New Air Force One – Air Foil™ irons are “ballistic”
ORLANDO, Fla. – PowerBilt is turning doubters into believers. Skeptics scoffed last year when PowerBilt introduced the Air Force One: drivers, fairway woods and hybrids with club heads filled with nitrogen gas. They thought it was just another golf gimmick, until they tried it. Now, PowerBilt is introducing nitrogen-charged irons. And they are “ballistic,” says Ross Kvinge, president of PowerBilt.
“There is a way to improve distance in irons, and we’ve figured it out,” adds Kvinge. “By filling the iron head with nitrogen gas, we’ve been able to thin the face and create a much bigger sweet spot. The result is longer shots with more consistent spin rates no matter where you hit the ball on the face. So you not only get more distance, you get better accuracy, too.”
Kvinge points out that the technology goes beyond nitrogen. To maximize club-head speed, PowerBilt is using a proprietary Apollo steel shaft which weighs only 85 grams – much lighter than a conventional steel shaft and slightly more than graphite.
The shafts also have variable kick points. In the long irons the kick point is low to promote higher trajectory. A mid kick point is used in the middle irons to promote both distance and accuracy, while the short irons utilize a high kick point for dead-on accuracy.
In side-by-side testing against industry-leading irons, the Air Force One – Air Foil consistently hit the ball 10 yards farther with long-iron shots. “If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it,” states Kvinge. The lofts are standard for modern-day irons: #4-21°; #7-31°; PW-45°.
The sole width transitions throughout the set so each club produces desired playability and easy launch angles. The top line gets thinner as the set moves toward the short irons. And the offset is progressive. The clubs are available on two set makeups: 1) 4-PW nitrogen charged plus a SW cavity back with a selling price of $599 steel, $799 graphite; 2) 4-7 nitrogen charged plus 8-SW cavity back with a selling price of $499 in steel, $699 in graphite. A gap wedge is also available in the cavity-back design.
Plus One Sports, Inc., is the U.S. licensee of the PowerBilt brand. PowerBilt is a division of the Hillerich & Bradsby Co., a family owned-company which has been making golf clubs since 1916. Based in Louisville, Ky., H&B is also the maker of world-famous Louisville Slugger bats and Bionic gloves.
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