:: I was surprised at the similarity in distances. Although, I was able to bust out a few wild ones with these as well. I believe that this accounts for the greater number of on-target with the RAZR X irons. Significantly more rounds and range sessions. :: I can’t discount the fact that I have been playing with the RAZR X irons longer than the others. These irons have less offset, and unlike the RAZR X and RAZR X Black, the Tours are not designed not to help a higher handicapper turn over the club. :: The RAZR X Tour irons were definitely the most “heading-right” irons. I had to fight to keep the balls as close to the target as I did. This is a big deal for me as although Kevin Estrella and I worked on my flip last winter, it still creeps into the game now and again. :: The RAZR X Black irons are definitely the most “heading-left” of the sets. For reference:īased upon these three data sets, I reached the following conclusions: Under each, I have included some photos comparing the clubs being tested. Here are some graphics that I put together to show the shot dispersion for the trials at the driving range. Out of compassion to the readers, I will not include scorecards or swing videos… The Results Range Trials This data set is far more subjective, and may just really boil down to confidence level with the individual sets. Informal Course Play: Over the course of a few months, I played rounds with the various sets, recording impressions, strengths, and weaknesses. This was just about which irons allowed me to hit the targets.
There was no launch monitor, no talk of D-Plane (though Pete tried) or other swing theories. (A quick thanks to Peter Brown for his ridicule-free recording of the shot data.). I reduced the number to eight with the 5 irons because I was running out of balls, and starting to see the effects of fatigue. For the 7 iron and PW, I recorded ten shots with each iron. :: All +2 wraps under the grips, though the grips did varyĭriving Range Trials: I recorded the results for 5i/7i/PW for each set while aiming at appropriate targets on the range. :: All shafted with True Temper Dynamic Gold S300 The Clubs: RAZR X, RAZR X Tour, RAZR X Black Irons Today we will see if that iron choice back in January was a good one. What set of irons should I be playing? Unlike wondering what would have happened had you worked up the nerve to talk to that girl in high school, this question can, thankfully, be answered. Should I have gone with the other set? I decided to find out. This is really what got me thinking about the RAZR X Blacks, as I viewed them as a GI iron that falls in between the X and the Tour in the Callaway line. I had taken the RAZR X tours out on numerous occasions, but they just didn’t give me the performance/forgiveness that the RAZR X did. Jump forward to this past summer, and you would have found the RAZR X irons from the year before in my bag. When I went to Callaway this year, we decided on the RAZR X Tours as my game was progressing with my winter lesson project and the RAZR X Blacks seemed too similar to the RAZR X irons I was already playing. I went toward the iron of least resistance, the RAZR X, and I have definitely enjoyed playing with those irons. The fitter said that I could play the RAZR X or Diablo Forged irons, with the Diablo Forged being the more difficult of the two to play. I faced a similar dilemma the first time I went and got fit at Callaway. The curiosity about how my game would be different had I chosen the RAZR X Blacks instead of the Tours kept creeping into my thoughts.
While I went with the RAZR X Tours, I couldn’t avoid the nagging voice in the back of my mind that wondered if I went down the wrong path. To summarize, my iron selection came down to a choice between two sets, the RAZR X Tours and the RAZR X Blacks. Last January, I went down to the Eli Callaway Performance Center and was fit for a new set of irons. I know that right now you are thinking, “What is all this existential BS? I came here to see the latest golf gear!” I’ll admit, those previous ponderings are a bit heavy for a site about golf, but they do relate to today’s topic. (Written by Golfspy_Dave) Have you ever had that moment when you thought back on your life and wondered about the impact of your choices? Did you take the right person to homecoming? Did you go to the right college? What would have happened if you had decided to open your own business? We have all pondered questions like these, not so much to dwell in the past, but more just wondering how things would have turned out had we walked the other path that day.