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opinions on titliest 503h

Started by swing981 , Sep 24 2005 01:45 PM

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#1 swing981

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Posted 24 September 2005 - 01:45 PM

title says it all..i won a 19 degree and am looking for feedback

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Posted 24 September 2005 - 08:37 PM

I am a reformed Titleist ho....so of course I tried it and tried it again...unfortunately I still couldn't bring myself to play it. I've tried and played both the hogan hybrid as well as the TP rescue that's in my bag. Sorry to say I've liked them both ALOT more than the 503h.

That's just what I've found. I'm sure there someone out there with a different opinion.

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Posted 24 September 2005 - 09:19 PM

whatdid you like/not like aboutthe 503h

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Posted 25 September 2005 - 10:52 AM

503 is a swingers club more than hiters club. If you can learn to use it, it can and will be awsome.

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Posted 25 September 2005 - 01:56 PM

swing981, on Sep 24 2005, 06:45 PM, said:

title says it all..i won a 19 degree and am looking for feedback

I have a Titleist 503 H 19 degree UTILITY WOOD. The club is absolutly spelended from tee!

I also think that u can control this club bether in how high u want to have it than the TP and Hogan.

The only place u can´t hit it from is HIGH rough! :fool:

NOW PLAY SOME GOOD GOLF WITH THE UTILITY IRON! :ok:

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Posted 25 September 2005 - 02:34 PM

I love mine. You just have to get it out and play some with it. Mine is money from 210-235. Slight draw, and I do use it in the rough. Little bump-and-run from the fringe. For me, it can do it all. Just takes some getting used to.

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Posted 25 September 2005 - 05:39 PM

I have one with a UST Irod shaft.

Much better than the whippy NV hybrid that is stock.

After owning this club for a bit I must say that it is pretty good.  (An especially good hybrid if you like irons over woods.)

I don't hook mine and I was concerned about that when I saw all the offset in the head.

The club is a little light, however.  but that is the only real drawback that I can find.

Good club.  Easier to hit than a 2-iron.

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Posted 26 September 2005 - 11:46 AM

I have one tour 503 and one production 503h, I have never had great success with either, I am a 2iron player, and when I do throw a hybrid in the bag, the 503H would not be my first choice.

Now I do know people that have them, that love them. Just not for me.

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Posted 27 September 2005 - 12:05 PM

I like the look of the Bridgestone Airmuscle better. Titleist had a prototype out, called the 503i, that looked like a Titlelist version of the Airmuscle. All of the Titleist fans have been begging for the 503i ever since. Word is that Titleist has no plans to release the 503i for retail. At least so far. That is really too bad, because the 503.H has not set the world on fire, and there are a helluva lot of owners of forged Titleist blades that would like a utility iron.

Titleist shoud do better responding to the markets generated by their tour staff players. They never released the 690.CH despite the fact that a lot of their tour players used that 2-iron. They never released a rail-sole fairway club despite very high prices paid for prototypes.

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Posted 27 September 2005 - 01:03 PM

I put the 503H in the bag for about two weeks.  I wanted to like it, but in the end, it just has too much offset and is too hookfaced for me.  I never really could go after one as I was always worried about snapping it left of earth.

I have now put a Nickent in the bag and it is money.  You can do anything with this club, low, high, fade, draw, and best of all, there is no worry about the hook.

The nickent worked a lot better for me than the 503H.  There is a rumor, though, that Titleist is going to come out with something more "player" oriented as they are sick of seeing their guys with other hybrids in the bag.

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Posted 27 September 2005 - 10:34 PM

swing981, on Sep 24 2005, 01:45 PM, said:

title says it all..i won a 19 degree and am looking for feedback

I had it and absolutely hated it on set up it just looked plain ugly. I kept hooking everything with it since I went back to my old Big Bertha 2 Iron I have played much better.

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Posted 27 September 2005 - 10:56 PM

I love my tour 503h!! It's like cheating when I use it off the tee; i generally hit it about 220ish.

The thing I like the most about it is that it sets up like an iron vs. a wood. It just suits my eye better than some of the Taylormade rescue and Hogan hybrids.

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Posted 28 September 2005 - 12:54 AM

I like my 503H 22* with stock DGS300, but am selling it because I've changed my iron set up (picked up some J33 Combos). Have it listed on various boards for $80 shipped....trying to avoid angry inquiry from my wife when the J's arrive.

To be honest, the offset bothers some, but not me.....it goes straight and high...all you can ask for with a 3-iron replacement. I have not tried any with the stock NV...I prefer steel to match the rest of my irons.

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Posted 28 September 2005 - 08:35 AM

I didn't like the 503 when I demoed it. Much too unforgiving for me.

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Posted 28 September 2005 - 12:56 PM

Sam-Tee-Time, on Sep 28 2005, 06:35 AM, said:

I didn't like the 503 when I demoed it. Much too unforgiving for me.

Compared to just about any 2 or 3 iron short of a Big Bertha or G2, it is much more forgiving. Night and day compared to a standard cavity back long iron.

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Posted 28 September 2005 - 03:52 PM

some interesting feedback..i think with any club there will be mixed reviews...the positives exist so im gonna take it out and give it a test run

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Posted 02 October 2005 - 11:08 PM

swing981, on Sep 28 2005, 04:52 PM, said:

some interesting feedback..i think with any club there will be mixed reviews...the positives exist so im gonna take it out and give it a test run

Definitely let us know what you think!!

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Posted 03 October 2005 - 05:33 AM

I like it. Don't inspect something as forgiving as a Rescue Dual or a Heavenwood but if you are looking for someting more forgiving than a 2 or 3 iron it's a good club.

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Posted 08 October 2005 - 01:31 AM

I really like all Titleist products very traditional. But the 503 was a hook machine. Wish they would bring out the 503i. I have found the Bridgestone Airmuscle to be the bomb!

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Posted 08 October 2005 - 05:08 PM

Read our review

http://thesandtrap.c...hybrid_iron.php

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Posted 09 October 2005 - 09:31 AM

I have had mine for 4 weeks, it is a 19°. IMO it is the best Hybrid for me as it is more like an iron than a wood. Most days it is long and straight, very simple to use out of the rough and great on tight par 4s. Most poeple won't like it as they are not consistent enough as the 503 is not forgiving at all. You miss it and it will act like an iron...you hit and though and oh baby!!! :idhitit: