Callaway Rogue and Rogue Pro Irons

[ORUTRAVIS]

Offset is the exact same as the Epic Pro which has me interested.

 

Interesting placement from Callaway. Wonder if it has the ball speeds of the Eric Pro. If it does why would anyone pay more for the Epic Pro?

 

I got higher ball speeds with the Rogue Pro over the EPIC Pro, with nearly the same spin rates. Translated to about 1/2 club difference with a 7-iron.

 

Release date?

[swoll cracker]

Offset is the exact same as the Epic Pro which has me interested.

 

Interesting placement from Callaway. Wonder if it has the ball speeds of the Eric Pro. If it does why would anyone pay more for the Epic Pro?

 

I got higher ball speeds with the Rogue Pro over the EPIC Pro, with nearly the same spin rates. Translated to about 1/2 club difference with a 7-iron.

 

Release date?

 

I dont know the exact date of release. I do know that fitting heads and shafts are embargoed until January 19th.

[frj76]

There were some bad irons around the "X hot" era but the rogues take the price by far. This must be the ugliest Callaway iron ever created...

[leftie]

Callaway sure know how to make some ugly irons (MB and X Forged excluded)

[814willowbeach]

thick af

[vman]

They're not the best looking. So much choice out there in the iron market and I think this line may struggle.

[madaboutgolf]

on the website now, x look very long..

[Drudersh]

I literally gagged when I saw the address picture.

[Davidv]

All this hate well I love them and placed my order this morning. Still do not understand why all the chest beating on lofts, big deal use what fits YOUR game and that is what Callaway gives you choices.

[seve1972]

(sorry if we have given.....)....what are the loft specs??...

[Lacey Underall]

(sorry if we have given.....)....what are the loft specs??...

I was interested in this as well, especially for the Rogue X. Three to four degrees stronger than the standard Rogue? Whoa, those babies must fly. The distance I could hit a Steelhead XR 7 iron was just mind boggling.

 

Side note: the Rogue Pro looks better than I anticipated from address. Looking forward to seeing that one in person.

[iomgolf]

There are attractive looking irons (e.g. Srixon & Mizuno) that work well and there are ugly irons that do the same. These Callaway's are definitely in the second category. Yuk - and given the choice who ever picks the least attractive girl?

[cmatthews77]

Rogue Pro looks like afterbirth of the Apex line and Rogue an inbred version of the c300 and AP1. No thanks.

 

To me the Rogue iron line looks just like the Epic iron line but with a simpler "less fancy looking" cavity so that maybe they look 'cheaper' than the Epic irons. I've been a big Cally fan for quite a while (see sig) but man that Epic iron launch was just a big copy-cat money grab.

[cmatthews77]

I feel sometimes Callaway gets trapped into designing game improvement irons around their "look" and they cant go where TM went with the P790s.

 

However...if you look at a x-tour, x-20 Tour, x-22 Tour...those are closer to the look of the P790s, they just dont have the tech.

 

Callaway went bigger with the x-24 HOT iron...didnt have a pro version. They could now come out with another series of "X" irons just like the 790s and be just fine.

 

People went nuts for the x-prototype in 2008...which was lightyears different from anything they had in the product line

 

I agree completely. Maybe it's better marketing and helps them sell but man Callaway can't stick with anything. Apex, X Forged, XR, Steelhead, Epic, Rogue and on and on. I used to despise Taylor Made for this but they've actually beaten Callaway significantly with their latest round of iron releases...

 

The P790, P750, P770, etc. are all very appealing looking clubs appealing to a variety of players. Seems Ping is doing the same this year. While Callaway is just dumping so many models of clubs on the market its mind numbing as a fan of theres. Good news is these aren't for me and I'll wait for the next iteration of Apex.

 

Speaking of the P790... really like these clubs outside of the blade length but they just don't beat out the Apex for me so Callaway continues. If I were forced into picking something up brand new though It'd be either a blended set of P790s with the players version in 8-W or possibly 718 AP2s which I'm a big fan of.

[Lesmond]

[Lacey Underall]

According to Rick's review the lofts on the X are strongest ever:

 

4 - 18.5

5 - 21

6 - 24

7 - 27

8 - 31.5

9 - 36

PW - 41

AW - 46

GW - 51

[boggyman]

Callaway hope you've fixed that clicking sound. All your GI ,SGI irons had it after the OG XRs, which I still have.

[EdgewoodJones]

Callaway Epic "is the best combination of distance, accuracy, playability and feel ever from Callaway - the #1 Iron Brand in Golf."

 

Callaway Rogue "is the best combination of distance, accuracy, playability and feel ever from Callaway - the #1 Iron Brand in Golf."

 

Pfft!

[boggyman]

So will the Epics drop in price??

[boggyman]

Lets see how strongly lofted these things are. If they come out with another set of irons that has a 39* PW I am boycotting them altogether. Its an 8 iron.

 

Measured the fitting cart head at 31 degrees. 7 iron.

