| When shopping for a golf club, you'll find | | | | heads. A low center of gravity in a wood will |
| the options are as numerous and just as | | | | add power and distance with superb control |
| personal as when shopping for a pair of | | | | and handling. A wide body will make airborne |
| under-roos. Prices range from yard-sale finds | | | | launches easier to hit with longer, |
| of $5 for a set of clubs in a bag to a | | | | straighter shots. |
| thousand dollars or more for PGA-tour | | | | |
| quality. | | | | Beginners can stick with aluminum and |
| | | | titanium alloy woods, zinc and aluminum |
| Golf club heads can be made from a wide | | | | irons. Intermediate or occasional golfers |
| variety of materials. If you are beyond the | | | | should look for 17-4 stainless steel woods |
| beginner stage, and chances are you are, stay | | | | and irons or bi-metal or tungsten insert |
| away from zinc and aluminum alloy even though | | | | irons. If you hit the links more than a few |
| the price may be bargain basement. | | | | times a year and want to get serious about |
| | | | your game, look for titanium drivers, |
| Titanium is a much harder metal, especially | | | | stainless steel, maraging metal or bi-metal |
| if it's cold-forged; that must be why it's so | | | | woods and stainless steel or bi-metal irons. |
| popular for drivers. One driver you'll see on | | | | |
| the fairways of long drive competitions is | | | | Don't Get Shafted |
| the Alpha C830.2 driver. The face contains an | | | | |
| insert of dense but thin SP700 cold forged | | | | You can't invest in heads only to attach them |
| titanium that provides the maximum COR. COR | | | | to a broomstick handle. While nearly all |
| stands for "coefficient of restitution." | | | | manufacturers sell heads attached to shafts, |
| Coefficient of restitution measures the | | | | you may decide you'd rather create your own |
| amount of energy that is either lost or | | | | perfect club. This "component golfer" style |
| retained when two objects collide. The USGA | | | | is gaining popularity both among pros and |
| (United States Golf Association) allows a | | | | novices alike. |
| maximum of 0.830 COR, and the C830.2 model | | | | |
| Alpha golf club meets this standard. | | | | Golfers that are female, are seniors, are |
| | | | stricken with joint problems or are looking |
| One of the unique qualities of Alpha golf | | | | for improvement in swing should have a |
| drivers is the oval shaped head. The geometry | | | | graphite shaft on all clubs. That should |
| increases the impact on the sweet spot which | | | | include everyone, even you. The only reason |
| in turn increases ball speed. This technology | | | | you'd want a steel shaft is if you were |
| is the innovative Increased Target Design | | | | having serious problems with control. |
| pioneered by Alpha. Whether you're a big | | | | |
| bomber or an average linksman, the Alpha | | | | The only two considerations when choosing a |
| driver will improve your distance | | | | shaft is the flex and the length. The length |
| significantly. Even Golf Digest loves the | | | | depends on your height and swing style. The |
| C830.2 Alpha golf driver. | | | | flex styles available are regular, stiff, |
| | | | ladies and senior. Each of these shaft types |
| When looking for a wood, you will actually be | | | | is available on any Alpha golf drivers and |
| shopping for a few stainless steel faced club | | | | other clubs. |