However with distance firmly in their sights, the arc on the 915 driver has really increased ball speed on offcentre hits. As we all know, golf clubs and balls are perpetually marketed as gain 20 yards or. The 2017 model is the driver i used for most of the past year and it is probably the best one i have ever used. Taylormade did an excellent job with the m5 and m6 driver. The titleist 9 d2 driver is a good improvement on the 910 version. Part of it is the great shaft but overall im very impressed.
The next innovation came with adjustable loft that allowed players to change both the loft and the lie angle of their driver. Featuring titleist surefit tour hosel technology which allows you to independently adjust the loft and lie to fit your swing. Gift cards loyalty rewards program tradein clubs personalized gear the vault. The 9d2 further lets you make it your own with interchangeable weights and interchangeable shafts. Given titleists current 2 year product life cycle, the 9 driver was starting to fall behind as other more distance orientated drivers stole the limelight. At the time of its debut, it was considered titleists most playable and forgiving driver along with the tourlevel 9d3. This is a replacement shaft designed to fit titleists 910 drivers or 910f fairway, 9 drivers, 915 drivers, and 917 drivers.
Titleist 9 d3 vs titleist 915 d3 old vs new subscribe to rick shiels golf pga add 14 yards to your. The taylormade m1 driver is the mosthyped driver of the season, but it fails to impress in terms of performance. The centre of gravity has been lowered to reduce the spin on the ball and it is now the same launch and spin as the d3 version. With m1, taylormade set out to build a driver that combines incredible distance and feel with customization options that allow recreational golfers to. Taylormade enhanced twist face in its series of m5 and m6 drivers with speed injected twist face technology, which injects resin into the clubhead for maximum ball speed. Ive got it neck and neck with the m3 and m3 440 i tested. The mseries has been an enormous success for taylormade. Theyre repeating that trend this year with m1 and m2, albeit at higher prices. The forgiveness of the titleist 9 line of drivers remains among the best in the market. Ironically, last year, many players found aeroburner more impressive than r15. Mutlimaterial construction offers more speed and forgiveness to help maximize distance in a pleasingtohit driver to take your game farther. Already purchased and will give a head to head in the near future. Connect with the sweet spot or anywhere around it, and the ball.
Taylormade driver golf clubs are composed of a variety of materials but utilize titanium or a composite material for the head of the club. Taylormade s featured m1 and m2 drivers deliver a new level of distance and forgiveness on the grass. Same letter, better everything the new marketing slogan for the 2017 m1 is an interesting one. So happy i did, on a business trip the course rented me the m2s. Aftermarket, top quality graphite shaft installed with a titleist 910 9 915 917 adapter. Head sizes vary in weight, ranging from 420cc to 460cc. Only one coupon code is valid per customer per order. Titleist 9 d3 vs titleist 915 d3 old vs new youtube. As mentioned above, forgiveness has been improved since the 910d2 the face insert results in ball speed increases of about 2 mph near the toe which translates to 46 more yards and around 1% near the heel. It was an awesome driver that found its way into many good players bags. Testing the new titleist 9 d2 d3 drivers at trafford golf centre with rick shiels pga golf coach. See which one comes out on top in this on course, real golf environment test. Taylormade also had the first titanium golf driver in the winners circle of a golf major mark omeara, 1998 masters, ti.
Taylormade introduced the first steelheaded woods in golf, and they have been on the leading edge of technological innovation in the golf industry ever since. Get the most out of m3 and m4 drivers with a wide array of custom premium shaft options. Titleist 917d2 taylormade m4 drivers mark crossfield tests the titleist 917d2 driver up against the taylormade m4 driver. Titleist graphite shaft driver golf club shafts for sale ebay. Last year, the big innovation with the m2 was twistface technology, which is supposed to help. Due to manufacturer restrictions, all new not including closeouts items including logo overruns from adams, adidas, ben hogan, callaway, cleveland, club glove, cobra, footjoy, mizuno, never compromise, nike, odyssey, ping, sun mountain, taylormade. So how do you explain the new taylormade m1 driver when it looks the same as the previous model, but it isnt. A new titleist driver more than a year ahead of the next scheduled release.
What you need to know interchangeable and taylormade compatible shaft adapter fits various taylormade driver models see model table below available in rh 0. Get the best deals on titleist graphite shaft driver golf club shafts when. Playing with the m3 driver has improved my game significantly. Buy new and used taylormade m1 driver from the best golf shop. Sep 06, 2018 titleist ts2 v ping g400 max v taylormade m4. The titleist ts2 is the new kid on the block promising faster ball speed and more distance. It is all black again with a similar surefit adjustable hosel. The crown is also lighter than the previous titleist 9 driver, now that it uses. The m3 and m4 drivers from taylormade introduced a groundbreaking innovation called twist face, which corrected the offcenter miss through changes to the shape of the clubface. Sep 06, 2018 hitting driver is often about confidence and i think a lot of driver confidence comes from having a good shaft. But will you get more than callaway, ping, or any of the other top club manufacturers.
