775HS HYBRID IRONS
A Unique Hybrid Design with Thin Face, High COR Performance and a Unique Soft Stainless Steel Hosel for a Wide Range of Lie and Face Angle Fitting Options
Features:
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Thin, High COR, High Strength HS350 Steel Alloy Face offers higher ball speed for more distance in a hybrid head design. Few companies can offer a high COR design in a hybrid
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Unique 304 Stainless Steel Hosel allows for much greater ease in bending lie and face angle to broaden custom fitting options (+/-4°)
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Split Level, Narrowed Sole Width to reduce sole to turf contact for more solid shotmaking from fairway or rough conditions
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775HS Face Progression is in between that of an Iron and Fairway Wood to enable golfers to play the 775HS with the same ball position and swing motion as an iron of the same loft
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Available in RH in #2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Hi Tom,
I’m planning to work with Bob Howe in Perth (Australia) on a minimalist golf set which will likely include a 3 hybrid as the ‘distance’ club after a driver.
My current thoughts are for this to go with the AW, 8, 6 from the 565MC set.
Is there a benefit of selecting the 775RS over the 318RS?
Thanks
Alastair I like the 775 better than the 318 because of the high COR face and the bendable hosel of the 775. The 318 was designed to be a really good conventional performance hybrid but with a little extra of the slight runner sole, created for a moderate price point as well. It’s a very good conventional design hybrid. The 775 is the bells and whistles hybrid because of the thin, high strength steel face that brings a very high COR for a hybrid. And then the special 304 stainless hosel allows clubmakers to hit pretty much any lie angle… Read more »
Thanks for the detailed replay and Happy New Year Tom.
I’ll say “Hi” to Bob when I see him in a few days.
Hi Tom,
I had a great fitting session with Bob and he passes his wished back!
GREAT to hear Alastair and THANKS very much !!
TOM
Hi Tom–In conjunction with our conversation on your irons, is it safe to assume that if I go with a 4-iron in your set (either the 771s or the 979s) that a properly measured (read just slightly shorter than the 4-iron) 3-hybrid would provide a good gap (not too much–I shake my head at the companies that want to sell you their hybrid because it goes farther. I don’t want one that “goes far” I want one that will provide me with a one-club gap past my previous club!) from my 4-iron? After getting my irons made, the next step… Read more »
ART One thing to keep in mind about my hybrid designs is that I create them to be built to be the same length or very close to the same length as the iron(s) they are replacing in the set of irons. So when I create a 3 hybrid, I intend for it to be made to be a half inch longer than the 4 iron in the iron set and not more than 1 inch longer than the 4 iron in the set. The 771-4 is 23* loft, my 3 hybs tend to be 21*. But hybrids with their… Read more »
Hi Tom–As always, thanks for your help. After reading your other replies, I will definitely have my club maker (a man by the name of Dick Leach in Aiken, SC) be making me a set of 771s (I still await your recommendation regarding my suggested makeup before making the final decision) in the next couple of weeks. Then, the hybrid. After that all I will need are a couple of specialty wedges and my set is complete. (I already have your 919THI driver in my bag)
Thanks again.
Art
Hi, Tom–Once again, my bad. I just saw your answer to my question regarding set makeup and lofts. Sorry for the confusion. I can’t wait for Dick to get going on my new set. Now I have to decide on what shaft I will use and we will proceed from there.
Thank you for all of your help. I will let you know the next time I shoot (or better!) my age. LOL
Hi Tom,
i have a client who is currently using SSL irons 5-LW at 8i length (36.5). He’s chosen to replace his current hybrids and 5/6 SSL irons with 2/3/4/5 775HS hybrids.
Should i make these to standard variable lengths (39.5/39/38.5/38 inches) a i assume they cannot be all the same lenght?
thanks rob
ROB
If he wants to use the 775HS hybrids, they cannot be made to the same length as the SSL irons. Their head weight is designed only for normal hybrid lengths as per the lengths you listed in your question. With the dual weight bores in the head though it could be possible to make them all be 38.5 to 39″ depending on the weight of the shaft and weight of the grip. But that might be too long for the #5 in the set.
