“Round-headed sibling to the square FT-i, in draw/neutral/fade. A capable standard head in its day; treat it as a value gamer only.”
The round-headed, mass-market answer to Callaway's controversial square-faced FT-i -- released for 2007 as the more conventional shape for players who wanted the same Fusion Technology face speed without the geometric look. A 460cc titanium-cup-face body bonded to a lightweight composite chassis saved roughly 50 grams of discretionary weight, which Callaway pushed to a 25-gram rear-and-low weight for a deeper CG and higher launch. Stock shaft was a 45-inch Fujikura E-150 in light/regular/stiff, and it came in draw or neutral weighting plus dedicated Tour builds. It was well-reviewed in its day (4.2/5 across 78 golfreview.com user reviews) and effectively Callaway's flagship consumer driver for the 2007 season.
Not chased today, but it was a genuinely well-regarded, high-volume driver in its year -- 78 golfreview.com user reviews (a large sample for an FT-series driver) and its role as the accessible round-head counterpart to the square FT-i give it more lasting recognition among mid-2000s Callaway drivers than most of its siblings, without rising to any collector or forum-reverence status.
Mid-to-high handicappers wanting an easy-launching, forgiving 460cc head from the used market at a fraction of current retail. Not a fit for anyone chasing 2020s ball speed or hosel-adjustability fitting -- this is a fixed-loft, pre-adjustability driver, so dial-in options are limited to whatever loft/flex combination you can find used.
Launched for 2007 opposite TaylorMade's r7 Draw and Ping's g10, and directly alongside its own square-headed sibling FT-i (and the later FT-i Tour). Callaway replaced it within about two years with the FT-9, which reviewers credited with clearly better sound and forgiveness -- underscoring how fast the FT line's internal refresh cycle moved.
Genuinely forgiving for a standard-rung 2007 driver -- the 50-gram weight savings redirected to a low/rear position and the titanium VFT face were state-of-the-art perimeter-weighting for the period. Nowhere near a modern max-MOI head, though: today's twist-face and forged-composite 460cc drivers control off-center strikes far better.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
2nd Swing's graded/warrantied inventory runs roughly $56-$111 depending on condition and flex, against an original retail price 2nd Swing itself cites as $429.99 -- lower than the $599 MSRP sometimes quoted elsewhere, likely reflecting different configuration/launch-window pricing. Realistic 2026 private-party pricing on eBay is meaningfully below the 2nd Swing figures -- expect roughly $25-$50 for a clean head, less for worn faces or mismatched aftermarket shafts.
Reading is one thing — hitting is another. Book a bay and see the numbers for yourself before you buy anywhere.
