Adjusting a driver can be an exercise in frustration. The letters and numbers on the surefit hosel represent different settings you can adjust the club to. I think titleist made a mistake trying to force 460 on us and why the ts4 is coming. Ts, 917, 915, 9 and 910 driver shafts are interchangeable. Titleist s new 915s vs the old 9 driver november 21, 2014 andrew rice we recently received the 915 stock for our fitting cart here at berkeley hall and i thought it would be a good opportunity to test both the new 915 series drivers the d2 and d3 against the older 9 series d3 driver ive used for the past few years. Each driver is designed to bring more speed to your game, which all golfers know equals more distance.
Testing the titleist 915 d3 driver against the 9 d3 driver. Les tetes et manches des drivers 917, 915, 9 et 910 sont interchangeables. The 915 model made huge gains in both ball speed and spin reduction over its 9 predecessor. Forgiveness has generally been improved since the 910d3 the face insert results in ball speed increases of about 2 mph near the toe about 46 more yards and around 1% near the heel. These lower spin rates translated in narrower dispersion. So you bought an adjustable titleist driver, fairway wood or hybrid but dont know what the letters and numbers mean on the hosel. Correct setting 9 driver club fitting team titleist. According to titleist vp of marketing chris mcginley, the new 9 driver adds more length over the older 910 driver. Titleist surefit hosel adjustment guide sep 26, 2017. The 9 d2 and d3 drivers are the latest in the line of titleist equipment, and feature an evolutionary leap forward from the 910, further refining all that the 910 did right and improving on the soft spots with a hotter clubface and more consistent launch characteristics between the two drivers. But keep in mind, its not fully adjustable like offerings from callaway or taylormade. Having played 9, 915, and 917 d3 drivers i would say no. Buy new and used titleist 9 d3 driver from the best golf shop. Get the best deals on titleist golf driver shafts when you shop the largest online selection at.
It gave the option of buying the weight set as wellamazing,,as now titleist tell me they dont come out till feb this year. I could not acquire that driver so i opted for a new 9 d3 from a local golf shop. Titleist hybrid surefit hosels adjust in 1 loft and lie increments. The titleist 9 d2 driver does come with an adjustable hosel. The ts3 is not really a logical next step for a d3 fan. It appears that you were not fitted for this club and purchased it off the rack. In general, select print on the file menu to open the print dialog box. The titleist 905 drivers were the mostbuzzedabout golf clubs of late 2004early 2005 in the golf world. B, c, d and a sleeve numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 giving a total of 16 different settings. Personally, i would start at d4 adding a little loft on the d3. Im still trying to find my sweet spot and would love to hear from those who properly tuned theirs as to what extra things i should be looking for to identify my correct fitting. What do you get when you go for a titleist 9 driver fitting. The series initially included two models, the titleist 905t driver and 905s driver. Titleist may be most famous for its golf balls, but titleist drivers are every bit as capable of delivering high performance as their renowned golf balls each series of drivers aims to deliver greater ball speed and more distance through improvements in the face and center of gravity cg optimizations.
The specs on this driver were set up for me to keep spin rates low. The titleist 9 d3 driver is pretty similar to the 910 d3 except that it has a more forgiving face for off centre hits. Ts, 917, 915 and 9 fairway shafts are interchangeable. Join me as i take a look at the titleist 9 d2 and d3. Choisissez votre combo aptateur, shaft et grip pour drivers titleist exclusivement chez nordicagolf. The aftermarket surefit tour hosel adapter sleeve for titleist 915 d2 d3 driver.
Adjusting the hosel of a titleist 9 d2 driver 3balls blog. The settings run from a1 to d4 with the above chart explaining what each setting does. If all this is true what effect will this have on spin since i. The 9 d2 features a 460 cc clubhead while the 9 d3 features a smaller 445 cc clubhead design. Titleist have increased the speed of the face so that you get around 2mph more ball speed from toe hits and just over 1% for low on the heel. Picked up the 915 d2 driver in the spring ive always play titleist drivers when i purchased a 9 ive noticed i was getting a lot of overspin which was making my draw into a hook so immediately went to 915 i was in line to purchase it probably one of the best titleist drivers ive ever had added about 20 yards to my drive and im hitting 90% of the fairways. With that, from model to model the have slowly lowered the spin.
For a titleist, it was slightly louder, but not in a bad way. If changing the hosel setting still doesnt give you the desired ball flight, you may have to look at other shaft options. Brett, director of club fitting for titleist takes us through process when adjusting the new titleist 9 driver while on the range at the 20 pga show demo day in. Why titleist s driver count win at the sony open deserves a closer look. Ive experienced many questions from consumers and golf industry employees in regards to what exactly occurs when you alter the setting around the titleist surefit tour hosel. Titleist released the 9 driver to replace the previous titleist 910. Brent kelley is an awardwinning sports journalist and golf expert with over 30 years in print and online journalism.
The forgiveness of the drivers in the titleist 9 line remains among the best in the market. Back to titleist back to 9 back to titlesit 9 d2 driver titlesit 9 d2. Primary navigation desktop horizontal more from todays golfer. Understanding ways to use the performance fitting chart and its 16 settings is essential to experienceing this best launch conditions and becoming the most from your. Each position corresponds to a specific loft and lie combination. The 915 was not as good as the others in my view, but the 917 fixed whatever was wrong with that club. What you can learn from jordan spieths wedge setup.
By going to c2 i have made the lie more upright hence changing my loft due to closing the face. Buy new and used titleist 9 d2 driver from the best golf shop. The surefit hosel features a sleeve and ring, each with four settings. With that, a minor spin reduction from 910 9, a decent reduction from 9 915 and another minor reduction from 915 917. The 917 adapter is precision milled to exact tolerances and allow loft and lie angles to be set independently to optimize your preferred ball flight. We met leigh davies of titleist at kings acre to find out. I have encountered many questions from consumers and golf industry employees as to what exactly happens when you change the setting on the titleist surefit tour hosel. The hosel allows for independent setting of loft and lie for woods and hybrids.
We show you the surefit tour adjustable hosel technology and help you understand some of. Select your model name and click preferences or properties. Brett, director of club fitting for titleist takes us through process when adjusting the new titleist 9 driver while on the range at the 20 pga. Included in the list of innovations is the use of the thinnest, fastest clubface titleist has created for a driver, and. Ive made a lot of improvement, and this club just doesnt feel like it fits right anymore. Testing the 16 settings of the titleist surefit hosel.
With the ts family of drivers, titleist offers four distinct designs to fit your performance off the tee. If you bought a new titleist 9 d2 driver, you may be able to squeeze more distance out with fine tuning. Titleist 9 d driver headcovers lot of 3 head cover black red white 9d. Titleist 9 driver fitting interview by golfalot youtube. Earlier in the year we tested the 16 different settings of the titleist surefit hosel to see how much of a difference switching from one setting to the others makes. Let us help you set up or adjust your titleist 9 d2 driver to better suit your game. Testing the titleist 915 d3 driver against the 9 d3 driver titleist have just launched their latest driver, the 915. Titleist drivers have always been widely recognized as a forgiving, good looking, solid feeling, overall high performing driver by many. Important notes ts, 917, 915, 9 and 910 driver shafts are interchangeable. For those that have or used to have titleist drivers, what setting did you use and howd you get there. Every two years like clockwork, titleist launches a new model.
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