escape or callaway x 416 fairway.
With so much attention given to the sldr driver, the jetspeed has been more of a stealth jet than a fighter jet in the amount of buzz created. Still confused as to why there is no tool and wondering if i go to a course whether theyll have a tool to use. For one, theyre the first callaway fairway woods to combine the companys hyper speed face cup technology with an adjustable hosel, making the big berthas the hottest adjustable fairway woods the company has ever created. The taylormade jetspeed hybrid is available in 17, 19, 22, 25 and 28 degrees of loft. Loft up doesnt work for everyone, and since i add loft to my driver, the lower loft is great for a piercing trajectory for me. Taylormade mini driver vs callaway x2 hot deep how to. The jetspeed performed out of the packet, with only minor tweaks needed. Taylormade has another driver on the market, the jetspeed. The big bertha line comes in a variety of shafts bassara, 565, 665, rogue silver 60, so if. The sldr spin rate was 300600 rpms lower than the callaway gbb alpha. There seem to be three drivers that caught the eye of the pga professionals. I like seeing lower spin numbers and thus longer drives.
The x2 hot and jetspeed were very close in terms of spin but still 300400 rpms higher than either the sldr or gbb alpha. The irons look like the regular x2 hots but the driver 3w and 5h look quite a bit different. The big difference between the two with their stock shafts taylormade jetspeed has matrix velox t 69 grams and callaway x2 hot has the aldila tour blue fairway which is a 60 gram shaft was the. Aeroburner v jetspeed see how much better, if at all, the new aeroburner driver for 2015 is than the jetspeed driver from 2014.
It was really good last year, and while alpha and bertha proper are getting all of callaway. Youre looking at the speedblade irons asking yourself how taylormade couldve produced a longer, straighter iron a year removed from the rocketbladez. Launch conditions were more comparable to my rocketbladez and they are plenty easy to play. Callaway new big berthabig bertha alpha x2 hot x2 hot pro torque wrench. If you dont wanna pay for a fitting, check out a few clubs at your pro shop to demo, take your driver wrench with you, and switch shafts in and out while youre on the range. Callaway x2hot pro big bertha x2hot fairways youtube. So like most people i went to amazon thinking i would be able to get a driver for a reasonable price. Its in the top 3 bestselling irons and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as taylormade mens m2 or adams idea a12os. 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.
Callaway created their fastest face for this driver and it shows. The callaway x hot driver lived up to its name with higher ball speeds for all golfers. All have an eightway adjustable hosel, with the big bertha offering. There are a lot of newer fairway woods on the market. Nov 26, 2015 players that hit down on the ball will benefit from the speed pocket boosting ball speed on shots low on the face.
The xtd ti fairway woods are built to be companions to the xtd driver. I placed a new order this morning for 3pw x2 hot s with the factory speedstep 85 shaft. This is achieved by way of two enhancements, the speed pocket and the center of gravity cg. Take a look at what we had to say about the speedblade iron vs. Two different options, a pro version with a slightly smaller head, lower launch and spin, and flatter sole. For my swing, these differences were the biggest improvements. The jetspeed is a forgiving, easy to hit, long driver. 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. The epic flash driver employs a new flash face technology, created by artificial. Im pretty anti taylormade nowadays its my own issue, but im considering picking up either a jetspeed or an x2 hot. The speed frame face is the real tech behind this driver. Last year i was at a dicks and the manager of the golf section told me he could not keep the sldrs in stock but the jetspeed was a better driver for 95% of. What new driver should you pick callaway, taylormade or.
Nov 26, 2015 5 out of 5 x hot 2 2deep 12 january 2015. Taylormade jetspeed vs callaway x2 hot 3 fairway woods comparison flightscope test and data. As with most drivers, misshits towards the heel caused a lot of loss in distance, with the most pronounced loss of distance with the sldr. The callaway x2 hot driver is designed to be even longer and more forgiving off the tee than its x hot predecessor. The jetspeed fairway wood is available in 15, 17, 19, 21 and 23 degrees of loft. By christian nicolini, equipment writer adding to the recent success its enjoyed both on tour and in the market, callaway introduced the new x2 hot and x2 hot pro fairway woods to the brands lineup of drivers and woods earlier this year. X2 hot driver features a slightly larger, moreforgiving face than the pro version and consequently leads to a higherlaunching ball flight. Jul 11, 2014 with so much attention given to the sldr driver, the jetspeed has been more of a stealth jet than a fighter jet in the amount of buzz created. By any reasonable measure taylormades sldr has been the top driver of 2014. The m1 460 and m1 430 are incredibly highlaunching and lowspinning, boasting the big forgiveness that has been absent from recent taylormade. The one downside with the driver for me was the fact that it was designed to improve shots hit lower on the face.
