Why investment cast manufacture instead of forged?
Investment casting provides the golfer with a nearly exact replication of the golf club shapes the designer intended every time it is manufactured. Forging processes in contrast rely heavily upon exhaustive machining, grinding and polishing operations to achieve a finished shape – creating many opportunities for individually different golf clubs from the same design. Modern golf club materials now provide for virtually any “feel” and hardness the designer intends. The two industry sales leaders (Cleveland and Titleist) are both investment cast 8620 carbon steel.
