Callaway’s replacement for its popular Apex Pro players distance iron comes in the form of the new Apex Ai150.
The new Apex Ai150 iron builds off the release of Callaway’s fully forged Apex Ai200 and Ai300, but the profile was actually created from the Apex TCB Tour iron as opposed to shrinking the larger models.
Here are four things to know and my thoughts about the new Callaway Apex Ai150 irons.
1. Finding the (player) sweet spot
The Apex Ai150 adds to a Callaway lineup that now includes 16 current line SKUs, but actually manages to fill a hole.
The previous Apex Pro served the player who was looking for something more forgiving than the Apex TCB or X Forged model, but doesn’t want to go all the way to the Ai200.
“Ai150 is kind of the little brother to the Ai200 and Ai300 that we launched last fall,” Callaway Senior Product Manager Zack Oakley told GOLF. “That’s going to be for your single-digit to mid-single-digit golfer who’s not necessarily looking for distance, but doesn’t want to give up distance, either. Until now, they would have to either play the 200, which might be a little bit too much for them, or too powerful for them. And then your next option would be something like an X Forged, but you might see a distance drop.”
“So this one has a little bit of tech under the hood to kind of maintain distance, but it’s really about precision, consistent gapping.”
2. Going big by starting small
Previously, when Callaway created the Apex Pro as their players distance iron, they would shrink their game improvement irons — in this case, the Ai200 — by removing offset and thinning the topline.
But realizing that many elite players and pros were using Apex Pro as a long iron replacement in sets like Apex TCB, Callaway did it differently this time by starting with the TCB profile and making it larger.
“It’s going to have some familiarity there from, you know, one of our most played irons on tour,” Oakley said. “But in something that’s a little bit easier to hit, that’s got a little bit more time. Friendlier looking.”
3. Tri-sole evolves
Like the X Forged and X Forged Max models released earlier this week, the new Ai150 features a tri-sole design with leading edge relief to enhance turf interaction.
“That’s a feature for us that we’ve seen time and again prove that it helps a player to get in and out of the turf without digging,” says Brian Williams, Callaway VP of R&D. “There’s some early kind of onset bounce effect and just helps players get through the turf efficiently. And we’ve seen players get more and more confident, and that usually leads to an increase in speed and distance potential.”
4. Ai design tech
Like it’s big brothers in the Ai200 and Ai300, the new Ai150 is made from the same 1025 forged hollow-body chassis with a 455 forged steel face cup in the 3- through 7-iron and 17-4 face in the 8i through wedge.
It also utilizes Callaway’s Ai10x face technology present in its siblings and the Elyte driver family to create a variable thickness design and promote consistent ball speeds across the face.
My thoughts!
Ai150 proves a couple of things for Callaway.
For one, they’re going all in having an iron for every type of golfer out there. While the Ai150 does fill a hole in their lineup left by the previous Apex Pro, it’s a hole between players distance irons.
If you’re a players distance player, you now have the option of focusing on feel with the X Forged Max, distance with the Ti Fusion or blending the best of both with the Ai150.
Not only will the Ai150 excel in full sets, but also combo-ing with the rest of the Apex line like TCB or Ai200 will be very useful for players as combo sets become more of the norm than the exception these days.
Secondly, Callaway is also going all in on not only having an iron for everyone, but also a sole design for everyone. The tri-sole on the Ai150 is not exactly the same as the X Forged, which gives people the option to chose between the two, and it’s obviously different from Ti Fusion.
You can literally pick parts of iron design aspects as you please or need, and that’s going to be a valuable tool for the consumers and fitters moving forward.
Price, specs and availability
Callaway Apex Ai150 Custom Irons
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Callaway Apex Ai150 irons are available for pre-order starting Thursday, July 10, and will be available at retail on Friday, July 25.
A will cost $228.57 per club and a 5-PW X Forged Max set will be $1600 while a 4-PW X Forged set is $1540.
The sets will be offered stock with Lamkin Crossline grips and the True Temper Dynamic Gold Mid 115 g shaft. The 7-iron specs are 31˚ loft, 62˚ lie and 37″ length.
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