Re: ShopTalk: Black Rock Killer Bee 3 & 5 Woods

[Bernie Baymiller]

Pat,   I have a customer looking for a 3 & 5wood to match his Driver, are there such clubs ?   See the GS 1999 catalog, page 69 for Black Rock XLD-3 48" driver head, spec weight 183 grams. The fairway woods were KB II stainless at 14° 3W and 17° 5W. No more KB Black Rock clubs in the 2003 GS catalog, but yes, page 56 of the catalog has a Killer Bee Stinger Plus 3W and 5W, which look very similar, but have lofts of 15° and 19° and are about 10cc larger.   >Just pulled the head of the driver and it weighs in @ 186 grams. Could this be the reason everyone loves this club @ 48" ?   That's about the only way to keep the swingweight in the mid-to-low Ds. But, in my experience, a head weight under 190 grams loses a lot of "pop" in a long driver. If the objective is distance, which is about the only reason to use a long driver, I think a player will get the maximum by playing a heavier head on the club, with a swingweight as high as he (or she) can handle and control for 18 holes. For me and many of my seniors, that's a head weight about 194-196 grams and, with a 50-something gram shaft, a swingweight of about D9-E2 at a 48" club length and total weight about 295-300 grams. I notice that all the newer Killer Bee driver heads have weights in the mid to high 190s.   Bernie Writeto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]