The callaway ft9 driver has a frame thats made from a carbonfiber composite. Callaway ft9 driver tour spec x flex stiff imix neutral 9. With fusion technology, callaway has engineered this driver with weight in spots to help maximize your swing. Unlike past ft models, the ft9 looks very good and more powerful at address. Last year we were provided a couple of 44 12 shafts but not. With the callaway razr fit driver our testers averaged 253. Johnny callaways first venture into the adjustable weight and face angle driver category. Due to manufacturer restrictions, all new not including closeouts items including logo overruns from adams, adidas, ben hogan, callaway, cleveland, club glove, cobra, footjoy, mizuno, never compromise, nike, odyssey, ping, sun mountain, taylormade. Callaway ft5 driver golf club for sale online ebay. Anyway, by the time you get a new r9, taylormade will have a new improved driver on the market. The ft9 driver features hyperbolic face that is 1 degree closed, visible external web weighting, and fusion technology, and choice of two cg center of.
Compared to the callaway ft5, its 7 percent longer front to back. Get the best deals on callaway supplies golf equip. My last driver was a taylormade r7 superquad which i felt was too lunky for my swing. Mar 01, 2018 the fact that there is no sliding weight adjustability like there is in the epic also saves weight which allowed callaway to improve the moi and forgiveness of this driver. I saw a new callaway hyper x driver and a new ft5 driver in a closeout bin for a great price due to their age and was about to buy the hyper x because it was my understanding it was a bit more forgiving. Sometimes, when competing with other golfers, using a club such as a callaway golf club gives you the needed edge to come out on top. Also i might go to a 6g weight i also have as i couldnt tell a real difference between it and the 8g but i figured id roll with the 8g.
The callaway ft9 driver is designed to deliver all of the shot shaping ability highly skilled players need to get the most out of their driver. Callaway golf imix fti fti tour interchangeable driver head. A wide range of head screw in weights to fine tune swingweight and feel for the callaway big bertha and big bertha alpha driver heads. Callaway golf has come out with the ftiz driver, this will fit the current ftiz driver, diablo edge driver, and the new razor hawk driver larger receiving hosel see photo it has the largest outside diameter of any ferrule on the market. I cant wait to get this thing outside on the range. I weakened my grip a bit and began to replicate some decent drives. Out the box the driver comes loaded with 12g and 2g removable weights in the sole in the toe and heel positions.
The hyperbolic face increases speeds across the entire clubface for improved distance for shots hit on center and improved distance retention for shots not hit as squarely. Weights when you shop the largest online selection at. The ft5 driver utilizes our revolutionary fusion technology. Callaway pursues lighter weight for a faster driver golf. Histar golf weights 3g 5g 7g 9g 11g g 15g weights for callaway big bertha alpha 815 driver head. Do i use the same wrench for changing the head on the shaft. Description the callaway ft9 neutral driver features a 460cc fusion technology head that creates maximum perimeter weighting with a carbon composite body and titanium cup face, allowing for precise center of gravity positioning and more stability on offcenter shots.
Fluted ferrule for callaway fti z driver, diablo edge. The callaway big bertha fusion ft3 driver is available in standard and tour models in a choice of draw, neutral and fade configurations. When you carry a callaway driver in your golf bag, you can step on the first tee with confidence that your equipment will perform. Fluted ferrule for callaway fti z driver, diablo edge, and. Awarded best driver for swing speeds 95 mph 105 mph and for swing speeds 94 mph and below by the golfwrx expert panel featuring topranked club fitters from around the country. The cobra ladies fmax offset, ping, and xxio driver models we selected for this test provided us with a good spread of lofts and retail price points. The callaway fti driver is for players who need extra forgiveness off the tee, for good shots no matter where the ball is struck on the clubface. I just purchased the xr16 driver with the stock stiff shaft. Mar 05, 2010 callaway ft tour driver i had a chance to see and hit the new callaway ft tour driver yesterday. Unlike most other composite drivers, the sound was very solid and the flight of the ball was excellent. The heavy weight in the front will shift the center of gravity forward in the club head, which should give the player a lower spinning ball flight. Callaway rogue vs callaway epic driver test the results.
