It’s time to go Rogue, or perhaps as Callaway is phrasing it, “Think Speed. Go Rogue.”
After a release cycle away, where Callaway introduced the Mavrik lineup, Rogue is back, but if you are thinking it’s just another “off year release” that isn’t Epic, you might want to reassess that.
Callaway is pulling no punches here, and though the Rogue line may have a slightly different target in some respects than Epic, this is still them bringing all of their innovations to the table alongside some new ones.
What better place to start than drivers, so let’s get into it!
While the Rogue name is back, there is no denying a lot has changed. Where metalwoods are concerned, the name of the game is stability, and Callaway is utilizing its most extreme weighting technology combined with every other tech which they have pioneered and continue to evolve.
Foremost, every single club in the new Rogue lineup has a unique A.I. face which now takes even more parameters into consideration like speed, launch, and spin robustness through a new optimization formula which means an even more refined face. Make no mistake, Callaway is not at all exaggerating when they say no one is doing club design like they are, and no one is using A.I. like they are.
These drivers have the most extreme weighting tech the company has ever used in a driver, they are using a “Tungsten Speed Cartridge” which uses up to 26g of MIM’d Tungsten, and folks that is a lot of tungsten. This is placed at the very extreme edge of the driver in order to increase speed on off center hits through “ball speed robustness”, which is fancy for minimizing the loss when you miss. Of course, this also helps with making the head more resistant to twisting.
Each driver is also using the new “Speed Tuned Jailbreak Speedframe” which is like what was used in Epic, except more slender with the same balance and stiffness, though some priority is given to further stiffening the lower part of the head.
Finally, the shaping here is a departure from the Cyclone shaping of the Mavrik release, that has gone in favor of a more rearward CG through the use of a “low tail” which looks pretty familiar to be honest, but this does follow the current trend, so it makes a lot of sense to see. It doesn’t mean Cyclone was wrong, this is just a different way to make things happen. This is part of the unibody frame construction that takes from F1 in the notion of making as much of the head one piece as possible while keeping it smooth and thin. It is finished out in all the Rogue drivers with Triaxial Carbon on both the crown and sole.
Even bolder than the tech perhaps, is that Callaway is bringing four different drivers to the Rogue ST MAX lineup. Yes, four.
Callaway Rogue ST MAX D Driver
This one is the most draw biased of the four drivers, it is the club for those who tend to struggle with a slice and need as much shot shape correction as they can get. This naturally has a draw weighted CG and a closed face orientation with the largest footprint to provide the forgiveness, elevation, and directional correction that golfers need without excessive spin.
The MAX D comes in three lofts (9°, 10.5°, 12°) and utilizes the OptiFit adapter. All three heads are also available in RH and LH.
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Callaway Rogue ST MAX Driver
This is the “sweetspot” driver of the lineup which will fit the largest number of golfers in the segment. It does have a slight draw bias because, believe it or not, that is what most of us need, and this offers the best combination of forgiveness and distance. The Rogue ST Max has the highest MOI of the four models and is somewhat larger but designed to still fit the eye of even the most discerning golfers.
The MAX has three base loft options (9°, 10.5°, 12°) with each using the OptiFit adapter and being available in both RH and LH.
Rogue ST Max LS Driver Rogue ST Max LS Driver
Callaway Rogue ST MAX LS Driver
Ah yes, the Rogue which is aimed at the slightly better player, the golfer which wants to see the ball go right and left at times and can use a more neutral overall bias to do just that. The MAX LS maintains a very high overall MOI thanks to the Tungsten Speed Cartridge but also keeps a lower launch angle and spin rate than the MAX.
The MAX LS also uses the Callaway OptiFit adapter in two loft options (9° and 10.5°) which also are available in both RH and LH.
Rogue ST Max Triple Diamond LS Driver Rogue ST Max Triple Diamond LS Driver
Callaway Rogue ST Triple Diamond LS
Yes, for those who clamor with every single Callaway metalwood release, for this driver release, the Triple Diamond is a regular part of the lineup. Well, as regular as it can be. The Triple Diamond is a 450cc head making it the smallest of the four and has the lowest spin profile with the most neutral to fade bias of the four options. While it still offers all the design bells and whistles of the others, there is no doubt the Triple Diamond is for the smallest segment.
Availability here is in two lofts (9° and 10.5°) with the OptiFit adapter and in both RH an LH.
