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Took Crazy Titan out for 9 holes. The feel is tremendous! Missed 3 of 6 fairways but all the misses on the first cut. Very good by my standards. Really glad I got her back but need to get an UNTIPPED CB46 6.2 for her as the tipped CB 46 6.2 is just a tad too stiff for my liking. CB46 is already a stout shaft (at least more stout that I am used to) and tipping it 1/2 inch was not a wise thing for me to do on hindsight.

Ryoma d1 st. Romaro 460hx gold are possibilities

Much much better than the original! Dammit, just got me 3 crazy wedges om the way in or I'd be tempted try these. Very nice lean look, the polar opposite of my DWDs lol.

I have a CB46 6.2 (Reg) flex tipped 1/2 and inch that I am finding a tad stiff. Shouldnt have tipped it on hind sight. Plays to 45.25 in my Epon Technity 460. Looking to trade for an UNTIPPED CB46 in 6.2 (Reg) flex and playing to at least 45.25 finished length for my Technity 460. If someone is in between 6.2 and 6.7 for the black series, this should be a good fit. Ball flight is lower and will be good for higher launching and spinning heads if that is an issue. Thanks for looking.

Still rotating my Black Widow with the Maxima WBQ. Still have the same TJ46 shaft in Black Widow as well but I started messing around with the weights. When I got her, the weight setting was 2 Heel 2 grams, Toe 2 grams and back 3 grams. My misses were consistently high push fades. I've since changed the weight setting to Heel 4 grams, Toe 1 gram and Back 3 Grams. Had one range session and 18 holes with her. The tendency to go right SEEMS (coud be a psychological thing) less, ball flight seems a tad lower and roll seems to have increased quite a bit. The 435 continues to be a great performer capable of long drives for your swing and speed. Yes it's not as forgiving as the Maxima but its fun to play and very satisfying when you put a great swing in her. The 435 has been around quite a while relatively speaking but good is good and she continues to perform and tweak the weights to fine tune and optimize the head for your swing.

I'm really not sure what to make of the design. Is the mass on the back heel hollow? Is that just a simple badge or a weight as well? Wonder how this very nice finish will hold up especially for a SW...

First time hearing of them. Nice interesting industrial look though.

The Maxima for ME gives me as much roll as my 435 and sometimes more. 388 is a dog for ME. Maybe the Maxima just doesn;t work for your swing?

How is the Discovery Bay Golf Course? I've a friend that lives there and I like the place. Must be windy course?

Price drop bump.

Sorry. Have not tried recoils or steel fibre.

Happy to contribute my 1 cent VAT included where I can. If you have not bought your maxima yet, how are you playing your D1 TJ46 which is the same combo I have. If you like that trajectory, a 10.5 Maxima with a mid kicking shaft like the WBQ or LY02 should be able to give you that. If you like to stick with the TJ46 which is a great shaft I think, perhaps a 9.5 maxima may be better given the low mid kick of the TJ46. Feel free PM me if you feel I can help. P.S. I see you have the 460ZR too. Probably the best feeling head still for me.

I think the 60 and 80 only come in R and S flex. I play the 60 in S flex in my EGG and it is NOT overly stiff at all. If you play PXi in 6.0, I think you need at least SX flex or X in this and according to fuji site, that is only in MCI 100 or 120. I'm not too sure though but that is what I read on fuji site: http://www.fujikuragolf.com/irons/mci/ I can share that I tried a friends 80 R and it felt firmer than the 60S.

The MCI feels really good too Chaana. Am toying around with the MCIs for my Crazy Proto irons but just not sure what weight.

Thanks guys. Feedback from this board provided good indication of where to start shaft wise for my swing.

