Callaway · Irons · 2025
X Forged CB
CaddyIndex™ breakdown — what the agentic research found across each of the six performance dimensions, with cited sources.
You're a low-handicap ball-striker who wants maximum workability, feel and a compact, traditional players' shape - with a touch more forgiveness than a blade.
You need real forgiveness or distance - this is a players' iron for skilled strikers.
Pros
- Unmatched precision, workability and feel - a single-piece 1020 forged players' cavity
- A gorgeous players' shape - straight, sharp leading edge, minimal offset, thin top line
- Crisp sound and soft feel that discerning players demand
- More forgiving than a blade, especially on thin strikes, while keeping a compact look
Cons
- Modest forgiveness - loses ball speed quickly off-centre
- Not a distance iron - traditional lofts and a low launch for control
By dimension
Forgiveness
Modest, as expected of a players' cavity - it loses ball speed quite quickly off centre, but the cavity-back is a noticeable improvement over a true blade and markedly more forgiving of thin strikes. Players'-cavity forgiveness - better than a blade, well short of a cavity game-improver.
Distance
Control over distance - traditional lofts (45-degree PW) and a low-launch flight prioritise precision and gapping over length, with strong ball speed on centre but no distance-iron jump. Adequate distance for a players' cavity, not the point of the club.
Workability
A standout - the compact profile, minimal offset and low-launch flight give unmatched precision and workability for the better player. Among the most workable irons available - a genuine shot-shaper's tool.
Feel
Elite - the single-piece 1020 forged carbon steel delivers exactly the soft, responsive feedback better players want, with the middle of the face feeling excellent and only a really bad miss stinging the hands. Among the best-feeling irons made.
Sound
Crisp and pure - the single-piece 1020 forging delivers the crisp, pure sound discerning players demand. A clean, premium acoustic.
Looks at address
Gorgeous - a beautifully straight, sharp leading edge, minimal offset, a squarer-than-usual toe and a thin (but not thinnest) top line. One of the best-looking irons available.
Sources
Some of the reviews, lab tests and head-to-head comparisons the agentic research read while grading this club.