This clubhead has the excellent feel and sound of quality construction. Even though the face is small and made of a relatively low C.O.R. material, the clubhead rings as pure as a tuning fork when struck half-well.
I was weary of the paint job on the sole of the club, but it has been stangely uneffected by my use so far (~45 swings). I usually see some wear on the paint by then.
The club I built with this head delivered trajectories unusually closer to center and farther on bad shots... even for today's technology. The ball could still end up in the rough, but the shot required to get it there is a very poor hit. Impossible swings that skull the ball and the like still didn't work, of course.
I held Golfsmith components in very high regard (I really love the in depth info on specific specifications), but thought XPC was the lowest quality brand of the bunch. This clubhead makes me wonder if XPC is of equal or better quality than the Snake Eyes I have used.