sdandrea1 Ok then. XXIO and Honma stuff is OMG/Holy Grail for geezers with sub 90 mph swing speeds, arthritis, multiple joint replacements and general weak-assed-ness.

Then, in your opinion, do you think it's Honma's shaft? Is the face "hotter?" OR, a combination of the two? I've got my eyes on a Honma faiirway wood, and I have store credit that's burning a hole in my pocket.....!

      sdandrea1 I'll check and see when I change underwear tomorrow.

      Pics not necessary for proof. Your credibility is good with us and we will take your word. 😜

        I almost pulled the trigger on the honma driver, but then I remembered two things:
        1) At one point in time, Uncle Steve has pronounced untold hundreds of clubs as amazing, and
        2) I'm married.

        Oh, and I also remembered that I am in the middle of a driver funk so deep that no piece of metal on the end of a long stick is going to solve it. I wouldnt even be able to tell if it was a good driver or not.

          rsvman2 Good call! Wait until you’re out of the funk. It amazes me how many peope come in for a driver fitting that are hitting it awful. I even mention that we will be back on such amd such a date if he wants to wait. “NO!!!!…. Need to spend $600 RIGHT NOW!!”

              Typhoon Wait until you’re out of the funk.

              This is why Spuzzy has 8 drivers of various specs shafted up right now.
              I gots most of the variables covered...I think.

                  sdandrea1 Apparently, Papa Dee is not a fisherman. "210 carry into a constant dominant wind plus the largest Mango trees in the world blocking my view of the landing zone. Took a 3/4 smooth swing and ....."

                    Put together a short set of Maltby TE Forged. 7 - W with iDrive Tour Lite graphite. Had an OMG ball striking experience today that was long overdue. @azgreg was right. They might be traditionally lofted but feel and flight is Holy Grail shit.

                      sdandrea1 I heard so many great things about these irons. I'd test them out, but I'm fully committed to the single-length concept and have been for years. I have dabbled with going back, but always revert back to SL.

                        sdandrea1 Put together a short set of Maltby TE Forged. 7 - W with iDrive Tour Lite graphite. Had an OMG ball striking experience today that was long overdue. They might be traditionally lofted but feel and flight is Holy Grail shit.

                        = Honeymoon. 🤣😂 Seriously though, the MO-5 ~ TE are cult classics and deservedly so.

                            Eguller = Honeymoon. 🤣

                            I know we'll the honeymoon effect as I've had MANY loves! 🤣 It's just owning the art of the possible that makes these so attractive. The forged feel and high soft-landing shots might be worth the days that I'm not hitting it so well.

                                sdandrea1 The forged feel and high soft-landing shots

                                Ah yes, the good old days of ball striking. You forgot balata balls.

                                That is a good description of the Maltbys.

                                  Dibs on the Honma 5 Wood when you use up all the Poon and go off on the quest for the new Holy Grail...

                                  19 days later

                                  sdandrea1 Here’s my first on course impression of the HONMA! 3 wood.
                                  First two drives with it went 230 yards and ended up 5 feet apart. Full disclosure, they probably ran 40 yards after landing. Low flight. I hit a few more and they all worked good. Typical shot was a draw, which I don’t get naturally.

                                  I hit a couple of strong layups with it. They went further than I expected. But not very high.

                                  The club swings easy, which I really like. It doesn’t want you to use brute force.

                                      Played today with a nice set of PING i3 O-size in original PING/Aldila 350 A flex graphite. Black dot. Plenty of OG PING offset, smaller soles than the Eye 2+ and slightly stronger lofts (47 degree PW, for ex). High straight EZ hitting sticks. I'm gonna change the grips and take them to HHI next week.