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Titleist 915 metals

Titleist launch their new metals with the release of the 915 family

Titleist 915 Drivers
Image: Titleist 915 D2 & D3 Drivers

For the eagle eyed among us, you may have noticed Titleist tour players with some new equipment in their bags over the past few months. In particular Geoff Ogilvy who claimed his first victory since 2010 at the Barracuda Championship using the new 915 D2 Driver.

I just unscrewed my 913 shaft and put it in the 915, and after two shots I was sold
Geoff Ogilvy

After he won Ogilvy said “I just unscrewed my 913 shaft and put it in the 915, and after two shots I was sold”. Nearly 100 players across worldwide professional tours have already switched to the new 915 driver since the tour seeding and validation process began in late June – including Adam Scott (915D3), Zach Johnson (915D2), Jimmy Walker (915D2), Brett Rumford (915D3), Bill Haas (915D2), and Bernd Wiesberger (915D3). 

It may have been two years since Titleist last launched a group of metals, but these clubs have been in production for a lot longer, and it shows. The main difference to this family, which you will notice straight away, is the patented Active Recoil Channel. The ARC, as it’s known, is a long, wide and deep sole channel that actively flexes at impact and recoils to launch the ball off the face with higher speed and lower spin.

Adam Scott is a big fan of the ARC and said, “Some things are gimmicks and Active Recoil Channel is not. The fact is it’s producing more miles per hour off the club for my ball speed. That’s massive. … Picking up 10 to 15 yards carry is a big deal. It makes a huge difference if I’m hitting a wedge in instead of maybe an 8-iron or if I’m hitting a 5-iron instead of a 3-iron.”

Active Recoil Channel
Image: Active Recoil Channel

The big selling point for the 915 family is the improved ball speed created for shots which don’t quite find the middle of the club. It’s no secret that golfers of all abilities don’t find the middle of the club every time and Titleist have added a Radial Speed Face, which is a high-speed forged face insert which works with the ARC to increase ball speed on these off-centre hits. The 915’s also have a precise high-MOI design with a low and deep centre of gravity location; this delivers stability and forgiveness that preserves the ball speed for more distance, more often.

Radial Speed Face
Image: Radial Speed Face

USA Ryder Cup player and three time PGA Tour winner Jimmy Walker said “The golf ball comes off more consistent. We don’t always hit it in the centre of the club, and I think mishits are coming off with a lot more control than they used to. When you mishit shots that the ball is still coming off with ample amount of speed whereas before in previous driver versions, if you hit one off the centre of the club face a little bit, you were seeing a dramatic drop in speeds and increases in spin

Some things are gimmicks and Active Recoil Channel is not.
Adam Scott

Titleist are very thorough with their testing and the 915 D3 has gained an average of 9 yards extra carry compared to their 913 counterpart, in some cases, gaining an extra 15 yards onto drives!

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The 915 driver comes in two different head choices, the 915 D2 and 915 D3. Like D2 models over the years, this is your more forgiving head and higher spinning due to its longer profile. The D3 has a deeper face and shorter profile, which makes this lower spinning. This produces a lower flight with no draw bias for tour-inspired workability.

915D2 is available in 7.5º, 8.5º, 9.5º, 10.5º and 12º lofts. 915D3 is available in 7.5º, 8.5º, 9.5º, and 10.5º. (7.5º lofts are RH only).

This high performance product wouldn’t be complete without a high performance stock shaft and Titleist are offering five different options to suit golfers of all abilities. The stock lineup includes the Aldila Rogue Black 70 (mid-launch) and Aldila Rogue Silver 60 (lower-mid launch); and the Mitsubishi Diamana D+ White 70 (low launch), Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Blue 60 (mid launch), and Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Red 50 (high launch).

The shaft and head can also be adjusted using the SureFit Tour hosel to offer 16 different settings to help your game.

It’s not just the drivers that are getting rave reviews either. The fairways and hybrids have been designed with the same technology. The new models made their debut in August at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, where 15 new 915 fairway metals and nine new hybrids were immediately put in play. At the following week’s USPGA Championship, 29 new 915 fairways and 13 new 915 hybrids were in players’ bags including former World number 1 Adam Scott (915F 15º) and Ryder Cup players Jordan Spieth (915F 15º, 915 Hd 20.5º), Webb Simpson (915Fd 15º) and Victor Dubuission (915F 13.5º).

Fairway Metals
Image: 915 Fairway Metals

Jordan Spieth is a big fan of the 915 fairway woods and the SureFit Tour hosel, he had this to say “The Active Recoil Channel on the 915 really feels like the ball shoots forward even faster… You can see the ball jumping a little more and spinning less. … I’m able to adjust my 3-wood to an A•4 (SureFit Tour hosel) position to where it’s knocked up a degree in loft so when I’m hitting off the fairway it just looks like it’s easier to get it up in the air.”

I’m able to adjust my 3-wood to an A•4 position to where it’s knocked up a degree in loft so when I’m hitting off the fairway it just looks like it’s easier to get it up in the air.
Jordan Spieth

I attended the launch day for the new 915 metals back in August at The Belfry, where I had a chance to be fitted for all the new 915 metals. Before the fitting, I spoke to Product and Fitting Manager Richard Temple about the fitting process and he explained how being custom fitted for any club is extremely beneficial to anyone’s game and that at Titleist they prefer to get everyone fitted for the right club, rather than give you what you think you need and hope!

I also had time to chat to five time European Tour winner Brett Rumford about the new metals, he too big fan, and has seen an extra 10 yard carry to his drives. He talked in depth about the head feeling faster and how forgiving the club was. Like Geoff Ogilvy, he kept the same shaft and just changed the head.

I have never been fitted for woods before so the process was new to me. After reviewing my results on the trackman I saw what I had been missing. At the end of the fitting I was launching the ball with a high consistent trajectory and had found an extra 20 yards carry from my previous driver, which, as Adam Scott says, is a two-club distance. I was really impressed with how solid the club felt and the sound it makes. You can really feel the ball fly off the face which made me feel more confident with the club in my hands. I did hit some shots out the heel and noticed I only lost a small amount of ball speed and gained little spin, which meant that I was still getting good distance. The trajectory didn’t change too much from my well-struck shots either.

In conclusion, the 915 metals can take anyone’s game to the next level. They look, feel and sound exceptional. Titleist have really revolutionised its metals with the 915 range and I recommend everyone to give them a try

Available from 14th November 2014.

Prices:

915 D2 & D3 Drivers RRP £379
915 F & F-d Fairway woods RRP £220
915 H & H-d Hybrids RRP £205

For more information on Titleist products visit www.titleist.co.uk

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