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As the second part of my review of the Maruman line, I will be testing out the Shuttle i4000x Driver. This is supposed to be a high trajectory driver and is 10.5°. It looks REALLY nice in person.

Will be taking this out to the range tomorrow for it's first swings. Also plan on taking this to a new facility that has a launch monitor to compare it to my current driver set up.

Eye Candy

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The headcover is cool. The circular design on the front is actually a pearlescent color that just looks great. It has a pocket that you can get a good grip on to remove the headcover with ease.

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Nice. Would be interested in your results. I'm not a fan of graphics on the crown. Do you find them distracting or subtle enough that they are ok? Headcover looks nice!
 
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jeremyheslop said:
Nice. Would be interested in your results. I'm not a fan of graphics on the crown. Do you find them distracting or subtle enough that they are ok? Headcover looks nice!
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I've been working with the fairway for awhile now and it has the same graphics. Can't say that I've noticed them once when actually hitting it.
 
That puppy has a ton of glare but is a nice looking club overall.
 
looks good but really really shallow
 
Damn! and i thought the fairway wood was good looking. This club is outright sexy looking. I am looking forward to reading your thoughts on this driver.
 
Pretty nice looking. Love the graphics on the top.
 
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10YardDraw said:
looks good but really really shallow
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Its on the shallow side, but not to the same extent as the fairway imo. Its similar to the Cally Diablo Edge it seems.

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royalwulff said:
Damn! and i thought the fairway wood was good looking. This club is outright sexy looking. I am looking forward to reading your thoughts on this driver.
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Same thing I thought. The sole is stunning in person.

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Hawk said:
Its on the shallow side, but not to the same extent as the fairway imo. Its similar to the Cally Diablo Edge it seems.

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cool, the pic just makes it look really shallow lol, its a sexy driver though, that sole does look amazing
 
That's a nice looking stick and I can't wait for the review, and I love the fact that it's not adjustable.
 
I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on this. Isn't this the same company that has the gold driver that costs a fortune?
 
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I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on this. Isn't this the same company that has the gold driver that costs a fortune?
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You are correct.

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Love the sole Hawk and looking forward to your expereinces with it.
 
SeeMoreGuy said:
Love the sole Hawk and looking forward to your expereinces with it.
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Thanks, Keith. This one is very interesting to me. I have to say that there are very few drivers I'd even consider putting in my bag. I love my current set up and it is probably the one thing I never consider changing. It should be fun to see how it compares and I'm looking forward to getting some numbers to compare the two.
 
Very sexy club.....
 
I can't say I am crazy about the boomerang graphics on the crown. It just looks really busy.

Are there grooves on the sweet spot?

Is it me, or does it seem like it's a shallow faced head? I'm sure it's just the pics, but it looks like the depth of a 3 wood. (which, after going back and reading the other posts, it looks like some agree).

In any event, I am looking forward to your thoughts on this driver Hawk. I had never heard of the company before your previous review, so I am even more interested to learn about their equipment and the company itself.
 
I will take a couple pics this evening to give some better perspective on the depth of the face. It is more shallow than many drivers out there, but in person I don't think its as severe as it looks in pictures.

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Hawk said:
I will take a couple pics this evening to give some better perspective on the depth of the face. It is more shallow than many drivers out there, but in person I don't think its as severe as it looks in pictures.
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It reminds me of the Bridgestone drivers in terms of depth and look. Are they advertised as shallow?
 
biggsy said:
It reminds me of the Bridgestone drivers in terms of depth and look. Are they advertised as shallow?
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Yea, especially the the way the depth drops from front to back. Their reasoning is higher launch and lower spin.

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High trajectory you say? Interesting! Will be good to see how this stacks up given how attached you are to the current driver Hawk.
 
Here is a comparison of face depth between the Shuttle and the SuperTri.
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So, as you can see, the Shuttle is quite shallower than the SuperTri. Still wouldn't compare it to a 3W, but it is definitely not a tall one. Came away surprised about this today after hitting a ton of balls with it. I hit my current driver as well to get a baseline for my normal shot.

- Trajectory is not as high as my SuperTri, but it's fairly high on well struck shots.
- It is not as forgiving as the SuperTri. It also gives more feedback as to missed shots.
- It sounds LOUD. Definitely the loudest driver I've hit.
- Good distance on well struck shots and I suspect that I would get a lot of roll.
- I look forward to getting it on a monitor. I think it is definitely lower spin than the SuperTri, which could be good for some and not so good for others. The ball had a different look to it in the air. Hard to describe, but it just looked different.
- Love the grip (NDMC) and I think I need to consider them on all my clubs. It was humid and the Marumans were the grippiest clubs in my bag today.
- I needed to stand a bit closer and tee the ball a little lower.

As you may guess, the surprise for me was that I didn't like it quite as much as I thought I would. I had a feeling I'd love it b/c of my experience with the fairways. After today, I'd say it wasn't even close for me compared to my other set up. Please remember, I'm a player that likes high drives and needs spin.
 
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