905 vs. 983

[trudat]

What are the main differences between the 905T or 905S and the 983K..?

Is the price difference worth it? I hear a lot of people are sticking with their K's after testing the 905 series...?

[JHR]

I have not had great success with my 905T, I don't know if it is better or worse than my 983K, I put a Fit on -11 95g in my 905 and I don't think I like the shaft head combination. I have K's with a proForce 75 and a V2 76g in them and until I get a different shaft in my T, I would have to say there is no huge difference to me.

[trudat]

Thanks guys. Thats what I've been hearing too. And there are a lotta good deals on the 983 these days..

[JHR]

There are a lot of guys that swear by them on this site, maybe you will get some contradicting replies, I really want to try mine with a different shaft, I will update you after that takes place.

[canadian_mike]

i got a 983k with an aldila nv-75s shaft for 200 canadian. and i absolutely love it. i can bomb it and i never hit it right, its straight down the middle all the time. ive hit some long drives with it as well. longest was 320 with it.

[JHR]

I have never liked the NV's, I have had them in a couple of clubs and I pull them everytime. Thanks for the recommendation.

[cbjuhr]

I went from an E to the S, and love it. Distance-wise, there isn't a whole lot different with them. Maybe just a hair longer with the S, but nothing to get excited about. But, the forgiveness is much better. I never thought the E was hard to hit, by any means. But, you can hit the S just about anywhere on the face and still get great shots. My 983E has a Speeder 952 in it, and my 905S now has a ZCom BW65. Took a while to get used to the light weight shaft, but its great now.  The ZCom is just stellar in this head, and feels fantastic.

 

So, I kind of agree with people here. If distance is your main goal, you won't hit a 905 a lot longer than the 983s.  But, if you want forgiveness, the 905 is definately easier to hit.  At least, to me it is. I think the 983 is a good driver, the 905 is just a little better.

 

Hilg

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I completely agree. Distance is similar but the S is just so much more forgiving. I will give the nod to the E in terms of feel though. Both are solid sticks with the right shaft setup.

[gman1707]

I went from an E to the S, and love it. Distance-wise, there isn't a whole lot different with them. Maybe just a hair longer with the S, but nothing to get excited about. But, the forgiveness is much better. I never thought the E was hard to hit, by any means. But, you can hit the S just about anywhere on the face and still get great shots. My 983E has a Speeder 952 in it, and my 905S now has a ZCom BW65. Took a while to get used to the light weight shaft, but its great now.  The ZCom is just stellar in this head, and feels fantastic.

 

So, I kind of agree with people here. If distance is your main goal, you won't hit a 905 a lot longer than the 983s.  But, if you want forgiveness, the 905 is definately easier to hit.  At least, to me it is. I think the 983 is a good driver, the 905 is just a little better.

 

Hilg

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Did you go up a degree in loft, stay the same, or go down? I'm using a 10.5* E and am moving to the S, but no stores in my area allow demoing w/o tape on the face....

[elwhippy]

Stayed the same. Went from a 9.5* 983E with Speeder 952 X to the 9.5* 905S with ZCom BW65 X. Flight is similar, but the ZCom is just a hair less spinning, so the flight is a little longer if anything. Not much, but if I catch one hot, they carry forever. But, very similar launch between them.

 

Hilg

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[elwhippy]

I have now tried the 905T with a Reg NV65, Stiff NV85, the 4560 and a Stiff YS6+. None will get my good old LFE out of the bag. The head appears draw biased, I couldn't hit a fade with the NV65 or YS6+, instead the ball just ballooned. Both my playing partners use 983Ks and they are also underwhelmed.

 

However the 904s are excellent.

[jgolfer]

What are the main differences between the 905T or 905S and the 983K..?

Is the price difference worth it? I hear a lot of people are sticking with their K's after testing the 905 series...?

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Try another Shaft.. I have a 9.5 905T with Graffaloy Pro-Launch stiff..my last driver also switched shafts (Graffaloy Blue stiff) \To me the shaft makes it either good or great.

[TitleistFan]

I went from an E to the S, and love it. Distance-wise, there isn't a whole lot different with them. Maybe just a hair longer with the S, but nothing to get excited about. But, the forgiveness is much better. I never thought the E was hard to hit, by any means. But, you can hit the S just about anywhere on the face and still get great shots. My 983E has a Speeder 952 in it, and my 905S now has a ZCom BW65. Took a while to get used to the light weight shaft, but its great now.  The ZCom is just stellar in this head, and feels fantastic.

 

So, I kind of agree with people here. If distance is your main goal, you won't hit a 905 a lot longer than the 983s.  But, if you want forgiveness, the 905 is definately easier to hit.  At least, to me it is. I think the 983 is a good driver, the 905 is just a little better.

 

Hilg

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Well said!

 

I was in the minority using the 983E with a NV 65-S shaft. I did not like the K. Previous drivers for me were the 975D, 975J and 975JVS all with EI70 S shafts.

 

My 905S with NV 65-S shaft is very forgiving and I have no distance issues with it. I can hit it high, low, with a little fade but no hook. It will be in the bag until I get my hands on the 460cc version. I saw one of the Euros on the range with in at the International and he was just killing it!

