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FOUND THE specs on this , itsa 52gram distance shaft designed to get the ball up and out as fast as possible with deforamtion return as quick as possbile ..... well , they got that damn right.! Fast forwards to yeserday range session, i took this off my mate in a swap with or another fw i had , my egg was far too taught for him so he took a RC 14* instead , stiffer flex but lower launching for tee shots. Had a prolonged session with the new one and im convinced this shaft is NOT exactly right for me but damn if i didnt hit the blazes out of it and REALLY enjoy it , i was in wind yesterday so it got knocked about a bit but the centered ones were a thing of absolute beauty.The flight this produces is so nice.. my usual set ups are very much toink, straight, low/mid flight LOTS of roll due to the courses i play , i dont need all carry most times, but i always like to have all bases covered ,so this style driver and fw set up are the ones ive been missing , i got the driver sorted a cpl of weeks back with the astro tour/diamana ilima 60s , thats AWSOME for all carry, but not 100% sure this fw is exactly what i neeed. want oh yes! but need............... hmmmmm , i think the shaft is JUST a bit too soft. If this were an X i think it wud suit me much more but as it is , its just that wee bit too flippy, the head on it as well really gets this airborn fast , maybe im just not used to it bec of my normal fwds are so full, compact lower, but when i got one nailed with it ,oh man, seriosuly.........this thing was mustard , i just dont think i can play it in a match bec the misses with it went a long way off kilter comapred to my roddio tour x 17* that thng is high, Str8 and it doesnt matter matte hat wind its in, its simply an AWSOME sleek fwood . the TUALE cant repalce it so im gonna move the shaft on its jsut that wee bit too light/loose. My swing speed driver is 103/106mph these days so id think if u were in low/mid 90s this combo wud light up a like a pinball machine. my bud is about 100 and he also thinks its a bit too whippy for him hence why we got into this swap in the first palce .i loved the feel so much bec it was so different but yesteday QED it. i think it also needs to be in a ligher , sleeker head to maximise its characteristics , a compact heavier head will make this way too theatrical. think egg,modart,ryoma,geotech, that kinda set up , the PING Gs 125 wud be the limit to thickness id suggest with it, just looking at most of the new flat based FW , spam thats out these day they wud all be a good match for it im sure . late 80s/mid 90s mph driver speed is here this lives, for those looking give it a try , im gonan say WORTH IT!

sigh... the grips are worth 15-20 per grip.!

Had a swap of a cpl fo woods with a bud yesterday, i gave him my egg with roddio 17* , he gave me his egg 15* w/trpx raytis tuale stiff. Tual is soft and high, very spinny absolutely delish to hit , the feel is like a blamange kissing a marshmallow, i loved it didnt miss a shot with it but it seemed miles too whippy. comaped ot my one buyt oh lord this was fun tho cud make this go wherever i wanted for shaping, the bal flight was lie watching an f22 take off its also very light weight. ID say rthis set up one of the easiest fwd i ever ever hit and it went long, very long , just not str8, there as alays a bit of movement somwhere in it launched a LOT higher and with more carry than my 15* egg , adout the same as my 17* with roddio proto. very very eye opening. Talk about chasing the all carry /no roll dragon, this is it. if ur after a softer higher lighter extremely top quality shaft. this is worth more than a look, you have to put this near the top .

ROYCOLL BBD 16* fw. mine from new. cond absolutely mint. cpl of games old only repostioned crazy cb80 shaft in a 17* instead. outstanding fw head. $190 delivered

huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge price cut .

