Gbb Driver Review

[Gabriel Litke]

Irequested the Graphite Design Tour AD-DI shaft for a few reasons. Richard and others had talked this shaft up for quite some time now. Hearing higher launch and knowing about the low spin characteristics of the i20, I felt the synergy would work.

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Building the perfect driver was a long way off (and still is), but Jertson was excited where Ping had landed with the G30. When it was released, the driver was a powerful testament to his vision. Its rear-CG design created great distance on good and bad shots, and it was also a very straight driver. The G30 sold incredibly well and, as a result, the industry mostly shifted away from forward-CG drivers.

G400 Test Results: With the G400, I launched my drives an average of 1.6-degrees higher than I did with the G while dropping spin an average of 416 rpm. That led to a significant improvement in distance. With my swing speed and ball speed staying about the same, I added an average of 7.2 yards more carry distance and 8.7 yards more total distance.

One way to explain the improved launch conditions is that I hit the G400 drivers more consistently. As you can see in the Trackman dispersion chart, I hit the G400 and G400 LST drivers straighter on average than the G and G LST. Is that its slightly enhanced forgiveness shining through? Maybe, maybe not.

The FT Optiforce is the first Callaway driver to feature the Advanced Optifit hosel. Whereas the Razr Fit, Razr Fit Extreme, and X Hot drivers adjusted to Open, Square, or Closed face angles, the FT Optiforce is adjustable for loft and lie. You can reduce the loft by 1 or raise it by 1 or 2. Keep in mind that changing the loft will also change the face angle (adding loft closes the face, reducing loft opens it).

For launch monitor testing, I pitted both FT Optiforce drivers against my current gamer, the Razr Fit Extreme. The 440 head produced numbers very similar to the RFE: launch of about 14 degrees and spin around 2400 RPMs. The 460 head launched just a hair higher and spun 300-400 RPMs more. This makes sense due to the additional loft on the 460.

The big difference on the monitor was club head speed, ball speed, and distance. With the 460 head and the PXv shaft (my best combination), I was consistently 7 yards longer than my RFE.

On the course, the Optiforce was excellent. On well hit shots, I was definitely past the spots where my drives normally stop. As far as accuracy, I had plenty of confidence to hit the Optiforce on any hole where I would normally hit driver.

Going into this review, I expected the Optiforce to be inaccurate due to its light weight and long shaft. I expected that the additional shaft length and reduced weight would not give me additional club head speed. And I expected the 440 head with the Diamana shaft to perform best for me.

Hey Matt have you tried the TaylorMade SLDR. I want to buy a new driver and im leaning towards the OptiForce after watching and reading your review but some of my friends swear the SLDR is better. Can u please help me out here.Thanks

Thanks Matt im leaning towards the Opti Force even more now. Just 2 more questions, my drives always slice to the right if i dont hit the ball well do you think the OptiForce will suit me better than the SLDR if so do i go with the 440 or the 460. Thanks again for your help.

I think that getting fit is really important, particularly for a new golfer. If you can work with someone good, like Club Champion, you can learn so much about your swing, your equipment, and your preferences.

The new 910D2 and 910D3 are not only the highest performing drivers in the history of the Titleist golf club franchise, but represent a true competitive advantage in driver performance and fitting. The ability to independently adjust loft and lie allows ball flight to be optimized both high and low, and for more fade or draw.

The new 910 drivers provide improvements in flight, fit, looks, feel and sound, and provide a new level of precision fitting to deliver total performance and driving confidence. Together, these advances put the Titleist 910 drivers in a class of their own, both on Tour and in the marketplace.