That’s a 6.....oops I mean a “modern day” 7!!

[madaboutgolf]

According to Rick's review the lofts on the X are strongest ever:

 

4 - 18.5

5 - 21

6 - 24

7 - 31.5

8 - 36

9 - 41

PW - 46

GW - 51

SW - 56

 

 

long irons very strong lofts, but short irons not as strong as xr model ?

[south_side_lefty]

These are the specs for Rogue X off the Cally website.

 

length lie offset SW-G SW-Steel

#4 18.5° RH / LH 39.00" 60.50° 0.32 D0 D1

 

#5 21° RH / LH 38.375" 61.25° 0.305 D0 D1

 

#6 24° RH / LH 37.75" 62.00° 0.29 D0 D1

 

#7 27° RH / LH 37.125" 62.50° 0.27 D0 D1

 

#8 31.5° RH / LH 36.50" 63.00° 0.24 D0 D1

 

#9 36° RH / LH 36.00" 63.50° 0.215 D0 D1

 

PW 41° RH / LH 35.75" 64.00° 0.185 D0 D1

 

AW 46° RH / LH 35.50" 64.00° 0.15 D0 D1

 

GW 51° RH / LH 35.25" 64.00° 0.125 D0 D1

 

SW 56° RH / LH 35.25" 64.00° 0.1 D0 D1

[madaboutgolf]

These are the specs for Rogue X off the Cally website.

 

length lie offset SW-G SW-Steel

#4 18.5° RH / LH 39.00" 60.50° 0.32 D0 D1

 

#5 21° RH / LH 38.375" 61.25° 0.305 D0 D1

 

#6 24° RH / LH 37.75" 62.00° 0.29 D0 D1

 

#7 27° RH / LH 37.125" 62.50° 0.27 D0 D1

 

#8 31.5° RH / LH 36.50" 63.00° 0.24 D0 D1

 

#9 36° RH / LH 36.00" 63.50° 0.215 D0 D1

 

PW 41° RH / LH 35.75" 64.00° 0.185 D0 D1

 

AW 46° RH / LH 35.50" 64.00° 0.15 D0 D1

 

GW 51° RH / LH 35.25" 64.00° 0.125 D0 D1

 

SW 56° RH / LH 35.25" 64.00° 0.1 D0 D1

 

2 wedges between pw and sw !! getting like titleist have done, too many wedges ..

[hef63303]

These are the specs for Rogue X off the Cally website.

 

length lie offset SW-G SW-Steel

#4 18.5° RH / LH 39.00" 60.50° 0.32 D0 D1

 

#5 21° RH / LH 38.375" 61.25° 0.305 D0 D1

 

#6 24° RH / LH 37.75" 62.00° 0.29 D0 D1

 

#7 27° RH / LH 37.125" 62.50° 0.27 D0 D1

 

#8 31.5° RH / LH 36.50" 63.00° 0.24 D0 D1

 

#9 36° RH / LH 36.00" 63.50° 0.215 D0 D1

 

PW 41° RH / LH 35.75" 64.00° 0.185 D0 D1

 

AW 46° RH / LH 35.50" 64.00° 0.15 D0 D1

 

GW 51° RH / LH 35.25" 64.00° 0.125 D0 D1

 

SW 56° RH / LH 35.25" 64.00° 0.1 D0 D1

 

2 wedges between pw and sw !! getting like titleist have done, too many wedges ..

Epic Star had 2 wedges between like this also. Think of Rogue X as Epic Star without the $300/club price

[doctorbloor]

According to Rick's review the lofts on the X are strongest ever:

 

4 - 18.5

5 - 21

6 - 24

7 - 31.5

8 - 36

9 - 41

PW - 46

GW - 51

SW - 56

 

 

long irons very strong lofts, but short irons not as strong as xr model ?

 

Yeah. Rather than just "stronger," it looks more like they're building bigger gaps between clubs, which is fine for slower swingers.

[Sean2]

Am I crazy that I like the look? You guys are ROASTING these. Haha

 

To quote Mick Jagger: "You're a man of wealth and taste." :-)

[Sean2]

Alan Hocknell said in his video on the Rogue X irons that Callaway purposefully made the lofts stronger and aren't making any apologies for it.

 

I still don't understand why people get all wound up with jacked lofts. It's just a number on the bottom of the club. I know some of these iron's a full club longer than mine, but I don't really care. So some guy tells me he hit his Rogue X or M3 7-iron when I hit a 6. Woop dee doo.

[Jack Pearsall]

Oh well, he thought the first page was a hoot, only to realize this is not a joke, which surprises.

Very funny Callaway.

[Sef]

I think the Rogue Pro is a really good looking iron, pictures don’t do it justice.

 

The Rogue and Rogue X aren’t aimed at me so idc what they look like.

[LFreeeman]

I stopped by the local GG yesterday and hit 8-10 balls with Rogue Pro. The feel has definetly been improved compared to the steelhead line. I also was impressed with the look of the Pro in hand, compared to the pictures.