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Well said, it is very true that hardcore members who would give a thumbs down to the RF line as seen that done that, are in the small minority and not necessarily who Epon is targeting with the RF. There will be new AF models which are meant for the higher end enthusiast, while the RF models can still outplay many clubs on the market today for virgins to JDM and Epon. The AF701 is still my favorite performance iron from Epon and one of the best in the all around performance/distance/ease of use category of any brand,

As I already suggested in my email, Hold the AF302 and add the Personal.... moving from the AF302 to the non tour Yamaha is not necessarily an improvement of any sorts. Also the Fi1 and Fi2 are coming out as completely new models in the new year. The ones you see in our shop are discontinued.

Epon is releasing a couple of new RF models.... Will let the pictures speak for themselves.. You may recognize them...

I apologize to all those waiting. This must be Yamaha's most hectic launch ever and so many of our orders were pushed back. Several members have gotten their tour irons, standard irons, fairway woods, utilities and wedges.... a large number of tour sets to still go out (many next week) and tour drivers start shipping next week as well. As you can imagine, I have been hounding, stalking, and bitching to Yamaha for weeks. (^_^)

I tested all 5 models and I liked the 12 and the 10's. I actually found the 12's quite forgiving and liked their looks the best. The milled face for me improved the feel over previous years.

Thanks Rich for answering the question. You are becoming quite he Romaro expert! (^_^)

The 09 was a superbly designed and rather soft. I liked it a lot, forgiving, good distance. The 11 were even softer and they overhauled the looks and improved the trajectory and spin. Biggest difference, 09 forged in China. 11 forged at Endo and one of the softest irons ever.

Does it look like I hit yours?? I never ever hit customer clubs.... unless they tell me to. (^_^)

I hit the FW and UT... need to find time to write up something.... very nice.

We've had Diamana's break, Fuji's break, Tour AD's break, Quadra's break, Honma ARMRQ's break and other brands as well. It is not only Crazy shafts. Crazy may be more prone to breaking because of their materials. The reason why they are such great performers is that high grade carbons are made of more glass particles vs rubber in lower grade shafts. So naturally the materials and thinner wall sections can be subject to breakage which is why Crazy is very good with their warranties. This is the nature of high modulus carbon, amazing performance, consistent release and very active tip sections but at the cost of being a bit more fragile. Lower end shafts do not break as easily since the materials are lower grade and more rubbery and not nearly as fine. Crazy shafts are not meant to be pulled and reinstalled numerous times over. The heat and constant pulling can weaken the weaves. A couple of times okay but too much pulling is not good. I would always make sure if you are buying used Crazy that it is a ONE time pull.

Yes, of course, we carry the full S-yard line. tae actually just ordered one.

Tourstage has a full release for 2013 including 3 new forged irons the 909 (Muscle Back), 709 MC (Muscle Cavity) and 709 CB (Cavity Back). Irons look great! There will also be 3 adjustable drivers, a pro model 909 (most likely 400cc or less) and the 709 in 450cc and 430cc sizes. (these heads were shown on the R&A site actually a couple of months ago). We don't have much else now just some pics from Japanese sites.

Yes of course you can specify any bounce you want since it is ground from a raw head.

Honma is constantly trying to reinvent themselves.... Beres Revolution was supposed to be an evolution and a rebirth of the brand. Since new ownership... I sometimes wonder what is going on there... orders take longer than ever, costs went up, and they can't seem to get a sense of where they want to head. This may not be a relaunch of their brand as the TW series is not new... its just been missing for a couple of years.

I am officially gaming the F3 now myself. Very much like the feel off all clubs. Very balanced all around performance. Interestingly performed very well with my Crazy 435, better than my Ryoma.

Actually they are the same... the table on our site is wrong;... I should repaste with the Crazy table...

You can check the first post of this topic as well... I added the finished wedges there too!

Got the finished wedges in today and they look amazing. Very happy with the way they turned out. As I had mentioned I decided to keep them clean with just the Gold's logo and dots to indicate the lofts. The Soft Black finish turned out better then expected! The shape I think is just perfect and the grind very handsome! These wedges have already been purchased by a lucky member!!

No difference between both TJ-46 models. They are the same shaft but was slightly rebranded when Crazy realigned their products. Corky has the Longest Yard 01 Nero now actually which is a different shaft from the TJ-46.

Yes to both.

Hmmm I think there may be more variance for the Romaro so they could be close depending on what the real loft of the Romaro actually is. Jbeam is typically real loft and also the weight configuration on the JBeam can alter ball flight. Did you change your weights on your Jbeam/Crazy?

Sorry as for the weighting yes, depending on your the weight you require it can actually change the CG location and ball flight.

Feel wise I preferred the Kamui Ray over the TP07s but I prefer the way the TP sets up and looks overall. As I mentioned in the other thread, the TP07s faded a lot for me so I definitely did not get along with the stock shaft even though it was a regular flex. Perhaps I need to build one with my preferred Crazy to compare more fairly.

The 435 is considered one of the longest drivers ever made so to say the TP07 obliterated the 435 is quite shocking. I have both here and for me the 435 is longer, though the Ryoma is still the longest. That said the TP07s was the stock shaft and for me it kept fading, while the Crazy has the LY01 which works with my swing very well. I should put up my review of the Romaro 435LX, I haven't as I really am not that driver's target audience. Like the Crazy it is very penetrating and low spin. Feel is better though on the Romaro I thought.

Looking at around D4ish but yeah *0.5" can be done.