There's more of a thud than the traditional, high-pitched clink of a hybrid, and this actually suits the shape of the head as it does feel a little more like hitting a 5 wood with a 'deader' feel as the ball leaves the face. The Epic Flash feels and sounds a little more like a wood than a hybrid. It's a much bigger footprint than Callaway's other hybrid option, the better-player's Apex 19, with a tear-drop shape that has plenty of clubhead behind the ball for a confidence-inspiring look. There seems to be a little less of the green and yellow splashes when compared to the driver and fairway, so this looks a bit more classical too. The carbon crown looks really smart, the head shape feels friendly and forgiving, and it is easy to align too. Putting the club down by the ball at address, I have to say that this is one of the best-looking hybrids I have seen. I also completed further testing indoors at The Range in Manchester, to check whether the numbers produced matched up with Callaway's claims and placed the hybrid within the game-improvement category. I hit positional shots from the tee and approach shots from both the fairway and rough to see how the club and its features performed out on the course. I took the hybrid down to the fantastic Prestbury Golf Club on a stunning autumn's day to put it through its paces. We’ve engineered our most advanced hybrid innovations into one club to deliver total performance in a premium design. The large tungsten weight in the sole of the head has been added using Metal-Injected Molding, which lowers the centre of gravity for enhanced launch and trajectory, whilst the weight has been optimised to add forgiveness to the head too.Ī new, lightweight crown made using a material called T2C Triaxial Carbon saves weight which can be redistributed elsewhere to produce those changes in CG and increase the MOI.įinally, the OptiFit 3 Hosel is more lightweight, which allows for weight to be better used elsewhere, as well as being able to tailor launch and ball flight to suit your game.Ĭallaway is the #1 Hybrid brand in golf and the new Epic Flash represents the very best of our industry-leading technologies in this category. An ultra-thin forged 'Flash Face' includes Face Cup technology which promotes long distance even on off-centred strikes. This consists of two internal bars between the crown and sole which strengthen the head and increase energy transfer at impact. This is certainly no longer the case, as their popularity continues to grow.Ĭallaway appears to be acknowledging just how lucrative this market can be when they say that the new Epic Flash has the most advanced innovations that they have developed in one hybrid, with all of the main technologies seen in the driver and fairway wood also included.įirst off, Callaway is maximising ball speed through the use of their Jailbreak Technology which features in the rest of their metals. There was once a stage where it felt like the major equipment manufacturers created hybrids almost as an afterthought alongside their driver and fairway wood offerings. The final piece of Callaway's Epic Flash jigsaw comes in the form of the Epic Flash Hybrid, which features the same hot 'Flash Face' and is aimed at the game improvement market.Īfter the Epic Flash Driver and Fairway Wood received top marks during Golfalot testing, I was looking forward to seeing whether the Hybrid could complete a clean sweep.
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