TOM
Tom, I’m going to have a meeting with Ed at Ed’s Custom Golf in next couple of days. Really looking forward to getting his help retooling my bag. During the last couple of months of practice I’ve really come to rely on my hybrids off the tee and with my 2nd shots. I simply find them more reliable with my swing. I have a question about developing a hybrid to complement my 7 iron, perhaps my smooth 6 iron swing. Monday night I hit 6 iron on a par 3 hole that requires careful distance control to avoid going into… Read more »
Steve There can be several reasons why you see a bigger distance gap between the 6 and 7 iron, some which could be there all the time and some which just happen when you make a different swing motion with one of the irons. First off is the loft of the two irons. EVERY iron ever made is subject to a normal +/-1* tolerance in loft and lie from the normal course of production. Depending on the quality of the iron and company, it can occasionally be more than this. so there is always a possibility that if the normal… Read more »
Thanks Tom. Your comments make sense. I have never had my irons checked for actual loft. Be interesting to see, particularly between my 6 and 7 clubs. I am intrigued by the 775HS spec sheets, in particular the 775-6. Really looking forward to re-tooling my bag with Ed’s help. Thanks again for your advice. Steve
Tom, I really appreciate your feedback to my question about fairway driver/woods. Your thoughts have been helpful as I frame my thinking on Wishon clubs. I anticipate working with Ed at Ed’s Custom Golf in the next week. I’m going to start with hybrids, then look at driver and fairway woods next. I’ve been practicing with my hybrids much during the last month and have found them my go to clubs particularly from the fairway. I like my hybrids a lot. There are probably a host of technical reasons for my preference but I’m wondering if club swing weight has… Read more »
Steve Without a doubt, swingweight to a certain extent can be a way to get an idea whether you will be able to feel the presence of the head during the swing as a way to have something definite to gauge your swing timing and tempo. Not all golfers can detect the presence of the head during the swing simply because people can have differences in what they perceive to feel heavy vs light. And not all golfers achieve their best swing tempo and timing with the same level of head weight feel. This without question is one of the… Read more »
Tom, thanks for the explanation on swingweight. I’m really looking forward to getting with Ed and obtaining his advice on clubs. My friend is getting his fitted driver this weekend. My turn next. In the meantime I’m looking at my clubs differently, measuring club shaft length, club weight, etc. Your explanation helps with that. Just read pages 150-153 in The Search for the Perfect Club. You talk of the tradeoff for shaft length for drivers pointing out the import of good contact as a way to optimize results. I practiced this past week with my longest hybrid and my driver.… Read more »
STEVE That’s good to know that you are having a good time learning things from my books to help you understand more about your equipment. Being able to hit the ball more consistently solid is SO VERY IMPORTANT to good shotmaking. So many people obsess about distance but in reality as you are seeing, if you want to hit the ball as long as your are physically capable of doing, you absolutely have to hit the ball more solid, more often. Keys to that are club length and club weighting which is a combination of the total weight (sum of… Read more »
Thanks Tom. I’m going to put your advice in place in my golf bag soon.
Steve
Hi Tom, I am curious as to why the hosel bores are .335 vs. .370 when the hybrids are replacing long and mid irons? Would not the .370 shaft be a more suitable match if exchanging out the iron for the hybrid at the same approximate playing length? Can these hosels be shimmed to take a .370 shaft or would that not be recommended? Thanks for all you have done to make golf more enjoyable for the masses.
