It’s a profitability first approach. $349-379 seems to be the high point. MyGolfSpy has always claimed to be independent from manufacturers’ influence… is that still true? When everybody wins, Digest wins. Every driver out there is manufactured under specs because driver can change with heat and use. Callaway’s research indicates that guys with handicaps of 10 or more don’t always hit the center of the face, and Big Bertha, says Callaway, can help mitigate that particular problem. I set it down 1 degree and draw bias. 2014 Big Bertha Driver A lot of the same features from the driver mentioned above are here in the Big Bertha driver that came out in 2014.   This strategy helps cash flow for dealers…. Very cool looking clubs and Tech, I must admit. Very fair and balanced article and if I am representative of next year’s buyer you are spot on. Very few (TaylorMade, Titleist, and PING) can get away with it even once. It won four more world titles this year. If you’re Callaway, that’s probably ok too. As PT Barnum said, there is a sucker born every minute, and make it and they will come. I like that these club makers are always trying to come up with something new. Now, to actually get people to listen would be another story. What I never thought as an option ended up being the driver I got. He was an arm hitter and averaged around 230 – 240. I figured that upgrading a 15 year old plus driver would do the trick. patrick69  16/01/2016. Callaway staff professionals, retail guys, you name it; guys who got an early look at Bertha have gone out of their way to tell everyone that they possibly can how good these new drivers are. When you consider that golf is in decline, print media is basically dead, and that most of the content is available for free online…you can understand why there is clear and necessary motivation to keep the golf companies happy. A man of wisdom. So I ponied up the 400 bones for the BB and immediately went down to the local walk-on public course. Bertha is easier to play and work. They’re serious about retaking their spot on top of the golf industry, and they might just have the gear (and the balls) to do it. I have now played 8 rounds with it and since it is straighter and longer for me, than anything I have owned/tried ( and that’s a lot ) it has given me more confidence on the course, I can place the ball where I want and that has lowered my hcp. $108.99. The $500 would be better spent on lessons and fittings. Maybe next year? In addition to his editorial responsibilities, he was instrumental in developing MyGolfSpy's data-driven testing methodologies and continues to sift through our data to find the insights that can help improve your game. I was consistently drilling the callaway, and occasionally. Présence d’éclats mineurs et de faibles marques de frappe dues à une usure normale. So will I ever pay list price (especially $400) for a new driver with a stock shaft again – Not likely. As for the answer from TM: SLDR 430, R 15, R15 430, M 1 & M 2……. Thanks a lot for your help!! You hafta know it!!! Its a pretty good Driver. Do you feel like you were used by Callaway and misled on purpose? If you’re TaylorMade (lots of green ink, #1 in the market), you can lay a complete egg in the market (JetSpeed), and absorb the hit to your reputation and move on, especially if you are able to sustain pricing on the flagship product (SLDR). The fairway grass just gobbled his ball. UGS : CALLAWAYDRIVERBB21 Catégorie : Drivers… LOL. Guys told me how long it is, how straight it is, and how dispersion patterns blow away anything else on the market today by insane margins. The irony is that low and forward is, from a performance standpoint, TaylorMade’s most compelling story in years. Big fu..ing lie ! I still had the original BB in my bag but I’ve put on a few years and pounds and my swing has changed to a fade from a draw so I wanted something with a bit more length and forgiveness. Please remember this: All these new Drivers ALL go the same distance…The USGA will ban the longest driver…. That’s the smart way to build market share and revitalize your brand. It actually changes the ballflight when adjusting it. The price points will probably keep me away unless they absolutely blow away everything else I try in the simulators. Tony is the Editor of MyGolfSpy where his job is to