Titleist woods are very popular with tour professionals and are well suited to golfers with mid to low handicaps. Titleist woods are designed for golfers who are serious about their game.
To decide which Titleist wood is best for you, look for the right combination of loft, shaft material and shaft flex.
Titleist woods - loft
The loft on Titleist drivers range from 7-12 degrees. High lofts hit higher shots and low lofts hit lower shots. Titleist drivers (1 wood) with 9-11 degrees loft are suitable for most golfer. Titleist woods with less loft than 9 degrees are more suitable for low handicap golfers. Golfers with a slower swing will usually hit the ball further using a Titleist driver with a higher loft. The same is true with Titleist fairway woods. The higher the loft the easier to hit the ball but the less distance it goes.
Titleist woods – shaft.
Most tour professionals use graphite shafts in drivers. Titleist woods with graphite shafts hit the ball a little further than woods with steel shafts and dampen the vibration caused when striking the ball. Titleist woods with steel shafts are generally only offered as a special option. Some golfers think Titleist woods with steel shafts offer better feel.
Titleist woods - flex
Titleist woods with regular flex shafts are suitable for most golfers. Titleist woods with a stiff flex provide more accuracy for those with strong or quick swings. Titleist woods with light flex are aimed at golfers with slower swing speeds. The extra whip in a Titleist light flex shaft can be a great help to those who do not hit the ball very far, but will be less accurate for stronger players.
Titleist woods - steel or titanium head?
Titanium is half the weight of steel and more expensive. Its light weight allows Titleist to make bigger heads which have bigger sweet spots. Big headed Titleist drivers are much more forgiving. Even tour players benefit from using titanium headed drivers. Large titanium heads on fairway woods are not as popular. They can be less easy to control when you are playing the ball from the fairway rather than teeing it up