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Titleist · Hybrid · 2021

TSi2 Hybrid

CaddyIndex™ breakdown — what the agentic research found across each of the six performance dimensions, with cited sources.

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Best for

You're a 5-25 HCP at 85-110mph with a sweeping hybrid swing who wants the proven 2021 Titleist workhorse hybrid with classic fairway-wood-leaning profile + crisp metallic sound + tour-validated reliability.

Avoid if

You need current-generation Titleist tech (use TSR2 or GT2), you want a workable tour-shape head (use the TSi3), or you need sub-90mph lightweight launch (use the TSi1).

Pros

  • Tremendously forgiving workhorse hybrid — more symmetrical rear profile vs TS2 centers mass
  • 132mph ball speed + 1.49 smash + 200yd carry + fastest hybrid face Titleist had built at 2021 release
  • Crisp solid metallic 'click' acoustic consistently across face + improved sound/feel vs TS2
  • Tour-validated — Jordan Spieth still gaming TSi2 hybrid into 2026 + 2021 Golf Digest Hot List recognition

Cons

  • Now 4 years old — superseded by TSR2 (2023, +10% MOI + sole relief pockets) and GT2 (2025, highest-MOI hybrid + heel-toe adjustable weights)
  • Designed for sweeping deliveries — not for shotmakers (use TSi3 instead)
  • No specific aggressive sole-grind feature like the sole relief pockets added in TSR2/TSR3 successors
  • Premium pricing at $279 MSRP — paying for Titleist build quality, not class-leading MOI

By dimension

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Forgiveness

The tremendously forgiving TSi2 is the workhorse hybrid. The TSi2 hybrid is designed with the perfect balance between optimising forgiveness while also offering playability. The TSi2 has a more symmetrical look around the rear of the club to both center mass and increase forgiveness while still offering workability. Enhanced feedback on off-center hits. The fastest hybrid face Titleist has ever made delivers faster ball speeds and increased forgiveness. Above-average forgiveness — workhorse GI design + more symmetrical rear profile + fastest hybrid face for off-center retention; ranked among most forgiving 2021 hybrids by club fitters.

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Distance

The TSi2 18° hybrid averaged 132 mph of ball speed, and across testing the numbers showed a 1.49 average smash factor. 15° launch angle with average carry distance right at 200 yards. Fastest hybrid face Titleist has ever made delivers faster ball speeds. Crown and face thicknesses create a lower CG for higher launch and lower spin. Above-average distance — 132mph ball speed + 1.49 smash factor + 200yd carry + fastest Titleist hybrid face at 2021 release.

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Workability

The TSi2 is the hybrid which will be best suited to the majority of golfers, and will produce the best results for golfers with a sweeping delivery who want to get rid of their long irons. Workhorse hybrid, maximising performance by providing high launch and easy distance for players with a sweeping delivery. Larger, classic profile designed for players who prefer the look of a fairway metal. Mid-tier workability — explicitly designed as the GI workhorse for sweeping-swing players, with shotmakers steered to the TSi3 sibling.

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Feel

The TSi2 hybrid provides a solid and stable feel, with subtle feedback when catching the ball thin or towards the toe. Off the face, it feels springy with a pleasing metallic sound, while the TSi2 feels very stable. Powerful and responsive characteristics. Sound and feel are very similar, yet a tad more pleasing, than the TS2. Above-average feel — solid, stable, springy impact with subtle informational feedback; tangibly improved over TS2 predecessor.

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Sound

The TSi2 hybrid produced a crisp, solid metallic sound with the extra 'i' indicating a hint of depth. Crisp, solid metallic click sound consistently across the face. The TSi2 hybrid feels and sounds more like a fairway wood at impact, with powerful and responsive characteristics. Above-average sound — crisp, solid metallic 'click' consistent across face + fairway-wood-like acoustic profile + tangibly improved over TS2.

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Looks at address

More symmetrical look around the rear of the club vs TS2's pear-shape with rounded toe. Leading edge is a bit flatter than the previous model's, giving the face a slightly shallower appearance. Larger, classic profile designed for players who prefer the look of a fairway metal. Classic-shape and appealing looks make the Titleist TSi2 tough to beat. Above-average address — refined more symmetrical profile vs TS2 + classic Titleist aesthetic + flatter leading edge + classic fairway-metal-leaning shape.

Sources

Some of the reviews, lab tests and head-to-head comparisons the agentic research read while grading this club.

Titleist TSi2 Hybrid — CaddyIndex™ breakdown | CaddyCompare