Let's cut to the chase. All things being equal, i.e. same loft, same face angle and same shaft and playing length - please use a shaft that you're very familiar with and tell us which shaft that is - how would you expect each of the listed jBEAM heads to react regarding ball flight. I'll leave 'feel' and 'distance' out of this for now because I like the feel of the ones I've tried and we all know that these are some of the longest heads ever.

If you've never gamed or hit some/any of these drivers, please use what you've read about them as your guide.

425 Tour

435

435II

435R

435Black

445HG

535

Glorious

ZY-11

For me, using a Diamana Blueboard 73s at 44 1/2", I'd expect this;

In order of lowest ball flight first.

435 & 445HG, very low

425 Tour, low

435Black, low to mid

435II, mid

435R, mid

ZY-11, mid to high

535, mid to high

Glorious, high

What say you???

Edited June 26, 20159 yr by Ian-500

425 tour...435...435 II 450

like the 425 tour most.

435 most cnsitant and longeest.

435 II spun too much.
540 was long but kept t pulling it.

435 is the one ive got and keep. 425 tour is the other one i SHUD have but havit at mom.

stinger sahft in these play unreal. as does the roddioshingo 2010 and FEX quadra.( prob the longest but loves the right)

dont think i can se atime when im without at least one jbeam

interested to try that z11 thing

Thanks for your input Stew. A Stinger is exactly what I was thinking of using............

I haven't tried it, but i get the feeling the 435R was/is kind of a dud? Very much under the radar, which is weird (if it's good) since it's a newer more recent design than the 425, 445HG and the 435 version 1 and 2?

It's almost like most people think we went straight from the 435II to the 535 and Glorious with nothing being released between

I have a crazy boron at 44.5 in a 535. Accurate and long!

I haven't tried it, but i get the feeling the 435R was/is kind of a dud? Very much under the radar, which is weird (if it's good) since it's a newer more recent design than the 425, 445HG and the 435 version 1 and 2?

It's almost like most people think we went straight from the 435II to the 535 and Glorious with nothing being released between

I had the 435r for a short while. I was very inconsistent with it and it wasn't longer than anything else, but it was probably the wrong shaft (Quadra Red Tour) which just didn't suit me at all. 1 or 2 on the forum have spoken highly about it but really nothing like how the original has been/still is talked about.........