Titleist fitting

Fair enough chaps. Looks like the cash will just end up sitting in my wallet a little bit longer.

But yes Ethan you are right if I had had a handicap that reflected my starting ability it would have been a lot higher than 28. In terms of getting cut I have roughly three nightmare holes per round at the moment and come in on handicap. Need to get those big numbers off the scorecard and it will plummet rapidly.

Snelly most definitely not going to plan

Chris not caught up in the technical side. Just think its time I biught a driver. Opinion is you benefit most from getting custom fitted. I've hit the 910 D2 and kinda liked it. Add all those things together led me (rightly or wrongly) to my proposed cause of action.

Right I'm feeling suitable depressed so I'm off to garotte myself. Anyone got any piano wire?
 
Tiger, we all think we are different that our irons or driver or putting are that bit sweeter than our handicap dictates. I have learned that this isnt the case. Generally we play off a certain handicap because we are inconsistent. I know a few very low men who fat and thin them like anyone, they would agree that they would rather spend their money and efforts fixing problems rather than tweaking 1% more out of their clubs.
I could say my irons are great, for an 8 handicapper they probably are but take that down to say a 3 handicapper, my irons aren't so fantastic, to a pro I am a hacker. A playing pro would look at me like I am nuts for even suggesting fine tuning something that is not reliable.

Pound for pound, lessons (with practice, very important) outweigh club changes every time.
 
Tiger, we all think we are different that our irons or driver or putting are that bit sweeter than our handicap dictates. I have learned that this isnt the case. Generally we play off a certain handicap because we are inconsistent. I know a few very low men who fat and thin them like anyone, they would agree that they would rather spend their money and efforts fixing problems rather than tweaking 1% more out of their clubs.
I could say my irons are great, for an 8 handicapper they probably are but take that down to say a 3 handicapper, my irons aren't so fantastic, to a pro I am a hacker. A playing pro would look at me like I am nuts for even suggesting fine tuning something that is not reliable.

Pound for pound, lessons (with practice, very important) outweigh club changes every time.
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But that's the thing it's NOT a club CHANGE it's a first club purchase. I have no intention of changing any of my clubs, except maybe my wedges when the grooves are knackered. I take lessons, I practice what I am taught (mainly on our par 3 practice hole which is a better simulation than the range). The inconcistency kills me and I know the recipe for resolving that is to continue with the lessons, the practice and playing as much as possible. However in buying a driver for the first time everything everywhere says get custom fitted. You can't do that with second hand gear. So I proposed to get custom fit.

I wonder if I'd said I'm off to Gainsborough I would have got the same reaction. I very much doubt it. But having tried the G15 and wanted to love it, it just ballooned massively. Now I could get custom fit for that but it would be in a non standard shaft so would cost me more in terms of upgrade plus the trip to Lincolnshire (on the plus side I'd get to play a round with Bob and teegirl). Cambridge is down the road, I've hit the 910 and kinda liked it. But I posed the question for opinion and now I've got that I'm off to digest and make a decision.

BUT I would like to reinforce categorically I do not think a new club is a magic fix!
 
Go out and buy the Titleist driver. If you buy anything else you will spend months thinking that the Titleist would have been better and eventually will go out and buy one anyway.

Happened to me that way.
 
But that's the thing it's NOT a club CHANGE it's a first club purchase. I have no intention of changing any of my clubs, except maybe my wedges when the grooves are knackered. I take lessons, I practice what I am taught (mainly on our par 3 practice hole which is a better simulation than the range). The inconcistency kills me and I know the recipe for resolving that is to continue with the lessons, the practice and playing as much as possible. However in buying a driver for the first time everything everywhere says get custom fitted. You can't do that with second hand gear. So I proposed to get custom fit.

I wonder if I'd said I'm off to Gainsborough I would have got the same reaction. I very much doubt it. But having tried the G15 and wanted to love it, it just ballooned massively. Now I could get custom fit for that but it would be in a non standard shaft so would cost me more in terms of upgrade plus the trip to Lincolnshire (on the plus side I'd get to play a round with Bob and teegirl). Cambridge is down the road, I've hit the 910 and kinda liked it. But I posed the question for opinion and now I've got that I'm off to digest and make a decision.

BUT I would like to reinforce categorically I do not think a new club is a magic fix!
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For me, it wouldn't matter what brand or where you were going, the principle is still the same.

As I've said, if you can afford it and want to go for it, then I hope you have a brilliant time and end up with a great club. But, for me (on a more limited budget), there are much better ways to spend that kind of money. :)
 
There isn't much to choose between these modern drivers anyway.

My approach has always been to buy what was considered the greatest club ever from 2+ years ago at a fraction of the cost. Look back at the marketing for them and they were then positioned as reinventing the wheel. None of them are really though. Not much changes.

As I lad, I played with an Oil Treated persimmon Mizuno Pro Driver - the best you could get at the time. I still have it 24 years later. I have taken it to the driving range and hit it in comparison to modern drivers. Yes, it is harder to hit out of the middle, but the length is comparable.

Focus on hitting your clubs out of the middle and if you want a driver, get a 3 year old one from a good brand for about £50. You never know, it might be brilliant.
 
