Callaway X Forged & X Forged Max Irons! In-Hand Pics!

[Pnwpingi210]

7 hours ago, TiScape said:

-LHs, get over it. It’s not gonna change.

-Wharton/Harvard MBA. College is over rated (read it on WRX) 

-Endo forging/China forging. I have a grand that’s says nobody here could identify which was forged where if there was 10 identical looking blades. 
 

-What was this thread originally about???

You must be a Yale guy…..

[FAbb]

I just ordered a 7-iron of the regular x forged and a 4-iron of the max on 2nd Swing's website for testing.  I'm skeptical whether the 4-iron order will go through since Callaway's own website won't let you order a 4-iron of the max model.

[bardezart]

On 7/23/2025 at 5:00 PM, HTRN-25 said:

So back to forging….. Endo forged? What say yee? 

They are not 

[swing33]

For those playing or planning on playing the X Forged, what will you be doing for the A/G wedge spot at or around 50*?  I like that club to be part of the set but doesn't appear that is an option unfortunately....Tried the Opus wedges and didn't get along with them. My 54* is still Vokey SM7, would like the 50* to be a little more forgiving on full shots. Seems like a miss that they didn't decide to to a 50* wedge in the X Forged.

[Birdyjuice]

Personally i don't like a A/G iron and wont get one even if it's available. I prefer to stop an iron set at P (46 deg) then go 50, 54, 58 in wedges.

[bardezart]

8 minutes ago, Birdyjuice said:

Personally i don't like a A/G iron and wont get one even if it's available. I prefer to stop an iron set at P (46 deg) then go 50, 54, 58 in wedges.

Same. I played the X Forged all last year (JDM version) and had RTX Zipcore (2021 version) wedges in 50/54/58. 

Edited July 25 by bardezart

[BirdieBob]

27 minutes ago, swing33 said:

For those playing or planning on playing the X Forged, what will you be doing for the A/G wedge spot at or around 50*?  I like that club to be part of the set but doesn't appear that is an option unfortunately....Tried the Opus wedges and didn't get along with them. My 54* is still Vokey SM7, would like the 50* to be a little more forgiving on full shots. Seems like a miss that they didn't decide to to a 50* wedge in the X Forged.

 

I have both a Apex MB #11 (50*) and Opus 50* S grind....both work fine.

[bcflyguy1]

32 minutes ago, swing33 said:

For those playing or planning on playing the X Forged, what will you be doing for the A/G wedge spot at or around 50*?  I like that club to be part of the set but doesn't appear that is an option unfortunately....Tried the Opus wedges and didn't get along with them. My 54* is still Vokey SM7, would like the 50* to be a little more forgiving on full shots. Seems like a miss that they didn't decide to to a 50* wedge in the X Forged.

A 50S grin Opus bent to 51, followed by what I will neither confirm nor deny is going to be coming to take its place.

[BlkNGld]

20 hours ago, Turbulators said:

The MB is a status club.   They stop offering that, then they stop being a serious player, by perception.   

 

Yup, it's same as car makers with their halo models.   

[BlkNGld]

19 hours ago, dmeeksDC said:

I play golf right handed but I am with the left handers on this issue. I think these companies could sell enough left-handed sets to make money. There is a way to make the numbers work even if they had to charge more for left-handed as a “custom” up charge. At least offer something. I would hope with the advent of 3D printing perhaps in the future costs will come down and options will go up.
 

It would seem in this day and age that someone could find a solution to meet this market. Heck, even if they only produced them after making enough pre-order sales to justify it, that would probably be fine with lefties. The excuses seem too easy to trot out instead of coming up with a win-win, which does seem possible. It’s strange because with all their irons on offer and their annual revenue, Callaway is one I would expect to be more active in selling to lefties. 

 

I'd say that in the current world, companies can sell enough left handed sets to make money, but as pointed out, if it's spread across the entire lineup it gets dicey.   3D printing should one day knock down a lot of the roadblocks.

 

I wonder if any OEM has considered a crowdsourcing type model for some clubs.   Maybe worries about blowback if there aren't enough takers and they have to cancel?

[ThunderBuzzworth]

13 hours ago, TiScape said:

-LHs, get over it. It’s not gonna change.

-Wharton/Harvard MBA. College is over rated (read it on WRX) 

-Endo forging/China forging. I have a grand that’s says nobody here could identify which was forged where if there was 10 identical looking blades. 
 

-What was this thread originally about???

I won’t get over it because it is ridiculous. Where is your review of the irons? Looking forward to your video review. 

