A low-launch, low-spin shaft with a responsive handle and firm tip built for aggressive transitions and high-speed players.
There are only so many ways to build a low-spin driver shaft. Make it heavier. Make it stiffer. Grab a piece of rebar and hope the player swinging it has the strength (and temperament) to handle it.
Project X has chosen to take a slightly more nuanced route with the new Titan Black.
At its core, Titan Black is a low-launch, low-spin graphite shaft designed for players with faster, more-aggressive transitions in their driver swing. That’s the headline, but the more interesting part is how it gets there.
The profile is built around a more flexible handle section that firms progressively through the mid and tip areas. That means you can feel the shaft load during the transition instead of losing it completely, but by the time you get to impact, the mid- and tip sections are stout enough to keep the head from wobbling and adding spin.
Project X also added what it calls Synex Technology, a multi-axial carbon fiber construction that reinforces the outer structure and increases hoop stiffness throughout the handle and midsection. The practical benefit is stability. When you swing hard — and Project X assumes that if you are using Titan Black, that you will — the structure is designed to resist deformation and help keep dispersion tight.
Titan Black, with a retail price of $350, comes in 60-, 70- and 80-gram models in multiple flexes, plus a Tour-Only TX versions that push torque down even further. This is not a “smooth tempo, let’s hit a little cut down the right side” profile. This is for the player who steps on it and wants the ball to launch flat and chase.
So, who is Titan Black for? High-speed players who fight excess spin, see the ball climb too much, or feel like their current shaft can’t keep up with their transition. It is definitely NOT for moderate-speed players who need help launching the ball or golfers who rely on a softer tip to add height and carry. Put Titan Black in the wrong hands and it could feel board-y and cost you distance.
In the right hands, though, it looks like a serious tool for modern speed.