I predict youll be plenty satisfied with your purchase. Distanceball speed was slightly more consistent with m3 but dispersion wasnt even closets3 all day. Nevertheless, taylormades rbz stage 2 is an outstanding driver in its own right, and if for. Thats why prior to creating the 9 d2 dot driver, dufner tested a 9 d3 driver with 10. Taylormade produces both golfing equipment and golf clubs, including the sldr and r15 models. The tileist 9 finished 5 on our most wanted driver list. Titleist 9 d2 d3 driver testing rick shiels pga youtube. Instead of just guessing which loft and version of the titleist 9 driver. The newest technology in this driver is the twistface which corrects its face angle on mishits to provide straighter and longer drives. Taylormade compatible driverwoods shaft adapter fits r15.
Taylormade driver golf clubs the driver is a prominent golf club on the course, and having a highquality driver is essential, as the correct club will help you increase shot distance and accuracy. Worth a mention, while taylormade is pushing lowforward cg and the loft up message, titleist apparently wont be following along. I had it from new fitted by taylormade and i paid some big money. Titleist 915 d2 and d3 drivers use an active recoil channel to deliver more forgiveness and speed. This swordinthestone driver can be a real gamechanger its a fairly lowlaunching. Taylormades model last season was to introduce a flagship driver with lots of adjustability r15 and a less expensive model without any aeroburner. Im really glad that you included component clubs in your tests, and i am. Before this driver i had the taylormade burner superfast and the 9 blows it out of the water. It was also touted to have additional distance over the older 910d2. Buy new and used titleist 9 d2 driver from the best golf shop. I replaced my old titleist 9 nothing against with the m3 3wood and the difference is. It was pure titleist, great sounds, solid feel, and excellent distance. If you have an older driver, you can reasonably expect to get more ball speed.
Oct 08, 2015 we put the m1 460 to the test against taylormades two previous flagship drivers, the r15 460 and sldr 460. With a vast selection of new and used taylormade drivers available in store and online, 2nd swing golf can match you with the perfect club for the needs of your game. The only issue that anyone might have had with it was that it wasnt the most forgiving driver. The adjustability is impactful at the extremes, but the middle positions are virtually meaningless. As a brief aside, im not a fan of the grid titleist gives you. Also new to taylormade is the ytrack which has two weights allowing the user to customize the shot shape they would like to see. Choose your desired stiffness as well as launch and spin characteristics to find the perfect driver shaft combination for your swing. So will the taylormade m2 go down in history as one of the best. Jan 02, 2018 the m3 driver, which bazzell expects to have a greater share among taylormade s staff players on the pga tour than m1 did last year, also includes a 440 cubic centimeter version to appeal to. Sep 11, 20 it seems that titleist recently had whats being called the dot version of their 9 d2 driver added to the usga conforming list.
Ensure your clubs are adjusted to your exact specifications, view our tuning manual today. Buying a shaft w a tip on it if you attach the following heads to a shaft w a tip the finished length will equal. I had switched to a titleist fairway wood and hybrid and was pleased with the performance they gave me so i thought i would try a titleist driver and i am glad i did. Dont expect titleist to release a 16 driver any time soon. The m3 driver, which bazzell expects to have a greater share among taylormades staff players on the pga tour than m1 did last year, also includes a 440 cubic centimeter version to. Each driver was set to the same loft and was tested with the same shaft in its neutral setting, and all of the testing was performed at the launch pad at carls golfland in bloomfield hills, mich. Sep 04, 20 mcginley said that dufner was interested in switching to a 9 driver because of the faster ball speeds the new models can provide. I feel comfortable with the three shafts i have used here but the new project x smoke shaft in the titleist ts2 seems to really suit me. Get the best deals on titleist golf driver shafts when you shop the largest. Unfollow taylormade m1 driver to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The 9, like the 910 and 909 and others before it, has a great sound at impact. Thats why i always believe that you should try before you buy.
I m sure moi is much higher on the ts3 than the m3. Taylormade m2m2 dtype 2017 the second generation of golfs most adjustable driver might look like the. As was the case last time around, the d3 will be available in lofts as low as 7. The new m2 adds a few welcome improvements and forgiveness, but that didnt change its character. Unfollow taylormade m2 driver to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The taylormade m4 is my second favourite driver on the market at the moment. Shop the m3 fairway to further your game on the golf course. The titleist 9d2 driver is a 460cc driver built on years of titleist experience, technology and innovation.
Taylormade titleist cobra add 1 to the shaft length. The 9 d2 and d3 drivers are the latest in the line of titleist equipment, and. Mar, 20 as such the titleist 9 d2 and d3 are the best in the titleist line, and because titleist entered the adjustable hosel craze a year or two after some other companies, they seem to have skipped right to the solid phase. Best driver titleist has made since the 910d3 in my opinion. Despite its composite construction, it doesnt represent a substantial step forward in forgiveness or consistency, and most of the settings will yield little change in ball flight.