[Buzzkill]

Had to bring up an old topic for some. Anyway, I never played Titleist driver's until last year and my first model was the 983K. Incredible driver and every bit as forgiving as today's 460cc models but in a smaller package. For the past year, I often wondered if the 983E or 905S was a better stick. Well, a few weeks ago I bought an "E" model and it played alright but it did not live up to hype of producing a more boring flight - also not very forgiving on mishits. Now I just bought a [u][i]905S[/i][/u] and this is even more interesting. Although the head is [u][i]400cc[/i][/u] (983K is 365cc) it [u][i]lacks forgiveness big time for it's size[/i][/u]. Although I'm going to reshaft it for the heck of it, I'm hear to tell you that the [b]983K IS KING[/b] and I really can't see why anyone would prefer the 983E or 905S over it. I can't speak for the 905R or T models but I wouldn't expect them to measure up too.

[Buzzkill]

[quote name='Buzzkill' timestamp='1285294659' post='2711482']
Had to bring up an old topic for some. Anyway, I never played Titleist driver's until last year and my first model was the 983K. Incredible driver and every bit as forgiving as today's 460cc models but in a smaller package. For the past year, I often wondered if the 983E or [b]905S[/b] was a better stick. Well, a few weeks ago I bought an "E" model and it played alright but it did not live up to hype of producing a more boring flight - also not very forgiving on mishits. Now I just bought a [u][i]905S[/i][/u] and this is even more interesting. Although the head is [u][i]400cc[/i][/u] (983K is 365cc) it [u][i]lacks forgiveness big time for it's size[/i][/u]. [b]Although I'm going to reshaft it[/b] for the heck of it, I'm hear to tell you that the [b]983K IS KING[/b] and I really can't see why anyone would prefer the 983E or 905S over it. I can't speak for the 905R or T models but I wouldn't expect them to measure up too.
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Well I reshafted the 905S (8.5 loft) - I installed a Speeder 569 with blue graphics. I played with it today and was really surprised with the flight. I was expecting the the flight to be high but it has worked out as a low/med combo which is great for me. Granted, it's only been one round but the club has the potential of sharing the bag with my 983K. Anyway the 569 isn't a high launch & high spin shaft for me with this configuration.

[Buzzkill]

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[quote name='Buzzkill' timestamp='1285294659' post='2711482']
Had to bring up an old topic for some. Anyway, I never played Titleist driver's until last year and my first model was the 983K. Incredible driver and every bit as forgiving as today's 460cc models but in a smaller package. For the past year, I often wondered if the 983E or [b]905S[/b] was a better stick. Well, a few weeks ago I bought an "E" model and it played alright but it did not live up to hype of producing a more boring flight - also not very forgiving on mishits. Now I just bought a [u][i]905S[/i][/u] and this is even more interesting. Although the head is [u][i]400cc[/i][/u] (983K is 365cc) it [u][i]lacks forgiveness big time for it's size[/i][/u]. [b]Although I'm going to reshaft it[/b] for the heck of it, I'm hear to tell you that the [b]983K IS KING[/b] and I really can't see why anyone would prefer the 983E or 905S over it. I can't speak for the 905R or T models but I wouldn't expect them to measure up too.
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Well I reshafted the 905S (8.5 loft) - I installed a Speeder 569 with blue graphics. I played with it today and was really surprised with the flight. I was expecting the the flight to be high but it has worked out as a low/med combo which is great for me. Granted, it's only been one round but the club has the potential of sharing the bag with my 983K. Anyway the 569 isn't a high launch & high spin shaft for me with this configuration.
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I've played a few rounds now with the 905S with a speeder 569. The club is working great and flight is low/mid. I've decided to put in my bag since it goes hand in hand with my irons - both are demanding. [b]The 983K is a better driver though[/b] and I encourage anyway to try one.

[Caveman281]

[quote name='in4mationHI' timestamp='1123520165' post='24101']
My 983e was much better than my 905. The 905 always ballooned, and wasn't any better than my 983. The way i see it is that you might as well buy a 983 and save your money, b/c it's a much better driver than the 905. Just my opinion.
[/quote] Are you sure the 905 didn't just have a higher launching shaft in it?

[Deuce Pot]

I went from the 983K with a stock Speeder S flex shaft to the 905T with a YS-6 S flex shaft. I realllly wish I would have waited for the 905R to come out because I have only heard great things about that club. It's the first 460cc Titleist head and it's basically the 983K but more forgiving and a little hotter off the face.

I really liked the YS-6 shaft in the 905T though, great club, went pretty straight, just not super far. I really hated the Speeder in my 983K, way too flimsy of a shaft and it launched really low. The K was definitely a game changing club, but it's a bit outdated now.

[Caveman281]

[quote name='in4mationHI' timestamp='1123520165' post='24101']
My 983e was much better than my 905. The 905 always ballooned, and wasn't any better than my 983. The way i see it is that you might as well buy a 983 and save your money, b/c it's a much better driver than the 905. Just my opinion.
[/quote] Titleist says the 905S is lower spin than the 983E. What do you think?