Reviews From A Mid Summer's Bag Change

[wmclarenf1]

Not the best thing to do smack in the middle of the playing season but what the heck, its pretty much a year long playing season here anyways ... just a case of hot and humid or cooler and wet LOL.

So it started with a the irons. I was (and still can I hope :-) playing really well with the RomaRo H irons paired with the Quadra Composite 652i SR flex shafts hard stepped once. Can't quite recall how the change came about but I contacted Tario for previous set of Crazy Proto irons. Tario being Tario, he managed to get me a set and that started the sea change....

So since I got Crazy Proto irons and have been reading about the Crazy Proto Wedges, I thought why not get the wedges too despite the fact that my DWD wedges were (and still will I hope) serving me very very well. So 2 Crazy Proto Wedges came in....

Then I got caught up in the Gold's Factory write-ups... I have always been a tad skeptical about what exactly Gold's does to enhance performance .. I know they can make a putter look really good but make it roll better, more true? Spoke with Tario and although my George Spirits Mono 3 Style 3 putter was working very very well, I thought what the heck, if I'm going to be skeptical about Gold's at least I can feel for myself first hand what they do and see if skepticism carries on after that... My putter is ow with Gold's.

Then I started looking at the PRGR Egg HD, the most expensive club by shot count in my bag... why? I use it off the tee maybe 96% of the time and I think maybe only hit less then 10 shots after the deck. Its monster long off the tee but again, there are some rounds that I never ever use it... lets pass that along ... and leave out a FW... what then for tight par 4 when I need more length off the tee but dont want driver? Let's get a strong hybrid... In comes RomaRo i-Brid 17*...

Wait, then what about my trusted PRGR Egg 3I+19*, it only 2* from the i-Brid 17*? Ok. get a RomaRo i-Brid 20*., nice gap to my 22* 4I too.

Now in the meantime, I'm putter less so I start looking for a quick replacement. Didn;t seem to find anything interesting save a Piretto Proto which I duly passed on... this has now put me on the road to custom putters so help me... have never bothered much about putters. Lived with my China made Yes Callie for years and that was decent enough... my GS putter while JDM is still pretty much boutique stock and then I stumbled on Machine.... interesting... started the email process with them and a few nights ago, got on the phone with them in Texas and custom order placed and in the works.. Should get that by end Sep.

And all this time, good ol Nobmontana, Akapur and then backed up subtly by Tae's posts about the P-Tune.. Pigeon Golf?! WTF?! Pigeon?! I'm so suckered into this JDM stuff it ain;t funny anymore... Never had an adjustable driver ... EVER! Feel its BS. Got my P-Tune last week. I thought it looked nice in the net but in the metal, I must say, the matte grey/black finish of the face and sole is very nice. Stealthy suave... Pigeon?! Had a spare TJ46 which I was going to put into P-Tune... chanced on a used Max WBQ 55 and that is a very nice, consistent, tight smooth and can-be-long shaft.. Put her in last Sat. Will get a chance to hit her at the range tomorrow.

So there you have it, started with irons, then wedges, then putter, then hybrids, the another putter, then driver... oh yes.. and there's a new bag waiting to for a while...

For those interested, will post reviews in this thread in the above order and will start with the Crazy Proto Irons and Proto Wedges first and in the order of the bag change to give all some rounds. All of the above are either incoming or still around and I'm very quick to sell what I feel does not work...

A mid summer's bag change... shot a 79 with some of the above today ... not a bad change so far...

Edited September 8, 2013 by wmclarenf1

[sjdavies47]

Man, you've got it bad. Think there should be a new section set up where people can discuss their 'problem', something like JDM Annoymous.

Gotta tip my hat to your style though

Edited August 19, 2013 by sjdavies47

[akapur]

Good luck with all the new gear. Impressed with such a big change mid season.

[tokidoki1986]

Such a nice bag you've got there

[Ian-500]

Can't wait for all the reviews and pictures. Sounds like a great set.

[Craig]

What a great reason to buy some new gear.

