If you’re in the market for a new set of irons, there is a good chance Callaway has at least one option in their vast selection of irons. In fact, at this exact moment, they have more than a dozen models available once you factor in combo sets and finishes.
But for me, the one set that I believe has been overlooked and undervalued since its release is the Callaway Apex Ai150s, which is why I can’t stop thinking about them.
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What Are The Callaway Apex Ai150s?
The Apex Ai150 builds on the current Apex Ai series, which includes the Ai200 and Ai300, by offering all the forged hollow-body technology, but in a smaller package designed for more advanced golfers or those who are looking for something a bit more workable.
Think of it as the Ai200 having a baby with the current Apex Pro – It’s compact, features Callaway’s new Tri-level sole, and comes in a bright chrome finish.
Apex Ai150 Technologies
Forged Face Cup: This face cup design allows the face to flex more across a larger area to produce faster and more consistent ball speeds and carry distance. What separates the Ai150 from the 200 and 300 and makes it more like the Apex Pro is that the face materials change through the set.
The 3-7 irons utilize 455 steel while the 8-A use 17-4 to neutralize extra speed for distance and spin control.
Ai Smart Face: The faces also feature Ai Smart Face technology to help create tighter dispersion. The variable face thickness pattern on the face plate is generated based on data from tens of thousands of swings.
MIM Weighting: Each iron in the set is individually optimized with strategic MIM (Metal Injection Molded) weights to improve forgiveness and center of gravity placement.
My Two Cents
With the lines between tech-packed irons, players’ irons, and compact shapes constantly being blurred with various models, the Apex Ai150 occupies an unusual spot.
As a player’s iron, they are a touch more bulky than others in the category, like the Titleist T150 or the TaylorMade P770, but they’re also smaller than models like the P790, T350, Zxi4, and, by design, Callaway’s own Ai200.
But that’s the whole point!
The Apex Ai150s offer the best of both worlds, because they appeal to those who can still benefit from a little extra technology (yours truly included) while still looking smaller from address. On top of that, thanks to the way Callaway engineers the internals of the iron through the set, they feel much more like a softer players club than a distance model built solely for speed, even with the faster face cup in the longer irons.
From personal experience, I’ve had the chance to play with the Ai150 for quite some time now, and for me, as a current 4-handicap who can always use a little help, they perfectly fit the bill as a club that a lot of people would enjoy if they just gave them a shot.
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