+TourSpecGolfer Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 410cc Forward CG Low Spin 9.5* = 1.5 Open Face 10.5* = 1.0 Open Face Mid Launch Flight Coming Soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cforselius Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 This will be awesome! So tempted going all A-Grind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bngolfer Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Tasty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDgolfer13 Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 That driver looks fantastic. An all A-grind bag would be pretty sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobmontana Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 According to this article on GEW, looks to be a shallow head at 410cc. The request from the Pro who collaborated with the design was to be able to tee up the ball lower and to be able to swing it like a fairway wood yet does not look small at address. So maybe a similar concept to the S Yard T.388 or maybe Mystery CF-425 Tour? http://www.gew.co.jp/news/maker/16020920886.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cforselius Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Im playing the classic 350 now and I love it. If its about the same charecteristics but a tad more forgivness Im all in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobmontana Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) From the looks of it, perhaps a sibling to the 440 driver but shallower? Edited February 14, 2016 by nobmontana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveraul Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) According to this article on GEW, looks to be a shallow head at 410cc. The request from the Pro who collaborated with the design was to be able to tee up the ball lower and to be able to swing it like a fairway wood yet does not look small at address. So maybe a similar concept to the S Yard T.388 or maybe Mystery CF-425 Tour? http://www.gew.co.jp/news/maker/16020920886.php Seems like a bit of semblance of the 388 looking down (small top down pic from google) Definitely looking forward to more information on this.. I do like the shallower smaller head type but no guts to try the A-Grind classic driver.. Edited February 14, 2016 by Daveraul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mob Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Very pretty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gian11 Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 That's really cool, I'm in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smstef Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Just received my 440 , guess I will have to change soon ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
604_skyline Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 the only thing that seems a little strange and this is maybe due to translation, but why would you want a 410cc driver to appear as 460cc? does not make too much sense to me, everyone tries to make the 460cc appear smaller, this is the exact opposite... i can live with a shallower face, but hopefully they dont mess with the optics on this head too bad...other wise it will be the deep faced 440 for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted February 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 the only thing that seems a little strange and this is maybe due to translation, but why would you want a 410cc driver to appear as 460cc? does not make too much sense to me, everyone tries to make the 460cc appear smaller, this is the exact opposite... i can live with a shallower face, but hopefully they dont mess with the optics on this head too bad...other wise it will be the deep faced 440 for me. I think there are a few reasons, the first could be confidence while over the ball but the other could be necessity as flatting a head out for a more shallow profile could make it appear larger. Who knows but this is a limited club designed for a very good player so it's not really meant to appeal to the masses. It's also got a very open face for a stock club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
604_skyline Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 I think there are a few reasons, the first could be confidence while over the ball but the other could be necessity as flatting a head out for a more shallow profile could make it appear larger. Who knows but this is a limited club designed for a very good player so it's not really meant to appeal to the masses. It's also got a very open face for a stock club. i know optics are big... and yes that is the main reason i am looking forward to this, 1.5* open is awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobmontana Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 When I do comparisons between larger 460cc heads vs a smaller one ( I have an older 365cc driver ) I do notice slight increase in head speed with the smaller head. So in my experience, smaller head usually equals faster head speed. Maybe it's a function of the size of the face in which case, a shallower faced head may travel faster due to reduced drag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1dirtypanda Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 What does the Y stand for in Y-Proto? The 440 is perfect for me. A-Grind has got it going on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 LOOKS LIKE A MODERN callaway erc 3 oh yea, that was a beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLL33 Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Looks like another awesome club from Ako-san.! PS. For those of you who prefer an open head design, can you describe why? Thx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
604_skyline Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 What does the Y stand for in Y-Proto? The 440 is perfect for me. A-Grind has got it going on! i would assume whom its made for, in this case the "Y" is for Yasuharu, as in Yasuharu Imano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
604_skyline Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Looks like another awesome club from Ako-san.! PS. For those of you who prefer an open head design, can you describe why? Thx. two things; first is simple and thats optics, i hate looking down at a shut face, pure and simple. the playability standpoint is with a club say 1* open, when you are squaring the face at impact you are effectively reducing the loft of the club by that degree.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobmontana Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Can this head be had in uber heavy weights? say 210g to 220g? A 9 deg 215g, at 44 inches could make this a deadly accurate fairway sniper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobmontana Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 i would assume whom its made for, in this case the "Y" is for Yasuharu, as in Yasuharu Imano No disrespect for this pro or anything ... but I thought it was interesting that they used an initial from a pro who just made it thru the Japan tour qualifying tournament. Good or bad... you decide,,,, but I have not seen any other company do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegaman Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Looks like another awesome club from Ako-san.! PS. For those of you who prefer an open head design, can you describe why? Thx. To me, a closed head usually looks straight. And a straight face looks closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLL33 Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 So it's more a matter of the look at address, if I'm reading this right...? Does it help someone whose miss tends to be left? And would it cause even more of a push to someone whose miss tends toward the right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cforselius Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 So it's more a matter of the look at address, if I'm reading this right...? Does it help someone whose miss tends to be left? And would it cause even more of a push to someone whose miss tends toward the right? I have the 350 Classic which is 1 degree open and my misses has always been left but I have yet to hit a draw with this driver. Dead straight or a small fade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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