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Good Advice, and the question before getting a club is what do you want out if it? we all buy clubs for different reasons many just want the latest, some want distance while others seek feel. The SYD to me is about feel and how it looks at setup. It's distance is average or a little shorter than the other top rank FWs. Shorter distance is not a bad thing, the goal is to have a tool for your distances with few gaps. Longer is not better if there is a gap between the Long irons to 5 wood. 5-10 yds shorter is nothing, If my aim was distance I would have Ryoma woods, EGG irons. There is a chance it's just not spec'd properly for your swing. In that scenario you gotta ask yourself if you love the look and feel enough to justify messing with shaft and weight vs moving on. If distance is priority below 3 wood I suggest Ryoma UT all day. Any brand that makes a compact 3 wood version of this wins in my book.

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With Epon you should be good. Its really hard to tell anyone what is the straightest or longest etc.. Its such an individual thing. I mean if you just want long you would be looking for a multi piece design with super jacked lofts i.e PRGR egg, 703, Honma IS03 straightest is mostly based on swing and specs so I can only assume your looking for forgiving. Shaft also plays a big part in creating straighter shots.

503 is much better albeit over priced for what you get its still a good product. Very different than the 703 as it doesn't have the steel face but does have a deep undercut. remember with any undercut the feel is greatly diminished, one exception is the new titleist VG3. Can you get the same forgiveness without an undercut? absolutely!

I think T breaks it down well: A lot of people confuse Japan manufacturers' use of Face Progression with actual offset. FP is actually used to calculate offset. The higher the FP number the less offset there is. It's a difficult measurement that's not consistent across all irons due to different hosel diameters.

I have not played the 702 or 703 but I do know that Epon themselves prefer the 701 over both of them in performance and design. That said, I'm sure they will perform if your looking for a forgiving head. This is a 2 piece structure S20 body with a stainless face so the distance will be long, it should be easy to hit, but on the flip side any 2 piece head suffers when it comes to feel and feedback.

Very solid shaft for those who like light weight and stable. I put one in a Kamui Air and the carry is something else. I'm playing stiff and at this flex it's got great feel. This shaft plays ever so slightly softer than true flex which is good I think. One thing though is that its highly suggested to play the shaft long, I could see how cutting it short would ruin the feel.

Impressions: So I've had good time with both Modart drivers and it's time to share my thoughts. Both the D & S feel just about the same at impact. It's a softer metallic crunch one of the best drivers I've felt since the S-Yard 388. I know most of you will go for the D because it sets up better and deeper faces just look cooler but between the two and with various shafts I consistently hit the MA01S better, straighter and more consistently. The S - shallow version also felt a touch more hollow at the center of the crunch which I like because that is the only thing that makes the S softer and feel any different than the D. Results and preference will, of course, vary depending on the player. How long is it? It's better than most and I think if you really dial it in it can be just as long as the best. It was shorter than my ST Maxima of course but other than that it hung right up there with my RomaRo Type-R and the PRGR Egg 1 but get this the MA01S was the second most forgiving driver of the bunch, the first was the RomaRo. I did put a 47" trpx shaft in the S head and it was as long as the Maxima, felt great, kick was awesome just a total experience driver build. Same shaft at 45" in the D was a very different experience, feel was a bit harsher the ball flight was noticeably lower and mis hits went worse. I had a buddy of mine who doesn't know much about clubs, but is a 7hcp take both drivers for his round after mind and he dropped them off saying the D was the straightest driver he has hit ever and that the 45" shaft was smooth as silk.... just goes to show results will always vary. In regards to fit, finish, quality, made in Japan. Yup, it's top notch all the way around especially the beautiful black finish, the only flaw in this regard is the face is a different material so the finish changes in tone slightly on the face where the two materials meet. No biggie but if I had to find a flaw this was it. The profile of this club is boutique, very player but the two side by side reveal the D is one hell of a sexy driver see pics below: ( please note all drivers on right side will look better if shots are taken together ) MA01S on left - MA01D on right.

