brad,
i am a 2 year af701 user. these clubs are sick and soo long. also more forgiving than anything i have had in my arsenal of jdm sticks. after trying the af502s i decided to get one because they were not that difficult to hot and forgiveness for me is a tad less than the 701. when i say a tad less i mean marginal. plus you have the advantage of working the ball a bit.
they are soft too and gone is the clickly sound of the 501. the alpha gel is revolutionary. it is soo soft and dampens unwanted vibrations on mis**ts.. i say demo them you wont be dissapointed