Thanks for taking the time to expand….. much appreciated.

id also be a little concerned with spin, but we all produce different metrics so may well gives this a whirl.

let us know if you do reduce it and what you did to achieve it?

thanks again

Ok thanks for the response…..

Anyone played or even hit a recent Baldo driver lately, kinda thinking that they look good but are they just ho hum in the performance dept.?

 

Yes, I’m a putter shaft carer……

favourite steel shaft is the TT YSC (made for Scotty Cameron) but only available in .355 and no longer made (think SC use NS) now.

live played the NS purple but always felt a little heavy, although they have a new version (green) at 120gm that I will give a run with.

I have a SWAG handsome 2 putter with the LA golf graphite and I like it, it’s certainly stiff/stable, but maybe still prefer the crispness

of steel…… would like to get my hands Ona Shimada, but not easily sourced in Europe.

also have seen pix of a Grahite Design proto putter shaft, but that was a while ago and no signs of a production version(yet) this would

intrigue me as a GD fan.

 

the search is always on…..

FYI NSPRO have added a 120gm shaft(green logo) to their new range. That has a nice satin finish too.

 

interested in your experiences with the Accra……

I have some old RC ‘dent back wedges’ with modus 130s  tour non wedge specific which are money….. i also have some Fourteens with modus  115wedge shafts  whic are good but I find I prefer the heavier heft with the 130.from a feel point of view…..

That’s a coincidence……

several years ago I was a Project x user but entered a Modus competition to celebrate the launch of the 130s, yes that long ago…. won them, And absolutely fell in love.  Til just a month ago it dawned on my how sloppy I would get towards the end of the round, realised that I was having to work hard at the swing, so decided to look for something lighter….

and ended up with the 105, yes I know it’s a different bend profile but they seem to just work and I’ve now got comfortable and confidence is back. So yeah lighter works better for me too.

 

I wonder how far apart something like a mitsubushi Vanquish is from the Autoflex.?

not sure I care for the yellow either, the Ltd red and blue was ok, the rainbow just no, , gimme plain black please……

On 4/19/2023 at 2:01 AM, Megameng said:

Has anyone gamed these? Worth upgrading from cb tour? 

So I have 302 and cb tour…… the differences are so small, to my eye the cb tours have a little more offset and I mean a little.

 

I know this doesn’t answer your question re. 306 which have tungsten inserts, it’s a question I’m interested in myself, 

I was thinking of getting the 306 as replacements for the 302 but for now am going with cb tours, at least for this season anyway.

I agree with Sup, find a head you like and maybe a shaft that works, try some newer stuff and

you’ll eventually realise there is nothing that’s going to make you a better player.  I’m still playing an Epon AF102 

head with an original crazy longest heard shaft, can’t find anything better, maybe it’s just familiarity.

but I keep looking…….

Also the DB proto wedges were a long term mainstay of the bag……doubt these will be re offered but there’s hope

Over the years I’ve always relied on RC fairways, indeed still have a rescue in the bag, so it was always with sadness that

i viewed the co.s decline, but now they’re back…….

 

they’re sporting every bell and whistle modern technology can offer…..carbon crowns, adjustability and ti bodies and it

all looks fab but…… I still hanker and love maraging  steel faced fairways.. maybe I should just get one to see if they still have the magic…..

Whilst I didn’t attend the fair I gotta say that the new PRGR irons gave me a little bit of ‘tenting’.

 

also the Miura CB302 caused a little stiff flexing…..

 

my Epon 302s are getting pretty  long in the tooth and 2023 will be the year of new irons pour moi. 
 

what about you?,….what’s on your horizon before the season really gets going.?

Epon for the win 🏆 

 

Always good to see new Epon offerings…….the driver looks worthy of closer examination too

Ps sorry about the creepy emoti……

No experience of graphite shafts in irons but am a big fan of graphite design shafts in general.

 

happy Christmas to you too ☃️❄️🍷🌲

10 hours ago, Ian-500 said:

When did you move to the UK?

Couple of years ago now….. co. Closed the DC office and I didn’t want to move to Houston and a few family issues brought me

back.

4 hours ago, nobmontana said:

Really?   I've been getting quite a bit stuff direct from Japan thanks to the favorable exchange rate against the Yen and forwarding services like Buyee and Tenso.    I need to stop now!! 🙂

Yeah, I was talking about Fourteen specifically, that they don’t have a European distributor…..tried the US who supposedly can supply Europe but their 

online store doesn’t work for me. So yes can use  Buyee etc. but the resultant delays in shipping plus the ridiculous import fees make it hard to swallow.

so is difficult but not impossible.👍

11 hours ago, nobmontana said:

RM-W is a custom order only model with enhancement updates from the RM-4 based on feedback from tour pros.   raw satin finish only. 

RM-Alpha is a new model that sits between the RM-4 and DJ-5 ... which means its more or less a slightly forgiving version of RM-4.   

 

 

 

Thanks for filling in the gaps……. The RM-W will be tricky to obtain here in The UK but I’ll do my best to track them down. 

I’ve always had a soft spot(centre of the face😀)….for Fourteen wedges, looks and feel always offer me what I want

in a wedge, maybe different grinds are somewhat less compared to other brands but they are enough for me.

also seem to offer good value compared to some……

 

and now they seem to be releasing 2 new models according to the JP website, the RM-W that I think maybe a raw offering?, not

sure and my Japanese is not good enough to understand and and the other looks like it could be a replacement for the RM-4, 

called the RM-alpha. If anyone can expand this info for me I’d be grateful, especially around availability, I’d be grateful. 👍

I think LAGOLF were supposed to be producing an over-the-hosel version of their shaft. That would surely look better

than an adaptor.

 

On 7/8/2022 at 10:28 AM, Ian-500 said:

jBEAM 535 10° with Bangvoo 757.

Yamaha inpres X 201 9°with  Diamana x60s.

Yamaha inpres iff fw 17 and 20 with whiteboard 73x and 83x.

OnOff forged 2013 with Steelfiber i95.

Crazy cb-i02 iron shafts.

Crazy black 110 wedge shafts.

Mizuno yoro craft mp4 and mp54 combo set.

Royal Collection Dent Back 52/58 wedges.

Taylormade Original One mini driver 13.5° with Tensei CK pro blue 80tx.

Probably loads more.

 

Still have those RC 52/58 dent back wedges……they’re still great. Although not currently in the bag.

 

I too regret selling a golds ‘…….tiger tribute’ 

selling regrets …same as purchasing regrets although harder to rectify….

On 6/18/2022 at 11:13 PM, hutchy said:

How do you rate the  AGrind e woods?

For many years my go to 3 wood was a Sonartec SS something or other. The A grind replaced this and I’m really happy with looks and feel just not totally sure about Matt finish crown but all in all it’s a very solid. Performer.

On 6/12/2022 at 12:01 PM, hutchy said:

They are all similar right. Other than the Matt Black finish I couldn’t tell you as never gamed A Grind. You gamed this one the 22?  Any of the new A Grind, or you talking looks.?

Looks mostly, although I have an A Grind 3 wood.