First round with the TD and holy freaking smokes. This might be the best driver I’ve ever used. High, towering baby draws. I couldn’t believe it. I can’t wait to play more with it and once I gather my thoughts I’m coming back with more
Callaway Elyte Drivers – Elyte, Elyte X, Elyte Max Fast and Elyte Triple Diamond
5/6 FIR with the TD. Long of 321 but my best one was a drive that plugged on the fly at 288. Down wind with a decent gust but man it was mashed. I don’t think I’ve loved a head/shaft combo like this since I had my original Epic and the Hzrdus Yellow.
Monday will be a real test as the course I will be playing is much more demanding off the tee and a lot more trouble to get into as opposed to today but man it felt great.
Monday will be a real test as the course I will be playing is much more demanding off the tee and a lot more trouble to get into as opposed to today but man it felt great.
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I swing at 100-105 wondering if the 50 stiff while good on the sim might be a bit soft.
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Last week was my best round off the tee since putting this Elyte driver in the bag.
I’m seeing a slightly longer P-Avg in distance than the Ai-Smoke (+3 yards).
This long is cart path aided, but last round I hit a deep non wind or cart path aided drive that helped me make an easy birdie (almost made the eagle putt)
Driver- 6 Hybrid- 2 putts easy birdie.
I’m normally seeing shots like this , straight balls or a slight cut.
I’m really liking what I’m seeing so far.
I’m seeing a slightly longer P-Avg in distance than the Ai-Smoke (+3 yards).
This long is cart path aided, but last round I hit a deep non wind or cart path aided drive that helped me make an easy birdie (almost made the eagle putt)
Driver- 6 Hybrid- 2 putts easy birdie.
I’m normally seeing shots like this , straight balls or a slight cut.
I’m really liking what I’m seeing so far.
First round out with the Elyte wasn’t exactly what I was hoping for. The first 2 drives resulted in lost balls into the left hazard. My normal miss is a fade/slice so the hooks were definitely a surprise. The good news is as the swing came along, the driver got better as well. The hook became a tidy draw and I didn’t lose a ball the rest of the round. It was my first round of the year so I know the swing wasn’t even close to dialed in. It’s nice to know that even when the swing isn’t great the driver can help (Aside from the very first 2 swings)
I really enjoyed the sound as well. The driver has a great sound to me
I really enjoyed the sound as well. The driver has a great sound to me
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Well it's official. Hit Cobra and Callaway head to head. Wasn't even close.
Callaway longer straighter.
1k shaft and charcoal Denali hit. Did will with both. Much more kick in the Denali but my best ball speed were with 1k which also felt more stable.
Ordered!
Callaway longer straighter.
1k shaft and charcoal Denali hit. Did will with both. Much more kick in the Denali but my best ball speed were with 1k which also felt more stable.
Ordered!
I think I'm going to pop in the LinQ purple which was such a stud in my og Paradym for a charity scramble tomorrow and see what happens in the core head.
The sound and feel is the best Callaway driver I've ever tried/gamed.
Ya its crazy good for me. Gonna have it out in play here in a couple hours and the wind is pretty nasty so we will see how it does
It held up good for me in the wind Friday. The last 9 holes was pretty windy and it did on par with what I had expected. Good luck and interested to hear your thoughts.
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I usually decide to skip rounds in high wind but tonight is the last night before league starts during the week. Going to try to get one more weekday 18 hole round in.
Trying to get this club dialed in but man, the distance I’m seeing on a semi regular basis is unreal. I feel like posting pictures of it is hard to believe at times. We actually had a group let us through this last weekend because of where my ball ended up on the first hole. They said they didn’t want to hold us up. It was a foursome and we were a twosome, but I’d never seen that on the first hole.
I can hit some awful drives with the best of them. But the overall distance that I’ve gained over my Smoke is kind of silly really. Like unbelievably silly
Trying to get this club dialed in but man, the distance I’m seeing on a semi regular basis is unreal. I feel like posting pictures of it is hard to believe at times. We actually had a group let us through this last weekend because of where my ball ended up on the first hole. They said they didn’t want to hold us up. It was a foursome and we were a twosome, but I’d never seen that on the first hole.
