Have Titleist’s T-Series irons solved the flyer-lie problem?

There were so many impressive aspects to my T-Series fitting earlier this summer with TPI fitter Lucas Bro (below), and if you watched it you’d see the level of thoroughness the fitting brings.

The Titleist 3D-fitting platform (Distance, Dispersion, Decent Angle) is designed to build efficiency across the bag and no — it’s not all about distance. Yes, that’s a part of it but ultimately the goal is to ensure that you, the player, is equipped to deal with any situation you may have out on the battlefield.

Here’s how it works, per Titleist.

You hit 3-5 shots with your current 7-, 5- and 4-irons. Using a launch monitor your fitter will look at: 

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In this particular video (below) we focused on the control out of the rough. Titleist and Vokey wedge R&D grinded in on the grooves of the T-Series to create a groove that lives right in between what you might find on a Vokey and previous Titleist irons.

Why is this important?

Flyers and loss of control out of the rough is a serious thing at every level. That type of shot flies 10-15 yards farther out of the rough because of the drastic loss of spin. Although on Tour, some players prefer that, but the number is small. Other OEMs have tried to combat the flyer lie by putting more grooves on the face (think older Nike irons or Callaway’s Tour-only thin grooves).

Titleist T200 Custom Irons

The Tour-proven player’s distance iron, with the ideal shape, performance, and dramatically enhanced feel.
With the new T200, distance has never felt so good. Built with a forged face, hollow-body construction and shaped by Tour technologies, it delivers incredible launch and forgiveness in a pure player’s design.
T200 represents a dramatic leap forward in feel. The entire internal construction of this forged-face iron has been reengineered – with a more stable chassis, refined Max Impact Technology and a new dual taper face – to deliver maximum speed with Tour-level feel.
ENHANCED FEEL
Every component of T200 contributes to its solid feel. The reengineered chassis creates a stiffer structure, while allowing the refined Max Impact Technology to fit tighter against the new dual taper forged face. This leads to better feel and performance across the entire surface.
CLEAN AND CONFIDENT SHAPE
For all that has changed, the Tour-inspired shape of T200 remains consistent. Players will still draw confidence from a distance iron that looks clean and has less offset, with an optimal blade length and topline thickness based on player feedback.
EFFORTLESS TURF INTERACTION
Working with Tour Pros as well as the grind experts at Vokey Design, our engineers were able to further improve our Variable Bounce Sole by softening the trail edge to allow the club to flow faster through the turf, even after contact. Developed for T100, it brings a Tour touch to T200.
BETTER TUNGSTEN FOR BETTER SCORING
By utilizing dense D18 tungsten and a 2000º aerospace brazing process, Titleist engineers can eliminate weld points and shift CG more precisely to optimize every club in the set – from fast, high launching long irons to accurate, forgiving short irons.

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But the T-Series offers that benefit to all the irons in its line due to its progressive groove design, giving the player a more “standard groove” in the longer irons and getting progressively more aggressive in the scoring irons.

I’ve heard a ton of marketing around things like this, but after watching the video below I was shocked at the difference in numbers. When a normal 7-iron out of the rough gives me 4,000 RPMs of spin (sometimes lower) and you hand me an iron that lives in the high 5,000s, my brain explodes.

Check out the video below to learn more.

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