PowerBilt Puts Nitrogen Gas In Irons New Air Force One - Air Foil irons are
"ballistic"
ORLANDO, Fla. - PowerBilt is turning doubters into
believers. Skeptics
scoffed last year when PowerBilt introduced the Air Force One: drivers,
fairway woods and hybrids with club heads filled with nitrogen gas. They
thought it was just another golf gimmick, until they tried it. Now,
PowerBilt
is introducing nitrogen-charged irons. And they are "ballistic," says Ross
Kvinge, president of PowerBilt.
"There is a way to improve distance in irons, and
we've figured it out," adds
Kvinge. "By filling the iron head with nitrogen gas, we've been able to
thin
the face and create a much bigger sweet spot. The result is longer shots
with more consistent spin rates no matter where you hit the ball on the
face. So you not only get more distance, you get better accuracy, too."
Kvinge points out that the technology goes beyond
nitrogen. To maximize
club-head speed, PowerBilt is using a proprietary Apollo steel shaft which
weighs only 85 grams - much lighter than a conventional steel shaft and
slightly more than graphite.
The shafts also have variable kick points. In the
long irons the kick point is low to promote higher trajectory. A mid kick
point is used in the middle irons to promote both distance and accuracy,
while the short irons utilize a high kick point for dead-on accuracy.
In side-by-side testing against industry-leading
irons, the Air Force One - Air Foil consistently hit the ball 10 yards
farther with long-iron shots. "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I
wouldn't have believed it," states Kvinge. The lofts are standard for
modern-day irons: #4-21°; #7-31°; PW-45°.
The sole width transitions throughout the set so each
club produces desired playability and easy launch angles. The top line gets
thinner as the set moves toward the short irons. And the offset is
progressive. The clubs are available on two set makeups: 1) 4-PW nitrogen
charged plus a SW cavity back with a selling price of $599 steel, $799
graphite; 2) 4-7 nitrogen charged plus 8-SW cavity back with a selling
price of $499 in steel, $699 in graphite. A gap wedge is also available in
the cavity-back design.
