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More Jailbreak and Callaway “Goo” in Rogue Irons

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As if yesterday’s news wasn’t enough, Callaway isn’t done Jailbreaking.  Instead, Callaway revealed the new Rogue hybrids and… wait for it… they have Jailbreak too!

Similar to the new Rogue Fairway Woods, the Rogue Hybrids will have steel, in contrast to titanium in the Rogue Drivers, rods connecting the crown and sole of the club head, which will help transfer a lot more energy into the golf ball at contact.

Not that it was so a longtime ago, but almost a year ago Callaway released the Epic series and perhaps the biggest disappointment, especially after everyone learned Jailbreak is legit, was that Jailbreak was limited to the standard Epic driver and Epic Sub Zero.  Clearly, Callaway took notice of everyone’s complaints and, after overcoming lots of engineering headaches and obstacles, found a way to successfully integrate Jailbreak into every metal wood in the Rogue series.

Also similar to the new Rogue Fairway Woods, the Rogue Hybrids will not be adjustable, and probably for the same reasons (adjustable hosels are heavy, affect the center of gravity, and, ultimately, can reduce forgiveness).  However, in contrast to the Rogue Fairway Woods, the Rogue Hybrids will be available in the standard Rogue and Rogue X.

While both have a larger footprint, the Rogue X could be viewed as an adaptation of the Epic Star and intended to help enhance speed and power for players with lower swing speeds.  And for anyone mentally planning out their 2018 What’s In The Bag, with the standard Rogue Hybrid you can choose between 5 different lofts (17, 19, 21, 24, and 27°), while the larger and more forgiving Rogue X has six options (18, 20, 23, 26, 29, and 32°).  For reference, 27° is equivalent to the standard 6 iron, while 32° translates to an 8 iron.

And just in case you wanted to add more Rogue equipment to your bag, Callaway is also releasing different types of Rogue Irons: the standard Rogue, Rogue Pro, and Rogue X.

Despite my distaste for labels, the standard Rogue will be a more game-improvement style iron, the Rogue Pro will be more compact and closer to a better player’s iron, and the Rogue X (like the Hybrid) will mirror the Epic Star line.

It is worth noting that after adding the three Rogue series irons to the portfolio, Callaway now offers 13 different irons: (1) Rogue; (2) Rogue Pro; (3) Rogue X; (4) Epic; (5) Epic Pro; (6) Epic Star; (7) Big Bertha OS; (8) Big Bertha OS Senior; (9) Apex CF 16; (10) Apex Black; (11) Apex Pro 16; (12) Apex MB; and (13) X-Forged.  Although this statement applies to any golf equipment purchase, getting fit is necessary even if you were just looking at Callaway’s options.

But the highlight feature of the Rogue Irons is Callaway’s debut entry into the “filled iron” market with Urethane Microspheres.  Like PXG’s TPE injection and TaylorMade’s Speed Foam, Callaway’s Urethane Microspheres is located behind the clubface and designed to give golfers a more solid feel by reducing vibration and, at the same time, dampen the clicky-sound commonly associated with thinner faced clubs.

But in contrast to PXG’s and TM’s filling, Callaway’s Urethane Microspheres has some give.  And this is important because Callaway believes its competitors’ fillings are rigid and do not allow the face to flex which, consequently, has a negative impact on ball speed.   Meanwhile, Callaway’s Urethane Microspheres can change shape, absorb vibration, and dampen sound without having a negative impact on ball speeds.

How is it possible?  Well, to give you an idea of what makes Urethane Microspheres unique, imagine a material composed of thousands (maybe even millions) of tiny porous spheres suspended in the soft urethane.

To sum things up, Callaway has put Jailbreak in every Rogue series wood—Drivers, Fairways, and Hybrids.  And the Rogue Irons are debuting Callaway’s first attempt at filled irons with its Urethane Microspheres technology.  While Jailbreak has demonstrated its value in the Epic and Epic Sub Zero, it’ll be great to see how it affects Fairway and Hybrid performance.  And with respect to Urethane Microspheres, hopefully it’s as good as Callaway says it is and doesn’t land them in court with PXG (or TaylorMade).


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Ever since golf became a competitive outlet, nothing brings Eric more joy than a well struck 4 iron. And despite living in NYC, Eric makes it a priority to work on his game and fitness during the week, along with a round or two over the weekend. Fortunately, he’s got a very understanding fiancé who (for the time being) accepts him and his obsession. Follow Eric on IG @hozel_rocket.

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