bring fresh and innovative content to the site. We work closely with the guys at Krank, and I would imagine that if there was irrefutable evidence that their driver was 20 yards longer than anything else, they probably would have mentioned it to us. The feel of the club was good, the forgiveness was good and the length was OK but didn’t wow me. After making a strong run in March, Callaway’s market share numbers have steadily declined since. In many ways, this is the driver that many are looking for, but that price may keep it out of the hands of the masses. The reason why I brought that point up: the part of your article I quoted regarding ‘no price drop’ seemed like an outrageous claim and pure marketing speak (that couldn’t really be true). Alpha was never a strong performer at retail (I don’t believe it ever climbed past #6 or #7), it was grossly over-priced to begin with (part of Callaway’s strategy of trying to maintain higher profit margins), and while the technology does what it says it does (changes spin without loft), the reality is more spin isn’t anything the overwhelming majority of golfers would benefit from. Apparently they are so frickin good they care nothing about how hot a club can be off the sweet spot. Is that a falling apple on the head cover? I’m amazed that the head is not a bore-thru like the originals were back in the 90’s. Club toujours utilisable mais un état général moyen. The science behind the Krank driver is unmatched. I GOT TO SAY IF THERE WAS A DRIVER CAPTAIN AMERICA WOULD USE IT WOULD BE THESE VERY AMERICAN LOOKING CANT SEE THESE SELLING WELL IN EUROPE NOT ENLESS YOU LIKE CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE USA. 0 enchères. End of season prices WILL happen. Economie: 315,69 €. Besides Callaway betting against common sense, BBA just didn’t perform as well as similar product aiming at the same audience (E.g., SLDR). What ever happened to that old design adage “Less is More?”. Technology: Callaway’s revamped Bertha driver features Adjustable Perimeter Weighting (APW) to raise MOI and change the draw/fade bias. If it’s selling well, and they’re just simply starting to run out, why cut the price and undermine profits? Even better…. This statement is completely false. Callaway 2014 Big Bertha Driver 9* Fubuki Z50x5ct Stiff Graphite Mens RH. Callaway Golf Big Bertha WAR BIRD Femmes 5 Bois. Support local fitters and pros!! It’s a fact of life. You shouldn’t take Callaway’s unwillingness to go full Wal-Mart with Big Bertha as a sign that it plans to slow down product releases and adopt the Titleist 2-year model. I don’t begrudge Golf Digest anything, and there are some tremendously talented writers on staff there, but with respect to the Hot List…even if you’re willing to accept that advertising has no influence on the result (a huge IF for most golfers), it’s hard to look past the fact that GD charges a licensing fee for Hot List medals. Even if we accept that nothing can be done to improve ball speed (false); if you can launch higher with lower spin, you create more distance, and you do so outside the confines of the USGA’s test. Callaway believes it actually is a premium offering, and they’re going to treat it as such. The 2014 Big Bertha driver features a new, larger version of the titanium face. What we’re hearing now is that EVERYBODY in the industry basically just wrapped up one hell of miserable Q2, but for some…especially those operating in the red, it’s worse than others. So at the end of the day, these are just more gimmicky heads because technology has gone to the limit in driver heads. Given the available configurations, and the popularity of the franchise, my guess is you’ll buy X2 Hot anyway, but if you want adjustability in your fairway wood, just know that Big Bertha offers it. Okay … some don’t like the Fubuki… good shaft? I compared my numbers from my Titleist 910 D2 and my Ping G25 and the Bertha was consistently longer and straighter with a very solid feeling clubhead. I tend to be a very high spin player. “For anyone who says “Ha ha ha, another over-priced Callaway release, I’ll wait 3 months and buy it for $200 less”; let me be the first to say “good luck with that”. If you a golfer, fishermen, or any other enthusiasts. Le club n’a jamais tapé une balle de golf. Don’t be mad if you paid more to play more. Buy