Equipment
Callaway unveils new Epic Super hybrid
Callaway Golf has today introduced its new Epic Super hybrid, which will hit retail on September 9.
Billed by Callaway as its “fastest ball speed hybrid ever,” the new hybrid features an all-titanium Flash Face, with a titanium body combined with the brand’s Jailbreak A.I. Velocity Blades in design to provide ultimate ball speed, distance, and launch.
The new hybrid from Callaway contains the brand’s Jailbreak A.I. Velocity blades which stiffen the body in design to allow the face to flex for maximum ball speed.
The addition of extreme tungsten weighting (up to 90 grams) located toward the club’s perimeter aims to create a potent combination of low CG and high-MOI for a high, powerful, and stable ball flight.
Like a driver, the Epic Super hybrids are outfitted with total adjustability from the brand’s OptiFit three hosel while offering adjustable sole weighting for precise custom builds.
Specs, Pricing & Availability
Lofts: 16, 18, 21, 24, and 27 degrees
Price: $399.99
Availability: September 9, 2021
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Whats in the Bag
Rory McIlroy’s winning WITB: 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @8.25) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X
Irons: TaylorMade Proto (4), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9) Buy here.
Shaft: Project X 7.0 (4-9)
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (46-09SB, 50-09SB, 54-11SB) Buy here, Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks (58-K @59) Buy here.
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (46-54), Project X 6.5 Wedge (60)
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X3 Buy here.
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour
Ball: 2024 TaylorMade TP5x Buy here.
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Rory McIlroy’s WITB in the forums.
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The winning WITB is presented by 2nd Swing Golf. 2nd Swing has more than 100,000 new and pre-swung golf clubs available in six store locations and online. Check them out here.
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Whats in the Bag
Kevin Tway WITB 2024 (May)
- Kevin Tway what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 80 TX
5-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 90 TX
Irons: Wilson Staff Utility (2), Titleist T100 (4-9)
Shafts: Mitsubishi MMT 100 TX (2), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (48-10F @47, 52-12F @51, 56-14F), SM7 (60-10S)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (48-56), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (60)
Putter: Scotty Cameron T-5 Proto
Grip: Scotty Cameron Black Baby T
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Plus4
More photos of Kevin Tway’s WITB in the forums.
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Equipment
Did Rory McIlroy inspire Shane Lowry’s putter switch?
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.
The timing of Lowry’s putter changeup was curious: Was he just using a Spider putter because he was paired with McIlroy, who’s been using a Spider Tour X head throughout 2024? Was Lowry just being festive because it’s the Zurich Classic, and he wanted to match his teammate? Did McIlroy let Lowry try his putter, and he liked it so much he actually switched into it?
Well, as it turns out, McIlroy’s only influence was inspiring Lowry to make more putts.
When asked if McIlroy had an influence on the putter switch, Lowry had this to say: “No, it’s actually a different putter than what he uses. Maybe there was more pressure there because I needed to hole some more putts if we wanted to win,” he said with a laugh.
To Lowry’s point, McIlroy plays the Tour X model, whereas Lowry switched into the Tour Z model, which has a sleeker shape in comparison, and the two sole weights of the club are more towards the face.
Lowry’s Spider Tour Z has a white True Path Alignment channel on the crown of his putter, which is reminiscent of Lowry’s former 2-ball designs, thus helping to provide a comfort factor despite the departure from his norm. Instead of a double-bend hosel, which Lowry used in his 2-ball putters, his new Spider Tour Z is designed with a short slant neck.
“I’ve been struggling on the greens, and I just needed something with a fresh look,” Lowry told GolfWRX.com on Wednesday at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship. “It has a different neck on it, as well, so it moves a bit differently, but it’s similar. It has a white line on the back of it [like my 2-ball], and it’s a mallet style. So it’s not too drastic of a change.
“I just picked it up on the putting green and I liked the look of it, so I was like, ‘Let’s give it a go.’”
Read the rest of the piece over at PGATour.com.
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Stephen
Aug 20, 2021 at 11:38 pm
You don’t have to buy it.
J
Aug 20, 2021 at 10:46 am
$400??? Ain’t gonna happen.
Peter Sarro
Aug 19, 2021 at 9:51 pm
Taking the fun out of buying golf equipment with that price
Carter
Aug 19, 2021 at 5:29 pm
As others have commented… $400 for a hybrid!?! ? That’s a bold strategy Cotton. At some point consumers just have to say NO.
reeder
Aug 18, 2021 at 2:40 pm
Great looking club but GAGGED at the price….Yipes!
dat
Aug 17, 2021 at 6:14 pm
How many SKUs do they need?
Baaaaah Baaaaah Baaaaah
Aug 17, 2021 at 5:13 pm
And the sheep will continue to buy them.
C
Aug 17, 2021 at 3:41 pm
$400, oof
JC
Aug 17, 2021 at 2:15 pm
$400 for a hybrid, get outta here
Weev Bin Haad
Aug 17, 2021 at 2:10 pm
Will it be in the bag of the uprecedented, walking medical miracle, 2 time back to back undisputed Covid survivor Jon Rahm?
more educated than u guy
Aug 18, 2021 at 7:03 pm
you’re just realizing this now? typical golfer…
gunmetal
Aug 17, 2021 at 1:22 pm
So I get that we’re staring down inflation right in the face, but $399? Yikes. Get it if you can, Cally.
Roy
Aug 17, 2021 at 10:35 am
Pretty sure thats a fairway wood…..