Maximia Type V review.

[RIduffer]

If the sole is on the ground you could be getting skewed results.

[supo]

Got mine today from my ryoma

Diamna x 70s

44.75 inch X 323 gram X . D3 sw

Exacty the same as. My ryoma vspec

Was at the range hitting iboth of them and my yamaha tour fujikura typex

The new ..... Ryoma is perfect

Its def lower flighted with the diamna but not as much as the original v s

Ec

The. Vspec looks mor sqaure still but i dont think theres a difference

The new ryoma i think off the middle was longer

Cetainly felt so

I liked its set up much much better than thev spec

Hit everything form choked down stingers to high circular slices to punchy small hooks

But. For the main its point shoot

Getting the midle seemed easier than thebspec

And its def a better feel

Most assuaradly so

Its still NOT a low launching head if itis indeed8.5 it certainly doesnt play like it

For me.. Todays flight was spot on

My thougths are. Itmay lokk closedbuti dont thik itis

And. Id go one degree down to your normal drover with thishead

Its not made for long drIvers at 115 plus but i cant see why that speed cant play it with the right shaft tipped

Ill be gaming this first chance guaranteed

Ithink its a heck of. A good head

And. It hink. This combo so far is very well suited

Edited July 29, 2013 by supo67

[Mjr. D]

I played the Maxima V spec 8.5 again today. Very windy conditions. I played it better today. Hit more fairways but all my misses were still hooks.

I will say, although I did have a 40k wind, I hit the furthest drive of my life. Hole 4, 498 yard par 5. The fairways are not hard at all and not overly short and it was flat, not downhill. I was 67 yards out for a total of 431yrds. Wind aided or not, I was impressed. I was also using a Bridgestone E7 ball. Doesn't spin worth s**t but it's extremely durable, straight and long.

Two holes later I flew it over the green on a 367 yard par 4. This is the longest driver I've hit, bar none. Extremely penetrating ball flight. ULTRA low spin, low sometimes mid low launch.

I absolutely love the feel of this driver. I love everything about it. If it were perfectly square it would be the "holy grail" of drivers (hate that term), for me.

Photo of the closest double eagle I've ever had.

Edited July 28, 2013 by Mjr. Diarrhea

[chiromikey]

you should know by now you can't throw numbers out like that! be prepared to get called out again... ;)

looking forward to you getting this sorted out!

[Mjr. D]

Haha, I have three witnesses.

Thanks man.

[JayDM]

With the speed he swings the club, if he really gets all of the ball and some really great wind, drives of that distance are 100% not out of the question. I forget who it was at this year's British open, but just as I tuned in on saturday they measured a drive to 440 something total distance.....

[Mjr. D]

Charles Swartzel.

[supo]

Another session with it today

I squared it off against the v spec

I think i know what it is

It think the maxima has a more convex face and so it looks closed

The v spec is dead striaight face hardly any shape to it

In comparison the maxima is much much more meniscusy!

[chiromikey]

With the speed he swings the club, if he really gets all of the ball and some really great wind, drives of that distance are 100% not out of the question. I forget who it was at this year's British open, but just as I tuned in on saturday they measured a drive to 440 something total distance.....

i have no question he can put it out there....it's the peanut gallery that can get a little snippy... ;)

[+TourSpecGolfer]

In comparison the maxima is much much more meniscusy!

lol! Meniscusy, please explain I want to use that one :)

[akapur]

The meniscus is the curve in the upper surface of a liquid close to the surface of the container or another object, caused by surface tension. It can be either convex or concave. A convex meniscus occurs when the molecules have a stronger attraction to each other (cohesion) than to the material of the container ^] This may be seen between mercury and glass in barometers and thermometers. Conversely, a concave meniscus occurs when the molecules of the liquid attract those of the container's, causing the surface of the liquid to cave downwards. This can be seen in a glass of water.

In other words an arc that is formed in a container of liquid.

