The crown is a gloss black with callaways trademark chevron alignment aid. Find golf club tradein and resales values for over 4,000 models of used golf clubs at the pga value guide, from leading manufacturers such as callaway, taylormade, taylor made, titleist, ping, odyssey. The 10g sliding weight first seen on the 20 big bertha driver has also been included, helping golfers alter their ball flight and control. Callaway golf great big bertha 1997 vs callaway x hot. As you can see, the big bertha v series is a nofrills driver. With the latest addition to the series the callaway gbb epic star driver the manufacturer has cast an even wider net. Callaways big bertha alpha is available in 9 with a 10. The new callaway great big bertha driver is designed to get the most distance for all golfers. The same has been true of gbb drivers that have followed since, too, as the gbb name continues to periodically be used by callaway. And they have been a sizzling seller throughout the market in 2017. With the callaway big bertha driver, every golfer can gain distance and forgiveness off the tee. The aerodynamic and lightweight design give you more club speed and callaways hyper speed face gives you increased ball speeds across a large portion of the face. Here are all the ways you can make adjustments to your big bertha driver, including the gravity core we recommend that you make adjustments in the order below. Players are able to move a sliding weight on a track at the back of the club to shift the horizontal center of gravity and also have the option of eight different loft and face angle.
If youve read our previous head 2 head of the m1 vs. The name was chosen to evoke the famous german big bertha howitzer the original big bertha driver was launched in 1991. Rick shiels senior pga golf coach at trafford golf centre test the new callaway big bertha driver on gc2 with real golf balls to see. The big bertha fusion heavy driver features all the same design benefits as the standard model, however, the stock length of the driver is 1 shorter 44. The new version of the big berth is bigger and meaner and promises even more distance than ever before. Introducing great big bertha driver the new callaway great big bertha driver is designed to get the most distance for all golfers. Big bertha is the name given by callaway golf to a number of its lines of golf clubs. But like the original gbb, callaways great big bertha ii 415 titanium driver was a big seller. The great big bertha driver is back, and it represents the next frontier in. The callaway great big bertha is back, and it represents the next generation in driver design. The big bertha alpha driver spans a multiple segments of the player population due to its incredible flexibility and adjustability for individual golfers.
Dec 02, 20 the first thing you need to know about bertha is that shell initially be available in 2 models. This driver is a technological breakthrough that includes a multimaterial. Like most people of my vintage i had one of the original callaway big bertha drivers and. As designer alan hocknell explained to us recently, the x2 hot has the weighting and moi effectively preset and is therefore cheaper, but will give a pretty similar. The first great big bertha was arguably one of the best drivers of the 20th century and callaway seems to think this line will stand the sands of time, as the new 2015 great big. The footprint is about what youd expect for a 460cc driver, and the proportions are well balanced. It was designed with the goal of helping golfers with slower swing speeds gain distance, forgiveness and accuracy. The great big bertha driver has received fantastic ratings since its release.
Well if you buy into the explanation it is because it echoes the ground breaking nature of the original gbb. The big bertha alpha 815 driver establishes a new driver category. The legendary big bertha is back and better than ever. This hosel makes it easy to adjust the driver to a wide range of loft and lie settings. Sep 08, 2014 the callaway big bertha v series driver is a lightweight driver designed to help golfers get more club head speed and more distance. Callaway great big bertha 1997 vs callaway x hot 20 subscribe to my channel here. Callaway big bertha alpha driver adjustment instructions tgw. Players are able to move a sliding weight on a track at. The weight can be moved around with the wrench that is provided for hosel and shaft adjustments. With the biggest big bertha released in 1997, this year marks 20 laps around the sun for callaway. Callaway specifically engineered the womens big bertha fusion driver with a swing weight, overall weight and shaft configurations designed to make the driver extremely forgiving and easy to hit off the.
This driver is a technological breakthrough that includes a. Model, availability, standard length, lie, cc, total weight, swing weight. The callaway big bertha v series driver is all about speed. This enables callaway golf engineers to incorporate a 460cc head. This hosel makes it easy to adjust the driver to a wide range of loft and lie. Introducing big bertha irons our easiest to launch distance iron. I would have preferred to have shaft options that are offered with the alpha series driver. Callaway big bertha v series driver 2nd swing golf.
Callaway golf great big bertha 1997 vs callaway x hot 20. Founded in 1982 by the late ely callaway, the mission of callaway golf is to passionately pursue advanced, innovative technologies to sell the worlds best golf clubs, balls, and accessories. In that case i cant wait for the rerelease of the greatest big bertha. Callaway golf 2017 mens great big bertha epic driver. The two can now be adjusted independent from each other. It features a light and fast multimaterial chassis to generate more clubhead speed through advanced aerodynamics and a wide range of weight classes to suit multiple swing types. I used to use a relatively small driver at about 190cc. Its our easiest to launch distance iron, and its led by our groundbreaking suspended energy core. Callaway say that this is a driver for everyone that will sit between the original big bertha and the alpha 815 and offers the. This driver is a technological breakthrough that includes a multi. The big bertha alpha was a first of its kind driver that allowed golfers to change the vertical center of gravity of the club. May 14, 2014 now it seems that the next great thing is an old one after all, or at least one with an old name. Regular big bertha is being billed as a total performance driver.
