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Detailed data for each and every shot for which we collected data is now viewable in the interactive portion of this review. As usual, testing was done at Tark’s Indoor Golf, a state of the art indoor golf facility located in Saratoga Springs, NY.
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The 6 golfers for whom we collected detailed performance data were asked to hit a series of shots on our 3Track Equipped simulators from aboutGolf.
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Material Composition: Forged Composite How We Tested
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While we’d love to see a bigger up-charge free selection, we will say that the proprietary Aldila RIP (which we’re told is basically a slightly softer version of the after market model), is a step up from previous stock offerings. Somewhat disappointingly, Callaway, as they have in years passed, has taken a one shaft fits all approach with their stock offering. As I’m sure you’ve probably guessed, all of this leads to higher impact speeds and bigger distance. Callaway also indicates that the new material allows for more precise manufacturing tolerances, the end result of which is a head that is 6 grams lighter, and 43% more aerodynamic than the FT-9. Feel free to read the details of Forged Composite for yourself, but the key talking points are that the “game changing new clubhead material” (Callaway’s words, not mine), is lighter and stronger than titanium. The RAZR Hawk, which is a direct replacement for the FT-9 is built largely from what Callaway calls “Forged Composite”. We try and shy away as much as possible from rehashing the marketing literature related to every club we test, but in the case of Callaway’s RAZR Hawk, there are a couple of details we find noteworthy. Perhaps next time around they’ll make after-market adapters available as well. Here’s hoping that remains the case if and when there is a 2nd incarnation. One thing I will say about Callaway’s approach to I-MIX the multitude of shafts available, particularly on the used market made the I-MIX system much more consumer friendly than any of the other adjustable product lines. My guess, based on absolutely nothing, is that Callaway will go back to the drawing board and completely retool their adjustability system in the very near future. I think at this point even the most loyal Callaway fan would have to acknowledge that the I-MIX system simply didn’t measure up to the other interchangeable systems, and perhaps had even become a liability in some respects.
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We’d have to review the RAZR Hawk by itself, just as we have the other drivers thus far in 2011.Īs of the time of writing, Callaway has decided not to make an I-MIX version of RAZR Hawk available for retail purchase, although we know with absolute certainty that I-MIX versions of the head do exist. Finally we heard back from TaylorMade, and a few emails, and more than a week later, we had to accept the reality that the head to head review was never going to happen. TaylorMade said… … … Days passed without a response. Callaway responded within minutes to basically let me know the drivers were on the way. Given Callaways’ claim, and TaylorMade’s response, we couldn’t imagine a review more compelling to our readers than a head to head test of the two. Quite literally within minutes of reading the original Callaway ads, MyGolfSpy reached out to our contacts at both companies. Of course, when one company calls out the other and essentially takes what is effectively that competitor’s biggest product launch in years, and responds with a simple claim that paint is not innovation – our driver is better, we immediately wanted to sort the truth from the marketing. When my 2010 golf season ended, I had one club from each in my bag. I’ve at one time or another carried drivers, irons, and wedges from both companies. Now when it comes to the marketing wars between two of the biggest names in the industry, I can assure you I’ve got no personal dog in the fight. While we certainly appreciate the humor, especially from an industry in which it’s largely lacking, what really caught our attention was Callaway’s claim that their RAZR Hawk Driver is 6 yards longer than TaylorMade’s R11. Following on the heals of that, Callaway’s marketing people released an ad showing a Hawk driver standing out above a see of R11 drivers with the caption “The Hawk’s diet now includes sheep”. We were just starting to put together the list of clubs we wanted to test in 2011 when Callaway kicked off a media frenzy of sorts by releasing their “Performance Over Paint” campaign on the same day TaylorMade released their R11 Driver (interesting coincidence, right?). “You would be doing yourself a huge disservice by not adding the Callaway Razr Hawk Driver to your demo list when it comes time to buy your next driver!” Callaway RAZR Hawk Review