Titleist DCI 962 Irons
Titleist DCI 962 Irons
[Feb 23, 2001]
Eric Gehoski
Shoot in the 70s
Model Reviewed:
Titleist DCI 962
2-PW, Dynamic Gold s300 Similar Products Used: Mizuno, Maxfli, Armour EVO, 990's, 981's |
[Feb 06, 2001]
Doug
Shoot in the 70s
Model Reviewed:
DCI 962
Best clubs I have ever played. You do not want to play these unless you are a true low 80's or better golfer. I can make these clubs do what ever I need them to do. They will keep you honest though! A lot of other clubs hide faults....these do not. For me that is exactly what I wanted. I learned more about my swing in ten minutes on the range than I did in two years with my Pings. They will make you a better golfer. Just remember to hit down on the ball. These are a players club and I have won back my purchase price with them at the club. The best club for the duckets but for good players only. Customer Service Great in every way!!!! Similar Products Used: Ping, 845, Taylormade, Hogan |
[Jan 15, 2001]
thomas
Shoot in the 70s
Model Reviewed:
DCI 962
Recently acquired the 962's online. Good combination of blade attributes and forgiveness. Workability is much better over my oversized crater-backs. I chose to take my game (i hit under 80 about 12 times before) to the next level. Long irons come off high, easy to play a high soft draw or cut long iron. Pitching wedge has a great feel, punches, tight lies, knockdowns a snap. Reliable distances. All around a good club. Similar Products Used: Ram FX Steel, Cobra CXI |
[Jan 07, 2001]
dustin
Shoot in the 70s
when i first started golf, i was like 14. i thought that the bigger, the better. and only graphite was good. then i realized that graphite wasn't such a good idea. so i got some Black Cat's. after about 2 months, i couldn't stand them...the top sole was way too fat, i was getting no feel, club head was too big. so i went ahead and got the 962's. these were awesome. before i decided on them, i tried 845's, some Palmers, the T-zoids, and some others. obviously i loved the the 962's. they looked great, the weighting was great, the feel was great. it was overall a great club. oh yeah, i'm now 19 and have 3 handicap. lots of practice with good clubs... Customer Service the custom fitting guy was awesome. i forgot his name... Similar Products Used: 845's, T-zoids, Callaway, Palmer, Ping, Taylor Made |
[Nov 11, 2000]
Robert Sherman
Shoot in the 80s
Model Reviewed:
Titleist 962
These are pretty good irons. When hit plush, it's like your in heaven. Even when skulled, the ball goes the same distance but worse trajectory. But if you make contact with the ball too far away from the sweet spot and hit the toe, be prepared, for the shortest and worst looking shot possible to hit, except for whiffing. Good value if you get a good deal. Great clubs and are very well worth getting. Similar Products Used: None |
[Oct 02, 2000]
Tiger Woo
Shoot in the 70s
Model Reviewed:
962
First of all, for those of you who say that hitting the sweet spot on this club feels hard and cold, then I recommend they should go out and practice more because they are not hitting the sweet spot at all. I have hit many high end clubs, and when you hit the sweet spot on all of them, generally all clubs feel the same, i.e. great. Now the 962s do feel cold and hard when you do not hit the sweet spot but that is because the clubs are not forged. I went out and hit a set of Hogan Apex Plus and a set of Ping I3 blades. Yes, those clubs feel great too, infact fabulous, when you hit them on the sweet spot. The Apex Plus felt soft when you didn't connect but who really cares. All three clubs tell you where the ball was struck on the club face, expect all three have different ways of telling you. I am a traditionalist, and golf is meant to be played with precision. One should not be happy if he doesn't make a good swing and therefore not hit the sweet spot on a club. And that is my point, after hitting all three clubs, I realize they all felt the same, fabulous ! when all of them are struck well. The Hogans and Pings are more forgiving, I give you that, but for the money you'll save by purchasing these clubs, you will not regret it. You have to ask yourself, do you want to be a really good golfer or just own a set of irons that will hide your bad swings. I love these clubs, and they are a struggle sometimes, but now that I've learned to hit them, I find them so accurate and precise. They are not very long, that is because they have very traditional lofts, i.e. PW is only 48* not 45* like most modern clubs. Irons are for precision anyways, not distance. I also highly recommend the Ping I3 blades and Hogan Apex Plus, but they are both pricey. Similar Products Used: Hogan Apex Plus |
[Sep 28, 2000]
Larry Peluso
