supo Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) Smallest of chances id think, but anyone hit this in any loft under 19.5* dat55g ( love it ! ) had a peek at one of the weekend 14.5* but im right for low launchers , this looks to be the only FW id consider in the last 3 seasons. looks like a sleeker version of the syard XV. 17.5* is right on my radar just thought id try the forums for any detail.............. Edited August 9, 2019 by supo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted April 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) found 2 , 17.5 and 14.5... can t help myself wil take them I think. looks are superb. btw not sure if anyone has noticed but the latest and greatest fwd out of japan are farkeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen expensive man.. kamui,frehiet,our old friend George Takeis new brand "G ",muziik, all way over the $450mark for head only. new premium materials and associated cost seems the new IN. Edited April 18, 2019 by supo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) Got this in play finally yesterday 17.5* dat55g w/diamana X 70 x with masda slick...................,, this club, LOOKS flash! sleekish face but slightly high rounded face over the centre of the ball. and an elongated look to it at address that seems the toes is slightly higher off the ground . but in fact it isn't , its the face shape that does that to it not the extra high toe..... anyway . it looks like you can hit draws with it at will but in fact that doesn't happen. it draws when u put a draw swing on it and fades on command equally well so its neutral biased.. which is GREAT. feel is magnificent.. my golly I have made something good here, my best feeling FW ever is the modart/crazy fw combo (14*) but this is easily its equal if not better. on hole 1 par 5 550 yards hit it from dead centre fairway with a beautiful small draw to a 56* wedge to the flag, also hit my syard15*/diamana alisslei 83s and the 14* royal collection bbd 14*/Ngs proto from the same spot to see how they all went and this held its own but aload easier to hit! , I clean hit them all, all perfect hits, the kamui was about 15 yards back from the 3 woods at the most which is really good result and SO much easier to hit, the flight was obviously higher but it wasn't sky high , I cant coment on roll bec it was wet. but the ease of this thing to hit from all over the park was pretty eye opening. from a 200 yard par 3 where I hit a super high cut over the pin ( obv this isnt ideal for that yardage but just to see how how went) , and yes it went well , to a 238 yard par 3 where I hit a draw to pin where this is exactly what this is made for , this thing is in a word VERY VERSATILE!!!!! ive been using utlilties of late 16/18* and while I thoroughly have a spot for the 16* fourteen or 17* saqra ute. this offers MUCH easier play from the deck . a higher flight with more carry amd simply put an easier club to hit, so as far as I can see this will have that spot for a while. as an aside, the shaft........................ it simply doesn't get any better. only 1 game into this but hit it allover the ground yesterday and its a keeper ++, makes the last wood spot optional with a driving iron or a 14/15* 2/3 wood. can take the 3 and 4 irons out now with this. got some re thinking to do bag wise bec ,this just changed things up . Edited July 29, 2019 by supo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bngolfer Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Pics please! And a vid of you hitting all these gorgeous shots too 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted July 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) have to play it vs my egg MFD 16.5*/qaudra fex 75xs to see if it TRUELY is the one....., the egg has been my best for a long time now but I think this prob has its beat.... the EGG is better from the tee that's a given its a lower flighted build but im pretty sure the kamui has its metal from the deck. wil lfind out this weekend. got some beef to it as well., the last cpl of fariways I had built were heavy, , the syard 15* 3w ( why I had this idle for so long is beyond me!!!!!!!!!!!!) they both came in over 341 grams that's some weight, esp when the driver I was playing was at 313!.. sorry but that didn't work out for me. to much weight dispersion the driver was obviously its too light , I kept trying to hit the green every drive,my tempo was shot to pieces. I missed all over the place, open bunt to straight pulls, when i went bck to the 323g driver , the world looked rosey again, tempo restored. what idid like with the light driver was when I finally slowed it down and just swung thru the line, it played so well, high , all carry, and straight. really really straight. this just became my winter driver ( on off 2014 w/shingo labospec (2010) shaft @ 45 inch@ my master got it from 46to 45 inch at d0 and well,,, yea. its light but flight was arrow and its high for 9* I put it back In the bag for another round im sure this one will keep the back from aching in winter! Edited July 30, 2019 by supo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobmontana Posted July 31, 2019 Report Share Posted July 31, 2019 I am going through similar adjustments with Driver and 3W head/shaft combos. With a sub 315g driver ( generally using a 50g X flex shaft ) I can swing faster but interestingly it doesn't necessarily mean it goes longer or straighter. For me, approximately 320g D3 driver using 60g Stiff flex seems to be a recipe for good tempo and pretty good distance along with more consistency in my drives. As for 3W, I have two in rotation now: JBeam G-FW 13deg with a Tour AD TP-6 X flex which has been in there for a whole year now. club weight is 329g SW D2 In my Modart MA01F 14deg, I've just installed a new Loop FW Seven SX flex built to 341g D1.5 Seems like I am hitting the Modart 3W better at the moment. I'm also playing around with swing weight at the moment with one of my drivers. When club weight is less than 315g or so, I can go D5 swing weight and it feels fine but with a 320g+ club, D5 feels too heavy. Lastly, I just built a new driver which I shall do a full review for soon. It's Romaro head that just came out combo'd to a Loop shaft. I am really starting to dig these Loop shafts!! Been away for a while from boutique brand shafts but I feel that Loop has the potential to take over most of my woods! