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mlf16507

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sean_miller Incredible Member

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X-Forged or X Prototypes

Was that your example of good looking irons or ugly ones? Personally I think both of those look really good.

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.


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wrx_junki Great Member

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Anything like these hybrid iron sets qualify as the ugliest irons ever made.


I would never carry any of those irons. Much rather get a set of Ping shovels than those hybrid irons.

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motteler621 Great Member

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Was that your example of good looking irons or ugly ones? Personally I think both of those look really good.

I think the X prototypes are good looking. Theres just something special about them, just looking at them makes me think I could hit some crazy good shots. You dont see too many people on the forum with them either, kinda rare.


golfro Great Member

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I think the X prototypes are good looking. Theres just something special about them, just looking at them makes me think I could hit some crazy good shots. You dont see too many people on the forum with them either, kinda rare.

they're spendy and the price so far hasn't budged all year.

I've demo'ed them and they actually play very similar to the X-Forged. Very forgiving and the head profile is almost nearly identical. Now if the price was just a bit lower...but then again, even if Callaway makes great blades, they just can't contend with the tried and true Mizuno or Titleist as far as blades go.

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909F3 15* 3 FW stock Aldila Voodoo
909F3 18* 5 FW stock Aldila Voodoo
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rebby Great Member

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Now if the price was just a bit lower...but then again, even if Callaway makes great blades, they just can't contend with the tried and true Mizuno or Titleist as far as blades go.

I'd argue that point. I actually prefer the X-Proto's to many Titleist/Mizuno blades. Even though I'm not a huge fan of the topline appearance of the Proto's, I put them right up there with my (previous) Scratch SB-1's. Very good clubs, I wish Callaway would market them a bit better.

Yonex Ezone Type 380 | Tour Edge Exotics CB Pro | Miura 1957 Irons | Yururi Wedges | Scotty Cameron Super Rat | TaylorMade Penta


motteler621 Great Member

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I'd argue that point. I actually prefer the X-Proto's to many Titleist/Mizuno blades. Even though I'm not a huge fan of the topline appearance of the Proto's, I put them right up there with my (previous) Scratch SB-1's. Very good clubs, I wish Callaway would market them a bit better.

they are discontinued now , right?


golfro Great Member

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they are discontinued now , right?

not that I know of. the X-proto's were just released to the public this past year. I haven't heard anythign about Callaway producing any other replacement blades so I'd say they'll stick around for a bit longer.

now the X-Forged has been discontinued and wll soon be replaced by the RAZR X-forged or whatever which I am not a fan of. Callaway has been producing these cavity clubs that have that weird cavity profile that the Diablo's have. Not a fan.

DST Tour 9.5 Diamana Whiteboard
909F3 15* 3 FW stock Aldila Voodoo
909F3 18* 5 FW stock Aldila Voodoo
'09 X-Forged 3-PW Project-X 6.0 Flighted
CG15 56* X-Tour 60* Abaco


nikeman6 Well Established Member

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Callaway Big Birthas :p especially long irons

Driver: Nike SQ Dymo 10.5*
Woods: Nike SQ Dymo2 3 Wood, Nike SQ 3 Hybrid
Irons: Nike Slingshot 4D 4-AW
Wedges: Nike VR Forged 54/12,58/06
Putter: Nike Method 001

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sean_miller Incredible Member

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Callaway Big Birthas :p especially long irons

They're nice and easy to hit though . . .

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.


Elvisliveson Great Member

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Do you remember the irons Browning had out in the 1980s? The looked like chippers.

My dad had those, lol. Boy they were FUGLY. The woods too.

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Driver: Ping I20 9.5*
Woods/Hybrids: Cobra AMP 3W and 3 HY

Irons: Cobra AMP 4-GW

Wedges: Callaway Forged Copper 56* and 60*

Putters: Scotty Cameron  35" (Several of the flow neck blade variety)

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Tomboys Dedicated Member

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They're nice and easy to hit though . . .

Yes, the clubs do seem pretty bad. But, what about the poor kid in the picture? He's about 2 years old and he looks like he's sportin' a hair piece--and a bad one at that.

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rebby Great Member

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not that I know of. the X-proto's were just released to the public this past year. I haven't heard anythign about Callaway producing any other replacement blades so I'd say they'll stick around for a bit longer.

Agree on both points. Well said. Razr X-forged says "nice thin blade" to me, not what I've seen in the pictures.

Yonex Ezone Type 380 | Tour Edge Exotics CB Pro | Miura 1957 Irons | Yururi Wedges | Scotty Cameron Super Rat | TaylorMade Penta


nikeman6 Well Established Member

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They're nice and easy to hit though . . .

Yea, I hit em at Golfsmith one day, don't think it's possible to hit an "off center" shot on them. Almost too easy to hit i think.

But still, I couldn't stand that big thing coming out the back end of the long irons. lol so odd and distracting to me

Driver: Nike SQ Dymo 10.5*
Woods: Nike SQ Dymo2 3 Wood, Nike SQ 3 Hybrid
Irons: Nike Slingshot 4D 4-AW
Wedges: Nike VR Forged 54/12,58/06
Putter: Nike Method 001

Ball: Nike 20XI-x


Ash1974 Dedicated Member

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Callaway Big Birthas :p especially long irons

Yep these get my vote, worst ever and the 3 iron looks larger than my hybrid!

:tmade: M2 10.5° - Fujikura Pro 60 - Stiff
:tmade: V-Steel 18° - M.A.S Ultralight- Stiff
:ping: G400 4-UW - AWT 2.0 - Stiff
:tmade: Tour Preferred 58° ATV - KBS Tour-V - Wedge
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motteler621 Great Member

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Yep these get my vote, worst ever and the 3 iron looks larger than my hybrid!

Believe it or not. Back when I was 16 (1999) in high school I really liked these irons but could never afford them.


Bryan SD2 Dedicated Member

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Cleveland VAS for sure. I played 18 with a guy who had them back in the day, and he used an orange Pinnacle ball. When he took out his putter, the black one with yellow sight lines (Slotline Inertial maybe) that actuall had ONSET... well the world stopped rotating for a few holes, dogs and cats were playing together in backyards that lined the course, and the hot cart girl just drove right on past us all day as well. ALL DAY.

 :macgregor: V Foil 8.5*    :tmade: Mid Rescue 16*  -- :wilsonstaff: RM  2 thru Wedge -- :vokey: 56/10  -- :scotty_cameron: Studio Design 2  & a  :srixon: Z Star 


JerseyThursday Dedicated Member

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Let’s not forget the honeycomb.
As I recall, there was also a set of woods that had a dimensional honeycomb grid behind a layer of clear acrylic (or whatever the material they used for the face of the club). I can’t find a photo of it though.

Driver: Ping K15 10°, Mitsubishi Diamana Blueboard 63g Stiff
Fairway 4-wood: TaylorMade RocketBallz Tour TP 17.5°, Matrix Ozik TP7HD S shaft

Hybrids: Callaway Diablo Edge 3H-4H, Aldila DVS Stiff
Irons: MIURA PP-9003, Dynamic Gold Superlite S300, Sand Wedge: Scratch 8620 56°
Putter: Nike Method Concept Belly 44"
Ball: Bridgestone Tour B330-S


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