I can hit some awful drives with the best of them. But the overall distance that I’ve gained over my Smoke is kind of silly really. Like unbelievably silly
So interesting thoughts about this lineup....
I'm an old lefty so getting to hit the latest and greatest isn't always available to me.
Former very solid golfer who , do to health and family issues, hasn't played much in past few years......
I have good to great results from both TaylorMade and Callaway drivers whilst splashing in the occasional Ping or Mizuno believe it or not!
So the Qi10 DOT became available and it was solid but my lack of speed held back complete performance; same with Paradym Triple Diamond.
You might ask as to why an old ,slow dude would use these types of heads...... primarily the LOOKS , the feel and runout truthfully.
Flight window at my speed creates a weird dichotomy.......spin gets too high and I'm losing valuable distance.
Now if I could only find a 10.5 or higher lofted head that's neutral bias but still low spin.....the Qi10 DOT came close when lofted up but foward CG stole some consistency for me.
I didn't try smoke TD as I didn't think it was any different from PTD ...... G430LST was very close but not a fan of turbulators .....sue me
With very little fanfare or expectations, I then gave the ELYTE TRIPLE DIAMOND a look.....speaking of LOOKS , WOW!!! Just a beautiful, clean driver..... then the feel....
Not a carbon muted thud but a crispy yet smooth feel.....extremely hard for me to describe.
Next onto performance; heavy toe side protection. Lofted up ( my preference vs lofting down) gives a mid high flat trajectory that tumbles ......after a few choices , I've settled in with Diamana ZF50R and it quite possibly could be the BEST combo I've had in the past 20+yrs.
Epic Flash SZ comes close but had a horrid sound, TSR2 was solid but all titanium again wasn't as pleasing.
No , the boxes are being checked heavily with this club......
Friend of mine whom I haven’t seen in a minute, normally gets me by 10-20yds and if I'm close then I know I hit a good one.....
Well we played Friday last week and I was CONSISTENTLY 5-15 PASSED him !! I haven't added any speed , in fact I've slowed from lack of playing and just plain aging. He remarked that I looked confident with the driver but NEVER said anything about hitting first, LOL!
Tomorrow will be a big round , as I'm playing a very familiar track and looking forward to see if there are gains.
Will post more findings here.
I'm an old lefty so getting to hit the latest and greatest isn't always available to me.
Former very solid golfer who , do to health and family issues, hasn't played much in past few years......
I have good to great results from both TaylorMade and Callaway drivers whilst splashing in the occasional Ping or Mizuno believe it or not!
So the Qi10 DOT became available and it was solid but my lack of speed held back complete performance; same with Paradym Triple Diamond.
You might ask as to why an old ,slow dude would use these types of heads...... primarily the LOOKS , the feel and runout truthfully.
Flight window at my speed creates a weird dichotomy.......spin gets too high and I'm losing valuable distance.
Now if I could only find a 10.5 or higher lofted head that's neutral bias but still low spin.....the Qi10 DOT came close when lofted up but foward CG stole some consistency for me.
I didn't try smoke TD as I didn't think it was any different from PTD ...... G430LST was very close but not a fan of turbulators .....sue me
With very little fanfare or expectations, I then gave the ELYTE TRIPLE DIAMOND a look.....speaking of LOOKS , WOW!!! Just a beautiful, clean driver..... then the feel....
Not a carbon muted thud but a crispy yet smooth feel.....extremely hard for me to describe.
Next onto performance; heavy toe side protection. Lofted up ( my preference vs lofting down) gives a mid high flat trajectory that tumbles ......after a few choices , I've settled in with Diamana ZF50R and it quite possibly could be the BEST combo I've had in the past 20+yrs.
Epic Flash SZ comes close but had a horrid sound, TSR2 was solid but all titanium again wasn't as pleasing.
No , the boxes are being checked heavily with this club......
Friend of mine whom I haven’t seen in a minute, normally gets me by 10-20yds and if I'm close then I know I hit a good one.....
