Military Officer - April 2007 - (Page 15) ADVERTISEMENT SPORTS TECH NEWS N e w g o l f c l u b ’s s e c r e t m e t a l may hit too far on some par-4’s. Coating on surface derived from armor-piercing metal used by military. Largest head size allowed. YALESVILLE, CT -- A small company in Connecticut has taken the largest head allowed under the Rules of Golf, and souped it up with a coating derived from a once-secret metal developed by the Department of Defense to pierce enemy armor. The coating hits with a force twice as hard as Coating on face of new golf club is 70% harder than titanium. Added power, by Charlie Allen steel, 70% harder size of head, challenge distance restrictions. than titanium. With that much punch a good “We’re giving golfers 30 days to golfer could turn some par-4’s into to ten yards past shots he hit with his own driver, a $449.00 club. play it. If their scores don’t drop big par-3’s. time, they can send it back and we’ll That’s not what officials had in Too powerful forsome par-4’s refund its price promptly.” mind when they set a 460 cc size Big drivers hit big shots. That’s A former PGA pro who played it in limit on clubs. Golf officials were trying to restrict distance, and they California said he had to club-down to why there’s a 460 cc limit. A 460 cc still are. There is talk of new rules a 3-wood on several par-4’s. A 21- driver with a 70% kicker hits really requiring manufacturers to tone down time Connecticut long-ball champ said big shots. The company lets you play the of the 500 drivers he’s used over their balls. Good luck. Manufacturers will twenty years, this one hit farther with Controller® 460 for 30 days riskalways push the envelope, and the less effort than any of them. One free. It is not in stores. Order direct maker of this club is no exception. golfer begged the company to let him at 1-800-285-3900, or go to Look what it’s done. First, it chooses take it with him for a week in Palm www.ngcgolf.com, or send your a club head that goes right to size Springs. A low-handicapper curved name, address and a check (or cc limit, then it slips in under the radar several shots around imaginary dog number and exp. date) to NGC Golf with a coating that comes from the legs 220 yards out. The club’s huge (Dept. FD-93), 60 Church Street, tips of torpedoes and armor-piercing sweet spot gave him more room to Yalesville CT 06492. The graphite shaft model costs shells. Nothing wrong here, unless the work the ball from toe to heel. I asked a Director of the compa- $119.00; the top-of-the-line club provokes a new rule. And it might. Here’s how it performed when ny that developed the club, called TurboTip® graphite shaft costs the Controller® 460, for com- $139.00. The TurboTip® shaft has a a pro and other golfers tested it. big butt grip for firmer swing control ments. He lit up. 20-40 yards farther and extra weight in its tip for more 70% harder than titanium club head speed. One golfer hit seven out of eight The matching 3 and 5-woods are “This is the driver of all time! shots 20 yards farther with the new club. “I wish I hadn’t just spent Tell me how anything can beat each $20.00 less. If you buy all three this: A driver with a maxed out clubs, the company will include – $400.00 on mine,” he said. A ten-handicapper, who also plays head and sweet spot, a coating free – a $119.00 Controller® driving a $400.00 driver, hit the new club 40 derived from a metal used by the iron with a graphite shaft. It must be yards farther. He said, “I’m not doing military to pierce enemy armor -- returned, if you return any of your steel and titanium are too weak to purchase for a refund. anything. It seems to swing itself.” Specify shaft model, right or leftAnother golfer who had just do that -- a clubface twice as hard bought a 460 cc driver (they can cost as steel, 70% harder than titanium, handed, regular or stiff flex. S/h is $400.00 to $500.00) wanted to get a 45 1/2 inch, 69-gram high-fiber, only $14.95 for one or four clubs. CT his money back. A husky golfer who graphite shaft that cracks through add 6% sales tax. Oh, yes. If you swing at 120 MPH, swings at about 120 MPH actually the air like a bull whip. What’s cracked a ball with it. Another golfer left! Look at those shots! That guy bring some extra balls. hit five of his seven drives from even over there will shoot scratch golf. FD-3 © NGC Worldwide, Inc. 2007 Dept. FD-93 http://www.ngcgolf.com
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