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La Jolla Club Adds 12-Degree 450cc Driver

By Brent Kelley, About.com

Nov 11 2004
Calling its drivers "the best kept secret in golf," La Jolla Club Golf Company has added a new 12-degree 450cc Titanium Driver to its premium line of Titanium Drivers.

La Jolla Club's Titanium Drivers consist of a two-piece construction where the entire titanium head is cast and only the SP700J face is plasma welded to the head. This two piece process creates a more consistent performance, the company says.

The face material is made of SP700J forged titanium. This forging can be manufactured time after time right to the level of .830 COR without exceeding USGA levels of COR conformity, La Jolla Club says. Each head goes through 85 quality control checks including COR testing, face angle, wall thickness and lie angle.

In addition to the consistency the company says that creates in the forged titanium, the drivers feature internal draw bias tungsten weighting. These drivers have also been tested to have "perfect equilibrium," according to the company. This means that the center of the golf club is the absolute middle balance point of the head from heel to toe and sole to crown. The balance point of most drivers is toward the heel. This perfect equilibrium makes La Jolla Club drivers extremely forgiving on off-center hits.

La Jolla Club Drivers are available in 400cc (9 and 10 degrees) and 450cc (10, 12, and High Launch 14 degrees). Fujikura has designed a shaft specifically for the La Jolla Club driver in L, A, R and S flexes. The 450cc in 10 and 12 degrees are available in left handed models.

The standard Titanium Drivers feature a proprietary Fujikura shaft and have an MSRP of $299. Custom shafts are also available. The MSRP ranges from $299 to $599 for custom shafts.

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