2010 yamaha v 201 4.6 10*

[supo]

first round with it yesterday. lovely look, and the black new iomic grip is beautiful.

the length i thought might be a little short, but was not at all

the first drive,a 270 draw down the left centre told me i had something i was going to like here, and after 9 holes , iwas chuffed.

at address the pear shape is there ,but is not as noticeable as previous models, which i like .

the feel is fantastic. that typical yamaha thump, not hollow no face compacting , just shoot and watch the ball fly off the face. beautiful sound, def a thwack not a ting..

the shaft set up works fantastically well, its non biased and slightly higher launching than my other shafts but thats not a bad thing. distance was good with some solid run , draws and fades with ease so workability not as isue.

at address the club doesnt favour one side , i t looks like it wants to be hit wherever u want it to go., ill say its for better palyers, rather than anyoine , the d version is much more forgiving and easier tio hit. but this new one is def easier than the previous models.

i substiituted this at 9 holes, with a new on off 2010 red 9* rodddio m i7 shaft. which i hit just as well, these 2 clubs are now my clubs i will keep. the rest have served their purpose and are ready to move on. i wont say one is better than the other here. bec they are differnt and suit differnt syles but i loved both equally.

i will say , that for me......, the yamaha is the best feeling head ive ever hit and that the onoff set up is impossible to beat. luckily now i have both.

[gocchin]

Good stuff S.

Glad to see I am not the only one in Japan able to test the goodies.

[corky3]

Good stuff S.

Glad to see I am not the only one in Japan able to test the goodies.

Thanks for the pics, ...... you've piqued my interest for sure,

[shacco]

Just had my first TWO hits with Yamaha V201 9° shafted with a Diamana Ilima 70S (got a like new used one, so I couldn't be picky with the specs). That's right, only 2 shots. I went out for a round without warming up and wasn't swinging very well. So, I didn't try want to try it. By the end of the round my fingers were itching to give it a go. So I hit it twice. First of all, I will say that I am most probably not good enough to hit that kind of driver (true players club). I usually fight the right side. More of a blocked shot. Thus, it is kind of nonsense going to a driver like the v201. I don't have this problem with any of my other clubs. I have always played the usual bigger forgiving drivers (currently Callaway FT-9 10° Draw with a Fubuki Stiff). But I have always had the feeling my blocked shots have something to do with the size of the head. Somehow the bigger headed drivers are messing with my mind and I feel I can't turn the head around to square because of the long front to back size. That is the reason I wanted to try a more compact head that. Somehow a compact head "looks" easier to turn the head around through impact. Don't really know if it makes sense to others, but that is just the way I feel. Comparing the the Callaway to the Yamaha, the head of the Yamaha seems noticeably more compact even though both heads are 460cc. To my eye it is really more appealing. But now back to my hits with the driver. On my two shots with the Yamaha, I hit it straight. The feel is very solid. The driver feels a little on the heavy side for me. Maybe the Diamana Ilima 60S would be the better choice. The trajectory was definitely low and piercing. Too low for my liking. But the total distance was about the same with my usual higher shots, since it had a lot of roll to it. 10° of loft might bring the trajectory up, but I don't know by how much. To summarize, I do like the driver, but I need more than 2 shots and more time on the range to find out if I can handle it. My initial ipressions tell me that it is probably to much club for me. A V201 with 10° loft and the diamana 60S might have been a different story. Anyone interested in a trade? ;)

[shacco]

Just had my first TWO hits with Yamaha V201 9° shafted with a Diamana Ilima 70S (got a like new used one, so I couldn't be picky with the specs). That's right, only 2 shots. I went out for a round without warming up and wasn't swinging very well. So, I didn't try want to try it. By the end of the round my fingers were itching to give it a go. So I hit it twice. First of all, I will say that I am most probably not good enough to hit that kind of driver (true players club). I usually fight the right side. More of a blocked shot. Thus, it is kind of nonsense going to a driver like the v201. I don't have this problem with any of my other clubs. I have always played the usual bigger forgiving drivers (currently Callaway FT-9 10° Draw with a Fubuki Stiff). But I have always had the feeling my blocked shots have something to do with the size of the head. Somehow the bigger headed drivers are messing with my mind and I feel I can't turn the head around to square because of the long front to back size. That is the reason I wanted to try a more compact head that. Somehow a compact head "looks" easier to turn the head around through impact. Don't really know if it makes sense to others, but that is just the way I feel. Comparing the the Callaway to the Yamaha, the head of the Yamaha seems noticeably more compact even though both heads are 460cc. To my eye it is really more appealing. But now back to my hits with the driver. On my two shots with the Yamaha, I hit it straight. The feel is very solid. The driver feels a little on the heavy side for me. Maybe the Diamana Ilima 60S would be the better choice. The trajectory was definitely low and piercing. Too low for my liking. But the total distance was about the same with my usual higher shots, since it had a lot of roll to it. 10° of loft might bring the trajectory up, but I don't know by how much. To summarize, I do like the driver, but I need more than 2 shots and more time on the range to find out if I can handle it. My initial ipressions tell me that it is probably to much club for me. A V201 with 10° loft and the diamana 60S might have been a different story. Anyone interested in a trade? ;)

Mine (V201 9° with Diamana 70S) is up for sale or trade now. It's in the Buy, Sell & Trade section.

[jacksonlui]

i have both the 2009 and 2010 draw versions (2009 shafted with a Tour AD EV6, 2010 stock).

Both provided the same distance for me. The 2009 sounded better (thwack) versus the 2010 (toink).

I have to reshaft the 2010 to see if that makes a difference.