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?

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