Two letters that mark the way to the future of titleist speed. There are dozens of newer golf club drivers on the market. He gained almost 2030 yards because he was able to lower his spin dramatically. I am not a big believer in other peoples claims about accuracy and added distance. This is taylormade s most movable driver, and now if things werent amazing enough already, it has been updated with the addition of the sliding weight track system. Longest drive competition taylormade m1 vs titleist. May 26, 2017 this will allow you more significant speed, and forgiveness. It began with a challenge from the games greatest players. Titleist recently posted a video on the experiences of adam scott and. Titleist 915d4 drivers, released in 2015, features a forward surefit weight directly behind the channel for lower spin than 915d2 and 915d3. Can the titleist sure fit driver adapter, fit any other make of driver. Longest drive comp titleist 915 d3 vs taylormade sldr 430.
I had the 910 and now the 9 drivers skipping the 915. Longest drive titleist 915 vs taylormade m1 in the chigwell. The titleist ts2 is the new kid on the block promising faster ball speed and more distance. My test consisted of hitting seven pro v1x balls with markings per club in random order for a series of four test runs. Taylormade m4 driver vs titleist ts2 driver youtube. The titleist 915 d2 driver is equipped with a titleists surefit tour hosel that allows for 16 different loft and lie combinations.
In a recent press release, titleist claims the proprietary active recoil channel, a long, wide and. Although the feedback and feel is not as good as the callaway you will get a well performing driver with the m2. I realize the new factor would get the 915 some traction but am interested in your input from your experiences with these drivers, particularly the 910 vs. As expected, the new titleist 915 drivers will have a slot. The staffer profusely thanked the fitter for getting him a callaway rogue driver. Its easier to move your center of gravity low and forward, but if you choose. Titleist 915 d2 taylormade r15 430 drivers youtube. Titleist 915 d3 is a very popular option on the higher end of the price range. The taylormade m4 is my second favourite driver on the market at the moment. 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. Longest drive comp titleist 915 d3 vs taylormade r15. Both clubs promise distance, forgiveness, and adjustability, making deciding which is right for you difficult. Today i went to a demo and hit all kinds of drivers.
Theres quite a bit of data on the web highlighting the increased driving distances that can be achieved using a 915 driver vs a 9 and also a 910. Titleist 915 d3 driver workable and forgiving, the 915d3 driver delivers distance with trajectory. It doesnt help that it has a senior flex shaft on it as well. The newest technology in this driver is the twistface which corrects its face angle on mishits to provide straighter and longer drives.
Taylormade m1 v callaway epic v ping g400 v titleist 917 how we did the test. I have also noticed that jordan also has stuck with the older 915. Thats equivalent to the number that selected the ping g30 16. I will let you know that i also went from the 915d2 to the ts driver but opted for the ts3. Would titleists newest drivers help our members hit longer. Confirmed that i hit titleist drivers much better, and was getting 1518 yards more distance with the taped 915 with a slightly tighter dispersion and good feel. The 915 s classic shape masks sophisticated technology. I used to hit 80 percent fairways and average about 280 yards with my 910 driver. Hogan, callaway, cleveland, club glove, cobra, footjoy, mizuno, never compromise, nike, odyssey, ping, sun mountain, taylormade, titleist and some others are excluded. After the top 3, no driver received more than 6% of your vote. Longest drive comp titleist 915 d3 vs taylormade r15 video. After a substantial warmup involving some very unusual stretching, our anonymous big hitter hit five shots with the titleist 915 d2 driver, then five with the titleist 917 d2 driver, then another five with each club. My test consisted of hitting seven pro v1x balls with markings per.
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. Meet the 915 the most compelling titleist driver release in over a decade. Also how effective is the titleist adapter at changing face loft, face angle, and lie angle. Longest driver comp with handicapper golfer duration. Apr 17, 2017 two of the exciting releases this year in the driver market are the 2017 taylormade m1 and the titleist 917d2. Its in the top 3 bestselling golf club drivers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as taylormade r15 430 tp or vertical 450cc titanium. The titleist 915 series driver is the most innovative and exciting release from titliest in more than a decade. More important, i felt like i was in control of the. See which one comes out on top in this on course, real golf environment test. Taylormade m2 is a top selling option at the top of the price range. Taylormade sldr drivers 3balls golf oct 17, 2014 3546 views 0 comments most hardcore fans of professional golf are familiar with the driver derby. Titleist drivers have always been widely recognized as a forgiving, good looking, solid feeling, overall high performing driver by many.
Mark hits both drivers to see which might out performs the other and which might. The 915s classic shape masks sophisticated technology. Some of the best golfers in the world challenged titleist to produce faster clubs for a new generation of speed, distance, and performance. One thing that we noticed straight away was the difference in sound. For two years, the research and development team at titleist has been on a mission to make a faster driver than ever before. This unique system delivers the most precise fit available today. Obviously there are lots of variables in each players swing but titleist will have huge amounts of data. Thanks not sure what you mean, but, titliest sure fit, is designed only for titleist brand clubs, the driver sure fits, fits all models, but the 910 fairways and hyrbids do not fit the 9 915 917 if. I want to stick with titleist and upgrade to the 917, but i am not liking the way i hit it. Longest drive comp titleist 915 d3 vs taylormade sldr 430 find out. Titleist believed that once it was correctly fitted, it could perform just as well as anything on the market. Longest drive titleist 915 vs taylormade m1 youtube.
