910 D2/D3 Sandtrap Review ?

Analyzr took up my time. It's been half done (or more) for awhile. Tell you what: I promise it will be up this Friday.

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Originally Posted by Gerald 

BTW can the Analyzer software be used at OS 10.5 ? 

Nope. 10.6. It's $29 and well worth it - it does a lot of good things under the hood for increased performance and APIs for developers.

The D2 is a solid driver. Titleists best driver in years and to me very sexy looking. Great feel, decent forgiveness, nice ball flight, not too penetrating but not a balooner. The shaft options are where it's really at. I got the Diamana Ahina and I LOVE it. The Project X was also a very good shaft combo with it. Always would look into the different options Titleist puts on their clubs, nothing gets on a Titleist from the manufacturer unless its any good. Also try the Aldila RIP

I gained average about 25 yards more with my new 910D2 with Kaili 70 S.

Gerald , 

I was playing 905T 9.5 deg and Snakes Eyes Viper Tour 10 deg with Proforce V2 Stiff 57g for the last 5 years.

Both drivers were fitted in the indoor studio with launch monitor . I was quite happy with the result of the both drivers and my average drive is at the range of 250 ~260 ( includes all the mishit ) 

Last Jan , i went to the Titliest fitting centre and demo the 910D2/D3. It is an outdoor fitting centre with the launch monitor. 

The fitter let me try out the 4 shafts - RIP60S / Project X 6.0 / Fujikura Motore S / Kai'li 70 S with the D2/D3 - 9.5 deg 

The entire fitting session was about 90 minutes and i hit about 100 balls from all the combination of Shafts / Heads. 

I also brought my current  driver along for comparison. The launch monitor registered club speed 102 mph / launch anger 11 deg / 2200 spin . Apparently the spin is on the low side and not enough carry .

Out of the RIP60S / Project X 6.0 / Fujikura Motore S , RIP gave me the best feel on the shaft and the numbers on the LM was pretty close with my current driver but with better carry and the spin @ 2400 rpm.

With the better carry ( higher ) , the ball actually travel further  and better roll . With my previous driver's , the spin is too low and the ball are not able to climb up to the optimum height for maximum distance.

I was pretty happy with the RIP 60S with D2 until the fitter put on the Kai'li 70S on the D2. 

Clearly the Kai'li is out right winner ( for me ) , with higher spin of 2600 ( better carry than RIP ) and the feel is better , 102 MPH Club Speed and 11deg Launch Angle.

Overall , it is about what i said about the new distance. I m playing better on my drive and the control , and the swing is effortless and yet far.

I was never a believer in premium shaft ( USD400 per shaft ) but the result show other wise 

Kaili is a great shaft to have and it fit into my game really well .

Hi Gerald ,

My current setup is the standard setup , but did tried other combinations during the fitting , like 4 different setup ? I was totally drained after the fitting.

I will try to see what is the result if I set to de-loft and set the face close.

I think over the years , the shaft technology has improved significantly, it is not surprise that we can hit 10% further if there is a better shaft out there .

im going to go buy one when im down in myrtle in 2 weeks, i can not wait :)

I play the D3 with the RIP X-FLex, and it is a Missle Launcher.  The RIP has given me a little lower ball flight, although I went from 8.5, to a D1 7.25 loft which makes a difference too!