Equipment
Spotted: New Titleist “TS2” and “TS3” drivers at the 2018 U.S. Open
Titleist first went to market with its 917D2 and 917D3 drivers on October 21, 2016. Now, on Monday of the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, the company has announced its new TS2 and TS3 drivers — and we have in-hand photos of them here.
According to Titleist, the company is starting its “rigorous validation process.” Essentially, that means Tour players will begin testing, playing and providing feedback to Titleist on the new drivers and what tweaks need to be made before the company brings them to retail.
Of course, Jimmy Walker had already been spotted testing a Titleist TS3, but that was before Titleist made its big U.S. Open announcement. There had also been rumors swirling in our forums about the new driver for months.
Check out more photos of the drivers below, and see what GolfWRX Members are saying in our forums.
Titleist TS2 driver
See more photos of the TS2 driver here.
Titleist TS3 driver
See more photos of the TS3 driver here.
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Whats in the Bag
Kevin Streelman WITB 2024 (April)
- Kevin Streelman what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
3-wood: Titleist TSR3 (15 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X
5-wood: Ping G (17.5 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 10 X
Irons: Wilson Staff Model CB (4-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.5
Wedges: Wilson Staff Model (48-08, 54-08), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks (58-L @59)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (48), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (54, 58)
Putter: Scotty Cameron TourType SSS TG6
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Check out more in-hand photos of Kevin Streelman’s clubs here.
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Equipment
Choose Your Driver: Which 2012 driver was your favorite?
The year was 2012. Gangnam Style ruled supreme, its infectious beats and ludicrous horse-riding dance moves hypnotizing us with their stupidity. Everyone was talking about the Mayan calendar, convinced that the end of days was near. Superheroes soared on the silver screen, with the Avengers assembling in epic fashion. Katniss Everdeen survived The Hunger Games. And the memes! The memes abounded. Grumpy Cat triumphed. We kept calm and carried on.
In much the same way that automotive enthusiasts love classic cars, we at GolfWRX love taking a backward glance at some of the iconic designs of years past. Heck, we love taking iconic designs to the tee box in the present!
In that spirit, GolfWRX has been running a series inspired by arguably the greatest fighting game franchise of all time: Mortal Kombat. It’s not “choose your fighter” but rather “choose your driver.”
Check out some of the standout combatants of 2012 below.
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Nike VRS
Often harshly critiqued during its years releasing golf equipment (right, Phil Mickelson?), Nike’s tenure in the club-and-ball business gets a gloss of nostalgic varnish, with many of its iron and putter designs continuing to attract admirers. Among the company’s driver offerings, the 2012 VRS — or VR_S, if you will — drew high marks for its shaping and toned-down appearance. The multi-thickness, NexCOR face was no joke either.
Check out our coverage from 2012 here.
Callaway RAZR Fit
Callaway’s first foray into moveable weight technology (married with its OptiFit hosel) did not disappoint. With a carbon fiber crown, aerodynamic attention to detail, and variable and hyperbolic face technologies, this club foreshadowed the tech-loaded, “story in every surface” Callaway drivers of the present, AI-informed design age.
Check out our coverage from 2012 here.
Cleveland Classic 310
Truly a design that came out of left field. Cleveland said, “Give me a persimmon driver, but make it titanium…in 460cc.” Our 2012 reviewer, JokerUsn wrote, “I don’t need to elaborate on all the aesthetics of this club. You’ve seen tons of pics. You’ve all probably seen a bunch in the store and held them up close and gotten drool on them. From a playing perspective, the color is not distracting. It’s dark enough to stay unobtrusive in bright sunlight…Even my playing partners, who aren’t into clubs at all…commented on it saying it looks cool.” Long live!
Check out our coverage from 2012 here.
Titleist 910
While there’s no disputing Titleist’s “Titleist Speed” era of drivers perform better than its 2010s offerings, sentimentality abounds, and there was something classically Titleist about these clubs, right down to the alignment aid, and the look is somewhere between 983 times and the present TS age. Representing a resurgence after a disappointing stretch of offerings (907, 909), The 910D2 was a fairly broadly appealing driver with its classic look at address and classic Titleist face shape.
Check out our coverage from 2012 here.
TaylorMade RocketBallz
The white crown. The name. You either loved ‘em or you hated ‘em. TaylorMade’s 2012 offering from its RocketBallz Period boasted speed-enhancing aerodynamics and an Inverted Cone Technology in the club’s titanium face. Technology aside, it’s impossible to overstate what a departure from the norm a white-headed driver was in the world of golf equipment.
Check out our coverage from 2012 here.
Ping i20
Long a quietly assertive player in the driver space, Ping’s i20 was more broadly appealing than the G20, despite being a lower-launch, lower-spin club. Ping drivers didn’t always have looks that golfer’s considered traditional or classic, but the i20 driver bucked that trend. Combining the classic look with Ping’s engineering created a driver that better players really gravitated toward. The i20 offered players lower launch and lower spin for more penetrating ball flight while the rear 20g tungsten weights kept the head stable. Sound and feel were great also, being one of the more muted driver sounds Ping had created up to that time.
Check out our coverage from 2012 here.
GolfWRXers, let us know in the comments who “your fighter” is and why!
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Equipment
Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (4/29/24): Krank Formula Fire driver with AutoFlex SF505 shaft
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a Krank Formula fire driver with AutoFlex SF505 shaft.
