Rick shiels rick shiels has been a pga golf professional for more than 10 years and started making youtube videos on his channel four years ago. Mark hits the powerful xr irons from callaway golf and talks about how they might help you hit the golf. Callaway xr irons tested by handicapped golfer youtube. Rick shiels was introduced on golfwrx about 18 months ago. Most everyone that owns the irons recommend them and really like them but there was one thing in common on the cons of these clubs. Brand new episodes every monday, talking about everything golf. I wanted to love the xr 16 pro so i could get a callaway driver. Shop a wide selection of callaway xr os irons steel at dicks sporting goods and order online for the finest quality products from the top brands you trust. Buy new and used callaway steelhead xr single iron from the best golf shop. Combining a magnificent dark finish through the use of features like borethru, cup face, and. Callaway sought to create the lightest, stiffest body possible and matched it to a.
Every callaway xr pro has a twopiece club head, with a 360degree cupface design. While theyre certainly designed for players with higher handicaps, i think that even midhandicap players would do themselves a favor by allowing the xr os irons to make the game easier. Rick shiels golf wiki 2020, height, age, net worth 2020, weight, family career start he started playing golf at the age of 11 at hart common in bolton pga he started to train for pga at 18 and. As a medicore at best golfer, whose only consistency is the lack of consistency with my game, i cannot blame my equipment. Driver in contrast, in swing is totally different and youve got to factor this in im gonna show you the instruction for seven am, but it pretty much stays the same all of your irons now with a seven iron or a mid iron, you now dont wanna be hitting upon the golf ball. If youre after quantity and quality out of a game improvement iron, look no further than callaways latest xr. Best golf drills to hit your golf irons close video by rick shiels rick shiels pga teaching prothats close, thats really close.
This is the home of the rick shiels golf show podcast. You might think because callaway are so proud of their new epic drivers the xr would be discontinued for 2017. Mark hits the callaway xr driver and talks about how it could help you hit longer driver and more fairways. For a set of distance clubs aimed directly at midtohigh handicappers, the xr line doesnt skimp on quality, good looks and playability. With this iron, callaway utilizes their cup 360 face technology to provide tons of ball speed across the entire face. The xr took a 910d2 out of my bag after 5 years of testing other drivers and nothing beating it significantly enough to warrant a change. Callaway xr 16, xr 16 pro and xr 16 sub zero drivers. The xr pro is a smart option for guys looking to move from a gameimprovement model into the betterplayer category.
The xr ended up being 57 yards longer but what really put it over the top was how accurate it was for me. If youre in the market for a new set of irons to help freshen up your golf bag, heres what rick has to say about some of the freshest clubs on the market. Jan 14, 2015 callaway s new xr iron line, which includes the xr and xr pro irons, uses the companys new face cup 360 technology that improves ball speed and forgiveness for longer, more consistent iron shots. Callaway s new xr iron line, which includes the xr and xr pro irons, uses the companys new face cup 360 technology that improves ball speed and forgiveness for longer, more consistent iron shots. Best golf drills to hit your golf irons close video by. Jun, 2016 if you like hitting iron shots high in the air and really far, the callaway xr os irons should be on your demo list. Watch the video to learn about the differences between the drivers, and how they performed for. Oct 14, 2019 cobra king f6 irons are a blend of different multimaterial head styles with a perfect combination of swing and launch. Rick shiels hits callaways new xr 16, xr 16 pro and xr 16 sub zero drivers on foresights gc2 launch monitor with hmt to compare carry distances, total.
If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Rick shiels golf the difference driver swing vs iron. What makes these iron golf clubs really special is the technology used on their clubs heads. Im gonna show you the instruction for seven am, but it pretty much stays the same for all of your irons now with a seven iron or a mid iron, you now dont wanna be hitting upon the golf ball. A commenter on the video raised this point and said itd be cool to get rick s mid handicap friend to test them as well to see the differences for an. The cup face also helps the player who desires the combination of workability, forgiveness and distance. Aimed at the callaway xr speed driver is aimed at golfers with slow and moderate swing speeds for whom a. The lofts of the apex pros are true player iron loft compared to the gi loft of the epic pro. We were very impressed with the xr irons, would boeing technology help with the swing speed of the average golfer.
The newest steelhead is a great allaround iron for weekend warriors looking to have more fun on the courseand win a buck or two off. Royalties or discounted product were not received during the timing of this film. For the last several years, ive been using a razr xr 10. In april 2018 rick s grandmother passed away at the age of 93, as per the wiki.
Our test golfer in this case, is a single digit handicap player, who normally plays a draw. Here he is for 5 minutes gushing about this driver, but when he hooks that drive, it turns into the its the indian, not the arrow stuff. One noticeable difference is the head seems a little larger with the weight stretched out a bit at the back of. Subscribe and listen on apple podcasts, spotify or wherever you listen to your podcast. Callaway xr driver tested by handicapped golfer youtube. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Cup 360 technology was first introduced in the fall with the companys hollowbodied big bertha irons. These new woods and irons from callaway have literally just hit the market and, if last years epic was anything to go by, we cant wait to have a go with these. Im hitting the 8 iron 150 with ease and even the longer irons are very easy to hit.
