Ask you and shall receive
Got out for a quick 9 yesterday. Course was pretty dead as it was in the 40's.
Unfortunately I didn't have a shot for score requiring a 5h shot. But I did bring them with me. And on 5 of the holes I stopped at my usual 5h yardage and hit all 3.
Some general comments:
EXS220 - larger head, mini fairway wood looking. Lower flying than the 521's for me and every shot drew or hooked on me. I am thinking that KBS70 shaft might be too low spin for me. It feels pretty stout for an R flex and you don't feel lit kick as much through impact as the 521 shafts.
It's a bomber though because of the draw flight would bounce and roll a lot. So my guess is on a monitor it would be the longest of the 3. Great sounding club like the driver is.
E521 - shallow face and stretched out head is obvious. The most confidence inspiring over the ball for me of the 3 clubs. The offset it there and it just screams easy to launch.
C521 - Most compact shape of the 3. Over the ball you have that sense of accuracy with the profile. Sort of reminds me of the Callaway swollen toe hybrid ook. The overall package is very slick looking with the all black top, mostly black sole, black grip and matte black Rogue shaft.
On course testing:
1st test hole - Fairway approach shot, hole runs slightly uphill.
EXS220 - Hit the left side of the green just past pin high. Mid height tight draw flight.
C521 - nice high flight but pushed it just right of the green pin high.
E521 - nice high flight but it slightly faded just right of the green just past pin high. All 3 nearly went virtually the same distance.
2nd Test hole - I purposely put the ball on a slight downslope and in a spot with hardly any grass.
EXS220 - Slight pull hook that nearly went into the greenside pond but it held up on the fringe. Butt was puckered up though, lol
C521 hit a dart right at the pin and it ended up about 6' past it.
E521 slight fade that ended up just past pin high and just off to the right.
3rd Test hole- Par 5 layup shot from the fairway
EXS220 - Hooked it into the pond.
E521 and C521 slightly pushed into the right rough just off the fairway. Both would have been fine results.
4th test hole - Par 3 over a pond.
EXS220 - Long and left of the green.
E521 and C521 - ended up hitting them into the green side trap right pin high. There was a left to right wind so I am not sure if the wind was taking them or if it was the ball just fading a little.
5th test hole - Fairway approach shot...
More of the same. EXS220 missed left and the 521's had the high ball that kept wanting to leak right.
All and all, none of them really wow'd me, but off the bat if I had to eliminate one it would be the EXS220. While I prefer a tight draw, this one I kept over cooking too far right and the flight was too low.
I think the KBS 70 shaft is not that good of a fit for me.
@Desmond mentioned he got this one in the 60 A flex and honestly that might have been a better option for me as well given this is 70g shaft and heavier than what I am normally used to playing in my hybrids (62g).
The Fubuki and Rogue shafts in the 521's seemed fine for my swing speed (I was hitting these all around 165-175).
One of the surprising things is I thought the E521 would be a hook machine for me given I usually draw the ball. Exactly opposite. It wanted to fade more than the other 2. So I don't know if the head is lagging because of the shaft of what. It has the lightest shaft of the 3 (Fubuki 55g).
Playing 18 tomorrow and won't be able to bring them all to test so the decision will be do I bring along the EXS220, C521 or E521.
I think based on yesterday's results I am leaning toward the C521.
Any questions please ask away !!
The A flex is a lot easier to get up in the air and kicks - took it out for a quick spin. It's now more about consistency. Will hit it on the range again today. But certainly it is destined to my pull - the GD AD HY 65 R flex. I also have a 75 R flex pull in that shaft - decisions.
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