I have a weakness, one of them being new drivers. The idea that there is something out there that will give me ten more yards or just fly straighter has always been something that makes me excited. Coming from the 905R, I thought the 907 D2 would be exactly what I wanted and that the transition would be easy going from Titleist to Titleist. The 907D2 is supposed to launch 0.2° higher and spin 200 rpm's less than the 905R which makes it a more appealing club for the stronger players than the 905R.
The 907D2 has a 6-4 Titanium body, SP 700 Titanium face insert, and a 6061 T6 milled aluminum hosel. 6-4 Titanium is an alpha-beta grade and is the most widely available and heavily used of all the titanium grades. SP 700 was designed with particularly enhanced properties including superplasticity, hardenability, and fatigue strength. 6061 T6 is the most commonly available, heat treatable aluminum alloy. What do these materials provide to a golf club? The 6-4 Titanium has the highest tensile strength but is the heavier of the two Titanium Alloy's. 6-4 offers light weight construction with more rigidity than SP 700. SP 700 is one of the most elastic alloys of the Titanium family, this provides more rebound strength and low weight. The 6061 T6 Aluminum Alloy offers an extremely light weight hosel to shift more weight to the club head. Titleist describes it as a lightweight hosel, high-speed face insert, and a precision cast body. I'm not really sure how much of a difference any of that makes.
Taken from Titleist.com:
When it comes to 460cc drivers, even at the highest level of competitive golf, there are plenty of choices. Now there's the next evolution of 460cc driver technology, the new Titleist 907 drivers.
The Titleist 907D2 is a multi-material 460cc driver with an enhanced moment of inertia (MOI) for increased DISTANCE WITH WORKABILITY and shot control.
MOI is the club head's resistance to twisting on off-center impact (i.e., heel, toe, high, or low). A higher MOI value means more resistance to twisting. The benefit of a higher MOI is longer distance (better energy transfer from club to ball) on off-center impacts.
Both the 907 drivers also feature a tapered face insert that promotes higher launch and lower spin. Also Titleist changed their signature pear-profile on this one and gave it a symmetrical face. All of this comes together and offers the most "techy" series of drivers from Titleist to date. Now on to the review.
I'm reviewing the Titleist 907 D2 7.5° shafted with an Aldila VS Proto 80X
Initial Impressions
The first thing you notice when you look at the 907D2 is that it doesn't look like a Titleist. It has a round profile and a symmetrical face versus the traditional pear profile present in previous Titleist drivers. From this point I can't see Titleist going back to pear-profiles in their drivers. Next thing you notice is that Titleist has decided to couple the new shape with a new style of head cover. I think this is the one major downfall of the 907 series. The electric blue shaft compliments the black head and silver face nicely. The new arrangement of scoring lines frame the ball nicely as well.
First Swings
Right off the bat I could tell that the 907 D2 was going to be much longer on into the wind holes than the 905R. The ball flight was much flatter, and average distance increased as did the frequency of the shot that goes 50 yards further than normal. The 905R gave my pretty consistent distances, nothing too short but very rarely anything much over average. The 907 D2's mis-hits went straighter than the 905R's and about the same distance. On pure shots the 907 just gets up and flies, and the sound is very solid. Dispersion was improved even with the lower back-spin of the 907 D2.
Weeks Later
Well I snapped the VS Proto on a swing, but now that its fixed I fully appreciate this club. It gives me the freedom to swing hard and not over power it, yet a nice smooth feeling. The shaft seems to play stiffer than the indicated flex, which could be because of the bore-through head or it could be the way the shaft is. The shaft has helped me take more of the left-side out of play but it has also brought the right side into play on bad swings.
Ratings
Distance: 9
Accuracy: 9
Feel: 9
Looks: 9
Head Cover: 5
Stock Grip: 7