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Anyone know the list of custom options available for EPON irons? Can headweight of the heads be custom?

Ok I know this has been reviewed before, but I felt compelled to say a few words. Feel - The most unique feel I have experienced in a FW wood. Super solid, muted. After I hit, I find myself shaking my head. Solid, solid, solid. Good feedback...I know the results without looking. Performance - Super super long. Sneaky long, really long. 250 off the tee or fairway, straight or draw. Very controllable. Yes I have cut it right with a bad swing, but that is my fault. Trajectory - Mid, better than 13.5 degree that I had. Perfect for me since its role in my bag is for par 5s and some tee shots. Shaft - Much better than the stock Mach Line. The FW65 was too soft for me. Became hook machine with the ML. I guess that those that struggle with this club have the wrong shaft combo. I think the head design is for a penetrating ball rather than a high floating ball so the shaft has needs to be able to get the ball up some. This combo seems correct and I am happy.

3 wood is 13.5 degrees

9/10 Epon 3 wood with Machline FW65 shaft (S flex, standard length, 66g, 4.0 torque). Bought from TSG proshop. 9/10 condition. Trade for Epon 7 wood (20 degree)

Send me info on what you have. If you have it in a Epon 460 10.5, square, let me know.

Does anyone know how to identify the flex of a NGS FW65 shaft? It was a stock install by Epon, but I can't tell if it is a S, R or SR. Any ideas?

No info about comparison from me. But I can say that they feel soft and forgiving. I have had the Epon Type S and I prefer these by a mile. They will be in my bag likely forever! I think Chris keeps going back to them.

Want to buy prefer 50, 54, 58. Very good to new condition.

Many may have read my posts of the Roddio I-10 iron shafts. I found that they have now included info on the following site. http://www.roddio.jp/iron.html When Chris built my irons, we weighted them to slightly ease the flex from S. Works well for me. I have a late 90s driver SS.

I now have a few more rounds under my belt. My experience keeps getting better. Today I birdied two par 3s. I am more accurate than ever. If anything I am still getting used to the distance increase. So far these irons will take anything I can give them. Hard and soft swings no problem. I am carrying the 7 iron 165.

SEE http://forum.tourspecgolf.com/index.ph...3&hl=roddio

Roddio W6BA SR Flex - Sounds like you may need some spin. No shaft will cure a bad swing, but if your natural is left to right fade, BA should help that.

I know the wedges must go....They look like sh*t next to the other clubs. I would love to see if someone else buys these and reviews. I doubt the hardcore guys believe us about the JDM graphite shafts. Keep in mind that these aren't the old graphite shafts that you grandfather got for more difference. These are high tech works of art. Gocchin - You are to tall, that is your problem.

Guys, A few more rounds with these and I am in LOVE! I can't tell you what fun these are to play. Each time I play with them the performance just gets better. I almost giggle each time I hit them. I find myself getting excited each time I stand over the ball. Since these pics I changed the grips to the New Decade Green/Black....so cool. The feel is really cool. It is somewhat muted as you would expect, but pure shots are just money. Feedback is still good with every shot. Distance loss is really minimal. The shafts kick something fierce. Not whippy, but almost cannon-like. The ball explodes with a hard boring powerful trajectory. No ballooning at all. The ball gets up and stays up for a looong time. Distance - Here is where the fun continues. The lofts are 2 degrees stronger than my normal. But overall I am seeing 1.5 clubs in length increases. It has changed my game. Seriously I am hitting a 7I from 160-165 yards. Keep in mind I am 5'-2". What is cool is that I don't need to over-swing. I do put a nice attack on the ball, but that is how I make best contact. Now I have a few gaps in my wedge game so I need to work that out. Accuracy - Really really good. I was playing Black Golds and most think these are pretty tight. These are better. Plain and simply. Even hard swings seem in control. No hooking or slicing. I can fade and draw these well. Today I hit a 35 yard hard draw around a tree with a 7I. No problem....Green in regulation. I know you guys don't like graphite, but honestly I think these are better than any iron shaft I have ever played. They are 105g shafts.

All are high end California and Australian. Likely nothing rated less than 95 points with most 97-100.

Any one here appreciate great wine? I have been an avid collector, but need to sell off a few hundred bottles.

