Irons · Facts checked Sep 2026

Is the Titleist T250 worth replacing your Apex Ai200?

Callaway Apex Ai200 Your current set · 2024 · $1,400 at launch Titleist T250 Possible replacement · 2025 · $1,499 at launch

Upgrade only if…

You want a club at a loft your set doesn't cover.

The Titleist T250 is sold at 18° (its 2). The closest your set gets is 21°.

Otherwise, keep your Apex Ai200.

Loft by loft, at a glance Fact

same loft (±0.5°) within 2° nothing within 2° in the other set · stronger lofts to the left

What actually changes Fact

7-iron loft
30° vs 30.5° The T250 is 0.5° weaker.
Clubs available
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, PW, AW vs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, PW, GW

Club-by-club loft table Fact

8 clubs

Each club in your set next to the T250 club with the closest published loft.

Your clubYour loftClosest T250 clubT250 loft
4-iron 21° 3-iron (not the 4) 20°
5-iron 23° 4-iron (not the 5) 22°
6-iron 26° 6-iron 27°
7-iron 30° 7-iron 30.5°
8-iron 34° 8-iron 34.5°
9-iron 38° 9-iron 38.5°
PW 43° PW 43°
AW 48° GW (not the AW) 48°

within 0.5° more than 2° apart no club at that loft

All specifications Fact

15 specs
SpecCallaway Apex Ai200 (yours)Titleist T250
Launch priceLaunch price of the brand's stock set, not today's price. $1,400 $1,499
7-iron loft 30° 30.5°
7-iron length 37" 37"
Pitching wedge loft 43° 43°
Clubs available 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, PW, AW 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, PW, GW
SpecCallaway Apex Ai200Titleist T250
Model year 20242025
Sold as the brand's current set NoYes
Clubs in the stock set 7 7
Hands Right-handed and Left-handed Right-handed and Left-handed
Construction Multi-material (forged face on a cast body) Multi-material (forged face on a cast body)
Hollow body Yes Yes
Tungsten weighting Not availableYes
7-iron offset 3.1 mm Not available
Stock steel shaft True Temper Dynamic Gold MID 100 Steel (PTIP) True Temper AMT Black
Stock graphite shaft UST Mamiya HDC Recoil Dart Graphite MCA MMT AMC Blue

Checked Sep 20, 2026 (Apex Ai200) and Sep 20, 2026 (T250) on each brand's own pages. ↗ opens the official source. A newer model year is never a reason on its own.

What the brands claim Manufacturer claim

5 claims

Callaway Apex Ai200

  • The Ai Smart Face is designed from real swing data to repeat speed and spin.
  • Callaway says the forged hollow body gives it tournament-level sound and feel.
  • A compact players-distance profile: distance mixed with a better-player iron shape.

Titleist T250

  • A high-strength steel hollow body with an L-shaped forged face that Titleist says raises ball speed without a bulkier shape.
  • The brand credits the added forgiveness to split high-density tungsten that moves the center of gravity to the perimeter.

The brands' words, summarised. Not tested by us, and they never change a verdict.

Our take Our assessment (based on published specs)

2 min read

Both are hollow irons with a forged face on a cast body and a 37" 7-iron, and the stock sets launched at $1,400 for the Apex Ai200 and $1,499 for the T250. The 7-irons are 30° and 30.5°, and both pitching wedges are 43°.

Loft for loft, the T250 adds nothing in the middle of the bag; the difference is at the top. From the 6-iron down it is half a degree to a degree weaker than your Ai200, and it matches your PW and your 48° AW (its GW). Up top the numbering shifts: your 21° 4-iron lines up with its 20° 3-iron, and your 23° 5-iron with its 22° 4-iron. The T250 is also sold as an 18° 2-iron; your strongest is 21°.

Titleist says split tungsten moves the center of gravity to the perimeter for forgiveness; Callaway says your Ai Smart Face is built from swing data to repeat speed and spin. Neither comes with a number we can compare. Callaway doesn't say whether the Ai200 uses tungsten, and Titleist doesn't publish a 7-iron offset.

Changing brands is mostly about fit and feel, which specs can't settle, so hit both on a launch monitor at a fitting.

Our read: keep the Ai200 unless you want an 18° iron at the top of your bag.

Quick answers

4 questions

Should I replace my Callaway Apex Ai200 with the Titleist T250?

Only if one of these applies: you want a club at a loft your set doesn't cover: the Titleist T250 is sold at 18° (its 2). The closest your set gets is 21°. Otherwise, keep the Callaway Apex Ai200.

Is the Titleist T250 7-iron stronger than the Callaway Apex Ai200 7-iron?

Callaway Apex Ai200: 30°. Titleist T250: 30.5°. By loft, the club closest to your 7-iron in the new set is the 7 (30.5°).

What about the pitching wedges?

Callaway Apex Ai200 PW: 43°. Titleist T250 PW: 43°. A stronger pitching wedge usually means you need another wedge to fill the gap below it.

What did each set cost new?

The Callaway Apex Ai200 stock set launched at $1,400. The Titleist T250 stock set launched at $1,499. These are launch prices for the brand's stock set, not what either sells for today.

Last updated 2026-09-21. The rules behind this verdict: How we rate. A verdict is not a fitting.