Brilliant looks a great change from the ghastly 460cc heads! The club feels very light but this turns to a solid sure feel at impact. I am using a regular flex fujikura vista pro sixty which has just the right amount of flex for me. Shots i hit go 250 yards. The distance is huge but the price is not, i picked up mine for £30! Well done Titleist!

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Titleist 980f 15 degrees

play this with ACCRA SE80 shaft. what can i say this is the ultimate weapon. loooong straight. this shaft is unreal. befor i would nevr have paid big bucks for a shaft but this in my 983k my driving has become the strongest part of my game. suits the k well. lovely sound, confidence at address from smaller head. workable and long

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used all drivers. from square to triangular. used to use erc fusion tour its an awesome driver but sound is too dull for me. r7 tp as good as the hype suggests. titleist and callaway are unbeatable for drivers

Well, after several years of being a "driver junkie" I have to write about the 983K. I had never really given much thought to Titleist drivers -- TM, Callaway, and others seem to overshadow with marketing hype. My first experience with Titleist drivers was a 975D I bought on a whim used, but didn't like any more than my trusted TM 320 Ti Tour. Then I took it out again after a year or so, intending to give it one more shot before it went to eBay. Found it to much more rewarding than my initial experience. Read the reviews here on other Titleist drivers, and decided the 983K would be the most likely "budget" performer I could try next.

I found a 9.5 degree with NV stiff shaft, a shaft I had never played before but have read good things generally. I have had good results with both the Grafalloy ProLite and UST ProForce 65, both in stiff, though each has its particular tendencies. I have hit the 983K on the range twice, and yesterday took it to the course for a final exam. Here's what I have found so far...

You do not have to tee this thing up nearly as much as some of the newer monsters, though if you are comfortable sweeping the ball off a little higher tee without skying it, this club will definitely reward you with a higher flight and lower spin. On the range I found it very easy to produce fade after fade, without having to worry about a real slice. Hooking only happened on truly awful swings. I could produce a draw but had to really concentrate on that swing path; most of the time what I thought would be a draw was simply hammered straight, though it was straight down the right side, where I wanted it to start. Really nice sound at impact, particularly with good balls. With range balls it was a sort of dull yet solid thwack -- with my preferred ProV1, Hogan Tour, or Maxfli A10 balls (I had the course to myself so could play 2 or 3 balls each hole) it was a satisfying "ping" with nice feedback. When I caught a few flush, I knew before looking exactly where they should be going, and what kind of ball flight I would probably see.

One pleasant surprise was that, on the course, I didn't get the fade tendency I saw on the range. Some of that could be attributed to the fact that several of the tee boxes slope slightly to put the ball above your feet, but I accounted for that and really tried for a big fade once, and simply hammered it straight through the dogleg.

FWIW, and most of you don't care, I hit PW about 125, 7i about 160, and 3w about 220 on average. So I'm not a terribly long hitter. 240 in the fairway would be a good place to start for me. The one drive I could get an honest distance (no dogleg) was 243 into a slight breeze. And I know there's more there as I tune my mechanics -- it's only May after all. This is on a *tight* course with lots of trees, so I couldn't afford to just rip one for length.

Bottom line? I'm keeping it, and I can't see replacing it for years. I've hit many of the larger products, and have never felt I've gotten decent feedback, or been comfortable getting the head square at impact the way I can with this. It's kind of a driver's version of blade irons -- there's a purity to it that makes you respect it more, and focus on hitting it well, not just hard.

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Never used, but it's the greatest name in golf equipment. How bad could they be?

