That sounds like "hooey" to me. 

Wow, interesting....I have never heard of such a thing! 

That sounds like nonsense to me.  There is no 'break-in' period for a driver face.

I've never heard that.  I own a 913 and wasn't told that, but maybe there are different characteristics.  I will say from day one that I was hitting them farther than any other driver I've hit.  When they go straight of course, which is far less often than I'd like.

Hey Dave C. I have never heard of such a thing, and I've worked at a golf course for 20 years. I have never hit so many fairways or hit the ball as far as I do with my 915 D2. If its true, I'm all for it.

Play Well,

Steve S.

Thanks for the input, was hoping someone from Titleist would jump in and give the definitive answer.  It sounded counterintuitive to me, seems like if anything the responsiveness of the face would deteriorate rather than improve.   

Hi Dave,

I believe the person you were talking to might have misspoke, because there is not a "driver break in period." If you are struggling with your new driver I would encourage you to seek the advice of an authorized fitter in your area.

Hi Chris T., 

I was wondering about the sound of my new Titlest 915 D2 driver. It sounds really "tingy" and I'm used to a "thud" sound on impact. It's a pretty loud sound when I hit it and at times, annoying. I mean, don't get me  wrong, the drives still get out there a good ways, but I'm a sound good. 

Will the sound soften after a while? I mean, it was really the first 5 hits I had with the new driver that were really loud and again "tingy" and wasn't sure what to do?

Thanks for the input from you or anyone else. 

Sam

Hi Samuel,

The 915 driver is a faster product because of the Active Recoil Channel and Radial Speed Face technology. During design we wanted the sound and feel to be hotter to compliment the increased speed. Our R&D teams do an extensive amount of acoustic engineering and testing to ensure the sound and feel experience meets the requirements of our target audience. So far the feedback has been that the sound is indeed different, but in a positive way. The sound and performance of 915 metal woods is designed to remain consistent over the life of the product so you have the same confidence in the club with each and every swing.

Dave,

There is no such thing as a "break in period" for the driver face. With the changes in technology from year to year each club will play slightly different, or feel different coming off the face of the club, which can take each person awhile to get use to. I play the 915 D3 which helps me shape my shots better off the tee.

It may take a while to get used to but it won't suddenly hit the ball farther after you've used it for a certin number of swings.

I have hit my 915 D2 a total of 2,156 times.  Haven't noticed any change.   Like any driver, you have to get used to it, a player break in of sorts.

Never heard of it either, but then again, over time, the face could fatigue.  I literally just "broke" the face in my 983K driver Saturday afternoon.   Found a crack in the top of the face.  Gave me an excuse to finally break down and buy a new driver.  Just got my new 915 D2 in the mail today and took it to the range this evening.  Very pleased with the ball flight, but have to agree with the very high pitch sound it makes.  As someone once said, after about 10 hits blasting it to the back of the range, "What sound?"