Straight and Narrow from the Tee

The fairway golf clubs also hit a great long shot off the tee.  Professionals will often choose a wood over a driver when sand or water narrows the driving zone.  Or when a dogleg makes an accurate first shot more appealing than trying to drive through trees.  And recreational golfers find the fairways much more often when teeing off with a 3w or 5w.

The fairway woods offer greater control than drivers.  The shorter shaft is easier to swing consistently.  And the higher loft and resulting higher trajectory builds confidence at the tee.  The Alpha RX Low Pro is much straighter than a driver, especially on off-center hits.  The high forgiveness is accomplished with a high moment of inertia (MOI).

MOI is a measure of the resistance to club twisting on off-center shots.  The club head twists when it makes contact with the ball away from its axis of rotation.  Club heads rotate around the center of gravity axis.  So resistance to twisting is increased when there is more weight placed away from the COG axis.  The RX Low Pro accomplishes this through perimeter weighting and a wide body construction that puts more mass towards the heel and toe.

Airborne off the Turf

For par 5's and long par 4's, your 2nd shot off the turf or fairway will require a good amount of yardage.  Getting the ball airborne out of the turf can be a challenge in and of itself.  The Alpha RX gets this shot high in the air with ease.  2 design optimizations specifically help with this challenging and crucial 2nd shot:

1) The center of gravity (COG) is purposely placed very low in the club head through strategic weight manipulation and distribution.  This enables the club head's center of gravity to be below the ball's center of gravity on impact.  This promotes the higher launch angle and trajectory.  The low profile of the RX fairway wood helps keep the COG of the club below that of the ball.  A driver's face is too tall to accomplish this.  And an iron is also challenging without taking a deep divot.

2) The sole of the RX is smooth and frictionless.  Woods are swung with a sweeping motion, rather than a descending motion for irons.  Woods are intended to strike the ball at the bottom of the swing, rather than on the upswing for drivers.  For these unique swing characteristics, a smooth sole helps the wood slice through the turf for solid contact with the ball.  No more digging divots, especially on tight lies!

A Wood for all Fairways

The Alpha RX fairway golf clubs are one of the only commercially available fairway wood sets that have the full range of lofts.  Many recreational golfers replace their driver and one of their long irons with the easier to hit fairway woods.  5w, 7w, and 9w are becoming more and more popular, while the 2, 3, and 4 irons are disappearing from bags.  Golf instructors often recommend playing the 7w instead of the 3 iron, and the 9w instead of the 4 iron.

The lower center of gravity of fairway woods allows designers to employ stronger lofts without compromising trajectory. This translates to added distance over the corresponding iron.

Beginner golfers can replace more than just their longest irons with woods.  The 13w for example has a similar loft to a 6-iron.  It is easier to hit, rivals the control and precision of irons, and offers more distance. 

Technology Points

• Forged steel face insert provide high strength-to-weight ratios achieving greater ball velocity and solid feel at impact

• Proprietary mass distribution produces a very high moment of inertia for resistance to twisting on off center impacts

• Optimum center of gravity location for higher launch and optimum spin condition resulting in great forgiveness and controllable soft landing shots

• Carefully crafted wide body construction creates easier airborne launches, low backspin, and straighter and longer shots

Alpha Elite Headcover Included

Every Alpha RX Low Pro fairway comes standard with the Alpha Zipper Fairway Wood headcover.  This soft yet durable leatherette accessory provides maximum protection for your wood with an easy-to-use zipper closure. 

Very solid club, very long from the tee. I hit the 5 wood much more solid ..overall, a good club.

- Freddy S, Desert Hot Springs, CA

Excellent!  In the near future, I will probably buy the #5 as well.

- Jerold I, Studio City, CA