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Forum Thread of the Day: “New Callaway Driver – Epic Flash”

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6 years ago

Oct 10, 2018

Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from tbomb who describes his experience with a new “Epic Flash” driver from Callaway. Despite not being due for release until next February, tbomb claims to have tested Callaway’s new driver, and he has got our forum members more than a little interested, stating how “The sound alone will make you excited. It’s a powerful sound, and the ball flies off the club face.”

Describing in great detail the appearance, from colors to crown, and performance of the new Epic Flash driver, tbomb reveals: “Launch was great, I played the 9* Epic Last year with 1*+, and this launched the same. May have been the shaft. Feel great. I hit 15 balls (straight out of the Pro Shop), and I nutted 12 of them. All on a rope. No more then 15 yards dispersion.”

There may be no photos until December, but tbomb has disclosed plenty of information to get a feel for what the new Epic Flash driver will look like, describing it as “yellow and green” and a “bright club.” His overall impression of the new club from Callaway? “I feel confident saying this will be the driver for 2019.”

Get the full rundown of the new Callaway Epic Flash driver here.

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Connor Jones

Nov 21, 2018 at 11:48 am

Callaway is just shooting themselves in the foot with this. They keep releasing their “best driver yet” and sooner or later people are going to stop buying their stuff but we will see

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- Speedy
  
  Dec 1, 2018 at 4:15 pm
  
  Yep, it didn’t work for sliced bread either.
  
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Kirby

Nov 21, 2018 at 1:39 am

So great to here all the “Amateurs” out there making comments on another club, the day you people are playing on tour I’ll be listening until then keep on amusing each other. The simple reason the club companies release new clubs every year is to make money, simple, honest truth..just as there are $250 up green fees on courses with no tee times available, there are plenty of players with $500 in their golf bag to buy any club they want.

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Nov 7, 2018 at 5:17 am

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Pete O'Tube

Oct 30, 2018 at 2:53 pm

We need a ‘Who gives a d***’ between IDHT and Flop, because really, I don’t give a d***.

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Brandon

Oct 11, 2018 at 5:55 pm

I bet I can still hit it past 90% of the people who go buy this with my used 80 dollar BioCell+.

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- Derek
  
  Oct 21, 2018 at 6:04 pm
  
  I have a picture of it. How do i post it?
  
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- Josh Babbit
  
  Oct 30, 2018 at 1:05 pm
  
  Congrats big guy!
  
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Tom

Oct 10, 2018 at 11:48 pm

Epic Flush is more like it……

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JP

Oct 10, 2018 at 10:55 pm

Yet none of the top ten PGA Pros that hit the driver the farthest this year used a Callaway. TM and Ping. So much for being the longest / hottest driver.

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Michael

Oct 10, 2018 at 9:35 pm

What? Removed the thread?

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Johnny Penso

Oct 10, 2018 at 9:04 pm

….and the OP of the thread is gone…

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bill

Oct 10, 2018 at 6:59 pm

seriously pissed off at callaway and am going with another vendor in my shop next season. how many times do they tell us 2 year product cycle and then come out with a new driver every year. WE HAVE ROGUE. WE DONT NEED ANOTHER DRIVER LET US SELL THE ONES WE HAVE. Then no net down all year and they expect you to sell the previous model driver at full price. No thanks callaway. No flash for my course.

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- Paul
  
  Oct 11, 2018 at 1:55 pm
  
  No one is forcing you to upgrade every year. Callaway knows if they produce it, people will buy it, which they will.
  
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- Thomas A
  
  Nov 13, 2018 at 11:07 am
  
  Honda comes out with a new Accord every year. Do you feel pressured to buy the upgrade?
  
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Brian McGranahan

Oct 10, 2018 at 6:28 pm

That name though, terrible.

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Ardbeggar

Oct 10, 2018 at 6:22 pm

I can hardly wait to get it. An additional 2 yards is worth every dollar.

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joro

Oct 10, 2018 at 5:06 pm

Oh boy, another 500 Dollar plus Driver.

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Think Golf

Oct 10, 2018 at 4:38 pm

Had the driver in my hands today, I can’t share any details however it will be another successful Driver that I promise.

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ogo

Oct 10, 2018 at 2:40 pm

Color… size… sound… shape… wicked name… fancy exotic shaft… gearhead’s delight… soooo stoooopid … 😛

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Tom

Oct 10, 2018 at 2:34 pm

If this club conforms to the equipment standards, it will perform no better than anything else released over the past 7-8 years…..nutt’n new except another attempt to take the consumers’ money.

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- dave
  
  Oct 10, 2018 at 3:08 pm
  
  so wrong…the epic an rogue were much better all over the face along with great sound and feel….much longer than 917 line…not longer than my new ts3 but id rather have my epic back same shaft. hits toward the toe stay in the air longer with less dispersion. epic was first driver that reduce slight toe hooks to playable if not bombs….the m3 addressed this by opening the toe more but if you happen to push off the toe it was much much worse….different technology better result for callaway…i will say i never got along with my rogue..long as hell but not the control i had with the epic same shafts of course…
  
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  - Tom
    
    Oct 10, 2018 at 6:39 pm
    
    What department do you work in at Callaway Dave?…..all BEE S lol!All heads are at the limits of the rules- ALL HEADS – even “open models” from China factories….
    
