Craig

Frank dont know if you have seen it but in the inventory sale 10 pcs Quadra 652i SR 3-PW + 2 wedge 660.00 Have bought a few things from this sale and pretty well priced

Hi Guys I have a Ryoma V-Spec 9.5^ with a Crazy Longest Yard 02 Noir 6.7 flex which I got several weeks ago for my birthday. Was a total surprise to me and Tario has asked me to write a review from a hackers perspective with my opinion on this setup. I have been a lurker on this forum as I do not have the abilities or know how of so many of the guys that post here and feel out of my depth. Have been fortunate to meet Stew thru here and he has helped feed my habit for good quality JDM gear. A habit which is both dangerous and expensive. Lots of fun though I think that all he has said about the Ryoma is exactly how I find it It is not what i would have chosen as I have the old cricketers swing and battle the right consistantly. I had an Epon AF 101 9.5^ with a Quaddra 65 stiff as my number one driver and yes battle the right. Was looking at the Ryoma Premia due to its closed face but apparently Tario put this together with advice given to him by my workmate and playing partner. He has chosen very wisely. The Ryoma goes high, it goes l long, it goes straight and it does this consistantly. Not as much roll as the Quaddra but much more carry. Have not hit it in the wind or any adverse conditions so cant comment on that. As mentioned it looks closed at address (but not off putting) and its head shape gives the feeling of both confidence and power. The shaft feels made for the club whereas the Quaddra feels like I really have to give it a whack I do not battle the right with it and in fact would say that it mostly for me will hit a slight draw. Occasionally when I have hit it straight it just keeps soaring like it has also been mentioned. Takes off like a plane. Never had that before and certainly dont get it all the time(Only once or twice so far) . Wish I was a better player to really give this thing a workout. Is it the longest driver I have hit- probably yes. Distance gains over the Epon i guess in the region of 5-10 metres ( no more than that). Certainly not the gains some people have experienced. Is it the straightest- probably not as accurate as my Yonex Nextage Type 430 with Tour AD EV-6S but that is at least 20-30 metres shorter. But boy it is nice to be in the middle most of the time. My playing buddy hits a long drive and most times with the Epon I am just behind him but often on the right hand edge hitting over a tree or something and a lot of times in the rough. With this I am closer to him but on the fairway. Interestingly he has a second hand Ping driver from e bay and he cannot get the Epon to hit the fairway and he cannot get the Ryoma off the ground???. When he did get it off the ground (once from about 20 drives) he was 2 fairways left. I have used this driver 0n 45 holes and missed the fairway only twice. Have not hit it the last week as our course is an absolute bog and it is raining and windy most days. Using an OnOff (from Stew) as I think it suits better but Am hitting less fairways with this so may have to rethink my strategy. Is it the best feeling driver- to me nothing beats the feel of the Epon when you hit it in the screws. Nothing feels like that except maybe in Grade 9 I remember down the back of the movies with a girl called Grace. But thats another story (short story) and not for this forum!!!! Is it my number 1 driver - Hard to take the Epon out of the bag but that is purely on feel. If i could only have 1 driver then this would be it purely on its consistancy. Could almost leave my 4,5 and 6 irons at home. Seriously when I have played it more I can see the Epon getting the old flicko Is it worth the money- cant answer it as I baulked at the price and probably would have still been looking at it. Thank god for birthdays. Wish we had 2 a year. Maybe I could try it?? Overall I would have to rate this one hell of a Driver and if I could only have a single Driver then this would be it. Am hioping to snaffle A Yamaha driver at some stage to hopefully complete my collection so my quest continues Hope this post has not put any or all to sleep and even better helped someone to make up their mind about the Ryoma either for it or against it. Craig