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Callaway launches Rogue, Rogue Pro and Rogue X irons and hybrids

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8 years ago

Jan 18, 2018

With its new line of Rogue irons — consisting of Rogue, Rogue Pro and Rogue X models — Callaway continues its search to answer a conundrum that’s plagued game-improvement irons for years; how do you make an iron that produces great ball speed without sacrificing sound and feel. The dilemma is that in order to increase ball speeds, engineers must make the faces of the irons thinner. The problem is, the thinner they make the faces, the more vibration is caused at impact, creating a longer-lasting, higher-pitched sound. Very few golfers want that off-putting, clicky sound, but they do want the ball speed and distance.

So, that’s why companies are experimenting with different materials and injections between the faces of game-improvement irons and their bodies. That buffer creates a dampening effect to reduce vibration, while still allowing faces to be constructed thinner to raise COR (coefficient of restitution, a measure of energy transfer) and ball speed. Companies such as PXG irons use TPE injections, and TaylorMade uses SpeedFoam in its new P-790 irons; Callaway says those constructions either constrict speed, or they don’t have a profound enough effect on vibrations.

For its Rogue irons that are made from 17-4 stainless steel, Callaway is using what it calls urethane microspheres, which are essentially little balls of urethane that it combines together, in the cavities of its irons. The difference between these spheres and other foams and materials on the market, according to Callaway, is that the material is porous. Callaway says the microspheres work to dampen sound without negatively effecting ball speed.

A look at the inside of a Rogue iron, via Callaway’s photography

The inner material in the cavity works in tandem with familiar technologies from previous iron releases such as Apex, Epic and Steelhead XR. Callaway says it has improved upon its VFT (variable face thickness) and Face Cup technologies, focusing on thinning out portions of the face where golfers tend to miss shots — low on the face, on the heel and on the toe. Each of the Rogue irons also uses Internal Standing Wave by way of Tungsten-infused weights that help control the center of gravity (CG) in the club heads; that means centering the overall weight between the scoring lines, and controlling where the CG is placed vertically throughout a given set (re: higher on the short irons for more control and spin, and lower on the long irons for more height).

For the consumer, all of this means getting performance-driven irons at a lower price compared to the Epic and Epic Pro irons. Each of the irons will be available for pre-sale on January 19, and come to retail on February 9. Read on for more info on each of the specific irons, and the Rogue and Rogue X hybrids that introduce Callaway’s Jailbreak technology into hybrids for the first time.

Discussion: See what GolfWRX members are saying about the Rogue irons and hybrids in our forums.

Rogue irons ($899.99 steel, $999.99 graphite)

Callaway’s Rogue irons are the standard model in this line of irons, equipped with all of the technologies described above. According to Callaway, these are essentially Steelhead XR replacements, but have more compact shapes. In the Steelhead XR irons, Callaway used a wider profile in order to center CG between the scoring lines, but due to the inclusion of the Tungsten-infused weights in the Rogue irons, it was able to shape the irons more similar to XR and X-Hot irons of the past — more preferable shapes for GI irons, according to Callaway.

Stock shafts include True Temper’s XP105 steel shaft, and Aldila’s Synergy graphite shaft.

Rogue Pro irons ($999.99)

The Rogue Pro irons, as you may expect, have a more compact shape, thinner toplines and thinner soles than their standard-model-counterparts. Therefore, the Pro design will yield more control that better players will prefer, but they are still packed with all of the performance-enhancing technologies of the Rogue irons. They also have a chrome plating that better players may be drawn to.

Rogue X irons ($899.99 steel, $999.99 graphite)

Callaway described the Rogue X irons to me as “bomber irons.” They have lofts that are 3-to-4 degrees stronger than the standard Rogue irons, and they have longer lengths and lighter overall weights, but according to Callaway, they will still launch in the same window iron-for-iron (re: a 7-iron will launch like a 7-iron). Despite cranking down the lofts, they have bigger profiles, wider soles and more offset; those designs work to drag CG rearward, which helps to increase launch.

Combine that design with the Rogue’s VFT, Face Cups, Internal Standing Wave and urethane microspheres, and the result is an iron that’s “all about distance,” according to Callaway.

Rogue and Rogue X hybrids ($249.99 apiece)

As noted previously, the Rogue and Rogue X hybrids include Callaway’s Jailbreak technology. Like Callaway’s Rogue fairway woods, they use stainless steel bars behind the face instead of the titanium bars that are used in the Rogue drivers. Also, like all of the other Callaway clubs that use Jailbreak, the idea of the design is that two parallel bars inside the club head connect the sole with crown help to add strength to the body at impact, allowing the faces to be constructed thinner, thus, create more ball speed across the face. The Rogue and Rogue X hybrids also have Callaway’s familiar Face Cup technology.

