Wishon 919 THI

[TKS]

I am very interested in this driver! Heard a lot of good things about it. Read Tom's book. Amazing knowledge. Can a "basic" 10 year old design hold up against modern drivers in length and distance? What is the most comparable driver to this one? Would you buy this driver if you could get a Titleist 917 D2 new for $200? Or Ping G? Mizuno? He is supposed to be introducing a 420 cc "players" driver this spring.

the 919 may be 10 years old but the head has been going through design tweaks during that time. Partly why it's one of the best heads on the market. Designed to be fitted, toe friendly forgiveness, any loft and face angle you want. The new smaller head coming next year will provide another nice option.

 

Orders for the new Driver are in place with the foundry, :nyam: It looks gorgeous!!

So I hear, dont spill too many beans about the 2019 additions to the Wishon line, but I know you've hit the protos, but tell what you can!

[vmann]

Do you have an idea when they will be available?

[geochitown]

Great question

[PJ72]

On 2/27/2018 at 11:09 AM, ajlacombe said:

Has anyone used this driver?

 

I stumbled on this one by accident. I recently started using Oban shafts. I started with the Kiyoshi Gold and then bought the Black, Purple, HB and White - to test them. They are all very different with unique launch and spin characteristics. I also saw the Oban Devotion and had no intention of testing that shaft, until I bought a 2016 M2 driver that had one with it.

 

I hit that club/shaft combo really well, so I decided to get a second Devotion driver shaft and a FW shaft so I could test it in some Nike driver heads I have and some FWs.

 

I snagged a Devotion 6 for $63 off eBay and it was installed in a Wishon 919 THI head that appeared to be beat up. Got the club last night and cleaned and polished the head and it actually is in great shape. I figured I may as well hit a few balls in my backyard (I have a farmer's field behind me and I may have pounded a few balls back there over the 24+ years I have lived there).

 

We have had a ton of rain here of late so my yard is soaked and I was hitting off a lie that was sidehill and uphill - not ideal :stink:

 

I hit the first shot - it was a nice height gentle draw that just carried a long way. WTF? Seriously. OK, let' hit another one. Carbon copy of the first shot. No way. Try one last one - yup, same shot again.

 

I will take it to a range to give it a fair shakedown test. I am LMAO over this one. The club sits nicely behind the ball, is a great look with no alignment mark (all big things for me).

 

Just wondering if anyone has experience with this club and what your thoughts were on it. I have a Tour Issue 2017 M1 head on the way and the Wishon has set the bar very high. Nice job Tom Wishon, on this club! Oh yeah, it has a great sound too.

 

Side note: I had built myself a set of Wishon 752tc irons and shot a 4 under 31 in my golf league that year - but unfortunately being the club ho that I am I sold the irons for $150. As Roberto De Vicenzo said "What a stupid I am". Will try not to make that mistake again

 

Andy

I'm hoping to find out soon, as i have one on order (and a hybrid too), should have it in a week or two.

[Chip Duffer]

I have been playing the 919THI since they came out. The sound is very pleasing and I don't have any issues with distance at all. In fact, I have my career long with a

43.5", 9 degree 919THI (364 yards). At 61 I had a drive a few weeks ago at 316. It will perform well if it and the shaft fit your swing.

 

As for the "10 year old design" several have mentioned, this design was a pioneer in high MOI driver heads. If I remember correctly, the first to accomplish MOI over 5000. Regarding distance, the USGA and R&A both limited COR and this driver achieves the high COR with the variable face thickness and has a flatter face (less vertical roll) than most OEM's, resulting in more consistent flight if striking the ball slightly higher or lower on the face.