909's are here!!

[kekoa]

just fyi, my local shop called and said he got his first shipment of 909's. I hope he lets me demo one!!

[cigarnut81]

Blah I am sure you will be surprised to find out that it does not magically bring your scores down. It also does not hit every fairway or go 350 yards off every tee.

[drewdown]

Blah I am sure you will be surprised to find out that it does not magically bring your scores down. It also does not hit every fairway or go 350 yards off every tee.

Haha.

[kekoa]

Blah I am sure you will be surprised to find out that it does not magically bring your scores down. It also does not hit every fairway or go 350 yards off every tee.

what? thanks for shattering all my hopes and dreams. i planned on buying one and going for my tour card next year.

[EquipmentJunkie]

I demoed them all today including the fairways but I don't have time at the moment to share my impressions.

[kekoa]

I demoed them all today including the fairways but I don't have time at the moment to share my impressions.

im particulary interested in the D2. did they have the hybrid there?

[erwintrace08]

How good are these "supposed" to be? 2x, 5x, 10x better than any Titleist Driver ever made???

[iacas]

How good are these "supposed" to be? 2x, 5x, 10x better than any Titleist Driver ever made???

Being sarcastic? They're improved in terms of launch conditions and they offer, unlike the 907s, three separate launch conditions to better suit a wider range of players.

They're all improved on MOI over the 907D2, but obviously nowhere near even 2x.

[Klew]

I'll play with the the 909 D3 9.5* tomorrow with the VooDoo. I'll let you guys know what I think.

[erwintrace08]

Being sarcastic? They're improved in terms of launch conditions and they offer, unlike the 907s, three separate launch conditions to better suit a wider range of players.

Hehe...i wasn't but just trying to gauge how good they are supposed to be. I'm curious to try them out, but they won't be as easy to hit vs. TMs, right? As far as the driver, I've heard they are not really for the mid to high handicappers in general.

I know they came out with the 909s and included a club for the higher handicapper...

[iacas]

I'm curious to try them out, but they won't be as easy to hit vs. TMs, right? As far as the driver, I've heard they are not really for the mid to high handicappers in general.

"In general," Titleist equipment tends to be for the 15-handicapper or better. But it's a really, really wide generalization.

I've found that some of the TM clubs - even TP versions - are tougher to hit. The longer, lighter shafts are a big part of that. For some, the square faces on the Titleists are a good thing, and for others, closed faces of some non-TP TM clubs are a good thing.

[kekoa]

I hit the D3 last night into a net. felt solid and i like the look a lot better than the d2.

Not sure if i'm ready to drop $350 on a driver that will probably not get me a lot more distance than my current 907 D2.

[misty_mountainhop]

I'll play with the the 909 D3 9.5* tomorrow with the VooDoo. I'll let you guys know what I think.

Please do; particularly that D3. May think about it as a modernisation for my 983E.....but not at that price. Think it's a job for eBay in a year or so.

On a completely different subject, Erik, some great photos on your photoblog!

[Klew]

sorry about that....played with it on Friday.

I played with the D3 9.5* VooDoo Stiff.

First off, I really like the 45" length as compared to the newer drivers coming in at 45.75"-46.25". Felt like I was in control. The VooDoo felt very stable maybe a little boardy (not V2 boardy, but similar), and tip stiff. Ball Flight was definitely lower than normal with not as much run out as I thought it would have. I thought the shaft would be smoother than it was, and I feel my expectations were just too high for what I got. I balked at the 4.4* torque rating of the blueboard and in hindsight I should have gone that route, but went with the VooDoo because it was similar in shaft specs that I normally have good luck with (3.2* torque).

The setup is nice, but when you look down at the head it almost seems the alignment aid is closer to the heel then it should be. Honestly, that bothered me a bit. Not questioning Titleist engineers, but I still aligned the ball up a little towards the toe, and it did what I wanted it to do. Workability is great. For me, it was easier to draw then fade. I could put anything from a big hook to a baby draw but my fades were more of pushes, so I stopped trying to fade. 440cc head is especially nice to look at, as compared to the larger 8,000,000cc heads that are out there.

Distance: Here's the surprise. Not a big bomber. Avg SS with driver is 102-105, right at the border of firm/stiff. my average drive with roll 260-275, prolly about the 245ish carry. If I get lucky, I'll pump a 280-285 out there, but maybe once a round. Longest ever drive, in normal conditions, 321 yards. I usually hit in the middle of the clubface with variance of up and down, not left and right. The 909 wasn't much longer than my OLD r7 460 TP. Maybe, and I'll say maybe, 2-5 yards. Boring and Flat is how I like it, and that's how this driver went. I'm thinking if I went blueboard I would have carried longer and it would have been overall 10-15 yards longer. Could have been my normal human swing speeds and smoother transition were not enough Y chromosome to get this shaft to work for me.

It's a pretty driver, especially with that blood red shaft of the VooDoo, Chrome sole, and charcoal gray crown, and the overall aesthetics of this driver are nice. It's a nice consistent driver, but I should have listened to the Vector Launch Monitor when it told me I needed more launch angle.

If you are a consistent driver, then the D3 is for you. Definitely feel it's an upgrade over the 905 and 907 series. Another thing I liked was the sound is nice, not tin cannish. I'm thinking with my SS and smoother transitions the BB is prolly a better fit. I'd also like to try the D2 also, just haven't gotten around to it. Hope that helps some of you.

[misty_mountainhop]

Thanks Klew. Decent review; sounds like a driver worth a look-see. Any plans to try out the blueboard version? By the way, love your listed handicap !

[Klew]

You're prolly the only one who has ever picked up on my handicap .

Yeah, will try the Blueboard D2, I think next week. Gotta figure out what's coming in for me to swing.

[Magnus]

Gonna head out to the local Golf Galaxy and try out a D3 with whatever low launching shaft they have available. Still trying to kick the 8.5 905s w/ Graf blue out of my bag......that low spin monster just keeps on gettin the job done...

[iacas]

Played nine holes (hit a few drives off each to test) with the 909D2 today. Love the sound, really like the feel and forgiveness, but didn't get a single ball to fade due to some goofy thing in my swing, so more testing required.