It Now. Callaway’s getting dangerous! Agree – the $499 price point was an error. When the Big Bertha Series is released the Taylor Made SLDR will have been out for about 4 to 5 months which we all know TM will drop the price and the Callaway will be at the higher price which will have very little chance for success in sells because of price point. From ClubTest 2014, tester Rich Bernstein talks about one of his favorite drivers in the test, the Callaway Big Bertha. It ain’t happening. The big problem is going to be the price 399/499. The legendary Big Bertha is back and better than ever. I’d say they have a winner here. According to Callaway, moving from the higher CG position to the lower one results in an average of 300 RPM less spin. Doing away with Razor, Hot, and Super Hot to name a few is a good thing. I am legit excited about a Callaway Driver… that hasn’t happened very often lately. Great post Robert! Happy with the club ( for now, you never know what comes next ), Changed to Fubuki Z. The pricing likely puts some of its products out of the reach of the average player, or in my case poorer players, ha. Idk why everyone is upset about the price drop… If your the kind of person who needs it now. Vertical center of gravity (Gravity Core) – Reposition the center of gravity lower in the face to reduce spin without reducing loft. I find nothing wrong with learning something new, whether right or wrong I’m always willing to learn. Plus a first class shaft offering and a great classic name. Here are the pertinent results: As you can see, despite remarkable similarities for both ball speed and launch angle, the low CG position reduced my spin rate by 327 RPM. Guys will want the Alpha, and when they can’t get it for the price they want to pay, I’m not convinced they’ll choose regular Big Bertha. Too few will sell for it to achieve the kind of reputation necessary to carry the technology to the next season. I need to realize what are the benefits and pitfalls to each. Le club est de condition exposition magasin. Why not simply price this driver to sell from the start and then let that value hold over the drivers life. Callaway should have held off on bringing out the xhot2 and drop the price to 199.99 and then … The relatively intuitive system allows for loft to be adjusted 1° down and 2° up, while a 2nd independent lie angle adjustment allows the head to be placed in either the standard or upright position; the latter theoretically promoting a draw. TM started it, Callaway has followed and others. Looks pretty good. Don’t just keep coming on to tell us about it every time there’s a new release. A partir de: 121,08 € RRP: 349,00 € Handicap: 0 28 0-20: 1 en stock Voir détails. Callaway présente une famille de clubs exclusive, Big Bertha Beta pour hommes et femmes, créée pour les golfeurs qui recherchent un maximum de tolérance et de jouabilité avec une sonorité améliorée, de formidables sensations et une finition haut de gamme. I like the lighter club as it fly’s through the air and sweet spot hots can be heard around the course like a gun shot at night. Though the sales person pushed the TM it went back on the rack and my preferred grip went on the BBA. Instead of overpricing at $500 and then dropping it to a realistic and sell-able price 3 months later, you’re suggesting they simply hold the price at that ridiculous high price??? Drivers callaway big bertha d’occasion. Retail availability starts February 14th 2014 with a street price of $399. Looks like Chip Brewer is working the same magic for Callaway that he worked for Adams Golf. Inspiré du meilleur de l’ingénierie japonaise et disponible uniquement en édition limitée, les drivers, bois de parcours, … $60.00 1 bid + $10.99 shipping . Rightfully, I might add. Most pros who use their club do not use their shaft. In terms of market share, and market share only, Callaway’s pricing structure will likely prove prohibitive. This notion of Bertha being back; that’s the company’s oh-so-subtle way of letting you know that Callaway, and everything that made it the dominant force in golf not so long ago, is also back …damn near all the way back, and well-ahead of schedule too. I don’t like Callaway. Callaway for its part will have X2 Hot and Big Bertha sitting on the shelves as newer (and in the case of Alpha) more compelling