Equipment

TESTING: Callaway Rogue vs. Rogue Pro vs. Rogue X irons

Published

8 years ago

Aug 31, 2018

For an average golfer, what’s the difference between Callaway’s Rogue, Rogue Pro and Rogue X irons? That’s what we wanted to find out.

In our new club testing series, average golfers will be hitting either different shafts or different club heads, testing them against each other. The process will simply be to hit an equal number of shots with each shaft or club head, eliminating any outliers, and then report the numbers. These are all one-variable tests. Since the club tests are all done at Club Champion in Royal Oak, Michigan, the testing is under direct supervision of professional fitters. For the Callaway Rogue test, each of the golfers hit 6 irons with identical shafts in each head.

First, some information about each of the irons in this test.

Callaway Rogue irons

Callaway says: “Rogue irons are the best combination of distance, accuracy and playability ever in a Callaway iron with our 360 Face Cup and VFT, multi-material construction, and Urethane Microspheres.”

Callaway Rogue Pro irons

Callaway says: “Rogue Pro Irons are the best combination of distance, accuracy and playability ever in a Callaway players iron.”

Callaway Rogue X irons

Callaway says: “Rogue X Irons are a total distance overhaul, with our 360 Face Cup and VFT, multi-material construction, Urethane Microspheres, and a component package designed for maximum distance.”

The Test Results

Player A (17 handicap, left-handed)

	Rogue	Rogue Pro	Rogue X
Club Speed	77.7 mph	77.0 mph	77.3 mph
Ball Speed	107.3 mph	102.9 mph	108.9 mph
Smash Factor	1.38	1.34	1.41
Spin Rate	5197 rpm	6378 rpm	5376 rpm
Side (feet)	55.3L	103.7L	84.8L
Launch Angle	13.8 degrees	14.8 degrees	12.5 degrees
Carry	144.1 yards	131.4 yards	145.4 yards
Total	162.2 yards	145.9 yards	162.4 yards
Height	54 feet	51 feet	51 feet
Attack Angle	-5.5 degrees	-6.6 degrees	-5.9 degrees

Player B (9 handicap, right-handed)

	Rogue	Rogue Pro	Rogue X
Club Speed	88.0 mph	87.3 mph	88.1 mph
Ball Speed	128.4 mph	124.9 mph	131.2 mph
Smash Factor	1.46	1.43	1.49
Spin Rate	5704 rpm	5298 rpm	4571 rpm
Side (feet)	13.2L	0.3R	2.0L
Launch Angle	14.6 degrees	16.0 degrees	12.3 degrees
Carry	184.2 yards	181.4 yards	195.7 yards
Total	193.6 yards	191.9 yards	210.3 yards
Height	98 feet	97 feet	85 feet
Attack Angle	-6.0 degrees	-7.0 degrees	-5.6 degrees

Conclusion

As with any club test, this test shows that different club heads and designs favor certain players. If you want to know which of these three irons is right for you, the only way to know for sure is to test them yourself!

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25 Comments

Steven S Herrera

Jul 22, 2020 at 9:52 am

How many more different, but similar, models of clubs can Callaway produce and the market accommodate? Just in terms of shelf space, stores will have to either get larger or start dropping the lesser-known brands.

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Buster Hyman

Oct 2, 2018 at 12:35 pm

What a douche thread of comments…
Guess everyone on here are touring pros right?

WTF

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DJ

Sep 4, 2018 at 8:03 pm

Testing at Club Champion? That’s the first mistake. Joke of a business .

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ski_co

Sep 4, 2018 at 3:00 pm

The 6 hcp hits a 210 6 iron? Boy, I must be getting old.

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- ski_co
  
  Sep 4, 2018 at 3:00 pm
  
  Sorry, 9 hcp
  
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Dennis Corley

Sep 4, 2018 at 12:11 pm

Did you note any loft and length differences on the different 6 iron models?
Rogue 6 iron: 26 degrees, 37.625″ length
Rogue Pro 6 iron: 27 degrees, 37.5″ length
Rogue X 6 iron: 24 degrees!. 37.75″ length

Come on guys! A test?

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- Dennis Corley
  
  Sep 4, 2018 at 12:13 pm
  
  Also, from your article:
  “These are all one-variable tests”
  Not really one variable is it?
  
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unoho

Sep 4, 2018 at 1:32 am

Anybody playing these chintzy looking clubs has gotta be a total loser.

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- Humphrey Bogart
  
  Mar 9, 2019 at 8:27 pm
  
  Stupid, stupid, stupid comment.
  
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BettiBoop

Sep 3, 2018 at 8:07 am

This was a test? This was just 2 dudes hitting clubs a few times. Not sure these results really tell us anything.

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mike

Sep 1, 2018 at 12:00 pm

These irons are works of art. The backside designs are awesome. I hope they work as good as they look.

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- asd
  
  Sep 1, 2018 at 11:20 pm
  
  No, they are designed for the golfing massses… sooo obvious
  
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- asd
  
  Sep 1, 2018 at 11:21 pm
  
  😮 ???!!!!
  
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- lana
  
  Sep 2, 2018 at 2:01 pm
  
  All those curves, bars and ridges on the back must have some strange function… or is it just bling for the gullible?
  
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  - Ronald
    
    Sep 2, 2018 at 2:05 pm
    
    Rogues are the ultimate bling clubs for duffers with more money than brains or talent.
    
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    - ogo
      
      Sep 2, 2018 at 7:55 pm
      
      Stupidity and lies sell clubs to the gullible gearheads who yearn for the newest toys.
      
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kyle

Aug 31, 2018 at 7:29 pm

OoOoOoh… I love love love the cavity back designs… and would be proud to put any of them in my WITB gonadal arsenal of weapons !!!!!!!

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- shawn
  
  Aug 31, 2018 at 11:52 pm
  
  These Rogue clubs are designed to deceive the gullible gearheads who actually thinks what’s on the back of a club affects what’s happening on the front. These are stupid ugly designs.
  
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Steve McIvor

Aug 31, 2018 at 6:16 pm

Hope neither of these players put any of them into play. Zero control of the ball when it comes down. 7 irons should not be spinning that low and rolling out so far.

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- Steve McIvor
  
  Aug 31, 2018 at 6:24 pm
  
  My bad, they’re 6 irons!! However, still a lack of control. Difficult to hit at front flags with that much roll out. Longest playable iron thereafter needs to start being looked at.
  
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Tom

Aug 31, 2018 at 5:30 pm

A 9 handicap player can’t tell you anything about a club’s performance, they can’t play well enough. A 17 handicap player shouldn’t even be allowed to obtain a driver’s license, obviously they have very poor hand eye coordination.

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- kyle
  
  Aug 31, 2018 at 7:33 pm
  
  Yes but…. the Rogue market is in the 9-17 handicap player cohort. It’s all about marketing blingy glitzy chunky irons to desperate golfers who cannot get any better but hope a new set of gonadal clubs will help their dis-functional performance.
  
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- lana
  
  Sep 2, 2018 at 2:03 pm
  
  It’s all about look and feeeeeel… soooo obvious
  
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Wiger Toods

Aug 31, 2018 at 5:19 pm

12º launch angle. What are they, drivers?

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- Goldhawk
  
  Sep 1, 2018 at 7:45 pm
  
  1.49 smash factor from the Rouge X for the 9hcp – yes, apparently it is a driver
  
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“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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