My new driver just came in from Global Golf yesterday. 
Thanks to robereno for the quick shipment and the discount and the free shipping.
The head is pristine and the shaft looks brand new with no bag rash. The grip is a little worn, but I always replace these anyway.
So I went to the range last evening to try it out, along with my 3 & 5 woods that I just had reshafted with these Aldila NV shafts (had it done cheaply with pulls.)
After hitting a few sky balls with the fairway woods, I finally found a tee height where I can hit the ball most of the time. It seems low, but the ball flight is now more penetrating. I can live with it. I just have to remember to keep my left arm straight, and not try to kill the ball. 3 years and I'm still trying to learn that.
On to the driver. This head looks huge. Much bigger looking down on it than my 905T and MUCH, MUCH biger than my 983K. It must be the ass end of it that makes it look so big, kind of like it's the Jennifer Lopez of Titleist drivers. Lots of junk in the trunk. OK, well, I'm an ass man anyway, maybe I'll get used to it.
The shaft feels good, loads up nice and is a good weight for me. I start out gripping it all the way at the butt end, but like most 45" drivers, it feels too long for me at that length and I am hitting the ball all over the clubface. Eventually I start gripping down about 1.5", like I normally do with these drivers and I start making better contact.
When I do make good contact, the sound is a nice deep THUMP, much different than the metallic TING of my favorite 983K. Ball flight is a rainbow arc, landing about 240 yards out and rolling well from there. Somewhat higher than my 983K but this driver also has 1 more degree of loft. On good shots I could hit draws or fades. Sometimes I could even make it draw or fade, but most of the time the club seemed to decide for me.
Just to be fair, I did hit some balls with my 983K Prolite 3.5 as well. About the same distance, almost always a draw, and a much flatter trajectory. Plus the darn thing just seems easier to swing. Is it possible that the huge head on the 905R has an appreciable amount of wind resistance?
At this point I am undecided whether this club is an improvement for me or not. I will give it at least a month and if I can't get more control of it by then I will sell it on eBay and go back to my old faithful 983K.
Thanks to robereno for the quick shipment and the discount and the free shipping.The head is pristine and the shaft looks brand new with no bag rash. The grip is a little worn, but I always replace these anyway.
So I went to the range last evening to try it out, along with my 3 & 5 woods that I just had reshafted with these Aldila NV shafts (had it done cheaply with pulls.)
After hitting a few sky balls with the fairway woods, I finally found a tee height where I can hit the ball most of the time. It seems low, but the ball flight is now more penetrating. I can live with it. I just have to remember to keep my left arm straight, and not try to kill the ball. 3 years and I'm still trying to learn that.
On to the driver. This head looks huge. Much bigger looking down on it than my 905T and MUCH, MUCH biger than my 983K. It must be the ass end of it that makes it look so big, kind of like it's the Jennifer Lopez of Titleist drivers. Lots of junk in the trunk. OK, well, I'm an ass man anyway, maybe I'll get used to it.
The shaft feels good, loads up nice and is a good weight for me. I start out gripping it all the way at the butt end, but like most 45" drivers, it feels too long for me at that length and I am hitting the ball all over the clubface. Eventually I start gripping down about 1.5", like I normally do with these drivers and I start making better contact.
When I do make good contact, the sound is a nice deep THUMP, much different than the metallic TING of my favorite 983K. Ball flight is a rainbow arc, landing about 240 yards out and rolling well from there. Somewhat higher than my 983K but this driver also has 1 more degree of loft. On good shots I could hit draws or fades. Sometimes I could even make it draw or fade, but most of the time the club seemed to decide for me.
Just to be fair, I did hit some balls with my 983K Prolite 3.5 as well. About the same distance, almost always a draw, and a much flatter trajectory. Plus the darn thing just seems easier to swing. Is it possible that the huge head on the 905R has an appreciable amount of wind resistance?
At this point I am undecided whether this club is an improvement for me or not. I will give it at least a month and if I can't get more control of it by then I will sell it on eBay and go back to my old faithful 983K.
