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