I have literally never hit a titleist driver(please dont make fun of me), how are the new 905's, im looking for a new driver this winter. The shape kinda looks like the MacTec, and I really hit that well. I think I might go try the new 905S or T. Help me out.
I have just started using a 905T, I am quite impressed with it. Not attached to it, but impressed by it !!! It was also my first time at a Titleist, well worth having a crack at one !!!
Thanks for the Pics Joe. Real nice Titleist stuff in the shop of late. Another great offering from TItleist. Bravo!!! I will bet this will perform as well as it looks.
Thanks for the Pics Joe. Real nice Titleist stuff in the shop of late. Another great offering from TItleist. Bravo!!! I will bet this will perform as well as it looks.
Joe have you hit it? Sound?
Sound is not as loud as you think they are. Like i ssaid on the previous post, it's really a distinctive Titleist sound IMO.
We, Me and Other touring pro were hitting it in my net and his comment goes pretty quick from his mouth "nice" and "finally I've feel like the old days"
And from my mouth "Hmm interesting!" and "I think i want one too".
Well! between both of us, we have tried and owned pretty much almost any tour issue club ever build out there, So you can't really count on our words for it. LOL!
Really really kool looking pictures!!! Finally Titleist made big headed driver. Is the 905R have a same volume with Nike SQ and Callaway FT3 (ie.460cc)?
I love most things Titliest but for some reason, the 905R does nothing for me, I'll give it a miss for now (well, until I see it in person), besides, I've had 2/3 460cc drivers and could never get on with any of them.
Pretty nice looking....but I'll wait to see it in person. It will also be interesting to see how titleist's first 460cc sized driver holds up to other companies who have had drivers of that size out for a few generations now.
Believe me, the 'R is as big as it looks in the first picture!! And by the way, only the angle of the pic makes it look closed. I've seen one up close and personal (at least the tour version).........didn't get to hit though....
Joe you are truly causing me heartache and agony waiting for this stuff to come out.... the 905R will be in my bag. one of the new iron set dont know which yet though either the 660,695mb or the 735cm. the 585h, and some new wedges to replace mine which are wearing down.
But truly you are causing me some serious mental issues that i may need some help resolving... if you get any of these that you want to sell please let me know...
thanks in advance,
DaN "goose"
Joe u truly have some great stuff in your posession.
1. Is the 905R a neutral face and neutral weighted head?
2. How is the ball flight vs. the 905S?
Also what is your experience with changing the weighting in the 983K/905T to make them not draw biased? I have read that some shops offer the service of I guess by adding some weighting (is this where I read about the famous rat glue being used?) to counter the weighting that Titleist installed.
1. Is the 905R a neutral face and neutral weighted head?
2. How is the ball flight vs. the 905S?
Also what is your experience with changing the weighting in the 983K/905T to make them not draw biased? I have read that some shops offer the service of I guess by adding some weighting (is this where I read about the famous rat glue being used?) to counter the weighting that Titleist installed.
Thanks,
Mike
1st and second questions is impossible for me to answer it. I have no experience playing it yet as this club are not mine. They are one of the tour players club.
Rat glue changing the bias of the club?
Hmmmm! Let me put it this way, Rat glue on a summer time inside the trunk of a car can liquify to a point that it will move/run to what ever the club head laid.
Changing a bias of a club from inside the club head, especially on a big head drivers will require significant weight changes to the static weight of the head. Imagine if i put 10 grm lead tape on the toe of the driver, it will only move 1/8" toward the toe and 10 grm will change 5 swing weight point. Also the gear effect will probably start changing noticably at 8-10 gr. Lead tape is good enough or for the real crazy and fuzzy thinkerer, They can clean up the rat glue inside first and replace it w/ mixture of 24 epoxy and tungsten powder and place it to what ever bias you want to be.
IMO if we are talking about retail club, the "most" significant changes for ball flight is from shaft providing you don't have a non extreme club head ( extreme close face or offset ). For example, if you put a tip stiff, high kick and low torque shaft and installed it slightly stiffer than your swing speed...i'm almost sure you'll have a hard time turning your ball left unless if you have a swing flaws/problems.
The 905 R from what I understand is about 1/2* open, but is no weight bias in the head. Also, from what I know about the driver, the head is designed to impart a little higher flight and more spin. The original reason that not everyone switched from the 983 was that the S & T took off too much spin for some players...so they introduced a larger head and made it have more playable properties for all players...Hope the info. helps!
Lead tape is good enough or for the real crazy and fuzzy thinkerer, They can clean up the rat glue inside first and replace it w/ mixture of 24 epoxy and tungsten powder and place it to what ever bias you want to be.
Joe,
Thanks for the education. I was taking a total guess on the rat glue but thr latter option is probably what they are doing. It apprears you can really do what you want with any head that like you said is not totally closed/open face.
I hit Titleist drivers the best for some reason and I would like to have a driver with a wider hitting area in the face like the 905T vs 905S. With prices dropping like flies on Ebay, I can get a 905T for < $225.00 so spending the small $$$ to have a shop "neutralize" the head might be what I need.