This weight placement also creates higher vertical moi by 20percent versus ft5. Hit both at a demo day and the ft9 was more solid and ball went farther. Our easiest to hit mavrik driver with two interchangeable weights for a max forgiveness or a max draw configuration. Callaway golf pushes the limits of performance to develop drivers that are designed to. Also i might go to a 6g weight i also have as i couldnt tell a real difference between it and the 8g but i figured id roll with the 8g for now just for the theoretical increase in moi. Feb 15, 2010 the callaway ftiz driver is certainly full of technology and cutting edge styling. The only thing i can deduce is that the lighter weight in comparison to my old driver was causing me to close the face of the ft at impact. I have the callaway ft9 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. 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.
Pick up a callaway driver, a highperformance club that makes shooting balls down the fairway easy callaway has a single aim. Callaway ft9 i bought the ft9 10 degree neutral with regular flex used from the. Callaway ft9 i bought the ft9 10 degree neutral with regular flex used from the callaway outlet. The ft9 tour drivers let you choose between draw or neutral configurations with the help of external web weighting that helps precisely position the center of gravity to promote the desired trajectory and ball flight for the desired shot shape. As advertised, it does want to hit a straight ball. Last years gamer, epic sz with 64g kuro kage silver was 2g front and 12g rear. Because of the companys success in producing easy to use, forgiving golf clubs for every player, there are many imitations. Out on tour, golf clubs are dynamic, allowing every pro to have the ideal driver setup for specific course conditions. Weights when you shop the largest online selection. Face angle is adjustable from s standard c closed 1. Verification that your certified preowned purchase is 100% callaway golf. Callaway ft9 tour neutral imix driver used golf club at. Only one coupon code is valid per customer per order. As expected, the club, which has been on the usgas.
According to callaway, the weight they saved by using a carbon composite body and titanium face has been repositioned into this webbing to. Aug 06, 2014 by mike stachurain the latest version of golf equipments worstkept secret, callaway today officially unveiled the big bertha v series driver. This moi is a measure of how resistant the face is to twisting when the ball is struck offcenter. The ft9 driver represents the latest evolution of fusion technology, a multimaterial process that gives callaway golf engineers the utmost freedom in design. The total performance score is determined by the average score of the top 5 testers. We wanted to find out if this driver was the real deal, so we arranged a test with 12 golfers at petes golf to measure some key data points, and see if the callaway epic driver was in factepic. Ive only hit it once and i like the solid feel of the club. Callaway ft 9 driver great all around driver, switched from a custom driver and now am hitting driver consistantly in the 250270 yard range as opposed to 220230 with my old one. It is an attractive looking driver for callaway, but the shaft length is too long at 46 inches you can order it at 4545. Option to choose a draw or neutral weight configurations that with the help of external web weighting help precisely position the centre of gravity to promote the desired trajectory. Today the head shape, with its soft edges, is a far cry from a sleek modern driver, but our numbers show how evenly matched callaways prejailbreak drivers were. A massive 50 grams of discretionary weight creates the optifit weighting system that produces three center of gravity configurations draw, neutral and fade enabling golfers to choose a combination to best suit their individual game.
The new callaway ft9 driver is in my bag the breakfast ball. The square design allows weight to be moved to the extremes for a maximum moment of inertia. The companys founder, ely callaway, had a mission to produce clubs that were of superior quality. With artificial intelligence and machine learning leading the way, callaway drivers provide next level distance, ball speed, and forgiveness. The callaway ft9 driver is one of the best composite material drivers we have tested. The driver comes with a 12 gram weight and a 2 gram weight, and the placement of the heavier weight will dictate what type of ball flight the driver will produce. Callaway ft9 tour imix driver head available to buy from uk golf shop golf online. Jul 23, 2018 taylormade might have come out all guns blazing about carbon crowns in 2015 with the m1, but callaway had been playing with the idea for several years beforehand. As a bonus, we discovered there was quite a bit of weight difference as well. Callaway imix fti driver head discount prices for golf. Gonna change the shaft and weight out to play longer to see if. Model, loft, availability, standard length, lie, cc, total weight, swing weight. The fact that there is no sliding weight adjustability like there is in the epic also saves weight which allowed callaway to improve the moi and forgiveness of this driver. Callaway ft9 imix tour driver head take command of your game with your attitude at your course on your day.
