mpbachman Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Thanks to Chris & TSG, I had the pleasure to demo some of Yamaha’s top 2015 offerings: the Yamaha RMX Tour Model Limited Driver, the RMX Tour Model CB and RMX Tour Model PB irons. Feel free to refer to Chris’s posts for more fancy pics, but all I can say is all 3 clubs look fantastic in person and perform even better than that. I have played a wide variety of JDM & USDM clubs over the years and this is my first time with some Yammy’s and I do have to say I am very impressed. Yamaha RMX Tour Model Limited Driver (10*, Speeder 575 Stiff Shaft, 45.25”, D1) Looks: First, this driver looks mean. I love the red/black combination, the profile is perfect, the face is a tad deep which I love and it sets up perfect to the ball. I mean, this just looks wonderful. It is somewhat a cross in looks between a Crazy 435 in size and an Epon Zero in looks (minus the sole). If a Modart D/S driver looks like a Darth Vader helmet, this is Darth Maul :) Feel: For those that have hit jbeam drivers, you know they are “springy” in their unique way. Epon has a softer feel (like the Zero, etc). Others have had more hollow feel without anything really special (to me, these would be the Kamui Pro Nitro (non-foam) & new Crazy 450). For the RMX Limited Driver, it is very SOLID feeling. You get great feedback on mis*its, center strikes feel like you pounded it. Not as soft or springy as a jBeam or Epon but definitely very solid feeling. Performance: This thing performs. For those that are in the camp for this profile, it is more of a classic tour-like profile (deeper face, more compact look at address, workability, medium launch with low spin, some forgiveness just enough to focus on performance). I found that I liked the Speeder 575 shaft. It was light but had a stiffer tip than what I am playing currently (which I liked) and it seemed to help with control with the driver. Distance was comparable to other drivers I have gamed but the adjustability combined with looks might put this above. tl;dr: this thing performs, looks great, is adjustable and has a nice compact 440cc size. Yamaha RMX Tour Model CB (7 iron, Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 stiff) My sweet spot for irons are player CBs. I love the feel, compact look, top-line, workability with a tad forgiveness. Chris had a write-up that is spot on with these. For me, they are as long as the other player CBs I have played, have a nice MB feel when hit on center strikes and have a tad (a very small tad) of forgiveness over a MB. If you are looking at these, you are probably a solid ball striker that want great feel, a tad forgiveness in workable CBs. These are special irons. They are more compact than other CBs I have seen, have a nice shaper toe (not as sharp as the OnOff 358s), a very thin topline and sole and feel fantastic. For those that want more of a MB feel, something that is more solid feeling than Epon but have similar feel to Mizzy, I think these would be up your alley. Yamaha RMX Tour Model PB (4 iron, Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 stiff) This is a perfect iron for almost every type of golfer that looks for forgiveness, performance, looks, and feel. The feel is more muted than the CB but that is due to the undercut in the cavity but that cavity is what provides the forgiveness and distance. This iron is ½ to a club longer than my current CBs (I am not aware of the lofts and if they are stronger or not). With similar irons, such as the 503, 703 with similar type of cuts, these don’t have that clicky sound to them which is great. I think they are probably more comparable to the 503s but have a tad smaller profile which is great. I can see these in a combo set with the CBs easily (PB 4 & 5, CB 6-PW). Yamaha has surely put out some great offerings for 2015, thanks to TSG for letting me demo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Thanks MP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-500 Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Great write up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needmoregolf Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 good stuff MP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamaha2014 Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 ty mp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 great Write up Michael! lol darth maul. does indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95124hacker Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Sorry for resurrecting an old thread but I'm curious what other JDM brands offer adjustable loft/lie head/shaft systems other than Yamaha and P-Tune (PGN). I'm NOT interested in Japanese-only models from Titleist, TM, Mizuno, Cally. Also I think I read somewhere that the 1st gen of RMX had issues that necessitated a recall by Yamaha. Is that correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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