driver comparisons...

[supo]

crazy 435 9.5*--crazy la-bomba tour.

square face. 323 gram. d3 swight.. 289 cpm.

my second fav to hit driver. was for the most part pretty straight. distance was terrific. consistant length was very good. , misses as usual were blocks right, hardly hit htis left ever, even when i was trying to. just didnt wanna know about it ( except fopr thodd striaght pull fo course....!!!!!) played this in all conditions. form benign hot 42* c to 18* windy as hell. and for the most part i hit it very well. i knew ( and it proved to be true..) that the 45.25 inch on it wasnt suited to my swing, and as the tour went on..... the extra long drivers were getting sidelined for the shorter ones. but , and especially on nice days this was a really good driver. relly enjoyed its feel and its all over attributes. launch was LOW.. very low compared to the others i had and it prob suited the longer courses much better than the trickier ones. theres every probability ill take this in to get it shortened to 44.75 bec i really liked it. the shaft was my fav of all the crazies ive played in a driver.. was very happy with it.

rate this set up very highly for guys wanting a very strong piercing flight very straight and with ability to get good roll out. this is as point shoot as u cid hope for.

8/10

TRPX D 9.5*--diamana X 70s

this has been in my bag in JP for most of the last half of the season here with good reason. its higher launch and increased carry gave me a good advantage over my buddies here. once again, adn its no coincidence form JBEAM... it is all about aim kapoooooow! not much point trying to make this baby sing like a soprano. its just for accuracy. this was def NOT the longest of my drivers. but on more thna one occasion i pulled it out on tricky days, of which we had more than our fair share. and for the most i got it at its best. its easier to play than the crazy 435 labomba. (prob a lot to do with it being 44.875) but its not as long .i fancied this set up more on medium length courses. i played it on royal sydney and i found although i hit a prety decent amount of fairways.. i was left feeling a little under done. a cpl i hit i thought were "it" only t ofind .i was underwhelemed by the quality of the swing i put on it to where it ended up. saying that........... middle of the fairway aint a bad place to be..! but if i put that swing on a cpl of others i guarantee id be a club or two less into the green.

i thought although this wasnth the longest set up it was prob the no2 in terms of accurayc. hence why in jp this was so good this year. accuray wheres theres very little roll out.

id sugest this set up for guys wanting a higher flight with an ability to move it a bit left. JUST A BIT. and for the most . pretty stright and solid, this is a super solid all over build without excelling in any one department.

def an all rounder MUCH more so than the above one..

8.5/10

TRPX D waccine 88gts

44.75 x 330 x d3.5

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. the beast.

didnt use this that much bec i was tired. and sore, this is NOT the driver to use when ur like this

this is the set up for a one off perfect day long ..... long...long........... course. when ur swinging at your best.

i dont think i hit anything better on the rare occasions ........ WHEN........................... WHEN.............. i got this perfectly.

basically............. its a BRUTE. iused to think the GD p9003x was the one, but this out does that. easily....

at my swing speed, this is JUST starting to ignite. i mean JUST. and its more like a flicker, than an ignition. its an 83 gram moose slayer...!

if u have any kind of flaw that day this will kill you. u wont get it out past 200 yards. and it will roll on the floor killing ants let alone worms.

when u do happen to get it on "the day" however.................... i dont think theres much more id rather hit. and i dont think id ever risk it in tricky conditions.

howver.. when i play narita in JP.. it will take all my relove NOT to put it in the bag, it belongs in a glass case with the words .

for use on days when a elephant needs slaying .

feel is terrific. its smooth and easy but u really have to be faster than i to get the most out of it.

bigger swingers ONLY.. and i think thye wud LOVE this set up

the head shaft suit each other nicely. prob a nicer play htan the diamana X. but well not as consitant.

this needs to be played at 44 inch!

