Product Reviews


LMG Sports Liquidmetal Fairway
15 degree loft 3 wood, Liquidmetal TTR regular graphite shaft, Liquidmetal Tour Velvet grip

Manufacturer's Description
The Liquidmetal Fairway woods feature a Liquidmetal face insert and unique sole plate design. The tear-drop shape lowers and pushes the weight distribution, creating a lower and forward center of gravity to give you an easy up, with a wider sweet spot for more controlled hits from almost any lie. This also produces a high launch angle and low spin conditions to maximize carry and roll under all wind conditions. The combination of the Liquidmetal insert and the new TTR(Tip Torque Resistant) graphite shaft is designed to dampen vibration. Also, the stability of this new shaft minimizes energy loss and maximizes energy transfer and accuracy. Click here for complete manufacturer specs.

Information:
Test Location: Course, Driving Range
Reviewer 1 Info: 5'10" 155 lbs, Age 36, Handicap 1
Comparison Driver/Ball Used: Titleist 975F 13.5°/Titleist Pro V1
Reviewer 2 Info: 5'8" 150 lbs, Age 39, Handicap 7
Comparison Driver/Ball Used: Callaway Steelhead 15°/Top-Flite Tour


Feel Hyper Review:

Accuracy

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The Liquidmetal Fairway metal wood is on par with other fairway woods that we have reviewed. The club is slightly closed at address. One of our reviewers felt that he had to make an adjustment at address in order to square the club to get it to produce consistent results. Another reviewer felt that the closed face helped produce straighter shots.
Distance

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Slightly above average in the distance compared to other models we have reiewed. Very comparable to many of the fairway woods on the market today. Nothing spectacular but more than adequate.
Trajectory

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The trajectory of this club was medium to high. We found it to be slightly higher that our comparison clubs. The combination of 15 degree loft and TTR graphite shaft produced an optimal ball flight for our reviewers.
Feel


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The Liquidmetal insert face on the club produced a loud, higher pitched sound on well struck shots. Shots slightly off-center were still solid and shots even more off-center produced a noticably more muted sound providing good feedback to the golfer.

Forgiveness

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The Liquimetal fairway wood offers more forgiveness than average. We found that the head is deeper from front to back than our comparison clubs. Shots hit off-center responded well with distance loss but minimal direction problems.

Looks
The color scheme is a very rich, deep, polished gray-black with Golf Pride grips. The Liquidmetal fairway metal wood features a rich gray, blue, blackish head color with silver paint fill in the stampings. The head design features the Liquidmetal alloy face insert and low hosel. The color coordination continues with the two-tone black and silver Liquidmetal TTR graphite shaft. The graphics on the shaft are aligned so that they can be seen at address. We prefer shaft graphics to be hidden at address for a cleaner look. The club comes with a silver, deep blue, and black "NASA" headcover that we felt compliments the club's design and high-tech face insert.


Summary:
The LMG Sports Liquidmetal fairway woods are available in lofts of 15, 19, and 23 degrees with stock Liquidmetal TTR graphite shaft and Liquidmetal Tour Velvet grip by Golf Pride. The club received high marks for looks and forgiveness. It produced consistent results across the board and did not exhibit a weak area. We think that middle to high handicap golfers would benefit from the overall performance of this fairway wood. Low handicap golfers would probably prefer a club that sits square at address, although many could use this club and get consistent results. During our review of this club, we noticed that Golfsmith began offering Liguidmetal components in their recent catalog. We asked LMG Sports about these clubs and representative Crina Bigelow responded with the following statement: "As far as the components from Liquidmetal Technologies that have just been offered by Golfsmith, they are left-overs, they were liquidating old inventory. These components have nothing to do with us, we were offered them and refused. We will be selling the Fairway Woods complete, not as components because we strongly believe the shaft we have chosen to accompany the head has made the best possible overall quality." We agree that the Liquidmetal Fairway woods perform well with the TTR graphite shaft. The fairway woods suggested retail price are $179.99 each and they are currently available. Additional information on LMG Sports and their entire product lineup including irons and golf balls can be found on their website at www.lmgsportsinc.com.



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