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Callaway Hawkeye VFT irons sparking on impact?

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Newbie Collection Agency Great Member

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i emailed erik about this and he said to ask you guys:

i have noticed that my hawkeye VFT irons spark on impact with the ball. i noticed it even more when i was playing in a simulator over the weekend and it was pretty dark in there.

has anyone ever heard of this?

mediaguru Well Established Member

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I've had drivers spark tons when there is fertilizer on the grass. But irons on a stimulator? Interesting. I wonder if it is static electricity.

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I've had drivers spark tons when there is fertilizer on the grass. But irons on a stimulator? Interesting. I wonder if it is static electricity.

Irons on a

stimulator might spark, but I dunno about irons on a simulator . Hee hee hee. Anyway, I've never seen sparking, ever. So, yeah, I asked him to ask y'all here on the forum. Cuz you'll have better answers than me.

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sevenfourate Well Established Member

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Seen it before a few times with Titanium irons.Certainly seen it a few times late in the evening and also on night-golf events......not seen it so much recently with drivers but it used to be quite common.

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petour Newbie

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oh yea .. i have not seen it , but my playing partners are ..
also my 2-6 irons have a "clack" sound and i am not happy
with them , it's like they are not sound ..pete

Cooker Well Established Member

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My irons and drivers spark at my local driving range off the mats... makes me wonder if there's a metal additive in the rubber to make them last longer...
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jorruss Well Established Member

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My irons and drivers spark at my local driving range off the mats... makes me wonder if there's a metal additive in the rubber to make them last longer...

Titanium and sand react to make sparks. I used to see it at night off the mats at a local driving range with drivers.

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lumpuckeroo Great Member

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One of my playing partners has Callaway titanium irons and they will spark pretty regularly.

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duffer888 Member

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Yes, they do and I've seen it first hand. As others have pointed out, it's the titanium. I've seen it with drivers as well.

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