Callaway UW

[sociojeje]

How does it play in the rough? A bit surprised by no ventus red custom option... 

[eric61]

7 minutes ago, sociojeje said:

How does it play in the rough? A bit surprised by no ventus red custom option... 

I asked a Callaway customer service rep on the phone over the weekend about the lack of Ventus Red options, which I was curious about too given that all their promo materials show Phil and Johnny Wunder using them. I was told it's a stock issue, and that as they get more available it'll show up as an option.

[sociojeje]

2 hours ago, eric61 said:

I asked a Callaway customer service rep on the phone over the weekend about the lack of Ventus Red options, which I was curious about too given that all their promo materials show Phil and Johnny Wunder using them. I was told it's a stock issue, and that as they get more available it'll show up as an option.

I will be a lot more serious when ventus red 7s is available haha. now i only see 5 and 6 (but additional charge is $350....). 

[copegolfer]

4 hours ago, Boognish said:

Reminds me of the F6 Baffler use case, but UW looks a bit smaller front to back.

I'm curious on how similar this plays to the baffler. I have a baffler in the backup bag and am wondering if there is much to be gained by going for the UW...

 

CP

[copegolfer]

4 hours ago, Boognish said:

Reminds me of the F6 Baffler use case, but UW looks a bit smaller front to back.

I'm curious on how similar this plays to the baffler. I have a baffler in the backup bag and am wondering if there is much to be gained by going for the UW...

 

CP

[bitt03]

I’m so tempted to order from pga superstore but the Ventus upgrade seems too good to be true 

[sociojeje]

23 minutes ago, bitt03 said:

I’m so tempted to order from pga superstore but the Ventus upgrade seems too good to be true 

I think the site is messed up. It should show wood shaft options not hb... 

[sniper]

1 hour ago, bitt03 said:

I’m so tempted to order from pga superstore but the Ventus upgrade seems too good to be true 

Wow I Agree!  

[eric61]

2 hours ago, bitt03 said:

I’m so tempted to order from pga superstore but the Ventus upgrade seems too good to be true 

Yeah it’s for sure a mistake on their website that they somehow haven’t fixed yet. Since it’s the wrong kind of shaft entirely, I highly doubt this is some sort of intentional secret sale similar to what TGW does with Titleist woods and Graphite Design shafts from time to time (including right now, with the TSi3 fairway wood and the AD DI shaft).

 

I figure either PGA SS will honor their mistake and push it through with the wood version of the Ventus shaft with no upcharge to the customer (which is what the customer service rep I talked to over the weekend said he thought would happen), or they’ll just cancel all their custom Apex UW orders. Who knows. Either way, as long as it’s on a credit card and I’m not out the actual cash, I don’t mind just waiting and seeing. 

[sniper]

Looks like they caught it. I should’ve ordered last night. 

[copegolfer]

Can someone enlighten me on the whole Ventus shaft thing? 
Is callaway going to offer at no upcharge? Did PGASS mess up and offer at no upcharge? 

 

I was originally confused at the RDX black stock shaft as I wouldn't expect a club like the UW to be paired with a "Low/Low" shaft. I would have assumed it would be paired with the RDX Blue

Thanks
CP

[QuigleyDU]

20 hours ago, av1084 said:

Are people tending to more sweep this club or hit more down on it like an iron?

I treat it like a fairway wood. So it is slightly more sweepy I guess. At least for me. 

[eric61]

59 minutes ago, copegolfer said:

Can someone enlighten me on the whole Ventus shaft thing? 
Is callaway going to offer at no upcharge? Did PGASS mess up and offer at no upcharge? 

 

I was originally confused at the RDX black stock shaft as I wouldn't expect a club like the UW to be paired with a "Low/Low" shaft. I would have assumed it would be paired with the RDX Blue

Thanks
CP

There's no real clarification yet. 

 

What seems to have happened is, PGA Superstore messed up a few things on their website. Among their errors, at least that I noticed: 

-- They listed hybrid shafts instead of wood shafts for the Apex UW.

-- They listed the full Ventus hybrid shaft lineup as no upcharge for the Apex UW.

-- They listed that same full Ventus hybrid shaft lineup as no upcharge for the Epic Super Hybrid. (This despite the fact that there is an upcharge for the exact same shafts on all other Callaway hybrids on their website.)

-- They put the Apex Pro hybrid spec chart at the bottom of their Apex UW page.

-- Their customer service reps had no idea what was going on, and assumed when I called that it must just be a made-for Ventus without Velocore if it was listed there for free. But they also insisted these clubs would be built and shipped directly by Callaway, and Callaway says unlike TaylorMade they don't offer any non-"real deal" versions of the Ventus shafts.

 

I called and asked them about the errors late last week, more out of confusion than anything, and they weren't able to sort it out. Then I called again over the weekend, and called Callaway too, and the PGA SS customer sales rep said he was informing their web staff of the issue. I also emailed them Friday, after the phone call wasn't helpful. Despite the heads up from me and I'm sure many other people, it somehow took until this morning for them to stop people from checking out carts with the Apex UW with Ventus shafts for free, and Epic Super Hybrids with Ventus shafts for free. 

 

So, just a lot of confusion, no real clarity. And I've been the source of it on this forum, I'm afraid, because I've been passing on what I'm seeing and hearing from them. The customer service rep told me on the phone over the weekend that he thinks what they'll end up doing is getting these built by Callaway with Ventus wood shafts rather than the listed hybrid shafts. But there's no clarity yet on exactly what they'll do.