8/10

epon zero 10.5*--diamana stinger proto 70s

44 x d2 x 323

the speccy.......... tried so many in this head with varying results form down right unplayable to pretty spot on, but nothing has stayed in it , i thought the 60s diamana X was the best one, nad it was ..................

till now............... tipped 1/2 inch stinger what a combo!

best feeling driver of all time. bar none. nothing ive hit is nice impoact including the crazy 80 ls noir. ths stinger blew it into oblivion. 44 inch....!!!! 44.... how can u playa driver aqt 44 inch??

well the answer is. get a cut down stinger nad a epon zero.

i was SO nervous playinmg htis bec i miss it miles right when fk up but hte 3 games i played with it i dont hink i missed a drive.badly at all.

distance as fine accuracy was fine ,but its real deal is the ease i cud swing properly with it . no choking down, no long handle. just a normal swing andi cud step on it nad it was perfect. played it in somw pretty solid puff and it was NO probs at all .into the wind i thought id get blown over like maiden on her wedding night.. but not so. (it appears hths maiden has been there before..!)

li iked to play this more than everything but i didnt get enough time with it to really enjoy it and get confident, it was built the day i flew out. unlike all theo thers where id had significant time in games to know it. i still cringe aqbit with the pon but i can safely say this set up is even better for me than the diamana X 60s.

i can go a bit harder at it with more confidence im not gonna loose it too badly right

its not hte longest ive got but it sure is a heck of a driver for anything as it proved it self in all conditions.

veyr happy with how it went

recomend it for good consistant ball strikers . looking for somehting out of the ordinary. bed once u hit the screws with this, u wil have trouble picking up anyhing.. i m an anyhting ever again.

i have a winter driver in this i assure you.

9.5/10

ryoma v-spec d1 9.5* 1/2 * closed.--GDp9003x

44.25 x 330

my sdyney keeper.

THE driver i got to when i cant hit a ball.

quite simply put. MY driver.

in the company of all the others it was in this was EASILY........... my most consistant driver.

EASILY. its not short in fact i hit the biggest drive of the tour o nthe last day at manl y with it. with a beautiful high draw. it was a mnonster. but thats not where its beauty layed. its beauty was in its versatility. when i played comp. i played this . when it was blowing a cyclone, i grabbed htis. when i was on longy there was only this. i can choke down on it and hit it 3 feet above the ground 250. or i can take the long handle and swing outta my shoes. its dont matter i wil never over power this nad i very very rarely miss it. bec its so short the way to play it is just swing smooth and easy and the club des the rest. distance was DEF NOT shorter by a margin than my others. and as for consistancy well bec mY SWING flaw is over the top chopchop right ths slightyl closed face helped me get it squarer and made it easier to draw.

cant say enough about this combo its my allrounder in every possible condition.

its floorless.

im pretty sure tho if uhave a rounded swing this might be a bit toomuch . its not exaclty anti left,.if if u struggle with hooks then id avoid this set up. ifu like shorter drivers and slice the ball and like going hard at it tho, well t his might be a huckelebrry u cud enjoy as much as i do.its so good........................

i left the fricken thing at home..!

10/10

kamui pro nitro 10.5*---trpx tuale SX

i-drives beast.

HIGH.........WIDE............... HANDSOME.

the longest driver ive hit.

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Edited January 6, 2014 by supo67

[sandee11]

Isnt the trpx tuale a super light shaft? 50g +-?

[wmclarenf1]

Thanks for the write up. Interesting that the Touale SX combo was longest for you. T advises that the Touale SX is the same cpm as the messenger sr which is not stiff at all. Maybe you've been playing with too heavy and overly stiff shafts all this while :-)

[wmclarenf1]

Isnt the trpx tuale a super light shaft? 50g +-?

Yup

[Eca]

I saw Stew with the 1st two drivers & its scary to think they are only rated in the 8s.. he kills it.

IDrives beast is certainly that.. hit it twice, only just pipped my combo but it felt really good. I thought the shaft was in low 70s. He had to check his bag every time I drop him off just to make sure it didn't 'accidentally' move to my bag :)

[Bill3508]

Im going to end up with one of those Kamui pros but ive got a Crazy 450 coming first. Thanks for the comparison.

[Golfbaka]

I love Kamui Pro drivers - still gaming the KP-X.

Supo67 does you clubfitter have access to the Kamui Aero's with the hand ground faces? I hit the shop owners personal one shafted with the waccine 77 in SX. That thing was flat out ridiculous!

[supo]

no ive not seeen it either.

the kp-x is stil a very big fav of mine. i didnt take it bec ive played it a lot and i wanted to try others this time. that wil get re used this year for sure.

the 50 gram shaft was an enormous surprise. even tho it was def too whppy it wasnt by much. i didnt let up on a few drives and they went miles.it really has me thinking of gettign one in a slightly stiffer flex. and a bit shorter.

well see.

time for me to have a break from golf for a cpl of months nad rejig my bags for this year.

bit of time of never did anyone any harm..!

