Callaway Diablo Driver Review

AT THE ELI CALLAWAY PERFORMANCE CENTER THE LATEST BIG BERTHA DIABLO DRIVER WAS PUT TO THE TEST. I'M HERE WITH DR. ALLEN HOOCKNELL, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF INNOVATION AND ADVANCE DESIGN FOR CALLAWAY GOLF. ALAN, YOU?RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE BIG BERTHA DIABLO. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS CLUB? JESSICA, THIS REPRESENTS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT WAY OF MAKING A TITANIUM DRIVER. WE'VE TAKEN ELEMENTS OF OUR FUSION TECHNOLOGY AND COMBINED IT WITH A VERY PRECISE NEW TITANIUM PROCESS AND, IT LEADS TO A DRIVER THAT HAS A LOT OF PERFORMANCE, THAT WE'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET TO, BEFORE. PRIMARILY, THIS DRIVER HAS A TITANIUM FACE CUT, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE ONES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR FUSION DRIVERS. IT HAS A HYPERBOLIC FACE THICKNESS PATTERN IN IT AND, THAT IS WELDED TO A SHEET BODY TITANIUM. THE PROCESS REQUIRED TO PUT THESE PIECES TOGETHER IS SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT A SWISS WATCHMAKER MIGHT USE. IT IS VERY PRECISE. BECAUSE OF THAT PRECISION, WE?RE ALLOWED TO MOVE WEIGHT TO PLACES THAT WE COULDN?T MOVE IT,BEFORE. IN FACT, WE?RE ALSO MOVING THE BODY SHAPE TO PLACES WE'VE NOT MOVED IT BEFORE. IN THIS CASE, THE DRAW MODEL, THERE?S A NEUTRAL. BUT, IN THE DRAW, THE HEAD IS DEVELOPED MORE TO THE HEEL AND THAT ALLOWS US TO PUT WEIGHT IN THE HEEL WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE STABILITY OF THE HEAD. WE?RE STEERING THE CENTER OF GRAVITY TO THE PLACE THAT WE WANT, ENABLING PEOPLE TO HIT MORE OF A RIGHT TO LEFT SHOT IF THEY?RE FIGHTING A SLICE. WE FIND THAT THAT?S PARTICULARLY GOOD FOR AVERAGE GOLFERS. WE ALSO HAVE A NEUTRAL VERSION WHERE THE SHAPE IS LESS DEVELOPED TO THE HEEL, IT?S MORE IN THE MIDDLE. THAT PRODUCES A CONFIGURATION WHICH IS MORE WORKABLE FOR ALL TYPES OF GOLFERS, EVEN TOUR PROFESSIONALS. BIG BERTHA IS A NAME THAT?S FAMILIAR TO GOLFERS ALL OVER THE WORLD, FOR MANY YEARS. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW CALLAWAY IS TAKING BIG BERTHA IN A NEW DIRECTION? BIG BERTHA HAS BECOME SYNONYMOUS WITH CLUBS WHICH ARE PARTICULARLY FORGIVING OF YOUR MISHITS AND, THAT?S A GOOD ATTRIBUTE TO HAVE. WE DON?T WANT THE CLUB TO BE JUST THOUGHT OF AS A CLUB FOR REALLY WEAK GOLFERS. NOW, STEPPING INTO THE WORLD OF BIG BERTHA DIABLO HAS A NEW ATTITUDE. IT?S GOT BOLDER COLORS, BIGGER GRAPHICS. IT?S ABOUT POWER AND ABOUT HITTING THE BALL A LONG WAY. BUT, KNOWING ALL THE TECHNOLOGY THAT CALLAWAY?S ALSO KNOWN FOR, IS BUILT IN THERE ALREADY AND, YOU DON?T NEED TO THINK ABOUT IT.

Golf Life | May 11, 2009

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