I have had trouble hitting the sweet spot on my other callaway irons. The club has a 19 percent larger sweet spot the face area that provides ball speeds. A thin, light weight crown allowed callaway to lower the cg of the big bertha to make it easier to hit and improve launch conditions. To do this they designed great big bertha driver to get the most distance for all golfers. Mar 10, 2014 with the big bertha alpha, callaway has a driver that is not only a monster performer, it also has the most exciting piece of technology of 2014. Regular big bertha is being billed as a total performance driver. Description the callaway big bertha driver pairs together the new hyper speed face technology with adjustable perimeter weighting and an advanced adjustable hosel to deliver incredibly faster balls speeds, a larger sweet spot and insane distance. With a bigger sweet spot, which leads to more forgiveness and the added customizing of the adjustable perimeter weighting system, callaway didnt just stop there.
The first thing you need to know about bertha is that shell initially be available in 2 models. Grippers and rippers, here is your 2014s most wanted longest driver in golf let the phds argue over whether or not low spin is right for everyone. Read on to see if its as good as theyd have you believe. While the big bertha alpha is getting most of the headlines, the other big bertha driver is worthy of plenty of ink as well. I would have preferred to have shaft options that are offered with the alpha series driver. Aug 30, 2016 i was seeing shocking increases in clubhead speed with this driver over the great big bertha. This hosel makes it easy to adjust the driver to a wide range of loft and lie settings.
Dec 02, 20 big bertha will be available in lofts of 9 and 10. Oct 16, 2009 great insight into golfers minds this feature is not available right now. Im hearing admittedly unsubstantiated stories that major retail accounts golfsmith, dicks, etc. Shop drivers designed for left and righthanded golfers, and callaway clubs that appeared on the golf digest 2014 hot list.
Theyre each good options for their target player, but the x2 hot will likely be the. Its made for players that generate high ball speeds and hit the ball in the center of the face a majority of the time. This is reason enough to keep a cobra womens bio cell driver in your bag. Nice big sweet spot good for people who are still pretty new to the game like i am. Big bertha will also be available for udesign customization. The big bertha driver on the other hand, has more forgiveness, a larger sweet spot, and the ability to finetune the cg bias with adjustable perimeter weighting. With the huge sweet spot its easy to crush the ball past the guys youre playing with. May 27, 2015 the callaway big bertha alpha driver incorporates callaways hyper speed face technology within a 460cc club head that enhances the sweet spot and increases ball speeds on offcenter hits. Callaway big bertha and big bertha alpha drivers golfwrx.
Big bertha alpha features the same optifit hosel as the rest of the callaway driver family. With the big bertha alpha, callaway has a driver that is not only a monster performer, it also has the most exciting piece of technology of 2014. Power is as good as some of the other callaways i have tried but you cant beat the price. This is callaways most weight efficient and energyefficient face ever. And when you dont hit it on the center of the faceits still faster. Callaway golf big bertha will path3 alpha dd golf clubs. Big bertha introduces new technologies while maintaining excellent performance. The callaway big bertha driver pairs together the new hyper speed face technology with adjustable perimeter weighting and an advanced adjustable hosel to deliver incredibly faster balls speeds, a larger sweet spot and insane distance. With the callaway big bertha driver, every golfer can gain distance and forgiveness off the tee.
Dec 02, 20 callaway designed the big bertha with its new hyper speed face cup, which the company says broadens the sweet spot and creates more ball speed. That is until the last few years where callaway has gone back to utilizing the brand name that was so popular for them, big bertha. The callaway big bertha alpha driver still features callaways hyper speed face technology that enhances the sweet spot and increases ball speeds on offcenter hits. Even inspite of a slight lack of power i out drive everyone in my threesome on every hole the first time i took it out. Callaway big bertha 2014 driver with regular graphite.
