kwantfm
10th April 2005, 06:26 PM
Hi all,
For those of you who are interested I thought I'd share my first experience with tour clubs. I have to preface by saying that I am hitting the ball pretty badly at the moment (watch this space)... 30 points today off a 12 handicap...
TM 300 Tour + Speeder 553 Tour Spec... this is one of the best looking drivers I have ever seen. Perfectly square at address. That classic very dark gray of TM yesteryear. Not too big (360 cc). Matches nicely with the metallic blue of the Speeder. Unfortunately my driver swing has completely deserted me. The couple of solid drives I hit were very interesting. This driver does sound different. It makes a dull thud which sounds (and feels) extremely solid. It is as long as any driver I have hit and pretty forgiving (you wouldn't believe how much of the face I was using) The head was 203 grams so slightly heavier than most retail heads. I really need to get used to this driver but I am already very excited. The look, sound and low spin flat trajectory are great. Also this Speeder is a super shaft. Great for my swing speed and tempo (100 mph and smoooth).
TM 13* 200 Tour Ridgie. This was a super heavy head at 218 g (slightly heavier than most 5 woods). Set up at 42.25" with a Fujikura Tour Platform 27.3 and still at D3. I was having a little trouble getting used to this combination. Hit one solid shot which felt good and had the dull muted sound at impact which instills some confidence. I think that the Tour Platform has not been tipped enough. Perhaps I will try a Banzai 0.335 in it.
TM 19* Rescue Mid Tour (3FW) with Fujikura Banzai. This club is mint. Super feel and performance. The best hybrid I have ever used (I've had, at various times in my bag, a retail TM RM 19*, Ping G2-HL, Wishon 321 LI, Nakashima NP-1). The Wishon is a close second.
When I'm swinging normally I'll write again. At this point though I do think there is a bit of a difference between tour issued clubs and retails. I like the sound of the tour clubs much better. Looking forward to some good striking soon to confirm.
For those of you who are interested I thought I'd share my first experience with tour clubs. I have to preface by saying that I am hitting the ball pretty badly at the moment (watch this space)... 30 points today off a 12 handicap...
TM 300 Tour + Speeder 553 Tour Spec... this is one of the best looking drivers I have ever seen. Perfectly square at address. That classic very dark gray of TM yesteryear. Not too big (360 cc). Matches nicely with the metallic blue of the Speeder. Unfortunately my driver swing has completely deserted me. The couple of solid drives I hit were very interesting. This driver does sound different. It makes a dull thud which sounds (and feels) extremely solid. It is as long as any driver I have hit and pretty forgiving (you wouldn't believe how much of the face I was using) The head was 203 grams so slightly heavier than most retail heads. I really need to get used to this driver but I am already very excited. The look, sound and low spin flat trajectory are great. Also this Speeder is a super shaft. Great for my swing speed and tempo (100 mph and smoooth).
TM 13* 200 Tour Ridgie. This was a super heavy head at 218 g (slightly heavier than most 5 woods). Set up at 42.25" with a Fujikura Tour Platform 27.3 and still at D3. I was having a little trouble getting used to this combination. Hit one solid shot which felt good and had the dull muted sound at impact which instills some confidence. I think that the Tour Platform has not been tipped enough. Perhaps I will try a Banzai 0.335 in it.
TM 19* Rescue Mid Tour (3FW) with Fujikura Banzai. This club is mint. Super feel and performance. The best hybrid I have ever used (I've had, at various times in my bag, a retail TM RM 19*, Ping G2-HL, Wishon 321 LI, Nakashima NP-1). The Wishon is a close second.
When I'm swinging normally I'll write again. At this point though I do think there is a bit of a difference between tour issued clubs and retails. I like the sound of the tour clubs much better. Looking forward to some good striking soon to confirm.