OPTM X

Industry-awards testing recognized the head with a perfect-score Gold Medal and a "High" MOI rating; Top 5 in Performance for middle- and high-handicap players in the panel. The X posted the biggest POI decrease in the entire OPTM range vs its predecessor — POI -500 vs the DS-ADAPT X's 600 — with manufacturer-claimed 82% more playable drives. Reviewer testing confirmed resistance to twisting on heel and toe strikes "feels very real." Robot testing placed the head mid-pack rather than top-tier on the same axis.

Robot testing measured 151.8mph ball speed (Foresight GC3) — launching about a degree higher with slightly lower spin than the predecessor. Award-panel testers reported "sub-2,500 spin even on toe strikes" — extremely low-spinning across the face. Mid-pack carry and total distance in 2026 robot testing rather than category-leading, but reviewers confirmed "solid ball speed and reassuring forgiveness across the face."

The X is the workable head of the family — two movable weights (11g + 3g) with Back (neutral) or Toe (fade-bias) ports provide real shape-tuning hardware, not the fixed weighting of the Max-K or Max-D. A tour player at the 2026 Truist Championship customised his build (43.25" length, rear weight reduced to 7g) and finished T2 — proof that the chassis tolerates serious bespoke tuning. The slightly larger footprint than the LS trims the workability ceiling vs a pure tour head.

Impact reads aggressive, solid and firm — no clickiness or metallic ping. Reviewer testing noted the head sits just short of the "too firm" threshold and transfers feel cleanly across the face, while industry-awards panellists described it as "a powerful feel at release." Buyers who prefer dampened feedback will gravitate to the Max-K stablemate.

Acoustic reads loud and booming — high-pitched, tight, and slightly muted at the same time. Industry-awards panellists described the sound as "slightly muted yet powerful." The profile sits on the louder/higher-pitched side of tour-correct — confident at impact but not the dampened character of the Max-K stablemate.

Address profile reads tour-preferred — shorter front-to-back than the predecessor with a slightly raised rear sole and higher crown shape for aero benefit. Slightly larger than the LS but more confidence-inspiring without becoming the oversized footprint of the Max-K. Thin-ply carbon panels keep the visual signature clean.