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New Callaway Apex UW utility wood

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Callaway Golf has introduced its new Apex UW utility wood, which features a design aiming to combine the best features of higher-lofted fairway woods, hybrids, and a more neutral ball flight.

The new utility wood contains the brand’s Jailbreak A.I. Velocity Blades, which are designed to increase vertical stiffness near the club’s sole in a bid to create more speed low on the face where players often mishit their hybrids.

The A.I. face is forged using a high strength C300 Maraging Steel designed to provide greater speed and spin consistency across the face.

In addition, the new Apex UW features MIM’D Tungsten Weighting (18g per club on average), which Callaway has utilized to precisely position the Center of Gravity (CG).

The CG configuration is in a neutral location and is engineered to promote higher launch and steeper landing angles for better stopping power, along with optimized spin rates, all while reducing unwanted draw bias.

The clean, compact shape bids to create workability for better shot-making with more control. With 17% tighter downrange dispersion, the new Apex UW woods also seek to promote enhanced accuracy both off the tee and from the fairway.

Specs, Pricing & Availability

  • Lofts: 17, 19, 21-degrees
  • Pricing: $299.99. each
  • Availability: October 14th, 2021

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Gianni is the Managing Editor at GolfWRX. He can be contacted at [email protected].

12 Comments

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  1. Pingback: Best fairway woods of 2022: By expert club fitters for you! – GolfWRX

  2. AWW

    Oct 7, 2021 at 12:13 pm

    Will this be a .370 hybrid shaft or a .335 fairway shaft?

  3. Jones

    Oct 6, 2021 at 8:48 pm

    Your review is rubbish. It a lazy cut and paste job from callaway web site.

  4. Milo

    Oct 6, 2021 at 7:58 pm

    Lol 300 bucks, please Callaway.

  5. ChipNRun

    Oct 6, 2021 at 10:36 am

    Let’s see now… between our driver and our 5i, we can now choose:
    * Fairway woods (been around for a long time)
    * Utility woods
    * Hybrids (note: these are the resurrection of the Bulldog trouble club from late 1800s)
    * Driving irons / Utility irons (are these the same? never could figure it out…)
    * Used GI (game improvement) 3i or 4i with a shaft the player can actually hit.

    And being that we’re in the good ole USA, how long before Ginty patent holders sue for design
    infringement?

  6. Teebo

    Oct 6, 2021 at 10:34 am

    Clubs are getting so damnn expensive.

  7. Pi

    Oct 6, 2021 at 5:29 am

    Didn’t Cleveland just bring out a mix fairway & hybrid out as well? What do we call this then, a woodhy? Hywoo? WooHyb? A BullsHyb?

  8. Head Got Busted

    Oct 5, 2021 at 7:23 pm

    Cool, I’ll be anxiously awaiting their arrival on the BST at $150.

  9. Ben Hoagie

    Oct 5, 2021 at 2:41 pm

    Sign me up for the 19* – currently playing the 2019 Apex 3 hybrid – not a fan. The 2021 Apex Pro version is more similar to the 2016, which I like, so hoping the UW will have the same feel.

  10. Ray

    Oct 5, 2021 at 1:28 pm

    Non adjustable. What

  11. Copy cat

    Oct 5, 2021 at 12:44 pm

    Looks like the taylormade raylor

    • ChipNRun

      Oct 6, 2021 at 10:41 am

      Is it a Raylor, is it grandchild of Ginty???

      No, it’s AUW!

      DISAMBIGUATION: AUW is a golf club, NOT some university’s satellite campus…

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Kris Kim WITB 2024 (May)

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Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @7)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 60 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (15 degrees @13.5)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana WB 73 TX

Irons: TaylorMade P770 (2, 4), TaylorMade P7MB (5-PW)
Shafts: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX (2), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 X

Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (50-09SB, 56-12SB, 60-11TW)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 WV 125

Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord

Check out more in-hand photos of Kris Kim’s equipment here.

