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Callaway Epic - Does it merit all the hype..... OH YES!!!

Imurg said:
Well, all speeds up, distances up and consistent, spin down, dispersion down.....
It's a winner.
Standard Epic 9° with Fujikura Pro 62 in stiff....
Trigger about to be pulled..
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Yikes. What was the distance increase on your Fusion driver then?
 
About 10-15 carry - down to lower spin and the right shaft.
Dispersion was tight front to back as well as left to right.
Consistent 230ish carry with corkers nudging 240.
Works for me...
 
Whilst being fitted today I was told that the Epic's are proving so popular that there are supply issues now in Europe. Hope you get yours soon !
 
Some Q's

Do the R&A/USGA not need to get clamping down on these technology gains again, if people are gaining 40 yards just by switching clubs, seems crazy, back to drive wedge drive wedge golf - where's the fun or challenge in that?

When they do the stats on launch monitors are they using premium prov1 style balls or distance one piece balls or the ball of choice of the fittee (is that a word?)?

Why are all the pros not hitting this Epic club if it's so ...ahem... epic?

Bring back balata!!:mad:
 
I think the guy who hits it 40 yards further is a monster anyway, and had the wrong driver before.
I do not hit mine particularly further than before, which can pretty much be said of my last 7 drivers.
I like it though, so I am happy.
 
Have to say I was super excited to hit this driver, and when I did see it in the flesh/hit it man was I disappointed. Not keen on the shallow club face or the green at the back of the head. Great feeling driver but in my eyes no it doesn't live up to the hype, I'll stick with my trusty titleist 915 for now
 
maxfli65 said:
Some Q's

Do the R&A/USGA not need to get clamping down on these technology gains again, if people are gaining 40 yards just by switching clubs, seems crazy, back to drive wedge drive wedge golf - where's the fun or challenge in that?

When they do the stats on launch monitors are they using premium prov1 style balls or distance one piece balls or the ball of choice of the fittee (is that a word?)?

Why are all the pros not hitting this Epic club if it's so ...ahem... epic?

Bring back balata!!:mad:
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No one is gaining 40 yards over a well fit driver from the last 10 years plus, not having it. It's not the end of golf as we know it, just another good driver that some will like and some won't until next year when the Epicerer comes out.
 
No one gains 40 yds from changing a modern driver to another one.

Had fun on a launch monitor with a 16-year old budget Hippo driver (see another thread if you don't know this brand :) vs my latest and greatest fitted etc Titleist 917. The results:
- the best Hippo drive: 223 carry/241 total
- the best 917 drive: 248 / 273

So, with 16 years tech differences and at £200 for the whole set with a bag vs £400 for just the driver I got the grand total 25 yds carry and 32 yds total. Significant? - sure, 40 yds? - no.

Someone else at the club upgraded from a previous Callaway model to Epic, his gain .... 3 yds :)
 
It's all in the shaft
Had a go with fujikura pro 62 65g regular low/mid kick shaft today and it was a thing of beauty, reasonably long BUT STRAIGHT.
Tried a different reg shaft and slice followed by Powerade , followed by anti draw etc.

With the right shaft it be very good indeed

I'm
 
PhilTheFragger said:
It's all in the shaft
Had a go with fujikura pro 62 65g regular low/mid kick shaft today and it was a thing of beauty, reasonably long BUT STRAIGHT.
Tried a different reg shaft and slice followed by Powerade , followed by anti draw etc.

With the right shaft it be very good indeed

I'm
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??????
Going to try Gatorade next..?😂😂
 
PhilTheFragger said:
It's all in the shaft
Had a go with fujikura pro 62 65g regular low/mid kick shaft today and it was a thing of beauty, reasonably long BUT STRAIGHT.
Tried a different reg shaft and slice followed by Powerade , followed by anti draw etc.

With the right shaft it be very good indeed

I'm
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Lost for words apparently……….. :whistle:
 
PhilTheFragger said:
It's all in the shaft
Had a go with fujikura pro 62 65g regular low/mid kick shaft today and it was a thing of beauty, reasonably long BUT STRAIGHT.
Tried a different reg shaft and slice followed by Powerade , followed by anti draw etc.

With the right shaft it be very good indeed

I'm
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Dial 111
 
Ahem
That should of course be power fade
Stupid autocorrect.

Thank you for your concern 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Interestingly I just typed gatoraid and it corrected to ghonorria so think I got off lightly :)
 
a shaft does not cause a slice for a start! the worst torque shaft for Justin rose only opened and closed the staft by 2/3 of a degree. still enough to effect ball flight but not enough to change a fade into a slice or make a draw a fade.

the driver is very nice and looks amazing at address. my playing partner just had a fit and loved it. however the m1 was giving the same "ish" number but more consistent. as he is starting with the national amateurs he went for the consistency
 
hovis said:
a shaft does not cause a slice for a start! the worst torque shaft for Justin rose only opened and closed the staft by 2/3 of a degree. still enough to effect ball flight but not enough to change a fade into a slice or make a draw a fade.

the driver is very nice and looks amazing at address. my playing partner just had a fit and loved it. however the m1 was giving the same "ish" number but more consistent. as he is starting with the national amateurs he went for the consistency
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Agree the slice is caused by swing/ alignment/ ball position or combo of the lot

Because of my wonky back I have a swing that resembles an octopus falling out of a tree, but I might just have found a shaft that compensates for this.

More testing required :)
 
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