Callaway engineers used a new design to produce a driver thats longer and straighter than anything theyve ever made. The golf driver youre looking for is just a couple clicks away. Callaway drivers have been systematically engineered by the best research and development team in the industry. Thankfully, i bought my driver for the next two years r9 460 last fall. When you carry a callaway driver you immediately have a competitive advantage over those with other golf drivers. Callaway s big bertha fusion goes all in on forgiveness. Callaway have used a progressive shape design to reduce drag give the club increased stability and higher impact speeds. Callaway engineers want to give golfers all the accuracy versatility and distance they could want so they put advanced fusion technology into the callaway ft iz hybrid. Callaway golf also owns topflite golf company, odyssey putters, ben hogan and strata brands. The callaway ft i diver is an unusual beast that got people talking a few years back but now that talk has died down it remains what it always was. But if you believe what callaway is saying, for example the ft iz is longer and straighter than any driver weve ever made, it definitely sounds like you should be heading to your pro shop.
It was the entrance of the oversized metalwood that defied convention in terms of shape, materials and volume. Now a publicly traded company, callaway is one of the most visible names in golf with a product line that encompasses the full spectrum of equipment and accessories including drivers, irons, wedges, putters and balls. Though the company has grown exponentially since its modest start in 1982 when mr. In the eternal quest for more distance, golfers are always looking for the best driver. But if you believe what callaway is saying, for example the ftiz is longer and straighter than any driver weve ever made, it definitely sounds like you should be heading to your pro shop. Callaway golf, an american company with a long list of pga and lpga endorsers, focuses on integrating the latest. Gibbs said it brings back some of the moi strengths of callaway s ft. Not only was this the first driver to be made using titanium now synonymous with driver. Callaway golf mens drivers clubs official site specs. Pushing the boundaries of their own fusion technology callaway have created a driver. The callaway ftiz driver is but to add distance and improve accuracy for players of any skill level.
Hyperbolic face cup the face is chemically milled for precise thickness control across the entire face. The company started the year by launching the big bertha 454 titanium driver, which has been a success in the marketplace. The callaway ft iz driver is certainly full of technology and cutting edge styling. Callaway golf pushes the limits of performance to develop drivers.
If you are not satisfied with the item you have purchased, you may return it within 30 days of delivery for a full refund of the. It felt way hotter than the diablo edge or ft iz and for the most part i am getting good separation from my playing partners off the tee. The 2010 callaway ftiz driver almost a year ago to the day october 2, 2008 we posted an article letting you guys know what callaways next move would most likely be. I had been using square drivers nike sumo 5900, callaway ft iq the last few years but played my old bridgestone j33 driver. The callaway ft iz driver is part of callaway s most advanced family of clubs. The callaway ft9 tour driver has a ton of pop off the face. Callaway golf is enjoying a resurgent 2005 after a couple offyears. Founded in 1982 by the late ely callaway, the mission of callaway golf is to passionately pursue advanced, innovative technologies to sell the worlds best golf clubs, balls, and accessories.
Even if youre henrik stenson, one of the longest and straightest drivers on tour, you always strive to get better. Callaway would deliver product himself from the back of his cadillac. From golf magazine clubtest, february 2010 category. Threaded metal sleeve allows a permanent and easy solution for reshafting the callaway imix drivers. The callaway ft iz tour driver is a latest offering by one of the top names in golf. In their neverending mission to find more distance and accuracy for golfers, callaway s engineers used an entirely new design to once again produce a driver thats longer and straighter than. Stenson, whos very particular about his equipment he remains notoriously loyal to his callaway legacy black irons began using the companys xr 9degree driver this year. Description the callaway golf ft i and ft i tour drivers represent a quantum leap in driver design. It was followed by the callaway ftiq driver, which had a squareish head shape and was released in 2008. Almost a year ago to the day october 2, 2008 we posted an article letting you guys know what callaway s next move would most likely be. Callaways big bertha fusion goes all in on forgiveness.
Callaway ftiz driver, callaway drivers, golf driver. I have the callaway ft 9 driver with 10 loft and the stock regular shaft in neutral set up in my bag now for the past 10 weeks and i can honestly say that i am now hitting the ball at least 510 yds further than my older ping g10 driver. Callaway leads the way in design and innovation with the most important and memorable for most people their great big bertha driver. Visually it is not far removed from the callaway ft iz driver of 2010, which in turn was the successor of the square callaway ft i driver. Callaway uses a variety of features to help achieve faster ball speeds that lead to longer drives. The extra weight is claimed to keep the callaway driver stable through impact. That is because we were tipped off that they had just trademarked the name ft iz and since they had just launched the ft iq we figured what they had their eyes set on for 2010. I switch from the titleist 905r to the ft9 at the beginning of the season. It was followed by the callaway ft iq driver, which had a squareish head shape and was released in 2008. With 74% of the clubhead weight in the face and rear of the club, we found the polar weighting really helped with the forgiveness of the ftiz driver. Features and benefits of the callaway ft iz driver. To exploit our proprietary fusion technology the superior weightshifting science developed by callaway golf that uses multiple materials in clubhead construction the design demanded a new shape. The following driver specification information has been compiled from product brochures, golf magazines, and from inquiries to the manufacturers.
Meanwhile, the ft i the i is for inertia is something completely different, sporting the aggressively odd square shape that has, along with the nike sumo2 and nickents 3dx square, drawn so much attention to squareshaped drivers this year. Callaway golf wants you to be fully satisfied with every item you purchase. Square drivers were very high moi, but the shape meant that it was slower through the air than the more triangular ft iz. The ft 5 is a refined, evolutionary update to the ft 3 driver from mid2005. Els started off the year playing the new callaway ft iz driver, but decided to employ ft. Feb 15, 2010 the callaway ftiz driver is certainly full of technology and cutting edge styling. When ely callaway first introduced his big bertha driver 20 years ago, the golfing world changed forever. Virtually overnight, what once was golfs most difficult club to hit the driver. By the time of the ft iz driver, released in 2010, callaway was back to the more typical clubhead shapes in its drivers.
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