The year 2009 is around the corner, and Titleist celebrates the impending new year with a trio of drivers that just oozes excitement and performance. The 909 series, available this month, continues Titleist’s lofty reputation as a maker of tour-performance equipment, with enough technological bells and whistles to suit any golfer as well.

The 909 Comp (available with Titleist Matrix Ozik XCON-5 and XCON06 shaft) is a deep-faced, pear-shaped 460cc driver of titanium and composite material. The composite crown with the SureFit Swingweight Screw positions centre of gravity (CG) deep and low for higher launch and moment of inertia, while the tuned sole, which includes optimised pockets, reduces vibration and delivers tour-validated sound and feel.

The 909D2 (Titleist Diamana Blue 65 and Titleist Aldila VooDoo shaft options) offers a titanium head with blind bore hosel design that saves weight, provides solid feel, while allowing for more shaft options. The club delivers mid launch with low- to mid-spin characteristics, and also includes optimised pockets and an internal rib for better feel and sound at impact.

Golfers with high swing speeds and a high launch will find the 909D3 (Titleist Diamana Blue 65 and Titleist Aldila VooDoo shaft options) most suitable to their characteristics. This deep-faced, mid-launch and low-spinning driver allows great length off the tee, while allowing better players to shape the ball. Like the Comp and D2, the D3 also has the SureFit Swingweight Screw for optimised CG position.

Camilo Villegas’ great year did not come without contribution from his Cobra’s unique L4V Comp driver. Now, the new Cobra L5V (S$900, in Mitsubishi Diamana Red Board shafts) hopes to continue the line’s success, offering added customisability in the process. The unique feature of the L5V is an adjustable hosel, where the golfer can change the face angle via Cobra’s Adjustable Flight Technology. A special wrench provided with the club allows you two different face angle settings – neutral and 1-degree closed for a draw bias.

Cobra’s Dual Rhombus Face Insert technology provides for the largest and most forgiving clubface in golf, and the ultra-lightweight composite crown and sole positions CG low and deep in the enlarged clubhead for optimal effect. The L5V is available in lofts of 8.5°, 9.5°, 10.5° and 11.5°.

Trajectory is what it’s all about with the new Srixon ZR-800 and ZR-30 drivers. The ZR series features cleverly designed “wing weights” on the sole to control the launch trajectory of each model. The weights on the ZR-800 are positioned towards the centre of the sole for a higher launch, while that of the ZR-30 are out towards the heel and toe for a lower launch trajectory. The 460cc ZR-800 (with Srixon’s new SV-3016J T-64 and T-55 graphite shafts) and 425cc ZR-30 (with Srixon SV-3017J graphite shaft) come in lofts of 8.5°, 9.5° and 10.5° and are available from Transview Golf.

PING’s recent launch of Rapture V2 clubs includes an updated Rapture V2 driver that is leaps and bounds from the previous version. The new 460cc club features a titanium body equipped with external tungsten weight pads to optimise CG positioning, while providing high launch and low spin characteristics. The moment of inertia receives a boost from the first Rapture, and the plasma-welded, variable thickness face helps to increase ball speed. The Rapture V2 (in PING TFC939D and Mitsubishi Diamana Blue graphite shafts) is available in lofts of 9°, 10.5°, 12° and 13.5°.