Titleist 816 Hybrids Review
An evolutionary product that has been brought into the same launch cycle as the company’s iron models to encourage players to get properly fitted for both. We loved the easy hitting, high-flying performance of the slightly larger H1 model.
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Easy to launch and with so many loft options available, finding the right hybrids for the right distance gaps in your set should be relatively simple.
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The new grey colouring on the crown might not be to everyone's taste.
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There are two versions of Titleist's new hybrid - the H1 and H2 and both offer quite different performance benefits. Read and watch our full Titleist 816 hybrids review to find out what they are!
Key technology
Featuring the same ‘Active Recoil Channel’ as the previous 915 hybrid, this has been redesigned for better turf interaction while still offering high speed and low spin performance. The 816 version should launch higher, has a new grey crown and there are more loft options available to aid gapping.
Titleist 816 hybrids review
This is an evolutionary design coming as it does just one year after the launch of the Titleist 915 hybrid – the company's most successful ever product in this category. The differences in comparison to the previous generation are, as you’d expect, small, but they are important. Whether due to the new grey crown colouring or the shaping of the head itself, we found the difference between the H1 and H2 models far more pronounced. The H1 looks far larger at address and launches the ball noticeably higher (we think this club will appeal to a wider range of handicaps). As such, it felt very easy to hit. The H2 is more compact and offers a controlled flight with a tighter distance dispersion.
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The extra loft options are crucial here too as Titleist is emphasising its desire for consumers to find the right distance gaps with their hybrids. The recommended retail price of the 816 hybrids is £205 so these are premium products but we thing that, with a good custom fitting, there is plenty of performance to be gained from the Titleist 816 hybrids.
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Neil is currently playing: Driver: TaylorMade Stealth Plus Fairway Wood: Titleist TSR2 Hybrid: Titleist TS3 Irons: PING Blueprint S (4&5), PING Blueprint T (6-PW) Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM7 50˚, 54˚, 60˚ Putter: Odyssey Triple Track Ten Ball: Titleist Pro V1X
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