The 425 is by even today's standard awesome, the 513 is one of the best drivers available right now, the craft series has always had such a nice feel at impact and straighter flight. What shaft are you playing now or did you just go down in flex? Unreal bag by the way. The putter is classic golds, the flat face, you can still feel the metal.

Modart - MA01D Comparo Pics Coming Soon...

Having seen these in person they are more GI with offset and rounder shapes. The custom hand grind Modarts are the way to go. Yes A55G & T55 are machined wedges but again not exactly our style. They may look cool from the angles of the photo's but put one down and they are indeed very Japanese in shape.

Spot on I agree. Many of the JDM deep faced drivers especially the player models fly very straight with low spin even more so than USDM drivers but really thats just a band aid, the Ryoma Maxima is a good example of the opposite, it's all about the upward angle of your strike and how square the face is at impact, those are the basics for almost any driver and those who have it get long bombs with the Maxima while those who don't get wild shots. Now think about the Crazy 435, lets take feel out of the equation and it becomes obvious why people love it so much, it's tame with good distance and people will take tame with good distance over not as tame but very good distance. I'm with you on the spin, it helps most people big time but if the swing is off low spin does help keep it in play. I don't have a technically sound swing so I fall on the side of low spin with my driver selection but that said I'm well aware that my best distance is with a good swing and optimal spin on the ball.

You are right, the GR is no joke, even the GR Forged irons are solid. I would play this GR driver over the X-Series just because it's easier to hit. Standard length is 45.5", need a good price lmk.

The Maxima ST is longer than the D-1 ST but it is also harder to control.

Prices too stupid and low to post. No PM's please! Email [email protected] for your price. Ryoma F2 & F5 9/10 condition with Crazy FW80 Shafts 7.4 Flex installed by Crazy ONOFF LABO SPEC CB-247W Wedge 56* S200 George Spirits GT-450 ( same as CRZ-450 ) w/ 1 of 3 Prototype Crazy MOFO Shaft Graphics (CB46 Stiff)

This is the 4th Generation PRGR Egg fairway wood and since it's very first rendition we here at TSG have been big fans. First kudo's to Pro Gear (PRGR) for always thinking outside of the box, innovating and pushing the boundaries of design, I think the entire Egg series is a reflection of their willingness to take chances in order to gain improved performance. Recently fairway woods with shallow faces have been getting more love than their deeper faced siblings and for those that need even the slightest help getting the ball airborne a shallow face depth does improve those chances, the first 2 PRGR Egg fairways were semi-shallow but over the years they have slowly evolved into deep faces yet with every ounce of weight pushed as low and close to the ground as possible. This M.F.D technology morphs the face to expand and retract creating a powerful pop off the face with good timing. The sweet spot is very large especially on misses high or low of the CG. It's not only one of the easiest fairway woods to hit available it's also one of the most forgiving which is an important trait especially in a 3 wood. When you think Egg Spoon you think about the scoop, that big deep cavity is the epitome of perimeter weighting and this is one of the biggest reasons this club has performed for many TSG'ers over the years. This new Egg is very long and can easily be used off the fairway or as a mini driver off the tee, Yes, both which is rare, it is one of the most forgiving fairway woods you will get your hands on which brings me to my next point, which is its closest rival? Enter the Ryoma F Series... So I was looking for bold, big, semi shallow, uber forgiving with distance for days rival and it was an easy choice, the Ryoma F2. I know, I know the F2 is 13* while the Egg Spoon is 16.5* but who cares this is fun and not supposed to be scientific. Oh yea and I should mention my F2 has an FW80 attached to it. Feel - I'm giving it to the Ryoma, today's egg feels and sounds much better than it did in the past but it's still at a handicap against traditionally designed woods, that scoop hinders feel just a tad while the Ryoma is above average in this category Forgiveness - It's pretty clear that both get the nod for different reasons, the Ryoma is so much more forgiving on toe and heel shots while the PRGR Egg Spoon is far more forgiving on high and low missed shots on the face. Off the tee box, the Egg shines while off the fairway the Ryoma is just a touch easier to get up. Distance - The longer club is the Ryoma, but not by much, when you strike the Egg center it really launches equal in distance to the Ryoma, but as far as getting longer shots more consistently I give it to the F2. Again these clubs are different lofts and have very different shafts, of course, at 13* the Ryoma should have a distance advantage but attached to the FW80 it also has the dispersion benefit. The difference between the two in trajectory was big with the Ryoma flying much lower with more run. The Egg's softer stock shaft meant for my swing at least that the dispersion would be wider and the ball flight higher which was as expected. I really can't pick a winner between these two. On this day I had quite a few fairway woods in testing and while you may now be considering either the Egg or Ryoma neither was my favorite to hit on this day. I will post about my favorite soon...

