Callaway Diablo Octane Fairway Wood Review

Today’s Golfer Fairway Wood Test 2011

Tested: August 2011
Testing panel:
Stuart Priestley (Belfry Pro)
Michael Gow (HCP 7)
David Connor (HCP 10)
Alan Doodson (HCP 17)

Michael admitted the head shape (no hosel) wouldn’t be his usual choice but the performance won him over. Stuart was also left cold by the hosel design but said it was very fast off the face. Alan thought it was very easy to align and hit. David loved the bigger head’s performance.

Distance: 4.5
Dispersion: 4
Looks: 3.8
Feel: 4.1
Forgiveness: 4.1
Tee: 3.9
Fairway: 4

This has been designed by Callaway with one thing in mind – power. The face features Callaway’s renowned Variable Face Thickness (VFT) technology to increase the sweet area and give fast ball speeds off more of the face – ideal for game improvers. The large head is also aimed at the higher handicapper – it inspires confidence and offers increased forgiveness on off-centre strikes but a smaller-profile Tour version is also available for the players who want more versatility to attack the course.

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