The market trend in golf over the last 15-years has been a progression to hollow larger volume club heads. This has coincided with making clubs longer. This combination has lead to increases in head velocity and distance… both good things.

The larger club head size has however created a “problem”… at least to some golfers.

These new ultra-thin titanium heads have a “bell-like” sound when struck by a golf ball. Because they are hollow and also not as stiff as the older smaller driver designs, they can have a very “ringy” tin can sound, much like aluminum baseball bats.

A LESSON IN ACOUSTICS

The human interpretation of sound is very complex. The human ear takes in a wide range of sounds from 20 to 20,000 Hz. The sound you “hear” is a combination of frequency, decibel level and wave duration. Things at higher frequencies “sound” louder that something with a lower frequency.

Similarly, sounds that have a longer duration “sound” louder than something with a very short duration. During Driver impact, tremendous loads are created on the face of the club (as much as 4,000 lbs.). This violent impact excites a huge spectrum of frequencies. The human ears take all of this energy and convert it into a single distinct sound… good or bad.

DNA’s SOLUTION FOR EXCEPTIONAL DRIVER ACOSUTICS

One of our goals at DNA Golf was to create a driver that provided a viable alternative to harsh, terrible sounding drivers. We have built a driver that replicated the sound of the old classic persimmon clubs… but performed like a modern titanium driver. The best of both worlds.

Because of our unique detachable face design, we have unlimited access to the interior of the hollow head after the club has been constructed. This allows us to tune the acoustic profile of a club to three distinct levels.

Level 1 - closely replicates the hollow sound of modern titanium drivers.

Level 2 - is more muted creating a lower acoustic signature.

Level 3 - has the most acoustic damping and is designed to mimic the classic solid sound of the old persimmon drivers.

Acoustic response is very subjective and tends to follow generational bias. Golfers who grew up playing real wood drivers tend to dislike the modern hollow sound. Younger players, who only know persimmon as a kind of tree, tend to like the loud tinny sound of Level 1.

No matter what acoustic preference you desire... DNA Golf has the solution to fit your taste.