Posted October 12, 20159 yr The all new Jbeam Ti Fairway Wood - Titanium and designed to be easy to hit from most lies Jbeam has made another very forgiving FW, they now have 3 excellent fairway woods that should be considered if you are in the hunt for one, the RX-FW which is perfect in feel and compact size for the better player, then the Jbeam Glorious which is more shallow, larger and more forgiving that we found very long and easy to hit as is and now the TF series which is Titanium instead of stainless with a cut away channel similar to Royal Collection this design is interesting because its shallow, oversized at 210ccs in the 3 wood but the CG is designed more forward so while you should have an easy time getting the ball up yes even from the rough it still wont balloon on you. Beautiful fit and finish to it as well.
October 13, 20159 yr hutch! welcome back bud! Thanks man. Hope you are well. Had a busy 3 months with not much more than work, some golf would be nice now the good weather is here.
October 18, 20159 yr The more I look at this the more pleasing to the eye it gets. Love the grey band around the raised base perimeter...very 70s retro looking. Prices Chris? Edited October 18, 20159 yr by hutchy
October 21, 20159 yr Typical of JDM metalwoods, the lie angles are way too upright. They are gorgeous, though. I go vintage on fairway woods just for the lie angles alone; in addition, it ain't broke--it don't need a fix. I am convinced, however, that all Asian players are very tall with very short arms, hence the upright lie angles. Either that or they cast over the top. Edited October 21, 20159 yr by NiftyNiblick
October 22, 20159 yr Typical of JDM metalwoods, the lie angles are way too upright. They are gorgeous, though. I go vintage on fairway woods just for the lie angles alone; in addition, it ain't broke--it don't need a fix. I am convinced, however, that all Asian players are very tall with very short arms, hence the upright lie angles. Either that or they cast over the top. Lol....or you are very short with armslikeababoon and have a very flat swing
October 29, 20159 yr Several years ago, probably in the early 90s, Spalding Top Flite made an excellent set of titanium fairways called the Intimidator 400 Series. While the design was very effective, the club was held back by its use of proprietary .400 tip shafts. With the option of choosing the standard .335 shaft of one's choice, I think the Intimidator would have been a very successful club. In any case, it validated the use of titanium for smaller fairway metal clubheads. I kid the JDM set about their upright lie angles, but the much flatter lie angles on my Titleist PT steel fairways are simply the standard lie angles that were used on persimmon or laminated maple clubheads for decades.
October 29, 20159 yr bud I don't know what ur on about with fwds being too upright.. utilities SURE.. can see that.., but not fwds. none of my 756 sets of fwds are to upright what so ever. there is NO WAY my yamaha iff..eggs... crazy fs... rc bbds are too upright in the slightest , if they were id be hook ing the daylghts out of them which simply don't do. the one that CUD be a bit is the ryoma f2,, but a simple stiffer shaft rectifies that instantly. GD p9003x and diamana aliislei in them and that becomes a weapon of mass destruction. in fact it makes it MILES easier to hit.
October 29, 20159 yr Author Depends on the player, many have the too upright issue with FW's. We all got different body types.
October 29, 20159 yr But are JDM FWs really more upright on average than USDM FWs? I mean current stuff, not compared to clubs from the 80s and 90s.
November 21, 20159 yr Author Yes I hit it good but off the start the original weight was too light so I suggest custom order with heaviest head and this thing is perfect. The 13.5 launched like a 15* for me and it was also very straight and forgiving. It's shallow face really helps. It has that RC back cut away for a more forward lower spin and lower trajectory shot. 1* open heaviest head setting is what I would suggest! Its very long and has a higher pitch sound that feels great in the hands.
November 21, 20159 yr Author I want a 13,5 but the Glorious is so freaking easy to hit. For me Glorious is easier to hit than TF.
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