BY: RORY SPEARS-ASSISTANT EDITOR & LEAD WRITER
Titleist 915 D2 Driver
The new Titleist 915 drivers will be available in golf shops worldwide starting on November 14th. The 915 D2 and the 915 D3 will benefit golfers of all swing speeds and deliver maximum distance will maintaining a high HOI for a wider range of forgiveness.
A new patented Active Recoil Channel technology, will produce lower spin, and higher speed for more distance-with giving up any forgiveness that golfers today require.
WHAT IS Active Recoil Channel. It’s a long, wide deep sole channel that actively flexes at impact and recoils to launch the ball off the clubface with higher speed and lower spin.
Radial Speed Face, a high speed forged face insert with a radially thinner perimeter in the heel and toe, which works with the Active Recoil Channel to increase ball speed on off-center hits. The precise high-MOI design with a low and deep center of gravity location that delivers stability and forgiveness by preserving off-center speed for more distance, more often.
The new technologies, that are combined with the fitting precision of Titleists industry-leading SureFit Tour hosel and tour-validated looks, sound and feel, make for the most complete, consistent driver performance in the game.
THE TITLEIST 915D2 DRIVER
“The new 915 drivers are a complete game-changer for us,” said Dan Stone, Vice President of Research and Development, Titleist Golf Clubs. “We’ve increased speed and lowered spin without sacrificing MOI or forgiveness-and we are the first to get that combination right.”
Stone adds this, regarding the Active Recoil Channel.
“Active Recoil Channel is a major technical leap in the are of spin reduction. In player testing, we’ve seen significant distance gains , up to 15 yards for players who need spin control.”
The prototype came off the drawing board at Titleist about 4 years ago, but the company took the time to get it right, as they took driver advancement into a new area.
The 915 D2 driver is a 460cc full-pear shaped head designed for maximum forgiveness and a slight draw bias. The 915 D3 features a 440cc pear shape that is forgiving and workable, and offers 250rpm less spin than the 915 D2 to produce a peak trajectory. Both models launch similar to their previous generation Titleist 913 models. 18 Titleist staff players put the new drivers into play immediately when they became available in June to PGA Tour players. The number was up to 24 by the time the PGA Championship tee’d off at Valhalla in August.
The face view of the Titleist 915 D2.
The lofts available for the new drivers are 7.5, 8.5, 9.5, 10. 5 and 12 degrees for the 915 D2. For the 915 D3 lofts are 7.5, 8.5, 9.5. and 10.5. The 7.5 lofts are available for right handed golfers only.
Some of the new drivers in play for PGA Tour Titleist staff players are, Adam Scott 915 D3 10.5, Zach Johnson 915 D2 8.5, Jimmy Walker 915 D2 9.5, Bill Haas 915 D2 8.5 and Graham Delaet 915 D3 7.5. PGA Tour player Geoff Ogilvy put a new 915 D2 in play right from the start. Ogilvy put his shaft from his 913 driver into his new 915 and after two shots he was sold. A couple weeks laters he earned his first PGA Tour win in 4 years.
WHAT TITLEIST PLAYERS ARE SAYING…
Adam Scott: “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 10-15 yards of carry is a big deal.”
Zach Johnson: “The new 915 certainly is more forgiving. A mishit still goes properly. My ball speed has gone up and I feel like I’m putting the same swing on.”
The shaft choices includes options from Aldila and the Mitsubishi Diamana line. The MAP is listed at $449 and the MSRP is $499.
TITLEIST has brought the same new technologies to their line of Fairway Woods and Hybrids. The new fairway woods are the 915F and the 915Fd. For hybrids it’s the 915H and the 915Hd.
Titleist 915F and Titleist 915H.
These clubs became available to the PGA Tour Players, at the World Golf Championships at Firestone. Where Titleist players like Jordan Spieth added both a fairway wood and a hybrid. Steve Stricker added the the 915h 18 degree. Since then the numbers of players using these clubs are rising per week, not only on the PGA Tour but other professional tours around the world.
Both the fairway woods and the hybrids are available on November 14th, the same as the 915 drivers. There is a full list of different lofts that can be ordered for both clubs.
Prices for the 915F and 915 Fd are MAP $279. For the 915H or 915Hd are MAp $249, or $269 MSRP.
For information on Titleist products please visit titleist.com. The follow the links to the clubs you wish to learn more about.