Might try that one myself

Hope it goes well mate

[wmclarenf1]

If ever a reason was needed Craig LOL! Will try to post the review on the Crazy Proto irons tomorrow.

[gocchin]

You guys are welcome to talk to me anytime... for any reason at all. (^_^)

[wmclarenf1]

You are bad for the PayPal balance lol.

Sent you an email on some stuff. Let me know. Thanks

[wmclarenf1]

Crazy Proto Irons Review

I was playing very well with my RomaRo H irons shafted with the Quadra Composite 652i shafts. I think what triggered the purchase of the Crazy Proto irons when someone posted questions on a current model Crazy Proto. I then recalled there was one with the Crazy tribal wing (I have this thing for tribal designs). Started a search, contacted Tario and the rest is history.

Looks wise, which are highly subjective, the Crazy Protos are a relatively clean design compared to the stepped design of the RomaRo H irons. Not that one is better and in fact, it was the look of the H irons that got me to try them (and glad I did). The Crazy has a cleaner look which is contrasted by that Crazy Tribal wing. I find that appealing from an aesthetic point of view.

What is also nice about the design and I did not know of this will I got them… and we are going a bit into forgiveness and performance now… is the progressive channel cavity. I thought this was a smart design. You can see from the pic below which features the 5I, 7I and 9I that the 5I has a full channel cavity from heel to toe to aid with ease of launch, the 7I has the channel only in the toe and heel area and the 9I has no channel and is very much blade like with a solid mass. The 4I and 5I have the full channel cavity, the 6I to 8I have the toe and heel cavity and the 9I and PW have no cavity. The depth of the cavity is also not like the Epon 702 cavity that seems to go to the sole. The depth of the cavity is perhaps maybe 2 or 3mm deep? A very smart progressive design I think.

Face profile and size wise, as you can see very similar although the Crazy Proto are slight taller.

So how do these feel? Ok.. again subjective… compared to the RomaRo H which are firmer and perhaps clicker relatively speaking, the Kyoei forged Crazy Protos are softer and more dense in feel but not Miura wedge like dense but a caveat here which I will get too…. Also not Epon soft which, depending on your orientation, may or may not be a bad thing. Ok.. the caveat… the feel part and going back to the smart progressive channel cavity design…. While it works from a play point of view, my first small gripe about these heads is in the area of feel… the muscle back like feel of the 9I and PW is second to none. On pure hits, they feel like the perfect harmony of being solid, dense, soft and responsive at the same time. FEELORGASM if I may coin the term! The 6I to 8I semi cavities have a similar feel but a tad less on what was described… still very solid though. The full channel cavity 4I and 5I have a slight clicky and least solid feel of the set… still not as clicky as the RomaRo H irons and better than any Ping iron by a mile but again, coming from the Feelorgasm 9I and PW….. it’s like… you know what I mean but still a great feel set overall.

Next up is the offset… from the pics where I featured the 9I, 7I and 5I of the Romaro H and Crazy Protos side by side, the Crazy Protos have just that much more offset compared to the RomaRo H irons. Nowhere close to the offset of the Epon Personals and maybe close to the Epon Technica Pro Is/301/302s. The Crazy Protos also have a slightly thicker topline but they are thin nonetheless. The soles of the Crazy Protos are only just slightly thicker and seem to have less (they still do just less) leading edge relief to the H. Heel and trailing edge relief seem about the same although the H has just that bit more trailing edge relief and off course o the toe, H has that cut out. Back to hosel offset…My second and last minor gripe is in this area. If the Crazy Protos had offset like the RomaRo H irons, they would be as close to a nirvana set for me. That however would affect the next area of comparison.. forgiveness…..

The Crazy Protos seem just that but more forgiving than the H but looking at both, you would expect that. Mis hits on the toe are not that bad in terms of end result. Some distance loss but they still go pretty much down the target line and the shock to the hands is also not that bad (compare to the MG 5001s I was crazy enough to think I could play quite a few years back. This had a real sting to bad hits) but that could be down to the graphite shafts absorbing the shock.