 

EDIT TO ADD: Just checked the PGA SS website and they now have the correct shafts listed at the correct price. So it was clearly a mistake; question now is what they'll do about orders placed before they fixed it.

Edited October 19, 2021 by eric61

[sociojeje]

Now LAGP trono is no upcharge? What is going on? Is it even possible?

Edited October 19, 2021 by sociojeje

[hwwong]

15 hours ago, eric61 said:

Yeah it’s for sure a mistake on their website that they somehow haven’t fixed yet. Since it’s the wrong kind of shaft entirely, I highly doubt this is some sort of intentional secret sale similar to what TGW does with Titleist woods and Graphite Design shafts from time to time (including right now, with the TSi3 fairway wood and the AD DI shaft).

 

I figure either PGA SS will honor their mistake and push it through with the wood version of the Ventus shaft with no upcharge to the customer (which is what the customer service rep I talked to over the weekend said he thought would happen), or they’ll just cancel all their custom Apex UW orders. Who knows. Either way, as long as it’s on a credit card and I’m not out the actual cash, I don’t mind just waiting and seeing. 

 

How do you find out about the TGW deals?

[eric61]

I just got a shipping confirmation, and a separate confirmation from a customer service rep I'd been dealing with today, that they put the Apex UWs ordered with Ventus hybrid shafts through with Ventus wood shafts, at no charge to the customer -- or at least to me! 

 

They did the same with Epic Super Hybrids that were listed with Ventus HB shafts at no upcharge. I got both, so I'll do a head-to-head.

 

I'd jump on that LAGP deal...

[sociojeje]

Just now, eric61 said:

I just got a shipping confirmation, and a separate confirmation from a customer service rep I'd been dealing with today, that they put the Apex UWs ordered with Ventus hybrid shafts through with Ventus wood shafts, at no charge to the customer -- or at least to me! 

 

They did the same with Epic Super Hybrids that were listed with Ventus HB shafts at no upcharge. I got both, so I'll do a head-to-head.

 

I'd jump on that LAGP deal...

I'm being stingy but is there any free shipping code for custom order?? 🙂

[eric61]

4 minutes ago, hwwong said:

 

How do you find out about the TGW deals?

 

I saw someone mention it in a thread on here. Not seeing the specific comment right now -- I'll keep looking for it.

[sociojeje]

ordred 19 uw with trono 75s. Let's see what happens. 

[T-W]

Does the UW have any tendency to draw too much? I have played a 15* Adams XTD Hybrid as my 3 wood for a couple of seasons now.  I find it easier to hit off of the ground vs. other 3 woods and it still goes plenty far. My only complaint is that the Adams is a bit easy to lose left. 

[Boomersooner523]

LAGP Trono is now down. Only the RDX Black is up

 

JK I found it under the custom options...it is still up there with no charge 

Edited October 19, 2021 by Boomersooner523

[Mizzoujames]

Trono was still available under custom options and no upcharge.

[BirdieBob]

1 hour ago, Mizzoujames said:

Trono was still available under custom options and no upcharge.

ordered the 21 with Trono 75x.....

😃

Edited October 19, 2021 by BirdieBob

[JMB3]

2 hours ago, eric61 said:

I just got a shipping confirmation, and a separate confirmation from a customer service rep I'd been dealing with today, that they put the Apex UWs ordered with Ventus hybrid shafts through with Ventus wood shafts, at no charge to the customer -- or at least to me! 

 

They did the same with Epic Super Hybrids that were listed with Ventus HB shafts at no upcharge. I got both, so I'll do a head-to-head.

 

I'd jump on that LAGP deal...

I knew I should have jumped on this gliche haha.  

[rodge]

6 hours ago, BirdieBob said:

ordered the 21 with Trono 75x.....

😃

Same but the 19…fingers crossed!  I know zilch about the shaft but since I was gonna order the club anyway so why not?!  

[sociojeje]

2 hours ago, rodge said:

Same but the 19…fingers crossed!  I know zilch about the shaft but since I was gonna order the club anyway so why not?!  

I tried 65s in driver and it was super good. Wanted to get a used one but couldn't find. But don't know how it would work for uw 🙂

[driveandputtmachine]

On 10/15/2021 at 11:02 PM, eric61 said:

This is one I’ve been wanting to test as well — it has some noticeable offset but seems to sit square. Unfortunately lefty demo versions haven’t been around locally so I haven’t hit it yet. Wonder if the King Forged Tec also is large enough that it falls into this category? Cobra’s hybrids tend to be a little longer than average.

Cobra King Tec was so good for me that even though I heard this club was coming from Callaway I went ahead and bought the Cobra.

 

I have it in the 17*, it fits the bill between my 3 wood and and my 4 iron very well as I am able to hit it straight, cut and draw.  With hybrids I had only been able to hit straight, draw, or hook the crap out of them before.

 

It is bigger head size than any hybrid I have tried before, and it sits without much offset, and completely neutral.   Plus I like adjustability, which it has over the UW.

[Ajgaguy83]

18 hours ago, Boomersooner523 said:

LAGP Trono is now down. Only the RDX Black is up

 

JK I found it under the custom options...it is still up there with no charge 

 

The LAGP Trono is still available for me as well.

[av1084]

Anyone thinking of going 17/21 combo?  

[cmy]

How will the 21 degree UW compare to the Titleist TSi2 21 degree?