driverhead
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The ON OFF Shingo Limited (eye 2 influenced design) 58 degrees
Its not JDM but the Callaway PM grind wedges are incredible. I use the 58, Great out of the sand and around the green lob shots. I am never out of a hole at saving par with the pm 58.
Available in 56 58 60 and 64 degrees.
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A local vendor in my area had a 4 star BERES S-05 driver with my specs and I made a trade to get it. I am very impressed at just how consistent the performance of the 4 star shaft is and its a BIG UPGRADE over the 2 star. . The Beres is a quality driver. I found this as good as any JBEAM or RYOMA setup Ive hit. Its in my bag and I will use it in my next tournament. I am autopilot to hit the FW with the S-05 and the distance and dispersion is as tight as any driver i have hit.
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What kind of shaft comes stock with this head?
Fujikura DODECAGON.
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XPG and Royal DTP, XPG is the general model and the Royal DTP is the senior/"executive" model.
Both drivers apparently use some counterbalance technology using slightly heavier head + weighted grip
XPG: 43 m/s ( 96 mph ) swing speed, age in their 50's drove the ball 280 to 290 yards in the video
DTP: 40 m/s ( 89 mph ) swing speed, age in their 60's and 70's drove the ball close to 270 to 280 yards in the video
Interestingly, they called these videos as "documentaries" which I am not sure how to interpret. :)
If these are true numbers, I gottta get me one of these drivers to try out.
I finally had a chance to get 5 rounds on the course with these drivers. i wasnt impressed with the XPG. A hard feel off the face and average distance. I got great results with the DTP. It was a bit of a learning curve to groove it as the club is 47 inches long, and the shaft plays similar to the AIR SPEEDER. You must have a slow deliberate tempo or the shaft will get out of sync. Smooth tempo shots are rewarded nicely. I have hit my longest shots of the winter season with the DTP when I time it correctly. Maybe not the best club for head wind conditions, with the stock shaft, but calm or downwind its a carry monster. My course is so wet due to winter storms and dormant Bermuda grass. , roll cant be evaluated properly. The DTP is a great feeling head. I have hit several Yonex driVerS since the NANOSPEED ERA and IT IS THE BEST FEELING YONEX HEAD SINCE THE EZONE 380.
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There are a series of DAT55G faced 3 woods now on the market which are very long including the Zodia OZ Ti-FW.
I am selling the 3W because "It's too long!!" 250 yards carry and some more with roll...
This is mini driver territory. I am getting the same head in a 5 wood.
I have a ZODIA OZ 3W and a 5w. I havent hit the 5w yet on the course but the 3w is a cannon and easy off the deck. Its like a SONARtec dense feel and Exotics explosion off the face. I went with my gamer ALDILA TOUR GREEN 65 as that has been a money fw shaft for me.
Between the ZODIA OZ and Maruman shuttle , they are the best fws Ive hit.
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XPG: 43 m/s ( 96 mph ) swing speed, age in their 50's drove the ball 280 to 290 yards in the video
DTP: 40 m/s ( 89 mph ) swing speed, age in their 60's and 70's drove the ball close to 270 to 280 yards in the video
If these are true numbers, I gottta get me one of these drivers to try out.
i just got one of each. Royal DTP arrived yesterday and the XPG tomorrow. I went to the range but drew a really horrible batch of range balls, as all the good balls cant be picked up due to soft ground conditions and they had to get these out of storage for winter snow short supply days.. . .Ball flight was very good but there was no life left in the balls to get decent distance. The cover and dimple were worn out. (muni range conditions at its worst) The Dtp is the best balanced 47 inch driver Ive tried and also had a great feel off the face considering how bad the range balls were. . The XPG comes tomorrow, and I will finally have a decent weekend for the 1st time in weeks (temps in the 60s) to test them in real course conditions on my home track. . .
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I was watching some Youtube videos last night about Yonex's new drivers.
XPG and Royal DTP, XPG is the general model and the Royal DTP is the senior/"executive" model.
Both drivers apparently use some counterbalance technology using slightly heavier head + weighted grip
XPG: 43 m/s ( 96 mph ) swing speed, age in their 50's drove the ball 280 to 290 yards in the video
DTP: 40 m/s ( 89 mph ) swing speed, age in their 60's and 70's drove the ball close to 270 to 280 yards in the video
Interestingly, they called these videos as "documentaries" which I am not sure how to interpret. :)
If these are true numbers, I gottta get me one of these drivers to try out.
I also noticed that they are coming out with a new Triprinciple putter now with adjustable weights.
http://www.yonex.co.jp/golf/clubs/triprinciple-putter-tp-s500.html
I watched that video and the numbers if true are impressive. I looked up the specs of the DTP and the club length is 47 inches long.
All three of the testers didnt swing fast but had well balanced swings and made good contact.
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Ive hit a bunch of these. On the JDM side the longest Ive hit was the GLOBERIDE GIII 2013 model.
The most consistent and easiest to hit is the Honma Amazing Spec 480 with the ARMRQ 3 star shaft.
I hit some long drives with the Ryoma ST Beyond Power but havent dialed it in.
The longest Ive ever hit to date is a club called the M80 Lightspeed from TPFGOLF, using a Gramman GMAXX shaft at a club length of 46.5 inches.
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I had an itch to try this because it is so different. It is not the longest driver Ive ever hit, but its very consistent on average overall distance, and it excels in accuracy. I am a fairly accurate driver ( normal shape is a slight draw), but I hit 14 of 14 fws (splitting them dead center) the 1st time I tried this club. The ball basically wants to go dead straight. It does hit high (head was at least 13 degrees), and I couldn't judge roll as we are in winter swamp fairway season now.
The stock R shaft doesn't play as soft as some JDM R flexes. It was made for the IYA DO MO and felt stable. The head was a bit light and I added 6 grams worth of lead tape on the back of the club.
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Yonex Triprinciple Hybrid
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I cant say who makes them, but Ive been using the Royal DTP Driver since February. Its a big time quality club , right there with JBEAM , Ryoma, Honma, etc.