Golf Gear Newswire : Second-Generation Air Force One Driver Offers Multiple Improvements

ORLANDO, Fla. -- PowerBilt surprised the golf industry a year ago by introducing the Air Force One, which company officials argue is the most innovative driver on the market because it uses nitrogen gas to support the face.

The Air Force One Air Foil drivers come in different face thicknesses for golfers with different swing speeds.

Now, the second generation is ready, and the name of the new driver is Air Force One -- Air Foil. The driver -- along with new fairway metals and hybrids entering the second-gen phase -- has been improved in many ways, according to PowerBilt President Ross Kvinge.

"We learned a lot very quickly with this club," says Kvinge. "The first thing we discovered was that we had a winner. But we also knew that we could make improvements. And we did. From the head to the grip, we've made the Air Force One -- Air Foil a better club."

The new Air Force One driver comes in two models: Air Foil and Air Foil Tour. The Air Foil has a traditional shape but a high MOI (Moment of Inertia), meaning it resists twisting at impact to help produce straighter drives. The Tour version allows more skilled golfers to work the ball left or right.

Both models feature Nitrogen-Charged Technology, a patented process that involves filling the clubhead with nitrogen gas to provide weightless support of the face. This allows PowerBilt to build drivers, fairway woods, hybrids and irons with the thinnest faces in golf without internal bracing. The benefit, company officials said, is greater distance plus improved accuracy due to an enlarged sweet spot.

Each model is offered in two face thicknesses -- 2.6 millimeters and 2.8 millimeters -- while, PowerBilt says, a conventional premium driver face measures about 3 millimeters. The 2.6 mm face is designed for golfers with moderate to slow swing speeds, while the 2.8 mm face is designed for golfers with faster swing speeds of 100 mph and higher. The thin faces allow golfers to compress the face at impact to gain allowed spring.

Among the improvements in the second-generation drivers are that the head is forged this time around, instead of cast, for denser wall thickness and better sound and feel at impact. The head design of the Air Foil model is also more traditional for greater appeal, and the new head also provides a square face angle at address.

In addition, Kvinge said, PowerBilt has redesigned and repositioned the nitrogen valve to lower the center of gravity for better ball flight. And best of all, the new model is less expensive than the older one -- $299.99 for the high-MOI model and $349.99 for the Tour model.

- PGA.com

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