Titleist DCI Description,
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Original DCI Models
All DCI models were cast from stainless steel. From 1991 to 1995, the DCI Gold and DCI Black models were introduced. The Black model was less offset than the Gold, which meant that better players would be more inclined to purchase the Black. It was shaped more like a traditional blade iron, which gives skilled players better feel and makes it easier to shape shots, but doesn’t provide as much help on your mishits. The DCI B the B stands for blade was introduced in 1994 and was even closer to a blade, with the weight on the back of the club similar to that of a forged muscleback iron, the tool of choice for many professional golfers. The DCI B was a custom made club that had to be specially ordered.
Titleist entered the game improvement market in a major way when it introduced the DCI Oversize clubs in Senior, Lady Oversize and Oversize Plus designs. Oversize clubs are geared to golfers of lesser skill who need as much help as possible with shots that miss the center of the clubface. Oversize irons are called game improvement or super game improvement clubs, designed to enlarge the sweet spot on the club to help the ball fly straighter and farther on your mishits. Since there are many more less skilled golfers, club manufacturers sell far more game improvement and super game improvement clubs than those for skilled golfers. In 1996, Titleist introduced the DCI 96 model, an update on the DCI Black. This club was designed to look and feel even more like a traditional forged blade,
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Late 1990s and Early 2000s
More updates to the lines of players clubs,
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titleist vokey sm5, and weight higher in the toe for the short irons to hit shots with a flatter trajectory and more backspin.