Friday, March 18, 2011
2011 Buyer's Guide Woods
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Callaway
Key Feature: A forged composite crown that reduces weight and moves it down toward the sole of the club. The result? More distance and a better ballflight from a great-looking club.RAZR Hawk What We Like: The Tour-inspired shaping will appeal to the player who likes to work the ball. But the forgiveness? Seriously, that will help everyone hit better, longer, straighter shots. Who It's For: For all golfers, although we suspect better players will like it even more. Specs: Comes in four lofts (13°, 15°, 18°, 21°) with RAZR Hawk graphite shafts (all flexes). L-hand available in 15° or 18°. callawaygolf.com | $229 |
Cleveland
Launcher FL  Key Feature: Weight was removed from the shaft and grip (30g's worth), making the Launcher FL produce faster swing speeds, ball speeds and longer carry off the tee or ground.What We Like: The ball jumps off the face upward in a hurry. Oh, and it never stops going. Really, it's among the longest fairway woods we've every tried. Who It's For: Golfers who need big-time forgiveness and distance with their woods. Specs: Comes in five lofts (13°, 15°, 17°, 19°, 22°) with Miyazaki C. Kua graphite shafts (all flexes). L-hand available in 15° and 19°. clevelandgolf.com | $199 |
Cobra
Key Feature: A larger, hotter face that makes this all-steel design produce big distance and exceptional accuracy, even if you occasionally miss the sweet spot (which is huge, by the way.)S3 What We Like: The oversized profile adds confidence, making it easier to swing aggressively. Also, the stock Fujikura Blur shaft is a good one. They combine to produce a lot of distance. It's a great alternative to the driver on tight holes. Who It's For: All golfer types. Specs: Comes in three lofts (13°, 15°, 17°) with Fujikura Blur graphite shafts. L-hand available in 15° and 18°. cobragolf.com | $169 |
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Dynacraft
Prophet ICT  Key Feature: The Dynacraft Prophet ICT series takes our revolutionary, patent-pending interchangeable hosel adapter to the fairway woods. Now with the interchangeable Prophet ICT 8-position adapter, each hosel insertion provides differing lie angles ranging from 2° upright to 2° flat, and face angles from 2° open to 2° closed.What We Like: The adjustability is very cool, but it's also long and straight from the fairway and off the tee. Also, what a great price! Who It's For: All player types. Specs: Comes in three lofts (15°, 18°, 21°) with a variety of shaft options to choose from. hirekogolf.com | $54 |
Fourteen
Key Feature: A classic, Tour-inspired shaping that will appeal to shotmakers who want fairway woods that launch the ball up quickly after impact with the ball.SF-410 What We Like: These woods are made with a low CG, but they're also workable, thanks to the classic, low-profile styling. Who It's For: The lofts on the SF-410 woods are carefully calibrated for the average player who wants a higher ballflight. They're also very forgiving, thanks to a high MOI rating. Specs: Comes in four lofts (16°, 19°, 22°, 24°) with MD-335ff graphite shafts. fourteengolf.com | $329 |
Mizuno
JPX-800  Key Feature: A Hot Metal, maraging-steel face design for distance and Ultimate Dynamic Stability (U.D.S.) tech for improved forgiveness.What We Like: Like the JPX-800 driver, these woods have a clean, no-nonsense stainless-steel appeal. The beveled leading edge slips across the grass with ease, and the low CG creates a high trajectory. The ball flies straight and far, even if you miss the sweet spot sometimes. (Hey, who doesn't?) Who It's For: All player types. Specs: Comes in three lofts (15°, 18°, 21°) with Mizuno FS5 graphite shafts. mizunogolf.com | $199 |
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