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  - smo3131
    
    Oct 16, 2018 at 8:10 am
    
    Which shaft did you have in your epic and rogue drivers?
    
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Baz

Oct 10, 2018 at 1:23 pm

What a load of b*llocks

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Hurricane Michael

Oct 10, 2018 at 12:52 pm

“No more then…” It’s bad enough you trust a guy that doesn’t know simple grammar. But to repost it is truly dumb.

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- Benny
  
  Nov 22, 2018 at 8:16 pm
  
  Isn’t there a couple billionairs who don’t have high school diploma’s? I know a guy who cannot even spell let alone worry about his grammar worth about $90mil. If trolling someone over their grammer is all you have than you are in trouple man…
  
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Dtrain

Oct 10, 2018 at 12:16 pm

I always love how people describe a “powerful sound” “the ball flies off the face” “it sounds hot” “the ball is just exploding off the face”

Please, this is just acoustics, nothing to do with actual performance, but then again we all like listening to different kinds of music….so….

I do agree that a driver than sounds pleasing is more enjoyable to hit, but it really has nothing to do with actual performance.

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- ogo
  
  Oct 12, 2018 at 11:55 am
  
  FYI… A loud impact sound means you are losing energy… which means you are losing distance…. believe it because that’s the science.
  
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2putttom

Oct 10, 2018 at 11:09 am

…” he new Epic Flash driver will look like, describing it as “yellow and green”

Oregon Duck colors I like

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- JP
  
  Oct 10, 2018 at 9:11 pm
  
  Does one of the brothers work for the post office?
  
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A shocking Backstryke putter appearance + 7 interesting gear photos from the Zurich Classic

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Apr 25, 2024

Andrew Tursky

Welcome to New Orleans, where TPC Louisiana plays host to the 2024 Zurich Classic. In between breakfast beignets and nightly Creole feasts, PGA Tour players are also competing in the unique two-man format at the Zurich this week.

Although the vibes in Nawlins are a bit lighter-fare than the recent back-to-back competitions the Masters and the RBC Heritage signature event), the gear news was no less serious this week.

We spotted some recent changes from Rory McIlroy, a very rare Odyssey Backstryke putter, dove into the bag of legendary New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, and spotted Patrick Cantlay continuing to test new equipment.

Get your beads out and crack your crawfish, because it’s time for an equipment rundown from The Big Easy (meaning New Orleans, of course, not Ernie Els).

See all of our photos from the Zurich Classic here

Rory’s on-and-off lob wedge

Since the end of 2023, Rory McIlroy has had an on-again, off-again relationship with a Titleist Vokey K-Grind lob wedge. In his last start, it was on, and the wedge is back in the bag again this week. We got a great look at the complicated grind that McIlroy uses.

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A full look into McIlroy’s bag above also shows that he switched out of the TaylorMade BRNR Mini Copper that he used at the RBC Heritage, and he’s back into the Qi10 core 3-wood. As we discussed last week, McIlroy will likely keep the BRNR around as a course-specific club, trading it in and out for the 3-wood.

See Rory McIlroy’s full 2024 WITB from the Zurich here

Turning Back the clock

Unless Tommy Gainey is in the field, it’s unlikely you’ll ever see Odyssey’s Backstryke technology make an appearance on the PGA Tour.

But then, when you least expect it, Russ Cochran shows up.

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Cochran is in the field at the Zurich this week playing alongside Eric Cole, whose regular caddie is Reed Cochran, Russ’s son.

The Backstryke putter was first released back in 2010, and its unique design helps shift the axis point of the putter closer to the CG of the head. And, the putter is getting a nod this week at the Zurich Classic, thanks to Cochran’s 600th career PGA Tour start.

The putter is certainly awesome, but don’t forget to check out Cochran’s full WITB from this week.

Drew Brees with a Super Bowl winning Scotty Cameron putter

Drew Brees, a legendary retired quarterback for the hometown New Orleans Saints, made an appearance at the Zurich’s Wednesday Pro-Am, playing alongside Zach Johnson, Ryan Palmer, and current Saints QB Derek Carr.

Brees’ bag included a TaylorMade Stealth2 Plus driver, a BRNR Mini 13.5-degree, a Stealth 5-wood, a mixed set of P-790 and P-760 irons, Milled Grind Hi-Toe wedges, and a custom Scotty Cameron “New Orleans Saints” putter, which Scotty made for Brees following his Super Bowl MVP-winning performance in 2010.

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It should also be noted that Brees has his Venmo QR code as a bag tag.

If you’re gambling with Brees on the course, just know that not having cash won’t work as an excuse.

Brilliant.

See Drew Brees’ full WITB from the Zurich here

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Steve Stricker has made numerous upgrades to his bag recently, including a new TSR3 driver and T100 irons, but his longtime Odyssey White Hot No. 2 putter is still going strong. It’s the most recognizable unrecognizable putter ever.

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Patrick Cantlay has opened the equipment-switching floodgates

Over on the PGA Tour’s Equipment Report this week, we covered Cantlay’s recent switch into Ping Blueprint S irons, and a Titleist TSR2 driver.

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We’ll see you next week in Texas for the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson!

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