NEWARK, Ohio — Utilizing lightweight carbon material and advanced custom-flight engineering, the CT 250 Series drivers and the new CT 250 Flight Control drivers continue to set new sales records for The Golfworks. During the first half of 2005, the CT 250 series has consistently proven to be one of the most popular driver lines for The GolfWorks, the golf industry’s most complete source for golf club components and clubmaking tools.

First released in 2004, the original CT 250 Series drivers feature lightweight carbon material in an innovative composite crown design that pushes driver spring-effect to the limit, and incorporate visible tungsten perimeter weights that expand the percentage of the head’s overall mass to the perimeter.

“The weight screws simply show where we wanted the extra concentration of mass,” says Britt Lindsey, vice president of Technical Services and R&D for The Golfworks. ”We could have designed the heads so that the weights were positioned on the inside of the shell, but we chose to make them visible. The location of the heavier tungsten in the back and perimeter helps stabilize the 460cc head and optimizes the launch angle. As a result, the combination of the clubhead and the CT 250 Compression Wound shaft is simply one of the best I have ever experienced.”

The ‘Composite Crown’ version of the CT 250 allows for even more mass to be distributed in the head properly for better performance. The all-titanium and the Composite/Ti versions have a thin 15-333 Beta Titanium face that takes the CT (Characteristic Time) reading, used by the U.S. Golf Association to measure face performance, to the maximum conforming limit. Meanwhile, the CT 250 Flight Control Series that was introduced in 2005 features an Investment Cast Titanium body with a SP 700 forged Beta Titanium face, and it quickly became a best-selling model.

“The Investment Casting of the Ti body is very expensive, but necessary for a complicated design like the Flight Control Series. We worked with one of the best foundries in the world, and one of the few experts in the casting of titanium, in the development of the CT 250 Flight Control Series,” says Mark McCormick, CEO of The Golfworks.

Lindsey explains that the Flight Control design had been on the drawing board for awhile, but was brought to the CT line when the trend came to the forefront of the market. The important difference, he notes, is that the CT 250 is not just a “me too” weight adjustable driver. “We could have offered a simple weight-adjustable driver a lot more cheaply if that is had been our goal,” says Lindsey. “But we wanted to maximize the adjustability, without hindering the overall performance and feel of the head. Based on our testing and the feedback we have received, we've been very successful.”

Frank Stranick, a long-time professional clubmaker from Pennsylvania can attest to the performance of the CT Drivers. “Just recently I had a player come in with a popular OEM driver with a very expensive graphite shaft in it,” he says. “We did a launch monitor test to establish his launch and spin with that driver. I then handed him a CT 250 driver with the CT 250 high-performance graphite shaft. His ball speed increased to 159mph and his carry distance increased by 17 yards. Needless to say, he is now using the CT.”

“It has always been about function and performance over form for us,” adds Ralph Maltby, founder for The Golfworks. “Trust me, if the CT 250 driver was not the best driver I have ever hit, it would not be in my bag.”

For more information on CT 250 Series and Flight Control drivers or other The GolfWorks products, please call 800.848.8358 or visit http://golfworks.com.