Busy Week at the Titleist Test Facility
June 17th, 2008
With the U.S. Open having been contested at Torrey Pines Golf Course in nearby San Diego, many of our Titleist ambassadors utilized our test facility in Oceanside to get ready for the championship. Practicing at the test facility allowed the players to work with both our Tour reps and the club fitters at Oceanside to ensure that all of their clubs were dialed in. Besides that, it was also a nice place to get away from all of the activity that takes place on the range at a major championship. We also had some of the players test prototype drivers that we have in development. No word yet on when these clubs will be available in golf shops. Be sure to check out the photo gallery featuring players at the test facility.
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Whenever the new drivers make it to golf shops, do you anticipate them coming to fitters with a SureFit system similar to the new iron lines?
Both consumers and our network of FittingWorks partners have been supportive of the new SureFit iron fitting system. Our intention is to keep improving all of our fitting programs to give our fitters and consumers the best tools available to make proper fitting decisions. More information will be available on Titleist.com and FittingWorks.com at the appropriate time.
Is there a difference between the A-FLEX mesh cap and the flex-fit mesh cap? What does Adam Scott, Matt Jones, etc. wear?
Learn more about all of the Titleist fitted headwear options here. Adam, Matt, and several others wear the A-FLEX flexible fit sports mesh cap (style #AF8-13).
Do Titleist clubs come with Diamana White as a custom option?
Yes. All available shaft options for Titleist golf clubs can be viewed here. Please contact your preferred authorized Titleist golf shop for any applicable upcharge fees.
The clubhead looks good. How about some info on the shafts? The only one I could definitely recognize was DLIII’s UST Proforce V2.
Thanks and keep up the great work with the website,
Barry
Zach and Ryuji tested with the Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana White, Strick and Nick tested with the UST Proforce V2 (Nick’s with a Tour-prototype all yellow finish), Quigs and Chez tested with the Aldila VooDoo, Jon tested with the Fujikura Rombax (with new graphics), and Michael tested with the GDI YS-7+.
When I click on the link photo gallery only the picture that is showing pops up. Is that the only photo or is there more?
There are 32 images in this photo gallery. Ensure that you allow the page to fully load before clicking on the photo gallery link and that your browser and plug-ins are up to date.
Good work on the drivers… Looking good, saw some pictures of Titleist staff bags during the Open and the headcover looks pretty flashy too. Any more word on the AP2 being released in 2-iron model? As of a month ago you guys said it was still being considered. Have there been any recent updates you can share? And, regarding the A-flex cap with the Pro V1 logo, would you care to be a little more precise with the term “shortly?” Been hearing that on this site for a while now.
Thanks guys, keep up the work on the fantastic site.
The AP2 2-iron will not be available for purchase through golf shops. The A-flex caps with the new logo treatment are in our warehouse. These caps will ship as fill-ins as golf shops sell through their inventory of the A-flex caps with the original logo treatment. As such, availability in the short term will vary from golf shop to golf shop.
I was a little curious as to the possibility of the AP2 2-iron being available in golf shops? I know that there has been testing but hadn’t seen any updates on the possible release.
Thanks,
Roy
What’s the next step for the prototype drivers? Are they in the Tour validation stage? Ultimately, do you foresee these drivers making it to golf shops?
Why does Titleist not trumpet the fact that the winner of the US Open uses a Titleist putter?
The drivers are currently in the Tour validation stage. We’re not ready to comment further at this point.
Please see ScottyCameron.com with regard to your last question.
Thank you for the preview of the new drivers. When can we expect to find out more about them?
Keep up the good work
Nick
Updates will be available here and through Titleist.com throughout the development cycle.
In general, how did their numbers with the new drivers compare to their current gamers? Also, I noticed the all white mesh hats (and a blue one on DLIII), when will those be available to the public?
Thanks again for all you do.
Josh
Generally, ball speeds were up and spin rates were down. Initial feedback from the players was very positive, although most did not game the new drivers right away as they were preparing for a major championship.
The all white mesh caps (Style #AF8-13) are in golf shops now. Davis’ navy blue cap is a Tour-only offering at this point. The new logo treatment with ProV1 on the left side is a rolling change to the line. These should be appearing in golf shops soon.