CAD Analysis of Titleist 910 Adjustment

[Puku]

 

 

Hi ............ all going well there should be four images here .......... I have modelled in CAD the 910 (from Titleist s own patent specification) to understand what it delivers, and does not deliver ...........

 

There has been a progression in adjust-ability over the last 4 years or so ...................................

1. 100 years ____glued head to shaft connection
2. USGA rule change
3. v1.0 ___ Mechanical connection: Callaway iMIX
   
4. v2.0 ___ dLLFA _ Dependent loft lie face angle adjustment (LINKED): Taylormade R9 and Nike Str8
   
5. v2.5 ___ Partially independent loft lie face angle adjustment _ piLLFA; Titleist' s 910
   
6. v3.0 ___ Ultimate goal _ iLLFA: True iLLFA (Choose your loft lie and face angle INDEPENDENTLY) : Next ?!

I could go into more detail than the attached images but will leave it for others to comment on.

 

In summary the 910 is a clear improvement, but is far short of what can be achieved.

 

Cheers

 

Simon

 

CTO, Puku Ltd, New Zealand

 

Additional Notes (added later)

1. ___Labels: The A1-D4 labels herein are just ones I used, and not the same as the ones Titleist used. However the actual settings herein are correct but not the labels...... for example I think my A2 is Titleist's A3
2. ___Correction: The face angle variation range is 2.1 not 2.6 as shown in slide 2
3. ___Comment: In drivers we want more face angle range, and less loft range, and probably no lie angle range at all ............. Unfortunately the T 910 delivers the smallest range in face angle - the one we want the most of .............ah well ........... you can't argue with physics/maths.
4. ____Why?: Titleist have used a 4x4 matrix in the 910 ............ yet both a 3x3 and a 5x5 matrix would have delivered "neutral" settings on the grey horizontal and vertical lines in slide 3 ........................ Personally I can't see a benefit in Titleist not delivering neutral settings.
   

[Matt Saternus]

Wow, heckuva first post! I didn't realize that the 910's had separate (though now I know, not totally independent) loft and FA adjustments - that's a very cool feature. Thanks for the great info!

[JohnBarry]

Thanks for the information, and welcome to the forums!!!!