woods
performance
★★★★★
i n n o vat i o n
★★★★★
look • sound • feel
★★★★★ demand
★★★★★
p l ay e r c o m m e n t
“It has a sound that connotes power, like you’re always hitting it well even on slight mis-hits. The distance is there for me, and the turf interaction is exceptional.”
c a l l away
RRP AED 1,750
ROGUE ST MAX/MAX D/LS
performance
★★★★★
i n n o vat i o n
★★★★★
look • sound • feel
★★★★★
p l ay e r c o m m e n t
“It feels compact through the swing, like every molecule of the club is going into the ball—a real thumper at impact.”
demand
★★★
cobra
LTDx/LS/MAX
RRP AED 1,395
what it does: Callaway has used its computer-driven, machinelearning platform to improve the “jailbreak” internal support structure in its woods for years. That system stiffens the body, directing more flex into the face. But high-speed computers are relentlessly smart, so the structure has been updated. Rather than two bars joining the crown and sole directly behind the middle of the face, the new frame is pushed to the extreme heel and toe. This frees up the centre of the wraparound cupface for better flexing where most hits occur. The carbon-composite crown and an internal, forward tungsten weight produce a low centre of gravity for higher launch with less spin. The internal weighting is used to produce three versions: the ultra-forgiving Max, the high-launching, slicer-friendly Max D and the low-spinning LS for players trying to flight their fairway woods down. why we like it: The new jailbreak system is smart, and so is making fairway woods that launch high without excessive spin. Even smarter: 14 lofts across three versions. This includes a 20-degree model with a 4-wood shaft. So beloved was it by legendary founder Ely Callaway that his name for it has stuck, the Heavenwood.
what it does: All three models use a tungsten weight slug low and forward in the sole to reduce spin and increase ball speed for more distance. The carbon-composite crown reduces weight on top so that more mass is free to create three performance characteristics. The standard LTDx offers forgiveness with an extra weight chip in the rear, the Max includes more mass in the heel to fight any slice tendencies and the LS is the lowest-spinning option with front heel- and toe-weight ports to tweak fade or draw preferences. why we like it: That each design produces less spin without sacrificing off-centre-hit forgiveness is no small feat. But the special thing about Cobra’s fairway woods for decades has been the sole rails. They are hollow to help improve the way the face flexes, and they have been removed on the 3-wood, which generally requires a more sweeping stroke in which the rails aren’t as effective. Also clever: The LS model, which is for better players, features a large 3-wood (best as a backup driver), and the 5-wood, which is mostly hit off the fairway, is the most compact head across the entire line, just what the better players targeted by the LS prefer.
lofts 15, 16.5, 18, 20, 21, 24, 27 (max); 16, 19, 22 (max d); 13.5, 15, 16.5, 18 (ls)
lofts 15, 18.5, 22.5 (ltdx); 15.5, 18.5, 22.5 (max); 14.5, 18.5 (ls); adjustable
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