David Happy to help with an answer to that. Way back when I was designing the very first product line for my company in 2002, I fully intended to design the bore of my first hybrid designs with a 0.370″ diameter so they could use the same iron shaft that would be fit to the golfer’s irons. However when initial testing of my first hybrids revealed that the shot height was just not quite what I wanted it to be for the hybrids to blend well in with a set of irons, I went back to work on the shaft… Read more »
Hi Tom, Have just bought a Wishon 979 SS six iron set (7i-SW) from Sr. Ronald Barret at http://www.rjgolfclubs.com and I consider to add in a 6-hybrid from the 775HS familiy to close the distance gaps in my bag. I (m, 52 years old and a high handicapper at HCP 34, ) have played golf for 3 years and the fitting measured me to a swingweight of approx C9 (my irons and clubs are MOI-matched too). Today do I hit my current 7 Hybrid (Cobra F-Max) approx 125 Yards with little downswing force and midway release. Is the 775 HS… Read more »
Per Thank you for taking the time to stop by with your question. First of all, well done in finding Ronnie to work with for your fitting needs. WE’ve known Ronnie for decades in custom fitting and we know him to be very experienced and very knowledgeable in the craft. He’ll do a very good job for you in your fitting needs. When you talk about forgiveness in golf clubs, you really have to look at two things that comprise the complete definition of forgiveness, ease in hitting the club with reasonable/good consistency and how much distance loss is offset… Read more »
Hi Tom,
Thank you for the explaination of forgiveness in building hybrid-clubs and the factors that determine performance of hybrid clubs for each individual golfer. Yes, it have been a pleasure to work with Ronnie and to learn from his clubfitting / clubbuilding experience.
Per
Hey Tom, I have a couple of questions pertains to shaft length: I play my 5 iron at 37” and 1/2 inc. I struggle with the long irons and fairway woods probably to to my quick tempo and sudden change in direction. I love them775 hybrids as they are the only hybrids that can be bent to 3 flat. My question is for a fairway wood…What length and shaft would you recommend as in my hybrids I have the s2s black 95 regular and love them..Also, would you recommend the same shaft in my driver as currently play it at… Read more »
Eric Length in the driver and fairway woods is not determined by your height or wrist to floor dimension or your iron length. Driver and wood length is determined by your ability AND your swing characteristics. The general proviso on that is the more the golfer struggles with issues like accuracy and/or shot consistency, the shorter the length should be. Vice versa the smoother the swing, the more controlled the swing, the less the golfer had issues with accuracy and consistency, the longer the woods COULD be, not should be. In general I am of the opinoin that the industry… Read more »
Thank you Tom for your feedback as it is greatly appreciated…Along the same lines, I just purchased your 5 hybrid to match the 3 and 4 I already have. By the way, I love the way they feel…With that said, I built it to 37 inches because I played my 5 iron at 37” and could not find a way to get the head weight back nor the feel. I used a tip weight and also added weight to the port and could only achieve C4 SW. I have also ordered a 25g grip so hopefully I can get back… Read more »
ERIC On thee 5 hybrid, there are two weight bores in the head, one in the base of the hosel at the bottom of the shafting bore, and the second one on the toe side of the sole, covered by the small oval shaped TW logo medallion. Both those two can accept up to a 9g tungsten weight so with both you can add 18g to the head before having to go with a tip weight. From my calculations at 37″ with a 75g weight shaft and 50g grip, filling both weight bores with a 9g weight each should get… Read more »
Thanks so much for this information, greatly appreciated. Eric
Eric, I would consider playing the 775 # 5 hybrid at 37.5 i.e. -1/2 inch from Tom’s intended length for this Hybrid’s spec head weight. Taking full advantage of the added 18 grams total to the weight ports this should achieve a D0.8 swing weight. While going to a 25 gram grip is certainly a viable part of the solution it will restrict your choices of grips.
Hi, can the 775HS Hybid be bored to accept a .355 shaft? If it can would Diamond International provide this service for a fee prior to shipment. Thanks.
RAY
Yes of course, the 775 can be reamed to accept a 0.355 tapered shaft. This is a fairly rare request because most that want the hybrid bore changed want it to be 0.370. But I am sure they can do it and you just need to ask when you place the order for the head.
TOM
Tom, thanks for your reply. Are there thoughts of future hybrids being designed at .370?
