Callaway GBB Epic Fairway Wood

The Callaway GBB Epic driver lineup made waves in the industry in 2017, but the fairway wood lineup is not to be overlooked.  Callaway’s GBB Epic fairway wood has overall great feel, big distance, and a good amount of forgiveness that most golfers need in their fairway woods.

First Impressions

The Callaway GBB Epic fairway wood offers a little bit larger club head, with a fairly deep face to provide golfers with a higher launch and increased forgiveness across the face.  The bigger club head instills confidence both off of the tee or the turf.

Callaway nailed the appearance of the Epic lineup, and the fairway woods are no exception.  The Epic fairway wood instills the confidence from a looks perspective that I’m looking for in a traditionally tough club to hit in the bag.  On the crown you’ll find a traditional Callaway alignment aid, with a fade into a carbon fiber appearance at the rear of the club.  It sticks to the sleek lime and black color scheme of the Epic lineup that I’ve become a huge fan of.

How Does it Feel?

The Callaway Epic fairway is pretty light and maintains that feeling throughout the swing.  That lighter weight makes it feel effortless to swing, while still being able to feel the club head throughout.

At impact, the head feels a bit hollow, but still feels solid.  The Triaxial Carbon Crown and 4th generation Face Cup Technology make the Epic fairways extremely hot off of the face. Mishits are forgiving and not extremely harsh on the hands, even without Callaway’s new Jailbreak Technology, which is only featured in the Epic drivers.  When you hit the Epic on the screws, it makes you feel like you obliterated the ball.

How Does it Sound?

As expected with a more forgiving fairway wood, the Callaway Epic lets off a fairly loud “crack” at impact, especially on well struck shots.  While the sound is a little louder, it doesn’t have that hollowed “aluminum ting” that I’ve come to find in many fairway woods.  If you’re like me, and want more forgiveness in a fairway wood, but a little bit more of a solid sound like a player’s wood, the Epic falls in that department.  What I like about the Epic fairway wood is that it has more forgiveness but a sound much like a player’s fairway wood.

On-Course Performance

While the Callaway Epic drivers had all of the distance hype with their new Jailbreak technology, the Epic fairway woods are no slouch.  I ended up replacing the 3 wood in my bag to an Epic 5 wood because of the distance I added.

Off the deck, the Epic fairway wood is extremely forgiving and extremely easy to get in the air.  Off of the tee, the Epic fairway has a higher ball flight without a ridiculous amount of spin.  As a higher ball hitter though, I do tend to balloon one every now and again, but that’s more likely me and not the club’s faulty.  Either off of the turf or the tee, the Epic fairway wood offers great forgiveness with incredible distance.

Final Thoughts

While everyone was mesmerized by the Epic driver lineup from Callaway, the GBB Epic fairway woods are worthy of some serious attention.  I found it to be incredibly easy to launch, without sacrificing any distance.  I loved the feel and forgiveness, and the Epic five wood immediately found a way into my bag for the 2017 season as the best fairway wood of the year.  While Callaway has produced some great fairway woods in the last few years, it’s definitely worth looking at upgrading to the Epic lineup.

Stock Callaway Epic Fairway Wood Specs