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Callaway · Iron set · 2024

Callaway Apex CB irons

Players, 1.0 of 5 for forgiveness

Callaway's forged tour cavity back: body and face forged in one piece with weights in the toe, a sole thinner than the Apex Pro's, 2.3 mm of offset and a 34° 7-iron. Callaway rates its forgiveness Low-Mid, between the Apex MB and the Apex Pro, and builds it for elite ball-strikers; no set here scores lower. Less help than Callaway's Apex Ai200 (2.0 of 5): choose the Apex Ai200 if you want more help on a mishit.

Side view to scale: 2.3 mm offset

1.0 of 5 forgiveness score

$1,505 at Callaway7 irons · checked 16 Oct

See it at Callaway

Used from $499.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (6-PW), steel, regular flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

In a stock flex: from $534.996 clubs (5-PW), steel, stiff flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

Also sold new at GlobalGolfRock Bottom Golf (searches for Callaway Apex CB)

Choose it if

  • You find the middle of the face nearly every time and want control from a compact head.
  • You play left-handed: it is sold left-handed.

Choose something else if

  • You need a senior flex: PING G740, senior (A) flex in stock, 5.0 of 5.
  • For more help on a mishit, Callaway's charts rate its Apex Ai200 Mid-High and its Apex Ai300 High for forgiveness, against Low-Mid for the Apex CB.
Class
Players
7-iron loft
34°Every club's loft, lie and length
Offset (7-iron)
2.3 mm
Sole
Thinner
Stock flexes
Stiff only
Hands
Left or right
Price
$1,505 at Callaway, 7 irons, checked 16 Oct

Callaway Apex CB, Apex Ai200 or Apex Ai300?

Callaway iron sets side by side
DetailApex CB this pageApex Ai200Apex Ai300
Forgiveness score1.0 of 52.0 of 53.0 of 5
ClassPlayersPlayers distanceGame improvement
7-iron loft34°30°29°
Offset, 7-iron2.3 mm3.1 mm4.0 mm
SoleThinner than the Apex Pro'sDynamic Sole DesignDynamic Sole Design
FlexesSA · R · SA · R · S
HandsRH · LHRH · LHRH · LH
Price$1,505 at Callaway, checked 16 Oct$1,449 at Golf Discount, checked 2 Nov$1,260 at Golf Discount, checked 2 Nov

Compare these 3 in full

Loft, lie and length, club by club

As Callaway publishes them
Club Loft Lie Length Offset
3-iron 20.5° 60° 39 in 3.3 mm
4-iron 23° 60.5° 38.5 in 3.1 mm
5-iron 26° 61° 38 in 2.8 mm
6-iron 30° 61.5° 37.5 in 2.5 mm
7-iron 34° 62° 37 in 2.3 mm
8-iron 38° 62.5° 36.5 in 2.1 mm
9-iron 42° 63° 36 in 1.9 mm
PW 46° 63.25° 35.75 in 1.6 mm
AW 50° 63.5° 35.5 in 1.4 mm

After the approach wedge (AW, 50°): with a 56° sand wedge, the gap is 6°.

Callaway's iron fitting guide puts your first wedge 4° to 6° above the highest-lofted wedge in your iron set. A gap in degrees is not a gap in yards. To choose that wedge, see the forgiving wedges by loft and bounce.

Build a whole bag around it, or check the lofts in the bag you carry.

Use the iron finder to compare sets for your usual miss, and check the set makeup and loft gaps before ordering.

Apex CB: the questions buyers ask

Is the Callaway Apex CB forgiving?
Hardly: no set here scores lower. It is Callaway's players iron, with 2.3 mm of offset at the 7-iron and a 34° 7-iron. It scores 1.0 of 5 on our reading of what Callaway publishes about it; the most forgiving iron sets we cover score 5.0.
Who is the Apex CB for?
It suits good strikers who want control from a compact head more than help on a mishit.
Apex CB or a more forgiving Callaway head?
Less help than Callaway's Apex Ai200 (2.0 of 5): choose the Apex Ai200 if you want more help on a mishit.
Does the Apex CB come in senior or ladies flex?
No. Callaway lists stiff (S).
Is the Apex CB sold left-handed?
Yes: Callaway sells it left- and right-handed.
What are the Apex CB lofts?
3-iron 20.5°, 4-iron 23°, 5-iron 26°, 6-iron 30°, 7-iron 34°, 8-iron 38°, 9-iron 42°, PW 46°, AW 50°, as Callaway publishes them. The full table with lie, length and offset is above.
Which clubs come in an Apex CB set?
3-iron to AW in Callaway's table; Callaway's own store sells sets from the 3-, 4- or 5-iron to the PW, with or without the AW, and its page opens on seven irons.
How much does the Apex CB cost?
$1,505 at Callaway, 7 irons, checked 16 Oct. Used from $499.99 at 2nd Swing Golf, checked 31 Oct. In a stock flex, from $534.99. Prices change; the seller's page has today's.

How the 1.0 adds up

The forgiveness score is our reading of what Callaway publishes about the head, from 1 to 5. It is not a test result. How every score works.

The parts of the forgiveness score
PartPointsWhy
Head class 1 Players: a compact head built for control, the least forgiving class of iron we score.
Offset +0 2.3 mm at the 7-iron, below our 4.5 mm mark.
Sole +0 Callaway describes the sole ("thinner") but not as wide.
Forgiveness score1.0of 5

The score rates the head only. Hand, flex and price decide which version you buy, not how forgiving it is.

Specification sheet

As Callaway publishes it; a dash means the maker does not state it.
MakerCallaway
ModelApex CB
Model year2024
TypeIron set
ClassPlayers
Handicap range the maker states–
Offset2.3 mm at the 7-iron (3.3 mm in the 3-iron down to 1.4 mm in the AW)
SoleThinner than the Apex Pro's in Callaway's words, with a pre-worn leading edge and relief at the trailing edge for cleaner turf contact; it is not a wide sole.
Moment of inertia (MOI)–
Face technologyBody and face forged as one piece from 1025 carbon steel in a 5-step process; MIM weights in the toe; progressive CG through the set; MIM back weight
ConstructionForged in five steps from carbon steel, body and face in one piece, with weights in the toe for balance, the centre of gravity lower in the long irons for a higher flight and higher in the short irons for a lower, spinning one, and a back weight fitters use to set the swing weight.
Set makeup3-iron to AW in Callaway's table; Callaway's own store sells sets from the 3-, 4- or 5-iron to the PW, with or without the AW, and its page opens on seven irons.
Clubs in the set7
Stock steel shaftsTrue Temper Dynamic Gold Mid 115
Stock graphite shafts–
Stock flexesS (stiff)
7-iron loft34°
HandsRH, LH
Men's or women's–
List price (MSRP)not published
Price at Callaway$1,505 · checked 16 Oct
Set price$1,505 · checked 16 Oct (the maker's set price)
Sources

The specification comes from these pages; open the maker's page before buying, because prices and shaft options change. Check the exact shaft and hand at the shop before ordering.