This club is sweet. Love the flat, boring trajectory, and rolls forever. Club sits very clean at adress, and makes a nice mute sound at impact. I've tried every club on the market, and titleist are my favorite by far. However, this driver is not for the high handicapper as it produces a low trajectory, and could be hard to get airborn with a slower swing speed. I hit the ball 300+ yards, and still had trouble getting the ball up when first using this club. After a couple of adjustments this baby flies

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only problem is with the titleist bore through, you must get this club re-shafted through titleist

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Initially I was going to purchase the T model, but found that every shaft other than the Proforce V2 seemed to be too tip soft, and as a result, the ball seemed to balloon and rob me of distance. The V2 shaft definitely cured this problem, however it is too stiff for me, and I had problems getting the ball up high enough, soon enough. I really liked the feel of the Speeder shaft in the T, so I decided to try that shaft with the S model, seeing as how the S produces a lower initial launch angle than the T. Perfect. I get a nice boring trajectory, great carry, and a lot of roll. My first day with it at the range produced an average drive of about 275-280 yards, and I hit atleast a dozen at and even over 300 yards. I have never been able to crack 300 yards without a stiff wind at my back before. I found myself marveling at the ball flight and distance, as this is totally new to me. I know I wasn't doing anything that would impress the likes of Bubba Wastson or JB Holmes, but for me, unreal. It basically comes down to having the right loft, model, and shaft for my swing. And not only am I hitting it far, my mis-hits are nowhere near as bad as they were with my launcher, or any other driver I have ever hit in my life. Swings that would normally produce a terrible slice, now produce more of subtle push that will definitely keep me in play more often. I cannot say enough about this club. The best part about it is probably that I got on clearance for $250.

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Recently found a "deal" on the 905s with the stiff Blue shaft and decided to give it a shot. I've played the 985K for about two years and before that the 975D and really liked them. I've hit everything on the market (taylormade, Ping, Callaway) and keep coming back to Titleist. The first few times I played with it I was blocking it to the right but adjusted my swing and found the right tempo the nail it. Put it in the bag for a tournament recently and now am singing this club's praises. I'm in my 30's and nowhere near as flexible and strong as some of the young 20 somethings I played against. What a treat to walk up to my ball and be the last one to hit in the fairway....almost every hole. I feel like I've gained 8-10 yards with this club and really like it's lower, boring shot...nice rolls. The shaft is STIFF but this keeps it in play if you can hit it. I would confirm that you don't need to bother with this club if you can't hit the ball in at least the 105-10 mph range. If you can, you'll be hard pressed to find a better driver!

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My last Titleist driver was the 975D and I have to say this 905S retains a lot of Titleist characteristics over the year with more forgiving and longer distance. Compared to the Callaway Big Bertha 454, this driver is probably 5-10 yards shorter on center hits but I seem to find the fairway more. The shaft is a tad heavy (77g vs. 65g in my Callaway's NV) but that stabilize alot of my wildness on the follow through. Trajectory is definitely lower compared to the Callaway. The sound reminds me alot of the old 975D, which is lower pitch than the typical titanium high pitch scream that you get with other club faces. Overall, this club will not give you 300 yard drives if you typically carry it 240-250. It will increase your accuracy off the tee, which to me is more important for scoring purpose anyway.

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Not yet experienced

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Callaway 454, Titleist 975D, TaylorMade R510 TP, R540xd, R540. That's about all.

I have always appreciated reviewers who came back after some time and updated their initial impressions, so I'm trying to return the favor. I reviewed this club a bit over a month ago. It has seen a great deal of use since then. This is the first time that my early enthusiasm for a driver has not faded with increased time and usage. It sounds cliche' , but I've never hit a driver that would hit a ball as high and flat as this one does (I generally struggly with high spin - normally needing 7.5* drivers to prevent what would otherwise be 240 yard sand wedges). To put a point on it, compared to the 983E - the 905S: can be hit "near perfect" more often and the 905S takes a longer time to fall on the downward part of its trajectory, sometimes acting - on those "good swings" - almost as if it started off the club instantly high and then spent the whole flight slowly coming back down (giving me about 5 yards more total carry - and a lot more roll - but that is condition specific). I would like to compare it to the K since I know that was the big seller, but we'd be into apples and oranges as the K had one of those nasty hook faces -and both 905 models are square (although I still suspect the 905T for hook weighting since I hit it very poorly and left - unlike the S). Still like the Blue shaft very much in this head(sold my tour spec speeder that was custom cut /frequencied - the Blue put it to shame, really - and the Blue was the same frequency). Looks like I'm out of the driver market for quite awhile. Let me just give one last piece of advice - if you don't play very often or if you have trouble with solid and square contact, straight ball flight - then these clubs were not designed for you, certainly the 905S was not. There is nothing wrong with that - it's just that the S model does not have a great deal of deep sole weighting as is common practice today and perhaps just as critical, the emphasis on these clubs is placed on some relatively intangible areas that not everyone needs, wants, or appreciates. Again, the SZ460, Nike 460, MP-001 460, Adams - all of these are really good choices for people who don't hit the center of the face squarely and with a relatively sporty club head speed. If that's you, please compare carefully before you decide you want an S.

