Jul 20, 2009 the egolf tour i play on, i see more callaway balls at this time than i do titleist, where in years past it was the other way around. The titleist 9f is a high performance, classic shaped fairway that provides any player with more distance and forgiveness, no matter where youre hitting from on the course. By the end of 2012, 90 per cent of titleist s staffers are expected to have switched a clear sign of a measurable performance boost. The difference being that the x hot fairway wood has a bit of red and black on the back of the crown to match the red and black color scheme on the bottom of the club. Titleist 9 d2 d3 driver testing rick shiels pga youtube. The activerecoil channel is the real buzz point of this driver. Titleist 915 f is seriously long, and much longer than the 9 f i. According to titleist vp of marketing chris mcginley, the new 9 driver adds more length over the older 910 driver. The titleist ts3 driver comes with a really great selection of new real deal shafts.
Nov 21, 2014 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. Taylormade m1 v callaway epic v ping g400 v titleist 917 how we did the test each driver was set into a 9. Nov 12, 20 in callaways player testing, x2 hot was, on average, 9 yards longer than x hot while x2 hot pro was 4 yards longer than x hot pro. With drivers really performing very similar in the market when it comes to spin and ball speeds sound and feel have become paramount. My rounds with these irons have proven to be very successful. As you can see from the photo above, it has some nice but quiet highlights on the bottom of the club and the titleist logo on the toe of the club. The over seeding season had just wrapped up and courses were in pristine condition. Decision time titleist 917 d2 vs callaway epic vs taylormade m2 take in your 910 d2 and try it against the others in a gt simulator. More distance through optimised launch with reduced spin. Titleist 9f fairway wood 3 wood 3w 15 graphite stiff right handed 42. Ts, 917, 915 and 9 fairway shafts are interchangeable. Callaways x hot fairway woods are available in lofts of 15, 17, 19, 21, 23 and 25 with a true temper project x velocity proprietary shaft in light, regular and stiff flexes. From the spinlaunch anglecarryroll numbers of each you should have a pretty good idea of what works best.
Titleist 915 vs callaway epic i played with a guy last week that had both. It was pure titleist, great sounds, solid feel, and excellent distance. The 9 fairway woods from titleist has the classic black finish to them like all the other titleist creations. There are quite a few newer golf club drivers on the market. 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.
Titleist 9 wood, 9 hybrids ferrules billy bobs golf. Testing the new titleist 9 d2 d3 drivers at trafford golf centre with rick shiels pga golf coach. Titleist 3wood fairway wood golf clubs, titleist 3wood golf clubs, callaway fairway wood stiff golf clubs, titleist driver stiff graphite golf clubs, callaway fairway wood stainless steel head stiff golf clubs, titleist stiff golf clubs 9. Does the callaway x hot fairway wood help you hit longer golf shots and gain more club head speed or does the longer golf shaft on the golf club simply make the fairway. Due to manufacturer restrictions, all new not including closeouts items including logo overruns from adams, adidas, ben hogan, callaway, cleveland, club glove, cobra, footjoy, mizuno, never compromise, nike, odyssey, ping, sun mountain, taylormade. The test i conducted involved the same shaft in each club 44. Titleist players will immediately recognize the inclusion of the popular mitsubishi diamana line, a longtime favorite on tour and a staple in the titleist. Callaways x hot and x hot pro fairway woods look much like the. Only about 10 yards shorter than current driver and much more accurate and easier to hit. Dec 10, 2014 the titleist 915d2 driver is the most forgiving titleist driver to date, but it still maintains the classic characteristics that have created the brands loyal following.
