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. Gary Woodland) so maybe it’s not as gimmicky as some might think. It’s worth noting that the top three in driving distance on tour this year are all Callaway staffers (1. 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. They are always trying to find a new way to make their clubs that much better than their competitors. 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. 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. 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.

The sole of the driver sports a glossy black finish with white and red accents. The standard X-Hot doesn’t have quite the same look as it has some graphics surround the edge of the club. It has an extremely simple and sleek look when set up behind the ball. The same is true of this diver there are no markings on the top of this club. 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. For the X Hot Pro (and standard X Hot), Callaway has opted to go for a matte grey for the crown of the driver. Now companies are getting bolder with their looks and we have seen many different colors popping up. For many years, the go-to look was a dark (usually black) crown but all that changed with the introduction of white drivers. Over the last few years, driver esthetics have gone under a bit of an overhaul.

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