Further emphasizing what the previous reviewer said, The bore thru in this club makes for a very deep insertion of the shaft, making the shaft flex much stiffer. For an example, I play Rifle Project X 6.5 shafts in my irons, which frequency at 8.3 in the five iron (a very stiff X). I like for my driver to be a touch more flexible than my irons for distance and higher trajectory, and the S flex Grafalloy Blue frequencies at 7.7. If you know anything about Rifle shafts, the 7.0 flex is a solid XStiff. So 7.7 is pretty darn stiff. As for the performance of this driver, I upgraded from the 983E, after trying a 510TP and a Bertha 454. The 905, for me, is a far superior club than the TM or the Callaway. It is not much different than the 983E as far as distance or trajectory, although with the better matching shaft, I am a little longer and more consistent with this club. My swing speed is about 122, and I do fight too much spin and a very high launch. The 905S is designed to spin the ball less than the 905T, and I could immediately tell a difference on the range. I was about 12-15 yards longer with the S due to a shallower angle of descent. That also means I get more roll out of the S than I do with the T. The biggest difference in this club and the 983 is the sound and feel. Whatever sound dampening material Titleist is using really works. This club has a great sound to it. It is not a tinny titanium ring like the Bertha or TM. It is a nice crack. I like to think of it somewhere between the sound of a composite driver and a titanium driver, it just does not resonate like the other titanium drivers on the market. Take the sound, and add the great shape of a Titleist driver, and to me you have the best driver on the market.

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Very good, shipped across country and received in 9 days.

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The Titleist 905 drivers retain a large degree of their former (983) personalities. Of the two, the S model is the most distinguished in this current rendition. The T model is , to me, very much a K with a longer (face to rear) head. At to the T, why bother, pick up a nice K. The S, on the other hand, is a big E - which is very nice to those of us who liked the E since we now have a taller and wider face. Feel is great, distance is no longer than the 983 (really now, once you get to 830 COR AND if you are already hitting the ball correctly with well fit clubs - then what do you really expect). What you do get, I think, is near maximum distance more often. I might also point out that the shaft insertion depth on these drivers is 3". This is VERY deep and will cause every shaft to go up (stiffer) by a good 1/2 flex. While I realize that 90% of those posting here hit the ball 300 yards (which requires 128 mph swing speed, give or take, by physics, which speed, according to polls, is possessed by 0.015% of all golfer - who all post here!). Anyway - before you macho guys stick an X flex in this 3" hosel and then beef about the club or shaft - talk to a real fitter, not a salesman. An S flex in this hosel is a near X (unless it is a YS-6 or other similar soft graded shaft) Finally - I read on a review site, perhaps here under the 905T where the player criticized the stock Titleist Speeder saying he thought the combination was terrible. I am surprised to say that I agree with him completely. I think the stock Titleist Speeder is a poor shaft, it is for me at least. This is, of course, a totally different shaft than the tour spec Speeder (ask Titleist). Which is what brought me to the Blue . The Blue is quite firm, and before this club, I was no fan of this shaft (although I still think the ProLite 35 is one of the best - as well as its heavier twin the EI70). Blue works and it works well in this head. I'm amazed and surprised, but Blue it is. This is a good club with excellent intangibles (feel, appearance, weighting, alignment, did I say feel - take notes TaylorMade). This is a solid club and has great distance potential for a good swing. If you are not a good swing, get a 460 Ignite, or a 460 SZ. Those are both EXCELLENT drivers if you have trouble finding the ball with the center of the club face and a clubface square to the swing path. They will give you great shots for average efforts. If you do have a swing, how can you not play this club. If you don't understand, then I can't explain it.

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95% of everything made. The only thing that ever was able to stay in the bag was a 983E. We'll see how this goes, but so far, it's better than I am.

This new driver is awsome. My misses are now as long as my solid drives were with my old 983E. This 905 is long and straight. The longest driver I have hit. Titleist has done it again with another great driver!!!! Great looks, feel, and control. Great Stick!!!

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Titleist is a great company with great service.

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Excellent club. I had occasion to try this on a launch monitor due to the fact that my 580XD was out of commission (broken). Since I was in the shop anyway, I try the new and badest driver out there. With speeder shaft, this club on the launch monitor was bar non the longest and straightest. More over, the shaft put in by Titleist is simply well matched. My TM 580XD is a great driver, but the shaft suffers in comparison. Bad shots on TM just travels and pulls away. On bad hits, I can feel the shaft helping me to straighten the shots with 905S. N.B.: I am not sure it's the shaft or the head, but it's quite clear to me that the 905S was consitantely better than TM with TM stock shaft. BTW: There is no stock Titleist shaft. You can get Blue, NV, Speeder, etc... I was sticker shocked by $400 price. I can never justify or willing to hit a club at that price. I will probably try 580XD with different shaft like NV, if I can. Or go with 983K with either Prolite or NV shaft. Or keep my XD and just add 983K. It's okay to have more than one driver right? My wife probably don't think so.

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