Shoot in the 80s
Model Reviewed:
Titleist 962 Irons
I am going to write this carefully. I noticed wild variation in the 962 reviews -- more difference of opinion than I have seen in the review of any club. Having read the reviews I wonder what's going on. I see some 90's scorers saying these irons are easy to hit and some 80's and 70's scorers warning that these babies aren't easy to hit. Strange. Perhaps fit and swingweight are very important in this design. Mine are 2 degrees upright and 1/2" long as they should be for most 6'1" players. I've found the 962's to be a wonderful, capable irons. I've tried some other irons recently too, and they compare well. Coming from playing Ping I3's, I did not find them hard to hit at all. I picked them up and hit them right away. What do I shoot? Well I haven't played a lot of golf in my life. Messed around years ago like most guys, without having any lessons, and shot 92 to 98 on muni courses; maybe 100. When I started playing three months ago I shot 105. I started to work at the game. I shot around 95 (again); then got to 85; then shot a 78 and have played around the 80 range, and improving. I'm looking for a word to describe these irons. "Professional" comes to mind. "Quality." "Precision." One good word to describe them is "solid." Repeat that. Solid as the company that makes them. Titleist obviously knows golf. Both wisdom born of a lot of experience, and an investment in research shows in these irons. They have a wonderful, solid weighting and balance to them; they swing well. Move them and they seem to beg to swing. The weight and feel encourages you to lengthen your stroke and let the club fall first, making the tempo of the downswing into a two count, not a too-quick one count. A s---wing, not just one movement. They have a feeling of rhythm and precision. Yes, they do feel hard and cold. Softness is not everything but I do wish that Titleist would share its forgings with the public, not just Tour players. These clubs in forged steel would be a dream for any player. After studying the Hogan swing on videotape and practicing a compact short swing before playing, as Hogan recommended, I shot par in a short round last week, parring every hole I could play before dark, even though I played with a cracked and dislocated rib and have not been able to play for weeks since. I could have played the Mizuno's that day; they are sweet. But after trying both sets at the practice tee I chose the Titleists because I was swinging them better. I didn't miss a green. I have had sessions on the range comparing clubs when I could only hit the 962's really well. The other clubs had better feel of the ball. But these clubs helped me to swing better. I saw Duval on TV today. He was just starting to play again after taking time off to heal his back injury. I saw one shot. He swung with a great rhythm and stuck a short iron a foot from the pin. As he turned and walked away the camera caught the back of the clubhead, displaying the unmistakeable form of a Titleist 962. Similar Products Used: Ping Eye, Ping I3, Mizuno Pro II, Mizuno Comp EZ, Hogan Apex blade, Callaways, new Cleveland TA3 |
[Sep 25, 2000]
Richard
Shoot in the 80s
Model Reviewed:
962
I thought I was a decent golfer and decided to buy a set of 962's. I was told they were for the serious golfer, which I thought I was. Well, I was right and wrong. I was a serious golfer, but not good enough to hit the 962's. When you hit them they are solid, but hit the club on the toe as I do alot and it is disaster. Went back to the Pings' real quickly and will stay there. If you want an easy ,forgiving, and fun set get the pings. I have tried about every set made and keep going back to ping. Had my first hole in one this year with the Ping ISI's . If you want to say with Titleist go with the 981's. I have hit them and they are nice, but still not as forgiving as the Ping. Similar Products Used: Cobra, Palmer, Titleist, Ping, Callaway, Topflight, Armour, Wilson, Hogan, Ram, Golfsmith. |
[Sep 12, 2000]
Rob
Shoot in the 80s
Model Reviewed:
Titleist DCI 962 2-SW
These clubs have great feel. Not great forgiveness but not bad either. I hit several thin shots that carried to an uphill green. Good distance and they look great. Buy them if you have a sound overall game and are looking to improve your shotmaking. Great set of clubs! Similar Products Used: Titleist DCI Orversize, Taylor Made LCG, Cobra Oversive |
[Aug 27, 2000]
sam boulden
Shoot in the 70s
Model Reviewed:
titleist dci 962
silky smooth feel with limitless workability and all the forgiveness a low handicapper needs. i would recommend them to anyone who is determined to play their best golf. Similar Products Used: every blade style iron on the market |