New Patent Application From Callaway
A new patent application by Callaway has just been published that might shed some light of what Callaway’s new driver for next year might look like.
Some shocking information here guys! First of all it is nice to see that they will address bulge and roll in this new design…unfortunately they only did it for visual appearance…oh well. There is still a lot that can be done in regards to bulge and roll in my opinion to help golfers…but they still keep missing the boat on that one.
Shocking Piece Of Info!
The next shocking piece of info inside this application is the fact that they are still only moving small amounts of weight on the head. It has been proven that all these small increments of weight that all the companies so famously claim can move mountains do almost zero in regards to actually moving the CG (center of gravity). Yes…sorry to inform you guys but in almost every type of testing you can do in regards to driver head design…there simply is no proof that MWT in it’s present form does anything at all in reagrds to changing ball flight pattern. You have to move much more weight in order to effect CG.
I know you are saying…well Taylormade and all the other MWT drivers claim you can move the ball 75 yards. It is just not true. And this new driver design by Callaway looks no different on paper or I am sure in any software that will compute CG changes. So why go to all the lengths of filing a patent and R&D work when you know you really aren’t going to provide any benefit to the golfer? I just don’t get it. Many of these places employ rocket scientists. And they still cannot come up with a technology that works.
Why Do You Need 13 Pieces?
And lastly, why so many pieces? It’s hard enough to get a 3 or 4 piece driver to not only perform well but also to sound and feel half way decent…much less a driver that has 13 separate parts. And at a time when Callaway is in desperate need of a good driver design…because they have not been known for their great drivers in recent time…ever since the C4 there has been a constant slide of disappointing drivers coming from the once king of the titanium realm.
So why not go back to basics and give golfers what they really want…a great feeling driver that sounds great and performs. Look at the R9…no one really using the adjustability…but the driver is solid and has great feel and sound. Those are the basics to a successful driver and yet so many companies just can’t seem to wrap their heads around this…it still amazes me.
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Doc
14 years ago
My belief is only those who have never truely tried Callaway’s drivers are puting the knock on them…aside,of course,from the c-4…Although I also have put my Ft-i away in favor of TM’s R7, I still keep the Callaway as a more than adequate backup. It still is one of the straightest drivers I’ve ever hit