Why I Went All-In on Titleist
For years, I played a mixed bag — clubs from different manufacturers, each chosen for a specific reason. A driver from one brand, irons from another, wedges from a third. It worked, but there was always a nagging inconsistency in feel, in aesthetics, and in how the bag fit together as a system.
In 2025, that changed. After extensive fitting sessions, on-course testing, and some brutally honest performance comparisons, I committed to a full Titleist setup. Every club. One brand. Zero compromises. This 13-minute video walks through every club — why it earned its spot, what it replaced, and how it performs where it matters most: on the course.
The Driver: Titleist GT3
I'm running the GT3 at 10.0° effective loft — the 9.0° head adjusted +1. It carries 285 yards on average with a tight dispersion window. The slightly open face at address promotes a fade bias that matches my preferred shot shape off the tee. I've written about this fitting in detail before, but the short version is: this driver gained me 13 yards of total distance over my previous gamer without swinging any harder.
The Fairway Wood: Titleist GT3 (15°)
The GT3 fairway wood replaced a competitor's 3-wood that had been in the bag for two years. The switch came down to consistency off the deck — the GT3's lower center of gravity makes it easier to launch from fairway lies without needing a perfect strike. It carries 245 yards from the fairway with a 6-yard dispersion window, which gives me a legitimate scoring weapon on par 5s and long par 4s.
The Secret Weapon: Titleist GT280
This is the club I get the most questions about. The GT280 is a 280cc "mini driver" — it sits between a driver and a fairway wood on a shorter shaft that offers driver-like distance with fairway wood-like control. I pull it out on tight fairways, windy days, or any tee shot where accuracy matters more than maximum distance. It carries 260 yards with a dispersion that's half of my full driver. For a lot of golfers, this club alone could save three or four shots a round.
The Utility Iron: Titleist T250U
Long irons are dying, but the T250U makes a compelling case for keeping one in the bag. It's a hollow-body utility iron with a fast face that launches like a hybrid but with the trajectory control of an iron. I prefer the penetrating ball flight in the wind — it carries 215 yards with a lower, more controllable trajectory than any hybrid I tested. On windy days in Austin, that matters a lot.
The Irons: Titleist T150 (4-PW)
The heart of the bag. The T150 is a players cavity-back that gives me enough forgiveness for bad days without sacrificing the feel and workability I need on good ones. I have them built with True Temper AMT Black S300 shafts — a descending weight profile that puts heavier shafts in the long irons for stability and lighter shafts in the short irons for control and feel. Every iron is separated by exactly 11 yards of carry distance, from the 4-iron at 200 down to the PW at 145.
The Wedges: Vokey SM10
Three wedges, three grinds, three purposes. My 50° F Grind is the full-swing wedge for 115–130 yard approaches — low bounce, minimal offset. The 54° S Grind is the versatile one — pitch shots, bunker play, and partial swings with medium bounce for all-condition performance. And the 58° V Grind handles the specialty work — lob shots, tight lies, and finesse around the green. The V-grind is especially nice because it lets me play both low-bounce with the handle forward and high-bounce with the handle back, depending on the shot.
The Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Select
I switched from a mallet I'd been gaming for three years to this blade, and it changed my putting more than I expected. The milled face produces the softest feel of any putter I've tested. But the real reason was visual — the simplicity of a blade helped my alignment on shorter putts, and the lighter head weight improved my feel on lag putts. Sometimes less is more.
The Ball: Titleist Pro V1 Left Dot
The Left Dot is a custom alignment aid — a single dot on the left side that helps with alignment on the green. The Pro V1 itself is the standard for a reason: soft feel, controllable spin, and consistent flight in all conditions. I've tried others. I always come back.
Why One Brand?
Going full Titleist wasn't about loyalty. It was about system consistency. When every club is designed by the same R&D team, the transitions feel seamless. The 4-iron flows into the utility iron. The PW flows into the gap wedge. The driver and fairway wood share the same face technology. That consistency breeds confidence, and confidence is the most underrated performance variable in golf.
That said — the best clubs for your game might come from three different manufacturers. What matters is that every club in your bag earns its spot through data-driven fitting and on-course validation, not brand allegiance or aesthetics. But if you can find one brand that fits your game from driver to putter, there's something powerful about the simplicity.
Watch the full 13-minute bag breakdown above to see every club and every spec.