alternatives to TaylorMade’s JetSpeed and SLDR. Callaway is the Red Sox…maybe even Rays. The problem is that more than a few golfers have grown tired of TaylorMade stories, and those who haven’t can’t actually see a low/forward CG. I watched the championship also. It’s a new formula for distance, built to take the big miss out of your game and invite you back to the fairway. (as in new stuff) You’re going to buy it anyway. Believe me, that’s pretty incredible. First time ever buying a Callaway driver was yesterday though! Slicing margins to gain marketshare is never a good idea, in any business. Still true. I’ll stick with my Diablo Octane and spend that money on lessons or the range. Mike is obviously a Krank ho. This isn’t specific to MGS, the reps were telling accounts the same thing. dead shaft? 10.5" Degrees. They’re adjustable (same hosel system as the driver), and they share X2 Hot’s face technology. Do you optimize for spin at the expense of loft? I’m not sure what that actually means. Driver CALLAWAY Big Bertha B-21. Unless you go out of your way to avoid Callaway Golf on Facebook, Twitter, and even YouTube, you almost certainly heard days, if not weeks, ago that #BERTHASBACK. If you had a choice of either which would you choose and why…thanks. Really, good job ! Despite its lack of press coverage, it is much more than just a category-filler.  07/09/2016. Sales will drive that decision. Loft (OptiFit hosel) – reduce loft by 1° or increase loft by 2°. They’re not going to fight TaylorMade for every last dollar. The adjustable fairway wood might fit us better if it has the same plus side. Les clubs avec ces problèmes ne seront acceptés: Le club n’a jamais été utilisé. 2014 is shaping up much differently. For Big Bertha Alpha, the new Fubuki ZT is the stock offering (rumor is Callaway will be adding a plethora of zero-cost alternatives, but don’t hold me to that). I use to buy callaway but Taylor made got my attention.and my money. As long as they offer a senior shaft option I’m in. They only get paid for in the grid and they know it is going to take 400 yds plus. I’d have probably gone with “Big Bertha isn’t just long, it’s John Holmes long”…and now you know why I don’t write copy for any of the golf companies. There are only two variables that make the ball go longer a higher swing speed and a higher CT. Measures 45.5" It has a Golf Pride MCC Plus 4 Midsize grip in great condition; This club is preowned. I can still see them on the shelves so the talk about the shops not having to dump the prices to get rid of the old ones were just not true. Very much looking forward to seeing how the new products play and sell. . There’s no gimmick, no prestige, no “technological advance” and no Keeping-Up-With-The-Joneses obsession that will persuade me to shell out more for a golf club whose sole appeal is that it’s “new.” Unless Callaway has created a heretofore undiscovered MIRACLE, this new line of metalwoods simply isn’t going to lower scores or make the game more fun. Love the look of the club. 2013 was no 2012, but 2014 could be an especially rough year for TaylorMade metalwoods. After hearing Phil talk about it, Great article Big Bertha is for those guys…and everybody else. The USGA’s test was designed to test CT on a titanium (and ONLY TITANIUM) face driver. Taylormade introduced adjustabilty .callaway had to follow.what else is there to say guys. Yes it is. 2014. Poids du périmètre ajustable : Le nouveau Big Berta a 20% plus de MOI avec plus de tolérance et INFINITES options de draw et de fade. RARE 2014 Callaway Big Bertha RAW 9* driver HEAD only. Or the golf course. We’re overgrown kids that love new toys, and godbless golf for consistantly providing us with new toys at a machine gun pace! The ‘preview’ text has verbiage that no longer appears in the current version of the article on golf wrx, text that poses similar information that appears in your article regarding no price drop. You read that right. The next guy who “cuts price and makes it up in volume” will be the first. Free returns. Because it is.   