I got the EMB last week. 10.5 46 inches with the Tour Ad FOR emb stiff regular. Im a smooth tempo player and swing 100 to 106 mph. I played college golf in the early 1970s , and still have kept my handicap close to scratch. Im a steady player and have always been obsessed with squeezing every inch of performance out of equipment. So far the benchmark for performance for me has been the epon 460, with an AXIV 6064 or a quatro 65 S. Its hard to beat the feel and performance of that club. When you 1st pickup the EMB if you have the stock shaft, the soft feel is alarming. It felt almost like a senior flex. Despite the soft feel the shaft is pretty consistant. I expected to hit moon balls with the stock setup. To my surprise I hit mid trajectory straight bullets that ran like a jack rabbit after hitting the ground. This is in the mid atlantic DC suburbs on a course with dormant bermuda fairways that are wet and soft and winter temps in the 40s.
After a few rounds under my belt I have a few observations and have made the following adjustments.
1. I added 4 strips of lead tape to the d3 swing weighted head. This helped me track the club better.
2. There seems to be a hot spot on the face just slightly towards the toe. If you hit this spot on the correct path you can get jaw dropping results. HIt towards the heel it will still go straight but you will loose some yards. I havent checked my swing speed on the monitor yet, but at 46 inches and the lighter weight of this club I can tell I swing this club faster with less effort. I hit one drive freakishly long last week but the temp was 70 degrees and I had a nice wind at my back.
3. Feel and sound. This club has a nice explosive feel at impact, but the clanky sound can fool you and effect your senses.
4. Forgiveness. More forgiving towards the toe, also if you hit low, The ball will not go more than 10 feet off the ground. It took me 3 rounds to get dialed in with the EMB, and I like it quite a bit. Once the real season gets here I can make a more realistic evaluation. On a normal pass I hit a mid high almost dead straight shot. The only club Ive hit that has an edge in the forgiveness dept is the cobra L4V. The EMB is a good 10 to 15 yards longer for me than the L4V.
If they could make an MOI club with the deep face and Moi traits of the L4V, with the ball speed and feel of the EPON 460 that would be the ultimate.
