HatchmanSS76

I like the look of these.

WTF? That's just weird.

Would like to have tried more but only had the pleasure of hitting 2. For tadjectory and length it was the JDM TM 430. For consistency it's my TRPX D-013. If I had the best of both I would have the perfect driver.

I like the shape but that diamond on face is hideous and off putting.

How do the VG3's compare against RomaRo Ray V Forged Type R? Currently gaming AP2 712's.

How do you go flight wise? Are they the same or does one launch higher than the other at the same loft?

The 535 head has me very interested after reading all the great feed back. My first taste of a JDM Driver was the TRPX D-103 10.5° with a Quadra Fire Express TP-V SR 75. I love how easy it is to hit, the feel, the unique sound and most of all how consistently tight dispersion is. The only draw back with this combo is that I hit it very high, actually too high even thou it doesn't balloon. Would like to really know how the loft and launch of the 535 head compares against how I hit the TRPX D-105. Would really like get a 535 but need to do it right based on as much info as I can get due to the costs. I don't have access to track man or similar to get any data that helps at this stage.

No way near as good looking as the old model Alcobaca's with Shimada HW120s that I just got a month ago which play and feel freaking awesome too.

TP-V SR 65 in a TRPX D-103 here. Straightest combo I've ever hit. Can't be sure if all the shaft or head or the match between the two. The shaft does feel very stable for my aggressive transition.

If it was 9° I'd be very interested. I love how easy and straight I hit my 10°.

Another good day swinging it a bit better than of late and no wind to content with. Most consistent driving day for about 6 months. 73% effective drives. Any thing above 60% is good for me. Loving the D-103 Quadra combo, just need to find a second hand 9 degree head or raise the funds to get a new one so I can get that ball flight down a touch. The only negative is it's a bit on the high side.

Just had my 3rd hit out with my TRPX D-103 10° the other day. I fitted mine up with a Quadra Fire Express TP-V 65 SR. Playing length is 45", swing weight D5. I've been swinging every thing in the bag terrible atm so it's hard getting a real good gauge on how any thing new goes but there are a few things I have noticed. Ball flight on the high side but is strong and penetrating, haven't seen one balloon at this stage. As bad as I'm swing every thing this is going very straight and doesn't deviate much from the line I start them on. I like the solid sound it makes. Hard to describe, it's not tinny and it's not muted. My USD Jets Speed and SLDR 460 is longer on well struck hits but the TRPX is so much more consistent in it's length. The big thing I've noticed is that all my hits have come from the middle section. A few have been up and down on the face but all have come from the middle. Can't say I've seen that with other drivers I own after 3 rounds. Pity these don't have adjustable tips/sleeves as I would really like to hit it in 9° after seeing how high I hit the 10°. Too expensive an exercise to buy another head.

I'm gaming a 10° with GD ADDI 6s and like it a lot. I hit a high ball normally and this dragged the hight down a bit. Ball flight was a good penetrating flight into the wind with no ballooning. Hit some of my longest balls with this club. The club head looks fantastic at address.

That would be right. I'm waiting on a final payment with no exact date known and this comes up now.

Your mates will all have SLDR's soon. When the ERC II was out I had a friend we called the "no where man". He had a good sound repeatable swing but in comparison to 3 of us was always 20m behind off the tee. One day he rolls up with the ERC II and is keeping up and passing us. His irons were still the same 2-3 clubs more than us from same distance so wasn't swing mechanics. Two of us went out and bought ERC II's and the difference was restored.

The dispersion was all me, nothing to do with club. 2 blocks, the rest pulls all due to swing faults I have when I try too hard to muscle it further. No club is going to find the fairway when I swing like that. If it wasn't forgiving I would have expected to be hitting pull hooks and block cuts.

Gamed the my JDM 430 yesterday with my GD ADDI 6s at 10.5 for the first time. Loving the look of the smaller compact head at address. Contact felt nice an solid. Hit a few towards the toe, heel and high of centre off the face and none felt god awful so that tells me it's forgiving. Ball flight was strong and penetrating and much lower than my 460. May even jack the loft up to 11 for the next game to see what effect that has. The only down side yesterday was I wasn't swinging anything well so was a bit erratic with the dispersion. It's possible I was trying muscle it too much as well. The couple I nutted out of middle were like, wow. Looking forward to the next outing. Hopefully I'm striking it better to see how good the club really is. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What tip/adaptor does the Gloire take? SLDR or R1 type or does it take a whole different one?

Hi all, stumbled into this site when looking for some more info on the JDM 430 SLDR I just bought. Wow, I never knew there was a whole world of different golf clubs out there. Trawling through the posts and pictures has me drooling over some of the great looking equipment I never knew existed before now. Been with the same company for the last 27 years at two different locations. Worked my way up from shop floor to middle management where I've been for the last 10 years. Born in and still living in Australia. Happily married (she's happy, I'm married) with a young daughter. Started golf as an early teenager, now in mid 40's. Had two breaks form the game in that time. One in my early 20's for 3 years and the most recent a 6 year break that ended at the end of 2012. Only get to play once a fortnight due to the wife's health. I don't do any practice in between games and manage to some how hold down a 4 hcp. Will play any course at least once. The only JDM items I own are my Titleist CB231 golf bag and my 430 SLDR. Irons and fairways are Titleist, wedges are old rusty Cleveland 900 serries and a SeeMore Si3 putter. Hopping to change the fairways over to the Titleist VG3's when funds allow. Hell if I was cashed up I give the new Titleist VG3 irons a run against my 712 AP2's Looking forward to learning more about the wonderful world of JDM gear.

Just picked up my little JDM 10° 430 SLDR with TM1 114 stiff form the post office today. Can't wait for Saturday to come around and crush some pills. Currently gaming a 10.5° 460 SLDR with GD ADDI 6s set on 3 notches to draw @ 11°. Going to put my GD ADDI 6s in first up as it turned my 460 from a very good driver to a great one. Really interested to see if I get a slightly lower ball flight as I'm having no problems with air time with the 460, if any thing it's flying a bit too high since changing from the regular stock speeder to the ADDI. I don't have high swing speed, I'm only just past the mid 90mph.