The Air Force One Fairway Wood is Something Special

A little over a year ago, I was introduced to PowerBilt’s Air Force One driver. It was an old company (they used to manufacture Persimmons woods back in the day) introducing new technology into the golf world. Specifically, the use of nitrogen to provide additional stability to the club face. This allowed their driver to have an incredible thin face (2.6mm), a massive sweet-spot, and an increased trampoline effect on contact.

When people ask about my driver and I explain the technology to them, the most common response is, “that can’t be legal.” And yet, it is 100% legit. So why aren’t the “majors” doing this, too? Simply put, they can’t. AFO has the technology patented.

Also, simply put, one year later I still love my AFO driver.

So you can imagine my joy to find out they’ve since expanded their line of available clubs.

Specifically, they’ve introduced a three-wood (15-degree loft) and five-wood (19-degree loft) into the AFO family. Both clubs include the same technology as the driver, along with a new wrinkle to give us a little help getting the golf ball in the air.

The fairway clubs also include an “Air Foil” or “Dual Slot” feature.

The dual slot wave design creates a high launch angle with a tight dispersion, making an ideal fairway wood design for players who have difficulty hitting a 3-wood off the fairway. To further enhance shot performance, the nitrogen valve is positioned to increase MOI and create an optimum launch angle.

In English, the fairway wood throws the ball up in the air right away while not sacrificing distance.

I specifically tested the 5-wood and immediately noticed some great results.

First, I love how it looks and lays on the ground behind a ball. Second, for whatever reason, I find the middle of the face on this club naturally and consistently. And third, and most impressive, is how easy it is to get the ball in the air with this fairway wood. And when I say “up in the air”, I’m talking like I-just-hit-a-seven-iron kind of up in the air. Immediately off the face, the ball has that high of a trajectory, yet still travels about 200 yards in the air.

It’s ridiculous.

What that really means, at least for my game, is I have much more confidence to “go after” a green than I did before. My problem with both my long (4 and 5) irons and fairway woods was the inability to get the ball high enough into the air. Sure, I could cover 200 yards plus with them, but more often than not the ball would just roll through the green.

This beautiful club has fixed that and then some.