What’s in the Bag: Davis Love III
May 1st, 2007
We caught up with Titleist ambassador Davis Love III as he began preparing for this week’s Wachovia Championship and next week’s The Players. The Wachovia Championship is conducted in Charlotte, North Carolina, near where Davis went to college at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Davis won the last PGA Tour event held in North Carolina, the 2006 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, and he’s sure to have a lot of crowd support again this week. Davis is also a two-time winner of The Players (1992 & 2003), so he’s pretty excited to compete in both events over the next couple of weeks. Following is a complete listing of the Titleist equipment Davis will trust as he takes on the top players in the world at Wachovia and The Players.
| Golf Ball | New Titleist Pro V1x |
| Driver | Titleist Pro Titanium 905R 7.5° |
| Shaft | UST Proforce V2 (76g, X-flex) |
| Fairways | Titleist Pro Trajectory F3•05 prototype 13° |
| Titleist PT 906F3 prototype 18° | |
| Shaft | UST Proforce V2 (86g, X-flex) |
| Irons | Titleist Forged 680 (3-9) |
| Shaft | True Temper Dynamic Gold (X100) |
| Wedges | Vokey Design 200 Series Pitching Wedge 50° |
| Vokey Design 400 Series Sand Wedge 54° | |
| Vokey Design prototype Lob Wedge 60° | |
| Shaft | True Temper Dynamic Gold (X100) |
| Putter | Scotty Cameron by Titleist prototype |
Davis on the range at Wachovia.
Close-up look at Davis’ clubs.
Another shot of Davis’ Titleist gear.
Davis’ trusty Scotty Cameron prototype (right) has a companion this week.
Another view of the two prototype putters.
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What lofts does Davis have on irons 3-9?
3-iron is 21°, 9-iron is 45°, 4° increments between the other irons.
Which grips does Davis use?
Golf Pride New Decade Multi-Compound in Carolina Blue.
The picture of Davis’ 906F3 has the look and finish of the old PT woods. Is that a design feature for all F3s or just a custom finish for Davis? I seem to remember he was one of the players who never wanted to take the PT out of the bag.
Davis actually uses an F3•05 prototype fairway, which is different from our 906F3 prototype fairway. Fredrik Jacobson also uses the F3•05, which can be seen here.
Can you tell me what Davis’ lie angles and swingweights are on his irons?
I always assumed upright lie angles for tall players but was surprised to see Adam Scott at 1° flat and I know some other tall players use flatter lie angles as well. Any thoughts on this? How do they get so shallow standing at 6 feet plus?
What is a grip reminder? I suspect it is a marking on the grip? How is it possible to install this facing up?
Reminder is another way to refer to a ribbed grip. Ribbed grips have a rib that runs the length of the grip. These grips are generally installed so that the rib faces the ground when the club is in the playing position. It could be installed facing up by rotating it 180°.
Do any Titleist ambassadors install a grip with a reminder, but with the reminder in the 12 o’clock position (facing up)? Or any other variations you may have come across?
Not only do none of our players put a grip on like that, but, to my knowledge, no one on Tour does!!
– Mata
Great information as always. I noticed that Davis had two putters in the bag for his practice rounds. One of the Scotties appeared to be a heel-shafted Del Mar-style putter. It seems like I’ve seen quite a few of the heel-shafted putters showing up on the Tour TV coverage this year, any reason for this trend? Thanks.
We can’t speak toward any trends, but Davis tried another player’s Del Mar 3.5 while sharing a house at The Masters and decided to have Scotty make one for him with a Triple Black finish. Davis said that the new putter would get a try in the Wednesday Pro-Am this week, and it must have worked out since, according to the Darrell Survey, it stayed in his bag for Thursday’s first round.
Hi, I was wondering if you could tell me the difference between the 906F2, 906F3, and 906F4?
The 906F3 prototype is longer heel to toe and the center of gravity (CG) is closer to the face and more towards the toe when compared to the 906F2. Therefore the 906F3 prototype would be more fade bias and slightly lower spinning.
The 906F4 prototype has a lower CG, an increased face area in the impact zone, a larger profile, and a shallower face than the 906F2, allowing for a higher launch.
Another great posting, thanks for sharing! Can you comment on the grind on Davis’ 60° Spin Milled prototype? Is it one of the M, V or P grinds that was released a few years back or is it something different?
Davis is playing a 260.08 prototype, non-Spin Milled. He employs what we call a TK grind which produces a slightly more front-to-back cambered sole with approximately 4° of bounce. Thanks.
– Voke
Does Titleist have any policy with its Tour players as far as playing or trying out the new equipment like the 907 drivers or 695 irons?
All players are shown new product when it comes out, however, it might not fit their game. As such, no one is forced into playing something new.
Refreshing to see the variety of equipment played by Titleist staff. It seems with many other manufacturers that they are keen to force players to use the newer equipment even if it doesn’t necessarily fit their game. I note that there is an enormous array of equipment in play - drivers, fairways and irons - many of which are not the latest and greatest, but perhaps old faithfuls.
What are the playing characteristics of the 906F3 compared to the 906F2 that is available in golf shops?
The 906F3 prototype is longer heel to toe and the center of gravity (CG) is closer to the face and more towards the toe when compared to the 906F2. Therefore the 906F3 prototype would be more fade bias and slightly lower spinning.
I see in Davis’ bag that both of his fairway woods have “F3″ in them…can you guys comment on what exactly the “F3″ stands for? Also, are there many Tour players who play equipment that is not available to the general public, because most of Davis’ equipment is not available.
The “F3″ is simply a model designation and has no alternative meaning.
As far as Tour players and prototype equipment, Titleist develops many prototype products for performance-validation testing on Tour. Some of these products are never released to the consumer market. In Davis’ case, his fairways, 60° wedge, and putters are all prototypes. His Forged 680 irons and Vokey Design 400 Series 54° wedge are prior generation models that Davis has continued to use. And his Pro Titanium 905R driver and Vokey Design 200 Series 50° wedge are both current inline products.