Equipment
Made Only To Order: Titleist launches MOTO program
There’s a small, yet very vocal segment of the golfing population that desires highly specialized golf equipment that’s generally very difficult to obtain. Relatively few golfers actually need such clubs to perform their best, which is why they’re often not released to the public. But golfers who want them really want them.
Titleist’s solution to the problem is its new MOTO, or “Made Only to Order” program that will give golfers access to specialized metal woods and irons, as well as through 110 U.S. locations within Titleist’s Fitting Network and more than 3,000 fitting events held annually around the country.
MOTO will allow golfers to purchase Titleist’s 915D4 driver, which debuted on the PGA Tour in February and has been generating buzz among many better players ever since. The 915D4 uses the same technologies as the company’s 915D2 and 915D3 drivers, but is unique because of its more forward center of gravity that creates less spin, albeit slightly less forgiveness.
Through MOTO, golfers will also be able to buy an 18-degree version of Titleist’s 915Fd fairway wood. Both clubs are available June 15 through any Titleist golf club retail partner in the U.S.
Titleist 915D4 Driver ($549)
- Lofts: 8.5, 9.5 and 10.5 degrees (RH and LH)
- Headsize: 450cc
- Target golfers: Better players who need less spin that the 915D3 driver can provide, or those prefer its slightly more rounder appearance at address. According to Titleist, the 915D4 is approximately 250-300 rpm lower spinning than the 915D3 driver.
Titleist 915Fd ($279)
- Lofts: 18 degrees (RH only)
- Headsize: 160cc
- Target golfers: Players who need less spin that the 18-degree 915F fairway wood can provide.
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Arguably, the best perk of being a professional golfer on the PGA Tour is the ability to request or even just be handed pretty much any club you could think of. It happens more often than you think, usually with putters around the practice green from one event to the next. Come Wednesday, the Tour bags lining the edge of the putting surface become resting places for fallen flatsticks that never made the cut.
So let’s take a look at some of the best we’ve seen out on Tour this year that never made it to the competition. (You may notice none of Hideki Matsuyama’s custom Scotty Cameron putters made this list. There are too many.)
Let’s start with this custom Damascus Milled Odyssey Rossie made for Ryo Hisatsune. Featuring a single line and the short-slant hossel, we’ve seen plenty of Number 7 and jailbird heads featuring the Damascus Milled insert, but this is the first and only one we’ve spotted in a Rossie. Hisatsune primarily putts with an Odyssey Black Series iX #9, but we have seen him recently with a TaylorMade TP Collection SOTO, so there could be potential that the Damascus Milled Rossie could end up in the bag.
Everyone wants to be Cameron Young right now. We’ve had Justin Thomas and Tom Hoge both game the Scotty Cameron 9.5R prototype. Well, for the PGA Championship, Brooks Koepka nearly joined that list after requesting the same style of putter, with the full-length alignment line. But the Scotty Cameron reps took the request a step further and made one specially for Koepka with a Teryllium insert, similar to one in his previous Newport 2 gamers. The reason why this one didn’t go into play, though? Because it was too heavy.
Harry Hall was the third-best putter on Tour last year, so when Bettinardi made him a custom proto, you know it was going to be good. The custom BB28 blade features VDF face milling, a custom-welded single-bend shaft, and the owner’s initials – HH – on the sole of the putter. Hall, who usually games an Odyssey O-Works #7 W, has dabbled with a TaylorMade Spider Tour X already this year. Maybe there’s a chance this Bettinardi might make his bag.
Honestly, this one doesn’t need a description. It’s Kieth Mitchell’s custom Scotty Cameron Napa. One Scotty Cameron face stamp, two Scotty Dogs, two Scotty Cameron 7-Point Crowns and one Circle T. That is all. Oh, except for the Cashmere Cameron headcover.
Finally, and just for fun, how about we pour one out for this TaylorMade Spider Tour X made for Scottie Scheffler in its new torched finish. It’s unlikely we’ll see a putter change anytime soon from the best golfer in the world. In fact, he hit just two putts with it on the Harbour Town practice before going back to his trusty gamer.
Driver: Titleist GT3 (9 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Aldila Rogue Silver 130 M.S.I. 70 TX
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi35 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X
7-wood: TaylorMade Qi35 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X
Irons: Grindworks PR-202 (4), Grindworks PR-101A (5-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Cleveland RTX6 Tour Rack (52-10 Mid), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-08M), SM11 (60-04T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron Tour Rat 1.5 Tour Prototype
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
In our forums, our members have been discussing their favorite major winning irons used by Tiger Woods. WRXer ‘golferdude54’ kicks off the thread saying:
“Mizuno MP 14/29. Titleist 681T. Nike Forged Blades. TaylorMade P7TW.
