I bought the GB II 10 degree Firm flex. It consistently hit the ball straighter than my old driver. I think the distance is about the same about 230 to 250 yards flight. I mainly got this driver since my swing speed of 110 mph caused me to push a lot of my drives with my old regular flex drivers. Like most Callaway products, it is overpriced. If you wait 6-12 months you should be able to get a used one for half price.. by then something bigger and "better" will be on the market. I have a feeling that the painted aiming arrow will rub off with time. Is it worth it? If you already hit the ball well with your driver No.

Customer Service

Callaway has always been very responsive. My original Big Bertha's shaft started to splint, I sent it in and it came back in virtually new condition. The even repainted the faded lines!

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Callaway Big Bertha, Callaway Hawkeye Titanium.

CONS: Whippy, unstable stock shaft - very low quality for a driver of this price. Hollow "plink" sound at impact. 11* lofted club (ideal loft for a lot of players who play 9* or 10* drivers from the last few years, given the big face) has 1 or 2* closed clubface, leading to snap hooks & unwanted pushed drives. Headcover is small, narrow and hard to get on & off easily. Not as forgiving as one might expect for a Callaway driver. PROS: Beautiful color, look & setup at address. Deep face inspires confidence. Sole design also very attractive. Nice proportions - not a pancake (Taylor Made 320, 360) and not a watermelon (Ping TiSI). Toe and heel hits were reasonably straight.

Customer Service

No experience

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TM 300, 320 + 360Ti, Ping TiSI, original GBB, Biggest BB.

is this club legal? this club is at least 10 to 15 yards longer than the taylor made r580 i had. the 580 was ok but was just to overwhelming addressing the ball. the gbbII is just right and also feels better swinging than the 580. balls jump off the face hotter and goes straighter and higher. the sweet spot is also bigger as compared to the 580. i havent missed a fairway yet and have dropped two strokes off my average. now if i could eliminate the 3 putts i could be in the 70s. this is a sweet driver. do yourself a favor and get this driver. the 580 and other drivers are nice but this gives you a little extra without trying to. sweet sweet sweet. i havent tried the new ping si3 yet though but it couldnt be better than this gbbII. if it is too late i like this driver too much.

Customer Service

havent tired it yet. but i did get a dozen hx reds with the gbbII on their website promotion.

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r580 and others.

I have been looking to replace my Titleist 975D that has served me so well. Why, when the Titleist has been so loyal? I don't know, but perhaps the grass was a little greener elsewhere. My main requirement is a little more distance without losing accuracy and feel. I've subsequently purchased a BBII+ 10 degree loft with a firm flex. As with all new gear, I'm very excited by it and have convinced myself that this club is er life changing. Initial observations are that it has a much higher and perhaps longer flight than my 975D, but I've not tried it on the course to see what sort of roll it gives. The club does seem to be more forgiving, with even my slap shots making good progress. The sound on impact is typically Callaway, exploding tin comes to mind. I must admit I prefer the more reassuring thud of the Titleist. Set-up is good and fills me with confident, once I got over the size of the clubhead. I'm always keen on trying to achieve a nice fluid swing (rather than a hitter) and this can certainly be achieved with BBII+. I also tried a Taylor Made R540 with standard shaft. This was not for me. Perhaps due to the shaft, but I didn't get very good feedback at impact (quite a lot of twist).

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Taylor Made R540, Titleist 975D

The weakest part of my game has always been my driving. I couldn't drive very far and I normally got a monster slice. The other day I was on the left side of the range and hit the net on the right side it was that bad. I decided that I should pay out the big bucks and get a pro level driver and see if it's any better. The shop gave me a 9 degree stiff flex shaft and a 10 degree Regular shaft driver which they taped up to try at a nearby driving range. They tested my swing speed at 80 mph and so they felt the regular shaft would be best but let me try both. I started with my old $100 driver and hit my normal 175 yard drive which is about the same as my 3 iron. That's why I needed to do something about my driving as it was so weak compared to the rest of my game. So I got out the GBB II and gave it a whack! WOW! After about 5 drives people were asking what club I was hitting with. My first drive hit the 200 yard marker and I repeatedly rolled up to the back netting at 250+ yards and a couple times hit the base of the net which would have been like 100 yards better than my normal drive at least. The stiff flex was OK. But it tended to feel like an bad hit and not feel sweet even when hit dead center. The flight path was too low which cut into my distance but it was very accurate. I got past the 200 yard marker rolling but not in the air. The regular ahft with 10 degree loft is the one I bought. About 50% of the time I got the ball to the back netting. I think its 250 but may be a bit longer. It could get wild with bad swings. I hooked, drawed, faded and sliced it, but to me anything is better than a constant monster slice and even the slice wasn't as bad as normal. But the hits felt good and near the end I was getting more and more online and VERY long. I think it was more my swing and being not familar with the club that caused some erratic flight paths. The club is as expensive as hell but now I see why people are willing to pay that much for the club. If you haven't tried this club then you should and see if it's the equipment thats holding you back.

