Equipment
Spotted: Callaway Big Bertha Alpha 815 Fairway Woods and Hybrids
Thanks to GolfWRX Member DTown3011 for posting the first in-hand photos of Callaway’s Big Bertha Alpha 815 fairway woods.
The fairway woods, which are currently listed on Callaway’s Australian site, have two weight ports that accommodate the clubs’ extremely heavy (30 grams) and extremely light (3 grams) adjustable weights.
The weight ports are situated on the front and rear part of the fairway woods’ soles, giving golfers to option to choose between a low, forward center of gravity (CG) location that lowers spin and a more rearward CG location that raises spin and increases forgiveness.
Like Callaway’s Big Bertha fairway woods from 2014, the Big Bertha Alpha 815 fairway woods have the company’s Forged Hyper Speed Face Cups and OptiForce adjustable hosels. According to Callaway’s Australian site, they are available in lofts of 14, 16 and 18 degrees and will be offered with Fujikura’s Motore Speeder 665 and Aldila’s Rogue 70 stock shafts.
The fairway woods are said to be available in Australia on Nov. 13, although we are yet to hear of a release date in the U.S.
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Callaway Big Bertha Alpha 815 hybrids
Like Callaway’s recently released Big Bertha hybrids, the Callaway Big Bertha Alpha 815 hybrids are adjustable, but the two should perform quite differently.
The Big Bertha hybrids have a fuller shape and a more rearward center of gravity that make them a better fit for high-handicap golfers. The Alpha 815 model, on the other hand, is said to have a smaller shape and a more forward center of gravity that’s better for low-handicap golfers or golfers with higher swing speeds.
According to Callaway’s Australian site, the hybrids are available in three lofts — 18, 20 and 23 — and come stock with Fujikura’s Speeder 865 graphite shafts. They are also said to be available in Australia on Nov. 13
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Why Wesley Bryan is playing two 4-irons this week
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.
…Flash forward to THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2024 at TPC Craig Ranch in Texas, and Bryan is still playing with a mixed Takomo set, except he’s added a new 101 U 4-iron, plus a Titleist T200 4-iron, and he’s dropping his 5-iron.
That bears repeating: Bryan is switching to an iron setup that consists of two 4-irons and no 5-iron.
On paper, that looks wrong, but when you look at yardage gapping instead of the number on the sole of the iron, things start to make more sense.
As Bryan explained to GolfWRX.com on Tuesday in Texas, his Takomo 301 CB 6-iron goes about 195-200 yards. Then, his new hollow-bodied Takomo 101U Driving Iron, which he recently started testing “a couple weeks ago” and bent about 2 degrees weak, goes about 220 yards, and the Titleist T200 4-iron goes about 235 yards.
Speaking on his new Takomo 101U Driving Iron, which sells for $119, Bryan had this to say:
“It’s super forgiving and launches high, and it has a bit longer of a profile to where it looks really good,” said Bryan. “If people are willing to play something that doesn’t have an expensive price tag on their club…[I started testing it] in the last couple weeks and it’s in the bag.
“I just made it like 2 degrees weaker. Basically that gap from 205 to 225 I was in a little bit of a dead space, so I’m going to try and fill that gap better.”
Check out Wesley Bryan’s full WITB here.
Read the rest of the article at PGATour.com.
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Most forgiving players irons? – GolfWRXers discuss
In our forums, our members have been discussing players irons. WRXer ‘NorthTXGolf’ is on the hunt for some new irons but is putting a priority on forgiveness, and has reached out to fellow members who have been sharing their thoughts and advice on the subject in our forum.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- Sam217: “i230 has got to be one of the most forgiving players irons available. Cobra King Tour another. Don’t sleep on the New Level 480 DB coming out soon.”
- RangeBaller: “ZX5/ZX7 and i230 should definitely be in your testing pool.”
- YAMS49: “Another I210 homie here… Very highly recommended if you want/need spin and a consistent yardage.”
- golf-RN: “I second the Cobra King Tour irons. I am not the greatest ballstriker by any stretch of the imagination and I find the King Tours very forgiving. Toe strikes might lose 5 or 6 yards with no directional loss. You definitely feel the miss though lol but mishits from the center aren’t punished too hard regarding distance.”
Entire Thread: “Most forgiving Players irons? – GolfWRXers discuss”
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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (5/2/24): Mack Made Rahmbo putter
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a Mack Made Rahmbo putter.
From the seller: (@rkochies4580): “Picked this up recently here on WRX. Absolutely stunning piece of work. Putter is stainless steel, slight toe hang, 354 grams, 34” length. New grip and nice headcover. $525.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Mack Made Rahmbo putter
This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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Marc Dodd
Nov 13, 2014 at 5:12 pm
815 is rumoured that it’s the date august 15when the model is being changed and being replaced by another model
Todd Howes
Nov 10, 2014 at 12:12 am
Head size the same on the 14* and 16* fairway woods?
Keith
Nov 3, 2014 at 6:54 am
Anyone who tries an old Sonartec hybrid would not be happy with any of the modern hybrids.
Sweet
Nov 4, 2014 at 3:05 am
You’re right! These modern clubs go so much farther!
C
Nov 2, 2014 at 8:48 pm
Seen them in person. These clubs look and feel cheap. Not worth the price tag. Save your money!
Sweet
Nov 4, 2014 at 3:03 am
They perform like crazy though! They’re sweet!
Sean O'Malley
Dec 8, 2014 at 8:10 am
You would be wrong. I got to hit the 4 wood and the 3 hybrid last week, in the 665/865 stiff shafts. Both are easy to hit, launched higher than I expected, and went dead straight. There wasn’t any launch monitor available, but from the ball flight these looked longer than all the other stuff that I have hit.
The Alpha 815 series is marketed as a “higher ball speed” players club, but I think anyone who can swing a driver in the mid 90’s, or above, and who hits the ball fairly solidly will LOVE these.
You may not like Callaway, and I don’t currently have any Callaway in my bag (but I will as soon as these are available) but these certainly do not look cheap.
jack b nimble
Nov 2, 2014 at 4:01 pm
Is this an advertisement or what?
jim
Nov 2, 2014 at 2:53 pm
ya I just thought with the 815 driver/wood line coming out the same time as a different 915 driver wood/line coming out the two companies wanted to merge ideas for naming products
Sweet
Nov 4, 2014 at 3:04 am
What does the 9 stand for anyways?
John
Nov 2, 2014 at 1:33 pm
a lot of tech cranmed into there I guess to justify the price?
jim
Nov 2, 2014 at 1:00 pm
are they coming out with 616 irons next year too or a new ball called PRO V2 ?
AIPM
Nov 2, 2014 at 1:31 pm
Wrong company there…
KJ
Nov 3, 2014 at 6:45 am
He’s making a joke