A rear weight lowers the center of gravity that increases launch angle and increases moment of inertia to stabilize the face when the ball is struck offcenter. Let us know if you have any other questions about these weights. I just ordered a 9 d2 driver and i have a question about the weight on the sole. Jul 11, 2018 the difference between titleist 9 d2 vs d3 in terms of design is the heads volume and shape.
Available in 4, 7, 9, 11, 14, and 17 gram weight options. Assume that the weights of all components of both clubs are perfectly at target specs. Bare in mind this will increase the swing weight in the club as well. Ts, 917, 915, 9 and 910 driver shafts are interchangeable. I started my 917 fitting in a1 with the neutral weight and worked from there. The specs of the aldila rip phenom 70 feature a 74 gram weight and 3. Mark crossfield pga professional askgolfguru tests the surefit cg and its ability to change the weight of the club head for ultimate custom fitting. Like the 910 and 9 drivers before, the 915 d2 driver has a large 460cc head that is designed to get the ball up in the air. Brett, director of club fitting for titleist takes us through process when adjusting the new titleist 9 driver while on the range at the 20 pga. These are great drivers and with one in your bag, your playing partners might even mistake you for a great golfer too. What you need to know about the titleist 917 drivers the. The titleist 9 d3 is ideal for players that struggle with a high launch and ball flight. Golf weight golf weight screw,stainless steel weight screw for titleist 917 driver clubs head 81012141618g available color.
Find the perfect deal for titleist golf club heads with free shipping on many items at ebay. As the effect, the sweet spot of this driver is larger. Jan 15, 20 the 9 d3 feels way better and sounds a whole lot better i mean i honestly cant put it in words of how much better driver this is than the covert and all the others i played. Titleist adds cg adjustability, gives golfers the ability to control draw and fade bias. The oem weight is very expensive and you have to give titleist a dna sample. I play my 917 f2 in d1 with the weight also in the fade setting. Im 57 years old and prefer my drivers at d2 swingweight. The d3 only offers 4 stock shafts but should be easy to find the best match for your swing. The titleist 9 d3 offers a smaller club head design and great look at address. At the time of its debut, it was considered titleists most playable and forgiving driver along with the gameimprovement 9d2. Nov 26, 2015 at first glance the 9 d2 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 driver.
You can change them with your adjustment wrench that comes with your driver. Mar, 20 as such the titleist 9 d2 and d3 are the best in the titleist line, and because titleist entered the adjustable hosel craze a year or two after some other companies, they seem to have skipped right to the solid phase. Golf weight sock for titleist 9 driver,9 fw,9 hybrid. At this time, they are expected to ship mid to end of january.
The 9s, once fitted, definitely lived up to titleists forgiveness promise. How to adjust the titleist 915 d drivers check out the titleist 915 d drivers at tgw. If you take the cg weight out of the head all together, the club is not playable under usga rules because there is an open hole into the head via the end cap. My question is, what would the effect be by putting in different weights. Buy new and used titleist 915 d3 driver from the best golf shop. The weight will fit all titleist 9 series clubs d2, d3 drivers, 9f fairways, 9h hybrids. I play my 917 d3 in a1 with a 14g weight in the fade setting. On the 917 driver with a 10 gram weight, the swingweight depends on shaft, flex, shaft length, grip and wraps. Titleist offers an extensive selection of shafts, grips, specifications and other customization options to help you perform to your potential. Golf weight fit titleist 9 driver 9d d2 d3 9f 9h 7g 9g 11g. The titleist 9d3 driver features a 445cc classic pear shaped titanium head that delivers tour inspired workability with distance and forgiveness. The 9 d2 features a 460 cc clubhead while the 9 d3 features a smaller 445.
Click here to find out how the titleist 9 d3 scored in the drivers test 2014. This was taken from a cheap postal scale that i have. Total weight and swingweight are two different concepts. Nov 26, 2015 a poorlyfitted driver simply wont be as forgiving. I fight a hook and in these settings it seemed to cure that in a similar way with each club. Thanks cathi, my 9 driver is currently at a d3 with the red weight. The titleist 9d3 driver is a classic, pearshaped driver that is designed for the better golfer. Accomplished, highspin players could struggle to lower spin rates to an optimal range. It was also touted to have more mishit forgiveness over the older 910d3. Without the surefit hosel, just if you remove the shaft from the head.
