46 min
How GTS Driver Innovation Improves Speed and Stability | How It Works with Golf Digest
6 min
Every driver has a technology story. With the New Titleist GTS drivers, that story begins with a material choice that gives Titleist engineers more freedom to place mass where performance needs it most.
At the Titleist Performance Institute in Oceanside, California, Club Fitting Analyst Louis Ranyard connects that innovation to the fitting bay. The focus is GTS technology and how advanced materials, adjustable weighting and fitting precision can help a golfer find a better balance of speed, stability, launch and spin off the tee.
Inside the head, GTS drivers feature a full thermoform body made with Titleist’s Proprietary Matrix Polymer, or PMP. Because the material is so lightweight, it creates more discretionary mass for engineers to move around the clubhead. That weight can be positioned forward to support speed and lower spin, or moved farther back to help increase stability, launch and forgiveness.
Dr. Chuck Golden, Senior Vice President of Golf Club R&D at Titleist, explains why that matters in driver design. Traditionally, center of gravity depth and moment of inertia have created a performance trade-off. PMP helps Titleist work in a space where low forward CG, high MOI, strong aerodynamics and greater fitting flexibility can come together in one driver platform.
Once the club is in the player’s hands, the technology becomes easier to see. Louis tests GTS head models while keeping shaft and loft consistent, using weight placement to study changes in launch, spin, carry, dispersion and overall ball flight. In this fit, moving more weight back helps the driver feel more matched to the swing, producing a straighter and more efficient flight.
GTS brings material science into the part of the game golfers can actually feel: the moment the driver starts working with their swing. Faster speed matters. Stability matters. But the real advantage is giving fitters more room to turn those pieces into a driver that feels built for the player standing over it.
Chapters:
00:00 - The Latest in Driver Innovation
00:25 - Visiting the Titleist Performance Institute
00:48 - Baseline Driver Numbers and Dispersion
01:47 - Speed and Stability in Driver Design
02:28 - PMP Material Explained
02:47 - Dr. Chuck Golden on CG and MOI
03:13 - Weight Placement Inside GTS Drivers
04:27 - Testing GTS Head Models
05:17 - How GTS Adjustability Supports Fitting
05:43 - Straighter Flight Through Weight Placement
Learn More About GTS Drivers: https://www.titleist.ca/gts-metals?srsltid=AfmBOopR-GnyPXKVFcrv-gzJZISRvVDuDnSTyycD6IlnY2KvMBXk96S-
Schedule a Titleist Club Fitting: https://www.titleist.ca/fitting/golf-club-fitting
» Subscribe to Titleist: https://www.youtube.com/@titleist
At the Titleist Performance Institute in Oceanside, California, Club Fitting Analyst Louis Ranyard connects that innovation to the fitting bay. The focus is GTS technology and how advanced materials, adjustable weighting and fitting precision can help a golfer find a better balance of speed, stability, launch and spin off the tee.
Inside the head, GTS drivers feature a full thermoform body made with Titleist’s Proprietary Matrix Polymer, or PMP. Because the material is so lightweight, it creates more discretionary mass for engineers to move around the clubhead. That weight can be positioned forward to support speed and lower spin, or moved farther back to help increase stability, launch and forgiveness.
Dr. Chuck Golden, Senior Vice President of Golf Club R&D at Titleist, explains why that matters in driver design. Traditionally, center of gravity depth and moment of inertia have created a performance trade-off. PMP helps Titleist work in a space where low forward CG, high MOI, strong aerodynamics and greater fitting flexibility can come together in one driver platform.
Once the club is in the player’s hands, the technology becomes easier to see. Louis tests GTS head models while keeping shaft and loft consistent, using weight placement to study changes in launch, spin, carry, dispersion and overall ball flight. In this fit, moving more weight back helps the driver feel more matched to the swing, producing a straighter and more efficient flight.
GTS brings material science into the part of the game golfers can actually feel: the moment the driver starts working with their swing. Faster speed matters. Stability matters. But the real advantage is giving fitters more room to turn those pieces into a driver that feels built for the player standing over it.
Chapters:
00:00 - The Latest in Driver Innovation
00:25 - Visiting the Titleist Performance Institute
00:48 - Baseline Driver Numbers and Dispersion
01:47 - Speed and Stability in Driver Design
02:28 - PMP Material Explained
02:47 - Dr. Chuck Golden on CG and MOI
03:13 - Weight Placement Inside GTS Drivers
04:27 - Testing GTS Head Models
05:17 - How GTS Adjustability Supports Fitting
05:43 - Straighter Flight Through Weight Placement
Learn More About GTS Drivers: https://www.titleist.ca/gts-metals?srsltid=AfmBOopR-GnyPXKVFcrv-gzJZISRvVDuDnSTyycD6IlnY2KvMBXk96S-
Schedule a Titleist Club Fitting: https://www.titleist.ca/fitting/golf-club-fitting
» Subscribe to Titleist: https://www.youtube.com/@titleist
