 tiger launches
new sumo drivers to spellbound audience
With the North American golf
media gathered expressly for
event, Tiger Woods helped launch the new SQ SUMO² 5900 and SQ SUMO 5000
drivers by getting straight to the key point for
amateur golfers.
On a
sun-splashed morning in central Florida on Dec. 3, the World’s
No. 1 ranked player was asked about the key benefits offered by the second
generation of the SUMO drivers, especially the square SQ SUMO² 5900.
“Well, you hit it
longer and straighter,” said Tiger, dressed in black and sporting a goatee. “That's the greatest combo you
could possibly have.”
Ironically,
Tiger said he doesn’t play the SQ SUMO² 5900 because—wait for it—the ball goes too straight. For the
distance he hits the ball, Tiger said he needs to curve the ball to fit into
doglegs.
The SQ SUMO² hits the ball “just go too straight, which is great for all the amateurs out there. You hit it straighter,
and I hit it a little bit farther.”
Tiger said that at 80 per cent effort
with his SasQuatch Tour driver, he comfortably
carries the ball 290 yards daily. He said the new SQ SUMO² 5900 driver gives
him six to eight more yards in the
air.
Under a
marquee on the range of the Learning Center at the PGA Club in P
or
t St. Lucie, Tiger noted during a Q&A
session that he was very
proud of the evolution of the original
square SQ SUMO² that featured a Moment of Inertia of 5900—the highest MOI
allowable by the USGA—and a softer look and better sound.
He showcased the drivers during a clinic on the range, hitting mammoth
shots with the SQ SUMO² 5900. With the SUMO 5000, he w
or
ked
the ball at will, changing traject
or
ies
and shaping his ball flight like an artist.
Asked his favourite stat of
2007, Tiger said, “Seven wins.”
He will return to the
PGA Tour in 2008 with 61 career titles (21 behind Sam Snead's career record of 82) and 13 major
championships (five back of Jack Nicklaus' all-time mark).
The SQ SUMO² 5900 and SQ SUMO 5000 will both be available for purchase in stores
on SUMO Saturday, February 2, 2008.
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