Titleist 975 JVS is BY FAR the best driver I ever have touched in last 20 years. And I have to emphasize that I am a diplomat and I am NOT payed by Titleist. During the last 10 years I have tried several drivers – according to the fashion and hope that I shall find the club matching perfectly my swing. This experience is common among many golfers. I played Callaway´s Big Bertha, Taylor Made Burner, Callaway Great Big Bertha, Mizuno Forged Titanium, Orlimar Deepface, Taylor Made 320 Ti. Finally I found myself over the “collection” of clubs, each delivering some good stuff and some crapy results. I might be crazy to look for a new driver with a guest room full of idle drivers, but anyway, I have ordered a new Titleist 975 JVS from PaylessGolf.com that is a very reliable source of “web” purchases. I have bought 10.5 degree loft with FUJIKURA Speeder graphite shaft Regular stiffnes. I think I have some conclusions that could be useful for many golfers of my category (I am 48 years old, my HCP is 15 and I play for it and my swing a little bit slower that average). - SOUND: Titleist 975 JVS has a fantastic, solid and confidence-building sound, very far from the horrible, crapy high pitched sounds of many “fancy” titanium drivers of these days. - BALANCE: With Titelist 975 JVS, when you waggle the club before the swing, you get the subliminar message that the head is a serious piece of material that is capable to move the ball a mile. Majority of “high end” clubmakers come now with “light” and “ultralite” versions of drivers. Where is the points? If you need to hit a big nail, you are not going to take an “ultralite” hammer . Are you? - SIZE: When Titleist 975 JVS feels like a “ball crushing” stick in your hands, the size of the head looks relatively small and very easy to swing, accelerate and control. This is very important since I am convinced that there are many mid-handicapers who really do NOT like huge heads of drivers but still would like a benefits of reasonably big head. - TRAJECTORY: Titelist gives an official add information that JVS driver is for “stronger players”. Nobody really knows who is a “stronger player”. My swing is a little bit slower than average and I like to play precision game. Still JVS is a great club for me. It shoots the ball with the medium high and penetrating trajectory – what else do you need ? This club really likes straigh

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I strongly recommend the PaylessGolf.com as a reliable source of web purchases.

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Ping Ti, TM 300 and 5 line, Mizuno Froged Ti

Nice driver. Beautiful pear-face setup. Has a pleasing sound upon impact; not the "tinny" titanium sound that I have found in other driver models; i.e Ping. This club is solid and very consistant. I ended up with a 8.5 degree loft mated with a Graphite Design YS-6 stiff shaft. I tried several loft/shaft variations, all stiff flex ( Speeder, Graffaloy 35, which is the 4565 Titleist version, and the Graphite Design YS-6 and YS-7; all is either 8.5 - 9.5 variations ). I must stress that is was very important to check the different shaft flex variations on this Titleist model. The bore through design and the long neck on this driver can make a shaft play a little tip stiff if the shaft has not been properly installed. I hit 12 different loft/shaft combinations on the course before deciding on the 8.5 YS-6. I previously was hitting a TM Tour 320 with the Graffaloy Shaft and although that is a nice driver which I hit very well, the Titleist is more pleasing to look at and delivers a more solid, consistant ball flight. My "fairway hit" percentage has increased since I switched to the 975J-VS and my driving distance has remained about the same as with the TM 320 that I previously had been hitting. Thumbs up to Titleist on this new version of the 975J !

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Have not had to use, although Titleist gives outstanding service to our pro shop.

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Well I never thought in my wildest dreams I would change from my trusty old Callaway Great Big Bertha, how wrong was I. This club is pretty dam good it is long and straight with the ability to work the ball. It was second hand (although difficult to tell) so got had the opportunity to borrow it from the golf shop (the owner is also a mate) to see how it performed. This driver is 9.5 degree with the Grafalloy ProLite Shaft. It was amazing from the fist time I hit it I was taken and used it on every hole on the course (less the par 3s). On the first outing I hit 12 of the 14 fairways, not bad for a hack. I am now looking at getting rid of the trusty Callaway Fairway Metals and getting the matching Titleist metals. I am bewildered at why someone would pay so much for a driver of this quality and trade it so soon, I got the better end of the deal in the end and saved myself a considerable amount. The price paid was in AUD so that is about USD290.00. If you can not use a club like this, take some lessons, the club is fine. My only criticism is the price of a new the club, dam expensive.

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For me, this is a great driver. I've tried several and this is the best. I hit the ball fairly far. I have a UST Proforce 65 stiff shaft and I can really rip this driver. I hit it 260-270 consistently and often get a 280-300 yard poke. It's pretty straight and miss-hits still go considerably far. Any bad shots I hit with this are 100% attributable to my swing. Since I got this driver, I've broken 80 for the first time (actually I've done it twice 77 & 75) and my handicap has gone from 15 to 11 in about a month. I love this club. Highly recommend trying it and you can get a great deal on eBay.

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I made great strides in my swing technique and had finally outgrown my dad's Callaway War Bird. Tested all of the drivers in the used bin - including Cleveland Launcher, Taylormade 320 and Mizuno. All had stiff shafts of various make. The Launcher and 975J actually had identical shafts. Chose the 975J over the Launcher because of superior control and tighter dispersion pattern - distances were comprable. The clubmaker suggested going to a Rifle shaft to tighten the accuracy even more. He was right. The improved accuracy gave me the confidence to really let loose. Since then I have launched 2 drives for 360 yards (down the middle) and quite a few others in the 320-350 range. No bull. Accuracy and distance all in one. As for the value... Even knowing what I can do with this club now I would not pay full retail price (~$500). For the price I paid this is a real good value but I would not have paid much more.

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I work for Big Spring in Louisville and have the ability to try out a plethora of different clubs. In my experience i haven't hit a longer driver to date. After one demo on the range i had to have it i was consistently 10 yards longer than my old driver and about the same in accuracy. If you can find one at a good price buy it...you won't be dissapointed.

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Any club you can think of...I have probably hit at least once.

I have been playing the New Ping Tech. It is really long but, I can't seem to control the direction. The J is awesome, almost as long, better looking "pear shaped" and alot but sound at impact. I love this club. Best purchase I have made!!

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Best driver I have ever hit. I have a Fuji speeder stiff shaft. Gained at least 10-15 yards over my Callaway VFT. The best part of the club was control. Played in a tournament this past weekend and missed maybe 5 fairways over 54 holes. Anyone who wants to buy the club needs to make sure that the proper shaft is chosen. I was able to compare all the stock shafts on a range. Best driver on the market

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Customer service through the proshop was great. One needs to find the demo cart at a range to ensure the proper shaft selection

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I played for years with knock off clubs. Then I decided to upgrade and hit almost every driver there is. The Titleist 975J is the most complete driver out there. The forgiving size of the club head is not compromised by weight. I feel bullet proof standing over this club at address and that's what it's all about. Your not going to go wrong with any club that has Titliest on it, unless the length, lie, or flex are not lined up with your game. Do yourself a favor and get your swind analyzed before you buy anything.

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Wow! I have never been a Titleist fan but I am very impressed with the 975J. I have struggled off of the tee forever but I am hitting this driver with confidence. The driver that I bought has the UST Proforce 75 shaft which I think is one of the keys to the quality of this driver. This is the only club I have ever had that I can hit hard or smooth and still get the desired result. I cannot say that this is the club for everyone but I love it.

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The salesman at Puetz is responsible for pairing me with this club.

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