Posted December 22, 200519 yr comment_111422 I have only 3 rounds in with this club so I cant spill a full review yet, I selected the 10.5 degree loft and the Graphite Design PT-6 to get maximum ease of use. I'm very satisfied with this driver so far, it seems to launch hotter off its face than most others on the market I have hit. I had some of the specs tested and it plays very close to stated. It was dead on at [email protected] as it was marked, the 10.5* loft was actually 10.7 but has the same trajectory as most 9.5's. I was also getting more ball speed with less spin against my W-505. The only problem I had was it looks slightly open in person, best case for me is .5 closed, I can handle square faces and luckily this shaft is very easy to turn over IMO. Full review to come after 6-10 full rounds.
December 22, 200519 yr comment_111423 Great looking driver but i'm not sure i'd be comfortable with such a deep face. Very curious as to how the shaft plays compared to the M and W series. Looking forward to the review.
December 23, 200519 yr comment_111458 Wow..nice looking driver. On a side note...I am not sure why the golfing public is so critical of Taylor Made. It seems like Tourstage releases a new driver with differences in sizes as frequently, if not more frequently than TM. One nice looking deep faced driver though.
December 23, 200519 yr comment_111472 Purrddddyyyy. I will be really interested in how you see this compared to the 505, which seems to be getting great reviews.
December 23, 200519 yr comment_111485 I have just put 2 rounds in with my X Driver 435 9.5* with a Japanese Ion plated Diamana 63. Club sits very square and like Chris says, very very hot off the face, in fact w/o the benefit of a launch monitor, I would say that this driver face is super hot, and bordering on the limits of COR (I've got a conforming version). One this though, the hosel depth on this driver is deeper than most other drivers (save Titleist) - its a full 2" in depth.
December 23, 200519 yr comment_111486 I have just put 2 rounds in with my X Driver 435 9.5* with a Japanese Ion plated Diamana 63. Club sits very square and like Chris says, very very hot off the face, in fact w/o the benefit of a launch monitor, I would say that this driver face is super hot, and bordering on the limits of COR (I've got a conforming version).One this though, the hosel depth on this driver is deeper than most other drivers (save Titleist) - its a full 2" in depth. Could you compare it to any previous ones you've been playing?
December 23, 200519 yr comment_111498 Anxious to read the complete review, particularly how the shaft works compared to say the W60 which fits my characteristics quite well. I like the deep face a lot as my most common miss is high on the face. As for TM abuse, I've never really understood it either, except perhaps as a response to personality on another site. I didn't see or hear a lot of negativity when Ping went G2 to G5 in what seemed like 2 weeks time. I'm all for more choices as I really enjoyed being confused and agonizing over what to add to the bag :tsg_smilie_rolleyes: ; especially the part where I think I should have got something else before my first choice even arrives :tsg_smilie_confused: . I have 5 women running my life, ergo I'm always confused! Edited December 23, 200519 yr by shoe295
December 23, 200519 yr comment_111531 Anxious to read the complete review, particularly how the shaft works compared to say the W60 which fits my characteristics quite well. I like the deep face a lot as my most common miss is high on the face. As for TM abuse, I've never really understood it either, except perhaps as a response to personality on another site. I didn't see or hear a lot of negativity when Ping went G2 to G5 in what seemed like 2 weeks time. I'm all for more choices as I really enjoyed being confused and agonizing over what to add to the bag :tsg_smilie_rolleyes: ; especially the part where I think I should have got something else before my first choice even arrives :tsg_smilie_confused: . I have 5 women running my life, ergo I'm always confused! yep 2 daughters and a wife........ I know how you feel Shoe....... Golf= Sanctuary eh? That 435 is just soooooooo hot!
December 24, 200519 yr comment_111547 :tsg_smilie_cool: Chris personally I like square heads. Each to their own of course. The pending $64 question is to compare the 435 with the new VIQ. A Merry Christmas to all, Phil
December 24, 200519 yr comment_111548 yep 2 daughters and a wife........ I know how you feel Shoe....... Golf= Sanctuary eh?That 435 is just soooooooo hot! When asked what their Daddy does, my daughters reply "he plays golf" :tsg_smilie_rolleyes:
December 24, 200519 yr comment_111569 When asked what their Daddy does, my daughters reply "he plays golf" :tsg_smilie_rolleyes: ROFL...
December 25, 200519 yr comment_111612 Is the face is hotter than the normal 405 ?????? Merry Christmas to every GOLFER :tsg_smilie_cool:
December 25, 200519 yr Author comment_111629 Is the face is hotter than the normal 405 ??????Merry Christmas to every GOLFER It feels just as hot IMO, Just about the same except with a higher flight and a tad less spin.
January 30, 200619 yr Author comment_114333 Chris,What is the face depth of the 505? Thanks, ACG 56mm as shown on the Srixon Japan web site. .
January 30, 200619 yr comment_114377 Good looking driver and I like there getting bigger, but for some reason I guess, for me at least, I cant get over grooves across the whole face. I would be a little weary that I would get too much spin. Good looking driver anyways, I would like to hear the review.
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