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Callaway wants you to know that 2025 is the year your iron game elevates from good to elite. To kickstart this process, they are releasing not just one but four different sets of Elyte irons to complement their new line of drivers, fairways, and hybrids. Golf can be a challenge for players of all skill […]

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Great writeup @ddec ! Best looking “in line” irons Callaway has released to date.
 
I really really like these. Way more than I liked the Smoke irons. I’ll be trading those in for these in a couple weeks.

Very impressed with how they feel

Planning on putting some Dart Vs in them
 
Has a similar look of a mizuno 925 and the Darkspeed. Nice write up.
 
ttucliffhanger said:
Great writeup @ddec ! Best looking “in line” irons Callaway has released to date.
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They are nice looking, but I immediately thought of the 2009 X-Forged in my backup bag.
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xThor said:
I really really like these. Way more than I liked the Smoke irons. I’ll be trading those in for these in a couple weeks.

Very impressed with how they feel

Planning on putting some Dart Vs in them
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I see you!

These do look good!
 
These look slick, and the GI segment is no longer looking like it did in the past 🔥. Looking forward to hearing some GD guys thoughts on these.
 
Looks like I’ve got some reading to do.
 
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Great write up @ddec! The Elyte irons look really good!
 
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This was maybe the most pleasant surprise for me. They look good, feel better, and fly great. I wasn't a big fan of the Smoke irons and they kind of missed the mark a bit. Not a great fitting year with them. Lots of good options with these and I think they'll have a big bounce back year with them.
 
xThor said:
I really really like these. Way more than I liked the Smoke irons. I’ll be trading those in for these in a couple weeks.

Very impressed with how they feel

Planning on putting some Dart Vs in them
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The differences between them really stand out so quickly. I'm excited for people who didn't enjoy the Smoke to hit these. It handily beats the expectation.
 
OldandStiff said:
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This was maybe the most pleasant surprise for me. They look good, feel better, and fly great. I wasn't a big fan of the Smoke irons and they kind of missed the mark a bit. Not a great fitting year with them. Lots of good options with these and I think they'll have a big bounce back year with them.
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I’m upset at how much I like them. Because the TiFs I have are excellent, but I’ve been so impressed with these Elyte irons.
 
Good morning THP!

These were definitely not what I was expecting to be fit into when I arrived at ECPC on Tuesday morning, but after hitting the AI200/300 and TI Fusions- and while I know I could have bagged any of those (The Fusions may have been a bit of a stretch) I couldn’t be happier putting these Elytes in the bag as I think they may be the sleeper of the release. Packed with tech that’s been mentioned already by @ddec these things look amazing and the footprint is not what I would expect to see in a GI iron. Seriously, next to my Pro 225’s I can’t see a huge discernible difference.
Onto the performance- here’s my SS data from my singles round vs Mr. Finley:

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It’s only one round obviously and I mentioned in my write up that I played some of my best golf of the year on Singles Thursday, but still that’s not something that I’ve typically seen. From a distance perspective, they are on par with my previous set of irons- only two rounds on the new irons but here’s the performance distance tracking from SS (Orange = Elyte, Black = 225’s)

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Obviously only two rounds with the Elytes and one of those was a shamble so still plenty to discover, but at least the first indications are that we’re cooking with something here. GI tech in an iron that looks amazing = yes please!

Couple of memorable shots from the Grandaddy:

Aside from this being a gorgeous hole, this was one that I thought had a chance to go in during shamble

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Also from my singles match:


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The Elytes, weren’t what I was expecting to come home with but man were they impressive. I know everyone always gravitates towards the driver and they are really good, but these irons may be the sneakiest and best line in the release.
 
How good looking are these??

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Great write up @ddec

Love the look of these as they really tried to make them a classic looking iron.
 
Oh! And I really looks the Charcoal option traveling through the lineup. That worked well for them in Paradym and some people will definitely take advantage of that.
 
I like the looks of these - all chrome backing is much more preferable to any other badging.
 
Nice write up @ddec! Those are good looking irons and I like all of the different head options.
 
Definitely gonna be interesting to hear reviews of these coming off AI Smokes last year. These definitely have a Tour look to them.
 
I have an Ai Smoke 4i in the bag and hearing that the turf interaction has been improved has my attention. I like the badging as well so ponder engaged on the Elyte 4i.
 
Love the looks of these compared to this category of release in the past where the badges were colorful and such that personally felt cheesier. These are really well done.
 
jlew said:
Good morning THP!

These were definitely not what I was expecting to be fit into when I arrived at ECPC on Tuesday morning, but after hitting the AI200/300 and TI Fusions- and while I know I could have bagged any of those (The Fusions may have been a bit of a stretch) I couldn’t be happier putting these Elytes in the bag as I think they may be the sleeper of the release. Packed with tech that’s been mentioned already by @ddec these things look amazing and the footprint is not what I would expect to see in a GI iron. Seriously, next to my Pro 225’s I can’t see a huge discernible difference.
Onto the performance- here’s my SS data from my singles round vs Mr. Finley:

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It’s only one round obviously and I mentioned in my write up that I played some of my best golf of the year on Singles Thursday, but still that’s not something that I’ve typically seen. From a distance perspective, they are on par with my previous set of irons- only two rounds on the new irons but here’s the performance distance tracking from SS (Orange = Elyte, Black = 225’s)

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Obviously only two rounds with the Elytes and one of those was a shamble so still plenty to discover, but at least the first indications are that we’re cooking with something here. GI tech in an iron that looks amazing = yes please!

Couple of memorable shots from the Grandaddy:

Aside from this being a gorgeous hole, this was one that I thought had a chance to go in during shamble

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Also from my singles match:


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The Elytes, weren’t what I was expecting to come home with but man were they impressive. I know everyone always gravitates towards the driver and they are really good, but these irons may be the sneakiest and best line in the release.
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Man, these sounds like solid irons! 🔥

Love the looks

Great write up @ddec 👍🏼
 
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