"Comp" is for "composite." The Comp clubs from Cleveland combine a lightweight carbon composite crown with a titanium face and body.
The 460 in the new driver's name refers to the 460cc clubhead size.
The new Launcher 460 Comp driver is made with an ultra-lightweight tri-ply carbon fiber composite crown. The lighter crown allows for the redistribution of 25 grams of weight to lower and deeper locations around the clubhead perimeter.
That redistribution of mass lowers the center of gravity (CG) height and moves it farther away from the face, qualities that help golfers get a higher launch and lower spin from a greater area of the clubface.
The same mass redistribution also allows for additional weighting to perimeter areas, which helps increase the moment of inertia (MOI), or the resistance to twisting on off-center shots.
One thing you don't normally find manufacturers crowing about is the sound their drivers make at impact. But Cleveland says about the Launcher 460 Comp: "One of the principle drawbacks with most other new multi-material drivers is the sound they emit at impact. Through extensive research and added testing, the engineers at Cleveland Golf were able to better analyze and ultimately optimize the impact sound of the new Launcher 460 Comp driver. This added emphasis on clubhead acoustics has helped Cleveland Golf to create the best sounding multimaterial driver on the market today."
The MSRP for the Launcher 460 Comp driver is $479 and they will begin shipping on November 1, 2004.
