With the amount of adjustably that this club offers four degrees in loft, fade and draw bias it is likely that there is a setting that will work well for you. Dec 25, 2016 i just purchased the new fusion driver. The bertha mini being tested had 14 degrees of loft with one of the stock shaft offerings, a fujikura speeder 565 in stiff flex. The golf monthlys test teams callaway bertha mini 1.
To find out, we put big bertha fusion to the test with both 44. Callaway big bertha warbird i have been playin for a little over the year and have been shhotin in the mid to high 90s. Callaway great big bertha driver used golf club at. Callaway 2015 great big bertha driver 2nd swing golf. List of conforming drivers and illegal drivers in golf. Combined there are 8 different optifit settings to help further dial the player in. The governing bodies of golf maintain lists of golf driver heads that conform to the rules of golf. Callaway say that this is a driver for everyone that will sit between the original big bertha and the alpha 815 and offers the performance of an xr with some adjustability from the 10g sliding weight around the back of the head. This driver is a technological breakthrough that includes a multimaterial aerodynamic shape and a sliding weight so that you leave no yard behind. Testing was done using a stock callaway big bertha. Try gripping down an inch, maybe put a wrap of tape on the butt to remind you. Big bertha fusion heavy ust recoil regular flex at 44. New aldila golf nvs nxt 55 graphite driver shaft choose. Here hopefully to stay is a smart combination of dark grey, silver, and magenta.
Nov 10, 2016 but callaway has chosen a different line with the relaunch of the big bertha fusion driver. I would have preferred to have shaft options that are offered with the alpha series driver. With the big bertha, callaway has returned to the product line that put them on the map. Callaway golf introduces the new big bertha titanium 454. The nvs orange was born to perform and continues to withstand the test of time. With the biggest big bertha released in 1997, this year marks 20 laps around the sun for callaway. Introducing great big bertha driver the new callaway great big bertha driver is designed to get the most distance for all golfers.
The head will weigh about 199 grams and the stock swing weight is d2. The new callaway great big bertha driver is designed to get the most distance for all golfers. Jun 22, 2005 the callaway big bertha 454 is a sexy looking club from this angle. The driver we tested was the big bertha alpha 815 in 9. Callaways big bertha fusion driver against xr 16 and ft5. Mar 10, 2014 big bertha alpha places callaway in the center of the discussion of most innovative companies in golf. New listing callaway tour ad ev7 fairway 3 wood shaft flotrue. With the amount of adjustably that this club offers four degrees in loft, fade and draw bias it is. This shaft comes with a preinstalled adapter of your choice and tour velvet 360 grip. Callaways big bertha alpha is available in 9 with a 10. The 2015 great big bertha has tech like no other, featuring callaways next gen rmoto face, a. Use this chart to select the proper driver shaft 3d image video. This is our highest rated certified preowned condition. Two callaway drivers were tested head to head to head biggest big bertha and epic.
Ive played numerous drivers everything produced since the ft3 and shaft lengths over the years, but this setup is the best for my 90mph swing speed. The usgas allows golfers to download the full list, sorted either. It does have a draw bias, which some better players might shy away from, but in my case all i had to do is play around with the sliding weight a little bit to get my personal draw bias setup just the way i wanted it. Aug 30, 2016 callaway s new big bertha fusion driver comes with the option of two stock shaft lengths. Founded in 1982 by the late ely callaway, the mission of callaway golf is to passionately pursue advanced, innovative technologies to sell the worlds best golf clubs, balls, and accessories. Players are able to move a sliding weight on a track at the back of the club to shift the horizontal center of gravity and also have the option of eight different loft and face angle. The callaway great big bertha is a driver that can be fitted to a wide variety of golfers. Both were tested at 9 loft epic weight slider in neutral position. Driver shaft length butt extensions are an easy install, as long as they arent much over an inch long and your swingspeed isnt too high.
The test our tester is a 3 handicap with an average distance off the tee and a driver club speed of 107 mph. The big bertha driver is available in three different lofts. The callaway big bertha 454 is a sexy looking club from this angle. The clubhead is designed with a lighter weight 198 grams to provide more flexibility in shafts. This allows you to switch seamlessly from your pro line stock shaft to the aldila nvs nxt 55 with the quick turn of a wrench.