Among these irons that helped Tiger win 15 majors, which is your favorite in terms of looks?”
And our members have been naming their favorites and why in response.
Here are a couple of posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- SwingBlade: “I prefer the early blades he played and the more recent TM TW’s especially because after Tiger had his major behavioral setbacks, part of Nikes support payback was making Tiger play a Nike putter and cease using his beloved uniquely customized Scotty putter.”
- ProjectX: “This (Nike Forged Blades) and there’s not even a close second.”
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Regis
Jun 3, 2015 at 6:00 pm
Weren’t the D2 and D3 released in November 2014? And how distinguishable is the Titleist Active Recoil Channel from the slots that that crap company introduced over 2 years ago?
Alex
Jun 2, 2015 at 9:09 am
So over the weekend i was at my local range and some guy was next to me who was a good player hitting balls. He was ripping these low drivers that kept hitting the back fence which is exactly at 245 yards (lasered with my range finder) but they had enough pace probably to carry out at about 280-290 with what i would assume be rolling out quite a lot on a sunny day. He was teeing it up really low, I could not tell if the club was any different from a standard D2/D3 titleist, all i could tell it was shorter. So i asked him what length of the driver is that. He replies, its a custom D4 driver at 10.5 left at 42.75″ length. He was telling me he has a D3 at 44.5 8.5 degree when he plays courses he needs to carry over 310, but 99% of the time he plays this D4 10.5 teed up really low and hits these low screamers.
It was impressive to watch.
KCCO
Jun 2, 2015 at 6:34 am
Will 716 T-MB be available through MOTO?
Large chris
Jun 2, 2015 at 5:45 am
Only 110 fitting locations and 3000 fitting events?? Wow not that exclusive then. Only straight off the tour van will do for me.
I don’t really see why Titleist is doing this, not convinced there is much difference to their normal (very good) custom / upgrade options. The D4 would have been made available retail if they hadn’t done This MOTO scheme.
Agree on the glued hosel comment, that’s an option I would go for.
vegasgolfandsneakers
Jun 4, 2015 at 10:50 pm
They’re really protecting this club for whatever reason. A guy I know plays on the Euro Tour, he can’t even get one as it’s a US-only product. If he wanted one, he’d have to buy it. And for the Club pros, they’re not offering any discounts, PUD, etc. You’re paying cost, even the staffers.
moses
Jun 2, 2015 at 1:29 am
Loft up boys. This is Titleist’s version of the SLDR albeit most likely more forgiving.
Mike Gomez
Jun 1, 2015 at 6:12 pm
I wear a Rolex and work as an FA. I have to have this MOTO driver to impress the clients. Costs money to make money.
KCCO
Jun 2, 2015 at 6:32 am
Interesting……maybe sarcasm, I hope
MHendon
Jun 1, 2015 at 5:05 pm
I’m probably in the minority here but I would like to see clued versions made available, particularly in the fairway woods and hybrids.
Max
Jun 1, 2015 at 5:04 pm
The D4 is what the D3 should have been when it was released last year. I’d wager that 90% of people who bought a D3 would have bought a D4 instead if it were available at the same time.
John
Jun 1, 2015 at 5:51 pm
90% of people wanted roughly 3-4 yards more rollout and lower MOI for almost twice the cost? Really?
Kyle
Jun 1, 2015 at 6:17 pm
449 vs 549 is twice the cost? And no, if the d4 came out as the d3, like I agree it should have, then it would have been their standard 449 price point
Earl
Jun 1, 2015 at 7:46 pm
I couldn’t disagree more.
The D3 spins low enough for 95% of golfers, and is a lot more forgiving.
The D4 would realistically only suit a real minority of the market
Max
Jun 2, 2015 at 3:14 am
My argument assumes the same price and applies to D3 purchasers only, not the entire golfing population. Kyle gets it.
Thomas Beckett
Jun 2, 2015 at 1:58 pm
I agree with Max and Kyle that the D4 performance should have been the D3 but I like the three driver lineup because now Titleist has a low spin model and three distinct choices to fit a golfer. I do think its stupid that Titleist is charging more for the D4, it should have been released at the same time as the D2.D3 and at the same price. Titleist was a little late to the high launch low spin party but I would bet that they have a 3 driver stock lineup in the next release with the 917.
