Specification comparison

Highlighted cells differ between the two sets. Lofts and lies are factory standard.

Lofts compared

What the differences mean

At the 7-iron, the Great Big Bertha Tungsten Titanium is 33° and the Great Big Bertha (2023) is 30°, a 3° gap. Each degree of loft is worth roughly 3 to 4 yards of carry at the same swing speed, so the Great Big Bertha (2023) should carry roughly 9 to 12 yards further with that club, on a slightly lower, shallower flight than the Great Big Bertha Tungsten Titanium. Across the 9 clubs both sets share, the Great Big Bertha (2023) averages 3.1° stronger, with the largest gap at the 9-iron (42° vs 38°). The pitching wedges are 46.5° and 43°; the stronger one leaves a 7° jump to a 50° gap wedge, which matters when planning wedge gapping.

The sets are built differently: the Great Big Bertha Tungsten Titanium runs 1-iron to LW (13 clubs), the Great Big Bertha (2023) 4-iron to SW (9 clubs).

Both are game improvement irons, built for roughly 10 to 25 handicaps. Perimeter-weighted cavity backs with wider soles, more offset and stronger lofts, aimed at mid handicaps. Because they target the same golfer, the decision comes down to the specific loft, feel and shaping differences rather than who the sets are made for.

The Great Big Bertha Tungsten Titanium is listed as cast titanium with tungsten insert and the Great Big Bertha (2023) as hollow body, multi-material. The Great Big Bertha (2023)'s hollow body lets the face flex more and moves mass low and outward, usually giving higher launch and more ball speed on off-centre strikes than the Great Big Bertha Tungsten Titanium, at some cost in feel. Both use tungsten weighting to lower the centre of gravity and steady the head on off-centre strikes.

There are 25 years between these sets (1997 and 2022), more than one design generation. Over that time irons moved toward stronger lofts, thinner and faster faces, hollow and multi-material heads and wider use of tungsten, so the newer set is not simply a better version of the older one: it may launch and spin quite differently. Here the 7-iron loft moved from 33° to 30°.

Which should you choose?

The Great Big Bertha (2023) is the stronger-lofted set — up to 4° stronger than the Great Big Bertha Tungsten Titanium on matching clubs. Expect longer carry per numbered iron but a flatter descent angle; gapping at the wedge end is where that shows up.

Both charts are reproduced in full on their own pages: Callaway Great Big Bertha Tungsten Titanium specs and Callaway Great Big Bertha (2023) specs.

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