Krank El Diablo Driver Heads

For anyone thinking of investing in one of these 460cc heads ($249. plus delivery plus approx. 25% for VAT, import duty, duty collection charge etc.) www.krankgolf.com       before investing take care as to what loft you order as these fantastic specialist heads  do their job extremely well not only insofar as distance but also in reducing backspin.

The latter benefit of course reduces launch angle and so instead of using my usual 7-8 degrees of loft I use 9 degrees with an El Diablo head.  

So, how does this top of the range head compare with other leading Long Drive heads vis a vis distance? My tests suggest as follows:

Krank El Diablo 460cc (9 degree): 100% 

Callaway Fusion 360cc (8 degree):  100% 

Alpha C830.2 Plasma Welded 460cc (7.5 degree): 97%

Cobra Speed XX 460cc (8.5 degree):  95%

MOI Intruder 460cc (7.5 degree):  93%

Bangomatic 460cc:  (7.5 degree) 91%

Whilst the El Diablo is immensely powerful it is far more expensive than the now obsolete ERC Fusion, but Edwin Watts Golf still have a few in stock at amazingly discounted end of line prices. I have recently bought 4 x 8 degree new drivers (yes drivers, not heads) for $100. each! The heads alone are worth more than double that. I prefer the 8 degree head (as opposed to the 7.5d) as it is manufactured with a square face whilst the 7.5 degree has an open face which makes it easier to accidentally push the ball out to the right with a slight mis-hit.

If, like me, you prefer a face with a slightly closed face angle then the El Diablo and the Cobra XX are the heads to go for. But, the XX is as hard to find as hen's teeth as it was essentially manufactured for the Cobra Long Drive team. Occasionally however one can be sourced off www.incepta.ca - the world L.D. forum.

Although I have tried the Killer Bee LD. I did not really have enough hits to grade it. It did however give me the impression that it ought to be able to hold its own with the C830.2.

P.S. Having now checked the Edwin Watts site I see that that the 8 degree ERC Fusions have been further reduced from $400. to $50. so have bought four more before you guys get the last few new ones in the world. I'm not THAT big hearted. 

spam? no thanks i just had dinner

Don't do pitching wedges then?

Deep breaths Viper. 

A new name posting "This gear is great, you should get it" is spam 99% of the time on here.  There was a dearth of it (along with "Rent my villa" adverts) a short while back and it got many people's backs up.  Needless to say there is a cynicism whenever a post like yours from a new name comes along.  I know Danny well enough to know that if your post is a genuine review as you have indicated then he will be man enough to admit his mistake.  Tim was just taking the piss in the way Tim does - bloody engineers!

I've a question for you if you don't mnd answering.  I've watched some of these long drive comps on TV and always wondered if their general golf game suffers for it.  Obviously with a handicap of 7 you're not that bad, but has developing all that power mean that you've lost some of the 'feel' on the short game?

Viper,

Sorry if i caused offence, however as Chris stated above this site has seen shed loads of spam and a few of them are in the same format as your post. Also (and again dont take offence) with your login ID and lack of posts my SPAM sense started to tingle.

Ive never heard of Krank products before, but ive taken a mo to have a look round the site. And they seem to do some intresting products, are many of these used in stardard play or are they more suited to the LD game? (as with the original bang-o-matic etc) 

Cheers, 

Danny 

I have been lucky enough to have played golf with The Viper and my goodness can he hit a long ball. We quite often see on this forum some 28 handicapper claiming that he can hit it 300 yds, well this man hits it further than that.

When he talks about heads and shafts, he knows what he is talking about, I can assure you.

As a 28 handicapper, I'm sometimes lucky to hit it 30 yards John!!!

You have outdriven me again, Chris

What, even with your new 'El Bandito' shafts John? 

How does somebody go about getting into long drive? Not for me, that would be absurd but there is this guy that plays in my society swings at about 200 mile an hour and over 50% of the time the ball goes straight.

We have clocked a couple of his drives at 320 yards ish and this is on the course without him really going for it. Dont get me wrong i am the last person to big up how far i hit or others hit the ball but credit where credits due this guy can hit the ball into next week.

What sort of distance do you need to hit it to be any good in an amateur long drive comp. Also what is the format best of 5, combined distance?

Regards

Col