More than 20 Drivers Reviewed by Panel of Golfers; Callaway’s Diablo Edge Takes Home Top Honors as DSO Winner.
SARASOTA, FL Ìâå (January 21, 2010) Ìâå The Hackers Paradise (www.thehackersparadise.com
“The Driver Shoot Out proves to be an enlightening time of year for our readers,” said THP president Josh Babbitt. “We understand that consumers don’t always get an opportunity to test new equipment and as a major source of golf news and equipment, we feel it is our responsibility to provide the most accurate account of what’s new and what performs best. We were fortunate to have regular consumers review drivers from some of the biggest names in golf this year and congratulate each company for their participation.”
This year’s DSO was judged by a panel consisting of 24 golfers – all with varying handicaps that made up three categories: low, mid and high.
THP’s DSO panel tested a total of 22 drivers from 14 of the top golf manufactures including: Adams, Bridgestone, Callaway, Cleveland, Cobra, Fourteen Golf, Geek Golf, Nike, Ping, Powerbilt, Srixon, TaylorMade, Tour Exotics, Wilson Staff.
The judges of the DSO, which did not have an affiliation with any of the participating manufacturers or THP, were asked to evaluate each driver based on the following categories:
• Looks (subjective category) – How did the club look to each panel member? Was the club pleasing to the eye and did it inspire confidence?
• Feel (subjective category) – How did the club feel to each panel member? Did the club feel steady during the swing and solid at impact?
• Sound (subjective category) – How did the club sound to each panel member at impact? Did the sound inspire confidence, or was it distracting?
• Distance (objective category) – Overall distance (carry + roll) of each shot.
• Accuracy (objective category) – Distance of deviation (right or left) from center line.
• Overall – Mathematical sum of the scores assigned to each of the categories.
Here are the winners of this year’s DSO:
Looks: Ping i15
Feel: Ping G15
Sound: TaylorMade R9 SuperTri
Distance: TaylorMade Burner SuperFast
Accuracy: Fourteen JC-909
Overall: Callaway Diablo Edge
“This is the first time a Callaway product has won one of our shoot-outs and this one was loaded with drivers from just about every company”, added Babbitt. “There was not a bad driver in the bunch, but when the smoke cleared, the numbers were tallied, this one was the winner. The overall winner did not win a single individual category, but placed highly in each of the categories to be able to take the crown.”
Ping’s G15 finished second in the “overall” score category, followed by TaylorMade’s R9 SuperTri, Cleveland’s Launcher DST and Bridgestone’s J38. For a complete recap on the 2010 THP DSO and to learn more about the testing methodology including a detailed bio on each tester, visit the THP home page.
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