New hyper speed face cup technology is the fastest, thinnest face ever produced by callaway and it delivers faster ball speeds, a larger sweet spot and more. With the adjustable drivers, you can adjust the cg location which in effect slightly moves the sweetspot. Lighter, stronger and with a larger sweet spot, youll get consistent performance off the tee with callaway drivers. A standout feature of the most forgiving driver is that it has a low center of gravity. With a technology piece typically seen only in metalwoods, the 2014 2015 callaway big bertha irons look to change minds about what irons are capable of. The effect of this, amongst other things is to reduce backspin by around 277rpm, increase the size of the sweet spot by 16% and the moment of. The breakthrough feature of this driver is the adjustable perimeter weighting system which allows a player to slide a weight along the back of. Hyper speed face using the same face technology as the rest of its 2014 line, callaways hyper speed face delivers higher ball speeds across a larger portion of the face for an expanded sweet spot. Impressed with the size of the sweet spot and the amount of forgiveness recently i tested the new big bertha os irons. Its got adjustablemoveable weights like the razr fit and razr fit xtreme promotes a draw or fade bias andor alters swing weight. Make offer nicecallaway 2015 great big bertha driver 9 graphite stiff right handed 45. Callaway big bertha 2014 driver with regular graphite fubuki.
These irons were tested on both the driving range and oncourse with weather conditions that were warm and with lightvariable winds. Appreciate thoughts on the callaway great big bertha driver. Driver s clubface is a really forgiving one, the sweet spot is big, and blue manages to find the fairway almost every time. With the great big bertha driver, what is the optimum point of contact. The turf i played on was varied as well to include close cut fairways and overgrown rough. Callaway big bertha v series driver 2nd swing golf. Find golf club tradein and resales values for over 4,000 models of used golf clubs at the pga value guide, from leading manufacturers such as callaway, taylormade, taylor made, titleist, ping, odyssey, nike, cleveland, mizuno, cobra, adams, wilson. Great driver for the price, made in 2014, the loft and lie adjustability work well and let me set the club to a natural feel. This club establishes beyond a doubt that big bertha is golfs alpha female. Sep 09, 2014 these are just a few of the features that made the big bertha a shoein for the 2014 golf digest hot list gold medal. The face is a bit deeper taller compared to the big bertha driver, which will help promote a slightly lower, more penetrating ball flight that better players more often crave. May 14, 2014 on the face of the club youll find a couple of grooves with a stylized x marking the sweet spot. Feb 11, 2014 grippers and rippers, here is your 2014s most wanted longest driver in golf let the phds argue over whether or not low spin is right for everyone. Great insight into golfers minds this feature is not available right now.
In addition, the big bertha alpha driver has two adjustable weight ports 1 gram and 7 gram. With the great big bertha driver, what is the opti. Callaway golf big bertha family golf clubs official. For most golfers, a higher loft club results in higher launch angle. The new big bertha came with a fubuki shaft that i feel is a little light weight for the driver. 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 configurations to further customize the club to your swing. The callaway big bertha diablo driver is an incredibly fun club as it has a huge sweet spot, making it almost impossible to slice or hook, whilst gaining some serious distance down the tee.
With the allnew rogue drivers, callaway has broken par once again. Having tested out the new big bertha alpha driver and left with a smile on my face, it was onto the standard big bertha driver featuring its standout adjustable perimter weighting an 8g sliding. The 2014 callaway big bertha is made up of 8 different materials including the usual suspects. That helps spin rates remain more consistent on shots that miss the sweet spot, limiting hook and slice spin. Then, before you know it and likely before you were settled into one of your new berthas, came the launch of the big bertha v. The two can now be adjusted independent from each other.
My pro shop very kindly let me have a loan of 3 ping g2s 10degree firm, 10 degree regular and 11. The reengineered variablethickness face is designed for a larger sweet spot than last years razr fit xtreme, and a lightweight composite crown makes a more traditional d2 swingweight possible. Unless you live under a rock, you know that callaway is bringing back big bertha for 2014. Like big bertha, x2 hot has an adjustable hosel and a lighter weight design. I was seeing shocking increases in clubhead speed with this driver over the great big bertha. Callaway golf 2017 mens great big bertha epic driver. About the clubs the callaway big bertha driver pairs together the new hyper speed face technology with adjustable perimeter weighting and an advanced adjustable hosel to deliver incredibly faster balls speeds.