While it will come as no surprise, Callaway, through their internal and external testing, believes they have created four drivers that will each lead their specific segment in performance. A bold take, absolutely, but the crew at Callaway have never been short of confidence, which they typically back up well.
The Details
Standard shaft options are as follows:
- Lightweight/Womens – Project X Cypher Black (40g, 50g)
- Mid Offering – Mitsubishi Tensei AV Blue (50g, 60g, 70g)
- Low Offering – Mitsubishi Tensei AV White (60g, 70g, 80g)
The Rogue ST drivers will be priced at $549.99 and hit retail on 2/18/22. Be sure to keep a keen eye on the THP Community as we will have a lot of feedback beginning today as 12 forum members already have these in hand!
Well they gotta get you those dates! You have a driver to go test
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Now that looks like a saucy combo.
That must be a pretty awesome combo! Same shorter shaft that was in your Speed? Or standard length?
I just committed to sharing a demo slot with @Wildcat4life on the 21st. My parents will enjoy the drive to Tucson for the afternoon!
I can’t wait to hear your thoughts!
is this for your Driver #1 slot ?
Generally speaking, sure why not
it does have to win the battle. With your love for a 2 driver bag….there is always a consolation bracket.
this color combo speaks to me.
Yes, the two driver setup is on the fence too, because I hit the darn Epic Super Hybrid so far (in my realm) it might not be necessary.
But I try every single item that comes out and make some decisions from there. So far, this thing is speaking to me a bit. Pretty big departure from the last couple of years in terms of what I am seeing indoors.
that is high praise and exciting news for the bag rotation this season. Enjoy the testing/decision making.
I was not expecting this one honestly. I was fit recently and figured I was where I was. Then I got a degree and a half of launch and spin still under 3k (good for me). But the big kicker overall was that when I missed low on the face (which is common when you golf like me), I was not seeing a crazy spin jump, launch sink combo. That is where I am right now. Keep in mind, only about 15 swings in.
I just did a quick Google search and see several club fitters in the Boston area, including a Club Champion off of I-95. There also is a PGA Superstore located at the Marketplace at Braintree. You could go there and hit all of the offerings to your heart’s content.
I know you have SOOOOO much more to do, but if I had your set up, I’d be swinging clubs all day
Nope. I dont have anything better to do when they look like the last one I just hit. haha
Inquiring minds want to see numbers. ??
Soon for sure.
I think they may be able to change the weight in the factory for a custom head but you would have to buy new.
Lead tape? Easier to hide on the almost all black sole
I’ve seen your numbers, so you are probably not the person to ask…. But, I’ve been playing the Epic Flash Sub Zero for 3 years or so now. I’m looking for forgiveness over distance, not that I want to lose more distance at my age (64). I’d also like to return to hitting a consistent draw when required (it’s easier to fade the Sub Zero and seemingly easier with my hip issue). My body would prefer to not stand and hit a ton of different driver heads, so, would starting with the ST Max make sense?
Epic Flash Sub Zero has never been the most forgiving on misses, but when it’s been good, it’s been very good, but with my current 90 – 95 mph swing I’ll look for any fairway finding advantage I can find.
I went from the MavrikSZ to the Rogue ST Max. It is more forgiving. I didn’t lose any distance, I actually gained it with the ability to swing full go at it and it still being in play so far on the launch monitor. I need to confirm that outside.
I came from a Speed and I can say without a shadow of a doubt, the entire face on the Max is more forgiving and will stay on line better than my Speed. If you read any of my posts, I’m hitting more fairways with this club that I did all season last year
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4th post I have numbers on the LS.
Sweet! Thank you sir. Is that pretty much a stock weight setup?
Yeah no modifications
NO.
Oh calm down old man. Lol. Lead tape is fine. It’s not a beauty pageant.
Thanks.
I think that the way we are talking about it sums it up pretty well – Our fastest, most stable driver ever.
@MNMarc is going to be ordering one at the start of pre-sale. That was the big topic in our team meeting today!!
Spoiler alert: they’re going to be good.
10.5 or 9?
Paderson still?
10.5
This has a Kinetixx Launch shaft. I’m going to be testing a few out including my LIN•Q
also will test every head again, but so far both in the studio and on the course I’m getting the most consistency out of this head based on every driver released so far.
Oh man!
That’s huge!! You mentioned that you essentially had your driver for the year picked out too right?
Not surprised at all. I have seen 3-4 review videos on the line and they have all been way better with the same amount of distance.
What were you seeing that made you make the switch? What is your normal(like internet golfers have normal) ball shape? Love me some LinQ