Callaway Golf produces a full range of equipment for the game, including drivers, hybrids and balls. As of January 2011, the company markets nine different lines of irons on its website. These clubs range from highly forgiving clubs with a low center of gravity for high handicappers to stiff, forged clubs that even golfers on the PGA Tour would approve of. Understanding the wide variety of clubs offered by Callaway and their features will allow you to select the irons line that best suits your play style and skill level.
Length
Callaway irons are of a moderate length that appeal to players of all skill levels. Irons like those in the X-22 and Diablo Edge lines are marketed toward players that need forgiveness in their shots. To aid in this, the clubs are longer, ranging in length from a 35 1/2-inch pitching wedge to a 39-inch 3-iron. Callaway irons that are targeted toward more elite players, such as the X-Forged line, are typically between 1/4- and 1/2-inch shorter.
Loft
The loft of an iron plays a critical role in the trajectory of the ball after a hit. Callaway clubs are relatively consistent in their lofting, despite the many different club lines offered. Most of the irons have a loft that ranges from 21 degrees on the 3-iron to 46 degrees on the pitching wedge. This produces a moderate to high trajectory on the ball. Some lines deviate from this standard, adding or subtracting a degree on a club, but none of the lines depart greatly from this range.
Sole Size
The sole of an iron is the portion that contacts the ground. The wider a sole is, the more forgiveness the club produces at the moment of impact. Callaway irons like the Diablo Edge line have a wide sole and a thick top line to ensure that even high handicappers can produce a solid strike on the ball. At the opposite end of the spectrum, the X-Forged irons have a narrow sole and thin top line to increase a player's ball control while decreasing the club's forgiveness. A majority of Callaway irons fall between these two extremes, giving a broad mix of distance and control.
Weighting
One feature that all of the Callaway irons share in common is their club head weighting. On each set of irons, the majority of the club head weight is placed along the outer edges. This lowers the center of gravity on the club to make for an easier to hit sweet spot. The irons employ Callaway's patented Variable Face Technology as well to improve the weight distribution between the heel and toe of the clubs.
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