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Get Fit: Custom Fit Titleist Irons
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 August 2006 |
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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
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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