Callaway’s new HX Hot is out.

Callaway says that the ball

boasts significant improvements over traditional 2-piece distance offerings. The new, highly resilient core—essentially the ball’s engine—is super-fast, and kick starts a chain reaction that produces explosiveness off the clubface. The revolutionary HEX Aerodynamics on the cover also are improved, with the hexagons and pentagons optimized to reduce drag, increase lift and maximize distance.

The cover of the HX Hot Golf Ball also has been improved to reduce spin off the driver for a penetrating trajectory. Like other balls in the HX family, the HX Hot has 332 geometries on the cover, blanketing the surface of the ball with 100% coverage—unheard of in competitors’ golf balls and critical to the superior flight properties and overall performance of the HX Hot Golf Ball. Achieving 100% surface coverage allows Callaway Golf engineers to tune lift and drag properties of the ball in order to reduce distance-robbing initial drag and increase length-promoting lift during flight.

There’s also a HX Hot contest for a gussied up Ford Mustang in the HX Hot black and orange colors.

I tried out the HX Red late last fall and liked it. So maybe I’ll give the “Hot” a try this year.

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David Toms performance at the Accenture Match Play Championship has opened many people’s eyes to the possibilities of using fairway woods in place of long irons. Toms is, of course, most famous for his 5-wood shot at the PGA a couple of years ago.

Cleveland Golf, Toms’ sponsor has released a new line of utility clubs called the Halo. Halo, they say, stands for High Angle Lift Off.

Cleveland says that the club’s

Higher MOI and lower CG than traditional long irons allows for maximum forgiveness on off center hits resulting in higher and straighter shots every time. Easy to hit off the tee on tight par fours and excellent for long approach shots that require a soft landing. Higher C.O.R. than traditional long irons that will produce shots 5 to 10 yards longer.

I’m a big fan of taking the long irons out of the bag. A “6” is my longest iron. And these look nice.

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Despite the fact that you’re going to get a two-ball sleeve of black “Nike Black” balls with the purchase of a dozen regular colored “Black” or “Gold” balls, bidding wars have started on EBay.

Some have paid as much as $215 for a single black ball. One paid more than $600 for a three ball sleeve.

More here.

Here’s a nice review of the Yes Golf putter that brought Retief Goosen victories in the 2001 and 2004 US Opens.

Titleist is releasing its new 2005 balls today, including the new Pro V1, which retails for $58 a dozen.

I’m not that good.

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