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Wood
Manufacture:
Either
solid heads (persimmon) or laminated (maple). Persimmon are
purely turned. Maple heads are lamined veneers of maple (1/16th-inch),
which are heated, pressurised and then turned.
Features:
Persimmon
- solid feel
Maple - long lasting
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Metal
Manufacture:
These
heads are investment cast using steel. The steel heads are
hollow and filled with polyurtehane to muffle noise.
Features:
- peripheral
weighting
- add distance to shots
- added control
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Graphite
Manufacture:
Made from
the same material used to produce shafts. There are two ways
of manufacturing, the graphite prepeg is either mixed with
ABS plastic and injection moulded, or given an epoxy base
and then compression moulded.
Features:
- larger
than conventional heads
- larger sweet spot
- same weight as wood or metal
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Oversized
Manufacture:
Generally
made of stainless steel or graphite, produce a larger sweet
spot. If made from stainless steel the walls of the head are
thinner to keep the same weight, can cause denting. Mid-sized
woods are now being prodced with thicker heads but a large
sweet spot.
Features:
- longer
shots off centre
- straighter trajectory
- larger sweet spot
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