For those that have followed the equipment industry for any number of years, the name Super Hybrid is one you might remember. The moniker was popular for a number of years with Adams Golf, but they never had something quite like this.
Touted as having the power of a fairway wood, in the body of a hybrid, the Callaway Super Hybrid has a look that says “distance”. When you think fully loaded, technology package, you think automobiles, but running through what this hybrid offers, it definitely doesn’t hold anything back.
It all begins with construction. Starting with a high strength Titanium face insert to promote ball speed combined with Callaway’s Jailbreak Technology. First introduced in the Epic driver, Jailbreak brings two internal bars that stiffen the body placing more impact load on the face. Using titanium throughout the body of the Super Hybrid, Callaway was able to redistribute the weight a little bit better. The lighter weight titanium design allowed a higher volume of tungsten into the heel and toe areas of the club head for an increased moment of inertia (MOI).
Getting the center of gravity (CG) low and deep was a goal. Using T2C Triaxial Carbon Crown more weight was saved allowing for Metal Injection Molded Tungsten to be placed where necessary. This is all done to promote launch and control.
Adjustable in loft and face angle using the new OptiFit 3 adapter, the final package is what Callaway calls the Super Hybrid. What are your thoughts on the new Super Hybrid tech? Leave a comment below or join us in the THP Forum thread here and jump into the conversation.
The Details
In Stores: 11/1
Cost: $319
Lofts: 17, 20 and 23 degrees
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensi CK Pro Orange Hybrid
Grip: Golf Pride MC Align
That’s a lot of tech packed into a hybrid…
That price tag ?
I would love to try this. But, like JDAX, that price tag?
Nice write-up Josh.
That’s a ton of tech, why trade off a fairway for a more expensive hybrid though? $319 is pretty steep for a hybo, steep for a fairway too, that is Driver/Putter pricing for me.
Need to hit this and it needs to show significant performance gains for me to purchase.
Do like the Adams Super reference though.
Great information and I definitely want to try this hybrid. The top end of my bag has changed over the years. When I started I really liked the forgiveness of hybrids over long irons but due to the sweeping nature of my swing I struggled out of the rough with them. I’ve made significant improvement on my swing over the past couple of years to the point that I want to try a hybrid again and see if it gives me more versatility in the top end of my bag.
Hey 93civiccpe, no one gives a shit about your golf bag. Go drive your grocery getter. Let me guess. Its that annoying green that was played out in 1992. Or is it 4 different colors? Hahahaha. Toolbag
Just the club I’ve been looking for to solve 3 wood launch problems. Hybrids are easier to shape the shot. Can’t wait to get fitted for this club.
Just the club I’ve been looking for to solve launch problems with 3 wood. Hybrids are easier to shape the shot. Looking forward to a fitting.
Love the tech but there’s no way in the world I’m spending $300.00+ on a hybrid.
If this is anything like the Callaway Apex hybrid with more distance it will be an absolute game changer. The Apex took 3 strokes off my index last season to put me at a 5.7. The Apex is incredible and the Super Hybrid is slated to be much improved with even more distance. I already preordered the 17 degree with the project X Catalyst 6.0 shaft. I can’t wait to hit this thing.
Actually got the chance to test the 20 degree today and, to be honest, it was easy to hit, felt like a million buck and looks the part of a three hundred plus dollar club. There was just was major problem. Which is the fact that I brought my Taylormade M4 19 degree hybrid to the store to test the super hybrid against and it didn’t do anything that my Taylormade hybrid doesn’t already do. I averaged 91 MPH clubhead speed with both which makes sense since they are within a quarter of an inch in length of each other. Peak height was 27 degrees with the Callaway and 26 degrees with the Taylormade. Carry averaged an identical 202 yards and total distance averaged 224 for the Callaway and 226 for the Taylormade. The backspin was within 50 RPM’s with both slightly below 3000 RPM on average. Not any meaningful difference between them except for the price. Callaway’s own Rogue 19 degree hybrid was 4 yards longer than the M4 when I tested both in the early part of this year but the Taylormade was point and shoot automatic so that’s the one I bought. Almost a year later and it’s still both the only hybrid I have ever kept as well as the only Taylormade club I have ever owned. Honestly, these days, when clubs are of similar length and loft they pretty much go the same distances. The only difference I’ve found is consistency for a given player.
I’m torn between amusement at your sarcastic wit and disdain for your rudeness. C’mon. Is that really necessary?
Too rich for my blood, but I would certainly love to see how they perform.