I’ve had the Ryoma Maxima Type D 10.5 for a while now and have since put several shafts in it. But before I share experiences about the shaft, a bit about my swing and my views on the Maxima.. I’ve got a very imperfect swing that’s past parallel (think John Daly .. not size but swing) but a swing that’s rather consistently imperfect. Swing speed measured several months back on a PRGR red eye is 91 to 95 mph with more swings being closer to 95 so I average that out at 93mph. Misses are typically high push fades. Average driving distance is 220-225 meters or approx.. 241-246 yards. Driving is the weakest part of my game. Currently playing off an inconsistent 8.2. The Maxima head relative to the original D1 I feel gives better carry and better roll and for me, a longer head overall as well as should be the case if I feel carry and roll are better. Forgiveness wise, I find this head up there. Anywhere off center, you still get relatively little distance loss. For off center hits, its best (if there is a best for off hits) toe high I feel. It dislikes heel misses the most. For dispersion, that is very much up to the shaft as well so I’ll comment on that later. Trajectory wise, for me, loft for loft, it launches a tad higher than the D1 but not super high like one or 2 have found. My thought for a slower swing speed like mine is that I need a generally higher as opposed to a generally lower trajectory which will give better carry and better distance for the slower swing speed. The subjective part…Feel is a tad less solid than the D1 and sound at impact less muted. Not tinggy by any means but just not as muted as the D1. It’s a tad more triangular in shape and while some have found it less eye appealing, I’m ok with it. The paintwork has a nice fume effect in the sun. Head is about 3mm shallower than the D1 and a tad longer from face to back. Mine weighs in at 196 grams and is slightly closed face as what the Type D is supposed to be. The first shaft I put in was the Roddio M:6 SR flex. This is a very smooth feeling shaft and I would say up there with giving me some of the longest drives with the Maxima. Now although long, it was not the tightest in the Maxima for me but it did enough to show me the potential of the Maxima. I am ruthless about heads and feel that I can assess the potential for me swing early enough. While the Kamui TP07S, S-Yard 388 and Epon 102 and 103 were in and out before a speck of dust could even settle, the Maxima for me immediately showed its potential with 435 matching distance and roll. But again, the M:6 while long, was not the tightest. I am looking for the Maxima to bridge the distance gap between the D1 and 435 with the fairway finding confidence of the D1. Next up was the Crazy CB46 6.4 which I tipped half an inch. Found that I could not launch this high enough consistently and get enough spin consistently. It did indeed help to bring down trajectory. I then tried a Crazy LY02 6.7 in her. Lower trajectory than the M:6 and higher than the CB46 for me. Dispersion, it improved over the M:6. It was however stiffer than I prefer. I was on the lookout for a LY02 6.4 flex. Then I stumbled on the WBQ55 SR flex. This is not a low low shaft contrary to what some may think. It’s a mid kick shaft and I think or feels to me, a tip stiffer shaft than the TJ46 which I game in my 435 and D1. Not as tip stiff as my CB46 but I did tip the CB46 half an inch. I need to indirectly thank Chiromikey who although swings much faster than I do from what I gather here and has a stronger game than I do, it was Chiro’s postings on WBQ that got me looking at it. The Quadra Composite Fire Express WBQ 55 is a great feeling shaft.. I would perhaps say the best feeling shaft for me so far. Provides great feedback and you can feel it load so to speak. Its got a quirky color scheme of white, yellow/gold and a brown/black carbon effect at the lower end which goes well with the fume finish of the Maxima I feel. I have it playing at 45 3/8 finished length grip on and SW of close to D2. So how does it play… I think by now, you know I like this shaft and that it is working for me in the Maxima. Great carry for me and its got roll as much as the 435 and several times more. I’ve had 2 range sessions with it and 45 holes so far. I can safely say, it matches my 435 distance wise on average but where the Maxima WBQ 55 is better for me is on long drives in the fairway. Does it find close to 90% fairways like my D1 can? Well, as I get more used to it, I think it can and if it can do so with longer drives, then objectives met with the Maxima. So far, my longer drives measured with a Leupold GX1 rangefinder with the Maxima are 256 meters, 241 meters and 239 meters or 280 yards, 263 yards, 261 yards. Now again, this is short compared to quite a few on this board but for me with my 93 mph swing speed and average distance of 220-225 meters or 241 to 246 yards, this is massive for me. Trajectory to my definition is mid high. I would say with this shaft, it launches similar to the D1 with TJ 46 bearing in mind that the TJ 46 is a low-mid kick and the WBQ55 is a mid kick. So a happy camper I am… by shaft changes, the Maxima is probably the most expensive driver for me but from first hit, I felt it had potential and worth the trials and tribulations. It seems to be paying dividends now and long may it do so. From my experiences with the Maxima, I would recommend that for anyone interested in it, bear in mind that loft for loft, it is likely to launch higher (not ballooning high) than your existing driver and going down 1 degree may be advisable especially if you are planning a low or low mid kick active tip shaft. If you are staying in the same loft, I would suggest a mid kick (and not higher launching) and a tip stiffer shaft is probably a good calculated bet. Just like any driver, the Maxima is not for everyone but if the head profile suits your swing and you get the shaft loft combo right enough, I think you will find a very forgiving and long driver.

Sorry to hear that duff. Hope all is as well as can be.

Dude, not trying to show you up or anything like that. No need to get off your rocker.

I'm not sure which model but I recall reading they did.

Nothing wrong with your review JB! You just shared your experiences and what works for your swing. It seems obvious but sometimes (and I have done that several times too) we forgot something as basic as swing differences :-) I wish I had your swing speed and impact but I simply don't and don;t think I ever will and given our near polar opposite swing profiles, what works for you is very unlikely to work for me.

I think what many here sometimes do is rely too much on the feedback of others. While not entirely wrong, one needs to understand that one has not seen the swing of the reviewer and the swings can be totally different thus requiring different shaft and head types. I'm not sure if you are referring to jimmieboi's feedback back but if yes, have you seen the clip he posted? He seems a very strong player and my definition of his trajectory is mid low. He also seems to be a faster swinger and hence a mid low trajectory may be better. He is the ultimate judge of that. For slower swing speeds like me, if we hit in that low a trajectory, a sure fire loss in distance as we need higher trajectory for more carry and hence distance. We digress but I hope you get my point. On your point where low kick low torque low loft is best for you, that be not be the case head to head even if all are low loft as different heads have different cg, launch and spin properties. Also, if you wanted low loft, you should have gone for a 8.5. 9.5 is not low loft.

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Wow, nice clean sharp look.

Thanks for the clarification T!

I've seen a couple on my shores. Looks quite good I must say. Costs about US$1.2mil here.