Dec 05, 2016 titleist 917 custom fit test head weight. Deeper face than the d2 allowing for additional shot and trajectory control. Driver heads will weigh under 200 grams with a standard weight, with heavier weights, you will be able to get close to the 205 gram weight you are seeking. Mark crossfield pga professional askgolfguru tests the surefit cg and its ability to change the. These weights are also helpful for players who get longer or shorter lengths, but dont necessarily want the club to weight lighter or heavier. Oct 01, 2014 to offset the undesirable consequences as far as cg placement is concerned, titleist moved from a 64 titanium to a 811 material for the crown of the 915 driver. In addition, the 9 d3 allows the ability to work the ball.
Would the green weight get it down to a d2 or is the white weight needed. The 9, like the 910 and 909 and others before it, has a great sound at impact. Buy a used titleist 9 d2 driver at a great price on globalgolf. This is the discretionary weight that is often referred to in head. So i replace the factory 9 gram weight with a 7 gram weight. I took the 7 gram weight off the bottom of my sons titleist. I found one post on here saying they were 185g without the surefit sole weight and another saying they were 190g, but thats a pretty big difference, about 3 swing weight points, so one of them has to be wrong.
Titleist released the 9 driver to replace the previous titleist 910. Titleist 9f 19a 5w head only with bonus 11g weight 915 917. Interchangeable head weights for the titleist 915 driver and fairway allow for the customizing of swingweight and feel for optimized performance. Titleist 9 d2 is slightly larger and fuller than titleist 9 d3.
Titleists excitement about its new 917 drivers exists on multiple levels and started as engineers discovered upon completion of the new design that they had created a product that compared to its predecessor, the 915 driver, was more forgiving, generated less spin, produced faster ball speeds, and offered enhanced customization features. If you are ordering a 915 metalwood, you can always specify the swingweight or bezel weight within tolerance and there is no upcharge. The head is deeper and looks like it has been stretched back to front, which moves the centre of gravity cg further back and also creates a little draw bias. The reason why im asking is because i bought a got a 9d2 but didnt liked the head, so i switched head to a 9d3 and i still want to keep the standard swing weight, but i cant remember what the color weight was in the 9d2 head now i know i just can measure again, but if anyone knew that would be sweet and a lot faster for me. A forwardcg model like titleists 915d4 is absent from the initial launch. The standard weight that comes in most drivers is the 9g bezel weight. Buy new and used titleist 9 d3 driver from the best golf shop. Unfollow titleist 9 d3 driver to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
The gdw titleist 915 weights provide multiple options to adjust your titleist 915 drivers swingweight to your preferred feel. Ideally these two figures needed to come down, so that meant heading on to the 917 d3 driver. Oct 19, 2014 9 drivers come from factory at d3 swingweight and i feel i have to struggle a bit to swing the club. It was not at all what i expected, but i wasnt too far off, my guessed specs came in a close second in terms of ideal. Jun 16, 2016 how to adjust the titleist 915 d drivers check out the titleist 915 d drivers at tgw. All shots were hit in the a1 surefit position and standard rear weight. Again total weight and swing weight are both very important parts of the club but generally something like total weight is based more on shaft weight rather than head weight for a players feel and then the proper swing weight is achieved but changing head wright based on grip selection. The bezel weights on the sole of the 9 metal woods is only a swing weight component and will have no direct influence on launch and spin. It features a highspeed forged face insert which delivers more speed over a larger area of the face. Titleist drivers have always been widely recognized as a forgiving, good looking, solid feeling, overall high performing driver by many. View the custom options book shaft performance guide. As before the 917 d3 is a 440cc pear shaped head that looks great at address and more traditional than the d2. By the end of 2012, 90 per cent of titleists staffers are expected to have switched a clear sign of a measurable performance boost. The titleist 9 d3 is ideal for players that struggle with a high.
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