The standard Rogue goes up to a 6-hybrid, while the oversized, Rogue X “super hybrid” goes up to an 8-hybrid. Similar to the Rogue X irons, the Rogue X hybrids have an oversized construction, a lighter overall weight, and longer lengths. The goal with these Rogue X hybrids is to create higher launching, more forgiving and longer hybrid options for golfers who need help getting the ball in the air.

Discussion: See what GolfWRX members are saying about the Rogue irons and hybrids in our forums.

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34 Comments

JH

May 6, 2018 at 1:45 am

Not everyone can play to an 8 hcp or less in fact 95% of golfers are 15+;we hit 70 practice balls and play a round a week if that. With these new “gimmicky” clubs, one can have more fun, retain same distance and keep improving even as they age, one caveat you will have to have good fundamental swing mechanics for any club to work. Look at Gary Player you think he is still playing forged blades, 8 degree driver don’t think so, he is 82 and still shoots his age or lower.

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Mad-Mex

Jan 20, 2018 at 7:15 pm

Didn’t you get enough attention as a child Stan!?! Grow up,,,,,

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Jon

Jan 20, 2018 at 3:17 pm

Stan,

I don’t respond to the back and forth very often but feel like I have to respond to the arrogance you throwing around. If you are such a great ball striker the how come you aren’t out the tour making big bucks competing with Jordan, Dustin and Rory? Get a life. I rarely strike the exact center of the club face either but ENJOY the game apparently more than you do. On top of that YOU need to figure out that you need all of us “hackers” or every golf course will close and all you pure ball strikers will have to find a different game (I’d suggest bowling….not wait, Polo for you). If your lucky you might be able to compete against the rest of your fellow pure ball strikers at your local Top Golf.

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Stan

Jan 18, 2018 at 10:35 pm

My boyfriend uses jelly to dampen the vibrations, if you know what I mean.

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stan

Jan 18, 2018 at 5:46 pm

FAKE-FORGED JELLO-FILLED GOLF CLUBS!!!
😮 😛 😎 😉

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- Mikele
  
  Jan 18, 2018 at 8:18 pm
  
  No more fake than your lob and run comment.
  
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  - stan
    
    Jan 18, 2018 at 11:49 pm
    
    At least I’m not a desperate gearhead who slobber and funner golf.
    
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Jgpl001

Jan 18, 2018 at 3:49 pm

The word “Pro” here is such a joke,

How could anyone buy this stuff?

If you need these, then give golf and take up stamp collecting

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- stan
  
  Jan 18, 2018 at 5:39 pm
  
  The ‘Pros’ who are playing these bloated clubs are paid to advertise them on the Tour. If one of those ‘bought’ pros wins with these clubs or even win, the gearheads will have a feeding frenzy on Monday… after the Sunday win.
  In any case, Ping can claim the G400s are “Tour Tested”…. and what’s good enough on the Tour is good enough for YOU!!! 😛
  
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  - stan
    
    Jan 18, 2018 at 5:42 pm
    
    Ooops… correction …. “If one of those “bought” pros is on the leaderboard or even wins with these clubs….” …. now that’s better …;-)
    
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- JOEL GOODMAN
  
  Jan 18, 2018 at 7:20 pm
  
  THESE “CLUBS” AND THEY ARE CLUBS SUITABLE FOR KILLING SNAKES AND RATS AND MICE, I WOULDN’T HAVE THESE UGLY EXCUSE FOR GOLF CLUBS IN MY BAG FOR 10 SECONDS EVEN IF THEY GUARANTEED TO TAKE 50 SHOTS OFF MY GAME.
  
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  - Mikele
    
    Jan 18, 2018 at 8:20 pm
    
    Full of dung much?
    
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  - stan
    
    Jan 18, 2018 at 11:54 pm
    
    Hollow jello-filled irons are for those who miss-hit… and that is admitted by a club designer who says these abominations are for max forgiveness.
    All these hollow irons are for failures who can’t hit on center and want a mushy slushy feeeel from impact… it’s soooo pa thetic …. :-O
    
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- Mikele
  
  Jan 18, 2018 at 8:19 pm
  
  Do you have to work hard at being an arrogant twit or does it just come to you naturally?
  
