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Hireko's new Acer XDS React hybrids - 02/12/12 2:24:12 PM
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jrsharp21
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Anyone else looking to pick these up when they come out? Loving the look of them. I think they will look sweet with their black steel shafts. I love the rail design on the sole.
I really do wish their were more pics available though. Especially ones from address.
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RE: Hireko's new Acer XDS React hybrids - 02/12/12 2:29:19 PM
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mcavoy
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they look good, but the large headed hybrid is not a trend I'm in favor of. one thing you can be sure of, the actual product will look much better than the photo.
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RE: Hireko's new Acer XDS React hybrids - 02/12/12 2:40:33 PM
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jrsharp21
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I believe the heads get gradually smaller as you go up in loft. They go all the way up through SW I believe.
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RE: Hireko's new Acer XDS React hybrids - 02/12/12 4:51:48 PM
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newjedi
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They are on my list to try out for sure I have react irons and liked them. I love the Wishon 915F/H and hope that these are similar in nature.
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RE: Hireko's new Acer XDS React hybrids - 02/12/12 5:15:48 PM
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newjedi
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I noticed that as well I am hoping that is not the case with the lower lofted ones. It would definitely help on those to see a face view of each iron.
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RE: Hireko's new Acer XDS React hybrids - 02/12/12 8:50:03 PM
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jrsharp21
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I think the bulbous toe is on the higher lofted ones since the face gradually becomes more like an iron.
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RE: Hireko's new Acer XDS React hybrids - 02/13/12 7:00:14 AM
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kcee
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They do look pretty interesting, but I like the look of the Caiman X2 hybrid more.
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RE: Hireko's new Acer XDS React hybrids - 02/13/12 1:17:11 PM
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shopkins82
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quote:
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They do look pretty interesting, but I like the look of the Caiman X2 hybrid more.
I'll agree with that... the Caiman x2 Hybrid reminds me very much of the Adams Idea Gold. That said, I'm sticking with the Q2 hybrids... I've had a lot of luck with the Q2 4h so I'm adding the 3h and re-shafting the Q2 5w and Driver. I'll be replacing my Acer XF HT 5-7 XF 8-PW, and XC 52/56/60 with System Q Adrenaline 5-6, Caiman x2 Raw Power 7-GW and Raw Spin 56 (bent to 55) and 60. 13/14 clubs in my bag will be Power Play!
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RE: Hireko's new Acer XDS React hybrids - 02/13/12 8:03:56 PM
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I'm 100% against the fairway-wood-sized-hybrid head. Why? Because a hybrid is designed with the same loft, head weight, lie angle and shaft length as the corresponding # iron, and as such it is meant to be swing like an iron rather than a fairway wood. When you put a large FW wood sized head on the end of a shaft, when you look down at the club at address your mind is likely to think "fairway wood" and thus you are more likely to swing it like a FW wood rather than an iron. And in my experience, most of the people who I have met who can't hit a hybrid to save their life, tend to swing it more like a FW wood rather than an iron. Golf is a very mental game, and looking down at a fairway wood sized head and telling yourself "this is a hybrid, not a wood", and then telling yourself "swing it like an iron, not a fairway wood", isn't an easy thing to do. Your subconscious is likely to take over and cause you to swing it incorrectly, much like it already does for a lot of people with regular hybrid heads.
Didn't mean for that to sound like a rant, but reading it back it kinda does. 
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RE: Hireko's new Acer XDS React hybrids - 02/14/12 6:05:26 AM
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kcee
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I'm 100% against the fairway-wood-sized-hybrid head. Why? Because a hybrid is designed with the same loft, head weight, lie angle and shaft length as the corresponding # iron, and as such it is meant to be swing like an iron rather than a fairway wood. When you put a large FW wood sized head on the end of a shaft, when you look down at the club at address your mind is likely to think "fairway wood" and thus you are more likely to swing it like a FW wood rather than an iron. And in my experience, most of the people who I have met who can't hit a hybrid to save their life, tend to swing it more like a FW wood rather than an iron. Golf is a very mental game, and looking down at a fairway wood sized head and telling yourself "this is a hybrid, not a wood", and then telling yourself "swing it like an iron, not a fairway wood", isn't an easy thing to do. Your subconscious is likely to take over and cause you to swing it incorrectly, much like it already does for a lot of people with regular hybrid heads.
Didn't mean for that to sound like a rant, but reading it back it kinda does.
Rant or not, I think it's a good point. The size and shape of a head doesn't dictate your swing, but I think it certainly can influence it. An iron head with a lot of offset won't make you hook the ball, but it can get in your head at address and alter your swing and it's very hard to convince yourself otherwise. Of course every golfer is different and there are some that may make a better swing with an overly large hybrid head so there are no rules to what works for you.
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RE: Hireko's new Acer XDS React hybrids - 02/14/12 7:04:44 AM
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crankky
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Definitely on my list to try when they become available. Especially the 18* machete model.
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