Fairway woods and hybrids · Facts checked Sep 2026

Should you replace your G440 Hybrid with the Callaway Quantum Max Hybrids?

PING G440 Hybrid Your current club · 2025 Callaway Quantum Max Hybrids Possible replacement · 2026

Keep

Keep your G440 Hybrid.

Nothing the brands publish gives the Quantum Max Hybrids something your G440 Hybrid can't do.

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Lofts you can buy Fact

Model17°19°20°21°23°24°26°27°30°33°34°
G440 Hybrid (yours)✓sold—not sold✓sold—not sold✓sold—not sold✓sold—not sold✓sold—not sold✓sold
Quantum Max Hybrids—not sold✓sold—not sold✓sold—not sold✓sold—not sold✓sold✓sold✓sold—not sold

Only the Quantum Max Hybrids: 19°, 21°, 24°, 27°, 33°. Only yours: 17°, 20°, 23°, 26°, 34°.

What actually changes Fact

Hosel
Yes, ±1.5° vs Not published Not published for the Quantum Max Hybrids.
Head volume
Not published vs 105 cc Not published for your club.

All specifications Fact

11 specs
SpecPING G440 Hybrid (yours)Callaway Quantum Max Hybrids
Launch priceLaunch price of one club, not today's price. Not availableNot available
Lofts 17° (2H), 20° (3H), 23° (4H), 26° (5H), 30° (6H), 34° (7H) ↗19° (3H), 21° (4H), 24° (5H), 27° (6H), 30° (7H), 33° (8H) ↗
Hosel Yes, ±1.5° ↗Not available
Weights Not availableNot available
Standard lengthOf the lowest-lofted club in the range. 40.75" ↗40.75" ↗
SpecPING G440 HybridCallaway Quantum Max Hybrids
Model year 20252026
Sold as the brand's current model YesYes
Hands Right-handed and Left-handed ↗Right-handed and Left-handed ↗
Head volume Not available105 cc ↗
Standard lie 57° ↗58.8° ↗
Stock shafts PING ALTA CB Blue 70, PING Tour 2.0 Black 90, PING Tour 2.0 Chrome 85, Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Black 85, Project X Denali Red 70, Project X Denali Red 80, PING ALTA Quick ↗Project X Denali Silver 60 IR/HYB ↗

Checked Sep 20, 2026 (G440 Hybrid) and Sep 20, 2026 (Quantum Max Hybrids) 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

6 claims

PING G440 Hybrid

  • PING says a shallower, thinner face lifts ball speed and peak height versus the previous hybrid. ↗
  • The brand claims added forgiveness across the whole loft range. ↗
  • Bias shifts through the set: the 2H leans fade, while the 5H through 7H lean draw. ↗

Callaway Quantum Max Hybrids

  • Positioned as the balanced Quantum hybrid, mixing launch, forgiveness and shot control. ↗
  • Callaway credits its next-generation Ai-optimized face with steadier speed right across the hitting area. ↗
  • The Step Sole is said to reduce how much sole drags through turf, helping centre-face contact. ↗

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 brands build six hybrids and both come to 40.75". That's where the symmetry ends.

PING starts a full two degrees stronger. Its range runs 17°, 20°, 23°, 26°, 30° and 34°, labelled 2H through 7H. Callaway's runs 19°, 21°, 24°, 27°, 30° and 33°, labelled 3H through 8H. At the top, PING publishes a 17° 2H that Callaway doesn't build; at the bottom the two land within a degree of each other. So the practical difference is whether you want a hybrid strong enough to replace a 2-iron.

The second difference matters more. PING publishes an adjustable hosel with a ±1.5° range. Callaway publishes nothing about the hosel on the Quantum Max hybrid — not that it's fixed, simply nothing — so we can't tell you whether it adjusts. If loft adjustability is part of your decision, that's an open question to ask a fitter rather than something we'll fill in.

Callaway publishes a 105 cc head and a 58.75° lie. PING publishes a 57° lie and no head volume. Neither brand publishes a price for these hybrids on its own site.

PING says a shallower, thinner face lifts ball speed and peak height, and that the bias shifts through the set — the 2H leans fade, the 5H through 7H lean draw. Callaway credits an Ai-optimized face for steadier speed across the hitting area and says the Step Sole reduces turf drag. Manufacturer claims, both.

Our read: keep the G440 unless you want the 105 cc Callaway head. The bias that shifts through PING's set is the more useful published detail here.

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Quick answers

4 questions

Should I replace my PING G440 Hybrid with the Callaway Quantum Max Hybrids?

Keep the PING G440 Hybrid. On published specs the Callaway Quantum Max Hybrids comes in the same lofts and adjusts the same way, so there is nothing it can do that your club can't.

What lofts do the PING G440 Hybrid and the Callaway Quantum Max Hybrids come in?

PING G440 Hybrid: 17° (2H), 20° (3H), 23° (4H), 26° (5H), 30° (6H), 34° (7H). Callaway Quantum Max Hybrids: 19° (3H), 21° (4H), 24° (5H), 27° (6H), 30° (7H), 33° (8H).

How do they adjust?

PING G440 Hybrid — hosel: yes, ±1.5°; weights: not published. Callaway Quantum Max Hybrids — hosel: not published; weights: not published.

What did each one cost new?

The brand doesn't publish a launch price for the PING G440 Hybrid. The brand doesn't publish a launch price for the Callaway Quantum Max Hybrids. These are launch prices, not what either sells for today.

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Last updated 2026-09-27. The rules behind this verdict: How we rate. A verdict is not a fitting.