Titleist's stunning TSR driver
Golf’s greatest engineers pour their heart & soul into innovations like this, and it’s got us absolutely buzzing. Why? Because it’s one of the best drivers we’ve ever seen…
Equipment
What's your mix?
There’s a big gap between your driver and your approach irons, so which clubs do you use to get close to the green if you’re still a long way out?
Some players prefer to play with fairway woods, while some use utility irons and others swear by hybrids. There’s no right answer as each of these kinds of clubs nicely fills the gap between your driver and scoring irons.
By-and-large, hitting woods and hybrids off the deck will help you pack a punch and they’re easy to make good connection with the ball with, but longer irons provide that much-sought-after length and accuracy.
We’re seeing a modern trend of tour players opting for smaller fairway woods like 7-woods to help bridge the distance between the fairway and the green.
So, while there are different options open to you, what are the benefits of lining your golf bag with fairway woods?
Why use a fairway wood?
We all know that golf is a very challenging game, and as we’ve already hinted at, fairway woods will help give you a better connection with the ball when you’re hitting straight off the fairway rather than teeing off. The soles on fairway woods have been meticulously designed to power through the short grass, allowing you to translate that momentum into distance on your strikes.
When you play with a fairway wood, your strikes will simply glide across the top of turf and will have the power to give you both a higher ball flight, and a better landing on the green. The Titleist TSR fairway woods make a powerful sound when you strike the ball, and with a player-tuned performance, the club offers a desirable ball flight on every strike.
While it can be tempting to reach for an iron simply because you’re hitting off the fairway, there are potentially more benefits to hitting a fairway wood. If you tend to suffer from either a fade or slide when hitting the ball, fairway woods will give you a higher launch on your strikes, and have better shot-correction tech built into the larger clubhead.
Why use a hybrid?
You may be inclined to fill this gap between your clubs with a hybrid, and they’re an excellent choice if you do. Hybrids won’t give you as much power on your strikes when compared to fairway woods, but they’re very maneuverable to swing and will help you punch though the turf if your shot has landed in a poor area.
With a classically shaped clubhead, the TSR hybrid looks fantastic when you’re standing over the ball. The club also has a deeper, more forgiving centre of gravity to help you gain some height on your ball flights.
Why use a utility iron?
Some golfers prefer to play with utility irons when they find themselves a good distance from the hole. A huge benefit of adding long irons to the bag is your set up to the ball and swing are similar to your scoring irons, allowing you to retain a consistent sense of feel when striking the ball from the fairway to the putting surface.
Titleist’s U505 utility iron certainly packs a punch, and will have you aiming for the green when you’re still a good way out on the fairway. The iron has a soft trailing edge that gives your strikes a more fluid connection when grazing the turf.
Titleist's TSR fairway woods
The latest fairway woods from Titleist, the TSR range, don’t just look fantastic. There’s a lot of tech that’s been packed into the clubhead to give you a trouble-free time on the golf course.
As we’ve already mentioned, the TSR2 fairway wood offers players a long, lasting flight when you strike the ball. This club has an open hosel construction that allows for unwanted weight to be tactically moved into appropriate areas in the clubhead, bringing down the center of gravity to give you more distance.
If you’re looking for that bit of extra forgiveness, you’ll get on well with the TSR2+ fairway wood. This club has much of the same tech but a larger profile and more forgiveness than the standard TSR2. A more central CG means straighter ball flights. This club will have you building up consistency in no time.
Should you have a naturally slow swing speed, you may be missing out on distance. To help accommodate you for this, the TSR1 fairway wood is Titleist’s ultra-lightweight fairway wood offering that has a deep CG and a high MOI, meaning you’ll be swinging the club faster, making more height, and hitting the ball straighter.
If you’re an adept golfer and you know exactly how to work your shot shape to your liking, you’ll benefit from adding the TSR3 fairway wood to your bag. This club comes equipped with Titleist’s SureFit Adjustable CG Track System that lets you fine-tune your setup to your liking.
These fantastic Titleist fairway woods are available right now in the pro shop. If you pop by the shop, we’d be more than happy to book you in for a custom fitting.
