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Callaway Elyte Hybrid Review: Is This Callaway’s Most Complete Hybrid Yet?

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Callaway has impressed with their Elyte drivers and fairway woods, now let’s see how their hybrid stacks up…

Although I am not much of a hybrid user in general, I was excited to give the Callaway Elyte offering a go. This was partly due to how impressive the rest of the Callaway Elyte driver and fairway wood line-up was and also due to its stunning looks. Let’s see if the Callaway’s latest offering can change my mind about hybrids as I put it to the test in a full Callaway Elyte hybrid review…

Callaway Elyte Hybrid Review: NCG Summary

5 star review
NCG SUMMARY

Okay the price point is fairly high, which makes the Callaway Elyte Hybrid a firmly premium golf club. I have to say, the club more than earns its cost. Callaway has included a blend of smart technology, adjustability, and surprisingly friendly performance.

The aesthetics are also extremely desirable and it has a look that makes it equally as playable. All in all, It may well be Callaway’s most complete and versatile hybrid yet.

PROS

  • Clean, confidence-inspiring look
  • Tour-level performance with real forgiveness
  • Best-in-class adjustability

CONS

  • Fairly pricey

First Impressions

I love the look of this thing. The matte crown paired with a striking green-and-silver color scheme gives it a bold, tour-ready appearance. I’m a big fan of the matte crown look in general, it just offers a cool aesthetic. Visually, it’s confidence-inspiring and quite an inviting golf club to hit. The shape is fairly long from heel to toe in a profile that suits the eye of better players while still welcoming to the mid-handicapper.

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Additionally, I like how adjustable the club is. Having adjustable weights on the sole of the club and with an adjustable hosel, all golfers can really get dialled in using this golf club. All in all, Callaway have done a great done in making this hybrid look nice.

NCG Review

Now, in all honesty I’m typically not much of a hybrid user, but I was extremely surprised by just how playable the Callaway Elyte hybrid was. I have had some pretty bad experiences using hybrids so I have tended to not use them much over the last 10 years or so.

With a standard setup and stiff shaft, the club delivered consistent performance: an average ball speed of 139mph, launch angle of 13°, and 4,000rpm of backspin. That spin number is particularly impressive, leading to a peak height of 101 feet and a 41° descent angle—ideal for holding greens on approach shots.

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In terms of distance, the Elyte carried 212 yards on average and ran out to 230 yards total—slotting in nicely between a five iron and fairway wood for seamless gapping. Even better, dispersion was tight, with a slight fade bias and an average offline of just seven feet to the right. A far cry from the hook-prone hybrids of old.

callaway elyte hybrid review

Overall, I think the Callaway Elyte Hybrid is a standout performer in a crowded market. While the price tag may initially seem quite punchy, the blend of technology, adjustability, and forgiveness makes it a compelling option for any serious golfers. It’s a hybrid that doesn’t really play like a hybrid, if you get what I mean. It is easy to launch, workable, and reliable both off the tee and into greens.

Callaway Elyte Hybrid Review: The Details

Available: Now

RRP: £269.00 / $299.99

For more information: Callaway UK / Callaway US

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About the author

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Jack Backhouse

A member of the PGA for 13 years, Jack has lived golf for more than half his life. Inspired by Tiger Wood’s winning putt at the 2008 US Open, an obsession began with watching slow motion golf swings on the internet and reading What’s In The Bag articles in magazines.

Not destined for a life behind the desk in a pro shop, Jack has focussed more on coaching, working closely with regional teams in North Yorkshire and helping golfers of all levels on their journey to enjoying playing the game more. Jack has coached many junior golfers into the county teams, and once worked with a player at the 2018 Open Championship at Carnoustie.

After letting his game fall apart prior to COVID, Jack rediscovered his love for playing golf after joining Silloth Golf Club in 2020 and whipping round the windy, firm links course. Playing regularly with a half set of clubs he has a passion for shot making and developing skill, and claims to have the sharpest 30-100 yard game in the North of England (only because he doesn’t know anyone in the South), and now maintains a +1 handicap at a club much closer to home, Sand Moor GC.

Jack has always tinkered with his equipment, once building his own Frankenstein one length set of clubs after watching Bryson DeChambeau burst onto the scene after winning the US Amateur. He firmly believes in getting custom fit and is happy to debate anyone about blade irons being superior to any other iron category.

Jack loves: playing quickly, 2 ball golf, match play, heathland courses, pencil bags, foursomes, Tiger Wood’s swing 2005-2009.

Jack hates: buggies, unnecessary trees, giving shots, the 7 iron loft debate, graphite shaft lovers weird superiority complex.

What’s In Jack’s Bag:

Titleist TSR2 Driver

Titleist TSR2 Fairway wood

TaylorMade P7MB 3-P

Titleist SM10 wedges

TaylorMade TP Reserve Blade putter

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