RAY No, I can tell you that I will likely never change from using a 0.335 bore in my hybrid designs. The reason is because I have found that I can design much better performing hybrid shafts for different levels of players by using a 0.335 tip construction in the shafts’ design. This goes way back to the summer before we opened Wishon Golf when I was finalizing all the designs for the first year product line. Originally I did design our first generation hybrid shafts with a 0.370 tip because I wanted the hybrids to be considered part of… Read more »
Tom, with the advancement of shaft technology and the ability to adjust shaft profile to suit different player/swing types I would think .370 shafts could be designed to match any characteristics designed into .335 shafts. Looking at shafts available through Golfworks there are no listings for .335 hybrid shafts thus limiting options to your shaft offerings. Would .335 fairway shafts generally be a viable option for your hybrids? If one were to bore out your hybrids to .370 what weight loss should one expect? Thanks.
BILL: It sounds like you may not be familiar with the fact that I have designed all of the Wishon shafts in both steel and graphite and have done that as part of the Wishon product line since 2003 when we first debuted the brand and its models. Way back in 2002 when I was finishing up all the new models for year one of the company, I had tried to design my hybrid heads with a 0.370 bore to accept any parallel tip iron shaft. I was convinced that hybrids needed to be thought of as low loft iron… Read more »
Tom, thanks for your reply detailing your experience in designing your shafts and reasoning for not pivoting to .370 hosel sizing for your hybrids. My question on possible hybrids in future being designed with a .370 hosel was my experience with a particular .370 shaft which I would like to use in your 775HS hybrid. If I were to convert this hybrid to .370 what should I expect for weight loss? Thanks.
Bill;
The weight loss from reaming from 0.335 to 0.370 is negligible, not more than a gram or so, if that. Keep in mind that an increase from 0.335 to 0.370 means you are removing only 0.0075″ of actual material from the inside walls of the hosel. You can’t even hold your index finger and thumb that closely apart, it is so small. So the mass loss is totally insignificant.
TOM
Tom, thanks. I expected a greater weight loss so that is good- i will take a closer look at your shaft offerings for your 775 Hybrids before boring to .370.
I am building a set of 575mmc irons with the PCF Micro Pro wedges. The FC 80 Steel Fiber .370 shafts tipping chart recommends that the PW be tipped at 4 7/8 ” I believe, But no tipping for the 52,56 60 wedges. Could you please advise me on how much the wedges should be tipped?
Bobby
I have never seen a situation where the gap wedge, sand wedge and lob wedge tip trims for a shaft are zero when the PW is more normal at 4+ inches. Only if the shafts for the wedges were specifically DIFFERENT and made ONLY for the wedges would that possibly be true. 99% of the time all the wedges for the same shaft would be tip trimmed the same. Best to double check with the maker of the shafts to get this clarified before you start cutting.
TOM
I have a set of these hybrids. I remember back in the day that you could tip a wood steel shaft to match the irons. I currently play Nippon 950GH S and would like to put the same shaft in them. Any ideas to tip these to match my irons.
BILL: As long as the tip diameter of the wood shaft matched the bore diameter of the hybrid it is possible to use a wood shaft in a hybrid. Now that being said, it is no small challenge to try to figure out how much to tip the wood shaft because factors like the shafts actual stiffness progression and tip parallel length come into the picture to cloud things. In the end it really is much better to find a hybrid shaft that fits your swing than to be working in the clouds trying to guess how to trim a… Read more »
Hi Tom,
I currently play the Sterling Irons including the Sterling 5h.
I’m thinking of having some 775’s built as single length clubs at 39.5 or 40 inches in length.
My swing speed with my irons is approximately 80-85 mph.
If I have the 4h 775 built to this length is it likely to generate more distance than the Sterling 5h.
Would I have enough swing speed to generate good distance with the 2/3 775h at this length.
Peter: There is a custom clubmaker in Canada who has done very well making a single length hybrid set from the 775 hybrid heads. The fact that the heads have two weight bores helps tremendously for achieving matched swingweights when the hybrids are all made to one length. He tells us he has good success with this. There is absolutely no question that a 775-4 hybrid made to 39, 39.5, 40 inches would hit the ball longer than the Sterling #5 hybrid. The reason is because of the big length difference between 39-40 and back down to the 36.5 or… Read more »
Good Morning Mr. Wishon
I applied for a account with Diamond Golf about a month ago. Mr. Gale left me a message on my cell phone regarding my application indicating that I was accepted and a Mr. Jason Nichols would be contacting me with more information. I have left emails and a couple of phone calls letting them no that no one has gotten back to me. If there is anything you can do to complete my process I would appreciate it. Thank you
BOBBY
I asked Jason to respond and I see that he did that within 2 minutes of my asking. So I trust this is being taken care of and I do thank you very much for both your interest in us and in your taking the time to contact us when you did not hear back sooner. Sorry about that and the guys will learn from this for the future.
