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my iron set for example: heads 4-SW(32 each): 256 Rifle shafts: 120 grips: 32 ferrels:5 epoxy/misc supplies:20 so right there you're abuot about 450 w/shipping for the components. The only variable is swingweighting, I ended up with a progression from D1-D4 thru the irons without any adjustments and I like how they feel. The snake eyes iron heads have a nice feature, a space in the hosel, below where the shaft goes in that fits cyclindrical lead wieghts that they sell. Basically, you can use a swingweight scale to figure out which weights to use and then epoxy they in the head before putting the shaft in. I did go through an iron fitting at a Golf Galaxy store and had them bent more upright to fit better. That was another $50 for the fitting and the bending. I think the important thing to remember is that it's more important to have clubs that fit your game and your swing, than to have certain brand name.

I'd look at the 675XC's. I play the 600XC's which are the most game-improvement of the snake eyes line. Since getting them, I've improved a lot, and have been able to take new ball-working skills with these irons without any trouble.

I play Snake Eyes 600XC irons, Quick Strike II hybrids and a mix of 650 and 655 wedges. I put them together myself with Rifle shafts, and have been playing them for 3 years now. Overall I am very happy with the clubs, they have served me well as game improvement irons. I have only just recently had an iron fitting done, and had the iron bent to meet my lie angle specs. The one downside to these clubs for me, was that I was not able to hit them before building them. If you have a local Golfsmith, you can hit them and be fitted properly, that would not be an issue. From my experience, the components themselves are high quality, but need to be fitted properly to get the most out of them(holds true for any club really).

Cleveland HiBore XL 9.5 fuji red shaft stiff wanted the new XLS, but for the money...

I commented on the review (very nicely done btw), and after hitting both versions on a launch monitor, the basic difference for me was the amount of ball spin and launch angles. I was hitting a driver with an Aldila NV65 stiff shaft, lower kick-point and getting very high ball flight that didn't roll far and would sometimes even spin back. I ended up purchasing a Hibore XL driver, with the red shaft stiff. The result has been more control on the height of my drives. For instance, a typical, off the left big-toe setup hits what I would consider a "normal" trajectory, while moving the ball back in my stance allows for a lower "under the wind" drive about half as high. The torque is how much rotation of the shaft (think ringing out a towel) is allowed. In shafts with more allowed twisting, off-center hits had me feeling the club head twisting. I don't know if the lower torque shaft I have now affects my distance, but the solid feel on impact is a confidence builder and worth a few yards. This is my first driver with "High MOI" and all the new fancy technology, but on the monitor, it seems to me that the shafts made the real difference. I would highly recommend investing in some time on a monitor before plunking down for a new driver. Some retail stores will offer this service at a discounted or free rate is you purchase a driver. Anyhow, thats my best estimation of the terms and how it all fits together, hopefully others will chime in and put some more perspective to it.

AK, check out Golfsmith, I built my DIY set of clubs using Snake Eyes components. GS has very nice instructions and a decent forum to ask questions. If you have questions, post them up.

They run about 6.xx on Golfsmith, and you can get about 50% off during the friends and family sale , which goes on july and jan. I think I remember seeing that coupon code posted here.

I put one of these grips on my newest driver, and although I can only compare to a basic "velvet" grip, I did feel a big difference. Primarily, these grips allow me to hold the club looser in my hands and still swing at full speed.. no more death grip and cramping hand muscles. I plan to put these on a new set of wedges I am building and regrip the rest of my clubs with them when GS has their big sale in January.

I made up a set for my father, used SE 600C's for the 4-7 irons which are a cavity back and 600B (muscle back) for the 8-SW. Probably not the same as a different brand and materal, as they are very similar in the way they are made and the materials used. They do however have a different feel at impact. So far, about a dozen round on them, including a couple that I have played with them, it seems to have been a good blend.

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Hey All, My name is Andrew and I am a golf-aholic... Anyhow, just starting into golf this year after several years of playing infrequently. I am working hard to shoot bogey golf a couple times this year. I enjoy building my own clubs, and play at least once a week, usually with a group of other hackers from work. Found this site a few weeks ago and really enjoyed both the blogs and the forum conversations. Looking forward to contributing as best as I can.