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My longest drive has to be the one where I carried a 314 par 4 ... at an Arnold Palmer design course at Big Sky Resort in Montana. 6500 ft above sea level mind you.... Ball landed on the green and hopped off 10 yards into the rough behind the green..... that was fun! This was back when I just started club building and was not into JDMs yet. if memory serves. I was using a Geek Golf Failsafe3 9 deg head paired with a Mitsubishi Bassara Wyvern 53 TS built to 46" The thing was a monster!

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Great prices! GLWS

Good to see a post from you Tae!! Nice putter! and GLWS

I find Ti fairway heads tend to launch higher loft for loft compared to steel counterparts. Possibily due to the lower CG on the Titanium heads. Not necessarily a bad thing but I'd prefer a mid flight launch off the deck with fairway shots. Many of the titanium heads I have tried in the past, I had to pair up to a low launch tip stiff shaft to bring the flight down. Also, many of the "mini-driver" type driving fairway woods tend to be too big in size in my opinion. For me 165cc to 175cc would be the ideal size for a balance of usability off the deck and off the tee. When it gets bigger than that, it looks too bulky for off the deck shots.

Tempting. Always wanted to try these

I believe these MC-501s will be offered thru the Craftsman World program which means you can alter the overall shape , sole grind , top line thickness as well as face progression ( offset ) along with finishes including Copper underlay! ..... I see a very potent combination of options that could make these one heck of an ironset.

Thanks Chris, Since Kamui makes the Jean Baptiste stuff are they also assembled in Japan?

Thanks... yeah they are rare now a days.

I am in search of another pair of Driver and Fairway. I have a AAA '15 and BX70 shafts for them. Having great luck with the Modart woods, I'd like to stick with Made in Japan products. What brand woods are made in Japan... I prefer SP700 face / all Titanium body ( no carbon crown!! ) on the driver. Fairway can be Steel or Titanium. Are the 2017 Romaro Type R woods made in Japan? How about Titleist VG3 or the Mizuno GX?

For me I can’t do deep heads. Can’t hit them off the deck with confidence. I had a ping rapture 13 deg TI FW last year that pretty much went as far as my driver when I middled it. So I have to agree that a lower lofted option is likely to give you the most distance. Shaft wise I am using a FireExpress BX70 in my Modart 14 deg FW now and it is as stable a shaft can be and gives me good distance.

The thick area behind the impact area on the 501 kinda makes sense to me. Similar approach to Tour B X Blade to achieve a denser and possibly softer feel at impact.

Examples include Speeder Platinum and Diamond models .... TRPX Feather , Crazy 9 Dia , Crazy Arrow and some of the Waccine models. I am sure there are others. The new MFUSION shaft from Mizuno got me thinking about trying the newer but lighter shafts. Might just go find a used Speeder PT or Dia and try it

So this trend of lighter but stiffer shafts..... I am starting to read more about it. There is a club builder in Japan who has extensively experimented 44 to 43inch drivers using 40 to 55g shafts. Swingweight is less than D0 in most cases. users are getting distances near and sometimes more than their 45.5" standard drivers. " Light and Stiff " is this where we are heading for wood shafts in general?

Sold.

So they told me the crack is just at the surface. paint is apparently thinner on this head compared to others for optimal sound feel and weight distribution.

Found this website ... not sure if all the information is current though http://www.air-golf.com/equipment/japan-guide/top-10-golf-shops-tokyo

Added bonus Driver head ( potentially junk , but potentially just a cosmetic issue , you be the judge!! ) as part of the package.

I have here a mint condition Zodia OZ Titanium fairway 15 deg head only. Comes with a headcover in fairly good condition. tiny tear. Priced for quick sale at $175 SOLD Paypal net including worldwide shipping! ( first class international only ) AND A BIG POTENTIAL BONUS!! the Z921CC driver head you see here is part of the package. 10deg / 203g / neutral face angle. There is a very fine hairline crack to the paint that I can confirm. It appeared soon after reshafting the head. What I don't know is whether the crack also exists underneath the paint. I was hitting the driver after I noticed the paint surface crack but did not notice any performance degradation or change in sound. Again can't guarantee if there is a structural issue underneath the paint or not. The hairline is right along where the carbon crown meets the Ti body close to the hosel. If you don't look close enough you probably won't notice anything. Use at your own risk! Condition is mint other than the crack....

They are good looking clubs. I'd game these woods any day! This GX looks to be comparable to the likes of Titleist VG3 of Onoff Red and PRGR Red in my opinion. a much more user friendlier option compared their all out players models.

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