Callaway Big Bertha irons 3-SW review
Review Date: 18th June 2008
Callaway Big Bertha irons review
Price: £699.00
The latest Callaway Big Bertha iron takes on a whole new look at the longer end of the set, with ultra-wide soled long irons that promise hybrid-like performance.
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Design and Tech Benefits
The most distinctive thing about the new Callaway Big Berthas is the sheer width of the soles in the three longest irons. These “I-brids” are designed to be as versatile and forgiving as hybrids while retaining more iron-like styling. From 6-iron up, forgiveness is the key aim thanks to increased offset, a large effective hitting area and a highly playable sole.
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Golf Monthly Verdict
The Callaway Big Bertha long irons definitely have a different, not overly attractive, look at address thanks to their distinctive rear appendages. But the trick is to ignore this and focus on the iron-like bit at the front because they’re ridiculously easy to hit a long way, with no evidence of the ballooning flight I feared. A hugely forgiving, widely playable iron.
Where next?
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Galleries:
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Blogs:
- Callaway Big Bertha Diablo range
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Reviewer: Jezz Ellwood
User reviews
Add your reviewOctober 22 07:28
david tillotson
If your objective is just to get the ball up and going in the right direction, you could really be pleased with these. I bought a set of 3-pw but the new set that allows you to choose traditional long irons instead of the dreadfully ugly 'i-brids.' I would suggest to anyone, high handicapper included to go for the traditional set. You can smoke these irons, including the long irons pretty much blindfolded. However, if you are looking for feel, feedback and looks.....go somewhere else, those are not callaway's strong points. I played exactly 3 rounds with these before i realised that they were just too easy to hit, too limited in terms of shot shaping and had zero feel. But, when you are new to golf, that stuff doesn't really matter. Great clubs, but you will grow out of them quickly if you play regularly.