Shhh..! be quiet about the Chapter 2! lol jk, I was expecting it released now as well. I have asked and the answer is not yet.

I love aluminum inserts to me they are springy and soft not tinky much of it depends on how it's designed. The Ryoma is how aluminum feels to me, this putter is considered high MOI they were able to make the front of the head lighter with such a big and light insert they also milled a cavity behind the face which not only changes the feel but also reduces the weight up front adding to the MOI. It feels milled, it feels light at impact, feels slightly springy, it feels really good.

It must be a different prototype from what they currently offer as I only know of their white and pink version shafts which are not for your swing speed. 49ms = 109mph!! Your in X-flex territory and may want to pay attention to the weight of the shaft you select and it's effect on your tempo and timing. If you can reach 51ms that's 114mph. You should be playing X-XX. Crazy Boron I play sometimes it's sorta my goto shaft and I'm not sure if Crazy still has any in stock. You need X. The TRPX Air is intriguing light weight and all the rage for long drive comps. You would need XX. it supposedly plays like the Crazy Longest Yard series. I like playing TRPX shafts long in length they seem to feel and work better that way:http://www.tourspecgolf.com/brands/trpx-shafts You would need X-Line. Quadra has the TP-V and RB that just came out and you can check those out here: http://www.tourspecgolf.com/brands/quadra-shafts

If you purchased your driver on July 2012 from TSG it means it's within the 24 month warranty and you can get a replacement no problem. Please email me [email protected] so I can verify your purchase date. This warranty is good at TSG.

Impact Boron is a shaft that a golf shop orders from a real shaft manufacture. I would suggest a shaft thats designed by the company that is offering it such as Crazy or Quadra or TRPX and others. The impact is also designed for slower swingers over 50 I'm not sure if you fit into that category. What crazy shaft were you looking at? Let me know and I can suggest your other options.

