I would consider myself a Typical golf addict. I love the game. I watch almost all Televised events etc. Having said that I'm up on most of the new gear, however I'm reluctant to switch equipment on a whim. I have several golf buddies that jump to 'anything' new to gain that promised extra few yards. I do however try allot of new equipment, and being a solid single digit handicapper I'm a bit of a feel golfer. What prompted me to consider changing drivers was last summer when I caved the face of my 200 Steel taylormade driver, and I was forced to hit nothing but 3 iron off the tee. Distance being down, and accuracy was WAY up, scoring was much easier from the fairway. I decided to shelf my 115mph first tee swing in favour of a much more accurate 95-105 mph swing. Using the replacement TS-100 8.5 200 Steel with that swing speed was only producing 250yrd drives. Nothing to sneeze at for most/some golfers, but wasn't what I was used to (285-310) I took the time to have myself fitted for the proper shaft, and tried several different heads on the end of the shaft. I can't stress enough how important the correct shaft for your game is. I happily settled on the 983K 9.5 & the shaft was the Fuji Speeder (s)flex. This club fits my eye at address, and has incredible feedback. Feedback in such a way that when you strike the ball off centre, you know exactly where you've missed. The 983K is supposedly a draw biased club which it is against the 983E, but not necessarily against any other club out there. If you have sound fundamentals in your swing, I would highly recommend this club as it is extremely easy to hit, and it is 'deep' With my 10 to 15 mph slower swing I've gained back the 30 to 50 yards that I lost from the higher swing speeds however I rarely miss fairways now. Swing slower hit it deeper, much more enjoyable game from the short grass.

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I had a problem with one of the 983K heads, TITLEIST promptly replaced the club no hassle. Top shelf treatment

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I traded my Taylormade 510tp for this club and some dough. Although it is not as long as the tp it is equally forgiving and I hit more fairways with it. I have mine shafted with an aldila nv65 prototype, and this is equal to the fujikura that was in the tp. I'm pretty happy with this club.

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I have the 9.5 degree with a Grafalloy prolite shaft. I've played it around 6 months. My swing speed is 105-115 depending upon how I'm playing. I have to disagree with some of the prior reviews. I don't think this club is draw biased. It is closed but only to offset the tendency of the large clubhead to stay open at impact. This tendency is common to all large clubheads and the designer must counter it in some fashion. Titleist's designer, as most do, elected to close the club face. If the club is swung from the top, or the hands become too active at impact, the closed nature will produce hooks, but this is true of all of the large titanium drivers I've encountered. If the hands are allowed to drop into the slot and a proper release is applied, the results are neutral. The best characteristic of this driver for me is the feel of the head and the shaft combined with the solid feel at impact makes it easier to drop into the slot and accelerate smoothly through the ball than any other driver I've tried. With other large headed drivers I've had a harder time waiting before coming through, or clinched to some extent at or just before impact. The current offerings from Taylor Made (540,580) and Callaway (BB II pro and regular) don't give me that much confidence. I played both and found some days I was swinging well but still made bad swings with the driver. With the 983K, if I'm swinging well with the irons, I do so as well with the driver. It is somewhat forgiving, but no moreso than the other clubs. Length is very good, but I haven't found that to be superior to the other clubs either. The superiority for me is in the feel and smoothness of the club which enables me to swing it much better. Overall it has helped my game more than any other club I've ever bought. But if you hook with this club you are either hitting from the top, departing from a proper plane by going way left at and past impact, or involving the hands way too much. The solution to that would be to improve technique.

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No experience.

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BBII. Taylor Made 360, 540,580.

This is an outstanding club. This is the best driver I have ever palyed and would highly recommend it to any golfer of all palying abilities. In my opinion if you dont like this driver then im sorry but your a horible player and dont have a very good swing!

