I Fit Myself For Callaway's Newest Apex Long Game Options—Here's What I Learned

Callaway just announced their newest line of long game helpers, the Apex UT, Apex UW, and the Apex Super Hybrid; all of which are designed to help players gap the top end of their set from longest irons to highest lofted fairway woods.

This gap can be a tough one to fill for any level of player, and in most cases, it all comes down to club head speed and a player's approach to the ball. A perfect example of this is how Tommy Fleetwood goes from a 5-iron directly to a TaylorMade 9-wood, even though he has tour-level speed. On the other end, Cameron Young plays with a 21° Titleist hybrid along with a higher lofted utility to help gap the top end of his bag even though he's a faster player.

So, as a golfer who does not have tour-level speed, and is always looking for a way to better help the top end of my set, I decided to lay out and compare the newest Callaway Apex options against a current one to find out how they fit me, and may fit best into your game too.

Long Game Testing Results

Elyte Triple Diamond 7w

Ball Speed - 137.1 mph

Launch Angle - 15.7°

Carry Distance - 201.8 yards

Spin - 5936 rpm

Peak Height - 134.8 Feet

Land Angle - 51.5°

Callway Apex Super Hybrid - 21° (set to 20)

Ball Speed - 136.7 mph

Launch Angle - 15°

Carry Distance - 207 yards

Spin - 6037 rpm

Peak Height - 126 Feet

Land Angle - 50.7 degrees

Callaway Apex UW - 19°

Ball Speed - 138.8

Launch Angle - 14.3°

Carry Distance - 219.1 yards

Spin - 5260 rpm

Peak Height - 125.9 feet

Land Angle - 49.3°

Callaway Apex UT 20°

Ball Speed - 132 mph

Launch Angle - 14.3°

Carry Distance - 207.6 yards

Spin - 5064 rpm

Peak Height - 99.7 feet

Land Angle - 43.6°

Conclusion

In many ways, this test proved what I mostly expected, especially in regard to the 7-wood and the new Apex UT.

In the case of the 7-wood, I hit it great and it provides a lot of consistency, but if I were playing in windy conditions, it would become a big liability based on the peak height and spin numbers.

On the other side, the UT does exactly what it is designed to do: launch low and with less spin compared to the other options. Unfortunately for me, I don't possess the top-end speed to utilize it on a day-to-day basis, and would likely only use it in an off-the-tee scenario if I were playing links golf. Not only that, but the land angle is too steep to quickly stop the ball on an approach shot.

But if you're a player with speed, I think the new UT could be an absolute weapon in the right hands.

Here's where, in my opinion, things get very interesting.

Although they look similar, and were set to very similar specs, the Super Hybrid and new UW performed very differently, even though I could justify using either one.

The big difference - SPIN!

Even with just 0.7° in launch angle difference between the two, the Super Hybrid average just over 6000rpm while the UW was just over 5200rpm. Their ball speeds were remarkably similar too, as were their vertical descent angles.

This helped the Apex UW achieve it's peak ball flight farther down range and compared to the Super Hybrid meaning stronger faster players will see more benefit from the UW, while players needing that extra shot stopping spin will see better success with the Super Hybrid, especially in the higher lofted options.

Of course how far down range a ball flight peaks is very into the weeds stuff when it comes to fitting, but thats what I'm here for.

Apex UW Ball Flight Profile

Apex Super Hybrid Flight Profile

So if you have speed, your likely winners are going to be the UT or the UW, but if you need spin and a little extra spotting power, the new Super Hybrid or a 7-wood just might be the best options for you.