I believe Stew means that it does not have a flat face but rather one with a curve from one end to the other.

[supo]

spot on old boy!!!!

i love making up new words based Loosely. on real ones.

its my gift to the litereary world

when u put these two driver heads next to each other and look straight down the face

the v-spec is flat and straight.

theres NO way this is made to work its just point , cock, kaboooooooooom !

when u put he maxim down , its face is rounded and bent. the differnce is huge.

this is made for shaping more so than the v-spec and so far its MUCH easier to do.

the maxima is still going to be higher laucnhing than the v-spec bec of the centre of gravity and the "slope'ier" head shape being a sloping rounded triangle.

this wil get the ball airborn easier , and it DOES.. much more so than the v-spec.

the 8.5* is at least as high as the 9.5 v-spec.

NO DOUBTS HERE WHAT SO EVER.

cant say in a match yet. but in the nets it was prob very very close.

low launching shafts are a necceesity for this head if ur a strong swinger.

think the ahina, diamanaX ,GD bb,

white board,

roddio S.

attas red.

form what i looked at yesterday , from out of the centre ,the maxima is a brute.

cant wait to game it. to see where it ends up. might even need a longer distance shaft

the feel is totaly fdiffernt to the v-spec ,and much nicer to me, , much crisper, and tingier.

but its a differnt driver in my book its NOT a repalcement for the v-spec , i wont be chucking the v-spec and playing 3 of these instead.

the longest of my ryoma hoard is still the 45.25 inch stinger 70X

noticebly so yesterday.

not sure where the maxima will sit yet . im thinking it will be an every day driver.

its gonna take smonething special to dispalce the v-spec diamanaX combo for shiiity days wind play.

that combo doninates when the conditions get demanding

Edited July 29, 2013 by supo67

[Mjr. D]

Nice feedback, Stew.

I played the Maxima again today. I'm still not seeing the high launch, at all. Low, low-mid at most.

Still fought hooks but man, when I can manage to hit this thing straight, it's unbelievable. Most explosive drives I've ever had. The ball just explodes and pierces through the air.

Definitely the longest club I've hit.

Also, what's interesting to note is how much more club head speed you can generate (or at least it sure seems like it...) from dropping 10 grams in shaft weight. The ahina is 72g while the Diamana X is 80-82 I believe. It feels much more difficult to swing fast than the ahina. Both are great feeling shafts, the Ahina is lower launching for me, the X better dispersion (probably has to do with the face, too).

Also, the only time I felt a mis**t is when I've hit the ball low on the face. Every other spot on the face feels pure. Never experienced anything like this with a driver, before.

[supo]

D..., not many guyslike tha ahina bec its not made for them

tjhe yamaha tour had htis as a stock shaft a cpl of years abck and it falied dismally

bec tis to low

i had the 6os nad THAt was fine for me.

for u it wil be operfect.

when the new white board comes out

you shud 100% be the first to get it

that new dialed stuff is out of this world

the B is magnificent , but not for you

ill be getting one i assure you.

[Mjr. D]

Ya man, I really want to try it. I think, consistently speaking, Diamana make the best shafts out there. Crazy's are good (pricey), graphite Design are definitely good. I'd say those three manufacturers would be be my top choices. Quadra being a close 4th.

[supo]

fisrt game with it yesterday on my home track

with the diamanaX 70 s shaft

well its long

plenty plenty long. i was good all day.no issues there what so ever.

ill back it completely.

the new 8.5* SQUARE head still looks closed but its NOT its def the face shape

flight was WAY lower than previous

so much better flight for me i can hardly beleive it

plety of roll on the tight fairway.

hit 9/14 fairways adn 3 first/second cut that was nt an issue at al. only bugggerd one driver . sliced it off for a punch out took afoooken double on a par 5!!!!! ahhhhhh ruined a great score .

i choked way down and hit a bunted stinger shot into the wind nad it was low drawing runner .

as soon as i did this

i knew this was my kinda wood.

did it with ease , looked like it was made to do it

love it

feel .., well its very thin ,very thin like the kamui pro. but more so.

iwas using the tourstage x-01z balls which are abit harder nad i cud feel the bulbous thump of that power tail when u schweeeeeeeeet one . its fantastic.

off centre tho ithink the old ryoma is much better, this one is better off the sweet spot. for sure. nad longer

hmmmmmm

going to be a nice relationship i think.

my tip. get a loft 1* lower than ud nornally get.

