Comments on: Titleist 907D1 and 907D2 Driver Review http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review Golf News, Reviews, and Commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:22:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Erik J. Barzeski http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review#comment-18623 Erik J. Barzeski Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:46:49 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review#comment-18623 Clay, the 905R spun too much, but is virtually identical in other ways to 907D2. The shape's a little different and thus the sound is very slightly different, but you're going to change the performance more by putting a different shaft in the same head than you will be changing the driver head itself between those two. 909D2 is even a little further down the line of 907D2, so changes start to be more noticeable when you jump two generations. Plus, <a href="http://thesandtrap.com/imgs/clubs/titleist_909_driver_spin_launch_chart.jpg">look at this image</a> and it'll help you. Clay, the 905R spun too much, but is virtually identical in other ways to 907D2. The shape's a little different and thus the sound is very slightly different, but you're going to change the performance more by putting a different shaft in the same head than you will be changing the driver head itself between those two. 909D2 is even a little further down the line of 907D2, so changes start to be more noticeable when you jump two generations.

Plus, look at this image and it'll help you.

]]> By: Clay http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review#comment-18621 Clay Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:27:23 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review#comment-18621 Thanks erik for all your time you put in to these reviews year in and out, but I have a question I would deeply appreciate if you answered. Which is, how did the 907 d2 differ from the 905r in terms of fell, sound and distance? I know the 905r spun too much for you causing ballooning, but take your best drivers with the 905r and 907 d2 to answer my questions above. Thanks erik for all your time you put in to these reviews year in and out, but I have a question I would deeply appreciate if you answered. Which is, how did the 907 d2 differ from the 905r in terms of fell, sound and distance? I know the 905r spun too much for you causing ballooning, but take your best drivers with the 905r and 907 d2 to answer my questions above.

]]> By: Hayes http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review#comment-18530 Hayes Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:11:33 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review#comment-18530 907 d1 or 909 d comp? Which one and why 907 d1 or 909 d comp? Which one and why

]]> By: Steve http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review#comment-18515 Steve Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:11:59 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review#comment-18515 I've tested both the 907 models and also the 909D2 and DComp. When I tested the DComp I was expecting it to be perfect for my game and that I'd want to get one, but it didn't turn out that way. I kept hitting low hooks, which was very strange. I certainly got much better results and distance from my initial testings of a 907D1. Felt like a more solid driver than the DComp, I reckon. Each to their own, but if offered a DComp with the stock Matrix shaft, or a 907D1 with a stock Diamana shaft, I'd be playing the 907D1. It's a top-notch club, so you have no worries there and is probably better value. I've tested both the 907 models and also the 909D2 and DComp. When I tested the DComp I was expecting it to be perfect for my game and that I'd want to get one, but it didn't turn out that way. I kept hitting low hooks, which was very strange. I certainly got much better results and distance from my initial testings of a 907D1. Felt like a more solid driver than the DComp, I reckon.
Each to their own, but if offered a DComp with the stock Matrix shaft, or a 907D1 with a stock Diamana shaft, I'd be playing the 907D1. It's a top-notch club, so you have no worries there and is probably better value.

]]> By: Hayes http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review#comment-18457 Hayes Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:22:38 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review#comment-18457 So erik, if you had a decision between the d1 or the 909 d comp which would you pick? Im a 12 handicap and i want forgiveness from nothing else than titleist. Both the d1 and d comp are targeted to the mid capper, but is the d comp better in feel, length, etc. The d1 is.cheaper but if its a whole lot worse than the comp i would be willing to spend the extra coin. Thanks erik! :grin: So erik, if you had a decision between the d1 or the 909 d comp which would you pick? Im a 12 handicap and i want forgiveness from nothing else than titleist. Both the d1 and d comp are targeted to the mid capper, but is the d comp better in feel, length, etc. The d1 is.cheaper but if its a whole lot worse than the comp i would be willing to spend the extra coin. Thanks erik! :grin:

]]> By: Matt http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review#comment-18281 Matt Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:06:16 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review#comment-18281 Thank you for your response erik, and so sudden. But i have just one final question, (I promise) Would you say the d2 feels better/hotter than the d1, or is there not a noticeable difference between the d2 and d1? I'm a lefty golfer and no one has these clubs available to demo, so im depending on you. Clubs these days are expensive and I dont want to buy the wrong one. Thanks again erik Thank you for your response erik, and so sudden. But i have just one final question, (I promise) Would you say the d2 feels better/hotter than the d1, or is there not a noticeable difference between the d2 and d1? I'm a lefty golfer and no one has these clubs available to demo, so im depending on you. Clubs these days are expensive and I dont want to buy the wrong one. Thanks again erik

]]> By: Erik J. Barzeski http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review#comment-18277 Erik J. Barzeski Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:45:02 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review#comment-18277 [quote comment="18272"]Did you feel like the d1 gave you more forgiveness than the d2?[/quote] Of course it did. The 907D1 was an MOI "play" by Titleist. It felt better than some of the square drivers (maybe all of them), but not as good as a standard driver. If I seemed overwhelmed it's because I like to work the ball and I'm a lower handicap golfer. I don't want a bunch of forgiveness in my driver if I'm going to work the ball. The 907D1 is probably a really good choice for a mid-handicapper like yourself. Matt said on September 7, 2009:

Did you feel like the d1 gave you more forgiveness than the d2?

Of course it did. The 907D1 was an MOI "play" by Titleist. It felt better than some of the square drivers (maybe all of them), but not as good as a standard driver.

If I seemed overwhelmed it's because I like to work the ball and I'm a lower handicap golfer. I don't want a bunch of forgiveness in my driver if I'm going to work the ball.

The 907D1 is probably a really good choice for a mid-handicapper like yourself.

]]> By: Matt http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review#comment-18272 Matt Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:37:02 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review#comment-18272 Hey erik, great reviews on everything. But i am a 12 handicap who is a decent driver of the golf ball with no slices, it just that i miss to the toe a bit more than i would like. Did you feel like the d1 gave you more forgiveness than the d2? How did the two drivers compare in terms of feel? Did you feel like titleist did not do a good job with the d1 vs the d2? Because in the review you seemed overwhelmed by the d2's looks, sound, distance, etc. But with the d1 it seemed like you thought it was just another driver out there but nothing impressive and bad sound. Hey erik, great reviews on everything. But i am a 12 handicap who is a decent driver of the golf ball with no slices, it just that i miss to the toe a bit more than i would like. Did you feel like the d1 gave you more forgiveness than the d2? How did the two drivers compare in terms of feel? Did you feel like titleist did not do a good job with the d1 vs the d2? Because in the review you seemed overwhelmed by the d2's looks, sound, distance, etc. But with the d1 it seemed like you thought it was just another driver out there but nothing impressive and bad sound.

]]> By: Steve http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review#comment-18263 Steve Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:35:11 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review#comment-18263 Titleist claims that the d1 has "outstanding forgiveness." Do you agree that the d1 is a forgiving driver? Titleist claims that the d1 has "outstanding forgiveness." Do you agree that the d1 is a forgiving driver?

]]> By: Jack http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review#comment-18260 Jack Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:26:32 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/titleist_907d1_and_907d2_driver_review#comment-18260 So people who have hit both the d1 and d2, did you notice that the d1 was more forgiving than the d2? Or is the d1 just not as forgiving as titleist says. Was there a big difference between the d1 and d2 of forgiveness? So people who have hit both the d1 and d2, did you notice that the d1 was more forgiving than the d2? Or is the d1 just not as forgiving as titleist says. Was there a big difference between the d1 and d2 of forgiveness?

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