Callaway RAZR X irons are game improvement irons that Callaway announced on January 20, 2011 and put in stores that February, built around what the company called RAZR Technology, a weighted area at the back of the head meant to move the center of gravity lower and farther from the face. Alan Hocknell, who ran Callaway's research and development at the time, described the standard RAZR X as an iron for golfers working their way from a high handicap toward single digits, with distance and forgiveness in a head that still had a fairly thin sole. Fifteen years later they are still one of the Callaway irons we see most often in trade-ins.
What RAZR Technology and VFT actually did
The rear of the RAZR X head carries extra mass low and back, and the back edge is beveled so the sole stays thin even with that weight. An undercut cavity gave the designers more room to place the center of gravity where they wanted it. The face uses Callaway's Variable Face Thickness (VFT) Power System, which changes the thickness across the face to keep ball speed up on hits away from the center. Golfers could also order the set as an integrated set, with two RAZR X hybrids replacing the long irons.
The RAZR X family: Tour, Forged and XF
The January 2011 launch included three iron models: the RAZR X, the more compact RAZR X Tour, and the RAZR X Forged, which was forged from 1020 carbon steel and developed with input from tour players including Phil Mickelson. Launch prices were $699 for a steel RAZR X set, $799 for the Tour and $899 for the Forged. In September 2011 Callaway added the RAZR XF, a forged 1025 carbon steel iron with a thin 455 Carpenter steel face insert and a dark PVD finish, sold as six irons and two hybrids. HL and Black versions of the RAZR X also turn up regularly in used inventory, including ours.
Common questions
Are Callaway RAZR X irons forgiving?
Yes. The standard RAZR X was sold as a game improvement iron, with a low, deep center of gravity and a variable thickness face meant to hold ball speed on off-center hits. The Tour and Forged versions are more compact and give less help on mishits.
What year did the RAZR X irons come out?
Callaway announced the RAZR X, RAZR X Tour and RAZR X Forged irons in January 2011, and they reached stores in February 2011. The RAZR XF followed in October 2011.
To see the sets, single irons and combos we have right now, browse our used Callaway RAZR X irons. For the Callaway game improvement iron that came along a few years later, read our post on the Callaway Steelhead XR irons.
