Best Crisp&Sounding Driver?

[iacas]

A deep face is the same thing as a tall face.

[RIduffer]

I love the sound of the Titleist 983E driver I play. It has a slightly open face, very stiff shaft, small clubhead, and super low launch...all reasons I probably shouldn't be using this driver with my low swing speed. (I would like to try one of the 983K as I think they are more forgiving.)

But the sound is so sweet when you catch it right. Definitely muted...more of a thump than a ping . The sound is a huge reason I have stuck with this driver.

[Lefty22]

I've had a lot of folks ask me what I'm playing after they hear the sound my 905R makes when I tee off - had random partners and groups letting me play though comment on it. I don't hit the ball a mile but it sounds solid.

[LBlack14]

Not a PING sound, but a nice solid THWACK off My GEEK DotComThis and My '08 Tour Burner.

[right handed phil mickelson]

  LBlack14 said:

Not a PING sound, but a nice solid THWACK off My GEEK DotComThis and My '08 Tour Burner.

Best one I've hit so far has to be the Ping G15

[andef]

the titleist 909 series drivers sound and feel great in my opinion.
i think that a deeper face will cause lower launch. I believe that's the difference between the 909 F2 and F3 fairway woods. The F2 has a shallow face with high launch while the 909 F3 has a feep face with mid launch. Not sure this is right...someone else should know better than me.

[PiustheDrGolf]

r7 425 tp

[teamgs]

  sean_miller said:

My non-persimmon favourites are as follows:

  kennay92 said:

whats persimmon and non-persimmon?

LOL...sucks to get old!...

Kinda like trying to explain how rockin' an Atari 2600 was to the X-Box generation! FYI, I really liked the sound of my Speedline, but I think that I might like my HTEC 460 even more. Definitely not a cheesy aluminum sound for sure. Gary

[PhilsRHman]

  teamgs said:

LOL...sucks to get old!...

Haha, exactly what I was thinking, and I'm only 32!

I've been hitting a lot of drivers lately as I hunt for a new one, and in terms of sound, the new Titleists have a great sound. A lot more solid and deep than the awful aluminum bat sounds I hear coming off the range. I actually had to move away from one guy in the stall next to me, I thought I would go deaf with the noise coming off his Nike square head. It was so jarring, I couldn't believe someone could hit that.

[Dub]

  PhilsRHman said:

Haha, exactly what I was thinking, and I'm only 32!

Yep....some of the original Nike Sumo drivers sounded horrible...they've taken the critisms and improved the sound.

I like the sound of all the Titleist drivers I've owned and demoed. The 905R can be found on ebay for some great buys. This is one sweet 460cc head. I may get shop around for one to keep as a back-up driver.

[sean_miller]

  teamgs said:

LOL...sucks to get old!...

I actually switched from metal woods to solid block persimmon woods in the mid-90s. I bought one on a whim and it was the first driver I felt in control of since I switched away from maple laminates.

I only switched back to metal woods about 5 or 6 years ago - when my friends finally started to outrive me. Besides, there were very few places that worked on wood woods.

[Dub]

I feel really old when someone on this forum asks, "What is persimmon?"




I gotta go check my gear and make sure the "S" flex means stiff and not senior. Dangitman.....don't want to feel any older.

[Lefty-Golfer]

I may be way off the mark but I play with quite a few guys and have heard just about all the clubs previously mentioned hit. To me nothing has the sound of the Cobra...it is like nothing else. if you listen on a driving range and i have there is nothing close...in my opinion.

[jbl1202]

my titleist 909d2 has an outstanding sound and excellent feel

[ks8829]

I have played Callaway, Cleveland, Titliest, Taylor Made and the best sounding club is the Titleist Drivers. They sound solid and no nonsense in my opinion.

[Three Putt]

  ks8829 said:

I have played Callaway, Cleveland, Titliest, Taylor Made and the best sounding club is the Titleist Drivers. They sound solid and no nonsense in my opinion.

I agree they have a very solid "thwack". set up great with a slightly open clubface, and a shallower face (so it's not like you are trying to square up a bale of hay at impact).

Got my Tour Edge at TGW for $84 (used to be $299 like everything else) with free shipping, and I love it (also square or slightly open at address), hit it on the screws and the ball is gone, nice trampoline effect. If i had the money I would buy one of the new Titliest's though..