There isn't much to choose between these modern drivers anyway.
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That's true too. I got custom fitted for a Callaway Diablo Tour Edge driver and eight months later I'm back to my Ping G2 which goes about 12 yards further and is much straighter too. Doh! :o
 
Focus on hitting your clubs out of the middle and if you want a driver, get a 3 year old one from a good brand for about £50. You never know, it might be brilliant.
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This sounds like good advice. I know Tiger is a big chap so would maybe need it adjusted for his size but I bet this would work out splendidly in the end.

When I first bought a driver many moons ago I bought a cheap one just to get used to hitting a driver. After a while and my handicap plummeting (as you do when you first start) I moved on to a driver that I actually wanted to keep for many years.
 
There isn't much to choose between these modern drivers anyway.

My approach has always been to buy what was considered the greatest club ever from 2+ years ago at a fraction of the cost. Look back at the marketing for them and they were then positioned as reinventing the wheel. None of them are really though. Not much changes.
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Never a truer word spoken. I was lucky enough to get an R11 courtesy of GM, but had I not been given the opportunity I'd still be hitting my Nike Dymo2 or another 2 year (ish) old (probably 2nd hand) driver of some description.
 
Ok chaps. In that case please suggest 2 to 3 year old drivers that are low spin for someone with a fairly quick swing speed (can't tell you exact numbers I've never been fitted ;) ). 150 yrd club is comfortable 8 iron. Cheers T
 
Ok chaps. In that case please suggest 2 to 3 year old drivers that are low spin for someone with a fairly quick swing speed (can't tell you exact numbers I've never been fitted ;) ). 150 yrd club is comfortable 8 iron. Cheers T
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Are the lofts on yourirons not that bit stronger so your 8 is almost a 7? There is a 909d2 for £80 in the for section, and if I wasn't going to a wedding it would be mine....
 
Ok chaps. In that case please suggest 2 to 3 year old drivers that are low spin for someone with a fairly quick swing speed (can't tell you exact numbers I've never been fitted ;) ). 150 yrd club is comfortable 8 iron. Cheers T
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Are the lofts on yourirons not that bit stronger so your 8 is almost a 7? There is a 909d2 for £80 in the for section, and if I wasn't going to a wedding it would be mine....
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Yes 37 degrees but I hit it between 155-160 normally with my 41 degree 9 iron going about 145.
 
I have got a Cleveland HiBore XLS that you can have. Really easy to hit, goes miles and has a stiff shaft. Downside is the head shape as it looks like you have shut it in a car door and secondly, it makes a horrendous clang when you crack the ball with it.

£82 on Golf Bidder. You can have it for £40 plus postage as I want to help!

No idea about spin rates but I know for a fact that it can propel a ball over 300 yards. :D In fact I have driven the green on the 15th at Celtic Manor with this club!

PM me if you want it. It should be good for you.

Just trying to assist, it is not for general sale so I am not trying to make a fast buck!
 
Personally I have to agree with a lot of the stuff others have said. Whilst I always enjoy following your exploits there is always some nod twoards technique or swing change and to be honest I think you need to find something that makes a passable attempt at hitting it straight and then work from there.

However I do agree that you probably need a driver. I wouldn't be looking to get a C/F and certainly from a personal choice wouldn't be going for a Titleist off 27. That said, there are loads of forgiving drivers about and I wouldn't scoff at things like the K15 (perhaps with a stiffer shaft) the old TM Burner (AG are doing them at a snip) and the Cleveland XLS. If you like them I've a 3 and 5 wood (regular shaft) you could have at a snip for a matching set if you wanted. The point is, there is a driver out there for you, cheaper and more suited to your game. I'd go back to your teaching pro and maybe have a chat with him initially and see a) whether a driver lesson would help and b) what he advises based on your swing, speed and wish list
 
I play a 9.5 Driver and it goes sky high, but it goes straight 8/10 so its staying in the bag. I can't afford to chop and change clubs loads so I practice with what I have.

I would gladly take high, 230 yard drives than 280 yard drives that leave you in the crap/OB/on the other fairway.

I have to agree with the majority I'm afraid, you need clubs that compliment your current game, My iron play was suffering with Nike Pro Combo's as my swing had changed, I got myself a set of "Game Improvement" irons and my H/cap has gone down, it isn't just a marketing tool.

Unforunatly too many people are going with the nicest headcover so it makes their bag look good instead of a club that is fitted to you and works.

Custom fit is good but IMHO lesson will improve your game not the clubs you use.

But if you can afford to spend it, sod what we think and crack on - you may not end up happy but the salesman will.

Regards

SG86
 
I agree with the above, I have a titleist 907 d1 driver and its not the most forgiving, also have titleist 906 f4 fairways and again not very forgiving.

as Homer says visit your pro and ask his advice and maybe have a lesson.
 
Never let it be said that I don't listen to the sage words of wisdom on here. Robobum et al got me off the range and on the course more. Snelly, HRC et al convinced me not to splash the cash on a new driver.

Snelly thanks for your kind offer and help PM sent. Only question is now what do I spend my birthday money on...
 
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