Kasco Hybrid Golf Clubs

Super Hyten is a material that has been used by Kasco in its previous lines of hybrid clubs (the Power Tornado FG is called a fourth generation hybrid).  In order to produce such a material for use in the Power Tornado FG golf club, Kasco developed a forging process using the Super Hyten material.  It is said to be harder and stronger than titanium steel and it is claimed to have 1.3 times the resilience of titanium steel.  The face of the clubs is very thin, only 1.7mm.  Its resiliency allows for a large spring effect on the face of the club that is said to be comparable to that of thin faced titanium drivers.  The crown of the club is also very thin, and thus weight can be redistributed to the back and bottom of the club.  This of course makes the CG (center of gravity) of the club lower.  In fact the CG of the Power Tornado FG is the lowest ever attained by Kasco.  The clubs come with Elaster U5000 graphite shafts which are very light weight, 52 grams for the regular flex shaft and 65 grams for the stiff flex. 

There are five hybrid clubs in the product line, and these have lofts of 16, 19, 22, 25, and 28 degrees.  This corresponds to 1H through 5H clubs essentially, although the company calls them no. 33, 44, 55, 77, and 99 clubs. 

Women’s Clubs

The entire line of Power Tornado FG hybrid golf clubs is also available in a women’s version.  The Elaster U5000 shafts in the women’s version are exceptionally light in weight at only 41 grams.  The loft angles of the five hybrid clubs in the line are the same as those for the men, that is, 16, 19, 22, 25, and 28 degrees.  In general each ladies club is about 30 grams lighter than its counterpart in the men’s set.  Having such an extensive line of hybrids available for women is certainly a good move on the part of Kasco since in general most women amateurs can capitalize on the design strengths of hybrids even more than men.  That is, they can more easily hit the ball and get it up in the air, and with more spring effect from the thin club face, more distance can be attained as well.

If money is less important than finding the best possible clubs for your game, then perhaps Kasco is worth a look.  The company web site has an easy dealer locator function.  Since the company is relatively new and small, they don’t seem to have too many dealers.  In fact in Colorado, home of the author of this article, they only list three locations, and those are in mountain towns.  In states like California, Florida, and Arizona, where golf is particularly popular, they list a good number of locations, so it might be worth while to contact a location in one of those states and visit during a trip there at some point.  I was surprised to see they don’t list any locations in Texas, which seems hard to believe.  They probably have a small sales force and haven’t made any inroads there yet.  Keep an eye on Kasco, however, they certainly have pushed the technology window for hybrid golf clubs.  They would be interesting clubs to hit.