Shot shaping, of which I only include fades and knock downs as I can’t command a draw to save my life… the H will probably have to take it here…. But not by a lot. Again I don’t think this would come as a surprise to anyone looking at these two sets side by side. That said, the Crazy Protos are easy enough to knock down, and punch which I unfortunately have had to do several times due to missed push fade drives ending up under trees. Fading the ball with them is also easy enough.

Distance wise, although the Crazy Proto lofts are 1* stronger across the set, I would say the slight increase in distance is marginal.. its there on average but marginal. Again not surprising as 1* is supposed to yield maybe 4 yards extra distance on pure hits.

Spin… the Crazy Protos spin more. Good or bad depends on your game. For me, that added spin gives better green holding not that the H’s can’t do that …just that the Crazy Protos are better and this means more confidence in attacking the pin.

I have both sets set up identically spec wise.. both play to 37.5 for the 5I, same grips, same lie and same swing weights. Only difference is the shafts of which the RomaRo have Quadra 652i SR flex hardstepped once and the Crazy Protos have Quadra 752i R flex (they only come R while the 652is come in R, SR and S.. strange) tipped half inch and hard stepped once. Despite the Crazy Protos slightly longer and deeper hosel which perhaps help stiffen up the shafts ever so slightly more, the 752s in this setup still feel a tad softer than the 652 setup in the RomaRo H. Quadras are a great irons shaft if you are looking for graphite. Smooth feel, long and great dispersion. I rate them better than the Crazy LY irons shafts that I have tried in the Crazy 4I and my hybrids especially in the feel and feedback department.

Before I move on.. I jus wanted to give mention to Crazy AND Kyoei… the quality of the forging, finish and most importantly from a club fitting point of view, head weight consistency across the set is fantastic. Very little by way of tip weights required. I do have some lead weight in the cavity in the 9I and I think 4I but that is just me being extremely academic and pedantic and wanting my irons to be perfect SW wise and in both cases, they help with O.25 SW or less.. something most of use probably can’t feel but when you have access to all the club fitting equipment and know how to fit clubs, you can get Crazy, pardon the pun, over stuff like that.

So do they help with scores… now we all know that its still down to the swing and golfer on that….. right? J….. well, I’m playing as well as I did with the Romaro H and just this past Monday shot a 79 with them which is inline with my current 8 Handicap.

The verdict.. The Crazy Protos are definitely a keeper for me… so are the RomaRo H irons. The Crazy Protos are a very nice set, different, unique enough (don’t think I will bump into anyone soon playing them), hard enough to explain (Crazy? WTF you talking about?!) and they perform… so much so, I decided to get the Crazy Proto wedges… that will be the next review.

For those interested, hope you enjoyed the long read. Sorry for not knowing how to orientate pics and placing in the proper place after the relevant para..I was playing very well with my RomaRo H irons shafted with the Quadra Composite 652i shafts. I think what triggered the purchase of the Crazy Proto irons when someone posted questions on a current model Crazy Proto. I then recalled there was one with the Crazy tribal wing (I have this thing for tribal designs). Started a search, contacted Tario and the rest is history.

Looks wise, which are highly subjective, the Crazy Protos are a relatively clean design compared to the stepped design of the RomaRo H irons. Not that one is better and in fact, it was the look of the H irons that got me to try them (and glad I did). The Crazy has a cleaner look which is contrasted by that Crazy Tribal wing. I find that appealing from an aesthetic point of view.

What is also nice about the design and I did not know of this will I got them… and we are going a bit into forgiveness and performance now… is the progressive channel cavity. I thought this was a smart design. You can see from the pic below which features the 5I, 7I and 9I that the 5I has a full channel cavity from heel to toe to aid with ease of launch, the 7I has the channel only in the toe and heel area and the 9I has no channel and is very much blade like with a solid mass. The 4I and 5I have the full channel cavity, the 6I to 8I have the toe and heel cavity and the 9I and PW have no cavity. The depth of the cavity is also not like the Epon 702 cavity that seems to go to the sole. The depth of the cavity is perhaps maybe 2 or 3mm deep? A very smart progressive design I think.

