usdm vs jdm....thoughts

[markTHEblake]

I didnt buy it for the shiny finish. I bought it because I wanted the head regardless, its not my fault the Pilot only had the shiny limited edition version.

[LarryLong]

I sand blasted the face on mine to get rid of the mirror finish.

Did you hear that? I think a horde of JDM fanboys just burst into tears simultaneously.

[supo67]

mate i have no idea but its true,
i had one of the originals that came out and a non IP one at the same time ihad to ace it bec it was flying all over the place in the wet
had the IP with a borona diamana so it wasnt the shaft , the diff was huge, kinda sloppy low and nude. but when it was dry it was unreal thing had an extra spring in its tail.

[razaar]

mate i have no idea but its true,
i had one of the originals that came out and a non IP one at the same time ihad to ace it bec it was flying all over the place in the wet
had the IP with a borona diamana so it wasnt the shaft , the diff was huge, kinda sloppy low and nude. but when it was dry it was unreal thing had an extra spring in its tail.

The only way to discount the shaft is to try other shafts and get some strike data in moist/wet conditions. It boils down to smash factor, clubface stability, attack angle and spin.
If the clubface through the impact zone is unstable, examples are toe is moving several mph faster than the heel or vice versa or a flip release where the left hand stops to square the clubface, then wet conditions will magnify the error. Golf is a mind game, so if we blame the clubhead its not our fault.

[Hutchy]

My 101 is in room 101.

[KristianJ]

So the S300s in my Cleveland 588 combo set have Japan Spec on the shaft labels.

Anyone aware of what the differences may be between these and "run of the mill" S300s? I don't have anything to compare step patterns or the like with...

[wizard_of_oz]

Not sure if this helps or not..
http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/...-japan-or-usa/

[KristianJ]

Not sure if this helps or not..
http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/...-japan-or-usa/

I kid you not, but that appears to be the guy I bought them off. The 5 and 6 iron MBs I have are exactly as he describes, right down to the missing paint fill in the 6 iron.

It sort of helps though...was curious whether there might have been a difference in the shaft itself that amounted to more than it being assembled in Japan.

[Daves]

So the S300s in my Cleveland 588 combo set have Japan Spec on the shaft labels.

Anyone aware of what the differences may be between these and "run of the mill" S300s? I don't have anything to compare step patterns or the like with...

Japanese spec usually means softer in the flex, sometimes also slightly lighter. Probably more mid flex between R & S. I have an Adams Driver with a Japanese Spec Aldila shaft, that is more A flex than the Reg it is marked as.

You can check the step pattern against this;

http://www.truetemper.com/wp-content...R-WEB-PAGE.pdf

[Hatchman]

Wrong thread.