The short answer
Callaway puts the model year in each Apex product code, from irons-2014-apex to irons-2025-apex-ai150, and the years in this article are those codes. Across the 15 sets:
- The 7-iron runs from 29° (Apex Ai300) to 35° (2014 Apex MB). Pitching wedges run from 42° to 47°.
- Two pairs repeat a chart exactly: the 2014 Apex and Apex CF 16, and the 2024 Apex CB and Apex MB. Apex 19 and Apex Ti Fusion share every loft from the 3-iron to AW.
- Apex Pro sat at 33° or 34° at the 7-iron in every generation we hold. The Pro, MB and CB charts stayed weaker than the other Apex models of the same year.
Every Apex chart by year
Each row comes from our catalog record for that set, transcribed from an Internet Archive capture of Callaway's own US specification panel or product page. The AW column is the first wedge below the pitching wedge on each chart.
| Year | Model | Clubs listed | 7-iron | PW | AW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Apex | 3–SW | 31° | 45° | 50° |
| 2014 | Apex Pro | 2–AW | 33° | 46° | 51° |
| 2014 | Apex MB | 2–PW | 35° | 47° | – |
| 2016 | Apex CF 16 | 3–SW | 31° | 45° | 50° |
| 2016 | Apex Pro 16 | 3–AW | 34° | 46° | 51° |
| 2019 | Apex 19 | 3–SW | 30.5° | 43° | 48° |
| 2021 | Apex Pro 21 | 3–AW | 33° | 45° | 50° |
| 2021 | Apex DCB 21 | 4–AW | 30° | 43° | 48° |
| 2024 | Apex CB 24 | 3–AW | 34° | 46° | 50° |
| 2024 | Apex MB 24 | 3–AW | 34° | 46° | 50° |
| 2024 | Apex Pro 24 | 3–AW | 33° | 45° | 50° |
| 2024 | Apex Ti Fusion | 3–AW | 30.5° | 43° | 48° |
| 2024 | Apex Ai200 | 4–AW | 30° | 43° | 48° |
| 2024 | Apex Ai300 | 4–AW | 29° | 42° | 47° |
| 2025 | Apex Ai150 | 3–AW | 31° | 44° | 49° |
Lie and length barely change. Every 7-iron here is listed at 62° and 37 inches except the Apex DCB 21 (62.5°, 37 in) and the Apex Ai300 (62.25°, 37.25 in). Brand-wide context, including Callaway's other families, is on our Callaway irons by year page.
Apex sets that share a chart
The 2014 Apex and the Apex CF 16 print identical tables: the same ten clubs from the 3-iron to SW, with the same lofts, lies and lengths. A used set of either reads 31° at the 7-iron and 45° at the pitching wedge, so the numbers can't date it. The heads differ: see the 2014 Apex and Apex CF 16 photos.
The 2024 Apex CB and Apex MB do the same: 3-iron to AW, 34° at the 7-iron and 46° at the pitching wedge, row for row. One is a cavity back and the other a muscle back, so the back of the head settles it.
Apex 19 and the 2024 Apex Ti Fusion list the same lofts from the 3-iron (19°) to AW (48°). They aren't identical charts: the Ti Fusion lists the pitching wedge at a 63.25° lie against 63.5° for Apex 19, and only Apex 19 adds a 54° SW. The dark Ti Fusion finish makes the pair easy to separate in person.
Apex Pro: 2014 to 2024
We hold four Apex Pro charts, and all four list the 3-iron to the pitching wedge.
| Club | 2014 | Pro 16 | Pro 21 | Pro 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-iron | 20.5° | 21° | 20.5° | 19° |
| 4-iron | 23° | 24° | 23° | 22° |
| 5-iron | 26° | 27° | 26° | 25° |
| 6-iron | 29° | 30° | 29° | 29° |
| 7-iron | 33° | 34° | 33° | 33° |
| 8-iron | 37° | 38° | 37° | 37° |
| 9-iron | 41.5° | 42° | 41° | 41° |
| Pitching wedge | 46° | 46° | 45° | 45° |
| AW | 51° | 51° | 50° | 50° |
The Pro 16 is the outlier: a degree weaker than the 2014 Apex Pro from the 4-iron to the 8-iron and half a degree weaker at the 9-iron, with the same 46° pitching wedge and 51° AW. The Pro 21 and Pro 24 share a 33° 7-iron and 45° pitching wedge but differ at the long end: the Pro 24 lists 19°, 22° and 25° for the 3- to 5-iron where the Pro 21 lists 20.5°, 23° and 26°. Mixing long irons from one and short irons from the other changes the gaps, which our loft gap checker shows for any single chart.
