Friday, August 26, 2011

2011 Hot Driver Review: Callaway Razr Hawk

To be honest, when Callaway released the Razr Hawk driver, I thought it was nothing new, but what really caught my attention was Callaway’s claim that their RAZR Hawk is 6 yards longer than TaylorMade’s R11, so I decided to try it. The distance really amazed me, so I am very glad to give a review about it.

At address the RAZR Hawk presents a familiar Callaway appearance. The neutral driver almost presents a square appearance at address. The club had only a hint of a closed appearance, and is easy to line up with the vertical crown line and Callaway Chevron which is done in a muted gray color and is not distracting in any way.

The Callaway Razr Hawk Driver uses its new forged composite technology to lower overall weight, but more importantly, to use some of that saved weight in specific places to increase forgiveness. Complimenting the new material is a more aerodynamic shape to decrease drag and increase clubhead speed and Callaway’s Hyperbolic Face Technology to stretch the effective hitting area and increase ball speed across more of the driver’s face.

Typical for Callaway drivers, the shaft comes in a 350 tip size. The RIP in the RAZR Hawk is also slightly more tip soft than its 335 tip after-market sibling. The grip is a 55 gram Callaway Velvet with a .580 core size and overall club length is 46”. The driver is done in shades of gray with the RIP shaft’s dark gray color complimenting the driver head.

Overall, I have hit the wholesale golf clubs at the range and love the sound, feel and distance. For golfers concerned with accuracy, particularly those who favor the right side of the golf course more than they’d like, a draw-biased model is also available.

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