Callaway Elyte Hybrid Review

Callaway Elyte Hybrid Key Features:

• Adjustable heel-toe weights for customised shot shape
• OptiFit 4 hosel system for improved adjustability
• Ai10x Face delivers 10x more control points than the Ai Smart Face

Rounding out Calalway’s family of Elyte metalwoods is the Elyte Hybrid. Designed to bridge the gap between irons and woods, the Elyte hybrid is a versatile tool packed with tech to aid forgiveness and playability.

The Elyte is said to be Callaway’s most adjustable hybrid ever and comes with a 13g tungsten and 3g aluminium weight that can be toggled in the head to give the club a neutral or draw-biased flight.

The Elyte also features Callaway’s Opti fit hosel system, allowing golfers to alter the head with seven loft and lie settings.

The Elyte also features Callaway’s new Ai10x face, which has 10x more control points than its predecessor, the Ai Smart Face.

To find out how the Elyte performs, we took it out on the course before getting to grips with the data at Custom Golf Works.

Let’s get into it.

Player Level

Hybrids are excellent tools that golfers of any ability can use. The Elyte is forgiving, powerful, and now highly adjustable, making an excellent long-game solution for all golfers, no matter their ability.

Callaway Elyte Hybrid Looks and Feel

The Elyte is a beautiful hybrid both in hand and at address. When I first saw images of the sole design, I was sceptical; however, in the flesh, it looks considerably better.

The combination of high gloss panels and chrome accents work well together, and the addition of flashes of green also adds lovely colour contrast.

While the white Elyte branding on the chrome V adds to the overall visual appeal, I think the large E at the back of the head looks a bit out of place, and it’s the only aesthetic choice I’m not a huge fan of.

Sat behind the ball, the Elyte is confidence-inspiring, and the all-black crown looks suitably stealthy. I was not a massive fan of the addition of Ai Smoke branding on last year's model, but the all-white Elyte logo looks quite clever this year, and doesn’t detract from the design at all.

Feel off the face is another area that has been improved this year, and the Ai10x face produces a suitably hot sensation at impact.

The sound that accompanies the feel is also satisfying, and when struck from the middle, you get that punchy pop that I love to see from a hybrid. 

Callaway Elyte Hybrid Performance and Forgiveness

The Elyte combines high launch and low spin really well to deliver speed and distance in equal measure.

As you can see from the numbers above, this hybrid is no slouch, and it’s up there with the longest hybrids we’ve tested this year.

I tend to find I struggle with the left miss when using hybrids as they tend to be quite draw bias, but thanks to the adjustability on offer with the two moveable weights in the head, I was able to tweak the setup to give me a much more neutral ball flight.

In turn, those tweaks allowed me to really optimise my launch with this club, and the result was a long-game tool that made for a perfect fairway finder and a dependable weapon when going for par-5s in two,

Hybrids are very versatile tools, and I found the Elyte, thanks to its adjustability, to be one of the most workable options on the market in 2025.

From either the fairway or the tee, the turf interaction is smooth and consistent, and it’s a club that’s easy to flight up or down, dependant on what kind of shot you want to hit.

In years gone by I’ve been inclined to opt for a five-wood over a hybrid in order to get the ball to land soft, however, the Elyte is very easy to launch high into the air, giving it excellent stopping power on greens.

From across the face, the Elyte delivered consistent numbers. Poor strikes were inevitably punished in terms of distance and spin, but thanks to the Ai10x face, the drop-off was considerably less than in other models we tested this year. 

Somewhat like a Swiss army knife, the Elyte hybrid is an excellent tool that could save a broad range of golfers plenty of shots on the course.

Should you buy the Callaway Elyte Hybrid?

If you’re looking for a versatile long-game option that offers plenty of adjustability, best-in-class speed, and bags of forgiveness, then you should definitely hit the Callaway Elyte hybrid.

If you have bought a hybrid in the last two to three years, I would suggest saving your money, as there hasn’t been enough improvement in performance in what time to warrant the price tag. However, the Elyte should be high on your shopping list if you are due an upgrade.