The old adage, “You can’t tell the players without a scorecard,” certainly applies to the golf club business so here a few more of the latest and greatest offerings for 2011 from club manufacturers with many of them on sale this fall.
Mizuno Golf
Mizuno announced the new MP-53 irons last week and now comes out with the Grain Flow Forged MP-63 designed for better players. Using what their Diamond Muscle technology the MP-63s are billed as a “player’s” cavity iron. The cavity-back is progressive, being deeper in the long irons and shallower in shorter irons. MSRP and the current street price is $899.99 for 3-PW with steel shafts.
Callaway Golf
Adding to the Diablo product line Callaway introduced for delivery in November the Diablo Octane and Diablo Octane Tour drivers with matching fairway woods. Touting a new crown material, Forged Composite manufactured with their proprietary isothermal forging process, the company says there is better power transfer and trajectory compared to titanium heads. Interestingly Forged Composite was co-developed with Automobili Lamborghini the Italian luxury sports car company. The smaller clubhead of the Diablo Octane models is lighter than previous titanium Callaway drivers and they say it is eight yards longer. MSRP for both the Diablo Octane and Diablo Octane Tour drivers is $299 but one suspects there will be a lower street price when they finally hit the shops.
Nike Golf
Nike’s latest entry in the driver wars is the SQ Machspeed Black Driver carrying a suggested retail of $359.99 scheduled for sales to begin at the end of November. The SQ Machspeed comes in two different 460cc round and square heads with “a sleek black profile to ensure that the air moves quickly and cleanly over the club head with each swing,” according to the press release. Lower ball flight and more distance are also plus features, or says Nike.
Titleist
Titliest steps up to do battle with the 910 driver series the company says are design for “serious golfers.” Two models were introduced, the 910D2 (460cc full pear-shaped head) and 910D3 (445cc and classic pear-shape) both with the new SureFit Tour dual angle hosel. “The new 910 drivers provide improvements in flight, fit, looks, feel and sound, and provide a new level of precision fitting to deliver total performance and driving confidence,” said Steve Pelisek, General Manager, Titleist Golf Clubs. Together, these advances put the Titleist 910 drivers in a class of their own, both on Tour and in the marketplace.”
SureFit dual angle hosel uses a sleeve and a ring to adjust the loft and lie in 16 combinations. Both models ship to shops beginning November 15 and a suggested retail of $499 but the street price should be $399.
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