From the seller: (@well01): “Krank formula fire 10.5 degree with AUtoflex SF505. $560 shipped.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Krank Formula Fire driver with AutoFlex SF505 shaft
This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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Michael Lee
Jul 15, 2018 at 9:59 pm
spotted *insert random new club*…. new club goes just as far and straight as 5 year old clubs! Manufacturers still want you to buy!!
Kieron
Jul 6, 2018 at 1:02 am
Guess I’ll be sticking with my 910’s for now 🙂
truth
Jun 28, 2018 at 8:27 pm
If this were a JDM release you guys would be posting “SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!”
Chuck Barkley
Jun 13, 2018 at 3:25 pm
Damn near resembles that Wilson customer trap!
Travis
Jun 12, 2018 at 8:51 am
Boy is this a step in the wrong direction… you know, there used to be a joke where people would say that instead buying new equipment, shouldn’t you spend that money on lessons? Well… the manufacturers are starting to make that really easy by just releasing ugly equipment!
Jeff Martin
Jun 11, 2018 at 5:32 pm
I saw a thread in the junior forum that this was the US Kids Golf Tour Series TS3. Hilarious!!
Joey5Picks
Jun 11, 2018 at 4:11 pm
Wouldn’t $400 be better spent on lessons?
Steve
Jun 11, 2018 at 5:27 pm
More like $500 in the recent trend. Cant afford a new drivers these days
Steve
Jun 11, 2018 at 3:48 pm
Ts2 looks exatly like the Bridgestone J40 driver. Look it up and tell me what you guys think!
W
Jun 11, 2018 at 5:47 pm
U mean R9 Supertri
steve
Jun 11, 2018 at 5:54 pm
no way i looked it up the R9 and its super similar lol
Thomas Horonzy
Jun 11, 2018 at 3:30 pm
You want us to rave looking at a number on the sole? Show me how it look when holding it behind the ball, from the rear, front, and side.
James T
Jun 15, 2018 at 9:21 am
Show me what it does. I don’t care about how it looks.
Kool Aid
Jun 11, 2018 at 3:21 pm
Looks like a component club that was made at Budget Golf in 1997
Bushwood Caddie
Jun 11, 2018 at 12:00 pm
At least the removed the AAA battery!
W
Jun 11, 2018 at 5:46 pm
No, they didn’t, one still has it
Dane
Jun 11, 2018 at 11:09 am
Kind of unfortunate looking clubs
scott
Jun 11, 2018 at 10:22 am
I currentley play the 915 d2 and love it.The biggest change I see & most excited abput is the headcovers????. They finally decided to change them from the horrable ones that they have been using for years and were the biggest P.I.T.A. to put back on.
dat
Jun 11, 2018 at 9:52 am
Looks like a JDM release, but it isn’t. Interesting.
Pullhook
Jun 11, 2018 at 9:21 am
Well I guess it will be another two years before I get a new driver. Pick a line titleist, are you taylormade or the classic titleist I know and prefer. If ugly looks are a mainstay I might as well go to a competitor with better performance.
juststeve
Jun 11, 2018 at 9:08 am
Unlike the rest of these guys I can’t intelligently comment on the product before I hit it
2putttom
Jun 11, 2018 at 11:01 am
roflmao
Jeffrey
Jun 12, 2018 at 4:41 am
Thats why everyone is commenting on the looks, not the performance.
Shawn Mcbride
Jun 11, 2018 at 9:06 am
Looks exactly the same as all their old drivers.
Bingobango
Jun 11, 2018 at 9:05 am
Looks kinda cheap
golfraven
Jun 11, 2018 at 9:01 am
Long awaited pics since I am in the market for the new Titleist driver. Intrigued why the ARC went away and why the TS2 has the traditiona weights from pre 917 models. Eager to test those once they hit my local Titleist fitting center. At this moment I would likely go with the TS3 since this looks like the D3 option
Man
Jun 11, 2018 at 8:45 am
What happened to the ARC? Got chased by TM for patent infringement?
Joe sponcia
Jun 11, 2018 at 8:34 am
Looks like an r9
Jeffrey
Jun 11, 2018 at 8:32 am
No active recoil channel on either? TS2 a rebadged 913 and TS3 a rebadged 913 with 917 weights.
BirdieBouy18
Jun 11, 2018 at 8:26 am
TS2 would be like Ping G400 MAX
HDTVMAN
Jun 11, 2018 at 9:41 am
Sorry but the Ping G400 Series, including the MAX, are the real deal…long and straight. I’m a fitter and have not suggested a Titleist driver for years. They are short on distance and forgiveness. With the exception of the new AP3, the AP1 & 2 irons leave a lot to be desired.
JJVas
Jun 11, 2018 at 11:11 am
If I played a driver on just looks and sound, it would be Titleist every time… but every time I put them against Cally and TM drivers, they come up last… and not by a little. Hopefully these are better.
JB
Jun 11, 2018 at 8:13 am
wow i love it! FS3 looks like jt contains the surefit cg like the 917D (Thomas & Walker my guess would be using the FS3)… while the FS2 is more up the alley of the 915D weight placement and sole appearance (Speith i guess would be using something like the FS2)
Wiger Toods
Jun 11, 2018 at 8:11 am
But why?