ASTRO TOUR V3 11* - diamana ilima 65s. this thing has defied its image and cud be my surprise packet build of the last cpl o years. Ive had a few games with this now,higher launch NO BALLONING at all, good spin rate, excellent carry, and most of all VERY , surprisingly not a whippet over left and right field which i thought it was going to be . For the most its very very straight and high . My swing speed is back up to +/- 106mph now so 255-270yards with a max @ 280 im getting most drives, the average on the lower 260s , gone are my bombing days but with this shaft i was looking to get a bit more theatrical but that didnt happen! oh no ,NOT SO said the head. yesterdays round with 2 other newbies ,the ASTRO TOUR V2 -GDpt6x and the JBEAM 435 - diamana 65x for a multiple ball slogathon was pretty eye opening. all 3 come in @ 45inch , 316-320g means not a ton of difference in swing weight with the 435 as the lowest and heaviest , that was purpose built and BOY does that thing earn its turns! it was windy yesterday so these got a PROPER work out and by far the one i was most surprised and happy with bec of the reason it wasnt sposed to perform like it did was the Ilima! The extra spin and lower mid point in it gets it airborn quicker for sure but it doenst get knocked about , its the lightest and feels like it is but i was really happy with it into some decent sideways wind, it became a 2 horse game back 9 , the v2 and v3 for favourite but the v2 had the Gd pt6x in it and it just the better suited bec theres more oomph in it, distance wise i cud not really fault any of them , i hit my buds SIM2-ventus 6x as well, that goes well but for me its a very differnt set up and look / feel and it went the same distance as mine do for a FRACTION of the build cost and several years and billions of $ rand d difference , ............... longer or so they say, i didnt see it , what i hit were dead even with the 435 but i tended to str8 pull the TM, and fade the 435 , thats the 3rd time ive hit the SIM , makes it an easy pass over now, there AINT no discernable or i nfact any diference i can see . strengths - 435 w diamana blue 65x: low fast bullets , best feel at highest swing speed, LOTS of ground run, super stable reliable. v2 w GD pt6x: best looking at address , SOLID reliable in All conds, mid high lanch with ability to hit any shot in mind . most workable but smalls workable not goign to hook the ears of it. excelllent consistant distance . v3 w diamana ilima 65s: flightiest, easiest to swing at Not max speeds , best on an off day, best carry, flight height, easy day driver. rain driver 100%, wont bother takign another driver out in the rain surprisingly good in wind. Not so strengths- 435> very low al the time, need to be ON all the time, willl not be shaped left. limited carry v2> cant think of any, nope this thing is a daily driver ++++ v3> flighty, light, thinner feel, can be lost both ways ( more than the others ) doenst feel as productive at impact but it is! so if thats a negative, il ltake it. the last for the season coming this week , egg7 with diamana ilima 70x 9* and v2 with diamana x 70s 11*

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Dozo Heads. Below in 4 box Are the used. Ones..

Dg s200 in brand new. Ns125w intje semi used ones

the fw and driver are gone.

added an AMELIA blade to this happy do do both HEADS for $1000

the black is one of the best looking heads ive come across, the kamui IP is as well , but he BEAMER BLACK IS stealth!

cant fault that , expect LOW and piercing , that stigner shaft is like a knuckle ball if u dont generate enough oomph. im at 46.8mps these days and im just at the level to feel it................, sort of ignite

Its funny how theres always the one that makes u feel at home. no matter how many i build, the Beam 435/stinger 70x . @. 9.5* combo ive had for 10 ish years is Still the club i love to take out the most , prob bec it was the club i used in comps here when i was swinging it harder and did damn well with in general. That thing won me a whole bunch of emperors heads more pfthen than not in nassau back i n the heady days , i dont game it alot these days but when i do i remember its nuances instantly , its got a small but heavy draw tendency i guess ebc of the weight allignment i put in i cant remember now but i have confidence to aim it mid right and wont loose it there . Ive even tried to replicate it with a black beam, 70s s stinger, same specs but its just not quite the same. for sure the black beamer SHUD be better sutied now but i dunno...... also , have conicindentally hit my 2 longest ever drives with it as well so its got a VERY special place.

