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Always wanted to do a MB thread here as i play so many of them and i wont have to read over and over... " miura baby blades( what ever thefk they are ) are the best!!!! Mbs to me are: much harder to hit well consistantly ..., WAY more punishing on non centered miss hits.., way easier to hosel rocket and shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahnkooooooooo! into the woods..., Much more mentally intimidationg to look down at past the 6 irons .., AND............ they blow the bloody doors off EVERY other style of iron when u sweet one . i become a engineer, painter , sculpter, swordsmith for that fleeting moment when i hit one perfeclty to my pre shot minds eye view. obv. with other sticks thats perfectly do-abale but not near the same extent as with an MB. they def require more concentration diligence and confidence to game them each week in comps andi i do have a mental arguement that i do use my more muscled caviities at times in monthly comps ( PRGR tr 500 / IDBL im looking at you) but they dont give me that adrenaline surge as with a set of HONMA , tousrstage, mbs . THATS the why . SO ill get into a few sets ive gamed over the aslt 30+ yrs ( if can rememeber tthem all } and ill pop up pics and hopefully other like minded bladers will join in .........................,

KAMUI kp -tx 14.5*- 17.5* (CRAZY FW 80 flex 7.7sx + 19.5 diamana kaili 73s added another set of thes e bec the diamana set were so good i left them im oz for links. this set is WAY mre powerfull sleek shape.. target milling on face.. sheeeeeesh.. these are something good to hit off the deck.. FLIGHT IS lower but not low low , no danger of worm burning but merecats beware! Love the flight. , distance is really good, hte harder i go at these the better h they perform and they are hard to miss with. VERY shapeable head shape but with these shafts it tales LOT of that ability out , the diamanas much easier to move about , this set is much more about accuracy and precision than zinging about laterally , they are not " ideal" from the rough ,both shape and loft wise, vs say the SYB set , but off short stuff these are frreeeeeeeken awsome. this set has been in the bag for a bit and having a tough time changing them when i pay comp tracks. ** added the 19.5* with diamana alislei 73s for a higher floatier soft landing 210-225 yard club . what a success !!!!!! amazing feel >MUCH nicer than the crazy feel mugh higher but not ballooning it goes high and roll over giving it a sembalnce of charatcer not just a hot air balloon club. magnificent for working it about abit. tops out i think at 220 ish so far. not quite the choie for off the tee. ihave 7 wood by crazy with a stinger in it that is for that. that won easliy in comparion. but for off the truf this is sesnatiunal.

Re shafting a cpl of MODARTS.. 14* , 16* i had a a diamana X 70x in the 16* but it was tipped a bit too much to be a good match for this head , the modart heads have AN extremely dense FULL feel to them and ive found prefer an airier , livelier feeling shaft to bring it to its real life. hence they are getting the diamana ilimas or alisislei . its like hitting a benock putter the fleeing cant quite be rebuilt in another head, its def a one off feel. they dont launch high either for a low rider sleek head, its very much a fairway wood / non tee option and for slicker grass fairways. the 14.5* had a crazy black 80 but that was all but impossible to get off the ground unless i flushed it 100% of my ability. after hitting some diamana ILIMA red bords , yesterday it was CLEAR, this wud be a great match for both these heads with its higher , lighter, airier launch characteristics. ive got a ton of fairway woods, but nothing i have has quite the fell of MODART. they are not as playavble as others due to the sleeknes of them esp in the wet or the rough. but on true fast short grass. nothing i have is as satifying to hit...............albeit it needs the right engine which i havnt quite got to yet with these. ilima or actually aliiseli : ponderous.............