I am finding that i get more distance from my tee shots and i am also more accurate off the tee. The callaway ftiz driver is certainly full of technology and cutting edge styling. And that was to remind us just how good the epic is. The three discuss the three new driver heads standard, sub zero, and max, the innovative technology thats designed by a. The callaway ft9 is composed of six different materials, which work together to push the clubs cg center of gravity deep and low. The xr16 doesnt seem to go any further than the ft5 with the stock stiff shaft i had been using for 8 years. I had a terrible slice and considered buying the draw model, but i decided to go with the neutral and work on my swing instead of compensating with the draw model. For the test itself, we used our most wanted testing protocols. Callaway pursues lighter weight for a faster driver golf digest. Callaway ft9 neutral driver callaway drivers golfbidder. Nate adelman is joined by john mlynarski iv and dave neville to talk about the new driver family from callaway golf, mavrik. Fusing versatility, distance, and control in a single spaceage package, the callaway ft9 driver is the club that serious shot makers crave.
How to adjust your callaway rogue driver optifit hosel. Apr 03, 2018 a quick look at how you can adjust the optifit hosel that comes on all callaway rogue drivers to best fit your game. I had a chance to see and hit the new callaway ft tour driver yesterday. Is there anything special that needs to be done to change out the weight in a big bertha fusion driver. Callaway ft9 driver neutral, 9, righthanded, graphite, stiff. Callaway golf mens drivers clubs official site specs. The fti is the driver many people are curious about, and i was excited to give it a try. The razrs carbon crown was nothing new even at the time, but it was callaways first movable weight driver, which along with the adjustable hosel increased fitting options.
The extra weight in the back and alignment features were designed to. Official callaway golf site golf clubs golf equipment. 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. Callaway ft9 tour neutral driver callaway driver golfbidder. As a demo day fitter i often get people that want to try a shorter driver length. Forty grams along the sole and outside the head in external weight pads contribute to 3 to 5percent higher moi heel to toe than in ft5. Callaway golf tour usage is widespread with multiple wins on both the pga tour and european tour.
Rated 4 out of 5 by bob from callaway preowned does it again i had an ft5 driver and got the ft9 as an upgrade. Xtremeamazing 4 pc golf weight screw 3,5,7,9g for callaway rogue gbb epic sub zero great bertha driver. Jun 15, 2007 the ball flight and shot shape were very controllable, and its no surprise that this is the driver most callaway golf tour pros are using on a weekly basis. Major winners such as sergio garcia, phil mickelson, danny willett, and henrik stenson all use a callaway driver. The only driver awarded 20 out of 20 stars in the 2019 golf digest hot list. The epic flash driver employs a new flash face technology, created by artificial intelligence, to help golfers get more ball speed for more distance. Callaway ft9 neutral drivers in stock for next working day delivery. The ft3 tour driver is available in righthand only in 8. So even with the 8g weight my driver is still probably way lighter than most but its how i like them. The percentage of that maximum theoretical score that is achieved by each individual tester represents the individual score for the callaway razr fit driver. Oddly enough, my rouge sz came with a 2g front and only 8g back. Nov 26, 2015 5 out of 5 callaway ft9 driver 21 june 2009. By mike stachurain the latest version of golf equipments worstkept secret, callaway today officially unveiled the big bertha v series driver. Callaway rogue vs callaway epic driver test golf equipment.