Finally, the new products by RomaRo are beginning to roll out. I just received the new Type-R driver and have had a chance to game it a couple of rounds and get some good range time in with it, and it's a beast. Based on the way it looks I was expecting it to play very closely to the 460HX that performs admirably and much to my surprise the two clubs play very different from each other. Let's wrap up the info before we move on to my review, The Type-R is 450cc's large available in 9.5 and 10.5 lofts, it comes standard with a square face angle and 59* lie angle. Total weight with the stock shaft is 303 grams and with its 56 gram stock shaft has a D2 balance in stiff at 46 inches. It features SP-700 titanium forged cup face and a 6-4ti body making it a 2 piece structure. One of the new features on this driver is its more shallow face, the older 460HX and the 430cc 435LX had deeper faces. One could expect a higher ball flight with the new Type-R which isn't really the case as RomaRo seems to have maintained the same trajectory as the HX yet by adding real estate on the heel and toe side have made this driver considerably more forgiving. The Type-R series started off with a utility wood that came out mid 2013, it won many fans and at one point made RomaRo the number 1 component company in Japan. While they no longer carry that title they are in the top 3, and I wouldn't doubt the release of their new 2014 models will give them a big boost. RomaRo has reduced the spin rates compared to the previous models kudos to them as going shallower can sometimes increase spin. Ok, so It's beautiful to look at but how does it play? I was able to test the Type-R against a variety of other clubs such as the Ryoma Maxima ST, Modart S&D, EGG1, Air KM200, and JDM SLDR. Now keep in mind all clubs had different shafts and specs which means this review carries little weight, but it was fun, and I wish some of you guys were there to help out. The club that I wanted the Type-R to go up against was my current gamer the Ryoma Maxima ST (very non-conforming) so I decided to compare the two on the range, on the course, and in appearance. I think a better visual comparison would be the Maxima Type-V because it has that all black finish, this is getting confusing Ryoma, RomaRo, Type R, Type D... Anyway while it's black like darth vadars helmet the face was kept free of the Ip finish I think that's a smart move on RomaRo's part because when black IP is applied to the face it seems to feel a little firmer at impact in my opinion. I don't have the measurements of the Type-R's face depth but the difference is quite substantial. One would assume the deeper face plays a more stable and penetrating ball flight but not in this case and for some the Maxima is hard to tame and or high launching this could be due to its hosel depth not being very deep or as deep as the D1 which means the shaft tip will play more active in this head. If you ever find yourself in this situation with the Maxima, I suggest you try a heavier, more tip stiff, longer length shaft. On the other hand, I have seen Tatsuro hit the Maxima in any flex dead straight and long for days, I've had my longest drives with the ST and it's a raging bomber. The better distance driver was the nonconforming Maxima because for the most part head to head on the same par 4 the Maxima ate the RomaRo's lunch by about 10yds or so. I didn't have a conforming version so again take this all with a grain of salt, not to mention while both are stock stiff flex shafts they still differ in specs, but yes the Maxima ST and I stress "nonconforming" was about 10yds longer on that day. The more forgiving club was the RomaRo Type-R, which I could hit much straighter, and bad shots really didn't seem as punishing in direction as the Maxima. In fact on this day this driver was the most forgiving for myself and others, whereas with the maxima you need to catch it square squared to reap its benefits. On some days, I can't hit the Maxima at all but the Type-R is so easy to square the face up at impact, I can't imagine how good it would be with a shaft like the TRPX Air. In the image above the RomaRo Type-R is on the left while the Maxima on the right, first big difference is the finish, the Maxima has a metallic effect that looks luxurious while the RomaRo is your basic black metallic. Keep in mind anytime photos are taken of top lines side by side the right always tends to look better and more straight but I think this picture shows the two perfectly. On the right the maxima is a hair closed while on the left the RomaRo is square, it's actually more square than the pic shows but it's handicapped visually by being on the left side. Feel all day goes the the RomaRo, see where I'm going with this? The Maxima ST may be longer, but this RomaRo feels so good and is so playable it truly is the Type-R Hybrid but driver version. It feels better than both of it's predecessors and the Maxima, and I will be gaming this now... but before it captains the bag it must first make it through the others... Bring on the MA01S and MA01D!

I found these putters to be some of the best on faster greens.

It depends on the country you are shipping to. Not all Asia countries have restrictions on boxes over 42". One way around that is to box it yourself, fill out the USPS info and print the slip online and arrange a pickup. Often the pick up guy don't measure it and I've never seen one returned for being long. USPS Priority Mail Express Online.

The BM535 is on back order till end of June. There is a very big backlog for this club at the moment so based on demand I would choose the 535 BUT I know the TRPX is a stud and I can't get rid of them, a little loud for me but the feel and performance is a good match for my swing. I just got my TRPX air shaft the one the long drive guys have been using in Japan and it's going into a Kamui KM200 today if it doesn't behave in that head it's going into a D013 or the S013.