Thanks again and the very best to you in this great game,
TOM
Hi my Three and four 775 Hs face is peeling? No one seems to be able to help.Spoke to a very nice person on telephone from England.Have not been able to get back.Just want to see how I can go about replacing the heads.Would also like to order five and six hybrid.thank you.willie
Mr. Payne: Call Diamond Golf at 1-844-552-3437 and ask for a customer service agent named Alison. Tell her I told you to call her to report this plating defect on one of the 775HS heads and let her take it from there. Please understand that they can only credit or replace heads for the clubmaker that ordered the heads. So if you are the golfer who bought the club from a clubmaker, then you need to take the club to the clubmaker and have him contact Alison to do the replacement. She can probably also help you with the other… Read more »
Hey Tom
The specs on the hybrids say the offset is from 16 mm to 20 mm. Is this accurate? I thought these had slight onset if anything.
Also have you seen in your fitting experience where players using an offset iron model fade the ball more than one with minimal offset, and if so, what could be the cause?
KOURT
Measurements like that at 16-20mm are FACE PROGRESSION measurements, not offset. To get the offset from an FP measurement is FP minus 1/2 of the hosel OD. In the case of most hybrids, it won’t be actual negative offset as you get with real irons. It will still be a positive offset with the leading edge out there a little in front of the forward wall of the hosel.
TOM
Hi Tom, Been playing your Sterling irons the last year and I haven’t golfed better. Thinking about adding a 775HS to go above my Sterling 5 hybrid. Shafts in my Sterlings are the S2S Superlight Steel at 37″. Would you recommend this same shaft for the 775, or a different one? Reading these posts, it looks like you recommend a starting length of 2″ more than the Sterlings…so I should be looking at 39″, correct? I like hybrids better than woods…so how would a 2 and a 3 hybrid both at 39″ sound? My SS is right around 80 –… Read more »
KEVIN since the hybrid(s) would be made longer than the single length irons, you would not be compelled to use the same iron shaft in the hybrids. I do not intend to set up any such guideline of +2″ longer than the irons for the hybrids. Much of that has to do with the golfer’s clubhead speed and swing skills – mainly meaning that going too long is not good for anyone. And with your speed you have enough to make the hybrids work well distance wise at less than a 39″ length. You’ll want to be sure the distance… Read more »
Well, Tom, you did it again. Perfect suggestion! I went with the Hybrid white shaft to 38.5 inches, since I choke down a little. Perfect distance from my sterling 5 iron/hybrid, 12 – 15 yards. So, if I were to go to a 2 hybrid, trying to get another 12 – 15 yards gap…would you suggest to lengthen shaft to 38.75 – 39???
KEVIN
Very glad to hear the recommendation worked out. It helps to have been to a few rodeos in my LONG life in golf equipment technology when it comes to sensing what to recommend for golfers !! For the #2 hybrid, if you find that you are hitting the 38.5″ hybrid plenty high, then you can go with 39.25″ at 3* lower loft than the 38.5″ hybrid.
TOM
Hi Tom:
In order to have a 4hybrid for mi set of Sterlings, would it be possible to bend de 3 775 Hybrid:
– Loft: close it to 20
– Lie: from 59 to 63 (as 4* are the maximum you recommend)
– Cut the shaft to 37 inches
– Put some weight on the hosel weight bore and the sole weight bore
By doing this, I should have the perfect 4 Hybrid for my set make up.
What do you think?
Is this advisable?
