The Acushnet Company (Titleist, FootJoy, Cobra, Pinnacle) has started shipping its new Pro Titanium 905 driver series, which features the 905T and 905S models. Each carries a suggested retail price of $500.
"The introduction of the [drivers] enables Titleist to better fit the serious golfer with improved launch, spin and flight characteristics," said Chris McGinley, Vice President, Titleist Golf Club Marketing Worldwide. "The new 905 drivers allow players to increase their initial launch angle while reducing spin, resulting in optimum ball flight and increased carry distance."
The 905 drivers, McGinley said, feature a multi-material design including a CNC milled, high-grade, structural aluminum hosel tube, precise cast titanium body, and a thin, high-strength beta titanium face insert. This construction, according to McGinley, allows for unproductive mass to be removed from the hosel area and strategically relocated into internal weight pads, creating a more optimal center of gravity.
McGinley said the plasma welded beta titanium face insert is supported by a thin outer face flange, and produces higher ball speed and the maximum allowable Coefficient of Restitution. The cleaner plasma weld process eliminates weld material in the face to create a more efficient overall weight distribution.
"The optimum weight distribution creates a center of gravity that is both lower and closer to face center," said Jeff Meyer, Director of Metalwood Design and Development for Titleist. "This produces a higher initial launch angle and lower spin for increased distance and a larger peak ball speed area across the face.
"For both the competitive and aspiring golfer, a higher launch angle means increased distance through improved trajectory. For the stronger player, reduced spin means distance with a flatter, more controlled downrange."
The CNC Milled 7075 T-6 Aluminum hosel tube, Meyer said, replaces bore-through mass. Mass is moved from the hosel, according to Meyer, to strategic weight pads in sole and skirt to help produce optimum center CG location.
The 400cc Titleist Pro Titanium 905S features a deep face design, Meyer said, with a more shallow and compact front-to-back profile than the 905, resulting in the center of gravity being closer to the face, producing a flatter initial launch angle and less dynamic loft. Meyer said the 905S ideal for high-speed or high-spin players who need reduced spin for optimum performance.
The 905T, also 400cc, has a larger front-to-back profile with a slightly shallower face than the 905S counterpart, Meyer said, and is targeted at all serious golfers from tour players to aspirational golfers. Meyer said the low and deep center of gravity produces more dynamic loft for a higher initial launch angle along with low to moderate spin characteristics for optimum playability.
The 905T, according to Meyer, is designed to produce an ideal high launch trajectory, and long, straight downrange flight, and is targeted at all serious golfers seeking a versatile, high-performance driver.
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