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KAMUI KP-X 9.5* -matrix Hd6 sx. 44 inch 312 g. built almost for looks alone. My bud had a cpl of unused marix shafts sitting about non preped i bought and re shafted a cpl of older awsome heads with them. the tp6 got the srixon zr30 which is gaming as asecondary muini driver a lot and this one got the kp-x . u know... , the the older heads are just so much nicer fhan the new in my book. so this one has a very light swing weight and itds very partial to be straight pulled in to the trees!!!!! i need to think about this, its NOT for shaping its way , way too low spin to try and get funy with , its point shoot ONLY. even when i try cut it , just doesnt wann go. funny club, not sure of this yet, its in training mode. so far im getting Very very straigh,t lower flight , i need to tee the ball quite a bit higher for any kind of launch /carry, when i get this fromthe meat my gawdddddd it goeth!!!!! forget the fact its shorter so there not as long this thing fookeeeen crushes balls but so far ive not even come clsoe to any consistencey with it its very much a project in the works. This will be a short par 4 specailsit. Im tinken its gonna finally be suitable for my home course on about 6 holes so def worth working with it.. I noted vs the same build with diamana stinger, the latter is much more meaty full dense impact , both hit the balls a long way for a short build and straight. this shaft is very low spin with excellent control . imight neeed to pump up the weights in it tho........., looks, superb!

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CALLAWAY RAZR HAWK T 7.5*- diamana ali islei 73s 44.5inch right..this goes right its never even thought about going left. its about as ambi turner as blue steel. 460 cc on this , that not really my cuppa tea, much prefer 440 or less but i just buit this on a whim to keep low on links... having trouble with it tho bec this fkkn thing will NOT GO LEFT . straight is a miracle. not as good a head as either the ft9 tour and proto but i got its character sussed and its got a place , certainly NOT as a gamer , its a trainng tool or pract round on fast dry conds. i wont be pulling this out often but with my increased head speed again i can deal with it. kinda.... sorta... not really..... dry short fairways only.!! its a road runner. its a beast. in fact........ im gonna swap the shaft out to an ali islei 60s , see if that helps. this just not the best set up as is.

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ah................... those honma UT are still well represented in my bags, ive not found a ute/di thing that can beat those , tried the newer version and these ones are better.!

TOURSTAGE P51 .. 9.5* DIAMANA ALI ISLEI 63x 44.75 x 314g d1 stuck a tip weight in it to get the sw higher than c9. played it yesterday at longy . GOOD. its stying here , not as tight as the stinger version BUT better feel . a bit more lively in the fingers. wonderfull sound. the aliselei in all heads had a dsitinct feel/sound. very enjoyable to play . sites among the top of my driver list. very playable ,slightly workable thru the air if required , more to so than the boron ver. excellent driver.

Stuck a shimada steel fw shaft in both a toursatge / RC 7w for a bit of weight. SUPERB!!!!!!!!! no ballooning , really smooth transition. ,can feel the club at all times. mid high fligh lands super soft. can move it just a wee bit. NOTHING not too like about this as a set up. plays A as good as anyone cud want, versatility of the 7w can not be understated. that club is getting a ton of aitime nowadays

god no... how many years on is rhis and.. ImStill playing the diamana stinger in the same heads from yamaha syard callway tour, tourstage, kamui pro. i rhink i have 11 drivers now with the stinger. i love the way it performs . it looses nothing to anything newer ive tried. Looks better. feels unreal. doesnt warp bemd or stray. i honestly dont know if i can play another shaft . 2009>2025 nope , this one still wins for me.

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plus..less off set just looks so much better!

links........... my fave 5 letters in a row.

RYOMA d1 10.5* - diamana ali islei 63s 44.5 x 310g tipped this an inch and BOY did that make a change to its character!!! usually a pretty friendly soft shaft for anyone under 105mph the tip work livened this up considerably. Played it a typhoon style rain with a nice gripmaster leather on it as a mini driver of sorts and it was SUPERB, so much so i left the big dog same head with a TOUR AD PT6x in the bag for most of the round and will rethink that build , bec htis one, blew it to smithereeeeeeeeeeens. Its job is to be a part of my shorter , lower launch , punchy fariway finders i can use on links. i dont really look for more distance over acccuracy these days. iprefer a club i can hit a fariways with at a decent enough distacne that wont get lost OB, most courses i play , the penatly off tee is considerable vs the errors eslewhere so gaining 15-20yards is moot ill take what i have over looking for Dechambeau esque blasts ,hence the shorter length, stiffer builds. didnt take long to get this wired, i was pulling it the first few drives then i realied i cud relax with it a bit aim a bit more right and got some faboulous mini draws more than a dedcent way out there with it. head shape lends itself to be aimed /hit dead straight. never really been a driver to ge terribly funky with its a point shoot. this build suits it superbly. adjust ball flight thru tee height. higher tee , draw higher , lower tee piercinfg fades. mid tee and its lower straight. 10.5* gives me a lot more confidece that the 9.5 does. its not a high ball hitter at the best of times. My links course at home has its name ALL over it., will be tough not to take this out, every round and when its windy , im not sure if il even look at another after the way it payed. best iteration of this head ive built.

