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Callaway · Hybrid · 2026

Callaway Quantum Max Hybrid

2 reviewers tested · unanimous

81

Strongly recommended

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The takeaway

Fast, high launching, sound splits opinion.

They agree

  • +Ball speed jumps off the face
  • +Launches high and lands steep
  • +Adjustable loft and weighting
  • +Sole moves through turf cleanly

The knocks

  • −Reviewers split on the sound
  • −Head shape reads compact to some
  • −Back of head graphics divide taste

Buy it ifyou need height and speed from a 19 degree hybrid

Skip it ifyou want a quiet, muted hybrid or a bigger head

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The verdicts.

2nd Swing Golf

Master fitters, Trackman-heavy testing

Loved it

“The ball just jumps off this face.”

A more compact, players-oriented hybrid despite the Max name, with phenomenal ball speed, higher and more consistent spin than the OS, and the better sound and feel of the two.

+ the facts · 4 pros · 1 cons
  • +Phenomenal ball speed, 1.48 smash factor and 236-yard carries from a 19-degree head
  • +Higher, more consistent spin than the OS with better landing angle, good for demanding players
  • +Better sound and feel than the OS, more like a fairway wood
  • −Fitters would still add a touch of loft to steepen the landing angle for most golfers

For: Better players who want a compact, LS-style hybrid look with spin and height they can control.

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Golf Monthly

UK magazine, season-long testing

Liked it

The highest-launching 19-degree hybrid on test, with a stepped sole that picks the ball cleanly off the deck.

+ the facts · 4 pros · 2 cons
  • +Highest launch of any 19-degree hybrid tested
  • +Stepped sole minimises turf contact
  • +Middle-ground profile, neither chunky nor compact
  • −Loud, metallic sound won't suit everyone
  • −Graphics on the back of the head aren't to his taste

For: Slower swingers who need maximum help getting the ball airborne

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