Callaway put a titanium face on a forged steel iron and aimed it at golfers who want help. The Apex Ti Fusion 250 is about as fast as game improvement irons get. Paying for it hurts more.
What's new
The 250 builds on the standard Ti Fusion with a faster face. Callaway brazes its titanium Ai Smart Face onto a forged 1025 steel body, then packs urethane microspheres behind it, and a fitter test found the extra speed came without any change in launch or spin.
One review describes a shallow cavity with a thicker body than you might expect in this category, finished in chrome-plated titanium. It sells as a six-piece set from 5-iron to pitching wedge, with Dynamic Gold Mid steel or Mitsubishi MMT graphite as stock shafts and a Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 grip.
How it plays
Distance scores a 9, and the testing backs it up. One review clocked peak ball speed as high as anything it had hit, and a head-to-head game improvement test put it runner-up overall with a 140.75-yard average carry, second-best in the field.
Accuracy at 8.9 and forgiveness at 8.8 keep that speed usable, which matters more to a high handicapper than a big number on one good swing. It also made a top-five performance list for high handicaps. Feel rates 8.8: lively and a bit bouncy, with the thicker body adding weight behind impact.
Where it lacks
Six irons cost flagship money, a lot to ask for a game improvement set, and the 6.2 value score sits well below everything else on the card.
Those strong lofts also need some planning. With the pitching wedge at 43 degrees and no gap wedge in the box, most buyers will want a fitting to sort out yardages below it, and that adds cost too.
“It keeps up with the fastest irons anyone tested. The bill is harder to swallow.”- The Club Stand gear team
Reasons to buy
- Peak ball speed matched anything else in its test, and it carried second-longest in a game improvement shootout
- A brazed titanium face keeps launch and spin steady while running faster than the standard Ti Fusion
- Feels fast and lively off the face, with a forged 1025 steel body behind it for some solidity
Reasons to think twice
- Six irons cost flagship money, and the value score of 6.2 reflects it
- A 30.5-degree 7-iron and 43-degree pitching wedge are strong, so wedge gapping needs a fitter's eye
- The set stops at the pitching wedge, so a gap wedge comes out of your own budget
Specs
| Construction | Brazed titanium face, forged 1025 steel body |
|---|---|
| Face | Titanium Ai Smart Face |
| Fill | Urethane microspheres |
| Finish | Chrome-plated titanium |
| Set | #5-PW, 6 pieces |
| 7-iron loft | 30.5 deg |
| Stock shafts | True Temper Dynamic Gold Mid or Mitsubishi MMT graphite |
| Grip | Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 |
More irons we've scored
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- PING i240 2026 - 9.0/10. A soft, workable players cavity back from PING that finished third of 15 in its 2026 class.
- Ballistic Forged CB Irons 2025 - 9.0/10. A small Canadian maker builds this forged players cavity back to order, far below OEM players prices.
- Tour Edge Hot Launch Max D 2026 - 8.9/10. A hollow ironwood set that won its super game-improvement test on accuracy, at value-tier money.
- Takomo Iron 101 MKII 2026 - 8.9/10. A hollow game improvement iron that won its 2026 class test without asking for big money.
- Tour Edge Exotics CB 2025 - 8.9/10. A forged cavity back from Tour Edge that beat 14 rivals to win the 2026 players iron test.