yea i rem that being the case with some /one of thier irons , but i cant rem which ones to be specific. the ones i prefed more were the miura cb3001s which are strikingly simialr but with more wokability, well relatively. they are better, ive still got those u can see the similarites . ........................... i had prob my best ever ball striking round with those one chilly winters day , scooped the pool, playing nasau. kept me wine for months!

well. ive had these in play for 20+ yrs, definitley one of the easiest sets of clubs to hit a bal lwith ever. wont make it go in any direction. just " out that way " they have a sharper leading edge than most GI irons which i prefer. good feel, a little thin tho if your goal is to hit the ball then these will work well

KAMUI tp-07 black ip nitro 9* diamana Kaili 65s 44.75 x 320g tipped shaft 1.25 inch , long 3w shaft into a driver makes for a low rider if ever theres been one. Not quite sure why this is so low, but it is 202g head prob has something to do with that. kaili shaft doent like to soar either. combo makes for a very distinct play character, it wil not move laterally what so ever, ive put every sort of swing on it, wont budge, jsut low bullets where ever the head ends up at impact. the ball goes straight that way. i only play this when the wind is right up or the the ground is lightening fast with tight fairways. Had it in the bag at cathedral and it was 100% perfectly suited. no slouch distance wise not breaking any records but def not short. hit every fairway with it, perfect in oz for links play with the kamui pro kp-x. much snazzier looking hea as well, its one of the best looking heads ive seen. love this driver , its almost unplayable here bec it won t launch high enough to get decent distance but its long enough to be a second driver but i have hte kasco for that so its a specifi course only build. can see a lot use use for this on other Melb courses, specifially thinking moonah open , i think thats where it will excel! .... links special. one of oz best. suited unlike most others. Zeroeft.turn, its all fade. distance is excellent FLIHHT low and runs. super for that track. bery soecialised all thumbs up

CRAZY BLACK FW : F16 F19 F22 These are frustrating............ hit them well, peerless. miss them by just a bit... awful results. deosnt seem to matter what shaft i put in them , always the same. diamana stinger, crazy blck fw, crazy 80ls, good shots and KILLED, bad ones kill. they have very little forgiveness and are virtually only playable from thick lush wet grass, where the excel. set up, they are tiny comapct high chunky beasts, when u middle them they are ,my god...... they are bette than good and they are phenominal from the tee box. of all "fairway woods" these have the most punch from the tee by a MILE. that sasdly doesnt translate as easily to the grass where its a turney shoot, u have to be 100% on or the results are crap. theseare def workable, i mena look at the shape of them , they stand out alone, cant htink of any thing even remotly close in shape to these. very low launch, very powerful, heavy in hand heavy in feel. solid, thick dense stike. 16* is easily a back up for mini driver, driver alt. 16* launches more like a 13* very strong flight. 19* is the " fairway wood" in general, hitting the 16 is tough to love , misses are killed, the 19* is more like a 16* anwway fligh wise and distance wise i loose very little if at all. 22* is for longer par 3s , caps out foer me at 200 yards but can easily go further , thereres more in the tank i cant get from it but its there , and for a 7 wood is pretty impressive. thats more like my 5 woods in other brands. they have a role ,i do love to play them on wider fairways , wet days, mid summer humidity or thick grass.................................................................., just not in comps!

