The Callaway XR 16 family has been one of the most successful range of golf clubs in recent times; but why?

Not only are amateurs drooling over their newly-found distance and improved accuracy, but several tour winners are proving that the Callaway XR 16 product is amongst the best in the market – including Danny Willett hot off the back of his Masters triumph using the XR 16 wood line-up.

In this article, Foremost Golf looks at what Callaway has incorporated into their XR 16 products, and why this had led to such phenomenal results. You’re in for quite a surprise.

Forgiveness meets fast

That’s Callaway’s tagline for their XR 16 family, a range in which they teamed up with the experts at Boeing – yes, the company that designs aircrafts – to redefine what’s possible in a golf club. And boy have they done it! Here’s how...

• Callaway XR 16 Driver – The Callaway XR 16 driver tackles one of the biggest problems that manufacturers face when designing a driver; and that is to maximise forgiveness whilst making it fast in the downswing. In order to achieve this, Callaway and Boeing produced one of the best drivers golf has ever seen. The XR 16 driver features a sleek and aerodynamic crown that saves weight and increases clubhead speed, whilst shifting the centre of gravity lower in the head to improve forgiveness. That’s not all though, as the face is 19% thinner which leads to more ball speed across the club no matter whether you hit it off the heel, toe or on the sweet-spot – perfect for all golfers. As far as Callaway Golf drivers go, the XR 16 will take some considerable beating.
• Callaway XR 16 Fairway Wood– Callaway utilised Boeing once again to combine its highest MOI and lowest centre of gravity in a fairway wood. The lighter crown (in fact it’s the lightest ever crown Callaway has produced) helps to aid a high launch, ultimately providing golfers with even more ball speed and distance from tee and the fairway. The larger sweet-spot helps make the Callaway XR 16 fairway wood more playable from all lies.
• Callaway XR Iron – From a technological point of view, Callaway’s XR irons are a huge step forward. They’ve taken a face first used in a fairway wood (Cup 360 technology) and worked it into an iron head to add forgiveness, increases ball speed and make them easier to hit. What more could you want?
• Callaway XR Hybrid – Long irons are a thing of the past as more and more golfers opt for a hybrid as a replacement. As such, Callaway has produced the perfect complement to their XR iron range. The Callaway XR hybrid offers extreme forgiveness, high launch and increased distance, everything a golfer wants to replace those hard-to-hit long irons.

So, did you work out the common theme running across the Callaway XR 16 range? If not, how did you miss it? It’s the three things all golfers look for:

1. Added forgiveness
2. Increased ball speed (leading to increased distance)
3. Higher launch/ball flight

It’s all well and good when it comes from the brand itself, but the proof is in the pudding. With the repeated success that Callaway Golf Drivers have had this year – including seven wins in a row across tours – you can be guaranteed their claims are 100% true. All golfers will find a club that’s perfect for them in the Callaway XR 16 range, that’s for sure.

What are you waiting for?