Maybe the Best Feeling Iron in Golf - Callaway Apex Pro Series Review 2024

[@ClusterBombed01]

I’ve had my Apex Pros since 2011ish. Wouldn’t change them. Such good clubs. So soft, so versatile & very true lofts. Love them

[@paulbown3960]

Yes! We deserve better when being fit for a set of irons, please allow us to hit short mid and long irons so we can get a better experience

[@paulmcgee1867]

Yep combining iron sets while only testing a 7 iron is impossible

[@grimwalrus9410]

First off, your swing looks wonderful now that your swing changes have integrated a bit more. Need more content on this please as the stuff you've offered has been great. In regards to the irons, as a +1 cap I wouldn't game the MB. I could in the bottom of the bag but no point. I'd go CB all the way through.

[@alksjda]

Just got these, love em

[@jaggatorfan2534]

Great review! Could you please do a review on 2023 Cobra king irons? Tour, CB and Mb Thanks for all you do.

[@27niun]

I bought the Apex TCB irons this year, they are perfect, love them, but I will definitely go for MB/CB combo set next year..😜⛳️🚀🎉

[@alexgrayburn9558]

Mark, there seems to be a trend of manufacturers making irons that blend sets. Problem os when you go for a fitting you only ever seem to hit a 7 iron, most regular fittings only have that available to them,how are you supposed to get a blended set if you only hit 7 iron?

[@stepheningerski9177]

Do you not know where in your set you begin to lose consistency? I’d argue the vast majority of people already know that going in

[@SolomonLi]

These are always good looking… That being said I’ll wait to see what the new Mizuno stuff looks like. Great stuff Mark!

[@larryyoung9106]

Hey Mark, that is an interesting camera angle at 4:43 on your backswing into your downswing. Could you break that down on what your are doing with weight transfer and your left foot sliding back on your downswing thru impact. Thanks

[@francoisdesmoulins-lebeaul4273]

If I had to play Callaway irons, I would probably go MB from PW to 7 or 8 and then CB... just like my current set. I've tried "helping" clubs, and found that they don't really add much in terms of distance or control on misshits, but they don't feel as good flushed from the middle and it's harder to keep the ball flight lower with the more "help" they give you. So with my high ball flight, playing often in windy conditions, MB/CB it is... Now the thing is that "plate" in the back doesn't look that nice to me. I prefer a pure, clean, one-piece look in my irons...

[@JamesDeanGolf35]

went with the pro 4-6 and the CB 7-P, excited to get them on the course!

[@jeffe6540]

What shaft was used? Thoughts on DG 115 mid?

[@johnwhittle9230]

Got new specs like yours. Hopin I can see the ball now and play better. Thanks man.

[@ryang1910]

I’m waiting to hit the pro. Comparing them to the t150 and t200

[@svanesk]

Going for the pro, they look perfect. Hardly any offset and a lite help for those off center hits.

[@johnmagnell8902]

Hello Mr C. Any chance you could get to review the Wishon 585PC. It’s a combo set, blades P-8 and CB 7-4. I think they are available through Diamond golf, which I believe is based in the UK.

[@jacobmccain8082]

$215 per in US. Been in T100/S for 3 years now but these have me salivating.

[@quintenklap2692]

I play its predecessor, the TCB, at +1.5 inch. The changeable weight made a normal swingweight possible, couldn't do that with any other brand.

[@djcardwell]

+4 handicapper trying to decide between 2024 T100 and Apex CB/MB blended set. Which iron would you lean towards for turf interaction?

[@jdard5308]

Great review!

[@sobcrypto5362]

Question for the pro fitters. In a combo set, would you recommend the same shaft from 4i to PW or it would be ok to have one specific shaft for the 4-5-6 and a different one for the 7-8-9-PW? Here’s why I’m asking. I got fitted for a combo 4-5-6 Paradym (weak lofted) and 7-8-9-PW Apex CB (strong lofted) with True temper Elevate 95g shaft. Numbers where dialled in 7 iron 125mph ball, 6000 rpm backspin, carry 180. The issue came when I was ready to order them, Callaway doesn't install that shaft in the CB. I went back to try the True temper Dynamic gold XP 95g S300. Numbers were pretty much the same but feel was not the same probably due to the kick point being mid for the Dynamic gold and low for the Elevate. Which of theses two options would be better and why? 1- Go with the Paradym/CB combo with two different shafts. 2- Go with the Paradym/Apex pro combo to be able to have the Elevate shaft in all irons. Hope I can get some good advice on that. Cheers!

[@dsc-nr5zy]

I tried the Apex Pro some time ago, maybe 5 years ago? Super loud. That's all I remember about them 😅 And they were rockets, of course.

[@DrewOeffinger]

mark would you say these feel better or worse than t100/150? and do you believe 12 handicaps can play apex pro?

