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I think I might be if it is raining all day. I'll also have my PC on the side to do BF shopping on Amazon. ?

Small drivers are back? Roddio's 385cc heads and now this 260cc?!! According to my "driver head spec handbook" , 1998 was the year when driver sizes averaged 263.5cc 1997 was 255.8cc We're going back in time! ?

Love that shaft in the fairway!! such a good feeling shaft! GLWS!

Yup I believe it is still a full offset just as a plumbers neck would be. I was told that any plumbers neck putter design they have can be modified to have this slant neck design for a reasonable upcharge.

Surprised no one has jumped on this since it also comes with the FW80!! GLWS!!

Thanks. I guess it’ll take some time to get used to the new lofts but I’ll get there!!

This is my favorite neck shape. Have it on my Blue Dragon. Much simpler and clean than a plumbers neck.

This is great information!! Thank you so much! I'm planning on spending as much time possible during the off season on my short game. Fun times!

After I got my 50 54 58 Epon wedges, I've been starting to think more about when to use which club.... normal iron shots are an easy decision making. You have a yardage and you choose a club that fits the yardage. simple (... well in most cases ) but as you go into the sub-100 yard territory, there may be different choices for certain reasons ... my playing buddy who is a near scratch player who also has a 50 54 58 set up told me that he uses his 54 for chip shots needing to "rollout" and his 58 for chips that require much less roll out. So I have been using that guideline and its been working out pretty good. Not sure yet on when to best use the 50 except for a 110 yard full swing shot. Can anyone shed some light on what may be a standard method for determining which wedge to use in what situations? It's really vague in my mind and I rely too much on intuition (a.k.a. "guessing" ) and as I prepare to make my chip, there are too much after thoughts and I can't quite commit to my shots. If I can sort out the "around the greens" and putting situation , I feel that I might have a shot and becoming a scratch player!! Which has been my goal for the last 5 years. Any advice would be appreciated!!

Looking back at their older drivers, it looks like they have been on and off with this Super TiX 51AF material produced by Shin Nihon Steel Co. It's been around for a while. The ZT-X drivers (1st gen and 2nd gen) as well as Z725 series used the same material but it was not a cup face design back then. Z745 and 765 series went with 6-4 Ti Cup face and then they are back to Super TiX 51AF but in a cup face form this time which I believe are also used in XXIO 10 drivers. My very first Srixon driver was a 403 AD driver ... have tried many of their older drivers. the Japan market stuff often had DAT55G face up to about the 505 (non-conforming model) 2008 ZR30 (Matsuyama's driver until 2 years ago) did not use any of the above material. it was a cold rolled Ti 9 Still one of my favorite Srixon drivers to date. When I tested it against other 6 or 7 other drivers back around in 2014, it came close to the top. If you can control a 430cc head, you don't have much to lose in terms of performance against newer drivers and I think Hideki Matsuyama proved that.

Played my 785 today and I noticed that shots made low on the face pretty much goes as long as ones hit in the middle. This is a very good head!

Nice review!! Astro Tour VIII has been on my list to try.... just have not gotten to finding a used head with the right specs. I believe they have a 8 deg head .... might be a good head to play around with a Long Drive spec build at 48 or something : ) BTW, the ball sticking on the face a tad longer is likely due to the SP700 face.

I can only speak for the Kuro 2017 irons since I owned them for a bit. XXIO forged are larger than the Kuro '17 for ... not sure about the VG3. My guess would be that Kuro's are still slightly smaller compared to the VG3.

I played the Romaro / Diamond Speeder 5S combo yesterday and I had a couple of wild shots especially when I tried to swing a bit fast. These Diamond Speeders I think are slightly weak to flex. I’m gonna try a Speeder TR next to see if it gives me better results. Anyone have experience with Speeder TR?

I’ve owned the Zen twice before ?. And they are indeed extra soft at impact. For me, since I use mostly softer balls, the Zen felt a bit too soft. Like I am hitting a rubber superball. Plus the heel shaft is not ideal for my slightly arc stroke. With the SUS 303 Benocks, the feel is more solid than carbon steel but never clicky. Some models feel denser than others and it seems to depend on the thickness of the hitting area. Thicker the denser feel. They actually had me also try the upgraded SUS316L putter at the fitting and I honestly could not tell the difference. Perhaps a touch softer but it was still a more solid feel compared to carbon steel. I only have experience with their standard “cat eye” face milling pattern but other patterns may contribute to a different feel. Also, carbon shafts like a Muziik Dogatti PT would provide a more muted feel as well as any vibration filtering elements like the UST FF shaft or what I’m using are Prosoft inserts in a steel shaft.

Wow nice!! I'd need to sell all my current irons to get one of these sets !!:) GLWS

For those of you considering, MA01D+R actually has a lot of pop. Because of the muted gentle sound together with the softer feel of the SP700 face, it may not feel that hot but when you hit the screws with it, it really goes. I just reshafted mine with a Diamond Speeder and it is as long as anything out on the market. One difference I would say is that it looks a lot classier than the rest!! ?

I agree about the finish... I actually sent other putters to Sasaya-san to mimic that small "G" logo in the cavity but apparently they no longer have the same font and it comes out with a bolder font which doesn't look as good as this one. I used to think deep milled faces were the way to go... but after trying a few deep milled putters with Carbon Steel or SUS 303, they started feeling a bit too soft. A Geo Galaxy made in 304 with deep milling actually felt perfect to me... But I stupidly sold that Geo when I got my custom Benock!! Stupid stupid mistake!!! Playing different putters is a lot of fun. Especially with ones that are also beautiful to look at.

I’m glad I gave it another shot!! This Romaro / Diamond Speeder combo is really long!! A tad too flexy but as long as I don’t go after it too hard, it goes straight. Just loving the Diamond Speeder Series!! Might need to stock up on them!!

Nice!! I was actually debating between the 585 and 785 since I actually prefer a bonded hosel. But at the end 785 was straighter for me with the slightly opened face. I’m waiting on a heavier weight to get my SW up a bit. Whatever new material they are using for the face is hot feeling without being harsh like some of the USDM drivers.

Gonna give the Romaro Type R one more go using a Diamond Speeder 5S. If it can carry longer than the Srixon, I will try it on the course this weekend. Build is 45.75" / 312g / D3

Speaking of Ishikawa, he played yesterday in the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in the same group with Hideki Matsuyama. Apparently Ryo is struggling with Driver at the moment among other things. ? So he apparently had a 2 Wood in place of his driver.... Unfortunately, not sure if his game will ever see the light again.... He was so good back in the day. Koepka is in that tournament again trying for a threepeat. He says he's still got tons of Miyazaki Premium Beef in his fridge from the prior two years of winning that tournament! 　　One of the prizes for winning the Dunlop Phoenix is a whole cow's worth of premium Miyazaki Beef!!

I entered!! woohoo!

I believe it was! This is one putter that I have never thought about selling in the 7 or so years I have owned it. For one, it's now a "vintage" Gold's and while I have tried other newer Gold's the feel isn't as good as this one. I've seen a couple of other vintage Gold's on YAJ before but they are becoming rarer these days.

Added a 6g tip weight. overall weight is 327g. Diamond Speeder is also 68.5g raw so it's on the heavier side of 60g. I am waiting on a heavier adjustable weight for the Srixon as well so I should be able to get D4 to D5 with the heavier weight. For me it seems that D3 to D5 is my sweet spot for swing weight.