2019 Official Forum Member Review-Callaway Epic Flash Drivers

[sirchunksalot]

Hell that's why I bought it!   I heard these Cally's were juiced so I hauled arse to Dick's and picked me one of before they sold out! 

Between the Epic Flash and the Atomic irons, you're going to be the king of distance at your course.

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[ole gray]

Just now, sirchunksalot said:

Between the Epic Flash and the Atomic irons, you're going to be the king of distance at your course.

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I'll be tossing  all over the course!  lol 

[sirchunksalot]

Thought I'd post this as I'm on the course and stuck behind a group of slow players.
I haven't hit to many good shots today as my score reflects on the 8th hole. But I did set a personal best drive today. That's the positive so far out of this round. 276 is a bomb for me!

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[edingc]

I DID IT! 

First round with the new HZRDUS Yellow (thanks, Callaway Pre-Owned!), and I smashed my personal best drive twice! On the opening hole I nearly drove the green, smashing it 280 yards (landed exactly where I wanted it to and got a great bounce.

Hole No. 3 is a long par 5, and I let her rip! Couldn't believe how far I had to walk to get to my ball!

View from my where my drive ended up on the first hole:

[yungkory]

I need to get my irons where my driver game is:

 

 

No doubt the Flash helped me shoot a new PB and my first sub-80 round.

[GolfSpy BOS]

I DID IT! 

First round with the new HZRDUS Yellow (thanks, Callaway Pre-Owned!), and I smashed my personal best drive twice! On the opening hole I nearly drove the green, smashing it 280 yards (landed exactly where I wanted it to and got a great bounce.
Hole No. 3 is a long par 5, and I let her rip! Couldn't believe how far I had to walk to get to my ball!
View from my where my drive ended up on the first hole:

Duddddeeee. That’s a bomb!! Awesome!
My friend has a HZRDUS yellow in a cobra F8. I constantly tell him I’m going to steal it. Hahaha


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[ole gray]

I’ve only played two rounds with my Flash however I can already tell this dog will hunt! It’s a rocket launcher


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[sirchunksalot]

I DID IT! 

First round with the new HZRDUS Yellow (thanks, Callaway Pre-Owned!), and I smashed my personal best drive twice! On the opening hole I nearly drove the green, smashing it 280 yards (landed exactly where I wanted it to and got a great bounce.
Hole No. 3 is a long par 5, and I let her rip! Couldn't believe how far I had to walk to get to my ball!
View from my where my drive ended up on the first hole:

That's an absolute bomb! Congrats on the new PB.

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[ole gray]

Have any of you guys shorten the shaft length on your driver?

[edingc]

44 minutes ago, ole gray said:

Have any of you guys shorten the shaft length on your driver?

I have not. I considered it for a while, but recently I've made a few more changes to my setup and swing that have resulted in more consistent contact near the center of the face.

[yungkory]

5 hours ago, ole gray said:

Have any of you guys shorten the shaft length on your driver?

I haven't touched it out on the course since it arrived. I played with the neck/perimeter weight a little bit for my stage 2, but otherwise it's completely standard with the weight in the toe. I've dabbled with the idea of putting an Accra TZ6 in it, but it's hard to imagine that it'll get much better for me personally:

I got 99 problems Flash ain't one

[ole gray]

Went out this evening and walked a quick nine.   Dayuuuummmmmm I LOVE this driver !     I cut mine down to 44.5 and I was hitting drives in places I was unfamiliar with.   Center of face contact was sweeter than a slice of apple pie with cool whip!

[edingc]

Moral of this whole journey for me this season: If you want to play better golf, it's worth it to find a qualified fitter.

I've played 72 holes with the HZRDUS Yellow in the Epic Flash and am ecstatic with the performance of the club. Since changing shafts, I've posted 18 hole scores of 84, 85 and 82, nine hole scores of 39 and 44 and my trending unofficial handicap has fallen below 13. The driver has been a huge part of my success. 

My driving performance during four of those rounds (unfortunately GAME Golf somehow lost the 85), has been just under that of a 5 handicap:

During that four round span, I've hit 17 drives 250 yards or longer, including drives of 270, 272, 273, 280, 293 and a new personal best of 301 yards.

If you've been following along from the start of this review, a good drive for me during the initial testing was 240-245 yards. A lot of this is improvement in my swing, but having a club that I'm very confident in is a huge help. I love this club and it's forgiveness.

It was good with the HZRDUS Smoke, but it's been a beast with the HZRDUS Yellow.

I do miss the align grip, as the shaft I have from Callaway Pre-Owned only came with a regular Golf Pride New Decade Multi-compound grip. Something I may consider adding back in the future.

[bmaru99]

I hit this driver for the first time at Golf Galaxy this weekend on the GCquad. Holy geez is this thing ever amazing. I was amazed at the results I was getting with this club. My best drive wen 345 yards on a 123mph swing but that was just crazy for me to see. Definitely going to look into purchasing this club in the off season hopefully i it gets a nice sale.

[ole gray]

I've had several rounds in with this driver and it's the real deal.   Best driver I have ever put in the sack by far! One of my playing partners told me I had better keep that driver as it was money.  I won $16.00 bucks from the ole coots today and the driver was the ticket to success. 

[PMookie]

Picked-up one of these. SZ 9*, AD-IZ 7X, specs from a fitting in Michigan back in February. Swing still needs a lot of work!


