Spoon Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 (edited) anyone have one? thanks got some interesting things for trade. Edited October 7, 2021 by Spoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobmontana Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 Bro, with the Zen and now the T.388 looks like you are building yourself a 2010 era ultimate JDM bag! With that putter and Driver, a sweet set of blades would match up nicely I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted September 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 2 hours ago, nobmontana said: Bro, with the Zen and now the T.388 looks like you are building yourself a 2010 era ultimate JDM bag! With that putter and Driver, a sweet set of blades would match up nicely I think! Building a greatest hits bag. right now im gaming an epon 380cc w Diamana x 60 and playing at 44” its kicked out some serious Competition like the Ping g400 Max, g425 Max etc. Nothing comes close to consistency and reliability So wanted alternative heads to mate my excess Diamana x 2012/2017 shafts. Have about 5😀 had the ts388 before it was so awesome i sold it 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted September 22, 2021 Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 ok... heres a little heads up on matching that shaft with certain shape heads. Take a boxier shape like say the Jbeam 435 head , ... while the performance is lights out! ........ and it is !! its a tough task master to love bec u dont feel like ur getting any distance with it , in fact it goes like the clappers but very low so u need a 10-11.5* head to max that combo out and see some air miles , bec seeing is beleiving , and bec. of the full shape of the 435 u dont feel like ur getting distance bang or your buck, the feel sensation to your hands gets lost in the box , the feel doesnt work, its sooooooooooooooooo frustrating, ive pulled 2 shafts form my 435s bec of this miss interpretation and as much as i know its out there , its fkkn long it was irking the s**tttt outta me bec it felt crap! , knowing you , you will pull that combo immedialty !!!!!!!!!!!! , dont try it , its 100% for performance only and a big swnger will enjoy unparralleled success form it. ON THE FLIP SIDE................ to full drivers , the elongate oval , or triangle back shaped heads really gravitate well to this shaft. SO , the t.388 is a no brainer for this shaft i had that exact set up with a 70s it suits really well but i was struggling with the head shape when i changed my swing so i sold it . -RODDIO s -tuning has the same kind of design and is another really awsome set up that loves that shaft and one u can go lower loft on , its very workable and can hit any shape u want with ease, can easily go up a flex in fact it prefers the 70s or 60 to the 60s. -KASCO DNA also works bec its so compact and face feel is totally different with the super hyten steel , same with the FD .... they are both superb and prefer all flexs lower launch . -EPON 101, feel is electric , i loved this combo , cundt see anything that was good/bad with it but swapped it out for a stinger after 2 rounds and never looked back . - Astro tour head is a meld of both full and pear shape, this is LIGHTS OUT and my no2 gamer its so good in fact i built 3 of them i have them with a 60s-60x-70s , the 60s is the best of them bec its a bit easier to launch and get a bit of movement plus is the longest with most hang time , the 60x i played on sunday needs 100% full attention and it will be incredible, you get no more than a cpl of yards lateral movement, this is almost IMPOPSSIBLE to bend like Beckham its point shoot with the slightest ability to a small cut or draw if u dont give it your full respect it just wont go, and will worm burn. -KAMUI PRO tp 07 and 09 , ( but esp the 07) is ,as so far as ive hit , the best match with this shaft . Its bec of the combo of feel and performance but mainly bec the feel/sound is the best. For some extraordinary reason the DAT55G face AND THE nitrogen infused head dull down the usual toink feel u get from that face material , this head gives u a stronger duller thud that feels/sounds OUTRAGEOUSLY awsome at impact i cant not play this when im mucking about, it flies high as well my 10* gets huge air miles and you can get as funky as u want with it, vary tee heights to hit all manner of shots , something that is impossible with the 435 an even astro tour. distance is good without being massive its not longer than the astro but its MILES more enjoyable to hit . On your course i can not say with any more insistence , If u want to take a punt on any head to put with ant but especially the 70s u have bec the torgue is 2.3 or 2 for the 2017 , i IMPLORE YOU to get a kamui.................... then give it to me when u hate it . ( hihihihihi) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted September 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 Thanks Stu-san, your experiences with gear are truly remarkable and thanks for the advice. Dont we feel a bit strange finding driver heads to match the shaft and not vice versa? Hands down Il be playing the diamana x 2012/2017 for as long as i can there is simply no shaft that comes close. Ive hoarded quite a few to last me a very long time. Right now i am getting the longest combo with an Epon 380 diamana x series 2012 60s. it was originally a 3w shaft that i stuck in and plays 44" which is the right length for me. have dabbled in 44.5 and 44.75 nothing is as consistent as 44. but back to that combo its simply unbeatable and want to create similar combos of that head size and spec. TS388 and yonex 380cc ryo ish model come to mind. Ive built a few like the 415 w dimana x 60x 2012 and the combo was terrible. love the feel of the shaft but that head feels muted and launches too high. shots were leaking right so not sure if its the head or the shaft but that same thing happened when i had a fire express 65sx. Reshafted my old 105 with the same shaft and will see if the problem is solved. So the new combo is 105 10* diamana x 60x 44.25" , had to add around 6 grams of lead to the head to bring up the swingweight. very excited for this combo. Regarding crazy i had the combo with a ozik shaft a decade ago and still consider it a very long head feel is soso but im not so sensitive to feel rather than performance. it was indeed lights out. so awesome yet i sold it. why do i do that??? The kamuis are stellar and i loved my Nitrogen tp07, had the 09 as well and moved those right before i took a hiatus from golf. good reason to get those back but defintely want to keep the expriement to 380-400CC heads to maximise my shafts. back to the drawing board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted September 22, 2021 Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 Ahhhhhhhhhhhh yes, THAT EPON , the 380, thats that tiny black ion plated head they released a few of and we all tried but pretty much everyone moved it on quickly bec it was so darn hard hit consistently , right ? I had mine with a 60s on release and was so stoked to play it but i was either, this is the best driver ever, or the worst, nothing else , it was all or nothing, i took it to the mountains for a solo game with no one on course and hit a thousand balls with it , after every drive i was either saying wow this is insane good, or wow that ball backspun so far right over the OB trees it actually came back and hit me in the right asssss cheek ! i cudnt stomach it any more and moved it on. It was an interesting time back then as around the same time i was hitting the . t388 in the direct opposite direction to the epon due to savage swing changes and THOSE misses went so far left and so far down at such an extreme pace , that on the short par 4 16th at Country club Japan one day i tore a hole in the space time continuum and the ball melted an open wound in the ground on a collision path to the earths core! some locals that saw those heady days (AND MADE BUZILLIONS OFF ME playing Nassua) are still heard to mutter under their breath thats just about when a firm measure of an increase in global warming really started to accelerate prob due to the Earths balance shifting a degree to the north . coincidence ?? i think not ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted September 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 I think you have the Epon Zero confused with the 2007 Epon technicity 380cc. A.k.a the Red devil. epon Zero was sooo demanding ultra low spin beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobmontana Posted September 22, 2021 Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 Your "greatest hits" bag is giving me some clues for my next set to build. 🙂 Looking into JDM woods again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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