charge Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Was in Tokyo for a few days and had a chance to check out the latest goodies at Golf Messe and Ebisu Golf on their launch monitor. Below are the standouts from my demo session: -'12 Yamaha Tour V202 w/ BB-6 and BB-7 shaft: Great feel but mid-low flight. -'12 Yamaha Tour Irons S200: So soft! Felt even softer then my Miuras.. Sole is more on the wider side for a blade... -Ryoma Vspec: Head feels soft at impact but it looks closed due to the big weighting on the back. -Crazy shafts: Tried a bunch of them and most felt quite stout to the flex. Didn't really get that "glassy" feeling that people were talking about and at least on the monitor didn't see any difference in distance of dispersion. -Quadra FEX proto: Actually felt livelier then the Crazy or as the salesmen likes to say, feels more "wet" than Crazy.. -Iomic Black Armour grip felt really nice. Was looking forward to seeing the Kamui 420 head in person but the two shops didn't have it as I guess it is more of a custom order product. Great to actually see and try the different toys in person and save some coin... My next purchase will either be a Yamaha Tour Driver BB-7 or Kamui 420 FEX proto.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaleUK Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 You've just have to love the Fire Express!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 really curious about that BB shaft! i hear their 7x is the predecessor of the p9003. dont know how true that is . yeah actually im thinking of not selling my fex anymore. i just had to scratch some itch and try my grail shaft El diamana stinger. the fex proto though will be a tough shaft to beat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charge Posted December 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 (edited) The BB is definately lower launching than the DI. The launch monitor at Golf Messe seemed quite accurate not juiced up. I was getting similar numbers to my real world distance. Compared to the DI, I was getting around 20 yards less carry but made up by much more roll out so overall distance was same. It played "softer" to the flex. really curious about that BB shaft! i hear their 7x is the predecessor of the p9003. dont know how true that is . yeah actually im thinking of not selling my fex anymore. i just had to scratch some itch and try my grail shaft El diamana stinger. the fex proto though will be a tough shaft to beat! Edited December 7, 2011 by charge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 ive been eager to try the kamui 420 myself but no luck....i did get a Kamui 456 Ray that should be here by friday ! hopefully a crazy 435 or jbeam shows up in the BST soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 The BB is definately lower launching than the DI. The launch monitor at Golf Messe seemed quite accurate not juiced up. I was getting similar numbers to my real world distance. Compared to the DI, I was getting around 20 yards less carry but made up by much more roll out so overall distance was same. It played "softer" to the flex. carry is the name of the game with our soggy fairways this time of the year. BUT the bb sounds like a great shaft for carving out the wind. i do hope to try a BB7S one of these days. thanks for the feedback. so did you end up picking up anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charge Posted December 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 carry is the name of the game with our soggy fairways this time of the year. BUT the bb sounds like a great shaft for carving out the wind. i do hope to try a BB7S one of these days. thanks for the feedback. so did you end up picking up anything? The new Titleist Forged wedges looked real nice and would have bought them if I hadn't gotten my SDJ DP wedges just a week earlier.. Picked up some Iomic Black Armour grips as theses aren't out in the US yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 (edited) its a good shop messe golf huh. usee all the courses on the board behind the counter, thast the prices of memberhsips onall the courses in chiba its also the most expenive shop on the planet. but u get to hit all the goodies in japan Edited December 7, 2011 by supo67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IshikawaFAN Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 -'12 Yamaha Tour Irons S200: So soft! Felt even softer then my Miuras.. Sole is more on the wider side for a blade... SOFTER than MIURA!!?? That's quite a statement! If anybody is unhappy with their 2012, let me know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charge Posted December 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 SOFTER than MIURA!!?? That's quite a statement! If anybody is unhappy with their 2012, let me know! Unbelievable feel...Gotta hit it to believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potuna Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 By BB are you talking about Mitsubishi Diamana Blueboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatMan Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 By BB are you talking about Mitsubishi Diamana Blueboard? That's the Graphite Design Tour AD BB series w/c is the stock shaft of the Yamaha Tour model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charge Posted December 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 That's the Graphite Design Tour AD BB series w/c is the stock shaft of the Yamaha Tour model. was told BB means Blue Bullet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IshikawaFAN Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 Anybody firing the *blue bullet* ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 yea i tried it . its nice the 70s i is a bit on the soft side , but it seems pretty low and has a very nice feel to it like to try it in 70x think that would be a beaut feels more elastic than the DI range. more complete form tiop to butt. its in the yammy tour . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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