There were so many impressive aspects to my T-Series fitting earlier this summer with TPI fitter Lucas Bro (below), and if you watched it you’d see the level of thoroughness the fitting brings.
The Titleist 3D-fitting platform (Distance, Dispersion, Decent Angle) is designed to build efficiency across the bag and no — it’s not all about distance. Yes, that’s a part of it but ultimately the goal is to ensure that you, the player, is equipped to deal with any situation you may have out on the battlefield.
Here’s how it works, per Titleist.
You hit 3-5 shots with your current 7-, 5- and 4-irons. Using a launch monitor your fitter will look at:
- Distance Control: Looking for flatline ball speed with each club, with a 5-mph gap between irons
- Dispersion Control: Ensuring your shot pattern is relatively tight and predictable for each iron
- Descent Angle: Seeking a land angle of around 45-50 degrees with each club to ensure effective stopping power on the green
In this particular video (below) we focused on the control out of the rough. Titleist and Vokey wedge R&D grinded in on the grooves of the T-Series to create a groove that lives right in between what you might find on a Vokey and previous Titleist irons.
Why is this important?
Flyers and loss of control out of the rough is a serious thing at every level. That type of shot flies 10-15 yards farther out of the rough because of the drastic loss of spin. Although on Tour, some players prefer that, but the number is small. Other OEMs have tried to combat the flyer lie by putting more grooves on the face (think older Nike irons or Callaway’s Tour-only thin grooves).
But the T-Series offers that benefit to all the irons in its line due to its progressive groove design, giving the player a more “standard groove” in the longer irons and getting progressively more aggressive in the scoring irons.
I’ve heard a ton of marketing around things like this, but after watching the video below I was shocked at the difference in numbers. When a normal 7-iron out of the rough gives me 4,000 RPMs of spin (sometimes lower) and you hand me an iron that lives in the high 5,000s, my brain explodes.
Check out the video below to learn more.