[@johnbrain379]

Im a 11 handicap i use the 2018 callaway apex mb irons i love them, its personal prefrence tho

[@msalzberg4962]

Callway US website says $215 / club, from $1,505 / set.

[@CHuzz7777]

Have been fit for P790 and was considering the Apex Pro but have heard it’s for a better player i.e. you’re less likely to find it in the hands of a mid handicapper like you do the P790?

[@Baf630x]

They’re both hollow heads with nearly identical lofts. If you can hit a P790, you can hit an Apex Pro

[@CHuzz7777]

@@Baf630x Yeah, you’re probably right although P790 7 iron loft is 30.5 and Apex Pro is 33. I was carrying the P790 around the 160 mark and while this is very playable I wouldn’t want to sacrifice too many yards off that.

[@theelmagoo]

Callaways US site says $215/iron just to give you an update. :) I like the concept, but that blocky insert on the back is difficult to warm up to looks-wise.

[@davidmeeks7449]

That’s a weight, changeable to dial in swing weight. Allows you to play any shaft and dial it in without affecting CG. Smart design.

[@theelmagoo]

@@davidmeeks7449 no question about the tech on it, or the replaceable weight, I just wish they made it look sleeker?

[@paulmcgee1867]

Useful for fitting though

[@stephenorourke2297]

Liked the video Mark

[@michaelharris4725]

Should have had a course vlog with Coach on this one.

[@JUUIGDWEZX]

I play 1996 Big Bertha irons..can't afford a new set.

[@EdnaMillion.]

It still annoys me that they appropriated the Apex name when they bought Hogan. The Hogan Apex Plus is still the best feeling iron i've hit, even better than the "nothing feels like a" Mizuno.

[@mattraikes143]

£217 per stick. Yeah I'll stick with my d9 forged thanks.

[@MrMatthew262]

😂

[@RolandDobbins]

I love my Paradym X.

[@antoinesteeghs7313]

Let me test 4-5 and 9-Pé irons not only 7 irons . How can I build a set otherwise? I can not, nowhere, in the Netherlands

[@putthegundownkinkade]

that price is just wrong. I got my titles MB through my club to my specs for 1/4 of that

[@stephanegault]

apex pro was so beautiful, its wasted with this horrible black badge :(

[@somnumna2606]

Thought the same. I have previous model Apex Pro and hit 2024 and not worth the change up for me…they actually felt / sound identical.

[@peterhammer6915]

those hights of the shots can't be correct, 45 feet only? I am sure I would like those but the price looks way over the top in compared the Z785:s I have been playing for 3 years...

[@jaws6307]

That was the descent angle

[@peterhammer6915]

@@jaws6307 no it showed the height 45 feet

[@amalfi460]

215 dollars a club or $1505 for 4-PW

[@kurtier]

$289 per club Canadian

[@adambarnes4191]

The fact that a hollow, game improvement-ish iron is named pro amuses me. I'm sure Rahm and the other staffers will be putting the pro in their bag. 😂

[@FarnzworthIII]

When Luke Donald was playing really well … he was playing the MMCs. Hovland just won with the i210s.

[@adambarnes4191]

@FarnzworthIII neither of those are hybrids disguised as irons. I have nothing against the hollow construction movement, but with the exception of a long iron or two in a random bag, tour players aren't using hollow bodied irons. Which is why is think the pro name is kitsch. I just dislike the use of tour or pro on retail clubs. It's corporate pandering.

[@FarnzworthIII]

@@adambarnes4191you think the pros are hybrid like?! Interesting.

[@FarnzworthIII]

@@adambarnes4191btw. The old X forged cbs are technically a hollowed body iron. No microspheres. A bunch of their pros played and play those irons.

[@adambarnes4191]

@FarnzworthIII I did not know the x forged cb was hollow. I think Kisner played that. Interesting. Still not a fan of the pro moniker. MB, CB, HB seems much better imo. That said, these irons do look nice. I'm looking for a new set this fall. Zx7/Zx5 or T150/T200 combo is where I'll start.

[@TonyToning-ne7uq]

217 per iron ! Callaway dont want to sell them to the general public then !!!!

[@johnbrain379]

Over priced will stick with my apex mb irons dont like the screws in back of irons tho

[@joshuahaskey1240]

Where’s coach man 🙈🙈 he’s mr callaway

[@is1nameleft]

Way to expensive.

[@kevinthorp1419]

Stopped watching at £217.

[@svanesk]

Lead time and price = joke. Cancelled my order of the pros.

[@MarkCrossfield]

Callaway are in a strange place at the moment.

[@TexasGolfer]

I’ve played Callaway for many years and atheistically they are losing the game. For the first time I am considering a Taylormade set.

[@kourt2469]

Srixon is where it's at

[@kkgolf5371]

Never under the look of the back of the club. At address they are mint and clean. Not much looks better than CB or MB