Callaway Diablo Octane - Fairway Wood

I was a late starter to golf where I once considered it an old man's game due to the much faster sport I was engaged in like soccer, badminton and squash. All fast and furious with opponents who would make you run, block you and tackle you. Golf looks so simple and boring. Just stand there and hit the ball, what's the problem? Well, you can either play like a pro or become a pro-blem.

Friends passed to me a few steel shafted irons to try at the range. It was terrible but when you hit the occasional good shots, you can get a high. I have always been telling people not to give up golf at the range. At least do it to a level where you can get into the actual golf course. As a beginner back then, I could not hit the woods well so I stuck to irons even when teeing off and I was told that if I did not use a driver I would lose out. I could not hit it to save my life! So I tried to use a 3-wood and realise it was better. My late uncle Lum then gave me one of his older 3-wood - a Callaway Great Big Bertha Warbird. I unsheathed it and after a few hits, it became my driver.











I was hitting it longer than my driver back then. Why? Because the 3-wood is shorter than a standard driver so you increase your chances of connecting the sweet spot. Then they said the same thing, if you do not use your driver you will lose out on distance. The truth is you will hit the driver longer than your 3-wood when you have enough proficiency but the 3-wood will go straighter.










For many social golfers, they will always suffer when hitting fairway woods off the deck. Longer shaft, lower loft all work against you. Moreover, you will be hitting with irons mostly throughout a round and then suddenly for a distance shot you whip put a fairway wood and hope to put it near or on. It often remains a hope. Better to play to your strength right? Yet, one could never put it on for a par 5 or a long par 4 without trying with a fairway wood. Some woods are very good off a tee but not so on the fairway while others that are friendlier on the fairway may not be good from a tee. Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to the Callaway Diablo Octane fairway wood.

Its stainless steel head features Callaway VFT (Variable Face Thickness) technology to enlarge the sweet spot for consistent ball speed across the face. Of course it is perimeter weighted to produce necessary MOI (Moment of Inertia) and lower CG to increase forgiveness. How do you use a fairway wood? Watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EfpwBpSFus

When it was first introduced, it was one of the top-rated fairway woods noted for its accuracy and forgiveness and also among the best for its playability. High trajectory with a gentle draw was what it was designed for with no problems from tight fairways or rough. It looks like a real fairway finder. For horsepower, there were reports that it could fetch you 5-10 yards more when hit on the screws. It appears fairly large during set up and that should give you confidence to go for it. Callaway metal woods always give a pleasing metallic sound.

Grip design is pleasing. Callaway grips tend to feel a little fatter. This can prevent an over-grip during set up.

There you have it - 43 inches length and 15 degrees loft.

Red and black is a good combo for smartness in looks of the cover with sock to prevent injury to the shaft.

Mishits with this club will of course go a little shorter but directional miss is minimal.

Today golf manufacturers are going out of the way to tie up with sports car manufacturers to prove their mettle. Cobra has teamed up with Ferrari while Callaway has teamed up with Lamborghini.

Who has the superior speed over 250m? A Lamborghini or a Callaway Diablo Octane driver?  Watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2gFrn8s6to

The short hosel goes straight into the heel of the club head.

Callaway is into carbon fibre material. Light weight forged composite material for speed. That is one of the latest technology. Game changer? Revolutionary? Lighter, faster and stronger. This is not the same as a local minister's motto of "cheaper, better and faster".










I would love a Lamborghini but this is the closest I could get to a Lamborghini for now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAGEpyvgv7Q


Golf as in life, play as it lies.

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