Callaway Epic driver

[J1minezW]

Hi. Has any other forum member tried the new Epic driver from Callaway?? I have a 2015 XR and thinking of an upgrade and having hit the Epic whilst having a golf lesson, it did impress me. Just not sure +£400 is where I should be looking for a new big dog

 

[clubchamp98]

Hi. Has any other forum member tried the new Epic driver from Callaway?? I have a 2015 XR and thinking of an upgrade and having hit the Epic whilst having a golf lesson, it did impress me. Just not sure +£400 is where I should be looking for a new big dog

Great big Bertha 2016 is a better club than the Epic in my opinion get one on eBay for £140 ish.

 

[GreggerKBR]

Hi. Has any other forum member tried the new Epic driver from Callaway?? I have a 2015 XR and thinking of an upgrade and having hit the Epic whilst having a golf lesson, it did impress me. Just not sure +£400 is where I should be looking for a new big dog

I'm not one to say certain clubs are incredible, and not a huge fan of Callaway.
but...
I had a fitting session at American Golf last night, the Epic was +20 yards on my current Nike driver and more forgiving!
But only +5 on the new Titleist 917. M1/M2 similar to Titleist but I didn't get great numbers on it.
However... the Epic had incredible numbers when I thought I'd hit a crap shot!
Hit one high block that went 258yds!
Traded in my old driver on their scheme and ordered an Epic.
I nearly went for the Titleist...

I expected the new tech. to give me +5 yards. But cannot ignore +10 to +20!
Especially if that forgiving.

 

[Imurg]

Biggest thing for me with the Epic is the distance you get when you don't hit a good shot..Combine with straighter shots and you're making your bad shots better..
Good hits from the centre are probably comparable to others but I don't hit the middle that often.

 

[Matty6]

I recently had a fitting session with the Epic and 917. My current bat is a TM JetSpeed. I liked the 917 but the Epic edged it for me. What I was blown away with with the Epic was how good my bad shots were. Way more forgiving than my current driver. I also gained nearly 40 yards and my average spin rate dropped from 3100 to 2000rpm. Hell of a club.

Next up I will be trying the M1 and M2. They will have to be pretty special for them to displace the Epic.

 

[GreggerKBR]

I recently had a fitting session with the Epic and 917. My current bat is a TM JetSpeed. I liked the 917 but the Epic edged it for me. What I was blown away with with the Epic was how good my bad shots were. Way more forgiving than my current driver. I also gained nearly 40 yards and my average spin rate dropped from 3100 to 2000rpm. Hell of a club.

Next up I will be trying the M1 and M2. They will have to be pretty special for them to displace the Epic.

+40 yards!
Wow... I wouldn't even be testing anything else!

Totes agree - very similar to my findings... which is why I splashed the cash

 

[hovis]

I recently had a fitting session with the Epic and 917. My current bat is a TM JetSpeed. I liked the 917 but the Epic edged it for me. What I was blown away with with the Epic was how good my bad shots were. Way more forgiving than my current driver. I also gained nearly 40 yards and my average spin rate dropped from 3100 to 2000rpm. Hell of a club.

Next up I will be trying the M1 and M2. They will have to be pretty special for them to displace the Epic.

40 yards. i dont think the epic can be '' a hell of a club '' I'd say your previous driver was "one hell of the wrong club"

your jetspeed driver couldn't be any different characteristic wise compared to the epic.

 

[Matty6]

I'd say your previous driver was "one hell of the wrong club".

I've always struggled with it to be honest. I find it so unforgiving.

My average total distance with my JetSpeed was 205. I was averaging 243 with the Epic.

However, I am finding it difficult to justify spending over £400 on one club!

 

[hovis]

I've always struggled with it to be honest. I find it so unforgiving.

My average total distance with my JetSpeed was 205. I was averaging 243 with the Epic.

However, I am finding it difficult to justify spending over £400 on one club!

as already mentioned I'd consider getting your hands on a callaway great big bertha. I've seen the figures myself and they are almost matched. there really is almost nothing in it. you can pick one for for about 150 used and sell it for not far off that if you don't like it. by then the epic will have fallen in price too.

 

[Matty6]

as already mentioned I'd consider getting your hands on a callaway great big bertha. I've seen the figures myself and they are almost matched. there really is almost nothing in it. you can pick one for for about 150 used and sell it for not far off that if you don't like it. by then the epic will have fallen in price too.

Thanks Hovis. Good point.

I think I saw one at the pro shop the other day. I'll see if I can have a hit with that.

 

[ger147]

as already mentioned I'd consider getting your hands on a callaway great big bertha. I've seen the figures myself and they are almost matched. there really is almost nothing in it. you can pick one for for about 150 used and sell it for not far off that if you don't like it. by then the epic will have fallen in price too.

As a GBB owner, I would 2nd that. Have had a hit of an Epic but it's no better than my current GBB either on good hits or bad hits.

