Obviously there are lots of variables in each players swing but titleist will have huge amounts of data covering a wide range of situations. Golfwrx sent six members to the titleist s oceanside test facility on october 19 to get fit for the companys new 917 drivers. I ended up with the 915 with di shaft not cheap so budget wise id look to the 77 page 915 driver thread. Driver titleist 9 d2, 58 degree vokey with the exception of my 2 niblicks, the rest of my bag is callaway the hybrids and 9 wood feel like cheating, love the x2 hot irons and odyssey is one of very few to make an arm lock putter. Challenge between two heavy weights of drivers, the taylormade m1 430 driver against the callaway alpha 816 double black diamond driver. Each member had to be playing a titleist 915 driver, setting up a battle of new versus old at the companys worldrenowned facility in southern california. I was fit for the driver and titleist has been excellent about replacing drivers when the screw snaps.
Best drivers of 2015 by tour wins national club golfer. Callaway vs titleist clubs, grips, shafts, fitting the. Some golfers need a driver with a low center of gravity, while others need a driver with a higher center of gravity. Alpha 815 driver adjustment the aldila rogue is a heavier and stouter shaft than the fuji blur. The callaway big bertha alpha 815 double black diamond driver has an incredibly long name to match the long distances that it produces. Callaway also announced today the big bertha alpha 815 double black. Taylormade m1 v callaway epic v ping g400 v titleist 917 how we did the test each driver was set into a 9. This price is comparable to any major brand of a driver in the market. Though big bertha and sexy are words that usually dont appear in the same sentence at least not when were talking about people an exception has to be. Taylormade mini driver vs callaway x2 hot deep duration. Titleist d2, d3, d4, c16 comparison why do this test. Both drivers were set to a1 in the surefit hosel and in the 917 driver we had the surefit cg weight in the neutral position.
My test consisted of hitting seven pro v1x balls with markings per club in random order for a series of four test runs. The d2s at least on the prior models are the 460cc heads while the d3s are usually a bit smaller and more traditional shaped heads. They are talking about those rogues 110 msi and 125 msi like crazy. Arnold palmer invitational matt every callaway big bertha v series. Workable and forgiving, the titleist 915d3 driver delivers distance with trajectory control.
The head is deeper and looks like it has been stretched back to front, which moves the centre of. I prefer the sound and feel of the 815 alpha to the 915. The result is a less significant decrease in distance when the ball is struck offcenter. Would titleist s newest drivers help our members hit longer. Low spin, loads of adjustability, and a great look. Martin beaty tests the look and performance of two of the golf industries leading drivers, the callaway gbb epic as used by rory mcilroy and the titleist 917 d2 as used by jordan speith. Titleist s new 915 s vs the old 9 driver november 21, 2014 andrew rice we recently received the 915 stock for our fitting cart here at berkeley hall and i thought it would be a good opportunity to test both the new 915 series drivers the d2 and d3 against the older 9 series d3 driver ive used for the past few years. Titleist have announced theyre back in the driver game with two models.
Please sign in to comment please login to post a comment. I have played nearly every titleist driver over about the past 15 years, beginning with the 983k. The 915 was a great driver with its improved spin numbers and faster ball speeds, but it is obvious that titleist really hit a home run designing the new 917 model. You might not be hitting the longest ball but your chances of finding the fairway will be greater. Callaway big bertha alpha 815 is a very popular option on the higher end of the price range.
Callaway big bertha alpha 815 double black diamond driver. Callaway s two new big bertha alpha drivers are designed to help both types of players. Callaway mavrik pro 20 hybrid, atmos black hb tour spec 9x taylormade p750 4i, p730 5pw, px 6. For me it starting back with the 910 drivers, when they added one of the best adjustable hosel systems on. Titleist s best driver yet titleist doesnt rush drivers to the market, but has a calculated plan to introduce a better driver every 2 years, they spend that time making improvements over the previous model. The additional 10 grams will help you control the club and also will likely reduce spin a bit more.
Hit 4 new drivers callaway bb alpha 815, titleist 915d2, taylormade r15, and ping g30 on the launch monitor. For me it starting back with the 910 drivers, when they added one of the best adjustable hosel systems on the market. After launching two big bertha drivers last year that had different forms of adjustability, callaway s new big bertha alpha 815 and big bertha alpha 815 double black diamond in stores nov. Lively clubfaces with a range of thicknesses are a given. All of his clubs were titleist, with the exception of the epic driver. The staffer profusely thanked the fitter for getting him a callaway rogue driver. Taylormade m1 430 driver v callaway big bertha alpha 816 driver. This years most wanted driver test took months to complete. While the teaching pro felt guilty about not playing a titleist driver, he was giddy about the distance he had gained.
Thats why the v series is lighter and aerodynamically engineered. Dont forget about callaway s hyper speed face which increases ball speed on offcenter hits. Jordan spieth led the way for the titleist 915 driver using is 915 d2 version for his. We have these shafts with a range of adaptors for the latest leading drivers. I was ready to pull the trigger on the big bertha v series but figured i. Its as understated as a large modern driver head can be. Callaway big bertha alpha 815 and double black diamond. The big bertha alpha 815 model maintains the same low spin, but adds a whole bunch of forgiveness.
The 915d2 driver features a larger 460cc, full pear profile for maximum. Callaway has pushed the limits of artificial intelligence to find a driver design that could not have been conceived by any human. Its in the top 3 bestselling golf club drivers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as callaway mens xr pro 16 or taylormade r15 460 callaway big bertha alpha 815 was released in 2014. Every club company worth its salt is dedicated to boosting driver performance on offcenter hits. Theres a welcome consistency to the look of titleist. Players of all swing speeds and types are seeing great performance gains that are tough to achieve nowadays with the usga limits on clubheads. One thing that we noticed straight away was the difference in sound. The taylormade m4 is my second favourite driver on the market at the moment the titleist ts2 is the new kid on the block promising faster ball speed and more distance. Taylormade m5 vs callaway epic flash vs titleist ts3 drivers in this video we pit three of the best premium drivers on the market today head to head to. Adapter sleeve for callaway xr big bertha v series alpha. Like you, i also played the 907d2 for a while before switching to the 910. The callaway big bertha alpha 815 dbd was the longest driver we tested in 2015.
It really comes down to preference on look and feel. For players interested in the callaway big bertha alpha 815 driver, youre seeking a low spinning driver to increase distance and forgiveness. New callaway gbb epic driver vs new titleist 917 d2 head. This driver is going to offer plenty of distance but with also added forgiveness. The titleist 915 has a sweet, highpitched sound while the titleist 917 has a noticeably more meaty and. I beg to differ, we tried every loft and shaft combination on both drivers and it wasnt even close. Im wondering what the average distance gain is using a 915 driver vs a 910 driver for a 90 mph swing speed. Taylormade m5 vs callaway epic flash vs titleist ts3 drivers. Also making the 915 drivers more forgiving is the radial speed face. Callaway and taylormade are dominating the driver market right now.
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