I had a chance to sit down with Chris McGinley, VP of Marketing, Titleist Golf Clubs, and learned that it's what's under the hood that counts. And while the USGA has imposed a number of hard-and-fast limits on golf clubs (460 cc head size and a maximum "COR" of the club face), the development of better drivers, fairways, and hybrids will never stop.
The forged club face of the 913 has been fine-tuned to improve the club's performance. McGinley told me it's Titleist's fastest face ever. He went on to explain the noticeable speed (and distance) improvement it offers on off-center hits.
The new 913 D2 and D3 drivers, have been in the hands of Tour players like Rory McIlroy most of the summer. (McIlroy won the PGA with a 913 D3, 8.5 degree in August.) Titleist has employed the same naming convention (referring to the shape and size of the two different pear shaped heads,
Titleist 913 D2 driver D3 is 445cc and D2 is 460cc) and the same custom-tunable SureFit hosel. So if you're a current player of 910 series drivers and have the "perfect" shaft, you could theoretically utilize that while putting the shaft that comes with the new driver in your old head or keeping it for backup.
The 913 series face is slightly lighter than the 910, and the weight has been redistributed to the bottom of the club. But where the 910's removable weight screwed down into the head, the 913 comes with a flat weight that lowers the center of gravity.
Not only do you get better distance across the two models, the 460cc D2 head now has the same launch conditions as the D3,
Titleist 913 D3 driver with a slight draw bias being the only subtle difference. You will see both models in play on the PGA Tour, and you should experiment with both to find the best model for you.
Most players, I suspect, will want to be fitted by Titleist FittingWorks, either by visiting a local professional or hooking up with one of their Tour Vans when it's in your area.