Ai150, Ai200 and Ai300
The three Ai models are spaced exactly one degree apart at every club from the 4-iron to AW. The Ai150 (2025) has a 31° 7-iron, the Ai200 30° and the Ai300 29°, with pitching wedges at 44°, 43° and 42°. The Ai300 is also the only Apex here with a 37.25-inch 7-iron. Only the Ai150 page lists a 3-iron.
Callaway lists the Apex DCB 21 with the same 30° 7-iron and 43° pitching wedge as the Ai200, at a 62.5° lie. Loft alone doesn't predict how far a club goes; our 7-iron loft study puts these numbers next to other brands and earlier decades.
Telling the generations apart
Callaway reuses the Apex name every few years, so a listing titled “Callaway Apex irons” could be any of these sets. The back of the head narrows it down quickly:
- 2024 and 2025: a black APEX badge between two screws across the top of the back, on the CB, MB, Pro, Ai150, Ai200 and Ai300. Look for the small CB or MB marking near the toe, or PRO or FORGED near the heel, then compare head size, because the Ai models look alike in photos.
- 2021: the Pro 21 has APEX on the top bar and TUNGSTEN near the heel; the DCB has a deep cavity with a black insert and a DCB badge.
- 2019: a dark X-shaped insert carrying APEX, with FORGED near the upper heel.
- 2016: the CF 16 has a black cavity insert with APEX beside the chevron; the Pro 16 has FORGED above a textured insert marked APEX PRO.
- 2014: the Apex shows APEX low on the toe with a black accent in the upper cavity, the Pro has FORGED along the top bar, and the MB is a satin muscle back marked APEX MB.
If the badge is worn, the model year finder lists every Callaway Apex chart we hold with its photo, and you can filter by the 7-iron loft if you know it.
Checking a used Apex set
- Match the head to one model page using the cues above before you look at any loft.
- List the clubs in the set. The 2014 Apex Pro and Apex MB charts start at a 2-iron, and only the 2014 Apex, CF 16 and Apex 19 run down to SW. A club outside the chart's range is worth a question.
- Read the shaft and grip labels; Callaway lists several stock shafts per set, and either may have been replaced.
- Measure length and have loft and lie checked if the numbers matter to you. Our guides to measuring club length and checking used irons cover the method.
- Compare any two charts side by side with the iron comparison tool, and plan wedges below the pitching wedge with the wedge gap planner.
Our guide to identifying older irons covers the photos to take, and the same “one chart, several heads” problem appears in our Srixon and Titleist AP1/AP2 comparisons.
Sources and limits
Figures come from Internet Archive captures of Callaway's US specification panels and product pages, transcribed into our catalog and reviewed October 8, 2026: Apex (2014), Apex Pro (2014), Apex MB (2014), Apex CF 16 (2016), Apex Pro 16 (2016), Apex 19 (2019), Apex Pro 21 (2021), Apex DCB 21 (2021), Apex CB 24 (2024), Apex MB 24 (2024), Apex Pro 24 (2024), Apex Ti Fusion (2024), Apex Ai200 (2024), Apex Ai300 (2024), Apex Ai150 (2025). The tables on this page are generated from those records. Callaway's live site refuses automated requests, so it was not used.
Not every Apex is here. The captures we checked had no specification table for the 2018 Apex MB, the 2019 Apex Pro, the 2021 Apex, Apex MB or Apex TCB, and we have not added the 2024 Apex TCB, the Ti Fusion 250 or the Apex utility irons. Model years are Callaway's product-code years, not manufacture dates. No clubs were inspected, measured or hit for this article, and nothing here predicts distance or says which set suits a particular golfer.