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The Ultimate Titleist 917 Driver Fitting at TPI Oceanside (Launch Monitor Data Added Pg. 4)


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A few weeks ago, we started a thread with a few questions for GolfWRX Members from Southern California who were using Titleist 915 drivers. The response was tremendous, and led to the incredible event we're having today.

 

From that thread, we selected six GolfWRX Members who told us they are currently using a Titleist 915 driver. Today, they will arrive at Titleist's TPI Oceanside (California) test facility with their gamer, where many of Titleist's PGA Tour Brand Ambassadors are fit for their clubs. Titleist's PGA Tour fitters will do their best to help the lucky six add distance to their drives with either Titleist's 917D2 or 917D3.

 

A fitting doesn't get much more premium than what's these six GolfWRXers are going today. They'll hit real golf balls (either Pro V1 or Pro V1X, depending on their preference) on Trackman at Titleist's world-renowned practice facility, and will have at their disposal Titleist's enormous custom shaft inventory. They'll geek out about shaft lengths, weight settings, swing weight, face angles, lie angles and dial in lofts perfectly.

 

Congrats to the winners; I can't wait to meet you today shivasi, KPH808, MB Dirtyy, LuckyLowbrow, pitchinwedge and brushie.

 

I will be updating this thread with updates and photos, and so will the lucky six, who will take the lead in this discussion to share what they learned, what the experience was like and what you need to know about the 917 drivers.

 

Ask us anything!

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I look forward to reading about their experiences! I'm trying to finagle a TPI Fitting into a trip with the wife this March.

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A big thank you to Golfwrx, Zak, Titleist, and all the staff at TPI for this great experience. I wasn't able to take any pics during the fitting but only a couple as I drove through the gates towards the facility.

 

I started the day at IHOP since I was 50 min early for my fitting (can't predict California traffic) so I decided to grab some breakfast. They told me if I posted this pic and gave them a shout out on Golfwrx that they hook me up with the Rooty Tooty Fresh N Fruity breakfast for the rest of my life. JK.

 

 

 

 

I arrived at 8:30 and was greeted by Dino and introduced to the rest of the staff. Finally met Zak in person and he's a real nice guy. Also met a fellow WRX'er, Ken (shivasi) super nice guy as well. The last time I was at TPI was in 2011 for full bag fitting and a lot of things have been updated but it's still a top notch facility. We took a tour of the place and it wish I could do a 3D and golf fitness evaluation but that would probably just end in disappointment......

 

So on to the fitting. It was pretty much a perfect day weather wise, temperature was ideal and comfortable with a very slight breeze into us. I warmed up and started with my current setup which is a 915 D4 8.5* with Tour AD BB 7x shaft tipped 1" at A1 setting playing at 44 3/4". Hit some good drives with it and it's my gamer so I know what the ball flight looks like and what my tendencies can be.

 

My fitter was Dino whom I've heard nothing but great things about and he wanted me to try the 917 D3 8.5* A1 setting with my current shaft, the BB 7x. Hit some drives with that and saw some misses that I usually see on the course which is a shot that is pulled and starts left. He adjusted this by putting the weight in the fade setting to get the CG closer to the face to help me square it more since that's how the CG is in the D4. We noticed with the weight in the draw setting, I had a hard time to square up at impact.

 

We tried the 9.5* head but I was spinning it a little more so we decided to stick with the 8.5. He made a couple more adjustments and changed the surefit to B2 and that seemed to help my shot shape better. The next shaft I tried was the new Fujikura Speeder Pro Tour Spec 74x. Hit a couple shots with that and I knew right away this wasn't the shaft for me. Next we tried the PX Hzrdus Black 75 6.5 and this shaft felt very stable. I had tried this shaft before in a King LTD I had but felt completely different in the 917. I was getting consistent results and ball flights with the PX.

 

Overall we decided that the BB 7x shaft that I already had was the best setup for me followed by the PX. It was very close in numbers between the two shafts where it was almost splitting hairs but the BB edging out the PX.

 

So in conclusion, I was hitting the ball about 9 yards further on avg and 3-4 mph ball speed faster with the 917 D3 vs 915 D4. The biggest thing for me was the forgiveness between the two, the 917 D3 was more forgiving on mishits.

 

Old Setup

915 D4 8.5* A1 setting with Tour AD BB 7x - 44 3/4" D5 swingweight

 

New Setup

917 D3 8.5* B2 setting with Tour AD BB 7x or PX Hzrdus Black 75 6.5 both at 44 3/4" D5 swingweight

 

Let me know if you guys have any questions and I'll be more than happy to answer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Congratulations guys! This will be an awesome experience for all those attending. My goal is to one day vacation down to TPI and have a full-bag fitting.

 

I do have a question. Is there any chance the 915D4 (if it's not already in the mix) can be compared head-to-head with a 917D3?

 

Thanks!

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Congrats fellas and can't wait to hear about the fun you guys had.

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How exciting. Waiting to hear about their experiences.

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:( Wanted this one. Never been professionally fit, woulda been cool.

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WOW!

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This looks so sweet. I would have loved to experience this! Will be interesting to see the results these guys get. Also looks like they might have a chance to try out their 3 woods and hybrid based on the pictures with all the heads and shafts!

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Neil's two drivers

 

 

 

Awesome!! I'm looking forward to these results. Thanks!!

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