Callaway Apex Ai150 Irons! In-Hand Pics

[knudson81]

 

[Velcade]

Why do they have to be so shiny?  Does Callaway's R&D department only golf on overcast days?

[knudson81]

Just now, Velcade said:

Why do they have to be so shiny?  Does Callaway's R&D department only golf on overcast days?

 

I have been playing them for about 36 holes and a range session at Callaway's ECPC range and haven't had a glare problem yet. But I kind of wish they went with something satin/matte too

[wfrogge1]

3 minutes ago, Velcade said:

Why do they have to be so shiny?  Does Callaway's R&D department only golf on overcast days?

Don't worry, next year you will be able to buy these with a matte finish for 50 bucks more per club 

[slipstitchpass]

Is there any actual difference between these and Apex Pros from a year or 2 back? That's what I play now.

[BirdieBoy1]

3 minutes ago, Velcade said:

Why do they have to be so shiny?  Does Callaway's R&D department only golf on overcast days?

I like

it 

 

 

all the other apex are matte which are fine but the chrome looks good if it doesn’t chip 

[TiScape]

Hate to b that guy. But…

Awfully chunky top line IMO for an iron designed for “the more advanced golfer”. 

 

*but who’s to argue w/Ai! Lol

Edited July 10 by TiScape

[Pnwpingi210]

5 minutes ago, TiScape said:

Hate to b that guy. But…

Awfully chunky top line IMO for an iron designed for “the more advanced golfer”. 

 

*but who’s to argue w/Ai! Lol

Yeah…..if this is replacing the apex pro…..sheeeesh.  
 

If I want something that big I’ll just go with the elite irons and get the full benefit.  

Edited July 10 by Pnwpingi210

[TiScape]

10 hours ago, Pnwpingi210 said:

Yeah…..if this is replacing the apex pro…..sheeeesh.  

The new Titleist 350 looks like more of a ‘players club’ than this @ address! 

Edited July 11 by TiScape

[dmeeksDC]

6 minutes ago, TiScape said:

Hate to b that guy. But…

Awfully chunky top line IMO for an iron designed for “the more advanced golfer”. 

 

*but who’s to argue w/Ai! Lol

Disagree. Looks nice, significantly thinner than ai200 and not even close to the thickness of golfwrx darling Zxi7. But I find super thin top lines are overrated, not the look i want from address. 
 

I’ll bet it is very close to the same as the Pro. 
 

The chrome finish should hold up much better than matte, which seems to show every mark. 
 

Edited July 10 by dmeeksDC

[TiScape]

Just now, dmeeksDC said:

Disagree. Looks nice, significantly thinner than ai200 and not even close to the thickness of golfwrx darling Zxi7. But I find super thin top lines are overrated, not the look i want from address. 
 

The chrome finish should hold up much better than matte, which seems to show every mark. 

I for one respect ur opinion 😊

 

 

*even if it’s wrong 😑 

😂

[Pnwpingi210]

1 minute ago, dmeeksDC said:

Disagree. Looks nice, significantly thinner than ai200 and not even close to the thickness of golfwrx darling Zxi7. But I find super thin top lines are overrated, not the look i want from address. 
 

The chrome finish should hold up much better than matte, which seems to show every mark. 

I haven’t seen them side by side, but I think the zx5 is going to look smaller than that iron when compared.

 

(I think the zx series are large irons)

[dmeeksDC]

9 minutes ago, slipstitchpass said:

Is there any actual difference between these and Apex Pros from a year or 2 back? That's what I play now.

The 8-G in the ai150 are a 17-4 face plate, like the Apex TCB. A little faster face with more forgiveness than the Pro short irons. 

[dmeeksDC]

1 minute ago, Pnwpingi210 said:

I haven’t seen them side by side, but I think the zx5 is going to look smaller than that iron when compared.

 

(I think the zx series are large irons)

I bet it doesn’t. The Zxi5 is already bulkier than the ai200. 

[TiScape]

10 hours ago, TiScape said:

The new Titleist 350 looks like more of a ‘players club’ than this @ address! 

 

Edited July 11 by TiScape

[Pnwpingi210]

Just now, dmeeksDC said:

I bet it doesn’t. The Zxi5 is already bulkier than the ai200. 