Find golf club tradein and resales values for over 4,000 models of used golf clubs at the pga value guide, from leading manufacturers such as callaway, taylormade, taylor made, titleist, ping, odyssey, nike, cleveland, mizuno, cobra, adams, wilson. With the gravity core in the low cg position of big bertha alpha, the driver has a low spin focus. Solid performance, good forgiveness, and fairly low spin. This driver is a technological breakthrough that includes a multimaterial aerodynamic shape and a sliding weight so that you leave no yard behind. This enables callaway golf engineers to incorporate a 460cc head design with a shallower face, flatter shape and the highest moment of inertia ever in a callaway golf alltitanium headresulting in longer and straighter. The shorter length offers increased control for those players seeking more accuracy. The new big bertha came with a fubuki shaft that i feel is a little light weight for the driver. Rated 4 out of 5 by anonymous from good clubs if you dont mind the awful finish the big bertha irons are decent clubs but the gun metal finish is not fit for purpose i have used the clubs for about ten rounds from new and they look like a purchase from a charity shop. The new version of the big berth is bigger and meaner and promises even more distance than. I hit the big bertha well so far on the driving range, but havent taken it to the course yet.
The big bertha fusion driver is a material change in forgiveness and distance, led by our revolutionary titanium exocage and ultralight triaxial carbon crown, with a new and innovative shape, and industryleading aerodynamics. Depending on which shaft, the great big bertha can either play as a lighter weight driver designed. Callaway golf big bertha family golf clubs official. Nov 20, 20 callaway great big bertha 1997 vs callaway x hot 20 subscribe to my channel here. Callaways great big bertha ii 415 driver liveabout. With the return of an old friend with the relaunch of big bertha driver in 20 it was surely only a matter of time before callaway delved back into the box marked iconic golf club names to bring. Mar 12, 2014 relative to other models in the callaway range, the big bertha was a bit longer for me than the callaway x2 hot driver, even though the latter does offer the maximum forgiveness.
Great big bertha comes in at 295 to 325 grams, based on the shaft weight. It features a light and fast multimaterial chassis to generate more clubhead speed through advanced. The callaway gbb epic series of drivers were unveiled in the united states in january. The epic star delivers callaways lightest driver ever. Callaway big bertha 2006 specifications big bertha 2006 specs iron specs shaft model, shaft flex, shaft length,loft, lie, bounce, swing weight. Mar 18, 2014 here are all the ways you can make adjustments to your big bertha driver, including the gravity core we recommend that you make adjustments in the order below. However, they cannot be sold as new as they could have been floor samples or demo clubs.
Callaway expands adjustability with new great big bertha and. Callaway expands adjustability with new great big bertha. This is a gameimprovement driver designed to provide an optimal balance of high ball speeddistance across the face and highcaliber forgiveness. The 2015 great big bertha has tech like no other, featuring callaways next gen rmoto face, a. Callaway drivers are engineered with supreme stability. Its modern technologies, advanced aerodynamic design and adjustable perimeter weighting allow for a great deal of flexibility that can accommodate golfers of all skill levels.
Now it seems that the next great thing is an old one after all, or at least one with an old name. Mar 10, 2014 big bertha alpha places callaway in the center of the discussion of most innovative companies in golf. Its a pioneer that gives you the benefit of maximum distance from low spin and forgiveness. The clubhead is designed with a lighter weight 198 grams to provide more flexibility in shafts. The new geometrical design of the alltitanium big bertha 460 driver sees the head stretched and flattened to touch the dimensional limits. The callaway big bertha driver will feature the new advanced adjustable hosel which is a staple on all 2014 callaway drivers. Callaway 2015 great big bertha driver 2nd swing golf.
This is our highest rated certified preowned condition. The first thing you need to know about bertha is that shell initially be available in 2 models. The big bertha fusion driver is a material change in forgiveness and distance, led by our revolutionary titanium exocage and ultralight triaxial carbon. Its got adjustablemoveable weights like the razr fit and razr fit xtreme promotes a draw or fade bias andor alters swing weight.
With the return of an old friend with the relaunch of big bertha driver in 20 it was surely only a matter of time before callaway delved back into the box marked iconic golf club names to bring us the great big bertha driver yes i am ancient enough to remember the first time round when the outrageously bigger 253cc version of the big bertha was the ground breaking driver of its time. The first great big bertha was arguably one of the best drivers of the 20th century and callaway seems to think this line will stand the sands of time, as the new 2015 great big bertha has left no technology behind. Big bertha alpha features the same optifit hosel as the rest of the callaway driver family. The standard version of the club was also popular and allowed golfers a wide array of features that could be fine tuned to fit their games best. Callaway also says big bertha has 20% more moi than similar slidingweight clubs. Its our easiest to launch distance iron, and its led by our.
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