Previous to the new 910, our fitters on Tour would have to run back and forth to the Tour Van when we needed to adjust the loft and lie of a driver, change a shaft or build an entirely new club. Not anymore. Whereas it would take anywhere from several hours to a full day to fit and build new drivers for a player, with the 910 high performance heads and SFT technology we can now fit them in 30 minutes and they walk off the range with a more precisely fit driver

Thanks to their ultra-thin casting technology, Titleist was able to reduce the thickness of the crown by 17%, allowing for that weight to be redistributed back and deep, ultimately leading to greater stability. The aft region of the crown has also undergone modification from that of the 909, sloping lower than before. This compliments the weight redistribution mentioned above, by helping to push the center of gravity down and further back. Helping to take this concept one step further is the relocation of the proprietary rear bezel weight. By taking it lower and deeper, and locating it on axis with the center of the club face, the CG is further optimized, and speed and stability are further promoted.

The shaft I chose is a lower launching shaft, and a heavier one at that, and combined nicely to work with my swing dynamics. I felt that I could go after the ball as much as I wanted and not lose control of the clubhead or need to time anything as the clubhead whipped around. Launch conditions (spin, ball speed, launch angles) were pretty much spot on, particularly after switching from A1 to B1.

Also available separately for purchase is the SureFit Tour Weight Kit, which allows you to adjust the swingweight by changing out the screw weights. Each kit contains 2.5g, 7.9g, and 12g screw weights, along with a locking weight caddie and instructions for installation. The same SureFit Tour wrench that comes with the driver is used to swap weights.

Nice review, but I would have liked to see was a comparison between the 910 D2 and D3 drivers, the D3 driver might be a very nice tool in the hands of the very few near scratch players that have the abillty to work the driver.

Gerald, I agree it would be nice, but in my experience Titleist is quite honest about the differences between their models. The 910D2 is a slightly larger head (460 vs. 445 cc), has slightly more spin, and a shallower clubface. Launch angle is a tad higher too.

Note that the face angle changes with loft adjustments. As you open the face opens, the loft is reduced. The face angle at A1 is .5 deg open, if you reduce loft the face opens to 1.5 deg. As you add loft the face closes. Try one and you will love it!

One advantage with having an adjustable driver is that you can change the swing without having to change the club to achieve optimal launch conditions. A small swing change can change the launch angle with a couple of degrees. Adjusting the loft on the driver can help in getting the proper launch angle with the new swing. If you have a driver with a set loft, you may not get optimal launch angles if the swing change a bit.

If you are fit for the driver at handicap 20, swing changes dropping you to a 10 can make the loft not fit anymore. You can of course adjust ball position and tee height to accommodate for it, but that can in turn cause other problems.

I am confident that I could crush any new model of driver, but accuracy and dispersion are the most important features for me. On the D1 setting for the 910D3 driver I can play a slight draw, strait, slight fade, or big fade. Nearly impossible on that setting for me to snap hook it which for a big hitter is what you often worry about the most.

The main selling feature of the Rogue driver is still their Jailbreak Technology. Last year we were able to gather a small group of golfers to test the Epic driver in this article. Almost everyone we tested had increased ball speed, which validated Callaway's claims. Most golfers see anywhere from 1-3 mph of ball speed increases. This mostly results in a little extra bump in the overall distance.

Without going into the technical details, Callaway says that they have improved the overall Jailbreak Effect on the Rogue driver. The key difference is on off-center hits. By increasing the MOI (a measure of forgiveness), they are saying that the driver will perform better than the Epic on mishits.

Woody is extremely excited about the Rogue driver mainly because of the added stability for off-center hits. He believes it is one of the most forgiving drivers he has ever seen. Woody said he is most impressed with the combination of higher MOI and lower spin. When he evaluates a golf club he takes into account the variety of golf swings that he works with, and thinks that the Callaway Rogue driver will be extremely versatile in its ability to work for different kinds of golfers.

Personally, I was not a huge fan of the Callaway Epic when I had a chance to take it out on the course. The contact felt a bit "muted" and it wasn't the right fit for me in terms of launch characteristics.

I have to say that I like the Rogue driver significantly more. It's an extremely attractive looking club, and I felt that they improved the feel of the club dramatically. While that might be subject to different golfer's opinions, that was one of the main things I noticed.

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