Well we played Friday last week and I was CONSISTENTLY 5-15 PASSED him !! I haven't added any speed , in fact I've slowed from lack of playing and just plain aging. He remarked that I looked confident with the driver but NEVER said anything about hitting first, LOL!
Tomorrow will be a big round , as I'm playing a very familiar track and looking forward to see if there are gains.
Will post more findings here.
Post a follow up after your round tomorrow.
I hit the core head with the Linq purple last week and had decent results. Enough to maybe try again soon.
Man, this driver is LONG for me. Last evening's league play round was in crazy winds and I was still able to be aggressive and get to spots where I needed to be in order to have the chance to score.
I will also say, the forgiveness on the toe saved me a couple times. Im not talking just missing the sweet spot toe side, im talking full toe haha
I will also say, the forgiveness on the toe saved me a couple times. Im not talking just missing the sweet spot toe side, im talking full toe haha
I have missed there a few times and have been sooo surprised at how straight it went and the distance haha.
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it seems so simple..
Still only played one round so far and going on a bit of a golf trip this weekend.
Snuck out to the range for some quick tinkering.
Fitter had me at D/+2 , neutral back weight
Played with lofting down and ended up liking the +2
then played w back weight and tried it on draw and liked it right away - straight to slight draws or if I get quick a slight fade.
Excited about the upcoming trip!!
Snuck out to the range for some quick tinkering.
Fitter had me at D/+2 , neutral back weight
Played with lofting down and ended up liking the +2
then played w back weight and tried it on draw and liked it right away - straight to slight draws or if I get quick a slight fade.
Excited about the upcoming trip!!
I know a few of the guys have posted some strike locations that are just way out on the toe along with the results. The toe side forgiveness is just crazy.
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10/14 fairways last night. I know that seems like a silly stat to post, but accuracy has always kind of been my weakness with this club. For the last few years with driver, I get pretty decent distance most of the time (though I have stated that the Elyte has kicked it in to a new gear this season). But the accuracy is something to absolutely praise. Not on center of the face. On the entire face. I can truly almost miss anywhere and the chance the ball ends up in the fairway, or still totally playable in the rough...it feels like cheating.
The confidence standing on a tee knowing you can get the ball out there is pretty cool. I've had that confidence for the most part the past few driver models. Callaway drivers have been pretty unreal for me for a while now. But they just seem to step in up in the forgiveness/dispersion department every time I think they don't have much left to show me in that area. The Elyte Core is just another shining example of that. This forum member is one happy camper so far. And it's only April. It can only get better
The confidence standing on a tee knowing you can get the ball out there is pretty cool. I've had that confidence for the most part the past few driver models. Callaway drivers have been pretty unreal for me for a while now. But they just seem to step in up in the forgiveness/dispersion department every time I think they don't have much left to show me in that area. The Elyte Core is just another shining example of that. This forum member is one happy camper so far. And it's only April. It can only get better
Curious why you say that's a silly stat to post? That seems pretty telling right?
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Because fairways can and are different for so many people. I mean I could top a ball and still hit a fairway. Or my fairways could be super wide (they aren't but they could be). It isn't a stat that tells the whole story. Without expanding, that stat doesn't mean much. It's why I led with it and then explained why it meant something to me
Chow
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Jon Sherman would agree with you haha. Happy birthday!
Agree that the fairway stat generally needs a little more context, though on average, if its going up on the average, its probably good since the little nuances will get washed out. I think the same for the flip side in that a missed fairway doesn't necessarily equate to bad or no improvement. If someone previously had misses that were in the next fairway, but is now keeping it in the first cut with a playable second shot, I'd say that's also a huge improvement that doesn't get picked up in the simple fairway % stat.
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Yeah, a simple "I hit so many fairways today" post doesn't do much for me when it comes to learning about the product. But explaining to me why that number is meaningful to you gives me a better understanding of what the club itself is doing
100% this. There are fairway misses by an inch and fairway misses by a mile. The stat can definitely be misleading so expanding on it as @Muchmore did is really important