Callaway Diablo Octane Black Drivers & Fairway Woods

Callaway Press Release - 18th October 2010

Callaway Golf today announced the November 15th retail availability of the new Diablo Octane Black and Diablo Octane Black Tour Drivers, as well as the new Diablo Octane Fairway Woods.  

Twenty years after revolutionising the driver market with the original Big Bertha Driver, Callaway’s Diablo Octane Black Drivers introduce another innovative breakthrough in the form of a new material called Forged Composite - the lightest, strongest, most precise material the Company has ever used.  

The performance characteristics of Forged Composite, a material developed in conjunction with Research and Development partner Automobili Lamborghini, has allowed Callaway engineers to develop an advanced clubhead with a greater transfer of power at impact and more accurate trajectories versus its all-titanium predecessors.   

“Applying Forged Composite in tandem with a proprietary isothermal forging process has generated a measurable performance advantage over the metal alloys generally used to manufacture golf clubs,” said Dr. Alan Hocknell, Sr. Vice President, Research and Development, Callaway Golf.  “The Diablo Octane Drivers are configured to deliver unmatched power and precision through superior design, construction and advanced materials.”   

Employing Forged Composite in the crown of the Diablo Octane Black Driver has allowed Callaway engineers to precisely set the clubhead’s Centre of Gravity (CG) and Moment of Inertia (MOI) in order to promote accurate trajectories.  This lighter, more efficient clubhead is then paired with a longer shaft to increase head speed and power at impact for longer distances. 

Additionally, Diablo Octane Black Drivers include Callaway’s proprietary Hyperbolic Face Technology, which utilises a chemical milling process to provide a larger sweet spot and improved impact efficiency.  Overall, Callaway’s Diablo Octane Black powers drives beyond those of the Diablo Edge by an average distance of five yards. 

Neil Howie, President of Callaway Europe, Middle East and Africa, said: “Forged Composite represents another great innovation in the use of new materials and is the first product of our groundbreaking relationship with Automobili Lamborghini. In addition to this revolutionary material, the Diablo Octane Black drivers also feature a striking black finish that is unique to the European market. With this level of technical, performance and aesthetic excellence, Octane Black drivers will appeal to golfers of all levels across the Continent.”

Diablo Octane Black Tour models feature a slightly smaller head size than standard models, a full hosel, and the more open look at address preferred by skilled players.  Both the standard and Tour models have a stunning black finish and come with a 45.5-inch Project X™ Graphite Shaft. The new product introduction retail price for the Diablo Octane and Diablo Octane Tour Drivers is £249. 

Building on Callaway’s heritage of innovation, the Diablo Octane and Diablo Octane Tour Fairway Woods are engineered to maximize power.  The standard models feature a larger footprint and are designed with a deep CG for better playability and higher trajectories. The Tour models are designed with a smaller profile and a traditional hosel, and deliver increased workability with low, penetrating trajectories that are preferred by more accomplished players. 

Diablo Octane Fairway Woods feature aggressive Variable Face Technology that increases the size of each club’s sweet spot and generates high ball speeds for better distance. Diablo Octane Fairway Woods will be available at the new product introduction retail price of £169.

About Forged Composite

Forged Composite is the lightest, strongest, most precise material Callaway has ever employed. Encompassing more than 500,000 intertwined turbostratic fibres per square inch, this revolutionary material features an incredibly high threshold for withstanding the extreme forces encountered by Lamborghini and Callaway products.  Forged Composite is one-third the density of titanium, yet features a greater load carrying capacity per unit mass in bending.  The implementation of a new, proprietary isothermal forging process enables Callaway and Lamborghini engineers to incorporate Forged Composite into their designs with a level of precision that was previously unachievable.    

Features & Benefits

Forged Composite

• Revolutionary material that is lighter and stronger than titanium
• Crown contains 10 million turbostratic fibres, reinforcing 33% of clubhead
• Thickness precisely controlled for lighter, more stable head

Hyperbolic Face Technology

• Chemical milling process selectively removes excess material for precision thickness control across the face
• Result is a larger sweet spot, improved impact efficiency and higher ball speeds

PVD Finish

• Dark Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) finish produces a stunning non-glare finish

Project X Graphite Shaft

• Higher performance shaft designed as the ideal complement to the Octane Black Driver
• Optimises performance and enhances feel