kamui kp xf 14.5/17.5*/19,5 diamana kaili 60s 4w diamana ilima 60s 3w diamana aliislie73s 5w dat55g faces is obvioiusly something i prefer to hit i just love the sound at impact . mellow, sweet. flushed i coupled this set with the diamana 60 weight s for a change , the shaft is a more stout, stronger shaft in general in the kaili and lighter airier with the ilima , at 60g it gives me a bit of wiggle room and inreased swing speed without lossing the ball laterally to much , ive found there is a BIG difference from the 60weight to 70w in thiese model s , its noticeable! being a sleeker elongated smaller framed face that is quite toe up at address , the shape of the head lends it self to a higher launch but for some odd reason it doesnt seem to favour the left, not often i hook this too much. Built for shorter drier, lower cut grass conds , like in winter.....where the ball is not sititng on a layer of grass clouds like in summer humidity , these are perfect to play in oz. i dont like hitting higher framed heads like the RC set as much as these or the modarts esp. on slick turf , and , they wil not be from a tee, these are purely for fairway, means il have to bag the kasco with them. 4 wood set, ... yup these have a role +++++ added the 19.5* with alisisle 73s for a few high over tree shots i need on a cpl of courses.the aliislei is a mellow smooth and rigid sahft that cant be over pwoered but alos lends itself to an easier swing. its meant ot be for the faster tempo guys , but im the opo of that and it suits me to a tee. doenst balloon either. high , soaring. soft landng.

ROYAL COLLECTION 304p. 14*/18*/20* pear shaped art. small compact, dense. powerfull. workable beyond most others. lower launch , low spin, things of absolute beauty in hand at address shiny chrome base finish minimal intursion to its simplicity. 14* / 18* diamana X 70s 20* shimada 105 fw steel. wind days are good for this set in dry or moist conds, not so good in the wet the y are too strong. links they work very well. feel.. where the syb are electric in hand , these are frozen marshmallow. ball feels like it sits the explodes. from the face as apposed to tinks. immediatly opposite feel to the SYB equally good. prob not ideal for high cappers or beginners. better ball strikers i cudnt imagine wont like these if they like pear shapes an even better match for the tourstage p51. driver , they look the same in hand. superb. uttlery superb.

kamui pro tp-09d - diamana stinger 70s. 45inch 317g 10* another kamui. another stinger, another happy camper. i took the diamana X out of this and put in a stinger, somwethig about that shaft switch made this a much better match. lower flight i think is a start, bit fuller feeling, damper, more of a thud.... transform this build into a more powerfull build capeable of being played in s**ttty conds more so than with the X.whcih i took out in sunny days only, that workwed , high flight , tingy feel... nah new build suits much better. larger style head, big face. not really high toe as the 07 but still not flat! makes it look easy to draw but again nOT as easy as the 07, not as flat as the kp-01 , not as neutral.v this sits betweeen the high toe 07 and the mroe squareish kp-01 at address. still has a small draw look to it tho. play this at my home course primarily, long par 5s get out there a ways. not my rain or wind first choice ,but can easily do a great job in that. packs a punch but not as heavy as a jbeam, easier ot hit, easier to play. wheres this sit. ? " not played this in a while, yea, ill take it out" "humm that worke, shud take it out again" its a one of those.

yamaha v series heads. 202/203 , and tour model 9-10* i need to repost the old. 2011-2013. built a few of these of late al with diamana of course 7dreamers 65xs aliseli 83s + 73s stinger 70s diamana X 70s matrix f8m2 my god.... they are STILL the most amzaing felling heads..... soemthing about these thats addictive for feel and better than all the rest. they are NOT the most forgiving head ever made and to look at , at address , not overly big nor small, compact nor fullsome , they sit like a driver of golf balls sits, theres no flashiness to the look of them. no chunks missing. from the sole.. they are an out and out good looking head! the face is convex, like a LOT .. its noticeable at address, its not for everyone, in fact if ur not feeling great over that driver this head DOESNT give u warm fuzzy cuddlles. aggresseive convex is mood killer most times. for me it makes me think of too much movement laterally on non centered shots BUT it ALSO makes centered shots look enormously long..............esp the tour model ! its a trade off, on good days these dont , and it dont matter which one, are irresistable! bad days. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek. for out and out feel the yamaha heads take some equalling , let alone beating> when i took these in to Mr wizard to build he gave me FULL thumbs up for all the best shafts>> he thinks , they are my best drivers, period, stinger and 7d 9* below..