Description a tourproven, 312cc cousin of the 975j. Great selection of titelist drivers at callaway golf preowned. Titleists new 915s vs the old 9 driver andrew rice golf. Callaways x hot fairway woods feature a 455 carpenter steel face that synthesizes forged cup and speed frame technologies to increase ball speeds on shots hit all across the face. The egolf tour i play on, i see more callaway balls at this time than i do titleist, where in years past it was the other way around. Distance with control from a balanced, total performance design. Cleveland hibore wseries degree 5 hybrid ladies flex graphite 0800826 righty. So, my wife has decided to let me get a new driver this friday, and i am torn between the titleist 909d2 and the callaway x hot. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the 9 vs the 917 f2 and f3 fairway woods. The 915 is an awesome driver and accuracy the key to the driver. Alan, his wife michele and their two children live in carlsbad.
The aftermarket surefit tour hosel adapter sleeve for titleist 915 d2 d3 driver. Right now i have x2 hot and i cannot hit my 3 wood fixed at 15 degrees. Performance somewhat older drivers golf talk the sand. The englishman still uses the taylormade m2 driver from 2017, a titleist 917 fairway wood from. Ive hit plenty of different types of drivers and will get fitted. The 714s have just a couple minor tweaks that have made them even better. Along with callaways x2 hot and x2 hot pro, the sldr s are the only fairway woods in. The titleist 915d2 driver features the new active recoil channel arc which is a side sole channel the delivers more distance by actively flexing at impact to launch the ball off the face with higher speed and lower spin. That slot in the titliest fairway wood might look just like the one in the driver, but it isnt. Titleist 9d3 is a high performance 445cc classic pear shaped driver that delivers tour inspired workability with distance and forgiveness. I was excited to see if there are any positive changes with the new line.
I can say that the callaway tour i balls are great. Before purchasing this club, i demoed several drivers cleveland 400, ping g2, etc. Review of the titleist 9 fairway by award winning pga professional matthew conner, his most recent awards golf foundation pga professional of. Find the perfect deal for titleist golf club shafts with free shipping on many items at ebay. The titleist new 9 fairway woods and hybrids are different than the old 910, they are a shorter ferrule. Titleist 910 d2 driver the titleist 910 d2 driver delivers longer distance through a technologically advanced head design with a responsive, fast face insert that creates a ballspeed area that is 15% larger than other drivers. I was not fitted for the 910 and went to a certified fitter for the 915. 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. The iceman still has his callaway diablo octane tour 3 wood from 2009. He played with the epic the entire round, and was saying how he may sell the titleist 915 at a member guest he will be attending in a few weeks. Oct 16, 2014 not only had i seen arc in action ten minutes previous with the 915 d3 driver, but perhaps even more so with the fairway wood. Only one coupon code is valid per customer per order.
At first glance the 9 d3 doesnt look drastically different from the 910, but in its first week on tour in july around 50 per cent of titleist staff players switched to the new drivers. Feb 14, 20 the titleist 9 f fairway wood from titleist golf is made with tour golfers in mind along with low handicap players. They both are the same price, one just has a shipping cost and the other doesnt. The only issue that anyone might have had with it was that it wasnt the most forgiving driver. Hello, i currently game a titleist 9fd 15 3wood and a titleist 9f 19 5 wood both with diamana whiteboard shafts. 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. Jun 04, 2014 the x hot also uses callaways optifit hosel system. The one thing that kept titleist s 9 drivers from winning more awards in our 2014 gear trials club test was their tendency to spin too much, but that shouldnt be the case with the companys 915 line the new models include what titleist calls an active recoil channel an extremely wide, deep slot on the front of the club soles that extends across the entirety of the clubface. While the x hot is the less technical model in the callaway driver lineup, it still offers many great features. The titleist ap2 712 irons were really good and i still played them regularly until the titleist ap2 714 irons came, these are now my gamer set. Titleist releases the 9 fairway woods and hybrids bag.
