Callaway Apex Ai300 Irons Review

The Apex franchise has been a longstanding and successful one for Callaway Golf. The 2024 MB , CB , and Pro all tested well for us earlier this year, but in this review, I will be looking at the new Apex Ai300 irons to see if they can sit amongst the best irons of 2024 .

In terms of technology, Callaway is offering a forged hollow body combined with a forged 455 face, strategically positioned MIM weighting, and a dynamic sole design to ensure enhanced turf interaction and provide more forgiveness through the ground. With a 7-iron loft of 29˚ the Ai300 is very much a distance-orientated iron, but its dimensions make it clear that it is looking to rival some of the best game-improvement irons in the game.

From a visual perspective, the Ai300 looks extremely sophisticated and premium from a shelf appeal point of view disguising some more ‘game improvement’ characteristics in the playing position. There is a very predominant offset that will please many and the top edge certainly lets you know that you have got a good bit of mass to work with. The whole Apex family this time around offers a real cohesion in terms of the aesthetics, so much so that as a tester you actually have to look quite hard sometimes to know which iron model you are picking out!

Performance-wise, they stack up well against some of the other big names in the game improvement iron category such as the Ping G730 or the TaylorMade Qi irons , offering predictably strong distance output and a nice lively feel at impact. Despite the strong lofts, they are very easy to launch and the newly designed sole provides a nice, smooth turf interaction.

I found a fairly predominant left bias during testing which could be attributed to the significantly additional offset than I am used to, but this will please many high handicap players who struggle with a right miss.

In my review of this irons sibling the Ai200 , I highlighted that I felt that particular model was somewhat redundant, and that I didn’t feel that Callaway needed two models to bridge the gap between Apex Pro and the Ai Smoke irons . That is because I feel the Ai300 irons do that job perfectly well on their own.

The game improvement performance coupled with a more sophisticated look than Ai Smoke presents the perfect pathway between Apex Pro and Ai Smoke for me, and anyone looking to upgrade their game improvement set should take a good look at the Apex Ai300. One thing that maybe does mitigate my thoughts on the Ai200 model is that those who prefer a slightly neater look in the short irons could create a really nice combo set with the two Apex Ai models.

The Apex Ai300 irons will be available at an RRP of $1400/£1199 for a 7-piece set with irons between 4 and A wedge on offer. The stock steel shaft offering will be a Dynamic Gold True Temper Mid 100, and the graphite option will be a UST Recoil Dart 80. The stock grip will be a Golf Pride Z-Grip.