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TM 540XD
Ping G2
Mizuno MP-001 (400cc version)

I play fairly regular and am in leagues most of the year. My game has always been consitent with all clubs except the driver.
I have tried MANY drivers over the years and have tried most every brand.
I had a 983K two years ago with a YS6 shaft and hit it pretty well but as with a lot of us I got caught up in the Big head, MOI hype and purchased the Launcher Comp. This IS a good club but what I had trouble with was having to tee the ball so high. The sweet spot is high on the face of the big headed drivers.With this I hit the ball a mile high with hardly any carry.
Last year I found myself leaving it in the bag and hitting 3 wood or 5 wood off the tee hitting 80% of fairways and laying out there with guys hitting driver.
On a whim I traded the Comp in on a 983K at Golfsmith.
It is practically new with a YS6 shaft +1 inch and a new grip.
The selling price was 60.00, yes 60.00 like new.
My hunch was right.
My last 4 rounds saw me splitting fairways and laying 20-30 yds past the guys I play with.
End all is that some of the older products are just as good now as they were when they were the NEW hype years ago.
BTW I still have a Ping Tisi that is just as long as anything out today.

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Callaway (numerous)

Simply the best. Tried the following;
r5 Dual type N
Big Bertha II
FT-3, FT-i,
SQ II & SQ Sumo
905T, 905R
907 D1
Miz Mp-001
Nickent Cross


Among all the listed drivers above, 983K by far has the best confidence at the address, best feel and best performance

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r5 Dual type N
Big Bertha II
FT-3, FT-i,
SQ II & SQ Sumo
905T, 905R
907 D1
Miz Mp-001
Nickent Cross

I have the 983K with a Grafalloy ProLite shaft at 44.5", and I had tungsten powder inserted in the hosel (GREAT alternative to lead tape) to have the club swing at a D2. I'm explaining this to make the point that golf equipment needs to be fitted/customized to reach its full potential, and that each player is going to react to different equipment in different ways.
OK, on to the club itself. FOR MY GAME, this is a great club. The combination of a high launch head and a low launch, stiff tip shaft gives me a high initial launch with lower spin, which gets my ball to flatten out downrange. The result is 275 yard drives that I can control.
I don't say any of this to be arrogant. I'm just sick and tired of people giving equipment a 1 just because it either didn't work for their game or they didn't bother to have the equipment fitted for their game.

BTW- this club is available right now SUPER cheap on eBay.

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Titleist is awesome at what thay do.

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Really a great club. What sets all Titleist drivers apart is the bore-through hosel--makes a noticeable difference in terms of clubhead stability and accuracy. The 983K is so well designed it can still be found on tour--just as long as 460cc models just not as forgiving(smaller sweet spot). You may want to believe that you are going to gain distance by moving up to the larger clubheads, but if you are a good ball striker it just ain't so. I own the 983K 9.5* NV stiff, 905T 10.5* YS-6 stiff, and Cobra SZ400 Tour 9.5* Fuji Vista Pro stiff and use all three--they are all great. I like the Vista Pro shaft the best, and am surprised it is not more popular. If you are torn between picking between two different lofts, one tip I have is to take a look at the courses you play the most and count the holes which a higher drive rewards, and count the holes a lower drive rewards. If more holes benefit the higher drive(maybe there are a lot of forced carries, or small landing areas, or narrow, tree lined fairways)--choose the higher loft. If more holes benefit a lower drive( firm, wide open fairways, lots of wind etc), choose the lower loft.Also keep in mind the higher loft will be more accurate because there will be less sidespin.

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The 983K with YS-6 stift shaft has been my mainstay driver for about 3 years. I've been trying some 460cc drivers for improved distance. So far I haven't found one that makes the dramatic difference it will take to get me to change. While it can be somewhat unforgiving its still the best I've found for my game.

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This is a great driver. I have played just about every thing else out there and this is the best. I don't think it's the longest but it is the straightest.

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every thing

Simply the best driver titleist has ever made!!! The sound is solid and the feedback on mis-hits is excellent. This driver shoots through the air and gets plenty of roll. This driver is also easy to draw or fade. A classic pear-shaped head, with a timeless design. It sets up very nicely at address. And the 365cc head is big enough to challenge any 460 driver that's out there on the market. This driver is a must have for any golfer.

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