Callaway XR Pro Irons Preview Thread
kc720
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The 125 are calling your name!
I almost ordered the Recoils but in the end I liked the feel of the KBS Tour V's better. Or maybe the KBS was just a more familiar feel. My buddy ordered the Recoils so I will have many opportunities to compare this summer.
bigskyirish
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I had never hit the Tour V before today, but I LOVED the combo. So much so that I've already been working on getting my wife to give the go ahead to place an order.
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I was thinking more like 110. I want to go lighter.
tpluff
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You know someone with some. If they'd ever get off their a$$, that is.
kc720
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Interesting. Well you hit the 110 very well if I recall correctly
golfdawg
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had a similar experience today, was in GG to get a putter re-gripped, and saw the Pro 7 iron. I said what the heck, so just walk into the bay and hit 2-3 very average shots, and get solid distance(145-155), then last 3 swings i make a little more of a normal speed swing and get 167, 167, 171. Need to hit these outside against my 545s, and i liked the Tour V 90s by the way.
Maybe someone will have this setup for you to hit in June.
I was very surprised to see the XR Pro seemed to be shorter heel to toe then my Mizunos.
I got the chance to hit these at the range tonight. Its a range with mats so I will wait to hit off of grass before I give my full thoughts, but they certainly performed as they had in my fitting.
The pairing with the KBS Tour-V was right on with what I wanted, high and strong. I was nervous going from the 130g KBS Tour to the 90 gram Tour-V, so the 110g Tour-V was as much an experiment as it was intentional. With the trend down to lighter shafts, I am looking forward to more time on the course.
I still have to get used to the feel. I have been playing forged irons for quite some time so moving back to cast as a primary gamer will take some getting used to. I am not compaining, the ball was crisp with a nice weighty feel at impact.
I didnt try and work them too much, but they seemed to want to go straight, real straight.
I will have more input in a few days once I hit the course.
I got the chance to hit these at the range tonight. Its a range with mats so I will wait to hit off of grass before I give my full thoughts, but they certainly performed as they had in my fitting.
The pairing with the KBS Tour-V was right on with what I wanted, high and strong. I was nervous going from the 130g KBS Tour to the 90 gram Tour-V, so the 110g Tour-V was as much an experiment as it was intentional. With the trend down to lighter shafts, I am looking forward to more time on the course.
I still have to get used to the feel. I have been playing forged irons for quite some time so moving back to cast as a primary gamer will take some getting used to. I am not compaining, the ball was crisp with a nice weighty feel at impact.
I didnt try and work them too much, but they seemed to want to go straight, real straight.
I will have more input in a few days once I hit the course.
Good to hear that you like the Tour V's as I ordered them with mine. My current set of FG V2s has the KBS Tours but the Tour V's seemed to have a very similar feel. I'm anxious for mine to arrive but I still don't have any shipping info 10 days after I ordered them. It's going to be fun to hopefully hit another GIR or two with these very forgiving irons.
I really like the feel of the Tour V. I'm coming from PX Flighted. Been getting solid #'s from them (indoor only) but really liking them a lot. Nice flight and dispersion much better. Can't wait to get them on the grass.
golfdawg
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Golf smith had the DG pros as a option to try out
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The Tour V's you had in the Apex Pros I sold you were 110s, correct?
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I was in Golfsmith today and took a few tips with this one. A couple of things stood out
1. The pro head is bigger than I anticipated. (In a good way)
2. The ball jumps/feels great off the face. I saw respectable numbers and really go me thinking about these.
1. The pro head is bigger than I anticipated. (In a good way)
2. The ball jumps/feels great off the face. I saw respectable numbers and really go me thinking about these.
Easy8
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FWIW, mine showed up today and I never received a shipping notice.
kc720
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Hit this again at golfsmith. Swing was very inconsistent and didn't feel natural. The forgiveness in these really showed.
Great launch, ball speeds, and spin rates. With 50%bonus trade in at golfsmith, I traded in enough to walk out with these ordered with no out of pocket cost
3 to aw with kbs tour v 110g stiff.
Great launch, ball speeds, and spin rates. With 50%bonus trade in at golfsmith, I traded in enough to walk out with these ordered with no out of pocket cost
3 to aw with kbs tour v 110g stiff.
AZRhode
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I went to PGA SS again today and tried the stock shaft, DG Pro and 110g Tour V. Funny, after 15 years of golf, I was told I should be playing irons +1/2 and at 5'10.5" I've always thought I was standard but I do grip my clubs at the VERY end. Anyway, I was getting very similar numbers with the DG Pro and Tour V. SS with 7i at 85-89 mph, the distance was 185-200, way longer than outdoors with my current irons but they felt really good. The stock shaft I was pulling or hooking a lot more than the other two, similar to my current irons so I think I need a tad heavier shaft than the 90-100 grams that I've been trying. The spin was much lower with the Tour V but both felt really nice. I with they had a C-Taper Lite shaft to try for the higher trajectory/spin but regardless, they were long and straight on the monitors. I need to build up my golf purchasing budget again but these will be my next set of irons.