Best,
Luis
Luis We do not bend hybrids, fairway woods or drivers for loft changes. The bendable hosel on these types of clubhead models in our product line is used to change the Lie Angle or the Face Angle or both. It’s complicated to explain, but bending a hybrid/wood/driver head is totally different than bending an iron in terms of what spec gets changed when you bend the hosel either forward or back in relation to the face. In an iron, we golfers are always taught to position and HOLD the clubhead so the leading edge and face are square to the… Read more »
Dear Tom:
I am considering buying a set of sterling irons and I am would like to know how short would it be possible to cut the shaft of the 775 HS hybrid.
I am not sure I am buying the iron 4 from the Sterling but in any case I will need an hybrid. I would like them to be as short as possible.
Assuming this: what would be the minimum shaft lenght for a hybrid 4/3/2?
In addition, how would you do the set regarding sterlings and 775 HS?
Thank you very much in advance and best regards.
Luis As a word of caution and advice, to be able to hit the Sterling #4 iron high enough to carry farther than the #5 iron or #5 hybrid, a golfer needs to have a clubhead speed of not less than 85mph with his present 7 iron. At clubhead speeds below 85mph, the shorter single length of 36.5 or 37″ will not generate enough ball speed and backspin with the #4 iron loft of 19* to enable the shot to get high enough to fly and carry farther than the 5 iron. If you were to use the model 775HS… Read more »
Hi Tom, The more I become familiar with your designs and ‘design firsts,’ the more I think you should be in the World Golf Hall of Fame. While some of your designs seem timeless, I look forward to seeing what you come up with next, now that you are unencumbered with daily business management. Also, thanks for sharing your insights. I feel greatly indebted, and have learnt so much based on all of what you’ve shared over the years. So, a question for you now on reaming the hosel of the 775HS hybrids to be able accept a .370 iron… Read more »
LEE Many thanks for your nice comment about my work. Much appreciated although I think the WGHF focuses on players and not industry folks !! But the kind thought is appreciated for sure ! First off you need one of these – https://www.golfworks.com/reaming-and-boring-vise/p/RBV/ And then you should have a decent drill press that is capable of changing speeds. For reaming hosels you want to be running the reamers at low speeds like 350 rpms. I have always used custom made drilling reamers made by a specialty machine shop that I found online years ago. Kind of expensive and I need… Read more »
Hi Tom,
With the upcoming release of the Spiralock fitting system, wanted to ask a follow-up question on the 775HS and reaming / bore size.
Will the hosel of the 775HS be able to handle the extra bore size needed to accomodate the .370 compression fitting and retain structural integrity?
Thanks,
Lee
LEE the new shaft connector coming out soon is not Spiralock – that was the old one we did several years ago. The new one is SHAFTLOCK. And yes, the 775HS can handle it because the hosel OD for the 775 is 13.2mm which is the exact same OD spec as all of my iron models. The other hybrid that is new for 2018, is the one to avoid for trying to use a 0.370 Shaftlock fitting. It’s designed with a 12.3mm hosel OD, the same as all my fairway wood heads. The 318RS is designed so it could be… Read more »
Tom,
I’m still playing the 21 and 24.5 degree 915F/Hs from 2011. Everything else in my bag has changed except putter since this purchase.
I would like to ditch my 28 degree 6 iron and would like to add another hybrid now but 915s are discontinued.
Do you have any suggestions on 775HS specs so that it would play similarly to my current set-up?
The weight of the 775HS look quite heavier than its counterpart in 915s for example.
Thanks,
Ji
JI I am too playing the old F/H 21 and 24.5 as hybrids in my own personal play set because I REALLY like them and always have. I think they are one of the definite SLEEPERS among my past models. There was never an F/H with a loft higher than the 24.5 so even if they were still around, there would be no option there for a 28* head. The spec loft of the 775 #5 is 27 and as is the case with EVERY clubhead model from EVERY golf company, the head will have a +/-1* tolerance. So you… Read more »
The fairway woods are unreal. I have a 7 wood, which is reaching about the same as my 4 iron. However, the launch angle and ball flight are way different. I am hitting my 7 wood almost 190 yards and 119 feet in the air, according to Track-man. On the golf course I can hit a 185-190 shot and the ball will stop 5-6 feet after it hits the green. Unbelievable results! I have a hard time hitting irons and hybrids this high but can really launch the woods. I have since put a 9 wood in my bag and… Read more »
Many thanks for taking the time to let us know how well the new clubs are performing for you !! That’s music to my ears as the designer !! Some years back I did an 11 wood as part of a fairway wood set and it unfortunately died a very quick death from an utter and complete lack of demand. In truth, even the 9 wood heads I do in some of the sets do not sell enough to really merit the cost of tooling and inventory but I do the 9w’s anyway just because I know they are most… Read more »
Tom,
I can’t find these for my club maker. Any suggestions for customers in the states?