[ThunderBuzzworth]

18 hours ago, Pnwpingi210 said:

Then start a company and fill that void. If theres truly a demand that drives more profits, no company would pass it up to shaft, or in this case, no shaft the lefties….

 

its absurd you think companies would pass up easy money to not produce an iron left handed.

Looking forward to your extensive review of these irons too. Be sure to cover everything and include swing video. 

[Pnwpingi210]

2 minutes ago, ThunderBuzzworth said:

Looking forward to your extensive review of these irons too. Be sure to cover everything and include swing video. 

I’m not buying them 🙂

[ThunderBuzzworth]

22 minutes ago, BlkNGld said:

 

I'd say that in the current world, companies can sell enough left handed sets to make money, but as pointed out, if it's spread across the entire lineup it gets dicey.   3D printing should one day knock down a lot of the roadblocks.

 

I wonder if any OEM has considered a crowdsourcing type model for some clubs.   Maybe worries about blowback if there aren't enough takers and they have to cancel?

You’re looking at it the wrong way. 
Callaway makes the X Forged irons already. Molds exist already. Make lefty molds at the same time as the righty molds and group the entire X FORGED name into one single profit margin for LH & RH combined with all the tooling costs being spread across both dexterity’s. Then, if the X Forged sales are down, they are down as a whole and then stop producing them altogether for everyone. Wouldn’t want a loser out there in the wild would they? A LH X Forged model would probably outsell the triple diamond ball they produced that practically nobody fits into. 

Edited July 25 by ThunderBuzzworth
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[ThunderBuzzworth]

2 minutes ago, Pnwpingi210 said:

I’m not buying them 🙂

Hahaha knew that was coming. Then why are you commenting exactly? 

[Pnwpingi210]

Just now, ThunderBuzzworth said:

Hahaha knew that was coming. Then why are you commenting exactly? 

My purchasing the irons has no relevance to your business logic (or lack there of), therefore I can comment on your business logic, and not need to purchase the irons….

[ThunderBuzzworth]

Just now, Pnwpingi210 said:

My purchasing the irons has no relevance to your business logic (or lack there of), therefore I can comment on your business logic, and not need to purchase the irons….

Got it, you’re the typical rh player repeating all the same asinine BS we have heard for decades. It’s nothing new and this time I’m finally fed up with being discriminated against because of my handedness. For rh golfers to have 50% more equipment options to choose from i wonder why lefties are so much more talented across the board? 

[Pnwpingi210]

3 minutes ago, ThunderBuzzworth said:

Got it, you’re the typical rh player repeating all the same asinine BS we have heard for decades. It’s nothing new and this time I’m finally fed up with being discriminated against because of my handedness. For rh golfers to have 50% more equipment options to choose from i wonder why lefties are so much more talented across the board? 

I’ll repeat it.  Start a company that caters to lefties if you feel there is a void in the market and it would be profitable.   Or lobby a company to do it and see the response you get.

 

 

 

[ThunderBuzzworth]

Just now, Pnwpingi210 said:

I’ll repeat it.  Start a company that caters to lefties if you feel there is a void in the market and it would be profitable.   Or lobby a company to do it and see the response you get.

 

 

 

Why would I need to do that? Callaway is a multi-billion dollar company and they are excluding more potential sales from their product offering. I already work in the golf industry and have for over a decade, I know how the process works. I prototype one-offs of our products constantly and sell them as a custom order only for an up charge. It really isn’t that difficult to wrap your head around. Nobody needs to stock them in lefty quantities so there is no investment required by retailers. 

Step 1: build the molds at the same time as the rh molds 

Step 2: seed a limited number of sets to specific markets that have legitimate fitting centers like Carl’s Golfland in Michigan (the area I live contains tons of lh players.. hockey breeds lefties). 
Step 3: offer the irons as a custom order option only, longer turn time is inevitable but at least we could get our hands on them. 

[Pnwpingi210]

1 minute ago, ThunderBuzzworth said:

Why would I need to do that? Callaway is a multi-billion dollar company and they are excluding more potential sales from their product offering. I already work in the golf industry and have for over a decade, I know how the process works. I prototype one-offs of our products constantly and sell them as a custom order only for an up charge. It really isn’t that difficult to wrap your head around. Nobody needs to stock them in lefty quantities so there is no investment required by retailers. 

