+TourSpecGolfer Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 I decided to break up all the TourStage reviews as I felt that having all products together a lot would be lost. yesterday I gamed my second round with the new D450 709 X-Drive by TourStage and about 3 great range sessions. The demo I received came with a Graphite Design Tour AD GT-7. Thats the new one and I usually go for the 6 series lighter weight shaft but this time I wanted something a tad heavier. The club came in at a D3 swing weight at 45" which for me is a little heavy than I'm used to. I'll start with feel, it's superb think Epon 460ZR with more substance and less hollow. Really fantastic feel which I was not expecting. Based on feel alone I'm going to give this driver a shot with a variety of different shafts. At impact it felt spongy, solid, slightly metallic, muted, and powerful if any of that makes sense. The head looks a little large at setup especially when compared to my S-Yard & George Spirits drivers. Something very cool about this club is the variable adjust system. It allows you to adjust the face angle by adjusting the lie of the club so for example: 58* - Square 58.5* - 0.5* open 59* - 1* open 59.5* - 0.5* open 60* - upright & Square 59.5* - upright & 0.5* closed 59* - upright & 1.0 closed 58.5 - upright & 0.5* closed The club comes with a wrench in a pack so that you can adjust as wish and the drivers head cover is beautiful among the best I've seen. When it comes to distance its odd, due to the weight and feel at impact I really didn't think I was launching it that far but found myself as long as anything else I've hit. It comes off the face feeling hot but I think due to the shaft and specs I had the sensation that my head was travelling a bit slower than usual or as if the ball was heavier than normal. I'm going to have to go with a lighter shaft, I think the Royal Deco Athlete by Crazy should do the trick. Anyway to sum up distance right on par with the best of them and with some fine tuning It could be longer maybe. Forgiveness is all there, It's not Ryoma forgiving and this is a large sized head. Lots of space to land the ball but when you do land it off to the toe you have some problems I remember with the Ryoma the same place hit would equal a straighter flight with very good distance. with the new 709 D450 its a lot less forgiving on the toe although it's pretty close to the Ryoma when hit on the heel side. Also with this shaft the combo had very low spin which I found interesting as most larger sized heads for me have a bit too much. I could see how the low spin could have been caused largely by the GT-7 shaft installed. The only way to find out is with a re shaft. Later this week I'm gonna have a few others hit it and chime in here. Most likely Tatsuro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-500 Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Chris what's the purpose of the screw/weight near the heel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted April 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Chris what's the purpose of the screw/weight near the heel? Are you talking the actual weight or the hole that says Variable Adjust System? It allows you to adjust the face angle by adjusting the lie of the club so for example: 58* - Square 58.5* - 0.5* open 59* - 1* open 59.5* - 0.5* open 60* - upright & Square 59.5* - upright & 0.5* closed 59* - upright & 1.0 closed 58.5 - upright & 0.5* closed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIduffer Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 I would imagine he was talking about the actual weight… Is it a changeable weight, or do they just use it during mfg to fine tune? Can other weights be purchased, what does changing it impact, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted April 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 The weight is something only TourStage uses for weighting and there is no weights or wrench for the weights included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjr. D Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Beautiful driver! BTW, I sent you a message about the demo set of 709 MC's. I'd like to buy them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-500 Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 I would imagine he was talking about the actual weight… Is it a changeable weight, or do they just use it during mfg to fine tune? Can other weights be purchased, what does changing it impact, etc... Yep, that's the one. With that weight in that location always shouts 'draw bias' to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkgolfer Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 For me, this is THE BEST looking Tourstage driver! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted April 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 GT-7 was a little heavy for me, In stock form this club seemed pretty heavy. It was coming in at D3 45" so I pulled it and slapped in a DI-6 which helped make the combo more user friendly in the later holes. It feels great at impact! It's got noticeably less spin than most 450cc drivers around. I'm planned to sell this Demo but may have to keep it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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