Do you think the new Rogue ST Max driver is an improvement on the original Rogue?

Fantastic review. It's what convinced me to buy the Rogue ST Max. I played it for the first time today. I thought the ball flight at 10.5 degrees was a little high, so I adjusted it to 9.5 and it was perfect. Loads of runout led to some great results.

Thanks for the great review Sophie! My goals were straight, more distance, and forgiveness. I was fitted for the ST Max today with the Tensei AV Blue 65 Stiff flex. My misses have always been to the right And this driver lets me hit it straight to a slight draw. Most of my drives this summer have been around 200 yards with my previous driver. The last one I hit with Rogue was 232 set at 10.5. I feel really comfortable with this driver and I’m excited to get used to it… I value accuracy over distance, and hit my friends original Rogue a few weeks ago. This new one feels much more powerful…

I need all the left help I can get. Definitely going to get fitted this year for a new driver and this has just jumped to the top of the queue. Thanks as always for your informative reviews, Sophie. I particularly love the fact that I can compare distances nearly like for like with you. Happy New Year!!

@GolfalotTV

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben, glad to hear you enjoyed the review and can relate to the distances I hit it. Not everyone hits it 300 yards!

Nobody does a review like you. 👍. I'm playing the mavrik standard now and have plans to try the Rogue st. Thanks.

I recently traded in my original TM Stealth for the Rogue and it's fantastic! So consistent and way better sounding than the Ping G425. A lot of people won't like it because it's big but boy does it work. Bonus is you get it cheaper being last year's model!

Another great review, I feel accuracy is far more important on my golf course, it is tree lined and fairly tight, will be trying out this one at the weekend.

Great review 👏🏽👏🏽 this driver is everything I look for in a driver 🤞🏽 going to work on the current driver I have and wait until my birthday to see how good I’ve been this year 🤞🏽😂

The driver is nice… Can watch Sophie swing all day. Liquid smooth tempo and made it look super easy on a frigid day. Great gear review as always. 👍🔥🙌💪🙏☝️

Best review of this new club I have watched 👍

@GolfalotTV

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks feedback Anthony!

Such great reviews. Nice Work 👍🏼

Great review, Sophie, as always. It’s accuracy for me, on the whole, but to be fair I use an old Ping i20 (regular shaft) and hit a lot of fairways with it, especially considering I’m a high handicap lady who has only been playing at all seriously since last lockdown ended. With that in mind, I probably wouldn’t be looking for more accuracy than I have now if it meant losing distance. And especially at nearly half a grand!

Thank you. Excellent review.

Great review Sophie. I currently play the Callaway Mavrik driver -- love the control and good distance -- but you've managed to tempt me. Will have to take a look at it myself down the road. Keep up the wonderful content and Happy New Year!

@GolfalotTV

2 жыл бұрын

Happy new year Mike. Let us know how you get on with your testing!

Just a fantastic review. Love the look and sound of the rogue but would have to be fitted at this price! Otherwise sticking with my Benross Evolution R from 2018.

I like the looks of the New Rogue!

Thanks Sophie. It is marketed as the replacement for the Mavrik. I'm curious to see how it compares to that.

I just completed a fitting yesterday and tried PIng, Titleist, Calloway & TaylorMade. I tried many heads and shafts for the hour long fitting. I got to the Rogue Max with the standard 55 shaft and neutral. I hit is very straight and it felt light and sounded good. I walked out with it. It felt like the most consistent driver that I hit in my fitting. We will see how it goes on the course today. Cheers

Great review, seems like you get the best of both worlds in terms of accuracy and pretty good distance with this driver.

Great video as always

Another great video Sophie. It looks very forgiving to hit.

Enjoy your reviews 🤠👍

Great info, I’m going to get one for me and my wife. Wonderful job at Andalusia last week. Cheers!

Thank you for another excellent,clear easy to follow review. Please tell us what is your typical swing speed with a driver? Many reviews are by tall,young super fit men who hit the ball tremendous distances similar to tour pros. Old, average club golfers are unable to play like them. Sophie's swing speed is greater than mine but gives a more helpful review for me. Her accuracy & consistency is brilliant. Please reply. Many thanks.