[wmclarenf1]

Good to hear you're dialing the Maxima in Stew.

[supo]

yea i was going toswap it over with the yamaha but i was liking it so much i just kept it going.

dang too many good drivers out now, w need some rubbish to be released!

ah forgot,,, the nex TM r7bilion shid be coming out must be in the next day or two,, in green nad purple this time

[wmclarenf1]

yea i was going toswap it over with the yamaha but i was liking it so much i just kept it going.

dang too many good drivers out now, w need some rubbish to be released!

ah forgot,,, the nex TM r7bilion shid be coming out must be in the next day or two,, in green nad purple this time

It can switch from driver to putter too....

[potuna]

Makes me want to try the Maxima.

Edited August 6, 2013 by potuna

[supo]

3 rounds with this now on differnt courses in differnt conditions,

hot windy dry,

hot wet still

and just plain old dead set foookeeen HOT...!

diamana X 70s.

sunday was a tourny course set up for a tourney so the fairwayas were pretty thin

it was a jack nicholas coure so ewhen udrive the ball well, u get rewarded iamagine that

theres n otrees i nthe middle of the fairway of grass mounds at 270!

a pleasure to play on

hes the master in my book.

played it from the blues so my distance measurres were most unusual. not sure where to aim.

400 yards shoreter is a hell of a lot to give back to the course ,esp from the drive.

anyway fairways hit 11/14.

thast sensational

was a bit windy too so that fact is def magnified.

was choking down most drives and punching this thing and getttign it centered most times.

a cpl of good full swings and kapoooooooooooooow . very impressed with distance over playing partners

ver yvery impressed.

most impressive tho was the control i had when i just punched it 1/2 swing to get low scuttler running

i have no need for a 3 wood with this driver now its a 3 wood killer form the tee.

short punchy drives, not a problem old boy.

the one remark i wil make in the negative is the feel.

its very "thin" like paper thin

and it doesnt feel like u get maximum bang for ur buck , if u miss the centre.

but u actuallly do. if u miss the centre of it it feels weak , but it actualyl isnt.

the middle is lovely , beautiful "thawng" to it.

the convex face is right up my strase. i love that shape

didnt realise how much i do

everything i feel iwant to do with that head pretty much comes out. except no where near as much bec the diamanaX is so damn straight.

now after plenty of work wit hit

the bigggest issue alot of guys wre having is flight trajectory.

im finding high toe shots baloon more................... than the vspec.

low heel shots turn over more but still go ok. ive not been dead yet with one of those.

ithink.......... i def think it launches HIGHER than its sposed to. or. rahter what peolle equate to what an 8.5* head should.

deadcentere not a problem at all but slightyl off centre and it DEFINATLY goes high. the v-spec is much better over all control lower flight head.

the vspec i dont think holds acandle to over all distance on this thing

but the vspec is , i think ,a more relaible weapon for out and out control.

the straigh face angle makes looking dead stright down a fairay much easier , but asyou all know im a weirdo, i need to see big arcs

this suits my eye SO much better, that big rounded face say smack me baby!!!!

lovin it fellas.

loving it larrrrrrrrrrrge...!

[wmclarenf1]

Stew,

I agree with you on this being better into the wind than expected. We don't get major head winds here but enough to need to hit lower drives, knock downs etc. Teeing the ball lower and punching it, I'm surprised how much lower a trajectory one can get. Distance loss is there but not too much and into the wind, one would expect distance loss anyway.