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    Titleist GT2, GT3 hybrids: What you need to know

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    WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Titleist GT hybrids (GT2 and GT3) benefit from refined shaping and new internal and external weighting to push new levels of stability and forgiveness. It also results again in two distinct hybrid alternatives: a larger and higher-launching option in the GT2 and a compact, iron-like choice for shotmakers with the GT3. Each model features adjustable heel and toe sole weights.

    PRICE: $330. GT2: 18, 21, 24 degrees. GT3: 19, 21, 24 degrees. All heads with 16-way adjustable hosel. At retail Feb. 21.

    3 Cool Things

    1. Forgiveness matters more in hybrids. While there is all kinds of discussion about moment of inertia in drivers, the new Titleist GT2 and GT3 hybrids use weight-saving technology to boost forgiveness in hybrids. And that matters more. The GT2 and GT3 hybrids use that freed up mass to create a more stable frame so off-center hits rebound off the face with a similar velocity to center strikes.

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    “When we set out to improve our hybrid lineup, one of the first things we looked at in terms of our design goals was stability,” said Tom Bennett, Titleist’s principal product manager for metalwoods. “Hybrid forgiveness is particularly important because for most players, these are scoring clubs. Eliminating excessive distance drop-off is a huge benefit not just off the tee, but maybe even more so in approaching the green.”

    As Bennett explains it, while the MOI of drivers is a much higher number than on hybrids, the amount of the effect of the same number of points of improvement in measured MOI in a hybrid is greater than a similar improvement in a driver’s MOI. In short, Bennett says more improvement in off-center hit performance happens when the inertia is at the lower end of the scale, like it is in hybrids. Drivers are at the far end of the scale and the benefits of MOI start to dramatically taper off at the higher end, where most drivers today already exist.

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    Even with the GT2 and GT3 adopting sleeker profiles than their immediate predecessors from the TSR lineup, the GT2 shows a 10-percent improvement in measured MOI over the TSR2, while the GT3 shows a 15-percent boost in MOI over TSR3 despite being some six percent smaller. The total MOI, which measures how the clubhead twists on a mis-hit both in the horizontal and vertical directions, is highest on the GT2 hybrid and even higher than on the company’s maximum game-improvement hybrid, the recently launched GT1.

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    GT3

    Titleist GT2
    $330 | Golf Galaxy
    5.0
    GD SCORE GD HOT LIST SCORE
    Hot List Gold
    $330
    Designed to provide maximum forgiveness to inconsistent players with average to above-average swing speeds. New shape is sleeker than last year’s TSR2. Improved stability on off-center hits (an increase of 10 percent compared to the TSR2) provides meaningful distance gains. Adjustable heel and toe weights in the sole control draw or fade trajectories and dial in the best energy transfer for where players tend to contact the face. A flatter leading edge increases the hittable area low on the face where most impacts occur. Higher launching with higher forgiveness on heel and toe mis-hits compared to the GT3. Relief pockets in the rear heel and toe of the sole improve turf interaction for cleaner contact. Top 5 in Performance, middle-handicaps 18, 21, 24 degrees (with a 16-way adjustable hosel)

    2. Weighting game. While Titleist metalwoods have embraced its 16-way adjustable hosel for almost 15 years since the introduction of the 910 metalwoods and that loft/lie maneuverability continues with the GT hybrids, what is new are heel and toe sole weights that allow a player to dial in ball flight. The GT2 and GT3 feature stock flat weights of 11- and 5-grams that can manage ball flight for a draw (heavy weight in the heel) or a fade (heavy weight in the toe).

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    “The next question we asked ourselves in the design process was, ‘how do we really optimize performance for the player?’” Bennett said. “We wanted golfers to unlock the best possible performance out of these models through the fitting process. We’ve added a considerable amount of customization to each model, which will go a long way in dialing in launch conditions and ball flight.”

    Titleist GT3
    $330 | Golf Galaxy
    5.0
    GD SCORE GD HOT LIST SCORE
    Hot List Gold
    $330
    More compact than the GT2 and last year's TSR3, the GT3 offers iron-like control for players looking for more ball speed than their lower-lofted irons. Because of a wider face, this year’s model boasts a 15 percent improvement in stability on off-center hits for more consistent carry yardages. Adjustable heel and toe weights in the sole control draw or fade trajectories and dial in the best energy transfer for where players tend to contact the face. A flatter leading edge increases the hittable area low on the face where most impacts occur. Relief pockets in the rear heel and toe of the sole improve turf interaction for cleaner contact. Top 5 in Performance, low-handicaps 19, 21, 24 degrees (with a 16-way adjustable hosel)

    3. Ground control. Both the GT2 and GT3 made a change to a flatter leading edge, as opposed to having the front toe and heel regions rise up away from the turf. Essentially, this makes the leading edge on these hybrids more resemble the leading edge of an iron, better falling in line with the idea that these clubs are workable iron replacement clubs. Extending that low toe and low heel region also provides more face area for better deflection overall and more consistent ball speed and higher launch. The flatter leading edge mirrors the design of the GT fairway woods launched last fall. As Bennett said back then, “We wanted to bring the low toe and the low heel closer to the ground. That does two things: It really provides a visual that the tour players really wanted to see. They wanted to see that, yeah, this is definitely going to get under the ball. It gives them a feeling that this is easier to hit and more forgiving. It also brings that face area down so that now when you hit it low heel or low toe, you’re making contact effectively higher on the face. That helps ball speed and helps control spin.”

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    GT2