Pxg golf clubs the best driver and best iron golfers can buy in 2017. Golf youtuber rick shiels has again delivered his top 10 irons o. Jun 15, 2015 when it comes to game improvement irons, i really think callaway has nailed it with the xr and xr pro irons. Callaway xr driver tested by handicapped golfer duration. Agree with robs sentiment it is a pity that they didnt release the regular and pro models at the same time. Rated 4 out of 5 by paul c from great driver, great price, great service. If youre familiar with callaways xr family, the story behind the xr irons wont surprise you. After being impressed with the xr for game improvers, dave tries the smaller pro version and gets quite a shock.
Its a new tireless lineup theres five sets of eyes come out youre mb which is your blade you see be covered back and then theres three more kind of forgiving irons t t 200 t 300 which is more maximum forgiveness and theyve rebounded a little bit if you remember title is always at the ap lineup well, thats gone now replaced with a tea lineup which. Youre on the golf course, youve pinned your iron into the green and you want as close to the pin as you possibly can. The first cavity back iron weve produced with a high speed cup face, which increases ball speed all across the face. No matter what driver anyone chooses, its more of a ymmv situation. Aug 30, 2017 in other words, simply being the flagship distance iron in its own company is quite an achievement for the xr.
To my eye they they look great 49 and not so great wedges but the performance is there is spades. Also tried the xr 7 iron hit it 177 i game mizuno jpx 825 which i love i. Mar 01, 2016 the right driver will offer power and precision, complete with a smooth swing and satisfying impact. In this video pga golf professional rick shiels heads out to the golf course to test a driver that most golfers wouldnt think to try. Driver distance secrets what manufacturers wont tell you duration.
Rick shiels golf wiki, height, net worth, age, girlfriend. Callaway xr 16 v xr speed driver test golf monthly youtube. He loves creating golfrelated content on his youtube channel that is factual, informative, fun and entertaining. Great in performance, even better in look, and wonderful in feel. As of october 2018, rick has over 103k followers on his instagram and has around 401k subscribers on his youtube channel. Creating a large following on youtube is a difficult task, with many people trying and failing, but rick shiels has been creating content for many years now and. That is that the bright chrome finish scratches and tarnishes after a. June 16, 2019 hit your irons better with this easy drill. Rick shiels tests 5 years of callaway drivers head to head. Rick shiels and the average golfer clash in twitter spat. For both the steelhead xr and xr, we used a project x 6. Xr 16 is a good driver for sure, but spin just was a little to high for me, even after trying several shafts in it.
Callaways latest iron offering is easy to hit, produces higher launch angles, and generates plenty of distance, all common attributes of a gameimprovement iron. In this video rick shiels pga golf professional puts the taylormade golf m6 driver up against a fake one that he bought from will the fake golf driver from perform as well as the real taylormade m6 driver. The xr 16 isnt advertised as the lowest spinning driver of the year, and its not, but the spin was plenty low to produce long, penetrating shots with good roll. Aimed at the callaway xr speed driver is aimed at golfers with slow and moderate swing speeds for whom a lighter feel may increase club speed for added distance. For the first time ever, callaway has been able to put the 360 face cup found in its drivers and fairway woods into the frame of a cavityback iron. This is the followup to the xr driver which was released a couple of years ago and initial impressions are that it looks very similar. Joel tadman tests the new callaway xr speed driver to see if there is extra performance to be had over the previous xr 16 pro model. With so many irons on the market, how the hell are you meant to know which ones are any good. In contrast, in swing is totally different and youve got to factor this in. Built to maxout distance, these irons have a 360degree face cup, which refers to. Callaway xr pro irons belong to the category of betterplayer irons and they have been tasted with kbs tour v90 steel shaft. The callaway xr irons are solid game improvement irons but arent a significant leap forward from the x hot or x2 hot irons. From ball position, to body tilt and everything in between, rick shiels is.
However, when a company like callaway tells you that its new xr iron is one of the top three products developed in its entire history, you have to sit up and take notice. Callaway mens xr16 os irons easier to hit longer with more forgiving performance. Rick shiels hits callaways new xr 16, xr 16 pro and xr 16 sub zero drivers on foresights gc2 launch monitor with hmt to compare carry distances, total distance, spin rates, club head speed, forgiveness, accuracy, sound, looks and much more. The wrong driver can send your ball spinning off wildly and feel bizarre in your hands. To test the steelhead xr irons, we compared them to callaways xr iron, which is the preceding game improvement iron from callaway. Distance in an iron is great, but the extra yards wont help if your shots cant hold the green. I have not seen the specs for certain, but if rick is right, those lofts of the epic pro are really strong and will reduce spin a lot. Some players will do better with the standard xr model. Callaway xr irons tested by handicapped golfer duration. I sure hope the king ltd is as good as the demo because it is hard for me to have mostly callaway in my bag then have a cobra driver. Rick shiels golf hit your irons better with this easy.
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