Jobu Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 So we're approaching the middle of this year and other than the release of the Maxima, what are your votes for longest driver so far (obviously bearing in mind the importance of shaft selection). Ryoma, S-Yard, RomaRo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocchin Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 It's a very difficult call to pick a driver as the "longest driver". It depends on each individual as we all have different levels, styles, swings, bad shots etc. If there were such a thing as the longest driver, every one would own it. You are also right that the shaft (especially the right one) will play a big factor as well. Can we choose a few? (^_^) For me personally right now its in NO particular order: S-Yard XT Hi Cor Ryoma Special Tuning S-Yard T.388 on windy days (strong launch and good roll while the two above are not as good in the wind due to higher launch) Crazy 435 Crazy 460 All are very long drivers for me, though the XT Hi Cor is in the bag now as I love not only its distance but its feel and sound as well. Sorry so hard to choose just one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobu Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Thanks as always T. Good to see some "old" Crazy's still holding their own against the new stuff. I appreciate the intricacies involved with this question as well as all the other variables one should consider (shaft, head speed, angle of attack, ball speed, etc.). I just wanted to know on a purely non-scientific, visceral reaction basis, what people's think is the longest driver. For me, the CRZ460 still leads the way among all drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 I still rate the Crazy 435 as the King Just wish I could hit it straight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reapl Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Actually, I don´t really get the claims "this head is longer than the other". Sure, we do want to convince ourselves to buy new gear, but a proper fitted driver with max cor will be as long as any other. If you don´t improve SS, then there is one optimum spin / launch combo which gives the best distance and the new driver will be as long. Distance on mis**ts can be improved with new designs, but I don´t think we are talking about that here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmclarenf1 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 I still rate the Crazy 435 as the King Just wish I could hit it straight Hi Craig, What shafts have you tried in the 435? I had a fex 55, rd, ly01 hot black and none seem to give me the consistency of the tj46. I still so miss fairways I course but my misses are consistently right push whereas with the others, left misses as well as right were equally possible. At least with the tj46, I have minimiZed my misses. Perhaps try that? I play a 6.2 fully inserted (very deep hosel) and its plenty stiff enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmclarenf1 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) So we're approaching the middle of this year and other than the release of the Maxima, what are your votes for longest driver so far (obviously bearing in mind the importance of shaft selection). Ryoma, S-Yard, RomaRo? I don't know what the longest heads are on their own or with the iron Byron but for me, of the known heads, jbeam 435 and romaro 460hx have been the longest for me. Ryoma D1 the most forgiving and reliable for lesser fairways misses but not the longest. Edited April 22, 2013 by wmclarenf1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb2235 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 My longest drives have come w the Crazy/JBeam 435 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandor Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 the longest for me is still the ft9ta with tp6hd but the longest on mis**ts is the vspec cb80ls. syard .t388 is the longest on windy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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