Equipment
TESTING: Callaway Rogue vs. Rogue Pro vs. Rogue X irons
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.”
Read more about the Rogue irons here in our tech story
Callaway Rogue Pro irons
Callaway says: “Rogue Pro Irons are the best combination of distance, accuracy and playability ever in a Callaway players iron.”
Read more about the Rogue Pro irons here in our tech story
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.”
Read more about the Rogue X irons here in our tech story
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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Cameron Young’s WITB from his win at the 2025 Wyndham Championship. Cameron is a Titleist staff player but his bag is definitely filled with some unique clubs. Here are the clubs he used to secure his first PGA Tour win!
Driver: Titleist GT2 (9 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Pro Orange 70 TX
3-wood: Titleist GT3 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX
Hybrid: Titleist GT2 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus HB Black VeloCore+ 10 X
Irons: Titleist T200 (4), Titleist T100 (5), Titleist 631.CY Prototype (6-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X7 (4-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F @57), WedgeWorks (60-K* @62)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X7
Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom 9.5 Tour Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Prototype
- Peter Malnati what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wyndham Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist GT3 (10 degrees, C2 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Project X Denali Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Titleist GT3 (15 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X
7-wood: Titleist GT2 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 X
Irons: Titleist T150 (4, 5), Titleist T100 (6-9)
Shafts: True Temper AMT Tour White X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (48-10F @47, 52-12F, 56-08M @57, 60-04T @62)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Style Fastback 1.5 Tour Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Yellow
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What is the best driver in 2025? At GolfWRX, we take great pride in our online community and the cumulative knowledge and experience of our members. When it comes to the best driver of 2025, we want to know what our forum faithful think.
Since our founding in 2005, the bedrock of GolfWRX.com has been the community of passionate and knowledgeable golfers in our forums, and we put endless trust in the opinions of our GolfWRX members — the most knowledgeable community of golfers on the internet. No other group of golfers in the world tests golf clubs as frequently or as extensively, nor is armed with such in-depth information about the latest technology.
Below are the results of GolfWRX member voting for the 2025 best driver, along with the vote percentage for each club.
Best driver of 2025: The top 5
5. Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond: 6.02%
Callaway’s pitch: “For golfers looking for a fast, forgiving, yet workable driver, the Elyte Triple Diamond features a tour-inspired shape and is the preferred model by most Callaway tour players.”
You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond here.
4. Ping G440 Max: 6.86%
Ping’s pitch: “The most forgiving G440 model, MAX has a hotter face to generate speed and distance, and a lighter overall system weight with a longer shaft (46″) for faster clubhead speed, higher launch and longer carries. The Free Hosel and Carbonfly Wrap crown save weight to create our lowest CG ever and increase forgiveness while contributing to a more muted, pleasing sound.”
You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Ping G440 Max here.
3. Ping G440 LST: 9.53%
Ping’s pitch: “LST is an especially good fit for faster swings, offering less spin and more control with a penetrating trajectory. A hotter face, lighter overall system weight and longer shaft (46″) deliver more speed and distance while maintaining tight dispersion.”
@phizzy30: “Not a fan of Ping drivers in general, but 440 LST takes the cake. It’s super forgiving across the face for a low spin head, looks and sounds good and the ability to make it play neutral or slightly fade biased through the hosel settings is very appealing.”
You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Ping G440 LST here.
2. Titleist GT3: 16.55%
Titleist’s pitch: “The GT3 Driver offers Titleist’s boldest combination of power and personalization through adjustable performance. Dial in the CG Track to your frequent contact location to make your biggest drives even bigger while taking total control over flight and shaping.”
@mrmikeac: “I’ve been Anti-Titleist for years and years and years (outside of Vokey, of course). With that being said, HOLY BEGEEZUS the GT3 driver is an absolute NUCLEAR MONSTER! This thing blew my G430 10K Max out of the water in every single category. Forgiveness is the biggest thing that stands out of me, the 3 model has always been one of the less forgiving models in the past but this GT3 can take bad shot after bad shot and still end up in the fairway, I think a ton of that has to do with the adjustability, it’s actually effective. Feel and sound is perfect, that solid crack is so addicting to hear and when you hit it out the screws this thing can absolutely bomb it. Titleist, I’m sorry for doubting you. You have converted me.”
You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Titleist GT3 here.
1. Titleist GT2: 22.91%
Titleist’s pitch: “Delivering impressive distance from any impact point, the Titleist GT2 Driver extracts maximum performance through a forgiving design. Get the stability and added confidence of a high-MOI driver without sacrificing speed.”
@DTorres: “The Titleist GT2 has proven to be the best driver of the year. Packaged in a classic profile, GT2 perfectly balances performance and forgiveness while consistently being a high performer across all categories.”
You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Titleist GT2 here.
Other drivers receiving >2% of the vote
| Driver | Vote percentage (%) |
|---|---|
| Cobra DS Adapt Max K | 4.85% |
| Ping G430 Max 10K | 3.85% |
| Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond | 3.68% |
| TaylorMade Qi35 | 3.51% |
| Callaway Elyte | 3.18% |
| Cobra DS Adapt X | 2.34% |
| Cobra DS Adapt LS | 2.17% |
| TaylorMade Qi35 LS | 2.17% |
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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.
Buster Hyman
Oct 2, 2018 at 12:35 pm
What a douche thread of comments…
Guess everyone on here are touring pros right?
WTF
DJ
Sep 4, 2018 at 8:03 pm
Testing at Club Champion? That’s the first mistake. Joke of a business .
ski_co
Sep 4, 2018 at 3:00 pm
The 6 hcp hits a 210 6 iron? Boy, I must be getting old.
ski_co
Sep 4, 2018 at 3:00 pm
Sorry, 9 hcp
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?
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?
unoho
Sep 4, 2018 at 1:32 am
Anybody playing these chintzy looking clubs has gotta be a total loser.
Humphrey Bogart
Mar 9, 2019 at 8:27 pm
Stupid, stupid, stupid comment.
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.
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.
asd
Sep 1, 2018 at 11:20 pm
No, they are designed for the golfing massses… sooo obvious
asd
Sep 1, 2018 at 11:21 pm
😮 ???!!!!
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?
Ronald
Sep 2, 2018 at 2:05 pm
Rogues are the ultimate bling clubs for duffers with more money than brains or talent.
ogo
Sep 2, 2018 at 7:55 pm
Stupidity and lies sell clubs to the gullible gearheads who yearn for the newest toys.
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 !!!!!!!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
lana
Sep 2, 2018 at 2:03 pm
It’s all about look and feeeeeel… soooo obvious
Wiger Toods
Aug 31, 2018 at 5:19 pm
12º launch angle. What are they, drivers?
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