RLL33

February 26, 2018

Beautiful set of clubs! I've hit that model and they play great, too.

February 21, 2018

+1, Gregoire

February 21, 2018

C - how does the AK compare to, say, the 153 in feel. I mean aside from the adjustability.

Thx.

February 15, 2018

Also, Milstein is not some "hedge fund billionaire" as some on the dumb forums refer to him. Yeah, he's rich, he's a private family banker, but he also runs Jack Nicklaus's golf operation, owns Golf Magazine, and many other things. He knows golf...

February 8, 2018

I hope so. Every move I've made in this direction has bettered my wood play. Haven't tried anything less than 50g yet, but would in a heartbeat.

February 6, 2018

Agree that is one gorgeous finish!

February 5, 2018

<<Come on over and you sure can.>>

Really would like to some day! Among the many reasons, it would be a trip just to see some of your collection of goodies...!

February 4, 2018

Beauties! Man, I envy you, can I come to your range?

February 2, 2018

I really don't think so, Mike. I've hit it a couple more times, and it just pushes out straight line drives even though my normal trajectory is a baby draw. Also I ordered my club face 0.5* closed... so that makes the straight liners for me even more remarkable. As mentioned, it's a meaty club that I think might really appeal to guys like you who I think prefer a heavier feel than I do.

PS. I'm surprised, too, that more haven't tried it. It's a frickin' beast!

January 25, 2018

Thanks, D.

January 25, 2018

Thanks, Vic. I've heard others say the 153 is kind of in its own class when it comes to consistency and forgiveness. I agree, but since I hadn't hit the 105, I wondered.

GLWS.

January 25, 2018

Vic, could you (or anyone else...) compare the 105 to the 153? It looks similar in size and shape. How about feel & forgiveness? Thx.

January 23, 2018

21 minutes ago, nobmontana said:

Thanks for the info. and your 153 is a 10.5 or 9.5?

10.5

January 23, 2018

10 hours ago, nobmontana said:

That Bullet shape from atop looks real nice!!

A rounder pear like.

How’s the trajectory compared to the 153?

Yes, at address, that's the look, kind of like the Black with a cockpit bulge on the roof. <g>

Trajectory is a missile like boring through air wherever you point it. But I'd say it's probably on the low side. I say "probably" because after a lot of experimentation, I've come to combining higher loft heads with low flight shafts. Seems to give me more control. I got the 11* Bullet and put my howitzer 7D shaft in it, and unless I tee it up extra high, I get straight line drives. The 153, by comparison, is a smooth mid-flight traj that tends to do an auto-pilot match of my visual of a gradual, comfortable take off (and landing...). My guess is I'll take the Bullet out if/when I feel like it's a day to press G's and do barrel rolls. For business though, it'll still be the 153.

January 22, 2018

Pics are up. If the Black is a Boxter, the Bullet is a 911 turbo with a big nasty spoiler.

January 22, 2018

Thanks, Nob, I don't think you'd be disappointed. And I'd like to hear a 6-footer destroy the silliness about arm length, etc, earlier in the thread... (That ain't me, babe.) <g>

Gonna put up a couple of comparison pics with the Black, too, shortly.

January 22, 2018

Okay, I hit (bit) the Bullet over the weekend. Took it to the range with my JBeam Black and my current fave, the AF153.

Have to say, "Beast" is a good description. This thing feels like a big hunk of raw meat. Incredibly powerful pop off the face accompanied by a deep sound. If you prefer the kind of slow "thwack" sound in a driver, this thing is more like "SOCK!" I referred to the Ryoma F2 fwys over the summer as producing a gunshot sound, but if that was a gunshot, this is more of a shotgun. I mean it, it almost shocked me the first couple of times I hit it, and several people came by my stall to see what the sound was over there. It's not the kind of metallic sound that has bothered some people with JBeam drivers. I'm serious, it sounds like if you had The Rock take a side of beef and slap it on hard oak. The ball seems to stay on the face a very long time, and the rumble sound comes a fraction after you feel it, as opposed to metallic sounding drivers that seem to "clink" almost before they make contact with the ball.

