nobmontana Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Jbeam G-801 9.75deg / 1 deg open FA / 206g + weight kit + unused head cover Condition is 9/10. Bought and tried earlier this spring , but I am doing better with USDM drivers at the moment and this head needs to go. $350 OBO + actual shipping Epon AF-505 #4 and #5 head only Condition is 9/10 Used it with the SUS316 iron since I could not hit the 4&5 out of the set very well. 🙂 As a bonus, I will include Epon Iron covers 4-PW (faux carbon fiber) and a visor ($100+ just for these) $300 OBO + actual shipping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ian-500 Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 Hi nob. Which shafts did you test in this head? Does the head still 'look' closed even though it's spec'd open? Have you hit a G410 plus or F9 and could you compare? Thanks, Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobmontana Posted July 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Hey Ian, I've tried a few shafts in it. Speeder TR 569, Kurokage XD and ATMOS Tourspec Black. The flight is very penetrating and spin is mid low. I needed to try this head because I have a G-FW fairway wood that has grown roots in my bag.... it's not coming out anytime soon. Might be the best fairway wood I've ever had. It'll take on a Ryoma F2 any day. Crazy just came out with a 12.5 deg option for their Full Ti FW ... might be a contender but the G-FW looks to be slightly larger and possibly a bit more forgiving just by the looks. I'm sure the new Crazy is a rocket launcher as well. Back to the driver. I now have a G410 LST and well... it is very good.... The looks at address on the other hand, G-801 wins by a mile. Though a shallower profile, it is not overly large. No funny patterns or alignment marks etc... No yellow paint! (LOL) It is very traditional and clean. The paint on the crown does have subtle metallic blue glitter if you look closely. Really nice. The face angle looks pretty neutral to me even though it was spec's at 1 deg open. It does not look closed for sure. ( that was my intention when ordering ). The sound and feel is one of the better ones from JBeam I think. Still not the Grandista RS-D perfection of a sound and feel. But not too KLANKy as long as you don't over tighten the screws. I bet you can even put some hot melt to improve the sound even more. My after thought is that I should have gone with a 10 deg or 10.25 deg loft. 9.75deg is a bit low for me and combined with a tip stiff shaft, it sort of gave me drops balls. I think the laser grooving on the face is helping out with lowering spin. While I have not gone on a real launch monitor, the distances seen on Top Tracer, I was getting was comparable distances to my other drivers at the time, Mizuno GX , Mizuno St190 , St190G and Grandista RS-D ... they are really all similar. 245 to 255 carry .. 260- to 280 with roll and occasionally peaking into 300. That's what I get with the Ping G410 and surprisingly with my old Ping G20 as well. When launching conditions all come together, it is as good as anything out there. Really nothing wrong with it. I'm just going for ultimate forgiveness in an effort to lower my average score .... Ping is my current stick but who knows in a week or two. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-500 Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 I'm with you RE forgiveness. The G410 plus was awesome when I tested it. Straight straight and then straight.....Difficult to give up that kind of help off the tee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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