Get Fit: Custom Fit Titleist Irons
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GOLF MAGAZINE August 2006
August 2006
Two readers add a club's worth of carry with custom-fit Titleist irons
By The Editors of GOLF MAGAZINE
New Irons:
Titleist 695CB
4-PW, steel shaft, stiff flex, +1/4-inch shaft length*, standard lie $1,080 for 8 (steel), $1,200 for 8 (graphite); 888-TITLEIST, titleist.com

Reader:
David McArdle
Hometown: Huntington, N.Y.
Age: 49
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Handicap: 0
Occupation: Commercial real estate executive

Titleist 695 CB Irons

Old Irons: Titleist DCI 962 3-PW, steel shaft, stiff flex, +3/4-inch shaft length, standard lie.

Fitter:
Jim Smoot, head pro, Huntington CountryClub, Huntington, N.Y.
"Dave has a simple, repeatable swing and makes solid contact with tight dispersion. He hits the ball high, but his bad shots go too high. The 695CB produced a higher launch angle, but this stronger-lofted set produces a flatter, straighter ball flight, rather than a rising, spinny flight. He hit it farther than with the DCI 962 without sacrificing much accuracy"

6-Iron Before After
Clubhead Speed 91.9 MPH 90 MPH
Ball Speed 119.3 MPH 120.9 MPH
Launch Angle 16.9º 17.9º
Backspin 6,510 RPM 5,703 RPM
Sidespin 44 RPM (Left-Right) 113 RPM (Left-Right)
Carry 168.6 Yards 177.3 Yards
Dispersion 6.8 Yards 8.6 Yards

Know your limis:
If your ball flight is too high-and if you can handle them-heavier, stiffer shafts can help you lower your trajectory and hit more accurate shots.

* THE STANDARD-LENGTH SHAFT IN 695CB AND 735CM IS 1/4-INCH LONGER THAN THE "OLD" DCI STANDARD
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