U 505 3i and GT2 5 Wood - fit for both??

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By Mark S

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  1. Mark S

    Mark S
    Camp Hill, PA

    I’ve had a couple of great fittings with Titleist, and every club in the bag has been spot on so far.

    In my first session, I was fit into a T200 set (6i–48° GW) plus a T350 5i, with the fitter skipping the 4i and instead putting me into a U505 (18°, 95g X-stiff) 3i. Absolutely love that club off the tee. On a later session, I rounded things out with a proper wedge setup (52, 56, 60)—all perfect fits.

    That left me with one last open spot in the bag: a club to bridge the gap between the U505 (18°) and my TSR3 driver (9°). After testing, the fitter recommended a GT2 5-wood (18°).

    Here’s the overlap:

    U505 (18°) → Carry 225–235, good rollout, mainly used off the tee.

    GT2 5W (18°) → Carry 227–238, higher launch, softer landing, easier off the deck. About 215–225 carry when choked down.

    The roles seem to be:

    U505 → Tight fairways, windy days, tee shots where I want left miss to be safe. Low and longer

    GT2 5W → Versatile: off the deck, shorter par 4s off the tee, long par 3s, second shots into par 5s. High and soft.

    So here’s my dilemma: both clubs carry about the same, just with different flights and landings. Do they overlap too much to justify keeping both? Or are they different enough in use case to stay in the bag together?

    One last thought—since I only use the U505 off the tee, would bending it stronger (say to 16°) make sense to stretch it further and separate it more from the 5-wood off the tee? Or would that defeat the purpose of the fitting?

    Curious to hear thoughts—anyone else run into this kind of “two clubs, one yardage” situation in their setup?

  2. Don O

    Don O
    Madison, WI

    I’ve always had -2 woods. As I’ve aged, I ended up 3 clubs in the same 10 yard window. Moving to the TSR-1 and GT-1 woods, I was able to regap the woods.
    My sand wedge is a 54 degree. My local greens tend to be damp and stiff. I use a lower bounce wedge, but use a 54-D with more bounce if playing a course with lighter sand.
    This is hardly your case, but the point is the same. On any day on course, there is no reason to carry multiple clubs that overlap. What you might consider is how pros use a 7W. Depending on hole lengths, course moisture, and winds, they rotate clubs for that day. On a windy day with firm fairways, if you won’t reach a long par 5 in 2, you may prefer the iron. If there a number of holes that the higher launching wood would better hold a green, on the 2nd shot, use that club on that course.

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