This club is easy to square and manipulate if you are a strong (physically) player. I got this one from 2ND Swing as a used model. I have not been disappointed. I'm driving the ball between 280 & 290. I might get a softer shaft though so I can drive it a little further. Low trajectory and low spin (Pro V1x ball helps) is a plus from this club. This can be a mid to high handicapper's club with the right shaft and confidence.

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983 K, GBB

best club ut t here today period! Nothing comes close for me. It is easy to square long and straight. Can say enough about it!

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I bought the 983E to replace my trusty 975D at the beginning of the season. It was a natural progression ... same solid feel and great persimmon-like thwack when you catch the ball solid. It's straight as an arrow for me, with a long piercing trajectory as advertised. The stock Speeder by Titleist shaft was a little heavy for me, allowing me to get about the same carry as the 975D (250 yds), but with lots of extra roll. I replaced it recently with the NV 65, and now I am carrying it about 15-20 yards further, with still the huge roll afterwards. This club is so pro!

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Titleist 975D, Cobra SS380, Mizuno T-Zoid Forged, Callaway GBB

Great great driver. I love the feel, the distance and trajectory. I am 14 5'3" 100 pounds. A rather smnall kid but my swing speed is consitantly 93mph. I can crank it out there 250 about every time now. Couldn't be more happy with the club!

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None used but I got the 704 CBs and they were very nice.

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EVERYTHING ON THE MARKET... TRUST ME

what feel this driver has, shaft is the first time I have play the GDI. Store owner claimed it was indeed better than the prolite 35. {always use prolite}play first round yesterday and I will have to admit that the ball went EXACTLY where I was aiming it. was working the driver BOTH ways... distance wise not yet so sure rain has been falling a lot therefore fairways are not DRY.... ball flight is awesome. tee it low and it goes low, tee it high and it goes high... 9.5 loft works good for me, had been playing 8.5. the 9.5 in the E plays like a 8.5 in other drivers I have played. hit some fairways that I have always struggled with before keeping ball in play. now that felt really good. really hope this ONE just keeps on improving everytime I play a round with it...so far so GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Just purchased this driver (9.5 degree loft, Grafalloy ProLite - stiff shaft) to complement the similar 983K I have. I have to say, I won't be going back to the K!!! The 983E is an absolute cannon!! Perfect trajectory and I hit it straight as an arrow. I've never had the control with a driver that I have with this club. Distance-wise, I'm not totally sure yet. Course was wet the day I played, yet I was flying it to where my K was ending up. I'll be interested to see if I get the roll that I keep hearing about for this club. Overall, I couldn't be happier. In my opinion, it blows it's "big brother" out of the water, and that was a great driver. I emphasize was, though. I don't foresee the 983E coming out of my bag for many years to come!! A few stats: I'm 6'4", swingspeed approx 115 mph, avg. drive was 290-300 on a wet course - we'll see when it dries up. Titleist should be promoting this particular driver more...best I've ever seen or hit. It's a beautiful club.

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In the past it has been great.

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983K, 975J, 975D, TaylorMade 320 Tour,

I purchased this driver after having I began hooking the ball with my callaway vft pro series. I demoed this in a pro shop and fell in love with it. The set up was a 8.5 with a Graffaloy prolite stiff shaft. This club has a very low boring ball flight, but you can work it high and left to right and right to left with ease. My swing speed is around 110 and I was hitting my drives on average around 275, now I have picked up up not only greater accuracy but around 20-30 yards in distance. If you just let the club do the work, the club is awesome, however if you try to swing hard or muscle it you will pay for it in lost distance and accuracy. Over the past 5 years I have probably had at least 5 different drivers and by far this is the best driver I have ever hit and it is long and straight and gives you atleast another 10 to 20 yards of roll after it lands. Don't wast your money on another driver, this is the best driver on the market. If your tendency is to hook or strong draw this will straighten out your drives. If you swing in balance and let the shaft load you will hit consistently long straight drives.

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Haven't called them.

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Taylor made 580, King cobra ss350, callaway vft.

