Golf Today Equipment Special - Spring 2000

Titleist DCI 990 irons

Almost as good as the elusive major championship victory for the marketing of modern clubs is the Shot Of The Year - now a fixture in the golf calendar complete with a prize from Canon. Last year it went to Sergio Garcia for his almost one-footed, one-handed recovery from the base of the tree down the stretch at Medinah. It was executed with a 6-iron from a prototype set of Titleist DCI 990s, the now commercially available range also favoured by other top players like Davis Love III.

Titleist claim the set, the latest in the tried-and-tested DCI line, to be the ultimate high-performance iron, a contemporary blade but with a variable muscleback cavity to provide more stability than a pure muscleback.

Incorporating many of the best features of both the DCI 962 and 962B models, the 990 enjoys enhanced looks, feel and improved ball flight through the set. 

Garcia himself recently gave his own official verdict: "They look good and they suit my swing," he said after his victory in the German Masters. "I like the flight I get with them and I can work the ball both ways. The feel is very soft and I get good control of distance," he continued.

Meanwhile, the Spaniard's win marks another landmark for the Titleist Titanium 975D driver in the high-profile battle for tour supremacy among the leading metalwood makers.

Only two years old, the 975 cleaned up for a host of players in 1999, including Tiger and David Duval. Multi-material alloys may be all the rage among the well-heeled club golfers but - for now at least - titanium is still the top dog among four of the current world ranking's top five. 

Price: £595.00 per set of eight irons (steel shaft)

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