This driver is a Veteran but I have found none that can really exceed the distance of the 983K. I change drivers like shoes and have several that I will put in play at any given time. This is the one that I hit the longest but be warned that this baby has its own personality. If hit solidly it is looooong but it will slice or hook of the planet on mis-hits. I put it in the bag when I'm swinging well. I play a Cobra 440 during wild periods (Love the Sound of this club). I will also play a Cleveland Launcher 400 if bored with the others. I have yet to hit anything consistantly longer that I hit the Titleist 983K. Normally I would not even consider a Titleist driver but this one has me sold and I'm just now thinking about bringing a Titleist 905R into the herd.

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I had the shaft replaced several times. Titleist backed the club but after the fourth shaft replacement I ran into some resistance. The shaft kept breaking at the hosel. I had a Penley ETA xx put in after the 1st break. Titleist supported the club even after I had a upgraded shaft put in. After a while I learned to shaft the club myself. Titleist customer service was GREAT!

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A good driver for it's time. You can get more technology now and the stock shaft is marginal. I swing 105-115 and did not notice any great distance gains over my Nickent driver. I did like the lower ball flight it produced. Missed hits are punitive. If you buy have it reshafted.

Had this driver for 2 years now. 4 handicap, got it with a 7. Speeder stock shaft. Good shaft for me because of a slightly higher kickpoint. 9.5 degrees of loft. Would prefer 8.5, but lets face it, only just turning 16, dont have that much cash. Take what I can get. Easy to work the ball, consistently 280 - 310 off the tee. Use with a higher swing speed, bore thru hosel requires this, because it makes the shaft shorter and stiffer. Easy to work the ball, not very forgiving, most can hit it though. Only had 5 lessons, yet i hit blades along with this driver and a 5 wood. Good driver, somewhat cheaper now because of the 905 driver coming out.

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Nothing else compares, if you can hit the ball straight this driver has easily the hottest face, excluding tour issue models by a lot of brands. Taylormade r7 has dull face, forgiving, but not much distance.

Replaced a Nike Ignite with a 983k fitted with a UST proforce gold in stiff after watching a +2 handicapper killing drives with the same club and shaft. The 983k is longer for me than the Ignite and far more workable. I can pull it badly with a poor swing so I dont think it's a club for high handicappers. I like the smaller head having played with the ignite 460. I'll be sticking with this club! I got it for pennies on EBay. Get the correct shaft and rip it. Great club.

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This had been in my bag now for a full season. Solid stick no doubt but not something to play if your swing is ify. My driver swing speed is @ 115. I am 5'11 @ 195 lbs and play to a 4.9. Postives: At set up it, this driver looks and feels perfect. Everything is as it should be. Head lays flat and the shaft angle is ideal. If your driver doesnt feel and look good to you, keep on looking. This driver is long. Sound is solid but not hollow or tinny like the others. The feel is the best in the business. When you hit it in the middle, it feels...well....pure. Not a real big head like most everyone else has in their bag, but a hot face and the ability to move the ball left to right for me is a bonus (my normal ball flight is a draw). Mis hits can be ugly. Usually a poor swing results in a quick hook/draw or if I dont get my hands thru a pop up/push right. Again, as with any club, you gotta make sure you get fitted and you have the right shaft. I like the 8.5 due to the ability to hit different shots. I prefer to keep the driver ball flight on the low side and let the ball turn over. I can hit a high fade or my normal mid high draw. A good drive for me is @ 270 carry. Also, with this driver I dont find that I have to tee the ball up nearly as high as my budies with the launcher 460s and the tm r7's. Negatives: Small head (385cc)compared to what is hot right now, so maybe not as forgiving and results on a poor swing are punitive. Also, it does have a slight draw bias so if you get to quick and flaten out your swing at all, pull hooks happen and they are ugly. Ball flight is slightly on the low side with the 8.5 and for someone who cannot generate sufficient club head speed to create the correct launch angle, this will result in a loss of distance. This can be corrected with a fitting for the right loft. Remember, the shaft will play stiffer in the club because its a bore thru hosel. If your driver swing is under 100, play the r flex. Overall, this is an excellent head. My feeling is this is the best driver head in the business. I have only hit the 905 on the range so I cannot compare the two. Many pros still have this club in the bag and most of those who play the 905 all played this before they switched. It is a players club- other scratch/single digit players will respect that head cover in your bag- but only if you can stripe it. You better have a decent repeatable swing to hit it consistently, if you do, you will be rewarded with the best feeling, best looking and most workable driver in the the game.

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never needed to deal directly with Titleist.

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Very solid driver, I see why many of the Pros havent switched to the 905...although I demod the 905 with good results...I dont believe the 905 is any longer. Easier to hit straight then some of the other drivers. Lover the Graffaloy shafts (prolaunch is made for this type of driver.

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Roger Dunn get's another A plus Best thing for a golf junkie

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Just bringing everyone an update. Worked out my swing over the past month or so and it turns out this driver was better than I thought. But listen to what happened next. The warranty is gone over the year limit, and the clubface cracked. What can I do now? I'm out one or two hundred dollars.

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Won't take the club back.

Solid club, I can really go after the ball with this club. Had the shaft cut down to 44". Very workable

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I just got this driver from eBay last week, taking a gamble on an untried club. I lucked out, as the club was in almost new condition, I was the only bidder, and it fits my swing. If I swing normally, I get a medium trajectory, straight ball flight. Saturday, I outdrove the other 3 guys in my 4some, and my swingspeed is only 88mph. But I was almost always in the fairway, once with a 280 yard drive (including a LOT of roll). If I go gorilla on it, I can produce a pull hook or a big banana slice, but I think that's my fault, not the clubs'. The sound of a center hit is a melodious metallic DING, not as attractive to me as a steel THWACK or the longed after persimmon POW, but much better than most other titanium drivers. The shape is a beautiful pear, reminiscent (in an over sized way) of wooden driver heads. This one's a keeper, at least for a while.

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Great feeling Driver....for some reason fits the eye real well...with shots consistently in the center of the club face..Some of the larger drivers I tend to hit all on the toe. find the right shaft and you have it made. Tried the standard factory shaft (Regular) and I was all over the place...with some wicked duck hooks. Changed to the YS6 stiff with great results. I don't claim to get the 300yd+ distances with my 95-100 swing speed...but on good hits I can carry 235-240. what ever Titliest does to make its driver solid....it works.