Greg
GREGORY On October 1, I retired and handed over my entire product line to Diamond Golf International from England to distribute to clubmakers world wide. Diamond has set up extremely attractive shipping deals for the US and Canadian clubmakers so they can continue to buy all of my designs for their clubmaking work with no real cost increases over what they paid to have them shipped from my former company in the US. Clubmakers can contact Diamond Golf in the UK by a USA toll free phone at 1-844-552-3437 or by email at contact@wishongolf.com to get anything from them that… Read more »
Hello Tom!
Now that you have only one hybrid in your current models, do you plan to offer the 775HS in additional lofts for lefties?
PHILIP: Thanks so much for your interest. Now that Diamond Golf International LTd has taken over the sales and distribution of my product line and models, I have to watch and see whether most of the clubmakers continue to purchase my models for their clubfitting work before I can make more decisions for what new things to work on or do for the product line. That will take most of this year to observe the support that Diamond has in taking over my line. If that support is steady and does not drop from what it was when I had… Read more »
I have a peculiar question for you!
I’ve been hitting a 775HS 21* and 929HS 18*. I’m sure that they are fine heads but here’s the thing: I keep closing the faces of them both and hitting them left and low. Even when just holding the club I feel like I should turn the face a little bit closed. It looks horrible and I know it’s going left but it feels good in my hands.
So, what in a head design could make me want to do this? I don’t get it!
MIKKO
I am sorry but I have no idea what it is that could make you psychologically want to turn the face closed on the clubs. I’ve never heard that before in 31 yrs of designing clubheads. What you might want to try is to install a RIBBED grip on the clubs so when you grip the club and feel the rib set into your hands, the face is then square. With a ribbed grip you are far less disposed to turning the grip in your hands to change the face angle.
TOM
Thanks Tom, I’ll just say that I may have figured it out. I had some lead tape down the underside of the shaft (out of sight) to bring the weight of the shafts closer to the weight of my longer shafts. For the sake of symmetry I suppose, not for any pressing reason. I stripped the tape and, although I haven’t hit them since, I can now hold and waggle the clubs without turning the face angle closed. It’s a lot better. Still don’t really understand it but we’ll see if I can now swing them like any other club.… Read more »
I finally put together a 775 hybrid 6 iron with 4 gram hosel weight and 4 gram toe weight. I recently added the 9 wood in the 950 model and pretty much weighted it the same. I am pleasantly surprised at how easy these clubs are to hit. I assembled both of these with the White shaft in the regular flex. I will be replacing my 4 wood and 7 wood with the 950. I am pretty sure the old fairway woods I am currently playing were designed by Tom when he was with another company. I love the traditional… Read more »
Tom,
Would there be any difference (carry distance, total distance, trajectory) between a 929 HS 5 wood (18 degrees) and a 775 HS 2 hybrid (18 degrees) if the shafts in each club were identical? My current set has no fairway woods and three hybrids, but I’ve read that if you have a sweeping motion with your long clubs the fairway wood would be the way to go. Thanks.
BILL: It can be different for different golfers mainly based on their clubhead speed and their angle of attack into the ball. In general, the higher the clubhead speed of the golfer, the more chance that both of these clubs would hit the ball about the same distance, as long as they are the same length with the same total weight and swingweight. But as clubhead speed drops and gets below 90-95mph, then it can be possible for the lower and more rear center of gravity position in the 929HS wood to bring about a higher launch angle which could… Read more »