RadSpeed XD

The XD's 14g rear weight extends MOI laterally while the 10g heel pod closes the face under stress — combined to deliver forgiveness "comparable to the XB model" with reviewer testing confirming the head is "exceptionally forgiving when it comes to straightening out slices." Mis-hits feel and sound very similar to sweet-spot strikes — forgiveness blurs feedback. Top-quartile 2021-era directional forgiveness aimed specifically at slicers.

Launch-monitor testing measured ball speeds touching 160mph with consistent 270yd carry and 15–20yd of roll. Independent reviewer testing recorded ~350+rpm higher spin than the standard sibling, with mid-to-high launch — total distance is only marginally less than the low-spin standard. The anti-slice CG trades a few mph of ball speed and adds spin, but gear-effect draw recovers the lateral yards a slicer would otherwise lose to the right rough.

Engineered to a single bias — the 10g heel pod is fixed, the head ships in one configuration, and the geometry forces a draw. The MyFly hosel still includes DRAW positions but no FADE pair, so the player cannot meaningfully neutralise the bias. Weight integration of 10g heel + 18g back + 8g front is largely fixed — a slicer's tool, not a shape-maker's.

Impact reads nice and solid with a touch of softness — an element of hollowness similar to the XB stablemate but with a slightly softer character. Independent reviewer testing confirmed the weight shift toward back and heel is noticeable from a feedback perspective vs the XB. Stable through impact, but forgiving design blurs feedback — mis-hits feel very similar to sweet-spot strikes. Half a step softer than the XB and a step below the standard RadSpeed on tactile differentiation.

Acoustic reads as a medium-pitched "slap" — neither loud nor quiet, sitting a touch higher in pitch than the standard RadSpeed sibling. Some independent testing characterised the sound as deeper-pitched and fairly loud, and noted that the sound-feel pairing "seemed at odds, but combined in a very satisfying way." Falls between muted tour-correct and louder GI acoustics.

Oversized 460cc footprint with deeper back skirt and heel-biased mass distribution — slightly more closed-feeling at address than the XB given the gear-effect draw intent. Bold black-and-turbo-yellow colourway. Confidence-inspiring for a slicer but visibly closed for a neutral player. Cleaner than typical super-game-improvement footprints; bolder than tour-spec.