Driver sizes will level off at 300 cubic centimeters
With the second generation of titanium drivers measuring around 300 cubic centimeters in 1997, the belief was that was as big as the drivers could get. "There is no reason to believe that a bigger clubhead or a change in metal is going to do anything for you," USGA technical director Frank Thomas said. Several industry executives agreed with him, including Dick Rugge, who, while still with TaylorMade, remarked on a 285 cc driver the company had just introduced. "People are telling us with our new club this is about as big as they really want it," Rugge said. Today, however, the standard size for driver club heads is 460cc.