More loft will not always lead to more spin, due to things such as impact points, spin lofts, facetopath relationships, and the ball you play but it is a good general rule of thumb. With the xr 16 callaway wanted to create a driver that was more aerodynamic. Shop callaway golf xr 16 adjustable driver right hand. How to adjust your callaway rogue driver optifit hosel youtube. This is an absolute beaut at address, and the speed step crown is not offputting at all. So, how well does the xr 16 live up to its performance claims. The loss of ball speed when you leave the center of the face is minimal. The xr 16 can be adjusted 1 degree lower or 2 degrees higher. The loft helps you adjust launch angle and backspin to influence trajectory. Most adjustable drivers allow you to rotate the hosel to decrease loft. However, the feature were going to learn to utilize today is the optifit adjustability hosel. Rick shiels hits callaways new xr 16, xr 16 pro and xr 16 sub zero drivers on foresights gc2 launch monitor with hmt to compare carry distances, total distance, spin rates, club head speed, forgiveness, accuracy, sound, looks and much more.
Set it to the lowest loft and the face will be open. The new xr 16 2016 is an incremental evolution of the 2015 xr driver and its significantly improved in terms of design with drag reducing elements. Thats how xr 16 sets the standard in aerodynamics for fast speed and more distance. Here are a few key points that we found during testing the new callaway xr16 driver heads so you know how to get the best from it. Newer callaway drivers are introduced in the market regularly with new features and flexibility. If its a 10 degree driver, it will always be 10 degrees, no matter how you twist it. I was able to get my hands on the xr16 today, and compared it to the xr. The xr16 was the first driver callaway created in conjunction with boeing with a speed step crown to improve aerodynamics weve got similar technologies in the xr speed to help it move faster on the downswing. You want precise control so youve chosen an adjustable driver. Moving weight forward or backward this is the hot adjustment of 2015 cobras flipzone and nikes flexflight are both good examples of it. Watch the video to learn about the differences between the drivers, and how they performed for. Aimed at the callaway xr speed driver is aimed at golfers with slow and moderate swing speeds for whom a lighter feel may increase club speed for added distance.
This company simply knows how to make greatsounding clubs and the new xr 16is no different. It can be your best friend if you are new to this sport. Fuse forgiveness and speed by teeing up the xr 16 driver. Title charlie rymer demonstrates what happens when you change your loft on an adjustable driver. Not a huge fan of the draw bias in the xr 16 driver. Extreme forgiveness this driver is extremely forgiving, and thats what happens when you develop a larger shape for moi, stretch out the crown with a bigger footprint, and put in a center of gravity thats lower and deeper. Keep in mind that when adjusting lower, you will open the clubface somewhat, and when adjusting higher, the clubface will close a bit. Callaway xr 16 adjustable driver all in golfer limited. Callaway xr speed driver vs xr16 national club golfer. The great thing about the club is that it is available in reasonable price. Must apply your coupon code to your shopping cart for special savings. That is why theyve designed the golf drivers to be lightweight, and give it such an aerodynamic shape which helps to reduce the drag of air and maximize the force of the swing thus. Under the hood of the xr was the stock blue project x lz shaft, with 9 degrees of loft. Callaways xr 16 driver was built players of all handicaps, but middle and higher handicaps will see the biggest gains by switching to this driver.
To change the loft, loosen the screw at the bottom of the shaft and rotate both cogs until the loft setting you want is aligned with the white hash mark on the shaft and the stated loft marked on the driver. Callaway golf xr pro 16 adjustable driver right hand. Simple adjustability 55 you can adjust this driver with ease. If you consistently hit the heel or toe of the driver, you might adjust the weight to move the sweet spot towards your normal contact point. With the driver adjusted to 11 degrees of loft, my shot had 3415 rpm of spin. For the callaway xr driver, callaway worked with experts at boeing to redefine whats possible with ball speed and aerodynamics. A lot of golfers love to hear that satisfying thwack as the club strikes the ball. Shaft is nice as well, although i may go for something lighter next time personal preference. Set the driver to the highest loft and youll see a closed face. How adjustable drivers can fix your swing flaw golf digest. The science of adjustability is about minimizing your swing flaws, and its designed to benefit average golfers most of all. Those of you looking for a balanced combination of distance and forgiveness will be more likely to find it with one of the big bertha alpha models.