Right now i have x2 hot and i cannot hit my 3 wood fixed at. Introduction in the last two metal wood lines, the d2 driver has been the more forgiving club that is going to be more suitable to the average golfer for their tee shots. Titleist officially debuts 917d drivers and 917f fairway woods. Titleist 915 drivers, fairway woods and hybrids golfwrx. It was an awesome driver that found its way into many good players bags. Although the 9 and 915 series were solid, they simply could not kick my 910 out of the bag. Decision time titleist 917 d2 vs callaway epic vs taylormade m2 if it is such a big decision i would urge you to wait a couple weeks and book an outdoor fitting.
Preferred look and flight from a compact head with slight offset. This adapter fits both of right and left handed clubs and shafts with a. Every two years like clockwork, titleist launches a new model. These are great drivers and with one in your bag, your playing partners might even mistake you for a great golfer too. Cleveland classic xl custom driver cobra amp cell driver titleist 9 d3. Converged infrastructure hyperconverged infrastructure. The 9s, once fitted, definitely lived up to titleists forgiveness promise. As you may recall, x hot was the overall winner in our most wanted driver competition earlier this season, so if x2 hot is actually longer, and more forgiving like callaway claims, the x hot series could be a. In fact, the fairway wood options mirror whats being offered in 917 drivers, albeit in heavier weights, which is common as it relates to the differences between driver and fairway shafts. The patented surefit tour hosel technology allows loft and lie to be independently adjusted to precisely fit your game. These clubs replaced the 910 drivers in titleist s lineup, however, at that point, that was it.
Additionally it features a new face called the radial speed face, high moi head design and the surefit tour hosel. While the xhot is the less technical model in the callaway driver lineup, it still offers. If 7 of those were hit with the titleist 9, and 5 of them were hit with the wishon. The clubs internal standing wave positions weight low and forward inside the clubhead, as close to the face as possible. He played with the epic the entire round, and was saying how he may sell the titleist 915 at. Would you say the rbz stage 2 fairway is significantly easier to hit off the. Callaway steelhead xr irons vs titleist ap1 716 5w. But just wanted some basic thoughts, opinions, or comments on titleist 9 and 915 drivers.
Titleist 9f fairway wood 3 wood 3w 15 graphite regular right handed 43. Shop by club type such as driver shaft, hybrid shaft, fairway wood shaft. Sorry for the price they are made out of a one cavity mold. Titleist s 9f fairway wood is a high quality fairway golf club offering our adjustable surefit tour hosel to maximize distance and accuracy for your swing. Hit 4 new drivers callaway bb alpha 815, titleist 915d2, taylormade r15, and ping g30 on the launch monitor. Titleist 9f is a high performance, classic shaped fairway that delivers long distance and allaround performance from the tee and turf.
Jul 22, 20 the 9 fairway woods from titleist has the classic black finish to them like all the other titleist creations. You just need to replace the collar to fit other head. The head combines the distance of some of the larger head drivers with the facecontrol of many fairway woods. Titleist 9f 21 degree, rh fairway w diamana 72 x 5 ct flex stiff mit. Callaway epic flash 2019 is a very popular option at the top of the price range. Starting at the beginning of this month, that is no longer the case with the introduction of the 9f and 9f. Nov 26, 2015 a poorlyfitted driver simply wont be as forgiving. The speed frame face is the real tech behind this driver. Callaway vs titleist clubs, grips, shafts, fitting the. Titleist will come out with new designs, a 5 piece golf ball, etc. Comparing an older titleist 980f strong fairway vs callaway 3 deep thanks brian. Click here to find out how the titleist 9 d3 scored in the drivers test 2014. It is an all titanium head with callaway s optifit hosel. Precision fit to your game with our adjustable surefit tour hosel technology.