John McClane
Jun 2, 2015 at 2:06 pm
Depends on what type of forgiveness you are referring to Earl. I can make an argument that my SLDR 430 is more forgiving than a Ping G30.
Earl
Jun 5, 2015 at 12:51 am
you COULD argue that, although you’d be wrong.
By forgiveness I mean the D3 has a much higher MOI than the D4 and dispersion will be much better on off center hits.
Thomas Beckett
Jun 5, 2015 at 4:35 am
Earl, MOI has nothing to do with the dispersion with directional misses meaning left or right of center line. MOI is simply ball speed retention on mishits. The left and right misses you speak of have more to do with loft, lie, bulge, roll, and swing path. Per head size the center of gravity in a driver can only be moved around in about a 1mm box therefore to make any significant increase to MOI companies made drivers bigger until the USGA put a limit on them because that was the easiest way to increase MOI which is why I would guess Titleist made the D4 450cc which is 5 larger than the D3 so it wouldn’t suffer much MOI loss if any, yet still have lower spin. Now for the second part Earl. When a golf balls spins it does so on an axis. Sometimes the axis is vertical giving a straight ball flight and sometimes it is tilted causing the ball to curve. Now imagine a ball with a really tilted axis spinning at 3500 rpm. That could be your slice into the other fairway. Now cut that spin in half with a ball on the same axis tilt and the shot will curve much less. I believe that the higher the MOI the better because thats more distance on mishits but if the driver creates more ball spin then all you have done is create a longer flying harder curving shot into the trees. One last thing Earl, are you a Titleist R&D driver designer. How do you know the D4 has a lower MOI. Have you measured the MOI’s or are you assuming because its weight is further forward than D3 its MOI must be much lower. The D4 may be lower in MOI but the fact is you don’t know you are only assuming so to make claims that the D3 has a much higher MOI is ridiculous so basically you know nothing and your arrogance and your ignorance is offensive.
Nate
Jun 1, 2015 at 4:27 pm
I hit the D4 over the weekend. For me it had a better feel then the D3. Also seemed to have a flatter ball flight aka bored better.
The prices in this article do not seem accurate because on the Titleist website the D4 is MSRP $625 and $299 for the fairway. I’ll have to see what my local retailer is actually selling the D4 for.
Zak Kozuchowski
Jun 1, 2015 at 4:36 pm
Prices listed are MAP
Nate
Jun 1, 2015 at 4:51 pm
Thank you for the clarification on the pricing. Just need to find out now what the shaft I prefer is going to run me.
storm319
Jun 1, 2015 at 7:07 pm
MAP stands for “Minimum advertised price”
matt_bear
Jun 1, 2015 at 8:19 pm
So who has the driver for sale at $549? All I see is $625. If the price includes any custom shaft, then not so bad. If still a +$200 shaft up charge for something like a tour ad di, then just ridiculous. Paying “tour only” price on a retail item. No thanks.
Nate
Jun 2, 2015 at 2:24 pm
I have not checked on the D4 but I know of a couple retailers in Oregon that sell the D2/D3 in store for $399, which is believe is $50 below the MAP.
I checked with Titleist yesterday at the D4 pricing is with the standard stock shaft options, everything else is an upcharge. I am a little disappointed to hear that, but since the D4 is not going to be mass produced (supposedly) like the D2/D3 I understand why they are charging a premium for it.
vegasgolfandsneakers
Jun 4, 2015 at 10:53 pm
That surprises me they’re offering it at $399. One, their margin isn’t much. Two, Titleist can cut your account if you’re selling brand new product for less than MAP. Hence the point of MAP pricing.
Dj
Jun 1, 2015 at 4:24 pm
The biggest thing about the d4 coming out is the supposedly and hopefully better sound. The d3 sounds terrible
Pipe
Jun 3, 2015 at 1:32 am
I am a Titleist Tech Rep and I hit it today finally. It is 200 RPM lower and the sound is what I can describe as slightly more “dull” I didn’t notice a significant loss of forgiveness. honestly 200 rpm lower can be achieved with a good fitting and the correct shaft/loft combo if you don’t feel like dropping the extra $100. Still better than the crap most other companies and churning out every 6 months
Regis
Jun 3, 2015 at 5:49 pm
Yeah the “Active Recoil Channel” is so much more innovative than those crap slots that that other company introduced 2 years ago. And the lower spinning D4 is a whole 7 months removed from the introduction of the D2 and D3. I’m with ya Bud.