Can I keep U505 31 (18D) and GT2 5 Wood (18D)

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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

    Someone would need to answer whether the U505 can be bent 2 degrees. My guess is no.

    While they are essentially the same distance, does the wood stop shorter and hold a green better? Is the wood easier to use off of both tee and on course? Which one will you have confidence in using “when it matters”.
  3. Mark S

    Mark S
    Camp Hill, PA

    Don O said:

    Someone would need to answer whether the U505 can be bent 2 degrees. My guess is no.

    While they are essentially the same distance, does the wood stop shorter and hold a green better? Is the wood easier to use off of both tee and on course? Which one will you have confidence in using “when it matters”.

    Thank you, Don. I too can’t see bending it 2 degrees. Just re-reading my initial post it sounds silly.

    The wood will stop - it went high landed soft. Off the tee and deck.

    I stripe the U505 3i off the tee - not confident off the deck. I launch it at the range and sim but the course, not-a-so-good… With the 5 wood I’ll never hit the U505 off the deck again.

    Essentially keeping U505 3 gives me a third option off tee.

    So perhaps best bet may be get a T3504 iron, keep 5 wood and on windy days, narrow short courses where accuracy is critical, I swap out the 4 iron for the U505 3.

    Thank you for the thought!
  4. MWilson

    MWilson
    Kingsport, TN

    I just went through a similar situation. After a Titleist fitting for T series irons I also added the U505 2 iron. I wanted a club I could hit when driver was too much. To summarize I traded the 2 iron in for a TSR3 5 wood and couldn't be happier. The 5 wood is my go to now off the tee when driver is too much or I want more control. The 2 iron for me was much harder to hit consistently. Also, I play a T250 3 iron so honestly there wasn't that much difference in the 2 and 3 irons to justify keeping the 2. Not sure if this helps but for me I have never carried 2 clubs with almost identical yardages. My goal was to try and bridge the gap between my GT2 driver 10* and my 3 iron and the 5 wood seems to be perfect.

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