By the time you read this, practically every staff player who uses a Titleist driver will have been gaming a GT model for a while. Typically, Titleist is relatively careful about letting too much get out ahead of a new product launch. But in the case of the new GT models, the company not only seeded its tour pros, but also took to social media. Turns out there’s a lot to talk about.

“My ball speed went up two to three miles per hour right away, which is massive — and that was within just a few balls,” says Wyndham Clark. “And then the consistency of the spin was huge.”

He’s not alone. The list of players gaming the driver is significant—Max Homa, Tom Kim, Cameron Young, Justin Thomas, and Wil Zalatoris, among others.

More Than Just A Name

Gone is the TSR brand; in with GT. Why? Well GT is an acronym for “Generational Technology,” an indication that Titleist is thinking big with the latest driver.  “There’s enough new technology in it that it warranted a new name,” says Ryan Andrews, Senior Marketing and Product Manager for Titleist Canada. “They are a leap forward when it comes to both the technology they possess, and the manufacturing process used to create them.”

New Look, Sound, And Feel

With a lighter crown allowing more discretionary weight to be moved around, Titleist says this is the longest, fastest and straightest driver it has created to date. You get a clean look and great feel, as well as the sound you’d expect from Titleist.

The new GT line consists of three models. GT2 is designed for speed and forgiveness across the face with a higher-MOI setup. GT3 is designed for fine-tuned speed and control, maximizing distance and optimizing flight. GT4 is a low spin, 430cc driver designed to eliminate excessive spin and deliver a fast, penetrating trajectory.

Key Technologies

Ultra Lightweight Crown

Using a new proprietary matrix polymer, the crown on the driver is unlike any other on the market. The new material wasn’t previously used in golf clubs and allowed Titleist engineers to unlock opportunities across the clubhead. The Thermoform Crown presented Titleist engineers with the ability to move weight both to the front and the back of the club and offer three distinct driver models. Moving weight around allowed Titleist to create a great mix of speed, launch angle, and spin.  Another interesting development is the new crown is seamless, making it look less like an additional part of the driver head and more like one complete object.

Faster Aerodynamics

Moving weight around, along with the new crown, also offers another opportunity—improved aerodynamics.

Enhanced Speed Ring And Variable Face Thickness

Titleist used Speed Ring in previous drivers to stabilize the face but made improvements in both that technology and the variable face thickness, which improves speed on off-centre hits.

Which One Is For Me?

GT2

Fast and forgiving. The GT2 is a driver for those golfers seeking the confidence that if they don’t quite catch the ball square on the centre of the clubface, they won’t lose too much in the way of speed and distance. The clubhead is longer and the face slightly shallower, with more of a traditional pear shape. A weight can be moved to the rear position to increase forgiveness.

 

GT3

Big ball speeds, and maximum adjustability—that’s what the GT3 offers, which is why it is showing up in the bags of a lot of PGA Tour pros. The GT3 offers high launch conditions, and a flatter ball flight than what you see in the GT2. With five CG positions allowing fitters to really dial it in, the new weight track is more forward, allowing you to really change your ball flight. At 460 cubic centimeters, the head appears more compact, and the clubface sits taller than the GT2.

 

GT4

Low spin—that’s the key to the GT4. Though perhaps not quite as important as in previous generations, the GT4 is ideal for those golfers seeking to cut their spin rates, especially if they are over 3,000 RPMs. This allows for a more penetrating ball flight. With dual-spin controls allowing fitters to find the right spin balance, the clubhead can be weighted more forward for less spin, or to the back for slightly more. With a smaller profile at 430 cubic centimetres, engineers pushed its internal mass distribution farther apart, allowing for back-weighted stability, while cutting spin.

 

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