Blader-X

I must say a much better looking club than any other "square" driver out there, by a long shot. I like the angles on it very much as well as the colors of it. I'm sure one day I may have to hit these square drivers but for now, I'm just too in love with the classic shapes. The only other problem is I like the deeper face drivers and most of these newer, squarish drivers are shallow. I know it helps out with the MOI but I could see me teeing these up right off the ground. Would definitely take me a little time to get used to it. This driver does look good however and would love to hear some reviews on those who put in play over the next few months.

Nice clean lines, very sharp. A definite beauty.

Commander Sulu?? I've been thinking the same thing!! Maybe he should just change the name of the company to Sulu? It could work. Might be better than George Spirits. Club looks good but that name's got to go. No offense.

Very interested to see what kinds of putters he brings out. Any idea on when we might start seeing more of these?

I've yet to try that shaft, but to combine the characteristics of two great Graphite Design offerings, the PT and QT, the new MD has got to be a simply awesome shaft.

Still using TourSpecGolf cord grips.

As soon as the taxman delivers my little bundle of joy, I'm definitely going to be the AF101 with the Graphite Design P9003X. I'm loving this shaft in the 3 wood and want to see it in a driver. Its going to be very difficult to kick out my current setup, the old 460ZR with the TourSpec Proto. That combo is still working very well. I've yet to post a review for you all on the P9003X but I haven't forgotton. My son's travel hockey season is finally over so I'll have some free time to back at it. Golf unfortunately has been very limited the past couple months.

Great review. These looked very solid to me and have been on my mind since I first saw them. I was amazed that they sold out so quickly. Since I will most likely never get the chance to hit them or put them in play, thanks for all the pics. You've got a solid setup with those there.

Just enough to whet the appetite, eh Chris?! Looks good from what I can see.

I haven't had a chance to see and touch this grip but I'm not crazy about it being plastic. I will say that my concocted attempt with a washcloth and papertowel roll felt quite nice. Maybe another grip company could come with a large round grip with great feel. That would definitely be worth a shot. I haven't seen anyone use this besides KJ, but my own experimentations lead me to believe the concept definitely has some merits. Now all we need is a grip that feels and looks good.

That's actually how the sand shot was taught for a long time and still is to some extent. However with the 60 degrees wedges and even 58's now, I notice I see a lot more players using those from sand without opening the face and letting the bounce work for them. I myself still use the 56 from the sand and I do open the face a little or a lot depending upon the shot I'm trying to hit. I do not use my 60 from the sand a whole lot just because it has very little bounce. I have from time to time but for me, its usually the 56. However, now with all the special grinds and variations in bounce on just one club, that one club becomes much more versatile. Could possibly even help to eliminate a club from the bag to make way for a different one.

Hey B-dog, Are you still playing with this grip? If so, how is it working out for you? Have you done anything with the head such as weighting to eliminate that hollow, tinny sound? Reason I'm asking is after watching KJ the other day and getting to thinking; (you all know how that goes), I was wondering if this would really be in fact beneficial. In looking at that grip it appears to be the size of papertowel roll or toliet paper roll. So just to see I took my Zone 1 wrapped a washcloth around the grip (to increase the size) and then slid a cardboard papertowel roll around it and made some strokes. I was very much amazed at how that large of a grip could relax your hands so much they're completely taken out of the stroke. Yet, I still had great control. I only putted on the carpet but the feeling was amazing. Its was very easy to putt and much more consitent. This feeling I received is basically the whole concept of the Super Stroke grip. I was very astounded at the results. Now I'm pondering these way-oversize grips for putting. Just need Nowon or Iomic to come out with them! The one thing I noticed about doing this was it set the hands up in a very weak position. When I went back to the regular grip, I kept that somewhat same weak position and tried to keep my grip light and I did get some to the same results. However, when I had the temporary extra-large grip, I didn't have to think about weak hand position and light pressure. The grip just made that natural from the start and all I needed to concentrate on was the target.

