Callaway Epic irons (Pics added page 6)

[Justapitchandaputt]

Hmmmm, does LaVar Ball game these of PXGs?

 

You'd have to think these suit Big Baller Brand a bit better

[Scooterboy59]

Will get to hit theses in the next few weeks. Look forward to hitting the pro's and hybrid. 815 ish hybrid with some extra mojo!!!!!!!!!!!!

[yellolab]

Irons blah

Hybrids YAH!

[JDSPGA]

Ok so my rep stopped by to show me these, as well as a few other upcoming products. I got to hit them as well(the pro irons not the regular). I'll post my little write up in the other thread as well. We are only one of 10 green grass accounts in Missouri that will have these available for fitting, so they are really not going for the masses here.

 

I'll keep as much bias as I can out of this. I am on staff with Callaway, yes, but they don't pay me nor am I obligated to speak highly of the equipment. Club fitting is my passion and main job, so I test and fit stuff from the other major OEMs as well.

 

These were described to me as being the project of Doc Hoc who always wanted to play a pro like iron at appearance, but with the forgiveness and distance of something like the Apex CF16. He also was given no budget to work with and they spared no expense in R&D and building the clubs themselves. These have been in development for a long time, and I'm sure they slapped the Epic name given the success of the rest of the line, but they were not created and pumped to market out of nowhere just to capitalize on the name.

 

So on to the performace......wow.

 

They have cup face throughout the entire set, not just the longer irons like the Apex. Any Apex player will notice the glaring jump in distance from the 7 iron to the 8 iron, which can create some problems. This does not exist with the Epic pro. They are not forged, but they do feel really good. As far as looks go....yeah, I'm not a big fan of the green..but at address they are stunning. Personally I don't care what a club looks like if it looks good at address and performs well, which these clubs really do.

 

I have played the Apex CF16 for the past year, and carry my 7 iron about 170. My issue with the Apex is the stupid distance and lack of spin. I believe these Epic Pros will be an answer to that problem. On GC2 I was carrying the 7 iron about the same as my Apex, but a touch more spin. They launched high and flew incredibly straight and extremely forgiving for a club that is so small and tidy at address.

 

The Epic pros are for that player who wants the performance and distance of the Apex or M1 or PXG 0311(etc.) but the looks of something smaller and sexier at address. They really deliver on that goal.

 

I did hit the hybrids but wasn't blown away. I'll keep my BBOS hybrid in the bag for now. Feel free to ask me any other questions you may have about the epic pro irons and I'll answer them to the best of my ability, given the small amount of testing I was able to do.

[maowv]

I'm not in the market for $2,000-3,000 iron sets and never will be. Like most of us, a $1,000 set of irons will exceed my ability to hit them at their max limits anyway.

 

Having said that, these are just terrible to look at. Terrible. If Callaway wants to compete with PXG, then compete with PXG. I'll never buy a set of PXG but at least their clubs look like something I would like to try.

 

These combine Callaway's most expensive iron ever with its worst looking iron ever. EPIC whiff.

[Les Strokes]

Now that the info has been released it seems Callaway invested a substantial sum for results that aren't exactly game-changing (1/2 mph ball speed).

 

At pro-ams and on courses I see a lot of guys swinging PXG's and Honma high end clubs who can barely make contact and who spray it all over. And they are short hitters. IOW a lot of guys try to buy a golf game, instead of spending time and money developing a consistent swing. That's their choice and they can do what they want with their money. But the only way to really improve is by intelligent practice. We're lucky nowadays because we have so many tools to get instant feedback.

 

 

 

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