"To 'E' or not to 'E'. That is the question." I wrote a review about this club last fall when I first got it. I was in love with it. I decided to come back and give an update based on playing this club extensively for the last few months. I will repeat here that my 983E has 8.5 degree loft and is coupled with a custom UST stiff shaft. Also, my club head speed has been clocked at a consistant 113 mph. So, now for the reason I'm coming back. Honestly, I've been struggling with this club. The first month was fabulous. I couldn't miss a fairway and was rolling the ball well over 300 yards, which was extremely exciting as you could imagine. Starting sometime in January, I started spraying my drives hitting a mere 30% of fairways (using the driver) in the course of playing about 15 rounds of golf. So, recently I decided to check out some other drivers, in particular the 983K. I was told that it was more forgiving and could help relieve me of my fairway woes. Since I had already invested a rediculous amount of money in 3 drivers (at least, in my mind), I was absolutely determined to find the best driver fit for me this time...no ifs, ands, or buts. With that said, I extensively demoed the 983K along with all of the other new "hyped" drivers. They included: The Nike Ignite 460cc TI, new Cleveland Launcher 460cc TI, Taylor Made 580xd, the new Callaway Big Berth II, and of course, the 983K. Let me start by saying that I don't understand the hype around the Nike Ignite. The club does hit well, but the setup look is very non-traditional in my opinion (which deviates from other opinions). But enough of that, let's get down to business...the only club that really competed lengh-wise (for my swing) was the Taylor Made 580xd. Maybe I'm too brand-oriented, but I still found myself going back to the Titleist 983E and K. So, I decided to compare just those 2. Here's how my test went. I took my 983E and a demo 983K (fit with a standard, stiff graphite shaft) to the driving range on a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The results were consitant. I have an inside-out swing meaning that I have a natural draw to my shots, which I love. I sprayed the E more often, but one thing remained the same...hitting the K caused me to hit a hook or severe draw time after time. Like one other person said, the K is setup for the most-common amature golfer...the one who tends to fade or slice the ball. I hit each club about 100 times over the course of the 3-day weekend and very few of my K drives went straight. Most of them were to the right because of the extensive offset. However, the K definately gave me more of a launch angle (clubs were 8.5 degree E vs. 9.5 degree K). The launch angle with the K was definately more than the 1 degree of difference. After hitting several drives with each, I'd say this: If you tend to draw or hook the ball, the E is for you. If you tend to fade or slice, the K is for you. If you play straighter courses that promote long ball roll, then the E is for you. If you play a course that has a lot of dog-legs that require less roll and more accuracy, then the K is probably for you. If you want to work the ball at all, the E is for you. If you are a mid-to-high handicapper who just wants straight, accurate drives, then the K is probably for you. After all of this, I still think the Cobras are the best "bang for the buck". The new 440sz was VERY nice. Most people don't like the sounds, but I like it. Every hit surely results in people looking your way. One guy came up to me at the driving range to ask me if the club I was hitting was legal because it was something he'd never heard before. It's a VERY loud ping. Anyway, I hope all of this babbling helps. For me, I gave back the K demo and stayed with my 983E driver. As far as those 30% hit fairways go, it's my swing that's of fault, NOT the club (which I call my hammer).

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Let me start by saying that picking a driver is different for everyone. You have to try the club before you buy it! To me the 983E lines up well at address and is pleasing to the eye. I never liked the look of a 460cc head it's just too massive. When hitting this club the first thing I noticed is how solid it feels, there is no hollow clank like alot of other drivers out there. This is what appealed to me most of all. That being said many people should get on a launch monitor when selecting any new clubs or even to verify that the equipment they have works correctly for them. I used to have a constant fade and my driver was hard to control. Upon checking my swing on a launch monitor I discovered I have a 116 MPH clubhead speed and needed to switch to XStiff shafts on all my clubs. The shaft change has been the single biggest difference in my game. Picking the rest of the equipment is all about feel and cosmetics! I say this because alot of reviews describe how their shots just magically straightened out using one driver over another and I would contend that that has more to do with shaft selection than anything else.

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This is an amazing club. I bought the 9.5 degree with a fujikura speeder stiff. I hit it farther and just as straight as anything I've tried. The first time I hit this club, I couldnt keep the face open to save my life. I slowed down my swing a little, and balls started going straigter and longer. Its easy to hit, long and straight, and I seem to get way more roll with it than any of the other drivers I've tried. Relative to the 983K, I would say I hit this one a bit lower, and I hit them straighter. I hit this one a few yards farther on average, but theres not much difference. With the E, I find that it is hard to try to play a draw or a fade, it just seems to either go straight or have a major slice/hook. But as far as hitting long, straight drives, this is the best driver I have ever touched.

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