Hey Guys! I thought I would share my experiences with a recent fitting session for the GT driver (wanted to get one on a deal)
I did my fitting and wasVERY PLEASED with the process... however I NEED to go back to the drawing board....
In my previous post I was too generous with my numbers... I had a "dose " of reality....
My current driver is a 9* TSR2 in A2 setting as my club paths (2.5 years ago fitting) were 0 to -3 however because I was more steep than I am now, the loft helped keep spin off the ball Looking at my old fitting numbers my spin with this driver were 2700-3100 and I could "keep in in play"
This being said every winter I work on drills to become less steep and deliver the clubhead into the back of the ball more shallow and on a inside club path... I can draw all my irons no issues and do not slice anymore... however I wanted to do the fitting because I find with my current driver working on my things I tend to hit low screamers and with very little spin... so I knew something was up.. Heights are from 45-60 feet
What I found... I swing 88-92 MPH and tend to hit a 0* AOA average so he firstly increased loft (I settled on the GT1) and we tried the red Denali shaft... (brought my height to 95-120 feet and spin was 2500 on average) Really felt I could swing more compact like my 8 iron and still carry the ball 200 yards and saw numbers 230 total on TM (way better than what I have) My club paths were -1 to +3 (trying to come more from inside) its working. Negative club paths were from me "trying to go for it" and getting top half dominant and getting steep... So lessons are paying off understanding delivery and strike number results....
I have a bad itching to buy this driver... but the logical thinking kicks in and I think I will work on trying to get my AOA up to 5* (I previously thought it was there but I was wrong) so as I can optimize spin and launch windows therefore I will revisit the fitting process with the new model May or June
I talked to the fitter, he adjusted my current driver (TSR2) to B3 (one less draw click-YAY) but more loft (10.5* to help with height and launch) and I am going to work in the simulator more to try and learn how to hit up on the ball In all fairness I spend 80-90% time on a sim on wedges and irons (drills and target practice) and maybe 10% each session on driver (swinging like a mid iron- smooth and no power) to try and engrain swing delivery changes and hopefully improve. I am hoping this will eventually pay off...
All in all my Titleist fitting experience was excellent and without a doubt my fitter was very quick to come up with suggestions for heads and shafts and was extremely knowledgeable! It was a really INFORMATIVE session and I came away learning a lot.... Compared to other fittings I've done, other fittings get you to hit what you want to see with no explanation and no information.... Joe K. was AWESOME
Very Impressive!
Dan