Callaway X22
Callaway X-22 Iron Set – Steel Shafts (4-PW)
Product Description
Callaway has set the performance standard with the Callaway X-22 Irons, the best X-Series Irons they’ve ever made. The perimeter weighting of the X-22s has been maximized for a moment of inertia (MOI) that’s 10 percent higher than their predecessors, meaning you get more forgiveness on off-center strikes. The ideal center of gravity spot has been preserved, generating optimal ball-flight trajectories. They’ve also incorporated the Modified Thru-Bore design, dampening vibration for improved feel. The tour-inspired head shape has a slightly thinner topline and sole with a large sweet spot for superior aesthetics and forgiveness to boost your self-confidence.
• Precision Notch Weighting increases the edging weighting for a higher MOI which provides more stability at impact still on off-centered hits.
• The center of gravity location has been strategically situated for top ball-flight trajectories.
Modified Thru-Bore design softens vibration for greater feel.
• Tour-inspired head shape has a slightly thinner top-line and sole with a large sweet spot is cosmetically pleasing, but maintains a high level of forgiveness.
VFT Technology maximizes ball speed and perimeter weighting for more distance and forgiveness
Playability Insight
The Callaway X-22 Tour Irons are the new, improved version of the highly successful X-20 Tour. Callaway Golf’s engineers packed the X-22 Tours with a multitude of technological aids, among which are their Precision Notch Weighting and a new sleeker hosel to raise the moment of inertia (MOI) for better stability during impact. The clubface employs Variable Face Technology (VFT) which maximizes ball rate, and perimeter weighting for more distance and forgiveness. It also allows the Center of Gravity (COG) to be moved lower and more in line with the center of the face for better trajectory, which also noticeably enhances the level of feel.
Out of the bag, I instantly like the simpler, clean lines of the Callaway X-22 Tour Irons. They come in lofts from a 3 iron to a Pitching Wedge (PW) and mine came with Royal Precision’s very highly distinguished Project X Flighted shafts. They are a little broad down the topline, but not anything more than its competitors. There is only so much capacity on a clubface you can shift the weight around so a thicker topline in exchange for more stability is quite acceptable. If anything, the topline will appeal more to the targeted market, which are the mid to low handicappers for the added confidence it gives.
Even with the blade-like look, the X-22 still pack in a high level of clemency. They are very easy to hit, with miss-hits often going in the direction I intended it to go, yet without the stinging feedback telling me I messed it up I would typically have gotten when hitting with a pure blade iron. They as a rule produce good distance when needed, but where they shine most is in their workability. I can work the ball left or right and for me, that separates them from their competitors and makes them stable pin seekers from long distance, as well as great set-up and approach clubs. I think accuracy is often overlooked in irons play with manufacturers frequently making distance from their irons their main marketing point, so when I notice irons like these that deliver laser-like accuracy, I feel obligated to point it out to the golfing masses out there.
Overall, I feel the Callaway X-22 Tours are a great buy for those who are either already a single handicap or approaching a single handicap and looking to make the transition from their game improvement irons. Or even in itself, these Callaway X-22 Tour Irons are hard to believe at what they do and for that, I rate them ‘Highly Recommended’.