So how do these feel? Ok.. again subjective… compared to the RomaRo H which are firmer and perhaps clicker relatively speaking, the Kyoei forged Crazy Protos are softer and more dense in feel but not Miura wedge like dense but a caveat here which I will get too…. Also not Epon soft which, depending on your orientation, may or may not be a bad thing. Ok.. the caveat… the feel part and going back to the smart progressive channel cavity design…. While it works from a play point of view, my first small gripe about these heads is in the area of feel… the muscle back like feel of the 9I and PW is second to none. On pure hits, they feel like the perfect harmony of being solid, dense, soft and responsive at the same time. FEELORGASM if I may coin the term! The 6I to 8I semi cavities have a similar feel but a tad less on what was described… still very solid though. The full channel cavity 4I and 5I have a slight clicky and least solid feel of the set… still not as clicky as the RomaRo H irons and better than any Ping iron by a mile but again, coming from the Feelorgasm 9I and PW….. it’s like… you know what I mean but still a great feel set overall.

Next up is the offset… from the pics where I featured the 9I, 7I and 5I of the Romaro H and Crazy Protos side by side, the Crazy Protos have just that much more offset compared to the RomaRo H irons. Nowhere close to the offset of the Epon Personals and maybe close to the Epon Technica Pro Is/301/302s. The Crazy Protos also have a slightly thicker topline but they are thin nonetheless. The soles of the Crazy Protos are only just slightly thicker and seem to have less (they still do just less) leading edge relief to the H. Heel and trailing edge relief seem about the same although the H has just that bit more trailing edge relief and off course o the toe, H has that cut out. Back to hosel offset…My second and last minor gripe is in this area. If the Crazy Protos had offset like the RomaRo H irons, they would be as close to a nirvana set for me. That however would affect the next area of comparison.. forgiveness…..

The Crazy Protos seem just that but more forgiving than the H but looking at both, you would expect that. Mis**ts in the toe are not that bad in terms of end result. Some distance loss but they still go pretty much down the target line and the shock to the hands is also not that bad (compare to the MG 5001s I was crazy enough to think I could play quite a few years back. This had a real sting to bad hits) but that could be down to the graphite shafts absorbing the shock.

Shot shaping, of which I only include fades and knock downs as I can’t command a draw to save my life… the H will probably have to take it here…. But not by a lot. Again I don’t think this would come as a surprise to anyone looking at these two sets side by side. That said, the Crazy Protos are easy enough to knock down, and punch which I unfortunately have had to do several times due to missed push fade drives ending up under trees. Fading the ball with them is also easy enough.

Distance wise, although the Crazy Proto lofts are 1* stronger across the set, I would say the slight increase in distance is marginal.. its there on average but marginal. Again not surprising as 1* is supposed to yield maybe 4 yards extra distance on pure hits.

Spin… the Crazy Protos spin more. Good or bad depends on your game. For me, that added spin gives better green holding not that the H’s can’t do that …just that the Crazy Protos are better and this means more confidence in attacking the pin.

I have both sets set up identically spec wise.. both play to 37.5 for the 5I, same grips, same lie and same swing weights. Only difference is the shafts of which the RomaRo have Quadra 652i SR flex hardstepped once and the Crazy Protos have Quadra 752i R flex (they only come R while the 652is come in R, SR and S.. strange) tipped half inch and hard stepped once. Despite the Crazy Protos slightly longer and deeper hosel which perhaps help stiffen up the shafts ever so slightly more, the 752s in this setup still feel a tad softer than the 652 setup in the RomaRo H. Quadras are a great irons shaft if you are looking for graphite. Smooth feel, long and great dispersion. I rate them better than the Crazy LY irons shafts that I have tried in the Crazy 4I and my hybrids especially in the feel and feedback department.

