Callaway Apex MB Irons 2017 Review

Callaway’s Apex MB Irons is a true muscle-back iron that has been created with input from Tour players 

Quickly becoming Callaway’s most popular iron on Tour (including being the #1 Iron model at the recent Italian Open**), the new Apex MB is a true muscle-back blade with classic, compact shaping and style, a traditional, slightly thinner top line, and a beautiful bright chrome finish.

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The world’s best players have been heavily involved in the development of Apex MB, and they already feature in many Callaway Staff Professional bags, including Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Nicolas Colsaerts, Haydn Porteous, David Horsey, Thomas Detry and Alvaro Quiros.

A true muscleback, Callaway say the new Apex MB iron is a classic shape and style. There’s a slightly thinner topline, bright chrome finish and the smallest head shape in their iron line up.

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Every head of the Apex MB iron is forged from 1025 carbon steel, to deliver the soft feel and feedback tour players want. Callaway say centre of gravity positions are optimised for control, while precision face grooves deliver consistent spin even from the rough.

Luke Williams, Senior Director Global Strategy, Irons and Woods, commented: “Our Tour players have been at the heart of this pure, forged muscle-back iron.  During the R&D process we discussed every detail of what makes a great iron for them, the things they like now, and even the things they liked in the past.”

Callaway engineers have paid particular attention to CG positioning in the Apex MB to create a ball flight preferred by Tour players, whilst retaining more traditional lofts that align to the needs of the better golfer who is in-tune with distance gapping and consistency.

Each iron, forged from a single piece of 1025 Carbon Steel, is engineered for a remarkably soft feel, with the exact craftsmanship and precision that can only be achieved through Callaway’s premiuim Triple Net Forging process that allows for a more aggressive and precise ‘V’ shaped groove pattern, to deliver consistent control and shot-shaping, for pin-point accuracy.

“Creating a club with the shortest blade length, smallest head and thinnest sole of any irons in the current Callaway range, Apex MB are unashamedly designed for the type of player that looks for maximum workability and has very specific needs from how the club interacts with the turf,” added Luke.

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Callaway Apex MB Irons: Key Features

Tour Shaping and Design
The world’s best players provided extensive feedback to help make this a true muscleback iron. This is a classic shape and style, with a traditional, slightly thinner topline, and a beautiful bright chrome finish in our smallest blade head shape. And we’ve advanced our CG positioning to optimize the CG for outstanding control.

High Performance 20V Grooves
Precision grooves are built in to promote the high level of control and consistent spin that muscleback players expect out of any playing conditions. The 20V grooves also stand out for reducing fliers from the rough to deliver even more control.

Forged From 1025 Carbon Steel
This players iron was engineered for a remarkably soft feel that Tour players want, with the exact craftsmanship and precision they expect – only achieved through our premium forging process