- 2017 HAMMER 400 XL DRIVER REVIEWS DRIVERS
- 2017 HAMMER 400 XL DRIVER REVIEWS PRO
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As the T’s bigger brother, the R shares the same characteristics: higher spin, higher launch, and a little heel weighting to help close the face. Though I’ve become accustomed to driver heads of all shapes and sizes this year (including the r7 425, the HiBore, the FT-3, and others), my eyes still favor a pear shape, and the 905R is as attractive a driver as exists.Īs I wrote in last summer’s Titleist Science Van article, the 905S is a lower-spinning, lower-launching head without the heel weight (and thus leftward bias) of the T. The metallic grey finish doesn’t extend to the sole, but two “pie slice” accents accentuate a sole that is both uncluttered and immediately recognizable. The 905R features a square face and a gently rounded sole designed to keep the face square at address.
I also prefer a deeper face, and though the 905R is not as deep as the 905S I used for more than a year, a simple adjustment to my tee height resolved the issue of face depth for me. Never did I feel like I was swinging a large metal balloon at the end of a stick – a feeling I’ve had with some rounder 460cc drivers. To that end, the 905R hides its bulk well. Though I appreciate having 460cc of forgiveness, my eyes don’t like looking down at 460cc of metal.
2017 HAMMER 400 XL DRIVER REVIEWS DRIVERS
Simple, effective, and stunning in its own way: Titleist drivers have never needed fancy style to look powerful.
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The white score lines, metallic grey finish, and simple triangle/line crown markings complete an austere look that harkens back to the persimmon woods of old (or at least to Titleist’s PT series of steel woods from the mid-90s). Titleist’s 905R, like the 905S, 905T, 983K, 983E, 975, and every other model before it, has a pear-shaped head that appeals to the traditional sense. In woods and drivers, tradition means “pear,” as in pear-shaped heads. Golfers from any decade in the 1900s would likely feel at ease looking down at a Titleist club. I’m a fairly traditional golfer, and Titleist is arguably the most traditional of the larger golf companies. In addition to moving the weight back just a bit, the plug helps to fine tune the sound of impact. Some of that CG movement came from moving the acoustic sole plug, a multi-material plug that, in the S and T, is located closer to the center of the sole. The center of gravity (CG) has also moved further back from the face than in the T, resulting in slightly more spin and a more stable, higher launch. According to Titleist, the sweet spot is 35% larger than the S/T. The 905R’s 460cc head is 15% larger and offers 10% higher moment of inertia (MOI) for forgiveness on off-center hits. And, truth be told, those originally upset by Titleist’s recommendation have calmed down quite a bit. The hosel tube, made of CNC milled 6061-T6 aluminum, upset some golfers when it was introduced in the S and T because Titleist recommends that only Titleist reshaft the 905 drivers, but the weight savings and stability gains necessitated its inclusion in the 905R. An acoustic multi-material sole plug completes the head. A thin beta titanium (SP7000 Ti) plasma-welded face insert creates a hot sweet spot. A lightweight aluminum hosel tube guides the shaft through the clubface in a traditional bore-through design, but also saves weight. The main portion of the head is 6-4 titanium. Like the previous 905 models, the 905R incorporates a variety of materials. The simple bottom markings are accentuated by the bore-through design and the acoustic sole plug. The R, like the T, is a shallower-faced driver that delivers a little more spin and a little more cut correction than the 905S. Described by many as “a bigger 905T,” the description is largely accurate.
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Much like the 905S and the 905T, the Titleist Pro Titanium 905R is an all-titanium, pear-shaped driver. Though you can visually compare Titleist’s three 905 drivers online, here’s a quickie cheat sheet: 905R 905T 905S I had a chance to give the 905R a spin, and here are my thoughts. Until earlier this year, I was one of those 905S users. Considered by many a “bigger” version of the 905T, nearly every Titleist staff member playing a 905T switched, as did some playing Titleist’s 905S. In March, Titleist formally introduced the 905R. Speculation ran rampant, as it is wont to do, and the public was interested, to say the least. Ernie Els and Adam Scott were playing the driver as early as one year ago, and “spy shots” were showing up on Internet forums. Late last year, PGA Tour pros began playing the rumored “905R” in significant numbers. Though drivers have been capped at 460cc for a few years now, Titleist has made due with drivers measuring less than 400cc – the 905S and the 905T.
Titleist is a traditional company, and with tradition comes a somewhat slower, more calculated pace.
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