I suggest you lighten shaft go with d3 and take a lesson on how to work the driver. If youre playing a titleist driver now, youre likely using one of the last two releases, the 910 or 9. The d3 is still going to be for the better players, but an improvement in forgiveness is welcomed by all. The clubhead has a pear shape design to provide confidence and stability. Titleists latest series of drivers, fairways, and hybrids is the 915 series. Titleist driver righthanded golf clubs for sale ebay. The d2 s at least on the prior models are the 460cc heads while the d3 s are usually a bit smaller and more traditional shaped heads. Titleist 915 d2 and d3 drivers both have the active recoil channel but produce different launch and spin characteristics. I used the d2 for half a season and it is very similar to d3 but the d3 is just that much better. Have always loved titleist irons, but i could never hit their woods very well.
Along the same lines, the 917 d3 spun about 350 rpm less than the 915 d3. Titleist driver lefthanded golf clubs for sale ebay. Would titleists newest drivers help our members hit longer. Jordan spieth uses the 915 d2 to win two majors, 01. Ive tested the d2 and it was significantly shorter for me. The titleist 917 drivers are officially here and the latest iteration of titleists awardwinning wood line is. The whole philosophy behind the titleist 915 d2 driver is to offer a more dynamic face closure and a higher trajectory, compared to the 915 d3. My test consisted of hitting seven pro v1x balls with markings per club in random order for a series of four test runs. I then found a video where he compares the 9 d3 vs. The test i conducted involved the same shaft in each club 44.
The fact is with the new 915 d2, d3 drivers from titleist, 00. Titleist 917 d2 vs d3 driver austads golf the leader in golf. As far as we can see and from testing the d2 and d3 heads spin, feel and fly almost the same. Golfwrx sent six members to the titleists oceanside test facility on october 19 to get fit for the companys new 917 drivers. Titleist mens 915 d3 golf driver workable and forgiving. Titleist, along with pinnacle, and footjoy brands, together comprise acushnet company, which is an operating company of fila korea, ltd. Instead of just guessing which loft and version of the titleist 9 driver i should use, i worked with monte french local mn titleist fitter. The 917 d2 on average spun about 400 rpm less than the 915 d2. Its difficult to knock a driver that s played by so many tour players including the worlds number one, but our testers couldnt agree they all loved the 915s head shape. The 917 d3 head offers distance with more workability than the 917 d2 while having lower spin rates and a slightly lower launch. All of his clubs were titleist, with the exception of the epic driver. The 917 d2 driver is a 460 cc pearshaped head that offers distance and forgiveness. Im sold on the new titleist driver tech, i think they have upped their game with the latest models. I added about 10 15 yards in the air with a nice roll and with a nice high launch.
Deeper face than the d2 allowing for additional shot and trajectory control. The titleist 915d3 driver provides a workable, lower spin option for players that want a lower, more controllable ball flight. How to adjust the titleist 915 d2 driver 3balls blog. The difference between the titleist 915 d2 and its predecessors such as the 9 driver is that the 915 d2 is larger and displaying a 460cc pearshaped head that allows for an easier draw whilst it also features a 16position surefit tour hosel system. Lowest prices on titleist drivers at golf discount. I am interested in the 915 but am undecided between the d2 or d3. It is all black again with a similar surefit adjustable hosel. The 440cc deep face pear profile provides confidence to manage your trajectory. The d2s at least on the prior models are the 460cc heads while the d3s are usually a bit smaller and more traditional shaped heads. Get the best deals on titleist driver righthanded golf clubs when you shop the largest online selection at.
Unfollow titleist 915 driver to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. All shots were hit in the a1 surefit position and standard rear weight. As is the case with most game improvement clubs, the lofts available to players choosing the titleist 9 d2 are in a much wider range than the d3. When the titleist 915 d2 was first being developed, original prototypes of the driver actually exceeded the usgas limit on how springy a face could be, so with this news, titleist done further research and developed a variable face insert using forged 64 titanium which is thicker in the middle and thinner around the edges. The titleist 915 d2 driver has a clubhead size of 460cc for maximum forgiveness and distance. Couple arc with a new radial speed face and the 915 d2 and d3 drivers present you with a much more forgiving titleist driver than before. Comparing the titleist 9 d2 to the 9 d3 3balls blog. In our opinion, the d2 larger 460cc head is the better of the heads as it spins and flys the same as the smaller d3 but is definitely more forgiving on off centre strikes. The 915 d3 is slightly smaller at 440 cc and its setup will. Titleist 917 d3 driver or titleist 915 d3 driver youtube. Meanwhile, the 917 d3 offers a classic pearshaped profile but its a head that is tour inspired as its slightly smaller coming with a head volume of 440 cc. Each member had to be playing a titleist 915 driver, setting up a battle of new versus old at the companys worldrenowned facility in southern california. I hit 15 balls with my ping driver and then 15 with the 915 driver.
Titleist 915 d2 and d3 drivers use an active recoil channel to deliver more forgiveness and speed. Another data point that really jumps out is the increase in ball speed the 917 gained. But how do you adjust the driver to suit your ball flight. The 915 d2 is a 460 cc head with a lower centerofgravity and the most forgiveness. The 915d3 is slightly smaller at 440cc than the 915d2 and has a deeper face to manage trajectory and is full of distance and forgiveness technology. 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. The d3 definitely had lower spin and he got 1015 more yards from the d3. It really comes down to preference on look and feel. Compared with its d2 sibling, the titleist 915 d3 driver is focused at less spin and a lower flight trajectory. Titleist is well represented on the pga tour as well as most international competitive tours. By the end of 2012, 90 per cent of titleists staffers are expected to have switched a clear sign of a measurable performance boost. You will be surprised how easy the d3 can be to fade and draw on command.
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. Both of these driver models came in two models, the d2 and d3. The radial speed face is a high speed face insert that. The key technology is the active recoil channel, which runs completely across the sole of the club that creates greater ball speed and lower spin for more distance.
I see a good amount of the titleist guys walker, spieth, etc. I was excited to see if there are any positive changes with the new line. Like the 9 series, the 915 comes in two different models the larger, more slightly more forgiving d2 and the smaller, slightly more workable d3. Looks are just personal opinion so after seeing the d2s impressive launch monitor performance two.
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