Weight can help also if it is enough. It forces the larger muscles of the shoulders to work rather than those with the hands. The SS grip helps the hands just relax and the larger muscles work instead.

The grip is plastic with a funny rubbery feel. It is superlight so weight didn't seem to change although I didn't weight it.

Ok, got to hit about 10 warm-up balls today and then played at The Links at Gettysburg in PA. Background - 7 HC, driver SS 97-100, medium to strong transition, ball flight straight to slight draw. First of all these irons and shafts are just plain beautiful. The scheme on the irons is first rate....The black and grey with green letter is a great combo. The Mizuno heads are awesome also. If you haven't seen these in person, the sharp edges and tungsten weights are a work of art. The sole grind is very interesting. The front edge is killed slightly, yet the bottom of the sole if left. Weight - I believe that Chris was able to get a D2 SW in the 4-9 and a D3 in the PW. The shaft itself claims 105g. Address - Little to do with the shafts, but the Mizuno heads have offset and a larger head. The topline is smaller than my R7 Taper Tour irons. I think the setup looks sharp and positive without being bulky with too much offset. Feel - Fantastic. Slightly harder than Epon, but obviously a forged head. The shaft is pure silk. The shaft allow the head to be felt, feedback was smooth and positive. I was worried that graphite shafts would mute the fell too much. They didn't. They are smooth butter not chunky. They do kick, similar to my Roddio driver shaft, W6BA. Performance - On the money. I had an opportunity to play all irons many times except the 4I which I hit once. The lofts are 2 degrees stronger than what I have been playing. Length wise, they are 1 to 1.5 clubs longer than my other set. That is the loft , but the shafts add to use. I felt that the clubs are easier to hit. Just smooth. I did purposely swing hard and soft. Both were very consistent. Trajectory was a worry, before I hit them. My TMs have a tour center of gravity and hit boring long shots. With the increased lofts, I was worried. The setup of the shafts (tungsten used) probably added some tip stiffness. Traj was still boring and strong. I still hit it as high as I wanted. Spin wise, no problem stopping the ball on the green. Overall, this was a great choice in my mind. Not that I was surprised. WHne I met Chris a few weeks ago in Cali., he was back to using the Mizunos. I trusted he know what he was doing. The Roddio shafts were an experiment and I am not sure that Chris was expecting much. While there, Chris set his 4I up and gave me feedback in the coming days. I think he saw similar distance gains and smoothness. He softstepped a stiff shaft for that club and felt that he should have stuck with the true flex. Now that I have installed these, I would agree that the shafts play slightly less than stiff. Just right for me. Get a set.

Yes go ahead and make fun of me.....I bought this grip after seeing KJ Choi using it here at The AT&T. Yes it is ugly. Yes its makes the putter have a hollow sound. Yes it feels strange at first. And YES it works! I am a notorious poor putter who involves the hands and wrists too much. I bought this to see what it was and how it worked. It is a simple idea. I put it on my G-field Zone #1 (yes that may be sacreligious). I immediately noticed the weird sound...hollow and tinny. I thought about removing the grip immediately. Today I decided to play a round with it. I was impressed. I putted the best this year. 5 one putts, with one 65 footer and the rest 10-15 footers. Short puts were simple. Long putts were better than ever. I won't take it off now. It may seem as a gimmic, but I had fun today and it did what advertised. The best sound is when the ball rolls in the cup!

Finally received these today after thinking long and hard about them. What beauties! I can't remember seeing such great looking irons, ever. These are the I-10 irons so they are 105g, stiff flex. Overall weight is great. We were concerned about the swingweight, but it seems that Chris was able to work the assembly out. They are just plain slick. Sunday is the big test and I promise to takes pics of the clubs and post a mini review.

Sounds to me more like a shaft problem. Lie shouldn't cause that much effect. The upright lie would bring the club in towards you which means you stand closer to the ball. Do the clubs feel short? How do they compare with your older set? Step closer to the ball and see if impact improves and then watch the ball flight. If the shafts are too weak, the face closes too fast and a hook can result. I can't see that the heads, even if the wrong lie, would cause a severe problem.

lpgaprospect, your move

Ajaykkr - Its yours since you posted for it, but let me know if you pass on it.

Any reviews?