golfin4pph Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Anyone have one of the Fusion Ft3 because in the back of golf digest it shows Phil Mikelson's and he said,'' The ability to move weight internally is an advantage Of the 5 basic center of gravity locations on this driver i'm dialed in at 3.7. Is the FT3 a moveable weight driver ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Anyone have one of the Fusion Ft3 because in the back of golf digest it shows Phil Mikelson's and he said,'' The ability to move weight internally is an advantage Of the 5 basic center of gravity locations on this driver i'm dialed in at 3.7. Is the FT3 a moveable weight driver ? Thanks No it has an internal weight bias....I think. Draw, Neutral, or Fade bias. Im not sure exactly what phil is talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfin4pph Posted May 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 ok thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey3108 Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Anyone have one of the Fusion Ft3 because in the back of golf digest it shows Phil Mikelson's and he said,'' The ability to move weight internally is an advantage Of the 5 basic center of gravity locations on this driver i'm dialed in at 3.7. Is the FT3 a moveable weight driver ? Thanks No it has an internal weight bias....I think. Draw, Neutral, or Fade bias. Im not sure exactly what phil is talking about. Add two more, lower and higher CG! :smile1: JOe :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genji77 Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 New here, so sorry If I post this wrong. Anyhow, a friend of mine (who represnts Callaway here) has told me about the next gen. Callaway Fusion which is supposed to release in just a few months. I was told that the new Fusions based on the FT-1, 2, & 3 Prototype on the Tour is made by a "revolutionary process" which allows the face to be fused to the crown and soleplate, and can later be "popped" off so that the weight arrangements inside can be adjusted and then the face re-attached. Sounds crazy, but he insists this is for real. My theory is that Callaway has done this in response to TM's R7's thrashing of competition in the "weight adjustment" craze. Since Taylor Made has patents on the removable screw technology, and Hogan has the "fixed" screw technology that can later be "readjusted" at the factory, then Callaway had to come up with something new. I am not even sure if Callaway will charge for the re-adjusting, or shipping costs, etc. They might just stick to the Draw, fade, Neutral (weight bias) stuff, but when Phil mentioned being "dialed in at 3.7" this is the adjustment of the 5 weights positioned inside of the shell. Dont know if there will be weights on the crown and soleplate, but I think it is possible because currently the ERC fusion has 3 perimeter weights, and If you wanted to change the CG to go UP or Down, I would put weights on the sole and Crown or high and low on the perimeter. I'm not sure about the configuration, but I am certain that the new Fusions can be adjusted at the Callaway Factory and will be adjustable and more customizable. Guess we have to wait a few months and see. It obviously seems like a success on the Pro tours. I hope this helps with Phil's cryptic statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfin4pph Posted May 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Thanks so much for that great info. :smile1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitty Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 any body have the release date for the FT3 (uk) any info much appreciated thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfin4pph Posted June 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 thanks guys for the clarifacation! :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgizzle Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 i saw Charles Howell at the booze allne yesterday with it and it makes a very hollow sound. he was hitting it with a very penetrating flight also, compared to vijays HIGH ball flight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 i saw Charles Howell at the booze allne yesterday with it and it makes a very hollow sound. he was hitting it with a very penetrating flight also, compared to vijays HIGH ball flight It does have a very penetrating trajectory and the sound takes some time to get used to but its what I would expect of a driver with so much Carbon built into it. Its a dull hollowish thwack sound almost feels empty in a good way :confused: :confused: Now days people are opening up to the idea of bigger drivers with Carbon technology. :cool: These V weights are changeable for tour players also, I guess they get add weight for the players to get them to the desired head weight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offtheback Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 I just had a FT3 Tour draw and it does hit a penatrating ball, but the sound and feel is awful IMO, sold it after 3 rounds.. I find it had to believe the PGA Pros play something like this- it feels like the BB04 Irons and sounds like a baseball bat.. I sure hope this is not the future of drivers.. