Equipment
Callaway introduces new Great Big Bertha lineup
Callaway Golf has today unveiled its new Great Big Bertha family of clubs.
The ultra-premium lineup includes driver, hybrids, fairway woods and irons, with all hitting retail on November 11, 2022.
In contrast to the Rogue ST line, Callaway envisions the GBB family as a more targeted product that will appeal to a smaller audience of slower swing speed players looking for easier distance.
Great Big Bertha Driver
Engineered with an ultra-lightweight design in design for unmatched distance characteristics, the Great Big Bertha driver is nearly 30g lighter than the Rogue ST MAX driver.
To increase MOI, Callaway engineers paired a lightweight Triaxial Carbon Crown with a Forged Carbon Sole. With all this discretionary weight, the engineers moved the CG lower and deeper in a bid to enhance forgiveness, while the steel sole plate is designed to make it easier to hit a draw.
The driver includes a Jailbreak Speed Frame that is powered by A.I. in design for enhanced horizontal and torsional stability. All this stability bids to promote increased ball speed across the face.
In addition, Callaway has now included spin optimization in its industry-leading A.I. face technology. The new formula bids to increase ball speed while lowering spin to increase total distance.
- Available Lofts: 9°, 10.5°, 12°
- Pricing: $699.99
Great Big Bertha Irons
By leveraging materials that are typically reserved for drivers, Callaway generated up to 96g of discretionary weight and precisely repositioned this saved weight in their new irons in design to increase launch and forgiveness.
The Great Big Bertha iron features the thinnest titanium face the brand has ever used in an iron. On top of that, it’s also the lightest. In addition, the Commercially Pure Grade 4 (CP4) Titanium body flexes more at impact than traditional steel and works together with the thinner face in a bid to transfer more energy to the ball.
The Tungsten Speed Cartridge features up to 145g of high-density tungsten, which is designed to provide increased speed and launch by giving Callaway the deepest center of gravity they’ve ever achieved in an iron. This level of tungsten is a 133% increase over Rogue ST Max and the most ever in a Callaway iron.
The forged titanium face is optimized to increase speed and improve spin consistency, while the brand’s urethane microspheres bid to enhance sound and deliver a softer feel while still allowing the face to flex for more ball speed.
- Available Lofts: 4-SW
- Pricing: $449.99/stick
Great Big Bertha Fairway Woods
Featuring a titanium face and body, 53% of the total head weight of the Great Big Bertha Fairway Woods is made up of discretionary weight. This weight savings enabled Callaway to create a larger, more forgiving footprint and an ultra-low CG that steel does not allow.
The titanium face is uniquely optimized for each fairway wood head through A.I. for enhanced ball speed and spin consistency in a powerful design. Callaway’s Jailbreak with Batwing Technology pushes stiffness to the perimeter while still allowing the face to flex for high ball speeds across the face.
The fairway woods feature a lighter, stronger triaxial carbon crown that saves a significant amount of weight. The Forged Carbon sole also aids in weight savings and relocates the CG in design to create a slight draw bias. With all this discretionary weight, Callaway engineers also leveraged 50g of internal tungsten and a 15g steel plate on the sole in order to create an easier, higher launch.
- Available Lofts: 3w, 5w, 7w, 9w
- Pricing: $499.99 each
Great Big Bertha Hybrids
In their Great Big Bertha hybrids, Callaway engineers leveraged a titanium face and body, resulting in 100g of discretionary saved weight. After extensively reviewing performance characteristics, this weight was then redistributed in design to enhance ball speed, improve forgiveness, and promote an easy launch.
The titanium face has been uniquely optimized through A.I. in a bid to enhance ball speed and spin consistency in a hybrid construction, especially on off-center hits. And for the first time ever in a hybrid, the A.I. designed Jailbreak with Batwing Technology seeks to increase stiffness in the perimeter while allowing the face to flex for high ball speeds across the face.
In addition, a lighter, stronger Triaxial Carbon Crown saves significant weight vs. a traditional steel crown. The Forged Carbon sole plate also aids in weight savings and relocates the CG in design to create a slight draw bias. All this saved weight is then meticulously redistributed to promote high launch and more forgiveness.
With the substantial amount of discretionary weight available from titanium, Callaway engineers also redistributed up to 78g of weight between internal tungsten and the sole plate in a bid to promote faster ball speeds and a higher launch.
- Available Lofts: 3H, 4H, 5H, 6H, 7H, 8H
- Pricing: $449.99 each
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Spotted: Project X Denali hybrid shaft
Project X’s Denali wood shafts have been seen in more and more golf bags this year as we start off the season. As a refresher, Denali Blue is the mid-launch and mid-spin model while Denali Black is for players seeking lower launch and spin.
Denali combines great feel with stability and increased ball speed. Currently, Project X only offers Denali Blue and Black in wood shafts, but we spotted a hybrid shaft in Daniel Berger’s bag at the 2024 Zurich Classic.
The shaft looks to be a Denali Blue 105G – HY in TX flex. No word on details from Project X yet but we can assume that this is a mid-launching shaft that weighs around 105 grams in Tour X-Stiff flex.