Weathers been great, backs feeling good last few months and my swing speed is back to a respectfull no. so its been a new build winter/spring, took delivery of 4 more rejigged drivers last week, so far testing on range only for most but a gamer for the GDpt6x , bit surprising , but yea im onto something differernt here astro tour 11* - graph design pt6x 45 inch 315g, original idea was to get this very high with a bell arc but that didnt happen.... that combo is like an anti high launcher. it likes to just flies flat 45* kind oif thing to its zenith up then out with run... its a doozie! had to rethink what to use it for and its now a day in out ni wind daily , in bag all rounds , tures out this is ,so far 2 rounds, as consistant as anything else i have, plus its much lighter so i grab a cpl of cheat MPH with it. already gamed it with my kamui/7d in unison and it certianly didnt loose that much to it , feel was differnt , it noticelaby hollower but yea id take that without feeling i loose much. mabe into the wind it felt a bit hollowish but down wind it was aces high. great build! kamui pro tp07 11*- roddio labo tataki 70s 45inch 318g for links with stronger wind , this sets up toe high for a draw swing but the takaki killls that bias and flattens out the flight for some run. LOVE how this sets up as a slicer , my other kamui 10* with the diamana X 60s is prob my my used driver woth i kind of new waht ot expect with this but its even more sexier in hand. loosing the drive on the 15/16/17/18 left at longy is HOPEFULLY now a hing of the past, well, thats the idea. jbeam 435 9.5* - diamana original BLUE board 73s 45 inch 320g for links in winter when run is all important and wind is awful. this is an arrow..... it DOES NOT ,WIlIL NOT be moved laterally by a man! launch is LOW, like lowlow , low but terrible swings arnt punishedas badly . its like my driver to play at NSW links when u get quite afew more yards on the deck that at my home course, not for use in hot moist , long grass conds, hawaii wud be awsome. its an .............. insurace driver, i so used to that head its going to live in oz. astro tour vIII 11* - diamana ilima red 60s 45inch d0 315g. Had this at range yesteday and it was GREAT this seems to be a great anwser my higher carry higher spin faster swing driver ive been missing ,esp in the wet of in asia when carry is required over run. put a gripmaster leather on it to make sure its 100% ready. by what i got out of it yesterday id say . im onto a good thing here. the ilima feels much different to other diamana shafts esp the kaili which has been my all time DIA fave and my test shaft vs all others, its flightier, tingier and thinner at impact, it makes me think im REALLY hititng something hard, took a while to get its character but , yea i dont mind it. will ahve to see how it goes with real balls on course.... this sat.... but from what i got eysterday, it as what i wanted it for. will take it with the 11* GDpt6x and see how they go VS each other ofr that higher launch preference, diff flight path .. have a feeling the red might be the specialist of the bag, the GD the all rounder, botht have the same grip same lenght and pretty close weight. no pics yet... its good to tinker................,

well.., ive just re made an original prgr egg 17* for exactly that purpose , to get 100% carry. dont want/need run out this pne is for going at the greeen on short par 5s. i had to put a diffshaft in bec it kind of went a bit too up nad not enough out. but if thers a higher launcher than that, id like to know...

Dooood . I just. Sold. A Hi cor. Driver a week ago. Rc 9* beast. Im waiting. On the 11* to move,it's.pending . If that don't go I'll give. U a heads. Up. Id. Opt. For a 7d. In a 10- 11* kamui head

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 11* roycoll HICOR still avaialble....................,

New.ones. Up

dropped again $350 delievered.

yea Mikey , id think that idea will work for ur swing , after all , its been been cut on that head, im still playing my jbeams @ 9.5* with a diamana stinger 70x, a 71s stinger proto, and diamana blue 73s for home links and yes really they are all prob too low launch for most tracks for sure , but for when i play them they are irreplacable dont get as much distance as a few yrs back but they are hard to miss a fairway with , the head jsut looks so ......... welcoming , ive been playing them for gorr knows how long now and they just suit, i think u rem how many drivers i used to have, well now im down to about maybe 20 ish and most are same head shape with diff shafts for diff conds / courses. 3 jbeam 435s - stinger 70s 71 proto s blue 73s 4 astro tour v3- quadra tp-x 70s , diamana X 70x , diamana ilima 70s, 2 astro tour v2 - diamana fubuki aplha 70s, graph design PT 6x syard v t388- diamana X 70s epon 101, A-jappa, callaway erc3 , onoff type s , very simiar shaped heads 3 kamui tp 07s - 7 dreamers, diamana stinger proto 71x , diamana X 60x ( cud be my best driver) 2 prgr eggs, labo spec tataki blue 70s , diamana alislei 83s somehow i manage to play them all over a year but i dont play comp here so i bag 2 drivers per round and hit SO many drives , for me its worth it and the thing is when i DO play comps the 435s are pretty clsoe to the first one grabbed and if its windy there aint nothing else i go for, maybe the egg 7 9* that head is still prob my fave looking head just putting a new diamaa n ilima in it , the 83s aliislei had become a tough t ask master................. Ive tried a few new drivers, tm sim 2, ping g425 ( ,i actually liked that head shape but oh my god the sound of it !!!!!!!!!! ) , mizuno somethin or other but none of them outperformed if at all matched what i have and for whats supposed to be 10+ yrs of innovation design and materials + price.......... whats the point? yea if i cud ever get over that hideous thud of the ping i cud game that, eps as it offers a differnt trianalge back MASSSIVE head shape inert head shape i dont have. but that wud mean putting one of my better shafts in that nad thats NOT ever gonna happen! you know waht when i think aboiut it the EPON 101 , is a tough head to beat as a day in out all rounder ...............................,