Custom shafts from Oban and Mitsubishi are available for an upcharge as well. Stock (no upcharge) shafts include the Graphite Design G-Series, Fujikura Fuel, Fujikura Motore F3, Aldila NVS and Aldila RIP Beta. Stock length for this club is 45.5 inches and swing weight as tested was D5. The 8.5 and 9.5 degree models are currently right-hand only. This driver, which features a glued (non-adjustable) head is offered in lofts of 8.5, 9.5, 10.5 and 12.5 degrees.
#Powerbilt air force one 14º driver#
To that end, Powerbilt, which hasn’t exactly been a major player in the premium driver market, is reintroducing itself with the 2014 AFO DFX Tour Black Driver. At the same time, consumers want the “one arrow quiver” in the form of a driver that gives them both maximum distance and maximum forgiveness.
#Powerbilt air force one 14º drivers#
OEM’s are chasing the holy grail of drivers more than ever before. With an MSRP of $299, the increase in ball speed comes at a great value. Takeaway: If you are more concerned about performance than a brand name and you don’t mind a non-adjustable head, this driver is extremely fast and forgiving. As such, many big box stores and green grass accounts may not have demo clubs available for potential customers to try. In addition, Powerbilt offers stock shafts (no upcharge) from Aldila, Fujikura and Graphite Design.Ĭons: The lack of adjustability and name recognition in the marketplace make it difficult to establish immediate credibility. I do plan on keeping 1, but I figured the slightly flawed version would be something I could give y’all a deal on.Pros: The Powerbilt AFO DFX Tour Black driver offers some of the fastest ball speeds and most consistent smash factors we’ve seen in testing, all in a deep-faced design that frames the ball quite nicely. I could keep and play the slightly flawed DCT 14. That was until I was helping Derek and he ran out of 12 deg heads temporarily. Since I’ve bounced around between the DCT, FS3 and NB I put the 14 degree out of my mind. It was a silly reason to quit using it then, and I do plan to keep a 14 deg in my personal rotation now. Instead of ignoring them I requested a 12 deg hand picked a little higher and have been using that loft ever since. Some golf buddies gave me a hard time about playing a 14. I received a brand new 14 of my own w a new at the time VS Proto. Wanted to keep it instead of it going back to Geek, but I was told no. I played that driver better than any I had hit before.
Scott let me use it for a while w Almo’s permission to see if I liked that loft and head. When I first started working w Almo, my first DCT wasn’t even mine, but a 14 deg DCT demo from Geek loaned out to my friend Scott Locastro. Not sure if you can find one, but perhaps it's worth looking into. I eventually gravitated to the adjustable loft variety, but honestly I didn't hit the ball nearly as consistently well as I did with that lady's head/shaft combo.
To this day, I've yet to play a driver that was as consistently long and straight as that one was. I'm guessing the net gain average was probably 20 yards. I was carrying the ball about 15 yards further, so I started seeing less distance loss when the fairways were soft, but noticed I was getting even more rollout when the conditions were dry. I swapped out the shaft from the current driver I had been playing, and it was great. So I bought one, I think it was the ladies version of the G5 driver (I seem to recall it being called the G5 L). But I did notice that Ping made ladies' drivers in 14º, lefty. So I got this idea that perhaps a high-lofted driver might help.Įxcept being left-handed, there were hardly no options. I had a flattish swing plane for much of my competitive playing days and although the lower trajectory wasn't a huge disadvantage most days, I would experience a noticeable loss of distance playing when the conditions were soft, like after a couple days of rain, etc.
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