Before I move on.. I jus wanted to give mention to Crazy AND Kyoei… the quality of the forging, finish and most importantly from a club fitting point of view, head weight consistency across the set is fantastic. Very little by way of tip weights required. I do have some lead weight in the cavity in the 9I and I think 4I but that is just me being extremely academic and pedantic and wanting my irons to be perfect SW wise and in both cases, they help with O.25 SW or less.. something most of use probably can’t feel but when you have access to all the club fitting equipment and know how to fit clubs, you can get Crazy, pardon the pun, over stuff like that.

So do they help with scores… now we all know that its still down to the swing and golfer on that….. right? :-) ….. well, I’m playing as well as I did with the Romaro H and just this past Monday shot a 79 with them which is inline with my current 8 Handicap.

The verdict.. The Crazy Protos are definitely a keeper for me… so are the RomaRo H irons. The Crazy Protos are a very nice set, different, unique enough (don’t think I will bump into anyone soon playing them), hard enough to explain (Crazy? WTF you talking about?!) and they perform… so much so, I decided to get the Crazy Proto wedges… that will be the next review.

For those interested, hope you enjoyed the long read. Sorry for not knowing how to orientate pics and placing in the proper place after the relevant para..

Edited August 21, 2013 by wmclarenf1

[Craig]

Great comments

Looks like your cut paste skills are about equal to mine

Really interested in how you find the wedges especially compared to what you have

[wmclarenf1]

Crazy Proto Wedges

So the DWD wedges were serving me really well. Had them dialed in and am very comfortable with them…. But since I got the Crazy Proto irons, I thought why not get the Crazy Proto wedges to try as well. That Crazy tribal wing on the back looks cool enough.

Crazy wedges… there seem to be quite a few versions but all I think done for Crazy by Kyoei and some ground by the famed Toyoshima. I know of at least 5 Crazy wedge variations:

1. Satin with some kind of rough milled face .

2. Raw unplated

3. Satin with satin face and no mill

4. Butterfly series which I understand is hand ground by Toyoshima

5. A second butterfly series release also hand ground by Toyoshima

The ones I have are the first 2, both of which as I understand are NOT hand ground by Toyoshima.

As you can see from the pics, 2 of mine with the rough milled face, also have ports in them. These I got used and came with Crazy Target Tour 110 wedge shafts. They are 58 bent to 59 and 52 bent to 55. The other 52 which I got new is bent to 51 and have a Shimada 110 wedge shaft in it.. I did not know it was raw or I would held out to find another like the previous 2.

So how do these play….. I don’t know what the Toyoshima grind is and how different to these but these I tell ya are sweet!

Feel wise, the Crazy’s feel softer to the DWDs which incidentally are shafted with Shimada 110 wedge shafts as well. While the DWDs are a tad firmer and clickier, the Crazy’s are soft, dense and solid! Now here’s the funny part… there’s a subtle difference in feel from the Crazy with the rough milled face and the raw Crazy. Could be down to the plating. The raw Crazy feels a tad firmer which I prefer less. Could be down to the lack of plating. Interesting to note also that the static weight of the DWDs are slightly lighter than the Crazys from what I recall. Static weight wise as well, the Crazy wedges flow on very nicely from the PW of the Crazy Proto Irons. Really very well done again by Kyoei!

Grind wise, you can see that the Crazy’s have more heel and toe relief than the DWDs which already have quite a bit of. Leading edge relief is rather the same on both the DWD and Crazy but DWDs have more trailing edge relief.

While the sole width of the Crazy and DWD is very similar, there seems to be a high muscle on the back of the Crazy vis-à-vis the DWDs. Perhaps that accounts for the weight and more solid feel and maybe designed to raise the CG as well?

Offset on both are pretty much the same. Nonexistent with a nice long hosel, longer than the Miura and Epon from what I can recall and presumably for a higher COG.

Size of the wedge and face as you can see with the 3 wedges on top of each other is the same. The DWD is the wedge on top.

Spin wise, the DWDs spun well enough but the Crazy with the rough milled face… I mean look at it! Its Crazy! Crazy stopping power! The raw also checks up very nicely. What this means is PIN ATTACK! More than ever and with more confidence.

