With better aerodynamics on the club (thanks to Callaway’s partnership with Boeing), this allowed Callaway to stretch the crown of the club, raising the MOI (Moment of Inertia), aka forgiveness.
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So, what is new about the XR16 vs the XR? The new crown on the driver features raised portions of titanium just behind the top line that help keep airflow tight to the surface, thus reducing drag and allowing golfers to swing the club head faster on the downswing into impact. Like the XR, the XR16 has the 8-way adjustable hosel that can help you customize your club to obtain the right ball flight for you. The XR16 will have the same introductory price ($350) that the XR had when it came out last February. I may have been catching the drives on the XR16 a tad low on the face compared to the XR, but either way, I will take those numbers any day.
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The lower the spin, the further it will go. That is the key element in gaining distance with your driver.
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The biggest difference that I can see between the two clubs is that my spin rate was much lower on the XR16. My shot dispersion was also a little tighter, which is always nice to see. The last ball that I hit, I completely squared it up, hit it dead center on the face, and it felt great. The Speeder shaft is a few grams heavier than the Project X in the XR, which probably translated to a few extra MPH of ball speed for me. I was a little surprised to see that I was hitting the XR16 lower than the XR. On the screen, you can see that the yellow lines are from the XR and the red lines are from the XR16. This driver has the new Speeder 565 stiff shaft in it, with 9 degrees of loft as well. Super thin and very flexible, the face gives maximum distance and forgiveness. Since I have hit this driver a lot, I know that it’s very forgiving and has an extremely “hot” face. I hit one that was off the heel and pulled a bit, but still went 282 yds, and would have been in the fairway. You can see the dispersion of the shots as well. After warming up, I took 5 swings and you can see the numbers I pumped out on the left. I have hit this driver A LOT, and was easily my favorite driver of 2015. Under the hood of the XR was the stock Blue Project X LZ shaft, with 9 degrees of loft. I was able to get my hands on the XR16 today, and compared it to the XR.
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This driver follows up on last year’s popular XR model. Next week, Callaway Golf will be releasing its newest driver, the XR16 on 1/29.