Offset Transitional Mass Metals
GCR Offset Transitional Mass
Drivers and Fairway Metals inherit their traditional appearance and penetrating
ball flight from the successful woods of a bygone era and establish a new
benchmark in playability, feel and aesthetics for metal woods with an offset
hosel to help people who have a tendency to slice, to hit straighter shots.
Transitional Mass Metals share a
number of significant design characteristics throughout the range, which
includes two drivers and a choice of four fairway metals. All Transitional Mass
Metals feature a clean, classic pear shape appearance and technologically
advanced C.A.D. weighting. Traditional hosel lengths bias weight toward the heel
for superior trajectory and shot control. On the sole plate, the leading and
trailing edges are bevelled and radiused, and crowned in the centre to provide
playability from all types of lies.
While the design characteristics
are constant, GCR Transitional Massä technology ensures that the similarities
end there. The bodies of the two drivers are manufactured from a dynamic new
aerospace steel formulation that allows maximisation of head size and strength.
450 Steel is almost 50% stronger than the steel traditionally used in metal
woods and this strength allows for thinner walls, enabling both the club head
and sweetspot to be larger and at 240 cc's, the club head size on both the 11.5o
driver and the Easy Driver is the optimum size for overall playability. The #3,
#5, #7 and #9 metals are manufactured from 17.4 stainless steel in order to
increase the mass in the smaller head designs.
Having utilised Transitional Mass
technology in metal selection and wall thickness of each model, tungsten weight
plugs of varying density are strategically fitted to the rear heel and toe areas
of each model and the perfectly located low centre of gravity produces the
proper launch angle for penetrating trajectory.
The tungsten mass is transitional
in density and thickness to achieve the optimum playability in each metal;
concentrated toward the heel in the drivers to promote a draw, and transitioning
through the loft range to achieve maximum control of the centre of gravity, low
and toward the rear of the club. Controlling the centre of gravity low in the
club makes it easier to get the ball airborne quicker, and moving the mass
toward the rear helps to hit the ball straighter. The rear mass utilises
centrifugal force generated during the swing to square the club face at impact.
With the centre of gravity behind the shaft axis, the extra weight at the rear
of the club helps to force the club to swing around the offset shaft axis and
square the face at impact.
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GCR Transitional Mass |
#1 |
#1 |
#3 |
#5 |
#7 |
#9 |
|
Loft (degrees) |
11.5 |
Easy |
16 |
20 |
24 |
28 |
|
Lie (degrees) |
57 |
57 |
58 |
59 |
60 |
60 |
|
Head Size (C.C.) |
240 |
230 |
170 |
150 |
130 |
125 |
|
Tungsten Heel (gms) |
25 |
25 |
20 |
20 |
25 |
25 |
|
Tungsten Toe (gms) |
5 |
5 |
15 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
The result of Transitional Mass
technology in the new GCR Offset Metals is unparalleled ease of achieving
longer, straighter shots with the proper trajectory. And as everyone knows, less
slicing means more enjoyment from the game.
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