The benefit of this bounce variation wedge is versatility. Remember, bounce is the angle between the leading and trailing edges. Example: If you take a standard wedge with say 6 degrees of bounce, and you open it up to play a flop shot you actually increase the bounce angle. This is something you don't want because typical with a flop shot you're trying to slide the club under the ball of a fairway lie. With this new wedge, when you open the face the bounce angle is set at 6 degrees making it the perfect amount of bounce (IMO) to play the high-soft shot. With a shot out of taller grass or the rough, you want some bounce to be able to slide through the grass. Then when, you're in a bunker, you have 10 degrees of bounce which is great in the sand and now you don't need to mess around opening the club face. You just swing behind the ball, letting the bounce of the club do the work in getting the ball out. This is actually a very popular method on tour now with guys using 60 degree wedges in bunkers and not opening up the face. As far as the 8 degree bounce on the toe, I would say there again is a benefit, particularly if you play chip shots by setting up with the heel of the club slightly off the ground. This would effectively make the club contact the ground with the toe of the club. Again, this is one method which helps to not make contact with the ball before hitting the ground; essential to making a good chip. If you have less bounce on the toe, logic dictates a better hit. I would think on full shots, there should be no problem with a standard club face position and 10 degrees of bounce. One is using a lot more force in striking the ball and the bounce won't really be that much of a factor on the hit. Its with all the other short game shots where I think this wedge with its bounce variations will shine. Most of the other shots I described are not hit with full force and its in these situations where the bounce can affect the shot.

So true. I once had, in fact its in the closet now, but I had a Diamana blue board 83x in a Sonartec TRC. Although it had a good flight to it, it had major spin. In fact everytime I hit it, especially to soft greens it stayed right where it hit. It was unreal.

I would love to tell you that there is but having just put in UT-95 in my X-UT, I really don't believe there's a better shaft. IMO. I also have the UT-85 in a G-Field #3 utility that I still put in play from time to time. I'm so impressed with these shafts, especially the UT-95. Nothing else that I've used even comes close. Before the UT-95 the NSPRO Utility was in there and while it performed very well, the UT-95 was just so much better. Tight dispersion, boring flight and oh so smooth. It'll take hard swings as well as smooth, controlled swings. In the past I've also used the Fujikura Speeder 904HB utility shaft and that was a fine shaft in its day as well, but the UT beats it easily as well. I'd say if you haven't been impressed with the UT for your swing, wait for the new Diamana as I'm sure it'll be a quality shaft worthing of giving it a go.

Looking at their prices, and not being impressed with the look of these putters from the website, I'd have to stick with Gold's Factory. You're just getting so much more from Sasaya-san. Not impressed at all with the Kramski, especially at what looks to me to be overpriced by at least a factor of 4. Gold's just oozes quality IMO. You can see it just from the pics.

The Diawa I had used for a short time performed very well for me. Chris did the install however, I didn't really like the "feel" of the shaft and have since moved on. I really liked the tight dispersion of the shaft. It was superior to the AxivV it replaced, however it didn't have the feel of it. It "felt" light even though it was an 80gm shaft. My current shaft combines the feel of the AxivV and the dispersion of the Roddio.

I really like the Dark Koi, but then I've always been partial to fish. None of the other ones really catch me. Still using the Rasta Ganja cover from last year. That's a sweet cover.

I seen this on the Golf Channel's review of the PGA Merchandise Show for this year. Although a good idea, it seems limited at the moment as I don't believe all shaft manufacturers have shafts that fit these. The shaft must be able to fit into the head and be secured by a screw at the bottom. One maker has the driver in the box with two separate shafts. I think for it to really take off you should be able to go a buy any shaft you want and be able to do this. Most likely a sign of things to come, but for now, I'll stick with my 'ol JDM equip.

Those are beautiful. Chris, while you're at the show, you've got to convince them to re-release these and produce more sets.

The AF101 is much better looking and definitely going to make me switch over. G, I have the P9003x in my 3 wood right now. I've only been able to hit into my net at home as I had been laid up with a rib injury the last few weeks but initial feelings tell me this shaft is definitely a winner. I will give everyone a full report just as soon as I can get some real quality time with it both on the range and in the course. Just need a couple more weeks.

Okay, Chris. You're such a big tease. Post pics of sick looking blade like that and not give us any details on if these will be available now or in the near future. Specs? Those look really, really nice.

That's why its for a cool guy!!

You know with that kind of success, you would have to think that Yamaha would think about issuing another few hundred sets. Any chance of that do you think?

Yes I would agree with previous postings. TourAD's are great quality. I'm thinking if you play 55gms in the driver going with a 60gm in the 3 wood might actually work out better for you. I tend to feel that your shafts should stay within 10-15 gms of each other in the woods. It just seems to me that the swing would stay more consistent when the weights are a little more equal. If you do end up giving it a try, let us know how it goes.