Callaway worked hard to design a driver that combined speed and forgiveness, and with only a few swings it will be apparent that the company succeeded. This driver follows up on last years popular xr model. The driver comes stock with a fujikura speeder evolution 565 shaft. Introducing xr drivers golf digest 2015 hot list gold medal winner. I set it at 9 degrees, have a swing speed of 105110mph and hit about 235m carry. On several occasions, i demod xr 16 and xr 16 pro against all the new drivers and the xr 16 pro was in 3rd place behind my m1. The xr16 can be adjusted 1 degree lower or 2 degrees higher. One noticeable difference is the head seems a little larger with the weight stretched out a bit at the back of the crown. How to get the best from the new callaway xr16 driver. Simple explanation of callaways optifit hosel parts and instructions on how to use them to adjust loft and lie of callaway drivers and fairway woods. The xr 16 pro driver features the same aerodynamic improvements and r moto face design, but puts it into a 450cc deepheaded driver designed for lower spin and more control. 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. A next generation rmoto face constructed of lighter and thinner ti 64 material optimizes ball speed and forgiveness. Reviewing the faster, more forgiving callaway xr16 driver.
The aeronautical design team at boeing aerospace have thrown their eye over the two latest driver heads from callaway and once you have fastened your seatbelt they are ready for takeoff. I always have played my xr 16 in the d setting but changed it the other day to n. If you have a consistent miss, the quickest way to fix it isnt with a. Callaway new epic, big bertha, epic subzero wrench tool for driver fairway wood. The proprietary composite crown on xr speed is 45% lighter vs the xr 16 titanium crown.
Callaway worked with boeing on their most aerodynamic head shape and a redesigned speed step, put in more moi and added more speed with their next generation r. How to adjust your callaway rogue driver optifit hosel. Its speed from an aerodynamic crown, speed from an rmoto face and speed from maximum shaft load. Optimizing face angle on your new callaway driver 3balls. Awardwinning x32 effects rack featuring 4 stereo fx slots including highend simulations such as lexicon 480l and pcm70, emt250 and quantec qrs etc. If you have upgraded your driver that is older to the latest drivers, you might be wondering how you can adjust your driver or how adjusting will affect the performance new drivers can seem a little overwhelming at first if you are upgrading from older clubs to. Forgiveness is a major part of callaways push with the xr 16, and that was shown in my testing. How adjusting your driver loft changes your ball flight. You might think because callaway are so proud of their new epic drivers the xr would be discontinued for 2017. Rack ears and protection bumpers included for flexible rack and onstage applications.
Adjust your driver used golf clubs, preowned drivers. Once i hit one square off the face with the xr 16, it was gone. To do so its engineers sought out the help of aerospace giant boeing which helped redesign the xr 16 s crown. In addition, there is a draw setting to help the player get the club closed at impact. The hosel consists of two cogs an upper cog and a lower cog that rotate independently to provide a total of 8 possible loft and lie combinations. Im so happy with this new ball flight that i have backburnered my epic purchase for a few minutes. First impressions of the callaway xr 16 driver this is the followup to the xr driver which was released a couple of years ago and initial impressions are that it looks very similar. With that being said, the cobra king ltd pro kicked the m1 out of the bag easily. Adjusting the callaway big bertha alpha 815 driver. Thankfully, our callaway xr speed driver is very convenient to use and hold. The reengineered 450cc head features a stretched, lighter speed step crown and bigger footprint for enhanced aerodynamics and head speeds.
Get a good height, but want to lessen the draw bias, as my shots now tend a little towards the left, with a loss of a. And the adjustable driver of your choice is the callaway xhot. The xr 16 isnt advertised as the lowest spinning driver of the year, and its not, but the spin was plenty low to produce long, penetrating shots with good roll. Tips for changing your loft on an adjustable driver golf. Xr 16 is a good driver for sure, but spin just was a little to high for me, even after trying several shafts in it. Labelled forgiveness meets fast, the xr 16 aims to produce maximum clubhead speed through minimal drag with the help of boeing, increased ball speeds and more forgiveness than the previous model xr driver. The callaway xr golf driver callaway tends to build its drivers primarily focusing on speed. We have to briefly mention the sound this driver produces, too.