 

[Matty6]

As a GBB owner, I would 2nd that. Have had a hit of an Epic but it's no better than my current GBB either on good hits or bad hits.

Is this the GBB we are talking about?

https://www.jamgolf.com/product/gre...&network=pla&gclid=CJvoitnan9ICFQoA0wodroMDag

 

[hovis]

Is this the GBB we are talking about?

https://www.jamgolf.com/product/gre...&network=pla&gclid=CJvoitnan9ICFQoA0wodroMDag

yes. I'd personally buy a second hand one though

 

[ger147]

Is this the GBB we are talking about?

https://www.jamgolf.com/product/gre...&network=pla&gclid=CJvoitnan9ICFQoA0wodroMDag

Yes that's the one.

 

[Matty6]

Thanks both.

 

[Blue in Munich]

As a GBB owner, I would 2nd that. Have had a hit of an Epic but it's no better than my current GBB either on good hits or bad hits.

Just had a fitting on one of these this afternoon. Was using a 2014 Callaway Big Bertha

http://www.callawaygolfpreowned.com/golf-clubs/drivers/drivers-2014-big-bertha.html

10.5 degrees with a Fubuki shaft in regular flex, optifit set to DS.

Got fitted to an Epic with, wait for it, big drum roll……………………...


a 10.5 degree head and a Fubuki shaft in regular flex, optifit set to DS. Yardage gains were minimal, smash factor remained about the same. As others have said, there's nothing wrong with it but there's insufficient improvement to justify the outlay for me.

 

[TheDoctor]

Great big Bertha 2016 is a better club than the Epic in my opinion get one on eBay for £140 ish.

as already mentioned I'd consider getting your hands on a callaway great big bertha. I've seen the figures myself and they are almost matched. there really is almost nothing in it. you can pick one for for about 150 used and sell it for not far off that if you don't like it. by then the epic will have fallen in price too.

As a GBB owner, I would 2nd that. Have had a hit of an Epic but it's no better than my current GBB either on good hits or bad hits.

Despite the above posts, I would recommend going and hitting both the GBB and Epic for yourself - I was fitted for the GBB last year, and after reading a lot of information about how good the Epic was I went back to the same place for a fitting to try it

I picked up an average of just under 4mph ball speed, 15yds distance and the spin dropped by 1500RPM and if I hadn't just picked up a new O-Works putter I would be seriously tempted to place an order for one as the dispersion was slightly better as well than my current GBB

The Epic combination of 9 degree head and Fuji Pro Green 62 spins a lot less then my GBB 10.5 degree head (set to -1/D) with Speeder 565 shaft. I tried various other shafts including the Hzrdous and Aldila Rogue Max and also tried the Epic Sub Zero head but none of them got anywhere close to the above combination

I also hit the new TM M1 / M2 and Titleist 917 and the only one that was better than my current GBB was the 917 but it still didn't get close to the Epic

 

[hovis]

Despite the above posts, I would recommend going and hitting both the GBB and Epic for yourself - I was fitted for the GBB last year, and after reading a lot of information about how good the Epic was I went back to the same place for a fitting to try it

I picked up an average of just under 4mph ball speed, 15yds distance and the spin dropped by 1500RPM and if I hadn't just picked up a new O-Works putter I would be seriously tempted to place an order for one as the dispersion was slightly better as well than my current GBB

The Epic combination of 9 degree head and Fuji Pro Green 62 spins a lot less then my GBB 10.5 degree head (set to -1/D) with Speeder 565 shaft. I tried various other shafts including the Hzrdous and Aldila Rogue Max and also tried the Epic Sub Zero head but none of them got anywhere close to the above combination

I also hit the new TM M1 / M2 and Titleist 917 and the only one that was better than my current GBB was the 917 but it still didn't get close to the Epic

4mph increase is massive. definitely not something the epic has that the GBB hasn't. I'd say you was hitting it better that day, poor previous fitting or suspect staff making sales. i have personally witnessed callaway stating miss leading figures during the King's of distance event Last year. no way is the epic 15 yards longer than the gbb

i also find that no matter what driver you take to a fitting the fitters will always get you better figures. especially when they're on commission. i once had a titlest fitting at the belfry and they was claiming i was carrying the 915 295 yards. when the fitting was finished i set up an identical driver and using the trackman in a different room that figure dropped dramatically to 265.

 

[Tab373]

I own the GBB driver and hit it reasonably well but my bad drive do miss the fairway by quiet a margin. Tried the Epic yesterday and loved it very consistent and even on miss hits they would be just off the fairway. Only thing I don't like is the price. I want to support my local pro where I demonstrate the club but he won't take trade ins. American golf offered me £160 a few months back so am tempted to go to them. Taking the Epic on the course tomorrow to give it a proper try.

 

[Robster59]

I'd have to say that for the money they are asking I'd be expecting serious improvements. I don't think any driver can really promise that these days. By the sound of the above, it shows that proper fitting is probably as important as anything.