Step 1: build the molds at the same time as the rh molds 

Step 2: seed a limited number of sets to specific markets that have legitimate fitting centers like Carl’s Golfland in Michigan (the area I live contains tons of lh players.. hockey breeds lefties). 
Step 3: offer the irons as a custom order option only, longer turn time is inevitable but at least we could get our hands on them. 

If it’s profitable as you say, why don’t these companies offer it?

 

I don’t think any of these OEMs are leaving money on the table….

Edited July 25 by Pnwpingi210

[Pnwpingi210]

Finally saw these today.  They are even better than anticipated.   

[denvergolf]

On 7/24/2025 at 3:28 PM, ThunderBuzzworth said:

NAH, lefties do care and this is a discussion about a set of irons. Said set of irons arent made available in LH so that fact will also be discussed. Again, Callaway is the making literal billions, it would be pocket pennies for them to release these irons in LH if they even noticed at all. Even if the molds cost them $1M it wouldn't dent their overall yearly revenue. Only 1 solid LH forging option over the course of a decade from Callaway is quite laughable. The privileged right handers sure don't hesitate to ostracize lefties just like 90% of manufacturers. None of you know the feeling whatsoever and it shows. Id be willing to bet Callaway ends up making these in lefty eventually for Akshay or Phil (just like every other model they make one-offs for them like the TCB so the molds do exist) and then any lefty who was excited for the release is going to see immediately that they arent offered and go buy something else. The motion for the USGA to ban any club from the conforming list that isn't widely available is already in the works so these jokers better get to it.

Phil already plays them...hence the mold has already been made.  Realizing this doesn't help with your disappointment...

 

 

Edited July 25 by denvergolf

[dmeeksDC]

4 hours ago, BlkNGld said:

 

I'd say that in the current world, companies can sell enough left handed sets to make money, but as pointed out, if it's spread across the entire lineup it gets dicey.   3D printing should one day knock down a lot of the roadblocks.

 

I wonder if any OEM has considered a crowdsourcing type model for some clubs.   Maybe worries about blowback if there aren't enough takers and they have to cancel?

Who knows if it would work but I like the thinking! Put the onus on the market to make it happen. Maybe even use crowd sourcing to determine which irons get made left-handed. I agree the entire lineup is not likely to happen. 

[Pnwpingi210]

30 minutes ago, denvergolf said:

Phil already plays them...hence the mold has already been made.  Realizing this doesn't help with your disappointment...

 

 

Phil’s and akshays are milled.  
 

no molds 🙂

[Pnwpingi210]

22 minutes ago, dmeeksDC said:

Who knows if it would work but I like the thinking! Put the onus on the market to make it happen. Maybe even use crowd sourcing to determine which irons get made left-handed. I agree the entire lineup is not likely to happen. 

If we are having this conversation, you can bet the oems are having this conversation.  I’ll give you three guesses why they don’t do, and your first two don’t count 🙂

[Pnwpingi210]

Okay after getting to hit these I think they might be the best single piece forged iron released in a long time.

 

the look like a smaller zx7, with cleaner lines, way less offset, and a sole that probably going to fit more players.  They feel just a good.  They spin a little more at stock lofts and launch about the same.  My only nit is the pw sole is wide.  

[denvergolf]

23 minutes ago, Pnwpingi210 said:

Phil’s and akshays are milled.  
 

no molds 🙂

Good point

[clemsondds]

21 minutes ago, Pnwpingi210 said:

Okay after getting to hit these I think they might be the best single piece forged iron released in a long time.

 

the look like a smaller zx7, with cleaner lines, way less offset, and a sole that probably going to fit more players.  They feel just a good.  They spin a little more at stock lofts and launch about the same.  My only nit is the pw sole is wide.  

I assume you hit the regular x-forged and not the max?  Thanks for the feedback! 

[Pnwpingi210]

11 minutes ago, clemsondds said:

I assume you hit the regular x-forged and not the max?  Thanks for the feedback! 

Yup.

 

didnt get to lay eyes on the max

[BirdieBob]

54 minutes ago, Pnwpingi210 said:

Okay after getting to hit these I think they might be the best single piece forged iron released in a long time.

 

the look like a smaller zx7, with cleaner lines, way less offset, and a sole that probably going to fit more players.  They feel just a good.  They spin a little more at stock lofts and launch about the same.  My only nit is the pw sole is wide.  

 

Mat or grass...I have a set and hit off close cropped and somewhat dry grass and they were hot knife thru butter.  Soles are terrific!

 

My Ai150 and Fusion irons are now on a ups truck back to Callaway for credit...to be used for the XFM set for use in softer turf.