FT-iZ & FT-iZ Tour Drivers
“Eastern Golf TV – BEST OF” – Driver for 2010
Callaway Golf : FT-iZ & FT-iZ Tour Drivers
Overview – Callaway has done it AGAIN!
Eastern Golf TV Research team was very pleasantly surprise with the latest addition into the ever competitive Driver Sales world. Callaway and their outstanding enginnerring team went back to the drawing board and designed and entirely new driver, yet still capitalizing on some of their existing technology. The aerodynamic shape with it’s Polar Weighting (See our Translation) moves the weight into two different directions… The Dr. Hyde and Mr. Jeckel of Drivers… Not only is this driver Very Long… It is Very Straight. It’s easy to see why the Big Easy, Ernie Els has won two events in 2010 playing with this driver. If it’s good enough for the World #1, yes no Tiger Woods, but Phil Mickelson… you may want to consider this for your bag. As always Eastern Golf TV always recommends that you see your local PGA Professional to get the best recommendation on loft, length and shaft flex.
Inside the Club:
Polar Weighting Utilizes a heavy face and a heavy in-line power source in the rear, localizing weight at the front and back of the driver to provide stability, consistency, incredible feel and increased linear acceleration of the ball
Eastern Golf TV Translation - The clubface and rear of the club are slightly heavier thus generating more stable impact which translates into less twisting and strike more center thus translating into distance.
Chemically Milled Hyperbolic Face Generates Callaway’s most consistently high ball speeds ever by using a chemical reduction process to selectively remove unwanted material for precision thickness control
Aerodynamic Body Design reduces drag for higher impact speeds and produces Callaway’s most efficient high inertia clubhead ever.
Fusion® Technology exploits extreme weight placement for the optimal combination of performance, feel and looks.
Aldila VooDoo Shafts are engineered as the ideal complement to the FT-iZ Drivers.
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Diablo Edge and Edge Tour – Driver
“Eastern Golf TV – BEST OF” – Driver for 2010
Callaway Golf: Diablo Edge and Edge Tour
Overview – What an Improved model – Longer more often!
Eastern Golf TV Research team loves this driver for the mass market and the Edge Tour for single digit handicap players… What an improvement over the Diablo Driver. The 2009 Diablo driver was an outstanding seller for Callaway; however, this newer version is soon to surpass. This 460cc driver with rounded edges produces a faster clubhead speed translating into yardage! The overall new design is significantly easier to look at and align. The same chemically milled Hyperbolic Face is standard with the Diablo; it’s as if your driver gets the undercoating for free. One of the best features is that the driver sets up square… not only is this an advantage for the average player so that they can release the club properly thru impact but also to the better player who is always concerned about the aesthetics of the club.
Inside the Club:
Fused Titanium The 4-piece modular design produces the most weight efficient titanium driver Callaway has ever created. Each part is precision formed and fused, allowing weight to be positioned optimally for distance enhancing, penetrating ball flights.
Eastern Golf TV Translation – Sum of the parts are greater AS A whole. The club is precisely made with 4 parts and fused together perfectly like a Bob Flay meal!
Chemically Milled Hyperbolic Face Generates Callaway’s most consistently high ball speeds ever by using a chemical reduction process to selectively remove unwanted material for precision thickness control.
Aerodynamic Body Design The refined head shape optimizes all edge transitions to reduce swing drag up to 8% vs. other 460cc drivers for higher impact speeds and longer distance.
Aldila Habanero Shaft High performance graphite shaft provides incredible feel and performance and is engineered to be the ideal complement to the Diablo Edge drivers.
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FT-iZ – Women’s
“Eastern Golf TV – BEST OF” – Women’s Driver for 2010
Callaway Golf : FT-iZ
Overview – Straight Distance for the Ladies
When Eastern Golf TV Research tested this driver we watched women hit the ball noticeably farther and straighter. The new aerodynamic design and increase in loft allow our test group to keep the ball in the air longer with less curvature. Callaway and their outstanding engineering team went back to the drawing board and designed and entirely new driver, yet still capitalizing on some of their existing technology. The aerodynamic shape with its Polar Weighting (See our Translation) moves the weight into two different directions… It is easy to see why LPGA tour players have made the switch to this driver… you may want to consider this for your bag. As always Eastern Golf TV always recommends that you see your local PGA or LPGA Professional to get the best recommendation on loft, length and shaft flex.