Comparison wise, it feels just a bit bulkier than the the Black. It looks slightly bigger at address, although nothing like some (460) heads that look like parking meter heads to me on the end of a fishing rod. This thing means business and it looks like it. It was every bit as long as the Black ( I had the same shaft on both...), and as advertised, it was easier for me to produce a draw with the Bullet. Interestingly though, I checked the hit mark on the face after each drive, and it was the ones center and in that produced the most draw. The thing that was cool was a hit on or nearer the high toe felt as solid as a hit in the center, and the flight on those was a nice power fade. The sound didn't change that much either with the hits out on that big toe. Usually if I hit a ball out near the toe of a driver, I get that nasty thin feeling vibration and a higher pitched sound that screams mis-hit. The Bullet did not make that sound. It was more like the t-bone hit the oak than the center cut, and the flight sort of winked back a haughty "no big deal" kind of shrug at me that I have to say was cool.

I think it may be for the golfer with a bigger swing speed than me. You guys that use heavier x-flex shafts are probably more the candidate to make this thing come alive than me. (As I've mentioned, my main project over the past year or so was to just hit more fairways at a decent length than to have one great crusher drive somewhere in a round that I could drink to later... Thus, the AF153 has stuck in the bag lately.)

But man, I can picture a lot of guys liking this baby, and I get that it would appeal to the long drive crowd. It feels designed for that, IMO, including the intimidation factor that the appearance throws off. It's a beauty, like the Black, but brawnier.

Basically if you're a bomber, or looking to imitate one, bombs away with this thing.

Here are a couple of comparison pics with the Black. (The Bullet is on the right.)

January 20, 2018

My guess is it helps to simulate the concentration/focus factor that you encounter when putting for a real score.

January 20, 2018

Yeah, it looks like kind of a fun tool for the office or something, a novelty item to make practice challenging or an actual game.

I agree with you, B, about questioning the speed issue. I guess it depends on the greens you play, but putting at +1.5m to a hole on my course would-be enough to send a lip out completely off a green... Our greens often run at 12+...

Re: the focus concept though, I think that's sound. A simpler thing to do there is what a lot of pros do to warm up: just put to a ballmarker instead of a hole, especially a hole with a mini flag in it. If you hit the marker a few times from 3' before you start playing, the hole on the first green looks huge when you get there.

January 18, 2018

The one in the middle looks like a Klingon golf club to me. <g>

January 18, 2018

Interesting. Will TSG be offering it?

January 10, 2018

Skip the soup. These putters are to die for... ;=] :atsg_smilie_pot:

December 25, 2017

You, too, nob! And all here!

December 18, 2017

Thanks, B. Happy Holidays to you!

December 17, 2017

RLL33 XMAS SALE

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All items listed first, pics follow at the end of post.

SOLD --- BETTINARDI LIMITED EDITION 2017 RJB RAW BB-ZERO PUTTER --- SOLD

Beautiful unused mint numbered Betti collector's edition in raw dark copper color mild carbon with Gripmaster leather grip and RJB suede leather head cover.

Original purchase certificate direct from RJB Studio in September of this year. Limited number made, sold out in hours.

Registry No. RJB8952

35"
3*
71*
350g

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SOLD --- EPON AF-205 15-DEG 3-FWY WOOD --- SOLD

Endo forged.
Hand crafted Project-Z HZRDUS RED 5.5 62g shaft
Tour Velvet grip
Original Epon head cover
Also mint. Hit in one round on grass only.

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SOLD --- 2017 RYOMA F5 18-DEG TITANIUM FWY WOOD --- SOLD

Beyond Power Ryoma Graphite Design Fwy shaft with original Ryoma grip (no head cover).

Perfect condition, bought here on TSG, played a few times over the summer. Longest 5-wd ever...

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SOLD --- MITSUBISHI RAYON OTi-85 R-FLEX CARBON COMPOSITE SHAFTS 5-P --- SOLD