Saw the new Titleist FW, hybrid yesterday...

[Donald MacKenzie]

I had the chance to play a quick 18 holes with a top club pro player (just won a state championship) yesterday who is on Titleist's staff. He had the new 906f 3-wood and 585.h hybrid in his bag. Both clubs looked very sharp. Dark black paint job, much darker than the metallic charcoal color Titleist has used on woods since launching the 975 drivers in 1997.

The fairway wood (he had a 13° 3-wood) was distinguished by its sole, which has a wedge-shaped cutaway section at the back. Gives the sole a bit of a C-shape. He said the cutaway section was to help the club sit squarely behind the ball at address, and that most fairway woods on the market tend to toe in and look closed at address. He only hit it a few times, but really smoked it when he did (about 260 off the deck, 275 off the tee).

The hybrid had a more T-shaped sole, with a weight port in the back. At address, it looked very similar to a TaylorMade Rescue TP model. The pro had a 17° model that he hit twice, both times about 240 yards. He said he wasn't a hybrid guy, but that he saw a lot of tour pros putting this club in their bags and having success with it right away. He also said that he had tried multiple configurations of the previous Titleist hybrid (503.h) and never was able to find one that he liked enough to use in competition.

To round out the "in the bag" for this pro, he had a 905S driver (can't get dialed in on the 905R), 681 blades, a couple custom Vokey wedges and a custom Scotty Cameron putter that looked like an Anser 2 with a short hosel. He shot a smooth 68 on a tough course.

[jeffgladchun]

Thanks Don, I can't wait to try out either of these clubs!

[iacas]

I'm glad that it's available in 17 degrees of loft. I'm finding 19 to be too much for me - I can't get the Rescue Dual TP to hit the ball low enough many times.

I'll have some of these soon for testing... whoohoo! I wonder if I can get the UST ProForce in each of 'em... That shaft may be the "hot" shaft now, but I'm never one to jump on a bandwagon for the heck of it. Keeps the ball low and takes spin off, but isn't as dull as the Aldila NV - I like 'em. It's a boom shaft on my FT-3, and if the 905R and the HiBore went straight, it'd be a boom shaft on those too.

[cantputt]

im excited i wanna see em :) hope they're cheap

[cantputt]

anyone know when these clubs are coming out?

[DDBowdoin]

August... I have a feeling I am going to yet again be broke