Equipment
2020 Callaway Big Bertha B-21 irons
Callaway Golf has unveiled its new Big Bertha B-21 irons: The first Big Bertha iron designed using artificial intelligence.
Through Callaway’s A.I.-designed Flash Face Cup, the new additions feature a unique Flash Face architecture in each iron in a bid to provide high balls speeds and increased spin robustness throughout the bag on each loft. Complimenting the Flash Face Cup is a 360 Face Cup that flexes and releases at impact to help increase ball speed further.
2020 Callaway Big Bertha B-21 irons: The details
Appealing to higher-handicappers and players who tend to slice the ball, the new irons contain a large amount of offset, wide soles and a thick topline, and feature a Visible Tungsten Energy Core (VTEC) for the very first time which deepens the CG in design to make these irons extremely easy to launch and a complement to the B-21 woods.
The wide sole of the irons aims to fight against inconsistent turf interaction while allowing golfers to feel more comfortable over the ball.
The increased offset aims to help golfers create a comfortable relationship between the hands and clubhead at impact, while the broad face of the iron is in design to allow for higher ball speeds wherever you hit the ball on the face.
The Big Bertha B-21 irons also contain the company’s urethane microspheres which are designed to absorb unwanted vibration for greater feel without reducing speed.
Specs, Pricing, and Availability
Callaway’s Big Bertha B-21 irons are offered in 4-PW, AW, SW, LW, and come to retail on September 10, with a price tag of $899.99 for steel (7-piece) and $999.99 for graphite (7-piece).
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Whats in the Bag
Matthieu Pavon WITB 2024 (May)
- Pavon’s WITB accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Ping G430 Max (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
3-wood: Ping G430 LST (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 7 X
Hybrid: Ping G430 (19 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X
Irons: Ping i230 (3-PW)
Shafts: Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 X
Wedges: Ping Si59 (52-12S, 58-8B)
Shafts: Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 X
Putter: Ping Cadence TR Tomcat C
Grip: SuperStroke Claw 1.0P
Grips: Golf Pride MCC Align
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Check out more in-hand photos of Pavon’s gear here.
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Spotted: Tommy Fleetwood’s TaylorMade Spider Tour X Prototype putter
Tommy Fleetwood has been attached to his Odyssey White Hot Pro #3 putter for years now. However, this week at the Wells Fargo Championship, we did spot him testing a new putter that is very different, yet somewhat similar, to his current gamer.
This new putter is a TaylorMade Spider Tour X head but with a brand new neck we haven’t seen on a Spider before. A flow neck is attached to the Spider head and gives the putter about a 1/2 shaft offset. This style neck will usually increase the toe hang of the putter and we can guess it gets the putter close to his White Hot Pro #3.
Another interesting design is that lack of TaylorMade’s True Path alignment on the top of the putter. Instead of the large white center stripe, Tommy’s Spider just has a very short white site line milled into it. As with his Odyssey, Tommy seems to be a fan of soft inserts and this Spider prototype looks to have the TPU Pure Roll insert with 45° grooves for immediate topspin and less hopping and skidding.
The sole is interesting as well in that the rear weights don’t look to be interchangeable and are recessed deep into the ports. This setup could be used to push the CG forward in the putter for a more blade-like feel during the stroke, like TaylorMade did with the Spider X Proto Scottie Scheffler tested out.
Tommy’s putter is finished off with an older Super Stroke Mid Slim 2.0 grip in blue and white. The Mid Slim was designed to fit in between the Ultra Slim 1.0 and the Slim 3.0 that was a popular grip on tour.
- Check out the rest of our photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
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Club Junkie WITB, league night week 4: Some old, some new
We enter week 4 of Thursday night men’s league feeling a little more confident in the game. BK is hoping to go a little lower and reduce the mistakes out there with these clubs in the bag. Watch the video for the full breakdown of why these clubs are getting the starting nod this week!
Driver: Titleist TSR2 (10 degrees, neutral setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana WB 63 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Lin-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F5
7-wood: Ping G430 Max (-1 degree, flat Ssetting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 S
Iron: Mizuno Pro Fli-Hi 4
Shaft: Aerotech Steelfiber hls880 S
Irons: PXG 0317 Tour (5-PW)
Shaft: LA Golf A-Series 105 Low (4)
Wedge: Titleist Vokey SM10 (50-08F)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Dart V 105 F4 Wedge
Wedge: Ping S159 (56-10H)
Shaft: Ping Z-Z115
Wedge: Ping S159 (60-08B)
Shaft: Ping Z-Z115
Putter: PXG Battle Ready II Brandon
Shaft: BGT Stability Tour Spec One
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour X
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Rick Patterson
Feb 3, 2021 at 10:08 pm
Beauty is most certainly in the eye of the beholder. These irons are not only beautiful but they are deadly accurate. There was a time when Callaway X14 irons were so good world number one players were using them. I have used them for 20 years and won many trophies and Sunday morning bets. Then I compared the X14 to the B21 and the B21 killed the x14 in every department. They are a full club longer, go higher, and the accuracy is out of this world.
Conor lynch
Aug 18, 2020 at 2:18 pm
I hope this is for the relaunch strata line because either there marketing department has become so out of touch or unfortunately due to the pandemic, that they no longer have a team working on aesthetics, mind you coming from a life long callaway playe.
Brian
Aug 18, 2020 at 8:14 am
Callaway makes the ugliest game improvement gear.