[sandee11]

I actually hit the TRPX tuale in X-flex with crazy 460. I never get along with light shaft but I'm suprise how stable this shaft is! I didn't expect that to be honest. Very very good shaft! Have crazy shaft feels. Oh well, they made by the same peoples who make crazy shaft. Wonder how the heavier weight shaft perform?

[Spoon]

haha your epon zero is still there despite you attempting to have it adopted.good job.

im not surprised the Kamui is top of your list. so i guess all these guys rating them good

with actual real world experience cannot be wrong or pipe dreaming. gimmicky, certainly not!

[wmclarenf1]

haha your epon zero is still there despite you attempting to have it adopted.good job.

im not surprised the Kamui is top of your list. so i guess all these guys rating them good

with actual real world experience cannot be wrong or pipe dreaming. gimmicky, certainly not!

Lol. You sound like you are selling kamuis.

[Spoon]

Lol. You sound like you are selling kamuis.

??

just wanted to make a point. certainly not kool aid or magic mushrooms

if you catch my drift.

[supo]

point of fact.

kamui was the longest of my armoury, cant deny it .

heck of a driver

[wmclarenf1]

??

just wanted to make a point. certainly not kool aid or magic mushrooms

if you catch my drift.

Not sure what that point is but its all cool.. I ain't got no dog in this fight :-)

As with any driver, it works for some and not for some. Different strokes so its all cool.

[Duffer19]

So this kamui kpx is different than the kamui works? I try a kamui works 460 head once but did not like the hollow sound and feel. That's why I don't get along with trpx which most of you rave about. I guess everyone is different when it comes to drivers.

[+TourSpecGolfer]

Lol. You sound like you are selling kamuis.

I think spoon could be referring to me saying Nitro inside this head or any head is a gimmick? If memory serves me Im the one who used that term and stand still by it. And yes he is selling them ;)

That's not saying it's a bad driver at all, it's great! I've got one in rotation now and its In my top 5 but only with an aftermarket shaft, for me it was the boron and messenger both in stiff that really woke this head up, perhaps idrive can chime in as I think he went from stock to the xXx touale as his gamer?

This is actually a pretty popular club in the bags of many top amateurs in Japan. Both versions. I do have a single foam spec with stock shaft available brand new at a great price if anyone is interested.

And stew, waccine, man I noticed the same thing the 77 was almost unhittable for me after the first 9 holes but before that it popped bullets. This is a shaft that requires spinach.

[Spoon]

I think spoon could be referring to me saying Nitro inside this head or any head is a gimmick? If memory serves me Im the one who used that term and stand still by it. And yes he is selling them ;)

That's not saying it's a bad driver at all, it's great! I've got one in rotation now and its In my top 5 but only with an aftermarket shaft, for me it was the boron and messenger both in stiff that really woke this head up, perhaps idrive can chime in as I think he went from stock to the xXx touale as his gamer?

This is actually a pretty popular club in the bags of many top amateurs in Japan. Both versions. I do have a single foam spec with stock shaft available brand new at a great price if anyone is interested.

And stew, waccine, man I noticed the same thing the 77 was almost unhittable for me after the first 9 holes but before that it popped bullets. This is a shaft that requires spinach.

Actually it was i who used the word gimmickry in relation to the nitro head if you go back to my original head

And yes me being in the industry have access to all sort of clubs, some i choose To game and some i do not.

I do not necessarily use the stuff i carry. For years i used a yammy til i found my recent gamers.

Ilike with all clubs a good shaft really will make or break a shaft. I found that mid to high launch low spin shafts

Work with this head. And some of the favorite drivers in stews list dont cut it for me ex 435 although tons rave about it..I dont expect everyone to share my sentiments but am happy that some do.

Me but

[Golfbaka]

So this kamui kpx is different than the kamui works? I try a kamui works 460 head once but did not like the hollow sound and feel. That's why I don't get along with trpx which most of you rave about. I guess everyone is different when it comes to drivers.

Two different companies - used to just be Kamui but split into Kamui Pro and Kamui Works. If you say 'Kamui' in Japan most people of the Kamui Pro imo. KP-X is by Kamui Pro, Kamui Works does the Ray range.

