Monty_Brown
Tour Rookie
So I bought this a week ago and have now had a couple of rounds and range sessions, so thought I’d give it a bit of a review.
First up, it is very, very white. White head, white shaft and white grip and white head cover. Playing partners find it very hard to resist the “where’s your guide dog?†gags when it comes out.
They tend to shut up when I hit it though.
The head has a slightly pearlescent finish to it and fairly high gloss, with a standard metallic finish on the face. The contrast between the face and clubhead is more than enough to aid alignment, without the black/white contrast on the R11.
The head shape is, to my eye, a good one. No odd bulges, just nice and even shape. And nice and big to inspire confidence.
The shaft is really what sold it to me. First up, I profess to being no expert, so shaft experts like Ethan can confirm if it’s a “proper†or “made for†version, but the spec in mine is a Fujikura Motore F1 in stiff.
I averaged 106mph on the swing monitor with it, which puts it nicely in the stiff range. The feeling the shaft gives me more than anything else is stability. It doesn’t feel like it’s twisting much or waving around when the power goes on.
Bad ones tend to be straight pushes or pulls, rather than fading or hooking. For me, a bad one is still getting out there and findable... a big difference for me.
The strike is a nice sound… lively and crisp, but not the sound of a tea tray being fired at a wall from a cannon that some Cobra models have had.
And the club head is really forgiving. I hit a rather high hooky one out of the high toe end of it in one round and it still got out there past 260yds.
It only offers pretty basic adjustability… three settings of neutral, open or closed. Haven’t played with these at all as I think it sits a tad open any way, which suits me.
Launch is certainly higher than I’m used to, but the higher flight is still a nice even rainbow shape, so it produces good roll when it comes down. The best way I can describe this is when it’s hit, it stays hit.
At £250 plus, it’s competing with some really big boys like the Titleist D2s, R11s etc, but I’d heartily recommend giving it a try. Oh, and they do a black version any way!
First up, it is very, very white. White head, white shaft and white grip and white head cover. Playing partners find it very hard to resist the “where’s your guide dog?†gags when it comes out.
They tend to shut up when I hit it though.
The head has a slightly pearlescent finish to it and fairly high gloss, with a standard metallic finish on the face. The contrast between the face and clubhead is more than enough to aid alignment, without the black/white contrast on the R11.
The head shape is, to my eye, a good one. No odd bulges, just nice and even shape. And nice and big to inspire confidence.
The shaft is really what sold it to me. First up, I profess to being no expert, so shaft experts like Ethan can confirm if it’s a “proper†or “made for†version, but the spec in mine is a Fujikura Motore F1 in stiff.
I averaged 106mph on the swing monitor with it, which puts it nicely in the stiff range. The feeling the shaft gives me more than anything else is stability. It doesn’t feel like it’s twisting much or waving around when the power goes on.
Bad ones tend to be straight pushes or pulls, rather than fading or hooking. For me, a bad one is still getting out there and findable... a big difference for me.
The strike is a nice sound… lively and crisp, but not the sound of a tea tray being fired at a wall from a cannon that some Cobra models have had.
And the club head is really forgiving. I hit a rather high hooky one out of the high toe end of it in one round and it still got out there past 260yds.
It only offers pretty basic adjustability… three settings of neutral, open or closed. Haven’t played with these at all as I think it sits a tad open any way, which suits me.
Launch is certainly higher than I’m used to, but the higher flight is still a nice even rainbow shape, so it produces good roll when it comes down. The best way I can describe this is when it’s hit, it stays hit.
At £250 plus, it’s competing with some really big boys like the Titleist D2s, R11s etc, but I’d heartily recommend giving it a try. Oh, and they do a black version any way!
Looks good with Puma shoes too. :thup:
