Callaway X-20 Tour Irons

Callaway kicks off the new year with its new line of X-20 irons, which Callaway says “is a combination of the best features of previous generations of X-Pro Series Irons and X-Tour Irons wrapped into one great all around iron for better players.”

The club has quite a few game-improvement features, while avoiding the Volkswagen-On-A-Stick look that that has characterized some of Callaway’s past efforts.

In the game improvement column are a longer hosel, a 360 undercut channel and a notch weighting system, all fo which are designed to redistribute weight to the golden triangle of gold clubhead design: down, back and out. The idea, of course, is that weight directed toward the perimeter stabilizes the head through impact, while weight directed down and back improves the launch angle.

In the looks category, Callaway has catered more to the look better players prefer (and not so good players also), with a more narrow sole, shorter head and a thinner-looking topline. The thinner look is achieved with a beveled edge.

This is one I’d really like to try.