2nd Swing Golf
Master fitters, Trackman-heavy testing
“this is your furthest carry of the day with the Elite”
Blistering ball speed with the day's farthest carry and comfortably the highest landing angle for stopping power.
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- +Fastest ball speed and furthest carry of the day
- +Landing angle at nearly 50 degrees, comfortably the highest of the test
- +Felt great and inspired confident swings
- −Spin ran higher than the Qi35 and GT2
For: Players attacking greens who want maximum stopping power with distance
“Feels great. Sounds great. And the numbers are pretty good.”
The lowest profile of the three and Michael's favourite look at address, hugging the ground so tightly it feels like you can pick it off any lie.
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- +Lowest profile of the three, really hugs the ground behind the ball
- +Looks like you can pop the ball up from very tight lies
- +Great sound, great feel and a lovely flight
- −Sole finish looks a little cheap and not as premium as expected from Callaway
- −The big E logo on the sole is questionable
For: Golfers who want the easiest possible launch off tight fairway lies
Golf Monthly
UK magazine, season-long testing
“you can't argue with the ball speed on offer”
Surprisingly out-distanced its Triple Diamond sibling for him, with the extra launch and spin producing the third longest carry on test at 258 yards.
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- +Third longest carry of the whole test at 258 yards
- +Higher launch and spin actually produced more carry and total distance than the Triple Diamond for him
- +Impressive ball speed
For: Distance seekers who don't have the speed to make the Triple Diamond work
Her current 3-wood and 5-wood are standard Elyte models, fitted so one flies extra high and the other low for workability in the wind.
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- +Standard models fitted into a high-flying 5-wood and low-flying 3-wood combination for wind play
For: Low handicappers building a fitted fairway wood setup around their home conditions
Club Champion (TXG)
Tour-level fitting studio
“I'm definitely able to flight it in a window that I like”
The standard Elyte is the sleeker, more workable of the three, launching 10.2 degrees at 150 ball speed and holding its flight into a headwind.
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- +More condensed, sleek shape with a matte finish they liked
- +Easier to flight and manipulate into a preferred window
- +Held its line well into a headwind, 240 carry and 260 total
For: The likely fit for most players who don't need draw help