Overall the X Hot is a very good driver and one that should see Callaway back on the front foot. We feel the adjustable feature is a bit of a 'nice to have' as the club is very forgiving as it is and the face angle changes are quite large.Īt address the club sat nicely behind the ball with a large silver head with some slightly familiar graphics that help to visually scale the clubhead down. The X Hot uses the same hosel as the Extreme driver, but there are no moveable weights so the changes in loft are all you have. There are only these two options which seems a little limiting, but they do the job if you need to change the ball flight. If you still have a few directional issues there is the adjustable hosel that will open the face by 2.5 degrees to de-loft it or close it by 1.5 degrees to increase loft. While the new Big Bertha models are likely to capture the headlines for 2014, the X2 Hot is certainly worth consideration at any level of the game. It was so good that it overshadowed the brand's more expensive RAZR Fit Xtreme model. The X Hot was also very forgiving right across the face so this driver will suit most abilities of players. GM verdict:The original Callaway X Hot did a great job of offering plenty of distance without sacrificing control. The flight was a bit higher than the Callaway RAZR Fit Extreme driver due to the different weight structure of the club. You can feel the hotter face at impact as the ball effortlessly takes off on a solid penetrating trajectory.

One of the reasons for going back to an all titanium driver is that is sounds better and the X Hot driver does sound very good. The excellent Project X Velocity shaft is less than 60 grams despite being 46 inches long as standard.

This means a lighter head for more ball speeds and the whole club comes in at just under 300 grams, which is impressive for an adjustable driver. The advance in manufacturing techniques has enabled Callaway to use a new titanium casting process to create a cast head with very thin walls. Callaway were founded on the basis of hot faced titanium drivers and the Callaway X Hot driver takes us back to these glory days.

Callaway x hot driver 2019 review