January 27, 201312 yr Author comment_198156 Wonder if a Roddio of sorts would be good in this head with both shaft and head linked to Seiko in some ways... I think. T, if Roddio is indeed linked or still linked with Seioko in some way, any reason why Kobayashi did not go with a Roddio in stock? Roddio is Globeride formerly Daiwa. Roddio is manufactured in Higashikurme along with ONOFF. S-Yard is no longer known as Seiko S-Yard and is now known simply S-Yard Golf.
January 27, 201312 yr Author comment_198162 Thanks. I always thought Roddio was Daiwa-Seiko. They were originally Daiwa Seiko then just Daiwa and then just Globeride now. But Daiwa Seiko and Seiko are (were) two different companies.
January 28, 201312 yr Author comment_198308 We've already got more than 10 orders for the driver and I thank all of you who have taken the leap! I just got off the phone with S-Yard and they have enough stock to fill all our orders for the next couple of weeks at least. Its just a question of assembling the custom orders and getting the clubs down from Endo in Niigata to the S-Yard warehouse which is very close by here in Chiba. We should see most if not all of the orders go out this week!
January 28, 201312 yr comment_198311 Thanks for the update T, looking forward to trying out this driver. :)
January 29, 201312 yr Author comment_198536 Please note after speaking with S-Yard today they wanted us to make a change to the way we are selling the T.388. They are offering it to TSG with a head only option but only but only if that head is custom built and sold as a complete club. So unfortunately it is no longer available to the customer direct as head only. S-Yard will honor all orders up to yesterday with heads only but from here on in the club must be either stock shaft or custom shaft direct from TSG.
January 29, 201312 yr comment_198579 When you do a custom build with shaft direct from TSG, do all of the shaft manufacturers ship directly to S-Yard or do some go through TSG hands?
January 29, 201312 yr comment_198583 I was informed that the shaft would be ordered and dispatched to Endo for assembly there.
January 30, 201312 yr Author comment_198743 Yes thats correct we will send the shaft to the Endo factory if its not a usual suspect like Tour AD, Fujikura etc.
February 1, 201312 yr comment_198978 I heard S-Yard got bought over by a China company. Any truth in this?
February 1, 201312 yr comment_199009 It's fully Japanese, President, designers , HQ, Staff that's an interesting rumor.
February 1, 201312 yr comment_199010 It's fully Japanese, President, designers , HQ, Staff that's an interesting rumor. Its still run by Japanese but is it owned by Japanese still or has ownership changed to a China company?
February 1, 201312 yr comment_199022 Unless it's being confused with Honma, which is Chinese owned...
February 1, 201312 yr comment_199023 Unless it's being confused with Honma, which is Chinese owned... I heard S-Yard and the purchase was fairly recent. Also heard they retained Japanese management which would be smart of them if true.
February 1, 201312 yr comment_199026 Hi all, my thoughts on the t.388 9.5/ diamana x 60 are as follows: Flight: very strong and low, similar to egg 7 in 7 degrees Forgiveness: definitely more than the zero, easier than Jbeam 425, but not as much to d1 v spec Average total Distance: same as my ryoma v spec Final thought: I love it
February 1, 201312 yr comment_199028 Hi all, my thoughts on the t.388 9.5/ diamana x 60 are as follows: Flight: very strong and low, similar to egg 7 in 7 degrees Forgiveness: definitely more than the zero, easier than Jbeam 425, but not as much to d1 v spec Average total Distance: same as my ryoma v spec Final thought: I love it Ok.. it doesn;t give you more distance than your current driver which perhaps is what a driver should do, less forgiving... you love it more because? or you just love it on its own? :-)
February 1, 201312 yr comment_199030 Well, the main difference with the ryoma is probably workability. The t.388 has the workability of most sub 400 cc driver but with equal distance to ryoma.
February 1, 201312 yr comment_199058 I heard S-Yard and the purchase was fairly recent. Also heard they retained Japanese management which would be smart of them if true. Your actually correct! Silly part is in March we have a meeting in Beijing with Direct Link which is the company that owns S-Yard & Honma. I never put the two together but now it makes perfect sense.
February 2, 201312 yr comment_199127 Your actually correct! Silly part is in March we have a meeting in Beijing with Direct Link which is the company that owns S-Yard & Honma. I never put the two together but now it makes perfect sense. I really hope they continue to keep real Japanese management and not token or things can go south with quality very quickly. We have already seen quite a few S-Yards in the past which some could say meant for SHANGHAI-Yards :-) The Chinese have the buying power but when it comes to quality, they are not quite there yet but WILL get there.
February 3, 201312 yr comment_199180 I think I'm going to get one.,. steve, you can hit it if I can get down to south fla when you're there....I may be able to get us on lost tree or even Seminole maybe, I've been council ing an heiress down there through a Nast breakup so if we can get n either of this 2 she would have to play....I'll bring the fifth of 12 year I owe you...
February 3, 201312 yr comment_199181 Hi all, my thoughts on the t.388 9.5/ diamana x 60 are as follows: Flight: very strong and low, similar to egg 7 in 7 degrees Forgiveness: definitely more than the zero, easier than Jbeam 425, but not as much to d1 v spec Average total Distance: same as my ryoma v spec Final thought: I love it I love it to, I'm thinking 3w control & driver distance...I wish I hadn't hot the first bottle I'd gotten for s, I feel a pp hurting coming on....really hope the bonus is good this year!
February 3, 201312 yr comment_199184 I think I'm going to get one.,. steve, you can hit it if I can get down to south fla when you're there....I may be able to get us on lost tree or even Seminole maybe, I've been council ing an heiress down there through a Nast breakup so if we can get n either of this 2 she would have to play....I'll bring the fifth of 12 year I owe you... I just got one in the mail... Working on it... Should try when Carlo is there, if during week might even be able to pass it of as work...
February 3, 201312 yr comment_199192 I love the fact that so many wheelers-n-dealers like free are picking up this stick. Means a trade with yours truly is just around the corner.
February 3, 201312 yr comment_199241 Hit the 10.5 T.388 with the stock GD SR flex shaft beside my 10.5 Ryoma TJ-46 R shaft. The T.388 is definitely forgiving for a head that size but not as forgiving as teh D1 as one would expect. I found the face harder feeling than D1. Launch for me was lower with the T.388 but had more roll than the Ryoma D1. Was rather impressed with the T.388!
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