New driver releases from Titleist are among the most anticipated in the industry. With a huge tour presence and an incredibly loyal customer base, a lot of people have been looking forward to seeing if the new GT2 driver can compete with, or even outshine, some of the best drivers in the game. I am one of the fortunate few who has had access to the GT2 for some time now and here are my thoughts…
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The technology story behind the GT range is an interesting one. Titleist was determined to make the GT range faster than its predecessor the TSR family, and it felt that the only way to do so was by moving away from all titanium construction. This led to the development of a material completely new to golf club design that Titleist refers to as a Proprietary Matrix Polymer to be used in the crown section.
The new crown section that features across the GT family
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Stephanie Luttrell, Director of Metalwood Product Development explains: “The density of this crown is approximately three times lighter than where we were in an all-titanium construction. By wrapping the crown down to the sole, we optimize the mass distribution throughout the head, allowing us significant advantages in designing to our center of gravity and inertia goals.”
This crown material is extremely interesting and having been through the product presentation at the Titleist Performance Centre at Woburn, and handled a cut out of the crown, it is full of surprises. When you pick it up, it is exceptionally lightweight and somewhat malleable like a credit card, however when you drop it onto a hard surface, it surprisingly clangs like you have dropped a knife at the dinner table, which contributes to the acoustics and feel that we will come onto later.
The GT2 is probably the most user-friendly member of the new family, offering as it does the highest MOI in the range, but speed has not been sacrificed to achieve this.
The GT2 in the playing position
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In terms of the looks, existing Titleist fans will be relieved to hear that despite what is now a multi-material crown, there are no joins or banner strips down in the playing position. Titleist has filled and polished the sections where polymer meets titanium and retained that familiar, clean Titleist aesthetic. From the playing position, the GT2 looks exceptional. The aforementioned minimalist finish is complimented by a beautifully…
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