Callaway Steelhead Xr, anyone ?
I think I remember from the Ping Tour I did that the heads are made in China but assembled here in Arizona if its any comfort. How you liking them?
You'll still get a bit wet in VA.
Finally we also have some moisture here. Help to control the wild fire over the Eastside of the Cascade Range.
Over heard a comment from others while waiting in line at Rite Aid. "People got stupid when it started to rain". Didn't know what that guy meant. He could be referring to drivers could not adapt to the change of weather.
First few days of the raining days or the sunny days made people act weird.
Got a look at the Steelhead. Initial take was they look big. I play Callaway Apex so the SH might seem clunky to my eye. I will demo them to see how they feel. Not a snob against game improvement irons.
"PING G Irons are heat treated using a specialized process, creating a Hyper 17-4 alloy that is 40% stronger than traditional 17-4 SS. This allows the faces to be thinner and provide four times the face flexing with improved stability. The results are big distance gains and a higher peak trajectory for better stopping power so you can hit and hold the green."
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We've had ~ 9" of rain from Hermine. Drained my pool several times so far. Supposed to get some more today. Just had one screen panel damaged in the pool enclosure. My course is saturated and not sure our Beat the Staff Labor Day tournament is going to happen.
Glad you like the G's. In addition the heat treating of the 17-4 softens the feel more than the G15's IMO. I'm liking them so much I'm think of adding a 5 iron.
Got to play with them on Thurs here in VA in my weekly Stabelford. They treated me well - broke 80 and won $22 for 2nd place. I don't think I'll get the 5i, though......... 8*)
Could always get a gmax 5 iron Stevie.
Had a chance to swing by our local golf store.
Took a peak at this steelhead Xr model. All I can say is, the head looked huge comparing to the X14 PS.
I'm certain it's more forgiving. I just never had success with these larger iron heads. Even the Ping Zing would dwarf next to the Xr.
I'll try to demo it next time.
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And my prediction is you're going to love it. Just remember if you set it to +.6 or +1 you'll close the face and -.6 and - 1 will open the face. I finally settled on my 12* at the +.6 setting. When I'm on I can hit a nice consistent high draw at that setting. I find it as long or longer, plus extremely forgiving on miss hits than any other driver.
I have it on +1 - performed very well today. I am not fond of the sound, tho.
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Did you get the 10 or 12 degree ? The sound quickly dissipates as you see your drives fly down the fairway.
Sneakylong Did you get the 10 or 12 degree ? The sound quickly dissipates as you see your drives fly down the fairway.
I got the 10, set to 11 (+1). This driver flew as straight and as long as my Adams Blue and Callaway BB V Series. It just sounds different. No Holy Grail, but after all my experiments, I am sure there isn't one. 8*)
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Does the setting at 11 degree go high enough? I think you'll find the forgiveness a tad better. At the time the G30 was the most forgiving driver out there. The G driver is supposed to even be slightly more forgiving.
Yep - I get the right trajectory for my clubhead speed.
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Hi all!!!
It doesn't seem as many have hit the Steelhead XR. He is my experience per trackman.
PING g25 7I 1/4" over standard w/DG XP s300 vs Callaway Steelhead XR 7I w/Stepless XP95 s300 2* up.
Steelhead XR is 14.7 yds longer. No one should be shocked as the lofts compare more closely to my g25 6I. Ready for the shocker? The Callaway Steelhead Xr had more spin than my g25. That's right.
I hit the Steelhead higher and longer with MORE spin despite the reduced loft. The G25 were fitted to me near the time of release so I was not shocked that my fitted g25 dispersion was tighter. That stated, the Steelhead XR was going just left of center but not by much. The shop only had 2* up in Steelhead and that's too much. I believe a properly fit set of Steelhead Xr's would solve that issue.
I very very likely will make this transition once I move a few more items.
Cwing, thanks for the review.
I looked at them yesterday at a shop. I held one next to a Cally XR. The Steelhead has less offset, a narrower sole and looks a little longer from heel to toe than the XR. A player's cavity back, maybe? I have not hit one, no.