Callaway X-Tour

Reviewed by: Col ,  Shoots in the 90s

Model Reviewed:
Callaway X-Tour Forged R300

Summary:
I was looking for an iron which offered great feedback, feel and workability, whilst at the same time offered some forgiveness. My main goal was to buy a club that i wouldn't want to replace as I get better. I tested a variety of clubs before deciding that the X-Tour offered the best combination of the things I was looking for.

For me the forged clubs stand out above all others on well struck shots. On mis-hits some feel really harsh (e.g a thinned MX25 is like hitting a lampost with an aluminum bat), but the X-Tours let you know where you struck the clubface without stinging your hands. A well struck shot is just sweet. Unlike many forged clubs I tried, the X-Tours were quite straight on slight mis-hits and didn't lose too much distance. A bad shot is awful though, as can be expected from this type of club.

I have now played 4 rounds with these irons and I am already thinking more about my game. From the feel of my mis-hits I have learned to adjust myself to hit the clubface better. Even as a high-handicap golfer I am finding it easy to work the ball. Well struck shots are predictable, and I'm getting great bite from the mid to high irons when I hit the greens. I have instantly knocked 5 strokes or more off my previous best round (with my old clubs).

There are two things which stand out for me with the X-Tours. The first is that the clubs are so nice when hit well and not harsh otherwise, that they give me increasing confidence with each shot. The second is that I can't find anything that I would want to change about them. I don't think this is an iron for a complete beginner, but for someone who wants to learn to strike the sweetspot the feedback is amazing. The feel and predictability on a well struck shot is awesome, so I can see this being an even better club for low to mid hc players.

Customer Service:
Never Used

Similar Products Used:
Mizuno (beginners, not sure which ones but many years ago), Ram FX3.

Reviewed by: tsummers9999 ,  Shoots in the 70s

Model Reviewed:
Calloway XTOUR

Summary:
I used to be a scratch golfer, but with a wife, kids, and a job I get to play around 1 round per month. After 10 years of this, my handycap has risen to a 6. I used to play Wilson Staff blades, but as time has passed, being consistent with these was a challenge. The XTOURS basically are very forgiving, have a great feel to them, add distance (great as you get older). If you like working the ball, these might not be the club for you, but as I just love it when the ball flys where I am aiming, I really do not need to work the ball like I used to.

Overall, give me a range finder and my XTOURs and I am shooting in the low to mid 70's consistently...

Similar Products Used:
Staff blades, Nike Blades, Nike SlingShotes, etc

Reviewed by: Callaway Convert ,  Shoots in the 70s

Model Reviewed:
Callaway X-Tour

Summary:
I was a 15 h/c that plays EVERY saturday in my local comp and sometimes hit mid to late 70's but mostly hit mid to late 80's and had been using MacGregor m685 forged irons. These MacGregor irons are truely pure with shots that come "out of the middle" but as i am not a "touring professional" i cannot confess to being able to hit the absolute centre ALL the time. As a consequence i find that shots hit just off centre have the feeling of hitting a brick and the ball going virtually nowhere.
So after i accepted the fact that i am playing with irons that are better than my talent i decided that i should probably go back to a (much) more forgiving iron and i went looking. I tried many brands that included taylor made, ping, titleist, and mizuno. Now i must admit that i am one of those guys that wants the latest and greatest of everything in life and had my heart set on the mizuno's as i have heard all the scratch players at my club raving about the quality of these clubs but then i tried the callaways after the salesman suggested them. I have NEVER been interested in Callaway as i always thought they were the "rich person/poor player" clubs. I tried 3 types of Callaway and decided the X Forged were too unforgiving (like my current MacGregors) and the X-20 Tours were lacking in off centre feel. I must admit that they were beuatiful to hit but i had very little feedback. Then i tried the X-Tour and.........WOW!!!!!!!!! what a club.
I was shocked that a club could provide SO MUCH feedback but with consistant length even when hit just off centre. I was hitting them in the shop on the simulator and was calling each shot as i hit it and the salesman was confiming each and EVERY shot as i called it. The other surprise was that even when i hit it "off centre" i could tell but the distance wasn't as big a loss as my MacGregor's had been. So.......... i had to have them and bought them there and then and 2 days later (after having the grigs thickened and the lie adjusted) it was off to the range.
This would have to have been the best i have hit a ball since i was off 5 h/c when i was a teenager and the ball flight and consistency even with an average swing was astonishing.
Feel, control, balance everything was just superb.
I cannot speak highly enough of the forgivness of the clubs. I pulled my old MacGregors out just to compare one on one and the difference is night and day apart. The pure hits are similar but the Callaways have a higher ball flight with the same/very similar distance and land softer and often suck or very quickly stop on the greens. I have matched these irons with the X-Tour wedges in vintage finish 50, 54 and 58 deg which not only look great but have totally transformed my game around the green. A must have with this set of irons but i wont go into that on this review.
So to wrap up, if your game is improving and you want to take the next step to a forged iron but have baulked at the lack of forgiveness that forged irons so often bring, then look no more and go and try these amazing irons.
YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED.
Word of warning though.........either leave your wallet in the car or have a healthy bank balance as you will want these after trying them.
My handicap has now gone from 15 to 9 and haven't hit over 82 since having these irons and this is only in 3 weeks!!!!!!!!!
do i like them??????...............what do you reackon???????

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Similar Products Used:
all differnt kinds

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Reviewed by: Golf King ,  Shoots in the 70s

Model Reviewed:
Callaway x tour 3-pw s300's

Summary:
Well lets just start by saying ive have these irons for about 5 months now and they have been the best iron play months in a long time

now onto the review they are nice looking irons and the chrome finish suits my eye well. For a players club they are quite easy to hit and the ball flight is just so pridictable.

in my experience i have gained 5-10 yrds on each club but the real factor that makes these irons stand out for me is that they are incredibatley accurate and have a very nice feel to them.

id reccomend these to anybody that wants to improve their irons play 15 hc and below.

Customer Service:
second to none

Similar Products Used:
x20 tours, x forged, titleist 735 cm, mizuno mp 37, nike cci forged