Inside the Club:
Polar Weighting Utilizes a heavy face and a heavy in-line power source in the rear, localizing weight at the front and back of the driver to provide stability, consistency, incredible feel and increased linear acceleration of the ball
Eastern Golf TV Translation - The clubface and rear of the club are slightly heavier thus generating more stable impact which translates into less twisting and strike more center thus translating into distance.
Chemically Milled Hyperbolic Face Generates Callaway’s most consistently high ball speeds ever by using a chemical reduction process to selectively remove unwanted material for precision thickness control
Aerodynamic Body Design reduces drag for higher impact speeds and produces Callaway’s most efficient high inertia clubhead ever.
Fusion® Technology exploits extreme weight placement for the optimal combination of performance, feel and looks.
Aldila VooDoo Shafts are engineered as the ideal complement to the FT-iZ Drivers.
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Are Bigger Drivers Better?
Are the New, Bigger Drivers Better?
If you want to take advantage of technology advances in golf equipment, you should consider updating your “old” driver. The new, larger headed drivers will provide the following benefits over those designed twenty five to thirty years ago:
- The first thing that helps all golfers, is that the heads have increased in size from about 300 cc (the volume measured in cubic centimeters) to as much as 500 cc. There seems to have been a race to see who could make the biggest head.
- Unfortunately bigger is not always better. There are diminishing returns with head size and about 400cc seems to be close to the optimum.
- The reason the bigger hollow heads (300cc or 400cc) are better than the 200 cc model is that more weight can be distributed farther away from the center of gravity, in the shell itself. This increases the MOI (Moment of Inertia), which means that the club head is inclined to twist less if you miss the sweet spot. The loss in ball speed is about six mph if you miss the sweet spot by ½ an inch or more. This is considerably better than with heads 200 cc in size.
- Another advantage one gains from the bigger heads is that most of them are made of titanium and have bigger faces. This allows for a spring like effect. The face actually deforms and recovers during impact. The energy losses in the face are less than the energy losses in the ball and as a result the overall efficiency of the energy transfer to the ball from the club is better. The COR (Coefficient of Restitution) is higher. This means that the ball will leave the face of the club faster and more distance will be the end result.
That’s the good news. You need to know, however, that the actual gains you get on average, will be less than the technology can provide. Impacts that you and I make are generally less than perfect hits on the sweet spot. Therefore, I’m afraid it is back to the range and the old faithful BOB system (Buckets Of Balls)!
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FT-9 I-MIX Drivers
“Eastern Golf TV – BEST OF” – Driver for 2010 – Honorable Mention
Callaway Golf: FT-9® I-MIX® Drivers
Overview – Click and Play
The dynamic club adjustability system is now available in the I-MIX Technology. This Technology allows the golfer to easily adjust and customize your driver based on the golf course, and swing conditions. There are a plethora of shafts that available to select from when determining what fit works for you. The FT-9 Driver was with the shotmaker in mind. Choose between Draw or Neutral configurations with the help of visible external web weighting that helps precisely position the center of gravity to promote the desired Draw or Neutral ball flights, letting golfers hit longer and more accurate drives. We at Eastern Golf TV Research Team highly recommend that you go thru the opti-fitting process with your local PGA professional. Your local PGA professional will better understand all the latest shafts within the market place and would be able to make an effective suggestion.
Inside the Club:
Dynamic interchangeability allows golfers to select from FT-iZ™ and FT-9® clubheads and dozens of shafts. – This is very interesting…
I-MIX tip technology made with precision-milled, aerospace-grade aluminum and titanium, the I-MIX connection produces drivers that feel and play just like their traditionally assembled counterparts. The high grade materials provide extraordinary durability and taper-lock force that keeps the connection securely in place during play.
Eastern Golf TV Translation – The interlocking tip is state of the art allowing the golfer too easily to exchange clubheads with the peace of mind of traditional epoxy.
I-MIX torque wrench is ergonomically designed and provides the high torque required to ensure the proper I-MIX connection.
Fusion® Technology exploits extreme weight placement for the optimal combination of performance, feel and looks.
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