 

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Welcome to the family: TaylorMade launches PUDI and PDHY utility irons

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TaylorMade is continuing its UDI/DHY series with the successor to the Stealth UDI and DHY utility irons: PUDI and PDHY (which the company styles as P·UDI and P·DHY). TaylorMade is folding the designs in with its P Series of irons.

TaylorMade outlined the process of developing its new utilities this way. The company started with the data on utility iron usage. Not surprisingly, better players — i.e. those who generate more clubhead speed and strike the ball more precisely — were found to gravitate toward the UDI model. DHY usage, however, covered a wider swath than the company might have expected with six-to-18 handicappers found to be bagging the club.

TaylorMade also found that the majority of golfers playing UDI or DHY utilities were playing P Series irons at the top of their iron configurations.

Can you see where this is going?

Matt Bovee, Director of Product Creation, Iron and Wedge at TaylorMade: “As we look to the future, beyond the tech and the design language, we are excited about repositioning our utility irons into the P·Series family. P·UDI is an easy pair for players that currently play P·Series product and P·DHY is an extremely forgiving option for players of all skill levels. It is a natural fit to give these players the performance in this category that they are looking for.”

 

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TaylorMade PUDI technology cutaway (via TaylorMade)

Crafted with tour player input, TaylorMade sought to develop a confidence-inspiring utility iron that blends with the rest of the P Series irons. Also of note: Interestingly, the PUDI has a more compact head than the P790.

In comparison to past UDI products, the PUDI has a more traditional iron shape, slimmer toplines, and less offset with a little of the backbar visible at address.

TaylorMade PDHY

TaylorMade PDHY tech cutaway (via TaylorMade).

Larger in profile than the PUDI, the PDHY seeks to position center of gravity (CG) lower in the club for ease of launch. The toe height is larger and the profile is larger at address — roughly five millimeters longer than PUDI — the sole of the club is wider for improved forgiveness.

Club Junkie’s take

Golfers who feel like they are missing something at the top of the bag could find the PUDI or PDHY a great option. The look of the PUDI should fit the most discerning eye with a more compact look, less offset, and a thinner topline. If you want a little more confidence looking down the P-DHY will be slightly larger while still being a good-looking utility iron.

For being small packages both models pack a pretty good punch with fast ball speeds, even off-center. The feel is soft and you get a solid feel of the ball compressing off the face when you strike it well. Your ears are greeted with a nice heavy thud as the ball and club come together. The PDHY will launch a little higher for players who need it while the PUDI offers a more penetrating ball flight. Both utility irons could be the cure for an open spot in the top end of the bag.

PUDI, PDHY, or Rescue?

TaylorMade offers the following notes to assist golfers in filling out their bags:

  • PUDI has mid-CG right behind the center face to create a more penetrating mid-to-low ball flight
  • PDHY has a lower center of gravity to produce an easier-to-launch mid-to-high ball flight.
  • Both PUDI and PDHY are lower-flying than the company’s hybrid/Rescue clubs.
  • PUDI is more forgiving than P790.
  • PDHY is the most forgiving iron in the entire TaylorMade iron family

Pricing, specs, and availability

Price: $249.99

At retail: Now

Stock shafts: UST Mamiya’s Recoil DART (105 X, 90 S and 75 R – only in PDHY)

Stock grip: Golf Pride’s ZGrip (black/grey)

PUDI lofts: 2-17°, 3-20°, 4-22° in both left and right-handed

PDHY lofts: 2-18°, 3-20° and 4-22° in both left and right-handed

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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (5/3/24): Scotty Cameron Champions Choice 2.5+ putter

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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 Scotty Cameron Champions Choice 2.5+ putter

From the seller: (@wwcl): “Has been gamed as pics show. 33.5 includes original h/c and grip. $575 includes shipping and PP fees.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Scotty Cameron Champions Choice 2.5+ 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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