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My drives range from a power fade to a slice, measuring 240 yards from the former to yet to be measured distances for the later. I tend to allow for my ball flight by aligning myself slightly left amd closing my club face ever so slightly. I then read about the T 983K and purchased one. Took me a while to adjust. The Speeder(R) shaft was not getting me any distance with my swing speed of 100mph.A change to Graphite Design YS6(R)yielded a softer feel and a lot more carry. With my old swing, hooks started to appear. To counter the draw biased characteristic of the club head, I've learnt to align myself parallel to the target line and let the club sit in it's natural position on address i.e. no closing the face. This allows me to swing with abandon without fear of the hook. Carry distance distance is good, about 240 yards but roll is a miserly 10 to 20 yards. I accept this as it takes the guesswork of where my ball ends after landing. The consistency of my drives are much better, due to the shorter 45" shaft compared to my old driver's 46". My old fades wre medium trajectory but fades with the 983 K require a really firm left hand and an exagerrated and slightly premature hip turn to really prevent the clubhead from closing and getting the out in path respectively. In conclusion, the T 983 is a very forgiving club for faders/slicers. It keeps the ball in the fairway most of the time and gives respectable distances. It will remain in my bag for quite a long time.

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A very easy to use driver. It give a great distance compare to other driver in current market. It reduce all slice, chance of landing the ball on fairway is very high. It also give a great feel when swing or hitting the ball. nice driver

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This is the driver to get when you are playing a scramble tournament. Hit out of your shoes and still be rewarded with this driver because the accuracy and forgiveness is superb. This is probably one of the longest drivers out there. Only the Nike 400cc has been longer. The trajectory is strong and drives roll a lot. This is just as long as the jvs but more forgiving.

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983E (very unforgiving!) Nike 400cc (great also)

Just love the feel and consistency of this driver. Played my first round last week with it and shot 1 over par after hitting about 50% more fairways than ever before. I play off a 4 hcp and swing at about 110mph with a tendency to drop the club to the inside on the downswing, hard and late. So a shaft that takes plenty of loading late in the swing was what I wanted. Always hit pushes and had trouble getting the ball to draw at all. But not with this beauty. The shaft and the slight heel - biased weighting really make it easy to square the clubface. Ball trajectory is mid-low which seems easier to control in the wind. Just get a real sense of confidence standing over this club and it appears shorter in length than it really is adding to the feel of control. Tried the YS6 shaft but found Fujikura gave me more control - even off centre hits were long and straight; a bit uncharacteristic for Titleist drivers. Maybe the added weight helps also. I don't think I hit it any further than my previous drivers though - Taylor-Made 320 and Srixon XX10 - but I am a reasonably long hitter (270-280 yds) anyway and have just found it more consistent. I agree with others that the shaft combination is very important. For now I will not experiment too much. I play Titleist 990 irons with Rifle 5 Shafts and it will take a lot to get me to switch brands - it is now so great to have the Titleist driver in the bag also as I could never hit the D or the 975J consistently well. Certainly one of the best drivers around and I have tried a few; like many 'golf addicts'. The search is close to ending ...I think!

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The local pro was great and gave me lots of demos to try and made useful suggestions about shafts.

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This is the club I wanted after I played with a 983k for a spring and summer. I never hit it as long as the 975j I traded in for it. I would hit one and feel like it was going out of the park only to be ashamed when I would find out how short it was. Had a 9.5 with ys6 stiff. Played yesterday with my j and hit some long accurate tee shots. I trust the 975j. It is just a much easier(for me ) club to get along with. Even the head cover is better! Pity- the k is a good looking club.

Very good driver. As the other reviews have noted, would recommend testing various shafts and flexes to get the optimal launch angle. I think the claims of 20+ extra yards may be somewhat overexaggerated. I gained very little in extra yardage compared to the Adams Red Line. Nonetheless, I liked the Titleist better. It feels slightly heavier, which I think helps me swing smoother. Very good at address, square, classic design compared to the mamouth club heads on the market today. As a result, I am more accurate with the Titleist. Better accuracy without losing distance is a good combination. I would strongly suggest trying this club.

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