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sly_sam Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 From what ive heard, the sound was smoething that Callaway speciffiacally wanted to improve over their ERC Fusion driver. You can pay a little extra or something like that, and get the driver's weight movement set to match your swing. So what most people will get is the Nuetral and Draw biased versions, the Tour version is what all the players on the tours are playing. Thats what Phil was talking about with his weight setting. You and i can get it too, it's just not at a very aceptable price, in my opinion. The weight movement from Callaway isn't as acessable to the public as Taylormade has done. I love how the club looks though, very nice. :cool: :callaway: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam2011 Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 an aluminum baseball bat or an ol' louisville slugger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer2 Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 It actually has a pretty good feel... its thwacky solid feeling, but also has a high pitch ting at impact ... Unlike most 460 cc heads which feel and sound very hollow, this head feels solid... Cally added the ping/ting sound for those who call the thwack "dead". Its a nice sensation, just a little different... but if you were on the tee and just heard it, without hitting it, one might believe it sounded too "pingy"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgizzle Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 i thought the whole idea behind the Comp heads was to add weight to the back and make a higher trajectory, such as the Cleveland, Cobra, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 i thought the whole idea behind the Comp heads was to add weight to the back and make a higher trajectory, such as the Cleveland, Cobra, etc? Different companies have done different things, PRGR ( pro gear ) has different stiffness carbon crowns it actually expands at impact and compresses helping the ball jump off the face without increasing the C.O.R rating on the face. The FT or Hot series is different the majority of the clubs head is carbon and the more carbon the more....weird at impact it will feel. Do not think that all carbon drivers feel like the FT-3 most of the brands only cap the crown keeping it mostly titanium. The majority of the OEMS use it to bring the center of gravity lower by making the top area lighter, kinda like the new AMG Mercedes with its Carbon Top saving it 200lbs on the roof thus making it more stable and areo dynamic. Taylormade had the XR05 Cti 460cc carbon crown in Japan, that was a hollow thumping club w/closed face. I think carbon crowns work best in the Utility woods! Who remembers that ol plastic Yonex driver, not bad for its time...lol :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgizzle Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 thanks man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sly_sam Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Yeah, that and to add accuracy to your shots without you having to change your swing. The new age is all about weight movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 I've had a FT-3 8.5 Tour head Neutral bias with the NV OEM shaft for 3 weeks now. I had hoped to get one built with a Daimana shaft which was what a prototype I played with last February had in it (which was very impressive). But that shaft isn't available as they haven't finished testing it yet. Much better shape than previous Fusions. Although they did an excellent job with the all black paint job on the crown, it is still very distracting to see the seam. Distracting like the Ping half moon is. The sound isn't dull and isn't a ti clank. It is sort of like a empty ceramic pot sound at impact. Takes some getting used to but is a definite improvement over the original. Feels very good at impact. This driver is very easy to work the ball either way particularly with the neutral set up. I wasn't impressed with this shaft and head combination. It appears to be a proprietary NV shaft that is made for Callaway in an red and black paint scheme. The distance was disappointing in that it is easily 10 yards shorter than my BB 454 with a standard X NV in it and a Cleveland Comp. with a Diamana in it. I am sending the club back to have a SIX shaft in X installed in it. Maybe that will help. A good improvement over the original but for me the seam is still a distraction (which I'm sure I would get over if it had a little more distance in it) :) The cost was $399 U.S. which I'm not sure will fly when for $299 U.S. you can get a much better driver (in my opinion) in the BB 454. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sly_sam Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 I'll give this driver a try ASAP, just to see what it's all about. The only good opinion i think will convince me truly is my own. After i try it out, i'll really know whats up. Big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenhawk Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 Callaway had a demo day at a local golf store yesterday and had a Vector Launch Monitor set up. They gave me the opportunity to try the FT-3 Draw (10 degree with stock stiff Aldila NVS shaft) against my Cleveland Comp (10.5 with Grafalloy Prolaunch S shaft). The FT-3 was nice. Really light. Wierd noise. Doesn't sound as good as the bang you get when hitting the 454. The LM said I can hit a ball 230 to 235 yards. No comparison though, the Cleveland is longer. The LM said I hit the ball 245 to 250. The sales staff told me that Callaway has priced the FT-3 at $500.00. The actual cost may be around $425.00. Hmm........The Cleveland and Cobra Comp drivers are cheaper and probably longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sly_sam Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 Yeah, i love my Cleveland. It's got one of the most stable and perfect launch angles. I'll probely stick with what works for quite a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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