Kamui (Pro) was the driver that really started the 'small company' ('ji-driver') boom back in the 90s. For me there drivers are generally very anti-left - espcially the KP-X.

Kamui Pro is very popular in central Japan - and very popular with 'competitive' amateur golfers in that area...

[+TourSpecGolfer]

Actually it was i who used the word gimmickry in relation to the nitro head if you go back to my original head

And yes me being in the industry have access to all sort of clubs, some i choose To game and some i do not.

I do not necessarily use the stuff i carry. For years i used a yammy til i found my recent gamers.

Ilike with all clubs a good shaft really will make or break a shaft. I found that mid to high launch low spin shafts

Work with this head. And some of the favorite drivers in stews list dont cut it for me ex 435 although tons rave about it..I dont expect everyone to share my sentiments but am happy that some do.

Me but

Then that's the both of us who have our doubts about the Nitro, so what changed your tune on it?

[wmclarenf1]

And yes he is selling them ;)

I see. All the best then.

[Eca]

I see. All the best then.

Have you tried this bad boy?

[wmclarenf1]

Have you tried this bad boy?

Nope… I've tried the TP07S and the KPX…found the face too hard feeling and conventional wisdom says I've not enough swing speed but I get along fine with my 435 which conventional wisdom also says requires a faster swing speed.

Also, I think all current tech drivers are maxed out and its down to finding the right shaft combo which we all know. Even if its longer, I doubt its 10 yards longer consistently. If someone wants to send me a demo, I'd be more than willing to try it :-)

[Spoon]

Then that's the both of us who have our doubts about the Nitro, so what changed your tune on it?

If you read the post i asked if the nitro is gimmickry, it was a question not a statement.

Mind you i have been gaming the tpo7s pror to this so im pretty well versed

On the club. Have owned 435, 435 II ryoma d1vspec , to name a few. None of them lasted 2

Weeks in my bag and i tried multiple shafts in them.

Then when the nitro was announced i naturally picked one up as i love the tpo7 line. No secret there.

Kicked out my 405d which i used for years. what changed my tune? Lol

[+TourSpecGolfer]

http://www.tourspecg...version-anyone/

If you read the post i asked if the nitro is gimmickry, it was a question not a statement.

Mind you i have been gaming the tpo7s pror to this so im pretty well versed

On the club. Have owned 435, 435 II ryoma d1vspec , to name a few. None of them lasted 2

Weeks in my bag and i tried multiple shafts in them.

Then when the nitro was announced i naturally picked one up as i love the tpo7 line. No secret there.

Kicked out my 405d which i used for years. what changed my tune? Lol

Yes and I said Gimmick, then later you say it's not. The only reference to gimmick is about Nitro in the head which begs the question asked. You alright Spoon?

So please don't take offense, let me put it a different way so you don't feel a negative around it.. Has anything changed your mind about the gimickyness or non-gimmickyness of Nitro in the head?

Edit: The one I'm playing is the Nitro, so this isn't me baggin on this club.

Nope… I've tried the TP07S and the KPX…found the face too hard feeling and conventional wisdom says I've not enough swing speed but I get along fine with my 435 which conventional wisdom also says requires a faster swing speed.

Also, I think all current tech drivers are maxed out and its down to finding the right shaft combo which we all know. Even if its longer, I doubt its 10 yards longer consistently. If someone wants to send me a demo, I'd be more than willing to try it :-)

Of all the Kamui drivers the Nitro & foam spec are the best imo. TP07S & KPX good but not as imo. It's an ugly club but could be worth a try. We have a full technical breakdown being done by Tario before the golf show.

[Spoon]

Yes and I said Gimmick, then later you say it's not. The only reference to gimmick is about Nitro in the head which begs the question asked. You alright Spoon?

So please don't take offense, let me put it a different way so you don't feel a negative around it.. Has anything changed your mind about the gimickyness or non-gimmickyness of Nitro in the head?

No offense taken. To answer your question and to those who have tried the tpo7s

The foam one has a different feel and id say its longer and has more rollout than the

Non nitro one based on my esperiemce.I have not tried the non foaming version so cant comment on that.

Im assuming from all the litreature Its exactly the same head with the exception of the gas filled head and

thinner face which was Possible because of the inert gas. That improvement alone makes me a believer.

I had exactly the same shafts in my tpo7s and tp07s nitro which was a diamana x.

Maybe someone can do a test and get some data. I can lend my head for testing.