MacGregor MacTec NVG2 Driver

March 5, 2006

MacGregor Golf made the Golf Digest 2006 Hot List with its MacTec NVG2 driver. MacGregor says that—because there are no welds on the face of the club—the MacTec has the largest sweet spot of any driver on the market. Three grades of titanium are used in the face, body and crown. The .6mm crown thickness has allowed MacGregor to move extra weight lower and deeper, moving the center of gravity down. Strategically placed tungsten weights increase the moment of inertia.

MacGregor also says that the club has a higher Coefficient of Restitution at every point on the face than either Callaway or Cobra’s drivers.

The venerable company—it’s 108 years old now—has by far the most high tech-looking of this year’s drivers. It’s almost got a Frankenstein Monster sort of look, complete with bolts and a blocky looking head. Still, I find it attractive.