All, Has does anyone have any advice concerning the Snake Eyes TC-01? I have a customer debating between the Acer XDS 2 Professionals (with the excellent review below) and the TC-01's. He is a mid handicapper with a good chance of being a low handicapper in the future I think. Not sure what would be the best choice for him though. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks, Brian -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dan Neubecker Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 8:41 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: ShopTalk: NearNet heads, also search for PW head Tedd, FWIW, I've owned and used both and I think the SE FC-01 would be pretty close to the Tour Cavity, but probably a little more forgiving. I still have then set of FC-01's. Beating both out for me is the Acer XDS2 Professional. Medium size, very forgiving, low offset, very soft feel, etc. I can't tell you how much I like these heads. The specs were very good as well and no bending was needed. I picked up a 3-PW set for only $56 at Leaderboard. There is also a 50� AW, and 55� SW available, though Leaderboard only carries the SW, for some reason. You can get the AW from GSA. Mine are shafted with TT Tx-90's, which I'm also quite happy with. Dan Neubecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Childers, Tedd A [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 7:36 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: ShopTalk: NearNet heads, also search for PW head > > > All, > > I'm looking for an original GS Tour Cavity PW head (new or > used) to replace > mine that I left at the course during a round of golf last > week, and that > wasn't turned in at the pro shop. Any help finding one would > be greatly > appreciated!!! > > If I can't find a replacement head, I will be looking to > build a new set of > irons this winter. My ideal set will have a slight to > moderate offset, > compact head size, cavity back design (at least in the long > irons), and > readily bendable for loft/lie (my clubs are 2-3* upright). The early > candidates are the Snake Eyes FC01, Dynacraft Q4, Raven NearNet forged > (mixed cavities and blades) and possibly the GS Tour Cavity Pro. I > appreciate any info/comments on these and other candidates. Thanks. > > Tedd > > Cub, > I'm surprised about the weight discrepancies. Several GEA threads > have commented on how close to specs the NearNets have been (weight, > loft, and lie). In fact, better than KZG heads. > > FWIW - I hit a friend's demo NearNet 7i blade. Awesome!!! I was > hitting it straighter than my regular GS FC-01s. An absolute joy > to hit. Was off mats, so will reserve judgement until I hit it > off grass. Also, by then he will have put together a set with 5i, > 6i cavity backs, and 7i through PW blades. I'll check with him > about the weights. > > /Ed > > Steve \"Cub\" Culbreth wrote: > > > > Jents, > > > > As promised, here are the results from Raven NearNet Forged > Blades that I > > made for myself: > > > > Headweights: I was disappointed here. The weight gaps were > awful. They > ran > > anywhere from 2 gram separation between the 5 & 6 irons to 11 grams > between > > the 3 & 4 irons. I am a swingweight freak from the olden days but I > managed > > to work with these and get them in a manageable range. > > > > Loft & Lie: Spot on. I had to make no adjustments. They > were all 1 degree > > upright and that was fine for me. I normally play 2 deg > upright but I was > > building these overlength. > > > > Shaft: I had some Apollo Humps that were given to me at > the GCA several > > years ago. To save money, I made a demo with the 7-Iron > and all was good. > > You can only cut about a 1 1/2" from the tip (1" advertised) so freq > > matching was out of the question. Because of the change in > shaft diameter > > (Hump) the readings were pretty much useless anyway. A > twang of these > showed > > them as "L" flex, and they are marked "R". I trimmed 1" > off all of the > > shafts and believe I ended up with a "Hard R". So with no > freq to play > with, > > I concentrated on swingweight matching. > > > > Swingweight: D6 (+/- 1) on the 3 - 9, with D9 on the PW. > > > > Length: I built them 1" over Modern Standards, 1/2" over Industry > Practice. > > The lengths progressed from 39.5" on the 3 iron to 36.5" on the PW. > > > > At the range: For some reason, I also decided this would > be a good time > to > > correct my over-the-top swing. I know it wasn't a good > time to make a > swing > > change but I did. While making this swing change I noticed that my > posture > > had changed. My shoulders and upper back were slumping. So > make that two > > swing changes. Well, two days at the range and I was > hitting inside to > > inside with a Duval finish rather than my normal out to in > with a Tiger > > finish. The flight was good, the distance was a few yards > better, and I > > could hit low shots, draws, and fades by design again. > > > > First Round: Off to a shaky start with the swing change but > everything > fell > > together. The irons worked great but the swing change, > destined for my > > irons, screwed up my driver. I stuck with it throughout > the round and > shot > > 2 over my handicap. Not bad at all for new clubs, a switch > from cavity to > > blade, and two swing changes. > > > > Back to the range: I only used the 7 iron to warm up and > hit punches. Now > I > > changed the swing on my driver to a more pronounced inside > to inside. I > was > > swinging easier and the ball was straight 8 out of 10 times. > > > > Second Round: Hit the majority of the fairways, iron play > was good, but > now > > my putter is inside to inside. Still shot 2 over the > handicap with yet > > another swing change added in. > > > > Overall: I'm in love again, for the time being. I had > played cast blades > > for the first 15 years of my game, and am still more > comfortable with > them. > > I have never had a problem hitting the ball consistently in > the same area > of > > the clubface. As a matter of fact my old PowerBilt TPS > irons show heavy > wear > > in the center of the face. My problem has really always > been swing path. > The > > switch to the blades has added many more options to my > shotmaking. I can > > once again hit the ball low when I need to, sometimes now > it is too low, > and > > I can produce a draw and a cut shot. > > > > Bottom Line: These are absolutely beautiful heads. I > would recommend > them > > to anyone looking for a blade. I just wish the heads had a > tighter weight > > tolerance. > > > > Now I'm off to the putting green. Sheesh!!!! > > > > Cub > > > LEGAL NOTICE > Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is > confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the > addressee(s) only. 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