Callaway Original Great Big Bertha Drivers

About the Callaway Original Great Big Bertha Driver

The Callaway Original Great Big Bertha Driver was and still is a doozy. At a time when woods were made out of woods, Callaway did the unthinkable and created the Big Bertha driver out metal. It was named the Big Bertha as an homage to the Big Bertha Howitzer cannon. The cannon wieghed ~94,000 pounds, had a barrel that was 17 inches across, and launched projectiles ~30,000 feet. For those of you not from Colorado, that means the shell goes about 5.7 miles. The homage is apt, when the Big Bertha was released it was the longest driver by a mile. The biggest difference between the Big Berther and the Great Big Bertha is material it's constructed out of, while the Big Bertha was steel, the Great Big Bertha was Ruger Titanium. Titanium is lighter and stronger than traditional materials like stainless steel. The use of titanium allows for a larger clubhead size without increasing the overall weight, providing a greater moment of inertia (MOI) and more forgiveness on off-center hits. The titanium construction also helps to lower the center of gravity, promoting higher launch angles and longer distances. This material's strength-to-weight ratio enables the creation of a larger, more forgiving face, enhancing the driver's performance by maximizing ball speed and distance across a larger hitting area.