Callaway 2022 Great Big Bertha Driver Review
The clubs in Callaway’s latest Great Big Bertha line always incorporate the “best of the best” technology and features. As a result, this new-for-2023, US only (for now) ultra-premium driver incorporates everything you can imagine – lightweight components, ultra-light UST Helium Nanocore shaft, Triaxial carbon crown, forged carbon sole, Jailbreak speed frame, clubface designed by Artificial Intelligence, soft Winn Dri-Tac Lite grip, and even a distinct sage green finish. It all adds up to a very lightweight driver (30 grams lighter than the Rogue ST Max driver) that’s designed to generate loads of carry, trajectory, clubhead speed, overall distance, and forgiveness.
So how does it all add up? In our testing, there were surprises – both good and otherwise. The good was headlined by the overall distance. It was long – more so than some of the other best golf drivers from this year I’ve tried. My first shot with it was on a short par-4 hole I’m very familiar with. The tee shot traveled right down the center and ended up nearly pin high – easily 15 yards longer than any attempt with other drivers. Contact felt excellent – solid and with an impact sound just loud enough to let you know you crushed it – and I’d comfortably place it among the most forgiving drivers of today.
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But here’s the thing – the shaft felt whippy. In fact, I’m used to a lifelong right-to-left draw. And this club consistently produced a left-to-right fade, in spite of the in-built draw bias. I tried slowing down the swing, stepping into it, abbreviating the backswing, changing the backswing angle, smoothing out the tempo and choking down. But shots still followed the power fade pattern. Yet it’s hard to argue with the distance this club can generate. Later in the first round, I hit a greenside trap that I rarely reach. I even tried it side-by-side against a TaylorMade Stealth driver and found this to edge that one out in distance. Trajectory was spot on – piercing through the sky…
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