Interesting Find: Callaway Proto Irons

[ChipNRun]

@ThinkingPlus,

The irons you found are much like the X-Prototype irons from 2009 (as per a PGA ValueGuide link).

 

A similar model arose in 2012, a rather chaotic year for Callaway irons. The X series - X12 through X24 with some tour models sprinkled in - had just been phased out in favor of the brave new RazR world.

The RazrX iron family came in with the RazrX, the RazrX Tour and the RazrX Forged, accompanied by the RazrX Black, and the RazrX HL, and the Razr Edge, and... **RazrX MB**.

The RazrX MB evidently were available by special order, but the marketing was subtle. And, the clubhead had none of the red trim which marked the rest of the RazrX iron family. Callaway watchers like me were confused in 2012 as to whether Callaway had six or seven iron models.

@"dr.golf" talks about being an early adopter of the RazrX MBs in a 2012 post on X-Prototypes. [https://forums.golfwrx.com/discussion/436359/callaway-tour-authentic-x-prototype/p1](https://forums.golfwrx.com/discussion/436359/callaway-tour-authentic-x-prototype/p1 "https://forums.golfwrx.com/discussion/436359/callaway-tour-authentic-x-prototype/p1")

 

*Curious tidbit: the RazrX Black had a curious support truss on the back of the clubhead, not unlike scaffolding on the current TM M5 and M6 irons.

[ThinkingPlus]

> @ChipNRun said:

> @ThinkingPlus,

> The irons you found are much like the X-Prototype irons from 2009 (as per a PGA ValueGuide link).

>

>

> A similar model arose in 2012, a rather chaotic year for Callaway irons. The X series - X12 through X24 with some tour models sprinkled in - had just been phased out in favor of the brave new RazR world.

> The RazrX iron family came in with the RazrX, the RazrX Tour and the RazrX Forged, accompanied by the RazrX Black, and the RazrX HL, and the Razr Edge, and... **RazrX MB**.

>

> The RazrX MB evidently were available by special order, but the marketing was subtle. And, the clubhead had none of the red trim which marked the rest of the RazrX iron family. Callaway watchers like me were confused in 2012 as to whether Callaway had six or seven iron models.

> @"dr.golf" talks about being an early adopter of the RazrX MBs in a 2012 post on X-Prototypes. [https://forums.golfwrx.com/discussion/436359/callaway-tour-authentic-x-prototype/p1](https://forums.golfwrx.com/discussion/436359/callaway-tour-authentic-x-prototype/p1 "https://forums.golfwrx.com/discussion/436359/callaway-tour-authentic-x-prototype/p1")

>

> *Curious tidbit: the RazrX Black had a curious support truss on the back of the clubhead, not unlike scaffolding on the current TM M5 and M6 irons.

 

Great info. Thanks.