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