Berger has this shaft in his TaylorMade P770 3-iron, likely for some added launch and spin to hold the green from longer distances.
Hopefully, this means we will see some more shafts coming under the Denali name in the future, as I think many of us would like to try one in a hybrid or utility iron!
- Check out the rest of our photos from the 2024 Zurich Classic
- Check out in-hand photos of Daniel Berger’s full WITB here.
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Whats in the Bag
Daniel Berger WITB 2024 (April)
- Daniel Berger what’s in the bag accurate as of the Farmers Insurance Open. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
6-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
Irons: TaylorMade P770 (3), TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC 2011 (4-PW)
Shafts: Project X Denali Blue 105 TX (3), Project X 6.5 (4-PW)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-12F), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-14F), Callaway Jaws Raw (60-08C)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (50), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (56, 60)
Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Mini DB
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy PistolLock 1.0
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Wrap
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Check out more in-hand photos of Daniel Berger’s clubs in the forums.
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Heavy Artillery: A look at drivers in play at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans
What are the driver and shaft combinations of the best golfers in the world? For gearheads, it’s an endlessly interesting question — even if we can only ever aspire to play LS heads and 7 TX shafts.
At this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, GolfWRX got in-hand looks at the driver setups of a wealth of players.
Check out some of the most interesting combos below, then head to the GolfWRX forums for the rest, as well as the rest of our galleries from New Orleans.
Rory McIlroy
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @8.25)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride MCC
Alex Fitzpatrick
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride MCC
Daniel Berger
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees @9)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Wrap
Rasmus Hojgaard
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX
Grip: Golf Pride MCC
Alejandro Tosti
Driver: Srixon ZX5 Mk II LS (9.5 degrees @10.5)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS T1100 75 6.5
Grip: Golf Pride MCC Plus4
James Nicholas
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (8 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Kevin Streelman
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Sang-moon Bae
Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (9+ @8)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Russ Cochran
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke (9 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD TP 6 X
Grip: Golf pride MCC Align
MJ Daffue
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (10.5 degrees @9.5)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green RDX 65 TX
Grip: Golf Pride ZGrip Cord Align
Check our more photos from the Zurich Classic here.
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Jason
Oct 27, 2022 at 7:24 am
Kudos Callaway marketing and pricing departments! You have ensured that I will never consider buying a new Callaway club. Pricing is an absolute joke.
Jason
Oct 27, 2022 at 7:22 am
Kudos Callaway marketing and pricing departments! You have ensured that I will never consider buying a new Callaway club.. Pricing is an absolute joke.
Ned
Oct 27, 2022 at 5:49 am
Shades of PXG there’s no way any club is worth 2-3 times any other club out there. I can see a massive sale in 6 months or so.
ericsokp
Oct 26, 2022 at 8:06 pm
At these prices I’m going to go out on a limb and predict that these will be taking up a lot of shelf space about this time next year.
Jim
Oct 26, 2022 at 1:55 pm
The pricing on these is completely out of control. Who would pay $450 per iron? And $700 for a driver. You can buy much better clubs even within their own lineup for much less money. The cost of golf lately is not only out of control but is going to drive people away from the sport, not to mention the club manufacturers as most sane people will look to the used market instead. Between golf clubs and cars the prices are too high for most people to afford. When is too much too much for these companies?!
James Sparks
Oct 26, 2022 at 12:11 pm
Agree the prices are out of control
Dunce
Oct 26, 2022 at 9:57 am
You’d be better off taking the money you’d spend on these and put it towards lessons.
Garrett D
Oct 25, 2022 at 10:55 pm
Callaway is kind of lame-Ooooo.
I’ll take my Mizuno, Srixon, and Titleist any day over their stuff. I could probably buy 3 full sets for one of their ridiculously overpriced game-improvement sets.
If I see someone w these clubs, in my head I will think to myself this person is trying to cheat the game no matter what the cost. Practice, not purchase.
Sef
Oct 25, 2022 at 7:56 pm
In a bid to do this, bids to do that, can I lend you a thesaurus brother?
geohogan
Oct 25, 2022 at 7:42 pm
Just bought six club set, JPX919 on ebay for less than $300 with graphite shafts.
Now that is a “forgiving” set of clubs.
Bryan
Oct 25, 2022 at 1:03 pm
$450 per iron is insane! Almost feel like this is being released at this price so when their next flagship line comes out and is only priced at $300 an iron people will think it’s a bargain. Or not.
Geno4952
Oct 25, 2022 at 11:00 am
So…. without adding an overpriced putter to the lineup, woods and irons would cost me… $5299.89 plus tax. (8% in NY state). ARFKM??? Might as well add in the lawyer cost for the divorce as well.
And they want to bring more young people into the game. Come on Suzie… we’re going to the bank to get a loan for your new clubs. This is definitely getting ridiculous.
Zach
Oct 25, 2022 at 9:13 am
These prices are getting out of hand. Who’s going to pay that much for game improvement irons?
Brandon
Oct 25, 2022 at 10:15 pm
Rich Asians who don’t want another set of Honma Berres or XXIO. Pretty much the only market I see for these.