Callaway Big Bertha V Series driver review

See what we thought of Callaway's Big Bertha V Series driver

Callaway Big Bertha V Series driver
Callaway Big Bertha V Series driver review

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Golf Monthly's Paul O'Hagans heads onto the course to conduct his Callaway Big Bertha V Series driver review

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The Callaway Big Bertha V Series driver, which is also joined by a Callaway V Series fairway wood, features a lightweight design at just 290g.

This lighter club helps you create more clubhead speed, which in turn creates more ball speed to increases your distance.

The new driver, which will sit alongside the Big Bertha and Big Bertha Alpha, also has a new aerodynamic shaping that lowers drag through the entire swing to give you faster swing speeds, which again will boost your distance potential.

A Forged Composite material in the classic looking crown is also lighter, leading to maximum clubhead speed, while the Hyper Speed Face returns to deliver fast ball speeds across the face.

Like previous models, Callaway’s adjustable OptiFit hosel from lets you choose from a combination of eight different loft and lie angles to find your optimised trajectory and shot shape.

The Callaway Big Bertha V Series driver will come in 9°, 10.5° and 13.5° options, with the ultra lightweight (42g) Mitsubishi Bassara shaft fitted as standard.

The driver is on sale now - with an RRP of £299 - from golf shops and pro shops up and down the country, as well as online.

Callaway has also recently introduced the Big Bertha Alpha 815 and the Big Bertha Alpha 815 Double Black Diamond drivers.

To get the best reviews, info and image on all of Callaway's Big Bertha drivers, check out the news and galleries pages of the Golf Monthly website.

Nick Bonfield
Features Editor

Nick Bonfield joined Golf Monthly in 2012 after graduating from Exeter University and earning an NCTJ-accredited journalism diploma from News Associates in Wimbledon. He is responsible for managing production of the magazine, sub-editing, writing, commissioning and coordinating all features across print and online. Most of his online work is opinion-based and typically centres around the Majors and significant events in the global golfing calendar. Nick has been an avid golf fan since the age of ten and became obsessed with the professional game after watching Mike Weir and Shaun Micheel win The Masters and PGA Championship respectively in 2003. In his time with Golf Monthly, he's interviewed the likes of Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Jose Maria Olazabal, Henrik Stenson, Padraig Harrington, Lee Westwood and Billy Horschel and has ghost-written columns for Westwood, Wayne Riley, Matthew Southgate, Chris Wood and Eddie Pepperell. Nick is a 12-handicap golfer and his favourite courses include Old Head, Sunningdale New, Penha Longha, Valderrama and Bearwood Lakes. If you have a feature pitch for Nick, please email nick.bonfield@futurenet.com with 'Pitch' in the subject line. Nick is currently playing: Driver: TaylorMade M1 Fairway wood: TaylorMade RBZ Stage 2 Hybrid: Ping Crossover Irons (4-9): Nike Vapor Speed Wedges: Cleveland CBX Full Face, 56˚, Titleist Vokey SM4, 60˚ Putter: testing in progress! Ball: TaylorMade TP5x