BRAND new shiney!

[Andy808]

To update in the demise of my Nike driver, I was given a £100 credit to use with the proshop that sorted everything out with Nike. I got the news a few days before going on holiday and Tony said he would work out something for me for when I got back.
Today I popped down and he had a couple of drivers for me to try and the one I went for was a brand new Titleist 910 D3 with a Project X 7B3 6.5 shaft to 9.5 loft and fully closed.
It's a beast of a club and I love it already. I have lost about 10 yards, but I think that is a lot to do with not swinging a club for a few weeks, and the dispertion was far far better than any other driver I have tried. I had a great ball flight and I was getting plenty of roll when the ball landed (helped a lot by the ground having dried out while I was away!)

A great driver which came with a headcover and the tool for the grand total of £30 out of my pocket!
I am a very very happy chappy!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Nice. Hope you enjoy it. Seems a good deal too

 

[Wayman]

looks good enjoy it

 

[J5MBF]

Looks good! Hope it goes well out on the course. Any chance of a decent review after a round or two as I fancy trying one when I swap my driver in a month or so time.

 

[Andy808]

Yeah no problem 5.
Worked really well on the range and seemed to have really good penetration which is something I have had with most of my drivers.
I love the shaft and my pro had a few shots with it and wants to swap shafts! I had a look and the cheapest I could find the shaft is £100 on it's own so I think I have got a really good deal.

 

[garyinderry]

best value club around imo. you can pick them up pretty cheap 2nd hand. they are still one of the best looking too.

 

[Andy808]

best value club around imo. you can pick them up pretty cheap 2nd hand. they are still one of the best looking too.

Around £100 second hand is good for a great club but £130 for a brand new one with a decent shaft in from a pro shop is really good IMHO. Sorry heavily biased opinion!

 

[fundy]

Around £100 second hand is good for a great club but £130 for a brand new one with a decent shaft in from a pro shop is really good IMHO. Sorry heavily biased opinion!

time to change the signature

enjoy the new shiny, not a huge fan of the shaft but hopefully it is the right one for you

 

[tiggit10]

Fantastic driver, had this on demo for a while last year and I was so impressed! I had to RIP shaft in it though.

Seems as though you've got yourself a bargain!!

 

[Andy808]

Just got in from playing a round with my daughter for her second handicap card and to give the driver a run out on the course.

First impressions are WOW!

First full drive was on our 306 yard par 4 3rd. Teed one up, lined myself up as I used to with my Nike driver and..... snap hooked it into the trees!
WTH!!!
Then I remembered I had to setup differently from the old driver, lined up again, nice smooth back swing and BOOM 10 yards short of the bunker, 30 yards to the hole.
It took a few drives to get used to it on the course but by the time we got to the 9th, a dogleg right, I had the confidence in it to have a go over the trees. Straight as an arrow, over the trees and 30 yards from the green.
On the 12th, different tee but same hole as the 3rd, I went for it a bit harder and hit the green!

I love this club already.

 

[In_The_Rough]

Glad you like it. I have the 910D2, I tried the D3 but found it a bit unforgiving to be honest. When you say you set up different to your old driver why is that? not being funny just curious

 

[Andy808]

With the Nike I had the ball further forward and the club face set slightly closed. Now the ball is inside my right heel instead of being in line with my toes and I have the club face square to the target. It has made a huge difference with the ball flight, trajectory and how straight the ball flies.

 

[In_The_Rough]

Right with you. I play mine in line with my heel, I just love how square they sit at address.

 

[Andy808]

That's what I'm getting used to. Even with the club face set fully closed the face is square at address. I know the shaft is stiffer with a stiff tip which has made a big difference but the face angle has taken more to get used to than anything.

 

[In_The_Rough]

That's what I'm getting used to. Even with the club face set fully closed the face is square at address. I know the shaft is stiffer with a stiff tip which has made a big difference but the face angle has taken more to get used to than anything.

My old Callaway driver looked like it was aiming left when I addressed the ball, so without realising I was opening the face to make it square as I thought which was in turn causing my slices, when the penny finally dropped I changed to the D2 and dont regret it for a second, just address the ball and away you go do a good swing and it goes staight do a bad one and it don't, at least then I know it is me and not how the club is sitting

 

[Andy808]

I'm certainly striking the ball better even off the toe I hit it 250 straight down the line I aimed on so it's more forgiving than the Nike which would have bananaed the ball hard right with that contact.
I expected nothing but got everything I wanted in this club.

 

[In_The_Rough]

Glad its working for you. I have to be honest and say I found miss-hits quite severe with the D3 which is why I went for the D2, the smaller head size of the D3 does look lovely though.

 

[Andy808]

I think it's more to do with the shaft than the club head. When I tried the D2 it had a standard stiff shaft in it and miss hits would be slices with the heavier shaft and stiffer tip the same miss hits stay straight of have a slight draw on them. Go figure!

 

[In_The_Rough]

Strange game golf isn't it. Anyway I am sure it will serve you well for years. Driver has always been my weakness. Every round I seem to lose a ball or two if not then chipping out of trees. If I find the fairway then a par is usually a cert. My iron play is very good and am a pretty solid putter. If somebody brought a driver out that said fairway found every time I would say name you price!! There are certain holes I am forced to use it on due to carries or length of 2nd shot into green etc.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Possibly best looking driver out (IMO). I always think think that Titleist is for the better player,this is why I havenet got one. Ha. Enjoy