RIduffer Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Just received a set of RomaRo Pro forged blades shafted with the UST Mamiya Tour Attas 110 in X flex and gripped using Iomic Jumbo Sticky.... Only hit a quick range session today, probably the same for tomorrow. Sadly nothing on course till next weekend... Brief impression: Very nice blades, beautiful to look at. Not too small and only slightly bigger than Miura's Baby Blade and comparable to the Tourstage X-Blade 905 MB(lest Stew get confused with the CB) Fairly soft feel, almost on par with a pured Miura and definitely softer than the TS. Distance is farther than either the Miura or TS. Getting the PW about 150yds. Not a completely fair comparison as the BB are shafted with NS SP Blue and the TS are a slightly too stiff Crazy CB 02. I will be fine tuning the TS soon so will be able to better compare distances then. Also the distance leaves me in a lurch to find new wedges since I have a gap down to my 52* at 125. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocchin Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Steve glad you got them reasonably quickly, how are the shafts? Good match? Is the ball flight what you were looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Steve nice set of sticks. May I ask why you choose the graphite route for your blades? Also hat is the loft of your pw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIduffer Posted April 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Steve glad you got them reasonably quickly, how are the shafts? Good match? Is the ball flight what you were looking for? I was pleasantly surprised to get them today. Shafts feel good, maybe a tad loose, but I have only hit a handful of balls with them, so we'll see how it develops. Some of it could be swing weight related as I had them set at D4. I will be playing with some balance certified weights to add some extra grip side weight. That will offset the swing weight and, as Robbie pointed out my heel side contact, help me get the shaft into the slot better. Am amazed by the Jumbo Stickys. They are really helping to keep the grip on the lighter side. Will see how it goes in a round as I play gloveless, but for now am duly impressed... On the ball flight side, I am resolved that no matter what I do, i will have a fairly high ball flight. Long irons(5-6 anyway) have a good trajectory and seem to apex and plummet as opposed arc which I like. 7 and down is stable but mid to high, very much an arc. At this point I am only going based on first impressions so will see what comes. It might be as easy as positioning the ball a little farther back in my stance or maybe shortening them on the butt side see if that stiffens them up a little and reduces the carry. Just have to tinker, hopefully if I do shorten I can get the grips off so I can reuse them. As opposed to the Gripmaster leather I ordinarily use, which can only be removed by cutting them off... So far am happy with them. Steve nice set of sticks. May I ask why you choose the graphite route for your blades? Also hat is the loft of your pw? Thanks Carlo, I have been using graphite in the irons since I got the TS last year. I like the vibration absorption they provide while still allowing for good communication on contact quality. I grew up playing lots of tennis so have periodic bouts of "tennis elbow" also in my wrists and shoulders. When I am not on the road for work and it is in season I play every morning, ~2 hrs for 18 holes. So the constant battering of my joints started to exacerbate the tendonitis, the switch to graphite was to combat that. As much as they add expense to the cost of the clubs, I won't go back to steel. As to loft of the PW, it is whatever they made it, 47* by the spec sheet. But to their spec I play 3/4" long in the shaft, 38.5" 5 iron so that will have something to do with it. According to the PRGR Red Eyes I was getting SS of about 90mph with the PW... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerobound Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Very nice sticks. I'm so jealous. I'll be looking forward to hearing your feedback on feel compared to the other clubs. Also, that's interesting about using graphite on your irons, it is so much better for your joints. I remember Greg Norman used to play graphite shafts in his blades back in the day. He was also trying to make it easier on his wrist and shoulders. I will experiment with that myself this year and see how it goes. I don't have any joint problems for now, but very interested in how each club will feel with the graphite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaleUK Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Wish I had the confidence to hit Blades!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIduffer Posted April 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Very nice sticks. I'm so jealous. I'll be looking forward to hearing your feedback on feel compared to the other clubs. Also, that's interesting about using graphite on your irons, it is so much better for your joints. I remember Greg Norman used to play graphite shafts in his blades back in the day. He was also trying to make it easier on his wrist and shoulders. I will experiment with that myself this year and see how it goes. I don't have any joint problems for now, but very interested in how each club will feel with the graphite. Thanks... Take the time to try a few out, you have a luxury I didn't. Access to most and calling it part of your job. Would have loved to get singles of all the high end ones with a common head and done a shootout, but as it stands, I bought a few different ones and then gambled on the Crazy shafts. Also, it is better to start before you have an issue than after... Wish I had the confidence to hit Blades!! Personally, I think that although there is a learning curve and it is steep in the long run it will make you a better ball striker... The initial foray into it you will hit lots of odd distance shots but of you listen(feel) what the club is telling you, your body and swing will adjust accordingly. After hitting the Miura Baby Blade for a little while, no club will frighten you any more. Not that they are hard to use, just small. I liken it to the old wooden tennis rackets, the type the Laver, Borg, and McEnroe(as an aside I like the fact that spell check corrected my capitalization on Mac's name) used to use before the advent of aluminum midsize and graphite oversized rackets. If you could get the sweet spot on the small ones, look out if you go to the bigger ones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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