kev_off_the_tee
Journeyman Pro
Sounds like a cracking day, and jealous doesn't even cover it
GM Titleist 913 fitting day
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thecraw
Guest
Yip GM know how to look after the readers.
Sounds as though you guys had a ball.
Sounds as though you guys had a ball.
Losttheplot
Tour Rookie
Great write up and sounds like a great day. Hope the drivers perform well on the course. Well done for GM and Titleist for another fantastic opportunity.
Jon321
Tour Rookie
Thanks for the write up. Congrats, sounds like a cracking day.
stevek1969
Money List Winner
Great write up Ethan sounds like you guys got top class treatment as usual from GM, come on 19th hole a wee bit of effort is needed 4 posts and you get a top prize like that.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Well done to GM and Titleist. As always the mag and the company involved do the winners proud and they are always a good day out. I hope everyone plays well with their new shinies
Foxholer
Blackballed
Sounds like a great day.
Oban shafts certainly have a solid reputation - and are rather distinctive colours too! And Titleist heads certainly seem to be 'players' ones, The adjustability certainly seems to have been done the way I'd want to see - independently so I can decrease/increase the loft on its own depending on conditions.
Though I'd be interested to know how shaft that's not massively different from the current one, can change your occasional duck-hooks (a swing issue) into gentle fades. Or was there some fitting magic (preventing the overswing) in there as well? Does it also reflect badly on previous shaft selection? Or was that simply a 'learning process'?
Oban shafts certainly have a solid reputation - and are rather distinctive colours too! And Titleist heads certainly seem to be 'players' ones, The adjustability certainly seems to have been done the way I'd want to see - independently so I can decrease/increase the loft on its own depending on conditions.
Though I'd be interested to know how shaft that's not massively different from the current one, can change your occasional duck-hooks (a swing issue) into gentle fades. Or was there some fitting magic (preventing the overswing) in there as well? Does it also reflect badly on previous shaft selection? Or was that simply a 'learning process'?
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Ethan
Money List Winner
Certainly a swing issue, an inside approach and too much hands, but even when I hit the PX Black well I couldn't really fade it.
The fitter didn't think the shafts were particularly alike, though. I hit the Diamana D+ and the Oban somewhat similarly, and the RIP not too much different - all pretty decent, but I hit the Motore F1 and the GD Tour AD-DI exactly the same as the PX Black. I think he thought the combination of very low torque and very tip stiff was not a great combination, so went for more torque with the Oban. I think it is somewhat like the Matrix Xcon shaft, feels smooth but you can hit it without fear of losing it left.
He also started with the A1 (standard) setting, but soon moved to the B1 (same loft, more fade bias).
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Interesting to see you've gone with a ribbed grip, obviously happy with how it's set up. I've done the same thing with my 910 driver. I also tried loads of different shafts but settled on the RIP stiff.
Robobum
Money List Winner
Just a fabulous day from start to finish.
After early intros, I was up for my fitting with Henry. The next 3/4 hr or so really opened my eyes to what can be done in a fitting session.......after a few warm up clips with my 6iron, Henry asked what ball I used - all subsequent shots that were measured with Trackman were hit with prov1x balls - "there's no point fitting with a ball which you don't hit!"
My R11 gave some reference numbers and matched up with what I expected , low, necky cuts
. Launch angle was way down around 6* with ridiculous amounts of spin. Short with no roll out.
As I cut everything, Henry dismissed the D3 as it sits open and there was no boundary fence down the right side of the range to keep the balls on the planet!! So, D2...first up with a 70g shaft as the weight may bring the spin rate down, which it did but the launch was still too low giving a chest high runner!
A Graphite Design YSQ was next in, a lower kick point which should help the launch angle, which it did.....noticeably!! This went to one side as a real possibility.
A couple more shafts followed which didn't do anything so back to the YSQ but this time with a 8.5 head but, with it being on the super hook A3 setting, the loft was around 10.5.........bingo!!! Launch up, spin down = more carry and more roll but a much tighter dispersion.....win, win,win!!!
After lunch, Leigh hosted a tour whilst our clubs were being made. A surprising amount of manual labour with the assembly on the stock and the custom lines. A complete Aladdins cave for us all, as Ethan said, the supermarket sweep just wouldn't have been long enough!!
It was great to meet another 3guys from the forum. A huge thank you to GM for the opportunity for the forum and for picking me for it. Leigh and all the Titleist guys were fantastic hosts, very knowledgable and really willing to share the inside stories on a lot of things.
