I've owned over 26 different sets of golf irons. I've played the best Ping irons including Eye, Eye 2, ISI, Zings, and then to Callaway X18, Great Big Bertha's, X12, and then Taylor Made Burners & Burner 2's and ALWAYS come back to this sets. I have 4 full sets to play in carry and cart bags with a third in the reduced bag (driver, 4, 6, 8 irons, wedge, putter) I play on short courses, and a firth in rotation in the work bench. These irons have 3 key charistics... - Largest face ever produced on a golf iron, with cavity back support for mis-hits, and with tungsten sole insert to propell the ball in the air that is never been improved in design. This is the best designed game improvent golf iron. - Modern metals (titanium face, tungsten insert sole) milled and forged into a precise club at the highest quality standards in golf, without the threat of counterfeit (every set is genuine) and lower cost (3-PW,SW) under $250 (usually) - Callaway still services the clubs at their Carlsbad, Ca facility so should you need a polish, face milled, painting, or stickers, one of the oldest club manufactures still exists and services clubs. However for the RCH96 shaft, you will need to get a equal in club length replacement to include as this shaft is not available anymore. What I don't like... - Grips wear out fairly quickly every 2 years. This is maintainence for this iron. - Certain clubs (lob wedge, sand wedge, 1 and 2 iron) sell separatly for $30-$50 for a 1 or 2 iron) up to $80 fir a sand wedge and $100-$120 for a lob wedge. Pick these up as a gift for the bad golfer to improve his game. Pick one of these sets up because your looking to break into the 80's and don't want to break the bank getting there.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I have played golf for over 40 years and have a handicap around 15. I have been a fan of Callaway for many years, appreciating how it's products seem to be easy for me to use. I , in fact, had no intention of purchasing any irons for awhile until i read an article in a golf magizine saying that the new irons have advanced to a degree that irons 5 years old and older are noticably inferior to the 2006 models. I went and spoke to a pro who confirmed the premsis of the article. I then went to a golf shop, brought a few of the x14 irons I was using and compared them in a computerized hitting net to a set of Callaway Big Bertha irons as well as Taylor, Titlest and Cleavland. I liked the feel of the Taylor and the Callaway irons and found out the Callaway Big Bertha were $ 200 cheaper at the golf shop. I then went to an outdoor range on it's demo day promotion and hit the Callaway and Taylor clubs again, this time outside so I could judge the performance in real weather conditions. I went on eBay and found that there was a correspondent $ 200 - $ 300 difference between the selling price of 2 brands'models that I was interested in. After a few trys, I was sucessful in my bid for the Big Bertha's It took me only a few rounds to adjust to the new clubs. Although I hit the X14's well, I hit the Big Bertha's even better. I gained a little distance but what I like even more is the feel I get with a good shot. I am more accurate with the clubs and have more confidence in trying shots that I was not able to pull off with my X14s. Now don't get me wrong, I know the Big Bertha is made for an average golfer. If you are a scratch - 8 handicap golfer, there are better clubs for you. If you are a mid handicap golfer, however, and have irons of 5 years old or older, I would advise giving the 2006 Big Bertha Irons a tryRead full review
Although it said it was used when I opened the box it looked brand new!!! I have several other Callaway Hybrids & this completes my set. It has made a difference in my golf game. It's lightweight.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This replaced a 2016 Big Bertha. I was skeptical that the performance gain would be much better than that club, which is an excellent club by-the-way. I was shocked to see the difference, at least for me. The ball screams off of the face when hit well, and misses are long and straight as well, I am exceedingly happy that I purchased this club.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
I have been fortunate to play about every brand name and many off brand name irons with varying degrees of satisfaction. As I have aged I've found it more and more difficult to maintain consistency in length and accuracy with all clubs, but especially irons. After reading many reviews I settled on the set, though out of date by most standards, that my fellow golfers seemed to say really nothing bad about. The only negatives are with appearance and since beauty is in the eye of the beholder I discounted it. The Callaway Great Big Bertha irons are not pretty, but forgiving on mishits; long for Callaway irons and many other major brands I've hit. I believe consistency is possible with these clubs and highly recommend them to all golfers.