The game-improvement irons are available in graphite only. Swing Speed graphite shafts. Taylor Made Golf is preparing to unveil its SuperSteel metalwoods and irons at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla., in February. The clubs are made of a steel alloy adopted from aircraft and medical industries. The SuperSteel irons feature walls that are thinner and a center of gravity that is lower than typical irons now available in the marketplace, a Taylor Made spokeswoman said.
Set price has yet to be determined.
Taylor Made last month introduced FireSole Tour irons, built with less offset, a thinner topline and narrower soles than the original model. With his resignation, Port also immediately vacated his seat on Callaway's board of directors. Port's departure ends his four-year tenure at Callaway, where for the past three years he managed international sales and became a candidate to succeed Ely Callaway as the company's president and chief executive officer. Callaway Golf Ball Co. Callaway announced that Jim Chenevey , vice president of international sales, will assume Port's duties temporarily. Sorrenti came from GNC Franchising Inc. , franchisor and owner of General Nutrition Health Centers.