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Golfraven

Jan 18, 2018 at 2:33 pm

Wow, is half an inch of topline now the new sexy? I think I need to clean my glasses. Callaway finally arrived back at the seniors market, where whey belonged all the time – and likely where they want to be because the old folks have all the cash now.

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HDTVMAN

Jan 18, 2018 at 1:46 pm

As a fitter, I would have like the price to stay at $799, as the majority of my customers are mid-range players. The Ping G400 have been a harder sale since they rose in price to $899 from the $799 G. However, that being said, having the Rogue and G400 at $899 will definitely put the “puck” in Ping’s corner…as the G400’s are excellent clubs. I have not see the price for the M4’s, and if they also rise $100 for a set of 8 irons.

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- stan
  
  Jan 18, 2018 at 5:34 pm
  
  The only golf club market that exists nowadays is the rich hacker and neurotic gearheads. It’s a shrinking market because all the old Baby Boomers are giving up on golf and the millennials can’t afford to golf.
  These grossly expensive clubs are for those who have more money than brains and talent. The desperate OEMs are now squeezing the last dollar from the shrinking market with overpriced clubs to stay alive.
  It’s a collapsing golf club market now … believe it.
  
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SUHDUDE

Jan 18, 2018 at 1:12 pm

yeah, shut up stan. Dilly dilly!

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- stan
  
  Jan 18, 2018 at 5:36 pm
  
  … and dilly dilly to you too …. because it’s all TRUE …!!!!
  
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mike

Jan 18, 2018 at 12:56 pm

shut up stan

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- stan
  
  Jan 18, 2018 at 5:48 pm
  
  …(mike obviously has these fake-forged jello-filled clubs in his WITB… ouch!!)
  
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TexasSnowman

Jan 18, 2018 at 12:42 pm

ugly. Unbelievable that calls would think these will sell….maybe I’m wrong but anyone with less than a 15 hdcp will not give these a 2nd look imo.

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stan

Jan 18, 2018 at 12:36 pm

PXG, TM and now Cally…. all jumping on the jello-filled clubheads for gearhead hackers …. soooo obvious …. 😉

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stan

Jan 18, 2018 at 12:28 pm

Mushy irons filled with jello to absorb the off-center hits by hacking gearheads who can’t stand the vibrations from their beloved WITB clubs! 😮

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Robert Parsons

Jan 18, 2018 at 12:20 pm

Tons of offset and a topline thick enough a skateboarder could grind.

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- stan
  
  Jan 18, 2018 at 12:34 pm
  
  …. and engorged with jello to deaden the off-center hit vibrations and twisting… lol
  
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alexdub

Jan 18, 2018 at 10:16 am

Look at those shovels!

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- stan
  
  Jan 18, 2018 at 12:32 pm
  
  They shovel-swing with no whipsnap in their release, so these are perfect clubs for gooney gearheads who can’t break 100 honestly …. lol
  
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  - John B
    
    Jan 18, 2018 at 5:31 pm
    
    Stan’s a loser. Just because you don’t like them don’t complain. You’re probably a chop yourself.
    
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    - stan
      
      Jan 18, 2018 at 7:04 pm
      
      Ooooh …. did I hit a nerve… a feeeel nerve? LOL
      
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C

Jan 18, 2018 at 7:22 am

I didn’t think it would be possible to beat Ping on amount of offset. Good lord.

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- stan
  
  Jan 18, 2018 at 5:25 pm
  
  Offset for offcenter hacker gearheads
  
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Tucci Gang

Jan 18, 2018 at 3:38 am

P790 all the way, baby!

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- stan
  
  Jan 18, 2018 at 12:30 pm
  
  P790s…. admission of failure to hit the ball on the center of the clubface.
  Oooooh but they feeeeel soooo gooood ….. 😛
  
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In our forums, our members have been pitting a Srixon ZXi combo against a TaylorMade P7CB/770 combo. WRXer ‘edutch22’ is on the hunt for a new set of irons and kicks off the thread saying:

“Looking at picking up a new set of irons and think I’ve narrowed it down to Srixon ZXi combo or Taylormade P7CB/770 combo. I am currently a 5 cap and allbeit I feel irons are my weakness. My miss is a little to the toe side. I am decently steep at 4-5 down. Always thought I am high spin but recently on trackman my 7 was spinning at 5800 roughly.

My question or looking for thoughts on which one would benefit me more from a forgiveness standpoint? Or is there another iron is should be looking at entirely? I only get to play about once or twice a week, if I am not playing a 2-3 day event. Thanks in advance.”

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