Eight settings on the adjustable hosel independently change loft and lie angle. At the beginning of the year came the highly touted relaunch of the big bertha name at callaway with the introduction of two driver lines, big bertha and big bertha alpha. Callaway have designed this to be a monster on the golf course. Rated 5 out of 5 by bo from fantastic driver a friend of mine had purchased this driver used on the callaway pre owned site and was useing it at the driving range before our winter golf trip. Callaway big bertha alpha driver golf club for sale online ebay. Reduced thickness in the face reduced weights, allowing callaway to give the pro model a bigger club face. The callaway big bertha driver will feature the new advanced adjustable hosel which is a staple on all 2014 callaway drivers.
Callaways big bertha iron employs driver design golf digest. These are just a few of the features that made the big bertha a shoein for the 2014 golf digest hot list gold medal. They effectively transition the heaviest weight to the middle of the club face. All of this translates into your shanks not looking so bad and having the feeling like there is a massive sweet spot on your club that you just cannot miss.
You owe it to yourself to give the 2014 callaway big bertha a spin. Big bertha double black diamond is the perfect choice if you need ultra low spin to maximize your distance. A sliding eightgram weight in the back adds a draw or fade bias. Buy taylormade sldr buy taylormade sldr 430 one year later, pings g25 remains one of the best drivers on the market. While golf clubs themselves dont win tournaments, they certainly help, and the big bertha alpha has already been in a winning bag on both the pga and european tours. X2 is an upgrade on the x hot series, but its a heck of an upgrade. Since i dont hit the ball very far, it is less likely to end up off line but with the xr my data shows that 9 of 14 fairways were being hit over about 60 rounds. Over the years that stranglehold on the top spot was lost. My favorite drivers in the past have been those void of any mark on the top, but the one on the big bertha is small and simple enough to be a non issue for me. The crown of the club has the callaway chevron as an alignment aid.
A larger sweet spot and lighter weight club made big bertha a favorite of players. Callaway big bertha driver used golf club at globalgolf. 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. Optifit technology the optifit hosel allows players to adjust loft and lie for 8 possible combinations.
Callaway designed the big bertha with its new hyper speed face cup, which the company says broadens the sweet spot and creates more ball speed. Callaway big bertha alpha driver golf club for sale online. The bigger sweet spot and adjustable hosel, coupled with a sole plate designed to keep the clubface square at address. Feb 26, 2014 now in years past if you changed the center of gravity of a driver in this position closer to the face it would destroy the moi or in simple terms shrink the sweet spot or the hot spot of. Dec 06, 2015 they were the first to really embrace titanium driver heads in a big way. Callaway revolutionized metalwood technology with the introduction of jailbreak, but they were unwilling to rest on their laurels. Miss hits also tend to fly in an acceptable trajectory without too much sidespin.
Next day delivery on a callaway big bertha 2014 driver with regular graphite fubuki zt 60 shaft. I would welcome any easy way to hit the sweet spot i am at 45 inches now with driver, but believe the better length is 44. Now in years past if you changed the center of gravity of a driver in this position closer to the face it would destroy the moi or in simple terms shrink the sweet spot or the hot spot of. The legendary big bertha is back and better than ever. The breakthrough feature of this driver is the adjustable perimeter weighting system which allows a player. Not to mention i dont have to cringe if i have a bad hit since i didnt spend a small fortune on it. The new 2014 callaway big bertha driver boasts many enhancements including its adjustable features and sliding eightgram weight. The big bertha fusion driver is a material change in forgiveness and distance, led by our revolutionary titanium exocage and ultralight triaxial carbon crown, with a new and innovative shape, and industryleading aerodynamics. The big bertha driver on the other hand, has more forgiveness, a larger sweet spot, and the ability to finetune the cg bias with adjustable. A common saying in golf is that is difficult to follow up an extraordinary round of golf with a similarly brilliant round and the same principle applies to club design. Callaway has smartly enhanced its adjustable features, including the. Hell, while theyre at it, they can fight over whether or not 17 and 1700 rpm are the optimal launch conditions for everyone too. Jul 10, 2014 that helps spin rates remain more consistent on shots that miss the sweet spot, limiting hook and slice spin. I hit the big bertha well so far on the driving range, but havent taken it to the course yet.
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