As you can tell the jetspeed driver, fairway wood, and rescue are all about producing crazy amounts of speed. The x2 hot driver offers a new hyper speed face, an improved head shape and construction, and new advanced adjustable hosel technology. Im convinced that the taylormade jetspeed driver deserves just as much attention as any other driver especially since it is many upgrades from its predecessor, the taylormade rbz stage 2. Well, callaway combined two of their best technologies. To do that, they had to start fresh and change everything, and the results were not incremental. 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. May 05, 2014 it was completely overshadowed by sldr. When the golf industry trade show and the pga merchandise show are held in orlando, florida, in january, it is time to look forward to new equipment on the market. Oh, and yes, any driver from the x2 hot and on use the same optiforce tip.
The latest clubs by titleist, callaway, taylormade, titleist, scotty cameron, ping, nike, cobra, adams, mizno, cleveland, and so on, are listed. The 2014 taylormade jetspeed driver is a monster in the distance and forgiveness categories, outperforming the rocketballz stage 2 driver even as it breaks the mold of how a gameimprovement driver is designed. Like callaways big bertha drivers, the big bertha fairway woods offer golfers several firsts in a callaway club. We have not done all of the driver models yet tour edge, adams, cobra, titleist but we did test out the callaway and taylormade models. Callaway x2 hot driver callaway set out to create a driver better than the one played by the longest hitters in golf. These are questions that i have been asked recently and to be honest with you there are many answers to these questions depending on.
Got so ampd about the irons i went ahead and pulled the trigger on a x2 hot pro driver, 3 wood, and 3 hybrid. Jan 29, 2014 i am just returning to golf after a very long absence, so most of my gear is long in the tooth. Callaway x2 hot is a very popular option on the lower end of the price range. I know its a jetspeed thread, but i didnt want to start a new thread for just this. Alastair taylor tests the taylormade jetspeed driver against the callaway x2hot driver at the pga golf academy at herons reach.
It is an all titanium head with callaways optifit hosel. For many golfers six yards carry distance isnt enough to warrant splashing out on a new driver, but its exactly how much our pro gained jumping from a fiveyearold x hot. Is the callaway x2 hot better than the taylormade jetspeed. Is the taylormade jetspeed better than the callaway x2 hot. Apr 03, 2014 with mishits though, this driver can keep up nicely and in many cases was longer than the sldr. 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. Ryan spaziani he graduated from the professional golfers career college in orlando, fl with an associate degree in professional golf management. I was in the market to begin golfing again and just needed a decent driver to accomplish that goal. Taylormade jetspeed v callaway x2hot ali taylor golf. Shot dispersion was the best with the sldr, x2 hot and gbb alpha. The speedpocket technology assists you in achieving faster ball speeds across the face, especially on shots struck low on the face. Taylormade mens jetspeed 3 is a popular and one of the most affordable options. The distance winner is the taylormade sldr, followed closely by the callway big bertha alpha, callaway x2 hot and taylormade jetspeed. Jul 10, 2014 by christian nicolini, equipment writer adding to the recent success its enjoyed both on tour and in the market, callaway introduced the new x2 hot and x2 hot pro fairway woods to the brands lineup of drivers and woods earlier this year.
Callaway reestablished itself as a leader in driver technology with its big bertha and x2 hot lines. Yea, we know, they have released about 14 new drivers this year but the fact is they are not so much trying to get you to upgrade every 3 months. Id been playing ping tisi tec woods for years with prolaunch red shafts and had tried every wood on the market each year but nothing knocked them out of the bag untill i tried these. Mar 01, 2014 alastair taylor tests the taylormade jetspeed driver against the callaway x2hot driver at the pga golf academy at herons reach. Though it was used it appeared it was coming from what i thought was a reputable company. While the x hot is the less technical model in the callaway driver lineup, it still offers many great features. See who comes out on top, let me know what you think and what you would like to see me test. 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 get the ball going off the tee. Mar 01, 2014 hi guys, with both companies claiming extra distance with their new drivers i though i had better put them to the test. The longest, most adjustable taylormade drivers ever.
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