Nice review Sophie

Good review, Sophie! Looked to me like you were -1 for those 4 holes? Well played.

I don't have a big enough ego to care about distance too much, but this looks very consistent and is easy on the eye. Can't wait to try it when it comes out.

Great review. I have the Ping 425 but my clubs are callaway Rouge 2018 I brought the ping for straightness even the rouge would punch the ball a lot further. However, will need to travel to Bangkok to try the new rouge on a simulator.

Nobody demos better Sophie ! I noticed a few new Odyssey putters in there 🧐

Lovin the looks of the new rogue line along with the st pro irons. See you have one of the new putters in hand as well, thoughts on it??

Distance v accuracy is always a tough one. For me it has to be accuracy as priority BUT we all like to be able to hit a long one don’t we?? Loved the review. I invested in the G425 last year ….. and the price comparison feels like I did the right thing but there’s no question Callaway have produced a great driver!

@GolfalotTV

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more Paul - G425 is a great driver!

Excellent review, Sophie

@GolfalotTV

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks David!

First review, well done Sophie .. great review 😉🏌️‍♂️⛳️🍻

@sophiewalker2542

2 жыл бұрын

You’ve not even watched it 😂

@nigelday001

2 жыл бұрын

@@sophiewalker2542 yes I have , I fast forward though you chatting about it to the on course so I could comment first .. then went back and watched it properly… 😉🏌️‍♂️⛳️🍻

I am playing the cobra speedzone extreme (in matte black/white) which is extremely forgiving. The rogue ST looks very very similar to that, but nicer. Love the look, so much better than Stealth

Great review Sophie! Are the callaway rogue actually a straighter wood on miss hit compared to the ping? Currently I’m using a callaway mavrik max and i found really hard to get a straight fly, even on center hits and finding the center of the fairway the ball will travel with some effect. On the other hand I feel the ping fly straight no matter what you do. I do like the callaway face, it’s clear it get good ball speed and carry distance compared to ping , but I’ll rather to find more fairways

Had the Cobra Speedzone Xtreme to try and find a few more fairways. It worked but lost a few yards. Recently bought the G425 LST, accuracy similar but distance has improved by about 10 yards, I just hate the sound of it! The Rogue ST could be fit the bill on all accounts!👍🏻

Any thoughts on the rogue st max D? Or video review? Thank you

Having a ball in play 👍

I have the Rogue Max D 10.5 set in a neutral lie plus 1. I hit this driver straighter than any other driver I have ever had.

I liked hearing the acoustics between the Ping and Callaway. It’s very subjective. The Ping sounds like someone striking a Jamaican steel drum. A sound that in music I like. For the golf course, I liked the more subdued note struck by the Callaway.

Good to see. All my clubs are performing very well (irons, wedges, putter, hybrid) but the one I am less enamoured with or rather possibly thinking about changing if I can find one with the right specs (left hand) to give my the distance - lost 30 yds carry switching from the m2 to current one though hit 90% of fairways with current one - Pxg proto x+ set at 11degrees with a project x riptide cb shaft and tight dispersion. As I love my hybrid (epic speed super hybrid 2021 with the Aerotech steel fiber shaft) was thinking the epic speed might be an option. Never slice the ball so don’t like draw drivers as tends to result in a pull on occasion. Did not like the sim 2 nor pings - hate the turbulators but prefer Matt look. Maybe worth waiting to see what Titleist comes out with in the autumn. Not sure la would be for me given swing speed. Pxgs are a little also like the pings with less draw bias and no turbulators - designer was with ping previously I believe. Regaining that 30-40 yds carry is key to round out my game and scores. Rest in excellent shape especially short game.

@GolfalotTV

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your feedback Aly - good luck in your search for a new driver!

Is this driver head light weight like the TSI 1?

I’ve been eager to see what you’d say about these and TM’s Stealth drivers - which I’m sure is coming soon!

@GolfalotTV

2 жыл бұрын

12PM today Eric! Make sure you're subscribed and have notifications switched on to see it first.

Great review as always. I read somewhere that modern drivers are harder to turn over, that's why Rory etc hit 3 wood when they want a draw. If that's true then maybe manufacturers are building in slight draw bias to counter that?

