Just got 6 holes in with the Pursuit forgings. Very similar performance to the Acer XV Pro, except for feel. 1035 carbon steel on graphite is so soft, sound and feel. Our #9 hole is a short 3 par over a pond. I dropped a 9i in there tight. These were bent 2 degrees upright, my Acers are std lie. I struck these a tad better. Same shaft, same grip.