I've tested all the new square drivers. Just another Fad. Forget about the odd sound made from pounding the sweet spot. J ust watch it fly and stick with it. I recommend the NVS shaft. This is the most forgiving driver on the market. I'd rate Callaway's fusion series just above Taylor Made's R I personally prefer the FT-3 Neutral bias, 9. Tee lower that the average cc driver.
These are great clubs. I decided to buy the callaway big bertha fusion ft-3 tour driver as a back-up to my regular driver. The purchase price was good and the club arrived in better condition than I expected. Previous to buyi ng the club,I had tested it at a local callaway demo day.
The callaway representative was extremely helpfull in fitting me with the right loft and shaft of the driver,and when it became available on ebay I was fortunate to win it. So far I have not been able to give it a fair test because of a back injury and cold weather.
My preliminary finding is that my older driver is a little longer,but the ft-3 finds the fairway more often. I purchased the FT-3 Tour Driver after hitting one at a local golf shop. I like the feel and the distance I get even on the off center hits. I've played with it only 6 time this year March and i n cooler weather and I'm hitting it very well.
I'm looking foreword to playing in warmer weather, I'm sure there will be some added distance. I can already see an improvement from my previous Cleveland Launcher driver which will be retired. I really really like this one! Thanks Callaway! Al Snow Read full review Skip to main content.
Most relevant. Most recent. Good Points Having a natural out-to-in swing, I have to fight fades and slices all the time, especially with a driver. The FT-3 draw corrects this spot on and my drives are now straight without any efforts. Distance-wise, I have gained yards of carry.
I am looking forward to play on dry and hard fairways to see how much more roll I will get bought the driver in December and been playing on wet and very soft fairways. Bad Points Price is a bit high. But worth every penny The Draw versions have more weight toward the heel to help square the clubface and fight a slice. The Neutral versions have the weight spread more evenly around the perimeter of the club, while the Fade model has more weight toward the toe to keep the face from closing to help golfers fight a hook.
In all, each FT-3 driver has more than 40 grams of what Callaway calls discretionary weight redistributed to key areas of the clubhead. The standard and Tour FT-3 models have other differences from a construction standpoint. The Tour models have the weight tweaked slightly to help better golfers achieve a flatter ball flight, while the standard models have a lower center of gravity. In addition, the Tour models are set up slightly open, while the standard models are a degree or two closed based on the loft.
Regardless of the model or weighting inside, the construction of the FT-3 driver stands alone from anything else on the market. The clubhead is very long from the face to the back, which allows designers to shift the center of gravity even farther away from the clubface for an even higher MOI. The face is also very deep but not very wide. The deep-face design helps to launch shots on a higher trajectory with less spin.
A unique feature of the FT-3 that is instantly noticeable is the overall bottom-to-top thickness of the driver. Most drivers have a distinct seam around the perimeter of the clubhead, providing an angled delineation between the top and bottom sections of the driver. Not the FT There is no seam area on this driver, just a smooth ribbon of carbon composite material from top to bottom without much taper.
This gives the FT-3 a very sturdy appearance, as if a more standard-looking driver had lifted weights and bulked up a bit. The FT-3 is much more sleek, with a uniform wet black paint job over the top of the clubhead.
The hitting area has a brushed finish and three rows of scorelines framing the smooth sweet spot, and the sides and bottom of the cup face sport a high-polish mirror finish. The tepid gray-black-yellow color scheme of the ERC Fusion is left behind for a shiny black and orange palette on the FT Callaway has carried these colors over to the new Fusion fairway woods, too.
The massive yellow chevron that sat in the middle of the ERC Fusion sole is gone, replaced by a smaller and more understated chevron. There are three dots on the heel of each club along with a designation of whether that clubhead has the Draw, Neutral or Fade weighting. I actually liked the exposed carbon look of the older club, but every other design change is a major step forward in appearance. There are some relatively minor cosmetic differences between the standard FT-3 and the Tour model.
The Tour version dispenses of the chevron on the crown, which is a first for a club carrying the Big Bertha name. Instead, the FT-3 Tour has a chevron ghosted onto the center of the clubface, right where you want to hit the ball. Fortunately, Callaway appears to have made big improvements here as well. We were all quite impressed. The most impressive thing about the FT-3 was the ball flight it created. The ball really jumps off the face and climbs to a very high trajectory.
But instead of ballooning high and falling out of the sky, the ball gets up and stays up. I was amazed at the hang time my drives had with the FT-3, and the carry distance that went with it. The low-spin launch characteristics helped drives to power through the wind in spite of the high trajectory, and the ball really carried absurd amounts downwind.
I played an early morning round after a heavy rain and made good contact on a downwind hole. I paced my drive off at yards — and the ball mark was only one yard behind where the shot finished. Even with the wind, in the air is a pretty good poke for me.
But the other testers to try the driver side-by-side with their existing drivers were within five yards of their best drives with FT This is perfectly acceptable when you factor in the amazing forgiveness we experienced when using the FT Off-center hits start offline, but then correct themselves enough to stay in play on most holes.
Basically, you can hit the ball just about anywhere on the face and get a playable drive out of it — and flushed shots are rewarded with that majestic trajectory and plenty of distance. Using the FT-3 Neutral model, I was able to hit hard cuts and running draws without any trouble. We were able to hit our standard driver shots, from high power fades to bullet draws, without changing our swings.
We just noticed more forgiveness and less lost distance on miss-hits. A nice combination, to be sure. But it is a positive, confident sound that matches the smooth feel you notice at impact. I doubt that the sound would keep anyone from buying this driver, especially after they launch a few drives with it. A couple of testers with mph-plus swings found this gram shaft to work well with their swings, as did a tester with a mids swing speed.
Conclusion For the first time since the ERC II five years ago, Callaway Golf has a driver that stands out from everything else in terms of design and performance. Given the huge array of lofts and weight positions, the FT-3 should appeal to nearly any type of golfer. The performance is outstanding, and it is a flat-out fun driver to hit. Launching a series of high, long drives with an FT-3 can definitely make a round of golf more fun. My second round with the FT-3 in my bag was my low round of the summer, and I improved it by three strokes the following round.
Like other drivers with multiple weight configurations and shaft offerings, be sure to get fit by a qualified PGA Professional. The FT-3 Tour driver is available in right-hand only in 8.
All models are cc, and a wide variety of shafts are available.
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