Bunker shots for which I use my 59 is equally easy with the Crazy as is with the DWD.

The only down side or rather adjustment I had to make from the DWDs are for bump and runs. I use my 54 for bump and runs for anything from 10yards to 22 yards out and 51 for 22 up to 33 yards out. Given how the Crazy’s check up more, the intensity of strength or length of the stroke had to be changed slightly but again you can go for the pin as there is less concern of it releasing way past the pin.

Versatility wise I find the Crazy perhaps a bit more versatile for my swing and game. This may be due to the additional toe and heel relief but in the short stuff for quarter/semi/ full approach shots, bump and runs, out of rough, the occasional flop, bunker shots… all around great wedges.

A lot better than the DWDs? No way but just a tad better for me given individual feel preference and the additional stopping power.

Not sure what else I can say.. Great wedges, great grind despite the not be done by Toyoshima, paired with a great shaft in the Shimada NW110 that simply work consistently.

Again, a long read for those interested. Up next should be the review of the RomaRo i-Brids which I am experimenting with shafts now and the P-Tune. Hopefully my putters will be in soon.

Edited August 23, 2013 by wmclarenf1

[wmclarenf1]

Now putterless, I have to resort to this... Not bad during the past 9 holes. No 3 putts and actually had a one putt... Maybe I should just stick with this lol...

[wmclarenf1]

My orange snake skin Iguana grip for my Machine just came in. About a month and a half more before I receive my Machine. Really excited about this.

Edited August 27, 2013 by wmclarenf1

[akapur]

Looks great. Love the color you went with.

[wmclarenf1]

Looks great. Love the color you went with.

Thanks Akapur. Can;t wait to get it on my Machine. I think it'll match nicely.

[wmclarenf1]

Was just updated by T today that GF will be starting on my putter but it'll still take a few weeks as demand for GF is high and there is backlog.

Really looking forward to this as well and it'll be interesting to see custom Japan going up against custom USA or rather GF and Machine. I'm sure both will be very different and have their merits and I'm eager to see my putter segment of the summer bag change completed. Have already given my Machine a name that will be hand stamped as I pretty much know what it will look like but have no clue what Sasaya-San will do with my GS so I don;t have an cues to guide name choice and hand stamping/engraving.

I just hope both will come out looking but more importantly, putting stellar.

[wmclarenf1]

P-Tune PG313 and RomaRo i-Brids

With a few rounds under the P-Tune and RomaRo i-Brids, I have decided that they will not stay on as part of the Mid Summer's Bag Change. Are they bad? No... definitely not.

P-Tune...the P-Tune is a lovely head... great matte black/dark grey look with a nice red accent. The feel and sound is better than the 435 by a ton I would say. Distance wise however, it gives me nothing over the 435. Now, in case some may be reading in between the lines, I am not saying it is short as well.. The P-Tune is NOT a short driver and as long as the 435 for me but not more on average. What the P-Tune does offer over the 435 for me is on 2 fronts... the ball flight is strong. Not to be interpreted as low and worm head culling.... just strong into the wind. It seems to just hold the line into the wind the best and for that bit longer. Ball flight of the 10.25 P-Tune with the WBQ 55 is about the same as the 435 with TJ46. The other aspect of which it is better than the 435 is in the area of forgiveness. It's just more point and shoot whereas for the 435, I tend to need to really focus or can lose it high push fade which is my usual miss. I would say forgiveness wise, it'll sit in between the maxima and 435 to no ones surprise. And that is why I have passed it on to a forum member. If I feel I am swinging well, I have my 435. If I feel I need the forgiveness, I have the Maxima. Distance wise, I can say for me, I think I have reached the point of where I gain very little if any from new heads and shafts... the 435, Maxima and P-Tune all are about the same for average distance.... that said, I'd be very interested to try the Trpx heads when they come available. Great head the P-Tune, just that it offers nothing more for ME.

