905R with V2 76g a good combo?

[ZGriswold83]

There's one of these at a local golf discount for $100 used. I've been wanting one of these drivers for awhile. If I did get it I would probably cut it down a few inches...hows a 2.2 torque play vs a 3.5 torque??

[jaskanski]

The 76g V2 was one of the stock shaft options for the 905R. It is a little bit too harsh for some and many players complained of a boardy feel. The lighter 66g version feels totally different and a lot softer through impact. Performance-wise, it's still a great combo in the right hands and will reward the right player with long and penetrating drives. Beware of cutting down a driver too much though - the resultant loss of swingweight will make it even harsher still and ****-up the overall feel of the club without resorting to a wad of lead tape. I wouldn't recommend cutting it down more than 0.5".

[Redhill]

They are great drivers and everyone should have one. I was gaming mine, just like the one you're looking at, with a 9.5* stiff in it for a long time and hit some very deep with it. It is in the back up bag now and my sons use it when they come home for a visit and want to play. Great driver combo.

I moved to the Adams as it was a whisper longer and less spin and easier to hit. There are a lot of PGA players with the 905R still in their bag.

[ChxDigLongBall]

I have a 8.5* 905R w/ V276x and absolutely love it. Nice penetrating ball flight and floats at the apex of the ball flight forever. Produces some absolute bombs than will run too. But others are right, not a shaft for the timid swinger. You have to go at the 76 pretty good for it to load and kick right. I also have the same shaft in an 9.5* SQ Tour that I also love.

[ZGriswold83]

thats what I'm afraid of with the 76 g.. I like heavier shafts but I dont think I can load it..I prefer a smooth swing...I guess I could take it to the range by the golf discount just to try it out...

[jgpl]

Totally agree. It is a shaft you have to load to get the best out of it.

Do not attempt to cut it or you will mess it up

Amazing, my 905R with the V2 is back in the bag again, having tired the FT5 tour, G10, 907D2 and 909D2

Quite a few guys in the PGA this week using a 905R, Adam Scott is one of them.

If you are a smooth swinger try find one with a Diamana Blue

[thlongball]

In a word this head and shaft were made for each other.... Nirvana.... but harsher feel and you gotta bring the pain........

Ridiculous good is the only way to describe it.... can take anything I want to dish and the heavy V2 is incredibly accurate... super dispersion...

[OrangeCrush]

I had AWFUL results with it. I got too much spin and launched it too high. I had a 8.5* w/ V2 76gr. My current 9.5* 907D2/Code 6 combo hits lower then the 8.5* 905R I had. I played with a fellow WRX'r who has a 905R 9.5* and when he hit mine it was like going down 2-3* lower in loft.

[soberguy16]

awesome combo...i have a 9.5* w/ v2 76x and it is amazing. i have not found anything that will push it out of my bag. its been in the bag for a few years, and i honestly see it staying there for at least a few more. theres a reason why the pros keep going back to it.

[laxbc101]

great combo. i have this exact driver in 8.5*, like new. pm me if you're interested

[johnnybogey]

Wouldn't the bore thru make it harder to load since it will be a tad stiffer? or does that not factor in?

[hogan234]

I've had 2 905Rs - one w/ the 76g V2 and one w/ the Z-Com. I had a hard time loading the V2. I've never tried a V2 66g in a 905R, but I have one in a R7 Quad and it doesn't feel nearly has stout and loads nicely.

[shallowdivots]

That is the combo that I had and loved it!! I wish I would have never sold it

[ChiGolf]

[quote name='johnnybogey' post='1886438' date='Aug 13 2009, 06:02 PM']Wouldn't the bore thru make it harder to load since it will be a tad stiffer? or does that not factor in?[/quote]

It does.
Not necessarily harder to load, but the tip will play stiffer than what you'd normally feel from other driver models. One of the main differences between half-bore through shafts and full-bore.

[randomcomicboy]

I got mine recently as a gift and like everyone has noted it is very difficult to load if you don't put a good swing to it. However, when your swing is on song the dispersion is very tight although with the club being so heavy and stiff compared to my smooth swing it is probably too stiff for me. It gets the job done though since I really like the weight of the slightly heavier 76g, even though the 66g shaft would probably suit me better.
awesome club though.

[fore_life]

is this a high or low spin head? What about the launch?

I love my 3 wood and Ive been looking for a driver that has that same solid hot face feel as my 3wood.

[AXE]

I love my 905r, I hit it better than all other drivers I've tried. The 76 gram shaft makes me a much more accurate driver of the ball. Good luck hope the club works for you.

[JayLefty]

I had that combo for awhile and I loved it. I am still trying to understand why I sold the club. That shaft and the head were almost made for one another. I missed it so much that I bought another one but I shafted it with the Prolaunch Red this time around I think I like it even more now than before.

[hwwong]

The problem is that the V2 is so low torque that when installed with a bore-thru it increases stiffness by almost a flex. So if you're look for stiff flex maybe have the clubmaker tip a regular .5" - 1" before installing it.

Other than that I loved my 906f2 13* with V2 in it and would imagine the 905R would yield pretty good results.

[Ugo DeRosa]

Just a guess here, but based upon tons of comments on Golfwrx, I suspect that the 905R, Proforce V2 combo is one of the all-time favorites. The feel is different and some may refer to it as "boardy". If the feel is boardy, then count me as one who likes a "boardy" feel. To me, the feel is incredibly powerful. The bore through head is a very important factor in the overall feel. I have played the identical shaft in a Taylormade Tour Burner. The Tour Burner is the polar opposite of the 905R with respect to the bore- the Tour Burner is a very shallow bore design. As a side note, I absolutely hate my Tour Burner and will be selling it.

The distance, sound, look and feel of this combo, for me, is as good as anything I have tried to date, and I am a total driver ho (have 4 drivers right now, but the FT-9 is the one I play the most).

I will never sell mine. I still put it in play quite a bit.

[ZGriswold83]

well I actually took it to the range and it is a great...i mean great combo, but I have to really swing to get the ball up, this thing does hit some line drives...I think if I could find a 60 g instead of the 70 g version it could find its way into my bag.

[ZGriswold83]

or a 10.5 instead of 9.5 would maybe be good...i like the heavier shaft

[hennybogan80]

The 905r is a great driver. But Adam Scott was playing the 909d2 this week.