I disagree with that.

 

id say in no world are there’s smaller than a zx7.  That puts them in x forged size territory…..unless they x forged is now considered smaller than a blueprint t

[DTorres]

To shiny for me, the glare wouldn’t bug me but the thought of keeping them fingerprint free and shiny gives me anxiety.

[Pnwpingi210]

2 minutes ago, DTorres said:

To shiny for me, the glare wouldn’t bug me but the thought of keeping them fingerprint free and shiny gives me anxiety.

Mud and dirt tend to mask the fingerprints for me 😆

[dmeeksDC]

5 minutes ago, TiScape said:

 

Proof how photos can deceive. Easy to make irons look as large or small as you want. Have you checked out that Titleist? It has a long blade length. I think it looks too big. 

[knudson81]

19 minutes ago, slipstitchpass said:

Is there any actual difference between these and Apex Pros from a year or 2 back? That's what I play now.

 

These are slimmer and have less offset than the '24 Apex Pro. My Pros are without shaft at the moment but I will try and get a side-by-side photo of them.

[TiScape]

3 minutes ago, dmeeksDC said:

Proof how photos can deceive. Easy to make irons look as large or small as you want. Have you checked out that Titleist? It has a long blade length. I think it looks too big. 

I haven’t seen the new T series in the wild yet. Just going off the pics posted here. 

 

No skin in the game. Just my honest opinion based on what I’m looking at 🤷🏼‍♂️

 

Edited July 10 by TiScape

[cubuffs]

13 minutes ago, dmeeksDC said:

The 8-G in the ai150 are a 17-4 face plate, like the Apex TCB. A little faster face with more forgiveness than the Pro short irons. 

 

As a fellow Pro 23 player - this, along with the cup face now in 3-7 (current pro is 3-5) and lofts are 2 degrees stronger than the Pro.

[Pnwpingi210]

7 minutes ago, dmeeksDC said:

Proof how photos can deceive. Easy to make irons look as large or small as you want. Have you checked out that Titleist? It has a long blade length. I think it looks too big. 

I think you may be hitting on something.  The zx series are long heel to toe, but relatively shorts blade height overall.

 

 I think the apex 21 and now these apex ai series might be shorter heel to toe, but taller blade height
 

Im more sensitive to blade height and tend to think the taller blade height irons look big and scoopy to me

Edited July 10 by Pnwpingi210

[cubuffs]

4 minutes ago, knudson81 said:

 

These are slimmer and have less offset than the '24 Apex Pro. My Pros are without shaft at the moment but I will try and get a side-by-side photo of them.

 

You are the man - giving the people (junkies) what we want!

[rsballer10]

24 minutes ago, TiScape said:

 

In general, Titleist does magic with the topline. When I hit T100/Apex CB/P7CB they all performed great, but the T100 just looks the best from address. P7CB has a super square topline, and IMO the optical illusions OEM's can do are really what sets an iron apart visually.

[TiScape]

Just now, rsballer10 said:

In general, Titleist does magic with the topline. When I hit T100/Apex CB/P7CB they all performed great, but the T100 just looks the best from address. P7CB has a super square topline, and IMO the optical illusions OEM's can do are really what sets an iron apart visually.

Yeah, T100 from the same thread I captured the T350 pic above, looks absolutely fantastic to me. 

[gprubes]

These look amazing!!  Not the biggest fan of the name, too close to Titleist products, but none the less they will be on my next iron radar!!

[TiScape]

2 hours ago, dmeeksDC said:

Disagree. Looks nice, significantly thinner than ai200 and not even close to the thickness of golfwrx darling Zxi7. But I find super thin top lines are overrated, not the look i want from address. 
 

I’ll bet it is very close to the same as the Pro. 
 

The chrome finish should hold up much better than matte, which seems to show every mark. 
 

To your point. If someone wants a players iron with a GI’ish top line… This definitely the one! 💪🏼

[iNeedMoreGolf]

I like shiny

[NailedIt]

2 hours ago, wfrogge1 said:

Don't worry, next year you will be able to buy these with a matte finish for 50 bucks more per club 

Next year? More like next month! Their releases are ridiculous. Here's chrome, month later, here's satin, month later, here's black, month later, here's copper. 🤦‍♂️