Big Bertha is the name given by
Callaway Golf
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to a number of its lines of
golf clubs
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. The name was chosen to evoke the famous
German
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Big Bertha howitzer.
The original Big Bertha driver was launched in 1991. At the time, its design was considered highly modern and a radical departure from older drivers: it was crafted entirely of
stainless steel
Stainless steel is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion. It contains at least 11% chromium and may contain elements such as carbon, other nonmetals and metals to obtain other desired properties. Stainless steel's corros ...
and the head had a volume of . Most other drivers were still made of
persimmon wood and had smaller heads. (By way of comparison, many drivers of recent years have head sizes up to the
USGA
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legal maximum of and are made of more exotic materials such as
titanium
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.)
Since the introduction of the original Big Bertha, Callaway has introduced further clubs and lines of clubs with similar names, such as the "Great Big Bertha", the "Biggest Big Bertha", and titanium versions of the clubs. In 2003, they introduced the "Great Big Bertha II," and in 2004, the "Big Bertha 454." They have also introduced two lines of
irons using the name.
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External links
Official Callaway Golf website
Golf clubs
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