New Cally X Forged?

[Kye123]

I was just messing around in the fitting bay today and was going through some callaway irons, noticed the X forged are no longer available for custom fit? any news on a new iron, or have they just been replaced by the Apex Pro?

[mrmikeac]

> @Kye123 said:

> I was just messing around in the fitting bay today and was going through some callaway irons, noticed the X forged are no longer available for custom fit? any news on a new iron, or have they just been replaced by the Apex Pro?

 

Saw a pic posted here a while ago of an XForged Star iron.

[BCC1898]

X Forged and Apex Pro seem awfully close to have in distinct lines.

[hef63303]

You can still order them custom. There was a short period of time that they were out of certain iron heads.

[VanillaRice]

Was told from my rep no new x forged. There’s just the star one coming

[Pinging77]

Epic Pro Forged and Epic Star Forged per our rep in August. Surprised no pictures yet. Dealers have been shown them by reps. In one dealers case actual iron.

[YoungJedi]

Enjoy

 

[WavesandBirdies]

Is that background a kitchen drawer liner? :D

 

Meh, the original looked better IMO. That sole is going to wear quickly...

[Warrick]

I think it looks great

[mrmikeac]

> @YoungJedi said:

> Enjoy

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Eeeeesh, yikes Callaway.

[poppman2142]

$299 retail price

[third-times-a-charm]

> @poppman2142 said:

> $299 retail price

 

Per iron? Surely you jest

[phatchrisrules]

> @third-times-a-charm said:

> > @poppman2142 said:

> > $299 retail price

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> Per iron? Surely you jest

 

Saw it and hit it yesterday in both a 4 and a 6. Saw a new hybrid "Epic Flash" and new Epic Star line of woods. Irons are $400 CAD per head (remember, the Epic iron line is meant to combat PXG and XXIO, it is not their flagship line and you will likely not see these kicking around at DSG or Golf Galaxy). The lofts are stronger than Apex CF19 and Rogue, but are the same as Rogue X aka they are bang in line with other JDM loft offerings. Stock shaft is a Steelfiber FC 90, not sure if they have a "steel" option or not but if they do I would imagine it would be a Nippon of some shape or form given the market they are trying to attract here (smooth, light, higher, etc.). The impressive thing here is the ball speed. Yes, I understand for most here this is the same loft as their 5 iron at 24/25* or for some even the 4, but let me just preface this by saying I am best case scenario getting 116mph ball speed out of my 6i right now. I was consistently getting 125mph out of this guy and high peak height. Spin was in the low-mid 4000s as expected for something of this loft. However, I was carrying the 6i 190y when mine I'm lucky to carry 170-172y on most days at 28*. I carry my 4 hybrid at 21* of loft the same as this 6i....this thing is freaking insane!

 

The body is forged from 1025 carbon so it can be bent just as easily as the Apex/X-Forged lines. It feels exactly like an Apex so for those who hit the Epic and were unimpressed by the feel will love this. The ball just explodes off of the club head. In terms of size, it looks like the X-Forged UT behind the ball in the sense that you can see a little blip of the sole coming out from behind the top line. Offset is small, similar to Apex. Price is big yes, but man oh man am I going to sell a freaking ton of these.

[Pinging77]

The original Epic Pros were expensive and a little goofy looking as far as the back. But they were among the best premium irons at the time. Looked great at address with minimal offset. The Epics not so much. Everything they have produced since Rogue Pros etc. still don’t match the original Epic Pros.

[DMartini]

i like the look of that club, currently have in the #1 bag X Forged UDi 18*, 21* & 30* with a 24* in the pipeline, will def consider this new Epic in a 5i (or what the heck ever the 27* has stamped on the sole).

[YoungJedi]

Here’s the new epic flash hybrid too

 

 

[mrmikeac]

> @YoungJedi said:

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Okay now THAT looks great. I’ll take it.

 

 

[TheMoneyShot]

> @YoungJedi said:

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Thanks for sharing, this looks great!

[TheMoneyShot]

> @YoungJedi said:

> Enjoy

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Is this the star or pro version?

