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there must be something so wrong with me. after hitting a billion balls all day sat at the show. then playing sun, i figured i needed another session tonight. i had a cpl of changes around with a few heads and shafts today. put the QUADRA prototype 75xs in my epon 102 8.5* 44.875 x 329 (yes!) x d3 the epon 101 9.5* with a diamana stinger 70s 44.875 x 324 x d4 firstly the prototype combo with an iomic x evolution (seriously there nothing better than these grips) looks terrific for starters, the new shaft is money. was teeing the ball up to 40mm and this worked well. the trajectory is still higher than the old FEX and i got a proper feeling for this shaft as ive hit the epons with FEX a lot. the old one (FEX) is a more friendly feel , the proto is definatly tighter, higher , and id presume more carry , cant really say bec i cant see the end result. but i was getting them pretty well mostly and the reuslts were good. definatly not as good feeeling as the crazy so far. but i wont say anything till i play it in a match. might be a bit on the heavy side as well. i was tending to leave a few right, hard going from one weight to another and back. to get consistancy. dispersion seems really good. more pingy than the old one for sure. im not 100% sold on this compared to what else i have , but no decision till its gamed. THE EPON 101- stinger 70s. wholly shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii......., its so weird that shafts play good in one driver and not in another. this 70 s was in my epon 102 8.5. it was always long , but i tended to snap pull it a bit. i liked it but i kind of benched it recently. the dispersion wasnt what i wanted., i felt the shaft was too soft. in the 101.............oh my god .it was like a ruler! and long ,really long. i was mashing the back fence all night with this thing. it felt miles better than in the 102 , i have no idea why. and it was a lot tighter. ive always said i thnik the 101 u can swing faster with bec the head is more compact and rounded so im guessing i was turning thru the ball better . this set up is as good as anything ive enjoyed hitting ,the epon feel is so soft and the stinger in this head feels slightly more alive than in the 102 . prob bec. the 101 i think in my mind ,is made for drilling harder, i can t swing slow with this head , but with the 102 i find i swing a bit slower , and push the ball more. i havnt been playing the stinger a lot recently ,prob bec i have so many new ones to hit , but after tonights session, its back in the mix. i think its actually the longest shaft for me. i seem to get the longest shots with this shaft. its not as glassy a feel as the the crazy. or quadra. its something differnent. for certian this shaft belongs in the 101 head. and in the yamaha tour head. in the smaller more compact heads it seems to play at its best best of these..., ill say the stinger 101 tonight , but thats in the nets. ill reserve final decision till i play a game with them. pretty sure the quadra will raise its head enormously tho.

thats going in today, the one shown is with a cray 80 and it suits perfectly. after palying it with a crayz 80ls 2. irealised the 102 needs a more pingy steely shaft rather than a sofer one, bec the head is so soft it kind of mutes the feel to much with the crayz 80 tho , wowsah, it was sensational. that proto in it might just suit as well i mthinking. hopefully itll be reayd tonight and i can go to the range and try it out

yea 21* MUCH easier to hit than any 4 iron! sound was scweeeet. i only hit a cpl with this and thought this was as good as any club i hit that day. (and pete, its a thinking tool.!)

ahhhhhhhhhhhh...., dying to hear how this palys on course.! those are 2 super clubs and shafts here you go.., il back the ryoma is consistanlty longer and ESPECIALLY from non centered shots. but the epon is the better feeling and easier to play. ill be surprised if the distance isnt quite noticable with the ryoma i still havnt played this but from what i hit at the range, " i aint seen nutt'en like it!" i absolutely dig my 102 so i love epon but that ryoma is just stirring around in my mind. RESULTS...!!!!!

well i like the look of the epon 901 better. much better. and its as soft if not more so. the look at address is totally differnt , this one is like one of those putters that odyssey amke with the rounded back phil uses it. but at address its just bloody marvellous it sits pretty low to the ground and is round to the eye . but not tiny , just well....., nice..., i tell you what it makes u think u dont have to try and hit the ball 300. just easy does it. i let one go on the lat shot and it turned ove nicely nd went the farthest , i smoked that dead centre , absolutely lovely feel. i tried that 901 with a few shafts and it just wasnt for me. ilove it but i cant make it go. its more like a iron shape than the 14, the fourteen is somehting totally differnent., i couldnt make the epon perform consistantly to bag it, its just my swing i guess. THIS thing tho., i wanted to hit it out of morbid curiosity , and ended up smoking every shot of the dead centre 220ish. .T ur dead right i gotta have one , esp for those horid links which im so heniously attracted to. ud take 220 ish darn the tubes all day wouldnt you??????????????

oh noooooooooooooooooooooooooo....,!

