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I'd say the distance performance is one of the best (if not the best) of all the drivers I have tried or owned in the past. Ping G has been the longest ever for me, but I really don't like the sound. This Grandista is in a similar position. Great distance but I don't like the sound.

Have been playing around with a couple of drivers in the last week. Just a quick comparo review on them. The builds: 1. Grandista LS-001 9.5deg / Seven Dreamers Stiff flex 45.5" 2. P Tune PG 516 10deg / Fire Express Prototype 2014 Ver 1 F3 flex 44.5" Shape / Look Grandista / 7D - Love the shape at address. Epon AF-153 like. Round, Large bulge on face. Crown is fairly flat probably because it uses carbon composite crown. Very confidence inspiring. Face looks neutral. P-Tune / F Ex - Similar shape at address other than the very flat face. A bit more pear shaped than the Grandista. Crown has a nice bulged up rounded profile which I really like. Face looks neutral. Winner: Grandista from the top ... P Tune from the side Feel / SoundGrandista / 7D - LS-001 only comes in DAT55G face. Would have wanted an SP700 option based on my experience with the RS-001 Ver S. Typical slightly hollow and slightly loud DAT55G sound. Very hot feeling face. Not harsh .. but not plush either. P-Tune / F Ex - Feel is almost Epon soft ( or softer ) at the sweet spot. This head uses 6-4 TI Cup face. Sound is interesting. Sound at center is nice and muted but not dead. It is actually perfect. However, the sound is completely different on off center hits. It makes an annoying high pitch noise and it feels harsh. I guess that is a good thing for feedback?Winner: P Tune! Launch / Trajectory / Distance / Forgiveness Grandista - High launch, Low to Mid spin, Maximum carry, straight to slightly draw. Easier to get a higher ball speed and higher smash factor on my Yupitel Atlas. Forgiveness is very very good. P-Tune - Lower launch, Lower spin (almost drop ball like ), slight fade. Off center hits seem to get much more side spin compared to the Grandista which resulted in shorter distances as well. Head is forgiving enough... but probably better a shorter build on this one. I feel back spin is a bit too low on this combo that I am losing distance. Very low launch for a 10 deg head. Winner: Grandista!To sum it up... Not sure yet on whether I am going to keep either one honestly. Performance wise, Grandista does deliver great distance performance and seem to be a good match with the 7D shaft as well. Overall feel is livelier than the AF-105 head I used previously with this shaft. Plus the Grandista is significantly more forgiving than the 105. Sound and feel are definitely detractors. After all these years, I am still not fond of DAT55G faced heads from a feel/sound perspective. I do like the look & feel of the P-Tune very much and performance is good. I may try a different shaft to give me a bit more launch. With the right shaft, this head could well turn into a beast. As it stands, my Tour Issue , Black Ping G20/Kurokage Proto currently in the bag slightly edges both of these drivers as the better overall package. It's old and probably lags by at least a few yards from a distance perspective, but forgiveness and sound/feel make up for that.

My thoughts and prayers to your father and your family. My wife went thru treatment 2 yrs ago ... Though she is clear now, the 3 Month checkups are still horrifying to say the least. As some mentioned here, there are people out there making strides in new ways to help. Stay strong and positive!!

I love the feel of the fine milled Yamadas. exquisite feel!! GLWS

It's likely your average distance will increase due to more consistent striking closer to the middle of the face. Let us know your results!!

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These irons won't require head covers to protect from bag chatter. :)

What's the major difference between a STP UT 75 vs STP Iron 85 besides the weight and tip size?

Good stuff guys! I am currently using a Crazy Black UT shaft from a few years back. Though I have not tried the new stepped version, I am really liking the original CB UT shaft.. I too have leaned away from Hybrids for a while due to the hooks that would appear when I least wanted it. CB UT is the most anti left UT shaft I have tried. I have the CB UT shaft in a Sonartec head which is a very orthodox hybrid which gets the job done very well. Waiting on a 22deg Modart head at the moment. I will re-use the CB-UT in the Modart head!! Can't wait to hit it. The only thing I would prefer more is launch. CB UT is, for me, not high launching. I would not mind higher launch with my hybrid shafts. Also a more smoother feel would also be good. If the new stepped UT shaft has both of these figured out, I may have to get one.

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Great topic.. After trying a gazillion different driver shaft combos over the years, I now have a pretty good idea in general what combos of shaft types and head types work best for me. For me, its a combo of high kick point shaft paired with a lower lofted mid spin head. Interestingly, my swing analysis with 7 dreamers last year revealed why this combo works for me. - high kick point because I have an early release and need help creating lag from a shaft that has a softer butt profile. - I have a positive angle of attack which does not produce a lot of back spin, thus I don't need a spin reducing head - loft of head For me this loft varies quite a bit on different heads, but normally lower lofted heads work better for me because I tend to hang back and hit up on the ball ( sometimes by too much ) . Having said that, I do think there is more forgiveness with higher lofts. In summary, my recommendation is to get a swing analysis ( not just launch monitor ) done to understand your swing if you don't already. The information will then allow you to choose the shaft types along with head types that best suit your swing.

From my experience, The original blue had great feel, but for me the dispersion was not so great. Kai li did not feel as good but was much tighter. B series has both feel and tight dispersion. So I am really interested to know how they could have improved on the B series... Seeing that they will use Boron, perhaps feel is enhanced further... ?

When in doubt , go with the latest version of Diamana Blue!

Good read .. but they did get the point wrong about Ping G drivers having high kick point shafts... I think they meant high "balancepoint" shafts. i.e. counter balancing technology. Out of the big shaft manufacturers, MRC has always been top for me.

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SOLD!!!

Mizuno Yoro Wedge is sold!!

CRZ Black Limited Head is sold!!

I bought it a few years back when I was in Japan. Mizuno used to come out with these special edition Yoro wedges back a few years back. Unfortunately, I don't see them do that anymore.

they did make a 52. I was only able to find a 58. Very hard to find a set, unfortunately.

I'm gonna change my name to "Rockbottomnob" . Limited time offer. I am going to put the price back to the original price after the weekend !!

24 hour price reduction!!

Prices revised.

Thanks!! Best feeling graphite iron shafts in my personal opinion!!