[TheMoneyShot]

> @phatchrisrules said:

> > @third-times-a-charm said:

> > > @poppman2142 said:

> > > $299 retail price

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> > Per iron? Surely you jest

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> Saw it and hit it yesterday in both a 4 and a 6. Saw a new hybrid "Epic Flash" and new Epic Star line of woods. Irons are $400 CAD per head (remember, the Epic iron line is meant to combat PXG and XXIO, it is not their flagship line and you will likely not see these kicking around at DSG or Golf Galaxy). The lofts are stronger than Apex CF19 and Rogue, but are the same as Rogue X aka they are bang in line with other JDM loft offerings. Stock shaft is a Steelfiber FC 90, not sure if they have a "steel" option or not but if they do I would imagine it would be a Nippon of some shape or form given the market they are trying to attract here (smooth, light, higher, etc.). The impressive thing here is the ball speed. Yes, I understand for most here this is the same loft as their 5 iron at 24/25* or for some even the 4, but let me just preface this by saying I am best case scenario getting 116mph ball speed out of my 6i right now. I was consistently getting 125mph out of this guy and high peak height. Spin was in the low-mid 4000s as expected for something of this loft. However, I was carrying the 6i 190y when mine I'm lucky to carry 170-172y on most days at 28*. I carry my 4 hybrid at 21* of loft the same as this 6i....this thing is freaking insane!

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> The body is forged from 1025 carbon so it can be bent just as easily as the Apex/X-Forged lines. It feels exactly like an Apex so for those who hit the Epic and were unimpressed by the feel will love this. The ball just explodes off of the club head. In terms of size, it looks like the X-Forged UT behind the ball in the sense that you can see a little blip of the sole coming out from behind the top line. Offset is small, similar to Apex. Price is big yes, but man oh man am I going to sell a freaking ton of these.

 

Great info here! I wonder how these Epic forged irons will compare to the P790’s...

[phatchrisrules]

> @TheMoneyShot said:

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> Is this the star or pro version?

 

That's the Pro. The Star is a hollow-body design from what I remember.

[TheMoneyShot]

> @phatchrisrules said:

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> That's the Pro. The Star is a hollow-body design from what I remember.

 

Thanks! Looking forward to some top line pics.

[Indygolfer85]

> @TheMoneyShot said:

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> @TheMoneyShot said:

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> Thanks for sharing, this looks great!

 

When is this rumored to be available?

[TheMoneyShot]

> @Indygolfer85 said:

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> When is this rumored to be available?

 

Sometime this fall, around October or so.

[knudson81]

The 3h is now 18*?! Guess I need to look to try the 4h when it becomes available!

[phatchrisrules]

> @TheMoneyShot said:

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I think it is earlier than that? I heard the press embargo was going to lift very shortly. Last time they had the Epic stuff under wraps the press embargo lifted and they were available day of. I could be totally wrong just restating information that was passed down to me.

[phatchrisrules]

> @knudson81 said:

> The 3h is now 18*?! Guess I need to look to try the 4h when it becomes available!

 

They've gone stronger this year. The good thing is it is adjustable so you could make it 20*

[knudson81]

> @phatchrisrules said:

> They've gone stronger this year. The good thing is it is adjustable so you could make it 20*

 

Depending on the adaptor on it, might only get down to 19*. I would prob go with the 4 and play it at 20-21* depending on how much longer it is than my current hybrid.

[TheMoneyShot]

> @phatchrisrules said:

> > @TheMoneyShot said:

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> > > > Thanks for sharing, this looks great!

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> > Sometime this fall, around October or so.

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> I think it is earlier than that? I heard the press embargo was going to lift very shortly. Last time they had the Epic stuff under wraps the press embargo lifted and they were available day of. I could be totally wrong just restating information that was passed down to me.

 

Thanks for the info! Since you hit the new Epic forged already. Can you comment on how they are vs the P790’s?

[phatchrisrules]

> @TheMoneyShot said:

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> > > > > @TheMoneyShot said:

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> > > > > > Here’s the new epic flash hybrid too

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> > > > > Thanks for sharing, this looks great!

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> > > > When is this rumored to be available?

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> > > Sometime this fall, around October or so.

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> > I think it is earlier than that? I heard the press embargo was going to lift very shortly. Last time they had the Epic stuff under wraps the press embargo lifted and they were available day of. I could be totally wrong just restating information that was passed down to me.

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> Thanks for the info! Since you hit the new Epic forged already. Can you comment on how they are vs the P790’s?

 

Feel is similar, they both don't have that true fully forged feeling. I would place the Epic on top though, it feels reasonably soft but with a huge explosion off of the club face because of the super thin, hollow head. The head really pops. Size I would give to the P790. Taylormade did a great job of slimming down the head. The Epic I hit was the larger one (so I cannot comment on the smaller guy) and it was about the size of the X-Forged UT iron. Ballspeed, hands down on the Epic, however, to be a true test you would have to go P790 5i to the Epic 6i to make the lofts the same. Again as I said in my initial review, I'm lucky to get about 116 BS out of my New Levels, P790 I get about 118, but the Epic I was getting 125. I could be wrong but I don't think you would see 7mph difference between one club (26.5* in P790 vs. 24* in Epic) when PGA Average is around 3-4mph per club. In that regard, I give the edge to the Apex. Height, both would be similar, spin as well.