The New Square Drivers and Their Clones - What's the Story?

If you've been reading the golf press then chances are you'll have heard about the latest driver technology. Yes everyone's talking about Square Drivers although only time will tell how good they really are. In this article we'll take a quick look at the golf technology behind these clubs and similar square driver clones.

It's all about Moment of Inertia, or MOI for short. What's that I hear you ask? Greater MOI in a clubhead creates a more stable golf club that will twist less on impact for miscued golf shots. Moving weight away from the face of the club increases MOI and hence stability giving straighter and longer shots.

Square Driver Clones

GigaGolf.com has unveiled their second-generation square shaped driver appropriately called the GX Squared Ti Driver . While the basic shape of the driver is similar to their previous model, it is the improvements they have made in construction, image and sound, and the performance of the club that make this a driver to be taken seriously and not looked at as a novelty.

You can try the GX Squared Ti with the comfort of GigaGolf's risk free 30-day trial period so you can discover for yourself what this square driver technology can do for your golf game.

Why the Square Headed Driver?

The main reason is that the United States Golf Association has put a limit on head size of 5 inches by 5 inches. So with only that square boundary in which to work, manufacturers are "filling in the corners" as it's the last place they've got to place that extra MOI generating weight.

Who is Making Square Drivers

Nike and Callaway have made golf clubs using this methodology. Callaway's driver is called the FT-i and Nike's is the SQ Sumo. There are not too many pros using them although KJ Choi won an event last year with Nike Square Driver in his bag. No signs yet that Tiger Woods will be using the Sumo himself. There has actually been a number of concerns voiced by professional tour players about the driver going too straight. That would certainly be a nice concern for most of us other golfers to have!

What are People Saying?

Renowned club maker and author of Search For The Perfect Golf Club, Tom Wishon ponders whether this new square technology is more about increasing revenue than it is about increasing ROI. His suggestion that golfers who already have high MOI drivers might not notice a huge difference although, as golfers, we all know anything that offers anything straighter, better, longer, higher, lower, faster, or whatever off the tee will be of interest.

On the side, Golf Digest recently gave these new square drivers high marks during their club testing exercise. The Callaway was given the Editors Choice commendation although Nike's Sumo was also well ranked. One of their testers commented on the "nice high ball flight" and suggested that it might have particular appeal to higher handicap golfers.