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I know they're not modeled towards the higher swing speed guys but that 7 wood has a pleasant shape to it. Looks good.

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Be interesting to see how these perform against current offerings.

 

I read the article, but I don't remember seeing length of the driver or lofts of the irons.

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They are beautiful clubs but their price is horrendous. I have owned 4 different sets of Callaway irons and at least 7 different Callaway drivers, but I won't be paying $2,400 for a set of irons nor $800 for a driver. Come back to earth Callaway management.

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$800 for a driver is just outrageous.

Really $800 for a glued driver?

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They are beautiful clubs but their price is horrendous. I have owned 4 different sets of Callaway irons and at least 7 different Callaway drivers, but I won't be paying $2,400 for a set of irons nor $800 for a driver. Come back to earth Callaway management.

+1 bulls..

Every manufacturer is coming out with "high end" high dollar clubs. So, when they start raising the prices of the lower end stuff, it is still going to look like a great deal in comparison. Cost of golf is climbing.

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They are beautiful clubs but their price is horrendous. I have owned 4 different sets of Callaway irons and at least 7 different Callaway drivers, but I won't be paying $2,400 for a set of irons nor $800 for a driver. Come back to earth Callaway management.

 

Zak's article on the homepage says that these clubs are meant for a very specific group of golfers. But that group probably isn't me or you. And when you think about it, there's probably a ton of people every day who spend $800+ on a driver by the time they add in a custom shaft upcharge and a fitting fee. Hopefully the golfer these clubs are intended for will see a benefit from them.

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Not sure I get it... I mean somebody inform me here because I am asking, but are people really paying a premium price for Callaway products? I totally get the allure of PXG, Miura, Vega, etc... but Callaway? Nobody really cares you paid a few extra bucks for a Cally Epic anything... but take out your Japanese flow forged Miura's, and people pay attention.

 

 

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Remember when TaylorMade sold a bonded hosel, all titanium driver for $700 dollars about 13 years ago and nobody thought that was ridiculous?

 

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39 degree PW. We've cracked the sub 40 barrier!!!!

 

I'm a huge Callaway fan but to me looks nothing more than repackaged Japan product. Which is fine, but nothing overly earth shattering here. I'm not in the target demographic however.

 

 

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Lol, funny!! Yea, I'm a 'senior' (63 yrs), hit it 230 and maybe 250 (including roll out, lol) when pured.... but I know $$$ are not going to make me hit it 280 unless I shoot it out of a cannon. I know there's people who have more money than they know what to do with....the country club types who spend 2-3x their monthly club fees on their bar/food totals. I was thinking just the opposite, perhaps the youngsters who have no price limit on getting what they want. (kind of like my son who asked "dad, what would it take to get to the spending power you and mom have?"....answer: "son, forget it, you'll never get there the way you spend; your first vehicle after getting your first job out of college cost more than any vehicle mom and I have ever purchased new...even after I talked you out of the 5.7L V-8!"

 

$800 for a driver is just outrageous.

 

Sounds like it is pointed at senior golfers, who probably have the money and gladly would pay the premium to gain some lost distance back.. unlike 99% of the posters here who all have 120 mph SS and their occasional mishit is a weak 310 yard fade..

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I'm interested to hear responses from those in which this is targeted toward. I just think Callaway has miscalculated the similarities between the US senior market and that of Japan. Is this Bassara shaft really that "Ultra Premium"? I know you still have the 7 gram adapter, but seems like you could put a 6 gram slider weight in the back of a current Epic instead of the 17 gram and pair it with a ultra light shaft to get close to the same results.

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39 degree PW. We've cracked the sub 40 barrier!!!!

 

I'm a huge Callaway fan but to me looks nothing more than repackaged Japan product. Which is fine, but nothing overly earth shattering here. I'm not in the target demographic however.

 

39*? you're kidding..... I love Callaway but thats ridiculous. Thats impossible to gap correctly after that.

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They are beautiful clubs but their price is horrendous. I have owned 4 different sets of Callaway irons and at least 7 different Callaway drivers, but I won't be paying $2,400 for a set of irons nor $800 for a driver. Come back to earth Callaway management.

 

Zak's article on the homepage says that these clubs are meant for a very specific group of golfers. But that group probably isn't me or you. And when you think about it, there's probably a ton of people every day who spend $800+ on a driver by the time they add in a custom shaft upcharge and a fitting fee. Hopefully the golfer these clubs are intended for will see a benefit from them.

 

I made a mistake on the article, guys. The price of the driver is $699, not $799. Sorry about that.

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$800 for a driver is just outrageous.

Really $800 for a glued driver?

 

$800 for a driver is just outrageous.

Really $800 for a glued driver?

My Ryoma D1 with a GD Beyond Power shaft (conforming) is glued and it feels so great and performs so well, I can’t imagine using another driver....it was way above 8 bills and I’d do it again...do any of you, not buy several driver ranging from 300 to whatever? Adding up to over how much? Going JDM saved me thousands...

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39 degree PW. We've cracked the sub 40 barrier!!!!

 

I'm a huge Callaway fan but to me looks nothing more than repackaged Japan product. Which is fine, but nothing overly earth shattering here. I'm not in the target demographic however.

 

39*? you're kidding..... I love Callaway but thats ridiculous. Thats impossible to gap correctly after that.

 

Oh no this is terrible! I think the "AW" is 44*!

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not really pertaining to this exact product but, Is there really a question of why Golf is struggling to attract players... one reason, and the only reason is that it's way to expensive to use a few pieces of steel made in China, take a nice walk in a park and try to whack a peice of plastic in a hole. $ 2400 for a cast price of metal with a badge. WTF.

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39 degree PW. We've cracked the sub 40 barrier!!!!

 

I'm a huge Callaway fan but to me looks nothing more than repackaged Japan product. Which is fine, but nothing overly earth shattering here. I'm not in the target demographic however.

 

How much you wanna bet I can hit a PW over them mountains?

 

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