Bench Tested: Callaway Elyte Fairway Woods & Mini Driver

*In Partnership with Callaway*

With equipment manufacturers creating greater segmentation in their product lines and more products to go with it, trying to figure out what should work best for you can feel like a complicated process. This is where seeking out an experienced fitter can be a big help.

But, we also understand that a lot of golfers are simply looking for a place to start when it comes to trying to understand how certain models are designed to work for them, and how they compare to each other, which is why at Skratch, we’ve created Bench Tested. This new series is dedicated to walking you through various models of clubs, balls, and any other gear to help you better understand how they stack up and educate you on what to look for when shopping for new gear.

For our first Bench Tested episode, we're taking a look at a selection of Callaway’s Elyte Series fairway woods: Elyte X, Elyte Triple Diamond, and the Elyte Titanium, plus the new Elyte Mini Driver to show you how they compare and the numbers to look for when trying to find your perfect 3-wood.

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Standout Testing Notes

Elyte X

With a lighter platform and shallower profile, the Elyte X fairway wood excels at generating height without creating too much spin. For golfers who tend to struggle hitting fairway woods off the deck and need extra height to approach greens, the Elyte X is an easy choice.

It also comes in an adjustable 3HL (High Launch) model for those golfers who need a little confidence boost for shots off the deck and want to see extra height

Elyte Triple Diamond

With a deeper face, and more forward center of gravity, the Triple Diamond is at the opposite end of the spectrum as the Elyte X. It generates less peak height and spin for stronger players who require spin reduction, and with a more compact profile, its also easy to work the ball and shape shots.

From testing, the Triple Diamond is still a great option to hit off the deck, and for golfers with a steeper angle of attack into the ball, the deeper face offers more top-to-bottom forgiveness.

Elyte Titanium

In many ways, the Elyte Titanium is the perfect combination of the Elyte X and the Triple Diamond. It offers a slightly shallower profile compared to the Triple Diamond to help achieve a slightly higher launch profile, but with more discretionary weight, spin stays in a manageable window.

Also, loft for loft the Titanium produces higher and more consistent balls speeds around the face since the stronger and lighter titanium face can be made thinner.

Elyte Mini Driver

Ah, the mini driver, a golf club category I just can’t stop talking about.

For those golfers looking for a secondary tee option and struggle with a 3-wood or are just looking for more distance than a 3-wood off the tee this is the club for you. The Elyte mini occupies a unique place in the mini driver world because it’s the largest mini on the market (can I call it the mini jumbo? Lets leave that as the working title for now). This extra size makes it the most forgiving and user friendly off the tee.