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[JohnSmalls]

1 hour ago, PMookie said:

Picked-up one of these. SZ 9*, AD-IZ 7X, specs from a fitting in Michigan back in February. Swing still needs a lot of work!


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You still trying to kick that G400 out of the bag? 

[PMookie]

You still trying to kick that G400 out of the bag? 

It’s gone. Sold it. 8 fairways in two rounds of the City Championship got her fired!

 

 

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[edingc]

Been about a month since my last update, and the Epic Flash continues to help my game. I really started struggling with the driver a few weeks ago, but after making a small swing change (more secondary axis tilt at address) I've been much more accurate and longer the past few rounds.

My trending unofficial handicap continues to fall, now sitting around 11, and during the last three rounds I've been better off the tee than the average 5 handicap according to GAME Golf.

I cannot get past the forgiveness and length of this driver. Last night's round was played on a course carved out of an old apple orchard, very open and very windy. A few drives caught nice tailwinds and I ended up with five drives over 250 yards, with two of those drives topping 275 total.

During this morning's round I had five drives of 260 yards or longer. Coming from someone who had rarely seen 240 before this year, I'm still in awe of this club.

The shot that stuck out most to me this morning was my drive on No. 13, a 330-yard par 4. I mis-hit the ball high on the club face and toward the toe. Not only did the ball stay right near the fairway, it still traveled 249 yards despite basically falling straight down from the sky, leaving me a wedge into the green. I stuck my 54 degree wedge to three feet and birdied the hole. The forgiveness is silly.

[tony@CIC]

21 minutes ago, edingc said:

Been about a month since my last update, and the Epic Flash continues to help my game. I really started struggling with the driver a few weeks ago, but after making a small swing change (more secondary axis tilt at address) I've been much more accurate and longer the past few rounds.

My trending unofficial handicap continues to fall, now sitting around 11, and during the last three rounds I've been better off the tee than the average 5 handicap according to GAME Golf.

I cannot get past the forgiveness and length of this driver. Last night's round was played on a course carved out of an old apple orchard, very open and very windy. A few drives caught nice tailwinds and I ended up with five drives over 250 yards, with two of those drives topping 275 total.

During this morning's round I had five drives of 260 yards or longer. Coming from someone who had rarely seen 240 before this year, I'm still in awe of this club.

The shot that stuck out most to me this morning was my drive on No. 13, a 330-yard par 4. I mis-hit the ball high on the club face and toward the toe. Not only did the ball stay right near the fairway, it still traveled 249 yards despite basically falling straight down from the sky, leaving me a wedge into the green. I stuck my 54 degree wedge to three feet and birdied the hole. The forgiveness is silly.

Great results - sounds like it's the right driver for you! 

[sirchunksalot]

Been about a month since my last update, and the Epic Flash continues to help my game. I really started struggling with the driver a few weeks ago, but after making a small swing change (more secondary axis tilt at address) I've been much more accurate and longer the past few rounds.
My trending unofficial handicap continues to fall, now sitting around 11, and during the last three rounds I've been better off the tee than the average 5 handicap according to GAME Golf.

I cannot get past the forgiveness and length of this driver. Last night's round was played on a course carved out of an old apple orchard, very open and very windy. A few drives caught nice tailwinds and I ended up with five drives over 250 yards, with two of those drives topping 275 total.
During this morning's round I had five drives of 260 yards or longer. Coming from someone who had rarely seen 240 before this year, I'm still in awe of this club.
The shot that stuck out most to me this morning was my drive on No. 13, a 330-yard par 4. I mis-hit the ball high on the club face and toward the toe. Not only did the ball stay right near the fairway, it still traveled 249 yards despite basically falling straight down from the sky, leaving me a wedge into the green. I stuck my 54 degree wedge to three feet and birdied the hole. The forgiveness is silly.

I'm going to have to second your statement on the amount of forgiveness that the Epic Flash line has. I played nine today, hitting drives of 242, 238, 248, 225, 239, and 234. I averaged 238 yards and really never felt like I hit the sweet spot.

I shot a 44 with only 17 putts, but the Flash Sub Zero was the MVP of my round. I only hit one really bad shot, and that was a straight up block. On the ninth hole, which is a nemesis of mine, I aimed for a darker patch of grass on the fairway and flew straight over it. I've had instances where this hole has killed my round, either by hitting toward the driving range, or pull hooking it between two small ponds.

Great job on your improvement@edingc! You've definitely found the right driver for your game and I love hearing about your improvement.

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[ole gray]

Flash = Mash ‍


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[edingc]

Probably my final update for this review. I am still gaming the Epic Flash with the HZRDUS Yellow 6.0, though I've cut it down to 44.5" now. It will soon be replaced by the Cobra SpeedZone Xtreme as part of #CobraConnectChallenge4.

The Epic Flash is a bomber, with a good amount of forgiveness high on the face. It is a little too high spin for me now, but I still am managing some really good numbers. Working with my coach, I've brought my angle of attack from negative something to about 2 degree positive, and that is making a huge difference in spin rate and total carry. In retrospect now, I probably should be in the 9 degree head and not the 10.5.

It is extremely forgiving on heel/toe as far as dispersion goes as well.

My Arccos smart distance is currently 260 yards, and during this morning's round I had five drives go 270+ yards. That's such an improvement from last spring.