TourSpecGolfer

We are keeping all warranty cards on file for our customers. This is better so you don't have to worry about losing it.

How about the 200 dollar Black Ops Shaft that has Japanese 4000T carbon..lol Only 219.00!

One of the biggest issues with 80T is how the shaft feels. Brands work around this by design but I'm curious how they make 125T feel good. Also is it full length 125t?

Yup just bore it out, don't mess with the shaft tip imo. I have a set of Srixon blades being shafted up with MCI 120g Stiff also the Srix players CB in MCI 100 Stiff.

The face angle is prob square but the face and bulge makes it appear closed. I've seen them actual open yet looking closed as well. T can chime in here about this. Not sure if it's the case with your driver.

It's a head from back in February so im not sure how or if its changed from then till now in its final release but yes it's easy to get up yet not too shallow, good distance yet not as much as the egg or Ryoma but its for sure straighter, sexier, more compact. I'd take it over the Yamaha 3 and I love that thing. I'm waiting for mine now, it's being reahafted at Crazy with the FW80. Now the XV iron, not the prettiest in fact it's down right ugly but plays like a champ! Sits in between the 503 & 702.

I would say go with the Ryoma for now and down the road rotate a used 388 or XV.

The face isn't all that deep. I'll post pics soon. If you like the Egg this one will work. Face depth is similar to the 2013 Yamaha FW. Feels awesome, distance is good, nice setup and matte finish and most importantly to me it flies straight with the FW80.

For me the Maxima is longer all day. Right now my Maxima has a DI-6, it's 9.5 Type V. The flight is not as penetrating as the 388 but pretty close to the XV for me. I've had a couple of people ask me if the Maxima launches too high, not for me it doesn't especially in 9.5V and I've tried 4 different shafts in it so far. Only 1 of them launched high and it was a Royal Deco Deep Impact. Longest drive of the season though. The XV's flight seems a bit more stable and straight which I really really like, no matter what shaft I tried with the Maxima it always had a little more movement than the SYD's. I found shafts play a bit stiffer in the SYD's compared to the Maxima, most likely due to the distance of hosel from the head. I can't choose between the 388 & XV. Size obviously 388 but shape as stew said XV. All I need is these 3 drivers in rotation. It would be hard to shed one. XV is a very solid driver, so are the new XV fairways

I love this FW.

Many TSG'ers are getting their Maxima's delivered now so it's an exciting time for everyone who had waited patiently. I was thinking about writing a blog post with my Review of the Maxima but then I thought wouldn't it be cool to compile the opinions of everyone good or bad and share whats been working, not working, or perhaps even whats missing. So please share your thoughts, questions, reviews, pics etc.. of the Ryoma Maxima in this thread to help us build a web special around it.

Released back in 09 along side the GT-S irons. It's a K.K design and still available. Nothing fancy just an all around solid wedge. I think Gocchin can chime in here as he has one in the bag.

No Srixon love? That's all about to change when you see the players CB & limited MB...

I agree, finding really good results with the DI-6's stiffer tip. Tried BB was a little much for me.

We will have them in the pro shop in a day or two. If you need one now just PM me.

We have and the same reason mentioned in the marketing blurb was given which I still don't believe, and that's what made me bench this wedge for so long.

Here is the spec sheet.

Yes the more mass on the heel should promote left but my result is different. It would be silly to make a design to combat shaft droop on a wedge dont you think?

This company Veylix was started by former staff at Matrix and is about to go public. 40T Japanese carbon from Mitsubishi or Toray. full length in most of the shafts. How is this brand any different? well their president told me that they are designing shafts with a profile that tour players would request more often yet maintaining usability for most who are not at that tour level. It's a USDM brand with 80% of it's materials coming from Japan. Thoughts?

Srizon Z 525 Forged Irons. Made by Endo of S20C just like the players CB & Limited MB this year. The 525 is their semi game improvement model and what I like about it is for the features it packs the top line and offset isn't too much. I hit these a few times on the range, very forgiving. What would I change about it? Personally I don't like undercuts, it ads forgiveness but also kills feel a bit. An undercut can still feel great just not as good as if it were one solid piece. None the less it's still a very good design with the quality we have learned to expect from Endo. Below the sole. It has a tungsten insert on the toe side. It's a wide enough sole to help you in fluffy situations yet it still has the flatter less rounded shape to keep the better player happy. The cut away heel + the tungsten weight in the toe makes me think they wanted the CG out a bit more. Nice deep cavity. cool decal. Not much offset for who it's geared toward. The top line is a little thick but not overly. Nice face shape with the usual srixon/cleveland laser milled face. Next I will post the players CB & MB.

Have you guys noticed that the decal in the back cavity is gone? We gave it a stock look thats custom by re-engraving ODYSSEY on it. I also love the open face angle of the revised specs when you get your putter back. That alone has helped me make many more short straight putts.

Thought of ANT and RIDuffer after hitting this wedge. After the conversation on the Bold's design I know I can always count on these guys to analyze new gear. Here's one that caught me off guard. Had it in the workshop for a while shafted with no grip uncut NS1150 is what it was attached to. I wanted to give this wedge a try since I saw it I just didn't get around to it. Now that I have I'm blown away, with higher lofts I tend to pull left but with this one shots that would normally start and go left were much straighter. Not sure if its the head, the shaft, or what. This is just 2 rounds in so maybe it was just an ON couple of days for me but I'm pretty impressed especially by the way it looks from above and that it seems to produce a little more spin than the average wedge. Looks like it has a little onset which is something that G.Takei has always done. The sole is nice, classy, thin, simple. The finish going from brushed to chrome is cool looking. The face has very light mill marks. I think this would be a fantastic wedge in a raw finish as well.

I'm always switching putters once one goes flat on me, or me on it. In rotation for a long time has been a custom 2 ball center shaft, a RomaRo Barque center shaft, and recently the Odyssey Black Series Tour iX anser putter. I always send my putters into Sasaya-san at Gold's Factory not only for aesthetic mods but also balance and spec adjustments. Master Sasaya always adjusts the face angle, lie, loft, shaft, grip and balance of a putter. This Odyssey putter was an interesting challenge for him. Its part tungsten and 303 with an insert. So the putter was taken apart worked over well and sent to the finisher. I'm very happy with the results a couple of rounds in. The putter started as a 340g head and now its near the requested 370. The insert is made of two layers, Aluminum and German Silver, Master Sasaya recommended this for interesting firm/soft feel.

How this go? It's a solid club, interesting too like the 388. Not sure which one I prefer to hit. Ya know a couple of my friends with slower swing speeds had a hard time getting the ball into the air with the XV yet could launch ok with the 388. I found that strange and my fades are slightly bigger on the XV than the 388 but the XV keeps the left out for me a little better than the 388. All with both @45" + Boron Stiff.

I've run into my fare share of clueless reps. More than once they would "suggest" that these could be fake but they are not sure, even after you tell them all about it and that its legit. On the other hand I have met some reps that are blown away and stay in contact to see what the latest stuff coming down the pipeline is. I guess it really does come down to passion and the love of great gear.