piccys added crazy hotpotch format , apologies

Definarly and unequivocably the ryoma

ha,........., there were enough of them there already a cpl of the long drivers, dracluals or what ever they call them selves, you shud see them go at a ball. whoolly schmokes, thats when u realsie where u fit i nthe whole scheme of things........

ahhh yes i think this is the one i hit. hit about 5 balls gun barrell 215 ish down the pipes. i never liked these things but im here to say this was so simple. so good to look at, so soft i came out the net and said , if i eve get one of these , THIS is it. agaianst the yonex thing which seriousy if id picked the ball u p and thrown it it would have gone further. and straighter. it was like heaven.. the fourteen was leagues easier, softer, better to hit. stock ns shaft just beautiful. great club.

i just found it like this and played it long, i cant stand that pivot position, i played it today and was on fire with it! 5 one puts from 8ft ish.., its bagged! i have another exactly the same at 33 inch .. just suits me perfectly. ( for the moment anyway) piccys tom cant up load form this piece of shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiite comp. after one round troday at CCJ, home course 78, in cold cons ,was very very happy, one glitch, one very silly double. ergh! otherwise off to a great start. weaponry superb. those wedges wont be coming out any time soon , till it warms up any way. epon 102 8.5* crazy black 80 ls 2 sx.. oh my goodness. is now equal no 1 . humongous straight low/mid bombs. bit better than the white ice cream cone form yesterday chris san...., HA!

having had a big session at home over christmas gave me a great insight into whats going into my bag this yr. its more of what i hit consistantly well and less of the experimentation stuff i l like to make. that way it might just save me a penny or 6 per week, and lower my scores with more consistantancy the drivers have been a bit inconsistant for a while ,i was either killing it hitting 12/14 ish or its 0/6 and errrrgh, just put it away use a 3 wood. ! ive worked hard on finding a set up that suits my swing the best + giving me the feel i like. i think ive finalllly found it jbeam /crazy set up the 425 tour and black 80 7.7 ..................., and the epon102 quadra FE express proto 75xs fairways ive gone with the royal collection 304p-- crazy black fw 8.2x ... the yamaha v 14* with (wait for it... diamana kailia70s ) and the egg spoon15* crazy black 80 8.2 . utility i wise m hoping the 22* egg 5 iron and ns 1150s set up will cement for a while, at the range its been beautiful, but a match is another thing. iron wise im playing the kyoei v muscles with NS super peening blue s to start the yr with the ground being hard and short grass. and as it warms up i m hoping to play the epon 302 same shaft set up .a lot more. wedges are the tourstage xwedge 03 from 2006 ish with the NS wv 125 , they have been fabulous on the range and first hit out tomorrow. putter is the guage design neo black no 1 in 41 inch shaft. piccys posted of match bag tom, but this shud see me thru till mid yr ish im thinking. small rotation naturally. but this is the core goal for this season is to break 70 as it has been for a cpl of seasons, but more over to move all numbers down a peg and consistantly score around the handicap with as little blow outs as possible. with a much help form my JDM delights as i can muster. bring on the season!!!!

hhahhahhhahhahahahahhaha...., crazy is the kahoona of fw shafts. quadra launches higher but slings further . th quadra feels better in FW yes different to drivers. but the quadra is looser.well thats not good description,ah i just go it quadra is looser in the first 20 yardsoff the face then dead straight crazy is more workable weird., but thats what ive found in FW flex not cut down driver shafts theres a diference

bogey san, sorry i initially posted yamaha. i have yamaha on the brain. unfortunatly.................. wasnt able to hit them as the yonex actual irons arnt released . bummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! damn i was itching to hit those . shant stop searching till i can find!

Opening day of the show , and eyes wide open. too much to take in, sensory overload Yonex tho has always interested me , so stopped in for a peek, big showcase, with PLENTY of new gear. i was drawn , like a vampire to a long neck, to the new iorns for Ryo-kun. now i think i got this right ,i ll double check it tom ,they are forged by zodia in chiba. they look terrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrific ! nothing fancy about these at all , the stamps, the lie , the shafts,just one of the best looking muscles ive seen. they have a flat lie , somewhere between round and square toe. small head the 3-7 are full muscles, the 8-9-pw tho, VERY much inspired by the tourstage 901 but a lot more solid. these most definatly will find a home in my bag this season. best looking irons ive seen in a long time. UNFORTUNATLY I CANT UP LOAD PICCYS, so youll have to wait till tom, and hopefully ill be able to HIT them and give a little report. to look at seriosuly good!