I had them paired with my jp wedges by titleist for an amazing set from 4iron through 58 wedge. Jul 29, 20 similar to the x hot driver, callaway has opted for a matte grey finish for the crown of their fairway wood. The classic head shape and solid feel from the face of the 9 might help yo. Its narrower, deeper and positioned closer to the face for better flexing and more spin control. Back in november, titleist updated its product family with the addition of the 9d2 and 9d3 drivers. With the trajectory profile of the razr fit xtreme fairway wood high launch, high spin and the ball speed advantages of the x hot fairway, the optiforce fairway is designed similarly to the driver to produce a higher, more forgiving performance. I like them better than titleist, but i cant see this backing them in the corner. Once you have allfit adapter installed on your shaft, it will work with any manufacturers driver or fairway head without the need for any additional handcraft. So i am finally going to buy my first driver and the titleist 9 d2 is at the top of my list along with the callaway x hot and cobra amp cell in orange make sure you try them out. Driver titleist 9 d2, 58 degree vokey with the exception of my 2 niblicks, the rest of my bag is callaway the hybrids and 9 wood feel like cheating, love the x2 hot irons and odyssey is one of very few to make an arm lock putter.
The american still has callaway irons but in the form of razr x mb. The patented surefit tour hosel technology allows loft and lie to be independently adjusted to match your swing and your game. May 26, 2017 the best part is that the 917 drivers fulfill this without meddling with the great look, sound and feel of a titleist driver. Rated 4 out of 5 by tom from fairway driver bought this to be used as an alternate driver. Callaway created their fastest face for this driver and it shows. Callaway golf x hot 3deep vs taylormade rbz stage 2 youtube. Its in the top 3 bestselling golf club drivers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as callaway womens xr driver or taylormade m1. While the 9 lagged slightly behind callaways xhot when it comes to proximity to the target line, our testers hit more fairways with the 9 than any other driver in the test. Titleist did it again and set the bar even higher for.
If you plan to remove the shaft from these adjustable sleeves you will need this ferrules. I was fit for the driver and titleist has been excellent about replacing drivers when the screw snaps. Personally, i am now a titleist fan and have hit nothing but cobra for the past 3 years. Its in the top 3 bestselling fairway woods and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as ping g400 or taylormade evenflow m6.
It isnt going to suddenly turn the face into some crazy trampoline and rocket drives 400 yards down the fairway, but it does create more consistency and a bigger sweetspot, especially for low on the face hits. For example, pull out the cafit collar, and put on tlfit collar, you can fit from callaway driver to titleist driver. In 2014, callaway gives us an updated version of the x hot line in the x2 hot and x2 hot pro fairway woods. I loved the 3deep, i was embarrassed to hit it farther than my driver. Adam scott rocked up to the recent players championship in florida with an eightyearold driver. Titleist 9 hd hybrid fairway titleist fairway woods. Callaway steelhead xr irons is a very popular option in the middle of the iron sets price range. Titleist hybrid surefit hosels adjust in 1 loft and lie increments. Ts, 917, 915, 9 and 910 driver shafts are interchangeable. Its in the top 3 bestselling iron sets and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as taylormade mens rsi2 or cobra king f7 combo. The titleist ap2 718 irons looked really good in the bag.
I have typically played a taylormade driver but its time for an upgrade. Callaway golf x hot 3deep vs taylormade rbz stage 2 subscribe to my channel. Fairway woods rarely get the credit they deserve of course, thats as true then as it is today, and as my game evolves and improves, i find myself relying on my 3wood more and more, particularly from the tees of holes on which i used to hit driver. Chances are both epic and m2 will spin less without any loss of forgiveness. Callaway x2 hot 3deep fairwayholz callaway x2 hot fairwayholz. Callaway epic flash 2019 was released last year in february. Callaway rogue draw is a very popular option at the top of the price range. Like you, i also played the 907d2 for a while before switching to the 910. Apr 14, 2014 with the introduction of the x hot fairway woods from callaway in 20, the golf world saw the return of one of the greatest fairway wood makers in golf history. I have played nearly every titleist driver over about the past 15 years, beginning with the 983k. This allows for an easy of interchanging shafts from head to head throughout the callaway lineup if necessary razr fit, x hot pro, and razr fit xtreme rather than requiring a unique shaft adapter.