Usure importante sur la face – spécifiquement sur les clubs forgés, Ferrule (embout plastique noir) manquante, Eraflures importantes sur le dessus de la couronne, Extrémité du shaft non plate sur la semelle. I am a scratch golfer but it is a pain to keep up with all the rapid changing club technology these days. Callaway 2014 Big Bertha Driver. Alpha you have to hit very clean shots, but when you do…, Noticed today at a local golf retailer that the Alpha and the BB arethe same price, $329.99. Get STONED. Crazy, right? I was skeptical for a while, jumped off the hype train, but now I’m back and ready to chug! Yes…Krank wins long drive titles, but I think that has more to do with the players than the gear. Using our FlightScope launch monitor, I hit a series of shots with Big Bertha Alpha with the Gravity Core configured in each of the possible positions. Funny…. Big Bertha is billed as Callaway’s premium offering. I will probably wait a year and picked up a used one for $150 :). I have the 1 and 3 gram weights in to optimize the sw to fit me. Gravity core is an actual first. I tried but couldn’t get the ball to draw. After a couple of questionable moves (SLDR release was bumped up, then JetSpeed was bumped up too) in response to slower than expected sales it appears that TaylorMade is more focused on boosting last minute club sales and hitting 2013 numbers than preparing for a full-on Callaway onslaught in 2014. Lot’s of comments by wiseguys who have not tried the club. I think when we put this head to head against other drivers with more guys swinging you’ll see guys in the 2200 range. Sorry cally, you did it to yourselves and I have been a fan for a long time. I met a guy doing the same thing and coincidentally he had recently bought the BB with a 10.5 loft that he had adjusted to 11.5 with an extra stiff shaft. Big Bertha will be available in lofts of 9° and 10.5° and 13.5° HT. Or from their website? Big Bertha’s higher MOI design (compared to Big Bertha Alpha) features Callaway’s Hyper Speed Face which is designed to help maintain maximum ball speed (which means maintaining distance) on those shots that aren’t exactly perfectly centered. Callaway would call them game-changing. Whoa…let’s talk about that (right after this next bit about the fairway wood). “Big Bertha isn’t just long, it’s Bertha long” –, “I felt a great disturbance in the force” –, This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, TaylorMade Golf Milled Grind Hi-Toe Wedge, Callaway Golf- Mack Daddy Forged Satin Chrome Wedge, 2017 GBB Epic Star Driver 10.5° Mens/Right, (your email address will not be published), PXG 0811 GEN4 Drivers (X, XT and XF) on USGA List, Callaway Epic Speed, Epic Max and Epic Max LS Drivers, PING G425 Irons: Cleaned Up, Tightened Up, Squared Up, PXG 0211 Drivers, 0211 Fairway Woods and 0211 Hybrids, Ball Lab – Callaway Chrome Soft X Ball Review, Six Callaway Epic Speed and Epic Max Drivers on the USGA List, [Video] Evnroll V Series & Midlock Putters w/ Guerin Rife, New Sub 70 Forged Wedges: Two Options For Your Game. Sur shaft graphite, quelques éraflures sont présentes mais très légères. CT/COR provides a loose correlation to ball speed, but it hardly creates a hard limit on distance. C’est simple : Cherchez, Cliquez, Trouvez ! But that’s golfers for ya. Callaway, I believe, meticulously planned for Bertha to be the most hotly anticipated surprise of 2014, and while there hadn’t been much in this new Callaway Golf to suggest they could keep anything under wraps, damned if their own pre-release leaks aside, they didn’t do just that. X Hot 2 should be 299, BB 349 and Alpha 449. I’ve played their newest driver. 16,81 EUR de frais de livraison. What if your launch angle was already near-ideal? I had mentioned the idea of changing CG with a distributed weight screw about 10 years ago (or so). It ain’t happening. I hit about seven or eight in all but came down to a final three of the big Bertha (which I never considered an option prior to the fitting, the titleist 913 and the SLDR. There may really be something to the whole variable face/cupface technology enlarging the sweetspot. Those days are over and the rest of the industry should consider themselves put on notice; Callaway is back. LOL. I loved my old 02 Big Berthas and hated my old Apex, why use an old Hogan name ? Unless SLDR somehow dramatically outperforms Big Bertha, basically everything is leaning Callaway’s way right now: Gravity Core is a much more compelling story than SLDR’s slider and both SLDR and JetSpeed’s Low/Forward CG.

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