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted August 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 ahhh similar driver spec issue I have. my jbeam 435/stinger 70x @ 45 inch @ d3.5 and 329 gram didn't work well enough I t was . too head heavy and used to result in pulls, I was missing in the elft bush a lot more than I shud, re balanced it with the weights to 321g d1.5/2 ish , lighter head, taughter impact. not quite as punchy as it was, I feel... I lost a few yards but when those yards were I nthe bush,, well, that's the answer! the heavier fwds tho are interesting, I use them primarily for accuracy . long gone are the days of landing a 3 wood onto a green form 570 yards, so its akk about putting the ball to a good distance I like 75-85 yards seems to be my best distance , I can hit a strong SW or a cut 52 to tht distance with pretty good consistency. so the fw MUST be a 99% accuracy club... the only caveat to that is the prgr egg original spoon with roddio bee proto at 331 gram I use when I play the tips at the big courses that I need all of its power and distance bec its lightning rod straight this thing. I need to hit it as hard as I can to activate it, and hwen I do,, yowser,, this is a beast! honestly.... I don't know if theres ever been a better fw that nhe original PRGR egg spoon.... I just got my hands on a 17* head that ill rebuild with a tour ad p9003x for some height and length for all carry. that SHUD be a ripper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobmontana Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 Yah the original PX03 egg 13 deg was a monster!! I had an Al’ islei 83 S in it and it was soooooo good. I should build another maybe this time with a Loop shaft!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted August 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 im still gaming the alisislei 4 or 5 of my clubs and I cant fault it... the only thing I think is its a buit mutedc omapred to sat a roddio labo or a crazy. but I like that.. its such a soft feel I think swing easy , it works. that shaft was so incredibly underwhelmed , prob bec it was a JP release only with virtually no dialogue on it, the shaft itself is so pretty in the sun.. diamana have the best graphics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted August 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 pics.added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-500 Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 You're right, it does look "flash" 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bngolfer Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted August 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 (edited) found my old ( not fourteen!!!) .. royal collection !!!bbd with diamana alisilei 83s 17* going to have a head to head with them . on golfing hols rihgt now. great time to test builds... Edited August 12, 2019 by supo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bngolfer Posted August 10, 2019 Report Share Posted August 10, 2019 Fourteen bbd or RC bbd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-500 Posted August 10, 2019 Report Share Posted August 10, 2019 1 hour ago, bngolfer said: Fourteen bbd or RC bbd? Hahahaha, I've just re read what stu wrote, and I assumed he meant a 14° RC BBD, not a Fourteen (the company) BBD, but now I'm confused.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted August 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 doh.. rc sorry. nit sure why i said fourteen. hopefully.today i can do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted August 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 (edited) Fantasitc outing yesterday, unfirtunatly the drought does nothing for golf but the ground was good enough to hit from with some sponge and i was off the tips7200yards.. so it was a full assault. jbeam435stinger70s prgr egg 7,9* diamana aliislei 83s kamui pro tp 07diamana x 70s kaui pro 17.5 diamana x prgr egg15 matrix proto syard vx15 diamana ali islei 83s RC bbd 17 diamana aliislei 83s ihit hundreads of balls especialy on the par5s and esp with the fairway woods. Nit had this good an outing in a long time so i got to try them all agaianst each other. Boy theres a difference! the egg was best off the tee by a long way its a bit lower and really straight. Its a hammer a proper hammer and a proper driver alternate It blew away the syard wasnt even close BUT from the ground... the opposite was true. The egg was a worm burner and the syard was invincible.. im going on a limb hrere but the combo syard was the best 3wood ive hit its not the longest the ryoma and prgr original egg have its metal there but for control and workability its unparralelled..... by a long way! Could hit with ease and control.....cuts and draws, stingers , high fades. And Ropey hooks at will with it and my Distance (im down quite a lot thru injury) was still getting me to sw/aw from the pin from the tips.. im hitting driver no more than280 max more like high 260s as an average and par 5s dead flat were at about 550. No wind So this was a proper testing. the kamui 17.5 vs the RC17 feel was the rc/diamana just lovely heavier weight but nicely balanced and as easy from the tees as it was from the ground. longer than the kamui but not quite as confident inspiring, the kamui looks easier to hit maybe just that extra1/2* gives it the edge its definitley the more reachable for of the pair but the RC was the one i prefered yesterday be of its longer distance. both are workable the RC sits dead straight no bias the kamui looks like it favours adraw but doesnt. Its the higher loft that does that. both these have a place , i think the kamui is better suited for lusher grass and the rc is perfect from the short stuff hence why i was probably reaching for it more and why i was loving the kamui in jp on summer cloud grass the slightly,higher face means u can get just a little,under it with more confidence thatn the sleeeker RC. shafts.. the diaX is the mack daddy ,super tight and much harder to work the alisilei is way friendlier and smoother but not as long u feel like u leave abit on the tee at impact where as the X u get instant feedback and propulsion, the X is most definitely the superior shaft but the ali is so so so easy to hit. Its almost unmissable. U just dont get the same feel . I prefer the X but prob hit the ali better.. = conundrum!,,!,! so out of the above the best bag was: jbeam/stinger syard 15 RC 17 for the dry hard pack ground. caveat the RC can be used insread of a3wood no problems but the kamui i dint think can the RC ahd a soft edge to look at but the syard was the over all winner. then there was the 1iron......... but thats another tale! Edited August 14, 2019 by supo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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