The new 915 d2 and 915 d3 drivers feature a deep, wide cutout known as an. Decision time titleist 917 d2 vs callaway epic vs taylormade m2 i went in for a driver and 3 wood fitting today at ted and daves here in calgary they do the fittings outdoors so you can see the flight and confirm via the radar. I did a lot of research on the multiple shaft options since i dont have anywhere close to hit each one of them, but so far i dont think u can go wrong with a titleist. 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. I tried out the ping g, epic, epic sub zero, m2, 917 and the pxg just for fun as it was never a contender. The wide, deep and long channel running across the sole enhances the flexing of the face. Dec 10, 2014 with its 460cc club head, wide variety of stock shaft options, and updated technology, the titleist 915d2 driver will definitely be a top performer for the average golfer willing to invest at the top end of the market. The heart of unlocking speed in both titleist ts drivers is the new speed chassis. It came with my old game improvement irons and its ok but i think its time to move on as my game has made some improvements. The titleist 915 d2 driver is equipped with a titleist s surefit tour hosel that allows for 16 different loft and lie combinations. I feel comfortable with the three shafts i have used here but the new project x smoke shaft in the titleist ts2 seems to really suit me. Been playing titleist drivers for the last 6 years love em. Both drivers were set to a1 in the surefit hosel and in the 917 driver we had the surefit cg weight in the neutral position.
Hitting driver is often about confidence and i think a lot of driver confidence comes from having a good shaft. Dec 02, 2014 36% of you believe taylormades r15 will be the best selling driver of 2015. Taylormade has hidden its better driver in the second tier. A nice added bonus in the 915 driver series in the inclusion of the much acclaimed aldila rogue shafts in the stock lineup. Titleist is certainly not the cheapest, and not the most expensive, but with all the drivers coming out, can someone give me a reason to stay with titleist. Workable and forgiving, the 915d3 driver delivers distance with. Sep 18, 2016 titleist 917 v titleist 915 the methodology. According to titleist, the crown is 20% thinner than 917 drivers, positioning weight lower and deeper for higher launch and more carry distance. Titleists new 915s vs the old 9 driver andrew rice golf. The titleist 917 driver had a big focus on adjustability to get golfers properly dialled in. The titleist 915 has a sweet, highpitched sound while the titleist 917 has a noticeably more meaty and.
Golfwrx sent six members to the titleist s oceanside test facility on october 19 to get fit for the companys new 917 drivers. Nov 21, 2014 titleist s new 915 s 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. If i had to rank them based on performance today, id say the next driver in my bag will be the m2, 915. Longest drive comp titleist 915 d3 vs taylormade r15 youtube. Taylormade m4 driver vs titleist ts2 driver the popular m4 driver takes on the new kid on the block, the new titleist ts2 driver, have titleist joined the party. Jun 24, 2014 as expected, the new titleist 915 drivers will have a slot. Callaway and taylormade are dominating the driver market right now. Longest drive comp nike covert driver vs taylormade rbz stage 2. Titleist s best driver yet titleist doesnt rush drivers to the market, but has a calculated plan to introduce a better driver every 2 years, they spend that time making improvements over the previous model. Can you do a comparison with the best driver of 2015 in your opinion vs a driver between 20062010 vs driver.
This is titleist first driver with any kind of adjustable weighting feature. Longest drive competition taylormade m1 vs titleist 915 d3 the format is very simple. Longtime titleist driver gamer and after getting fit into a m1 i have been chasing those awesome numbers with my 915. For me it starting back with the 910 drivers, when they added one of the best adjustable hosel systems on the market. Titleist s new 915 s 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 reshape driver heads to give you more speed.
The titleist ts2 and the taylormade m6 are two unique drivers in that they both are played widely on professionals tours by some of the best players in the world but they were also designed to. If you are looking for workability and overall distance the taylormade m2 is your club selection. Titleist 917d2 taylormade m4 drivers mark crossfield tests the titleist 917d2 driver up against the taylormade m4 driver. The ts project is a peerless pursuit of speed where every micron and milligram matter. Taylormade r15 v titleist 915 d3 taylormade r15 driver v tirleist 915 d3 driver to see which of these 2 top drivers for 2015 is the. Hoped that having my driver in there, would allow me to compare relative to one another, as i have the opposite problem of starting to try to kill balls in the simulator. Buy new and used titleist 915 d2 driver from the best golf shop. The 915 model made huge gains in both ball speed and spin reduction over its 9 predecessor.
While the teaching pro felt guilty about not playing a titleist driver, he was giddy about the distance he had gained. In a recent press release, titleist claims the proprietary active recoil channel, a long, wide and deep sole channel actively flexes at impact and recoils to launch the ball off the face with higher speed and lower. Decision time titleist 917 d2 vs callaway epic vs taylormade m2. Nov 04, 2016 golfwrx sent six members to the titleists oceanside test facility on october 19 to get fit for the companys new 917 drivers. Meet the 915 the most compelling titleist driver release. Sep 06, 2018 titleist ts2 v ping g400 max v taylormade m4. Never compromise, nike, odyssey, ping, sun mountain, taylormade. Other manufacturers have used this technology including adams, taylormade and nike. Perhaps theres a subtle distinction between the two that titleist will explain at a later date. Ive seen modest changes from the 910 to the 915 over the years, which as been fine by me my driver game has been consistent i hit straight, ability to adjust spin and flight are awesome but, i am a gear snob, and love the latest and. Longest drive comp titleist 915 d3 vs taylormade r15 subscribe to rick shiels golf pga for more golf gear.
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