@GolfalotTV

2 жыл бұрын

This could be true but it depends on which model you are referring to in a particular range - modern drivers are certainly harder to shape both ways. I think the slight draw bias is because Callaway believe it will help the majority of golfers even if they think they do not need draw bias.

@bazzer1971

2 жыл бұрын

@@GolfalotTV Highly likely I think When Sophie says she naturally hits it right to left, vast swathes of golfers think "how is that possible"

How is to shape to a fade?

Nice 👍

Love the reviews but when saying it was only 0.7 left or whatever it is the key bit of info missing is the standard deviation. If 3 shots go 40 yards right and 3 shots go 40 yards left then the average will be straight but you haven't hit a straight ball! Have no doubt the balls were super straight but the info was incomplete

I would rather be accurate on my drier shorts and make up the distances with my woods and hybrids. Great review. Thanks Sophie.

@GolfalotTV

2 жыл бұрын

Accuracy is king in golf Mark. Thanks for the great feedback!

mid test putter swap? :) Double test?

Nice review. Like yourself I don't like a closed club face. Did you try to open the face at the hosel and did it help?

@GolfalotTV

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Fran, I didn't - I wanted to review the club in it's standard state and was surprised how l didn't lose more shots left.

Driver user error is always a feature. But I did notice at 2.27 on video the weight seemed poorly fitting the space.would expect better for 470

Thanks for a great review Sophie👍👍 I agree with you that the new ST looks like an updated, improved (nicer sounding, deturbulatored) PING G400MAX (probably my favourite driver EVER). Stability/consistency and protection from my occasional high right shot (when I'm getting tired and leave the face open) is definitely at the top of my list with drivers. I'm not planning to change my PXG GEN2 anytime soon but if I did I would defo look at the ST as an option.

@banditbaker1675

2 жыл бұрын

PS may I ask what Putter are you using?

Fair play to you. But you sure about that stiff shaft?

100% accuracy over distances for me. Looks like a great club but for a mid to high handicapper how much more forgiving would it be than say the first Rogue driver? Worth the extra €€€?

@GolfalotTV

2 жыл бұрын

Check out our review of the original Rogue driver and hopefully that will help Henry. All I can say with the new ST driver is that the dispersion numbers speak for themselves!

@henrybutler2616

2 жыл бұрын

@@GolfalotTV Thanks Sophie. I will go check it out.

If you reduce the loft by 1' it opens up the face so it sits more square.

Callaway continue to produce nice clubs. Hatch club very good

Tempted to change to this. Currently using Cobra and will need fitting for my next. I’d prefer accuracy over distance as I’d have a better / easier second shot in.

@GolfalotTV

2 жыл бұрын

If it's accuracy/stability/forgiveness that you're looking for Phillip then you NEED to try this driver.

Maybe set it open on the sleeve? Looks like a great gaming driver...

@GolfalotTV

2 жыл бұрын

We wanted to review the driver in it's standard setting to get the best idea of how it performed

Dear Sophie. Only an average golfer but have the same sort of swing speeds as yourself (ping irons video) You said in this video that you have a stiff flex for your driver which has me confused. Will be making this purchase of the Rogue but going to be buying in the regular flex. What have I missed? And no, this is not a comment to slight you, just an amateur golfer who doesn't have a clue. I don't want to be fitted for a club out of embarrassment.

@GDJ1957

2 жыл бұрын

You did not miss anything. Sophie is a short hitter with a slow swing speed, she should be hitting a regular or a soft regular shaft. I think because she is a pro to much pride sneaks in.

Callaway's launch got completely destroyed by everyone talking about the Stealth. I'm afraid that the only driver most people want to try this year, is probably a Stealth. The Rogue looks nicer, but it's really just like going from an iPhone12 to a 13.

SOPHIE, I PROMISE YOU IF YOU HAD A 40 GRAM REGULAR FUJIKURA AIR SPEEDER SHAFT IN THAT DRIVER YOU WOULD SMOKE IT! I STILL DO NOT UNDERSTAND WITH YOUR SHORT CARRY DISTANCE WHY YOU HIT A STIFF SHAFT.

I've moved away from Callaway due to the constant draw bias in their products. As a natural draw player it ruins my game

@j.w.matney8390

2 жыл бұрын

They have a low spin version. Should help