Their larger size makes them longer and more forgiving than fairway woods off the tee, but smart sole shaping allows them to be a threat. If youve read our previous head 2 head of the m1 vs. May 14, 2014 with the big bertha, callaway has returned to the product line that put them on the map. Callaways new big bertha fusion driver comes with the option of two stock shaft lengths. Driver shaft length when i was testing out the rogue the fitter started me out on the standard length aldila synergy which i think is a 46, but we switched to a shorter one and my performance dropped significantly. The big bertha alpha driver is available in one loft, 9 degrees. Seven golfers with handicaps ranging from 015 and driver swing speeds between 90 and 115 mph participated in this test. I did the exact same test two weeks ago between my biggest big bertha 8 vs. Sep 21, 2015 the callaway great big bertha driver brings back the adjustable perimeter weight while introducing some new technologies to create one of callaways best drivers to date. With the callaway big bertha driver, every golfer can gain distance and forgiveness off the tee. Nov 23, 2016 to find out, we put big bertha fusion to the test with both 44.
Golf drivers used golf clubs callaway golf preowned. The big bertha titanium 454 driver has a striking new appearance with a charcoalblack head and fiery red shaft. What many golfers think of as the non conforming drivers list is actually called the conforming drivers list. This iron features the thinnest cupface in company history to maximize ball speed off the face. Used callaway great big bertha driver in very good. It is an attractive looking driver for callaway, but the shaft length is too long at 46 inches you can order it at 4545. Jun 26, 2015 the golf monthlys test teams callaway bertha mini 1. Callaway apex, big bertha demofitting cart recoil es iron shaft w adaptergrip. Driver shaft length if you cut from the butt end you are talkin a very little change in stiffness as compared to cutting from the tip. But callaway has chosen a different line with the relaunch of the big bertha fusion driver. The original big bertha driver was tested in 10 degrees with a stock true temper memphis 10 steel shaft, while the new great big bertha driver was tested in 10.
I would like to be able to switch back and forth for the different courses i. Callaway expands adjustability with new great big bertha. As you would expect the 20year window provided some significant gainz on downrange performance. On course testing of the callaway fusion and the ping g. Replacement shaft mpf code 1996 big bertha woods big bertha ultralite hitachi aldila a,r,f 6065. The legendary big bertha is back and better than ever. Not sure wo testing epic or rogue would add significant gains. Depending on which shaft, the great big bertha can either play as a lighter weight driver designed. The callaway great big bertha is back, and it represents the next generation in driver design. Callaway golf pushes the limits of performance to develop drivers that are designed to make every golfer a better player. Testing was done with drivers in the neutral 9 loft position. Callaway fusion or ping g driver accuracy test with mark crossfield pga professional askgolfguru.
The driver incorporates new materials and processes to help golfers generate more clubhead speed with unparalleled forgiveness. Enjoy a 20% bonus in golf avenue credit on all tradeins. I would like to be able to switch back and forth for the different courses i play. Oct 28, 2015 the original big bertha driver was tested in 10 degrees with a stock true temper memphis 10 steel shaft, while the new great big bertha driver was tested in 10. The big bertha c4 uses patented compress ion cured carbon composite c4 technology to deliver new levels of performance. In my study the distance gains of the 2 newer drivers were about 5 yards and that was due to the fact that the bbb had a lot more spin. Callaway golf pushes the limits of performance to develop drivers that are designed to. In player testing with the fusion, callaway found that 30% of golfers were longer with the shorter shaft. Each one flies higher and 1525 yards further than the equivalent number, premium irons, they replace. Oct 24, 2016 callaway fusion or ping g driver accuracy test with mark crossfield pga professional askgolfguru. Head weights were changed with shafts to make testing, more or less, swing weight neutral.
The first great big bertha was arguably one of the best drivers of the 20th century and callaway seems to think this line will stand the sands of time, as the new 2015 great big bertha has left no technology behind. The club promises to be long and accurate, and i find it to be both. Callaway fusion or ping g driver accuracy test youtube. Rated 5 out of 5 by frankenstein from in my bag in my golf bag, are the following 2019 callaway big bertha hybrids. Description the callaway great big bertha is back, and it represents the next generation in driver design. The big bertha c4 driver is the friendliest high velocity driver ever. Big bertha fusion shaft types and length callaway community. Introduction it was awfully exciting when callaway brought big bertha name back to golf and, with apologies to the drivers of the past two years, the new great big bertha. The ft3 has been my favorite driver to date, as it was set up with the perfect shaft for me aldila nv 65s. With the return of an old friend with the relaunch of big bertha driver in 20 it was surely only a matter of time before callaway delved back into the box marked iconic golf club names to bring us the great big bertha driver yes i am ancient enough to remember the first time round when the outrageously bigger 253cc version of the big bertha was the ground breaking driver of its time.
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