Limited Edition season is most definitely upon us.
Eight months after the company debuted their Apex Ai200 and Ai300 iron sets, things are about to get, dark.

Callaway Apex Ai200 and Ai300 Black Shadow Irons
You read that right, Callaway is taking two of their most successful irons to the dark side. Call them blacked out, murdered out, or whatever other overdone saying you want, so long as you also admit that no matter what the name, the dark finish is always a fun addition to a lineup.

As far as the technical side of things, this release is the same high-performance design which was released back in August 2024 by Callaway Golf. In case you need a refresher on all which that entails, jump into our feature release article here for the full breakdown and differentiation of the two models.

So, what changes? Well, the application of a chrome plated black finish which Callaway has named their “Black Shadow” finish. According to the company, this is all about bringing even more striking looks to irons which already have top of the line performance. This is an exclusive look, and a limited one to boot.
The Details

While the standard release of the Apex Ai200 and Ai300 are nothing short of phenomenal in terms of looks, there is just something about a dark finish on irons which takes things up a notch for many golfers. No doubt there will be many excited about this Limited Edition run from Callaway Golf.
The Callaway Apex Ai200 and Ai300 Black Shadow finish, will hit retail 4/22/25. Pricing will be $1599 for a 7-piece set, or $229 per stick. They will be paired with True Temper DG Mid 100’s (R, S) in gunmetal along with Golf Pride Z-Grips.
For more information visit their website at callawaygolf.com.
I have Ai 200’s 6-Aw w/ the recoil HDC 80 R shafts.
I like them quit a bit, but I would trade them for these w/KBS PGI’s pretty quickly. 7-AW please!
Hope the finish holds up after what I read about the Ti Fusions.
I had a set of Apex 21 Black and they wore OK, but not close to the durability of Cobra’s DBM finish.
I’m a sucker for dark/black irons.
I’ve had Adams CB2 and CB3, Cobra Forged Tec Black 2018, Apex 21 black, PXG Gen6 XP Double Black ( Apex and these wore about the same) and just picked up some Forged Tec Black 2022 for a song. They’ll be getting either SF i70cw or ProLaunch Blue 80 senior flex to replace the MMT 85 R’s in them.
Holy #$@* those are awesome!!!???
These look awesome! I’m a little surprised they didn’t go black on the shafts, but the gunmetal will look great with the black heads so no biggie.
I’ve got to imagine the finish is different and will hold up after TI Fusion finish being so poor. Look amazing.
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If this is closer to the finish they had on the Black Ai Smokes, I will be a happy camper. I put those Ai Smokes through absolute hell over 40+ rounds and the finish still looks incredible. Description on the black shadow Ai200’s says PVD, just as the black smokes did. I know cast vs forged can play a role however. But we shall see!
I have a set of the black shadow Ai200’s on the way. 5-AW with the Gunmetal DG 100 Mid shafts. As soon as I get the set I will take them out and report back with any abnormal wear!
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If this is closer to the finish they had on the Black Ai Smokes, I will be a happy camper. I put those Ai Smokes through absolute hell over 40+ rounds and the finish still looks incredible. Description on the black shadow Ai200’s says PVD, just as the black smokes did. I know cast vs forged can play a role however. But we shall see!
I have a set of the black shadow Ai200’s on the way. 5-AW with the Gunmetal DG 100 Mid shafts. As soon as I get the set I will take them out and report back with any abnormal wear!
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The face of the TiFusion is holding up quite well. It is the bottom of the club ( to be expected ) and the back of the club ( just awful ) that is where all the wear is happening. Just being in that cart together rubs the back of the clubs to raw fast! I noticed it on my first trip out. However, being one of the preorder guys, you take a risk with first releases hope that is not the case here.
These look so dang good. Always like seeing black irons released. And these look really well done!
The finish on these feel and look very very similar to the finish on the Ti Fusions. I will report back once I get them out on the course. They do be sexy though ?[ATTACH type=”full”]9345357[/ATTACH]