Just a fantastic day. Very much appreciated GM, thank you
After early intros, I was up for my fitting with Henry. The next 3/4 hr or so really opened my eyes to what can be done in a fitting session.......after a few warm up clips with my 6iron, Henry asked what ball I used - all subsequent shots that were measured with Trackman were hit with prov1x balls - "there's no point fitting with a ball which you don't hit!"
My R11 gave some reference numbers and matched up with what I expected , low, necky cuts
. Launch angle was way down around 6* with ridiculous amounts of spin. Short with no roll out.As I cut everything, Henry dismissed the D3 as it sits open and there was no boundary fence down the right side of the range to keep the balls on the planet!! So, D2...first up with a 70g shaft as the weight may bring the spin rate down, which it did but the launch was still too low giving a chest high runner!
A Graphite Design YSQ was next in, a lower kick point which should help the launch angle, which it did.....noticeably!! This went to one side as a real possibility.
A couple more shafts followed which didn't do anything so back to the YSQ but this time with a 8.5 head but, with it being on the super hook A3 setting, the loft was around 10.5.........bingo!!! Launch up, spin down = more carry and more roll but a much tighter dispersion.....win, win,win!!!
After lunch, Leigh hosted a tour whilst our clubs were being made. A surprising amount of manual labour with the assembly on the stock and the custom lines. A complete Aladdins cave for us all, as Ethan said, the supermarket sweep just wouldn't have been long enough!!
It was great to meet another 3guys from the forum. A huge thank you to GM for the opportunity for the forum and for picking me for it. Leigh and all the Titleist guys were fantastic hosts, very knowledgable and really willing to share the inside stories on a lot of things.
Just a fantastic day. Very much appreciated GM, thank you
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garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
any pics of aladdins cave ? sounds amazing!
Tiger
Money List Winner
Why am I not surprised that 'Shaft' picked up an exotic sounds like a great day hope you find many fairways with the new shiny :thup:
sounds like a great day hope you find many fairways with the new shiny :thup:
pbrown7582
Money List Winner
thanks for the write and info all of you it sounds one truly amazing day, GM does its readers proud again. Hope the new clubs work well on the course for one and all.
Did get the gm twitter feed pics during the day, which helped loads, whilst stuck in work with it pishing down and comp i was playing in at Fulford cancelled.
Enjoy and look forward to hearing about all the handicaps cuts on the way now.
Did get the gm twitter feed pics during the day, which helped loads, whilst stuck in work with it pishing down and comp i was playing in at Fulford cancelled.
Enjoy and look forward to hearing about all the handicaps cuts on the way now.
bobmac
Major Champion
The big question is.....did you get into the 'special area' where they make the 'special clubs' for the tour guys ?
Sounds like you all had a great day.
Thanks Mike for another memorable day
Sounds like you all had a great day.
Thanks Mike for another memorable day
Ethan
Money List Winner
Why am I not surprised that 'Shaft' picked up an exotic
It does look a bit suspicious, to be fair. In my defence, I was very happy with the Diamana D+ and was more than happy to take that one.
Ethan
Money List Winner
The big question is.....did you get into the 'special area' where they make the 'special clubs' for the tour guys ?
Sounds like you all had a great day.
Thanks Mike for another memorable day
Bob
The workshop where our drivers were finished off for us is used for making up special orders and Tour player clubs. That is where the gold Vokeys for Rory were sitting and there were a few other special bits and pieces sitting around, such as some special edition True Temper shafts with a 'Team Europe' shaftband and some Circle T weights for Scotty Cameron Tour putters.
bobmac
Major Champion
No Muira heads lying around?
MashieNiblick
Tour Winner
Great write ups guys.
Thanks to GM for another great day for the forummers.
Don't be silly. That would involve a blind folded helicopter flight to a hollowed out volcano somewhere off the Japanese coast. In any case they would have been zapped by one of those memory eraser things they have in Men in Black.
Thanks to GM for another great day for the forummers.
The big question is.....did you get into the 'special area' where they make the 'special clubs' for the tour guys ?
Don't be silly. That would involve a blind folded helicopter flight to a hollowed out volcano somewhere off the Japanese coast. In any case they would have been zapped by one of those memory eraser things they have in Men in Black.
Ethan
Money List Winner
Nah, you're thinking of Taylor Made.
The guys from Titleist told us that the clubs their pros use are the same heads that we would buy. They may be re-measured to get exact specs and given different grinds or extra hot melt weighting or whatever, but basically they are the same. One exception can be the putter, and Scotty Cameron makes one-offs and special handmade putters for some players.
Tiger
Money List Winner
Great to hear you had a cracking day as well Robo. The other local scratch teams better watch out