Customer Service

Not used yet

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I won this one in a competition at my local driving range. After trying out a number of models, I went for the GBB II+ 10 deg with regular shaft. I reckon any moans that come from golfers reviewing this club arise because they chose the wrong loft/flex combination. Use a demo day to make sure you get it right. The higher lofted clubs seem to have more of a draw bias. Sweetly hit shots fly high and long and it is very forgiving. For anyone who thinks they can't hit a driver, they need to try this. Previously, my scores were let down by my bad driving because I didn't like to practice these shots as I was embarrassed by my bad (really bad)efforts. To me the main benefit of this driver is that I need no longer fear bad shots. So long as I make any sort of decent swing it will fly well and straight. Certainly, I lose 20 - 30 yards on way off-centre toe hits, but it still goes straight! The result has been I practice more at the range with the driver, and I don't fear it when I tee it up on the course. More confidence means I'm more likely to hit a good shot. More good shots mean more confidence! The result, my scores are coming down (broke 90 twice last month for the first (and second) time, because I'm playing more shots from the fairway. Don't buy a new driver until you try this. If you can't hit a GBB II+ straight, I doubt you can hit any driver straight. I also tried the USGA conforming GBB II. Same opinion applies, but it flies maybe 5 yards less.

Customer Service

Never had to use them, but I hear good things about them from my friends

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Great Club. Tested several manufactures Drivers to find the best fit. This club is definetly an upgrade and will provide distance gains with plenty of forgivness.

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N/A

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Replaced an older Taylor Made Burner

Have always been a callay fan but went and bought Taylor Made 360 which was no doubt a good club. However, I have made my way back to callway and bouth the BBII with the firm graphite shaft. This club is awesome, very forgiving and long. One thing I did do was take the callway shaft out and replace it with the speeder 757, a real expensive shaft but worth every cent. This combination is awesome and I would recommend it to any level of player.

Customer Service

Callaway rocks with there customer service. NO other company can compare.

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First, thanks to those who take writing these reviews seriously & NOT as an opportunity to extend their 19th hole bull sessions. What good is a review from a guy who claims to hit the club "300 yds 98% of the time"? I bought a Callaway C4 driver last summer. Liked it a lot, but it developed cracks on the face - a materials problem. I called Callaway Customer Service last month and they upgraded me to a GBBII at no charge and paid the shipping to return the C4. My handicap has been in the low teens for years. My idea of a very good drive is one that stays in the air 230 yds down the middle and rolls out to what the terrain allows. I have a tendency to sometimes come up a bit on my backswing and then hit offcenter toward the toe side of the hitting surface. I want a club that rewards my good hits, doesn't punish the offcenter hits too severely, and which gives sound feedback to tell me which is which. Like the C4, the GBBII gives me what I want, and a a bonus of some extra on the very solid hits. It's easy for me to swing, has a very satisfactory report at impact, and I feel in control of the club at all times.

Customer Service

This is where Callawy shines brightest and earns the extra bucks the GBBII and its other premium clubs command. If you have a problem with a Callawy club, they will take care of you, and make things right - right away.

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I've been playing the Titleist 957J for about a year before I decided I needed a new driver. I went to the golf shop and basically tried about every single driver that was availible on market. I was torn between the new TM 580 and the GBBII. After a few tryouts with both clubs I was won instantly with the Callaway. The feel is so much better, as obbosed to the somewhat animalistic 580. On the course I've definitely gained some yardage over my J, the drives are noticeably straighter as well. The only thing I didn't like about the driver was the shaft, I started off with a stock Callaway System 60 firm, seemed mushy. All I did was change to the new Grafalloy Blue, and all is well. The combination is great, and now i'm hitting straighter and farther than before

Customer Service

not able to say.

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