The RomaRo i-brids.... night and day with the EGG I+ feel and sound wise. Sweet spot this thing and the firm yet slightly spongy feel of the rebound is orgy inducing. The 20* is easy to play and the square faces of the i-Brids are also near point and shoot. The 17* a tad more demanding. My bad shots with these were tops which ran like hell... and talking of running, these things do run if you want a lot of run, the i-Brids are for you. They are for ME however, quite a bit less forgiving than the EGG I+ which I have now reshafted with a Fujikura MCH 70. The i-brids also have a lower trajectory for me. For those that lay links and windy courses, I think this will be a great addition to the bag. The only set-back with the I+ which prompted a change was my tendency to hook off the tee. I'm hoping the firmer and heavier MCH 70 will help that. 1 round so far and it seems to have. So the i-brids have since also been passed on to forum members. I may be tempted to try the RomaRo Type R UT 18*.....

Next up... the reviews of my custom Machine and GF tuned GS Mono 3 putters... hopefully I'll have them by end of this month.

Edited September 3, 2013 by wmclarenf1

[wmclarenf1]

Machine just updated me that my custom head, spacer and flange have been milled, the Thread Mill Groove face milling has been done and further custom milling based on the agreed design is under way. Was nice that Dave Billings has gotten involved in this project as well. They should be sending work-in-progress pics soon and will post.

I've also decided on a black shaft of sorts from Vibrant for this. Just need to decide shade of black.

Edited September 6, 2013 by wmclarenf1

[wmclarenf1]

MACHINE CUSTOM

WORK-IN-PROGRESS PICS

Just got work-in-progress pics of my Machine. She;s not half way done yet and a lot more work to do.

Have decided on a nick which will be hand stamped on it.

Really really thrilled about this project :-) About 2 more weeks to completion and hopefully I'll be gaming it by month end.

[EdGolf]

Looking good A.....

[wmclarenf1]

Thanks Ed. It looks to be shaping up nicely.

[wmclarenf1]

Woohoo... T just emailed to say my GF Tuned GS Mono should be dine by end of this week. Hopefully I can get it by end of next week. Patience is not my virtue....

[wmclarenf1]

George Spirits Tuned by Gold's Factory

Woohoo! Tario just told me GF is done with my George Spirits Mono 3 putter and its on the way back to me. Cosmetically nothing radical so not a full on refinish. What I wanted was mainly a spec tune up to the following:

Head Weight: 356g

Lie Angle: 71.5°

Loft Angle(Sole): 4°

Real Loft Angle: 3°

Face Angle: 4°open / Shaft Angle: 1.3°open

Cosmetically,which has much functionality as well, I've requested for the original horizontal PZ mill. The face has been re-milled as such and weight brought up by adding 2 tungsten weights in the face on the heel and Toe. Wanted a simple G logo in the weights to

recognize the tuning done by Gold's Factory. On the bumpers, where it was blank before now appears "GF TUNED' and the sight line has been refinished in the same red used for the Gs in the weights and the bumper stampings.

I do think she looks better after her tune up than the original as far as the pics are concerned although of course lighting, setting of the photos affect that :-)

With some luck, I hope to have her back by next Monday. UST FF and Black Iomic Absolute Grip awaiting her return.

I've always been skeptical of the performance enhancements GF can render a putter. Sasaya-San makes beautiful looking putters and

in fact, I would say from what I have seen, he is, to draw a horological analogy, the Dufour of custom putter makers.

Really hope she putts better than before I sent her in and she can convince me to get an all GF putter billet up!

Thanks again T.

Edited September 12, 2013 by wmclarenf1

[wmclarenf1]

Delivery guy just dropped off my GF Tuned putter. I must say, with the shadow from Sasaya-san's pics, I was feeling rather underwhelmed but I can say now in the metal, it looks much better. A non-bling custom tune by GF focussing highly on playing specs. Nice that it came with a spec sheet as well.

Have put in the UST Frequency Filter shaft playing to 34 finished length with a standard Iomic grip. Swing weight of D9. Head weight on a digital scale checked out at exactly 356 grams.

Edited September 16, 2013 by wmclarenf1