kamui 456 driver head.

[supo]

finally surcomed to the lure of this head.

been eyeing this off for such a long time, but having had so many other didnt really need to.

quick discussions with T and the specs were set.

deliverd this very quickly .

first thoughts.....

beautiful looking head. design is very eyecatching. nice colours, looks very well made, not too much glam, and most certianly NOT cheap and nasty.

its kind of bigger than i was expecting. more elongated and sleek.

its very much like the crazy 460, a trianlge back with a largeish face, frames the ball well ,give an impression of confidence to strike the ball off the centre. its face is not as large as the crazy but the over all "being " looks bigger, i dont think its as round as the crazy in the body.

what to shaft it with, ?

there were plenty of options, crazy 80 ls noir, crazy 50 sigma, stinger , proto, 787bangvoo, superlongest yard..

i went for the diamana proto 70 s to star t ,ebc t his hasbeen my fav shaft for the last cpl of yrs.

ive hit these in everything andi the only thing it didnt "sing " n was the epon 102. no idea why, they just ddint dance well.

(both thrying to lead perhaps?)

anyway this went in it and sftraight to the game it went

324 gram x d.25 x 45inch

spot on.

cpl of balls at the range to start gave me a good indication of what was to follow.

had the epon 101 stinger in the bag just in case, but decided to game the brand newy . as it was coming off pretty well at the range.

so long course, open fairways plenty of room to boom.

shouldnt miss too many here, i normally shoot pretty good scores at t his track and driving is really a breeze here, prob best palce to break in a new driver.

think i hit 12 drivers

and was driving HORRIBLY. so it was a good test to see how this goes.

first its LOW. T said it was low, but i kinda thought it was going to be like that crazy 460, nosirrrrrrrrree.. not at all.

low bulletts.

i was slice- matron-ing all day , 9 hideous attempts at hitting a driver.

and 3 dead centre screws and all interballistic missiles !

wow thsi thing is LONG. its really really long.

i know htis track inside out and i know where i hit my drives. ive hit all my drivers o nthis course and the one i hit on 16 was significantly longer than anything ive ever hit there previolsly.

i know that for sure beci carried the bunker which has never been done before. (birdie me up as well..!)

the other 2 i got were similar all beit not as lethal. but definatl right up there over all.

lovely flight low but not j-beam low ,not too dissimilar to the epon 102 truth be told, carried well nad the roll out was perfect.

the miss**ts werent thta bad either , and i hit a lof of them lots of high toe shots, sliced a lot more than the ryoma but less than the epons ,ddint get killed just eneded up in the right rough all day, i was getting most frustrated, but that was a factor of my sore back rather than the club.

the club is BIG...!

the ones i got well were really impressive.

i should definatly have gotten the 420.

the 456 is too big a head for me.

i like a slightly less over all cavity , but this is one heck of a driver head i, f u like the look of the crazy 460 then this is right up there with it , just a lower flight

split these two???

no cant they are both sensational heads.

i tink ill order the 420 instead ,bec i like this head immensly the feel is very much like the epon 101 but more punchy. more electric. its def longer i just need to bring the overall size down a smidge

3 thumbs up!

[Eca]

Nice review Stew. This is conforming?

[bogeydog]

I found the 420 longer than the 456.

[supo]

Oh goody gumdrops

[idrive]

I think you ]ll like the 420 better. Looks as close to perfect at set up as there is.

Strangely the 420 is easier to hit as well

[FatMan]

I took my 456 out the other day for a whirl. It's been so long since I've hit it. It's a lighter & slightly softer club than I'm used to, so I had to swing easier & use a more even tempo.

Not bad... not bad at all... Except for a couple of mistakes w/c I think were due to how I set-up, I was driving it pretty decently for the most part.

Edited November 23, 2011 by FatMan

[idrive]

Funny you would say that as I had my 420 w/i'lima out with the rest of the big dogs hitting shots and checking SS and ball speeds.

My 420 is non conforming and what the rep showed today is the Ball speed with the Kamui was higher. It wasn't night and day but

it was slightly higher.

Had forgotten how good that combo feels as well.

[supo]

uthink the 420 is slightly more compact than the 456.?

ill galdly order another one now is so, the 456 just isnt t my thing.

i stil lthink its a brilliant peice of equipment esp if u like bigger heads.

i cetianly have not hit anything thats longer in this shape.

i just like more rounded shaped drivers.

my perfect shape heads is the epon 101 and the maruman conductor lx deep

those 2 shapes althought slightly differnt just suit me eye immediatly.

i can see all types of shots that wont go straight , (which ironically is what i need to see to actually hit hte bloody thing staright!)

even the ryoma doesnt really suit my eye. although the ball ends up in pretty darn good positions most of the time !

[FrankThong]

The Kamui 456 is, for me, the best driver I've played; better than the Ryoma -- it's longer (conforming), feels better and no less forgiving. I know folks who swear by their Ryoma but head-to-head, i.e. same shaft, grip, set-up, etc, Kamui gets the spot in my bag.