History of golf driver development

By Golfselling.com

It has been 148 year for golf history since the British Open in 1986. The change from private noble sports to Civilian-based fashion sports have happened during that time. Golf equipment also changed from simple appliances to various sports equipments. Among them, the driver always represents the style of the times and is a sign of the ball with its stage of development as well.


1. Primary stage: Hickory Overall Type
Hickory as the main processing of materials, with a hickory handle as a whole to the head and processed, the basic shapes to circular 1 / 2 or 2 / 3 cutting, forming semi-circular, or 2 / 3 circle head shape. With the development of iron and steel industry, its head or face inlaid into the bottom of the copper, beryllium copper or iron or steel surfaces at the end in order to increase its wear resistance and Drivable. During this period, the service life of wood and the use efficiency is a prominent problem.


2. Stages of development: Wooden drop-type
With the development of the industrial revolution in Europe, the application of iron and steel developments in the field, the field of golf with increasing applications in the development stage, the steel bar to promote the development of the body of the club head shape its development, however, the production of materials continue to be walnut and walnut inlay Iron Mask mainly volume is also fixed at between 240 ~ 260CC.


3. Mature stage: steel drop-type
Mature stage is made of copper or stainless steel woods, marked by the emergence of the first; this is due to melt film technology, the application of precision stainless steel products caused by changes in structure and morphology


4. High-speed development period: Callaway 300CC chicken heart-shaped design
After over 20 years waiting silently, Callaway company changed that.
Both physical and functional materials on or have huge development, 300CC Titanium and Gold Golf Driver uses a heart-shaped-shaped design, change and change of an era


5. Technical refinement development period
In the early 90s，new technology was considered to be used to meet the demand of Low center of Low center of gravity and high-trajectory, also the volume increased from 360CC to 460CC. In this case, Taylor madeR7 makes the increase of four screws in the bottom of the lower center of gravity high to adjust the trajectory, which adapt to the individual requirements of each fan. Until now Taylor madeR7 series are still salable around the world, creating a brand myth.


Nowadays, the designs can be freer and fashionable because of quite a few technologies have been overcame.
a. Square head type : Nike, Callaway
b. Triangle: Titelist
c. Drop point: Taylormade
d. Polygonal: Mizuno