whats the flight like on fairwasy i have a s7x 3w with no head on it , am thinking of putting that in my yamaha

yea , join i love having one offs. but im slightly differnt tho. my bags a hotch potch meld of experimentation i like randomly selecting components and seeing how they go, some times i loose .. (akira driver - quaadra fire express.) but some times........... (yamaha 2008 - Graphite design p9003x)... (egg 5 iron ns 1150 x shaft for a ute) i KILL it big time. no one in the galaxy will have these set ups. when i fianlly decide to step up. and realise less IS more il grab some golds for sure.

bingo..............!

ha.........! now THAT is the ultimate golf toy....... oh joy, id nver have to leave the building. save me billions on golf balls at the range. set it ip in the garage. my marriage .....................,SAVED.....!

hens teeth those sir...., ill keep an eye out a well, but nothing here in the last 4 weeks has turned up except a 56 which sold in 10 seconds aparently.

low lofted fairways huh........., dont think ive seen a 12*, 13* is the lowest ive spotted. but if u want a set of players woods, then these are pretty ..............darn....................good.................! in fact., in fact , infact, subject to gaming them this sunday. it will take a monumental cluster up on my behlf, ( which im positive wont happen) to keep these out of my bag.................................., .............................................. indefinatly. yup, the mighty all conquering egg spoon of last year has a collosal challenge to make the cut now. its on the bench, obviosuly itlll still start in certian matches, particularly if i need to bomb greens from a far. but for workability, looks, feel, these little beauties. . well im gagging to have a bash with them in a match at the range last night . wow, i could hardly put em down. they are much easier to hit than i initiially thought , i was expecting tiger esque difficulty , and the trajectory is surprisingly mid. i though i was in for worm burners. but nope. could move them about willy-nilly, distance no problems, not overly long. but absolutely no problems what so ever. i think the yamaha is longer and equally solid off the tee , but thier over all performance just no 1. they are reshafted with crazy black fw 8.2 x 43 and 42 inch raw. they look well........... fabulous, and the 60circ. white imic x-evols make then a an absolute joy to hold. final judgement on mon after sundays match ( all things being equal and i mange to get out of the tokyo show ) but not playing in a month is making me very itchy... hitting balls at the range is fun , but the thrill of comp is another thing completely !

that p9003x.........., now thats a bombers shaft. ilovethat. the older roddios are def higher launch higher spin . prob not the best for 110+ as you say. but for my 2 partnes who swing in the 98-105 range they ahve seen humongous increases in their driver distances, ,and they both hit all the top enders, the roddios tho i cant pry form their hands under any circumstances. ive hit he new s7x and its a beauty thats not high launch etc its a great shaft, hope they are at the show tom , ill ahve a big chat to them about end what end make shafts for. that 9003x.................. (mjr d , why????)

i agree with trial and error. my perfect length is now 45' . i thought it was 44.75 , but i found i like to have a small AK esque choke down the shaft a bit and 45 is my length, if i go shorter i snap it. i like the comfort factor the 460cc gives me most days. but if im driving really well then the 425 is the better option ive found. i wont have just one driver. i need to have a cpl of differnt types, shapes, and styles. shafts and heads included. IN JP , ill take about 3 with me and on the range b4 the match which ever one i hit best goes in the bag , regadless of what it is. sometimes its a roddio/onoff combo like in the monthly comp last yr , i came 2nd . i havnt hit it since, but that day,, it was perfect. when im driving consistantly well tho , the smaller head will usually get the nod.

in crazy? prob the tj 46 that sound about right T ? the crazy 80 and 50 are the best "feeling " distance low spin shafts ive hit. the tj 46 longest yard is like an elastic bullet. just keep going. not the best feeling of the crazys but results. pretty hard to top! the quadra is the best performer for price by a country mile. nothing in the same class, league ,hell not even in the same sport! the new proto is a differnt fish tho. a lot more like the crazy, tighter, more stingy, but stil hasnt got that tip to toe sensation that crazy manage to get. the proto is all tip all finger, its electric, the FE is a more rounded feel. the crazy is like ..................,well, a merceds 600. the only reason ican think of why the FE dont absolutley dominate that top end section is they DONT advertise anywere. im thinking this might be the same as why epon dont adverise , i presume its beceause they make everyone sheets so they dont want to step on toes of the OEMS, perhaps?? if u can find them , great ull find a fabulous shaft priced differntly to the oems and chaeper than the uber shafts. they did that REALLY well. ill cetianly be asking quadra-san this tomorow! they should be right on the door of no 1 seller (top end ) , if they advertised i have NO doubt they would go really close. shigeki maruyama gamed the FE not long ago, but to very little fanfare. and hes NOT a bad player . but i hardly heard a peep about it.

hmm .. perhaps ur right , i never see any of them hanging about in shop windows they get offerd a bit as upamrket shafts but never retail. pretty weird that i like em!