By: Golf Monthly | Duration: 00:08:15
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Next in line for our Retro Review treatment is the 1994 Callaway Big Bertha irons. Around this period, Callaway was beginning to establish some serious dominance both on tour and in the consumer market with its Big Bertha woods. The Big Bertha irons were very much a game improvement iron but transcended their category and were heavily played on the global professional tours, but how do they stack up against irons of today? Joe Ferguson took them to the practice ground at Saunton Golf Club to find out!
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There the same 😂😂😂🤯🤯 lofts must be so different
Ping eye 2 + /Zing/Zing2 still very functional as well
Joe the pro!! Great video, had a set of these in graphite back in the day. Never told the Mrs how much I paid for them, hence I live and breathe today. Great irons and you used to actually get a full set for your money. Unlike irons today😯
Loved my Big Bertha's back in the day. And they really did have a lovel;y soft feel. I sold mine to my brother in law 25 years ago and my nephew still uses them. Just over a hundred quid is a steal.
I understand that Montgomery loved this type of iron and may well still do
Hi Joe, would be good to see you review the original "TM rescue" against it's latest versions… I was back in the UK and used my friend's dad's old clubs… The "rescue" was outstanding…
I still play with my 94 big Bertha's. I was getting a club gripped yesterday and the kid says his dad still plays with antiques too. I don't play well enough to know any better.
I've just found a Calloway Bag a set of big Bertha Irons minus (3i and 4i) and a Ping Answer 4 putter. £55 🙂 …. let's see if I'm a better player than my slazanger would suggest 😅
Great review of those 1996 BB. I still play them, 3-SW, firm flex graphite shafts. My hcp index is 8,1. I find these irons really easy to hit, allways pretty straight, and the quality of the construction is superb. They are like a tank, built to last. The 1996 version has a better sole and leading edge than the 1994 model.
Great review. Thank you
Nice content, I play with X-12's ( 1 – 9 AW, PW, SW, LW ) and my son plays with X-14's ( 3 – 9 PW, SW, LW ) I have just bought some gold BB irons 3 – 9, AW, PW, SW, LW as I loved these when they first appeared but could never afford them. IMO Callaway make the best clubs of all time for us mere mortal high handicappers.
Those have the markings of the 1996 1994 had the club number on the toe instead on in the scallop
Would love to see a review about the old Ping irons from 2007/2008 e.g Ping S59 or Ping Ping57 vs new Ping G430.
Bet the data would be very interesting
Man what a time this was for golf clubs, I remember playing in a international tournament in Florida when I was 14 playing w these big Berthas, I can smell that old school smell through the tv watching this lol, awesome video man
Thanks for this video I still play with my 90s Berthas and enjoyed your summary and learned a lot.
I had those after I started playing I got rid of my Wilson beginner set I got them at a yard sale for $40.00. They really help me make good contact. But then bought a new TaylorMade R7 irons. Ready to get a newer set maybe the Cleveland or back to the Wilson Dynapower.
I'm okay with fakes, as long as they are as good quality as the kislux and match the price I paid, I have no complaints.
This is a really neat video – love to see more of these
I still have the big bertha irons. But im using the x-12s now. Still retro but lighter and feels better than the bigbertha.
I'm 67 years old and have used 1995 stiff graphite shaft Big Berthas for many years. As I'm a bit older I bought a full set of identical Big Berthas with regular graphite flex shafts on ebay for 100.00. I couldn't be happier. I really enjoyed your review and others comments. These clubs make me feel confident over the ball, for me that's half the battle!
I love my 96 Big Bertha Irons I bought them for $80 for the set
Just bought a set of big berthas from the 90’s as my first set. Wish me luck out there
I still play the big Bertha irons
You just made my mind up. I'm looking for my 1st set of golf clubs and these irons were on my list to check out. I'll start with Irons and add from there.
Why didnt you match lofts rather than iron numbers?
I have the 1996 set 2i – Lob, and the sand wedge shown. It's important to note that Callaway at that time made the Tour Series wedges, A,L,S, that goes with these iron sets. The Tour Series has less bounce and a thinner top line.
How is it possible to call a 27 degree iron a 7 iron! It is a 5 iron!