Dynamic Gold X100
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Michael Jacobs
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someone who really stresses that shaft!
Tom Bartlett
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If I remember correctly, True Temper's Dynamic shaft flexes overlap. So, an S-500 is stiffer than an X-100. The X-100 and S-400 are the same flex but with different kick points. The X-100 has a higher kick point, thus producing a lower ball flight. So, someone that fits for the S-400 but wants to hit the ball lower would use the X-100.
golfbulldog
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Not Monty...More McGinley (although i think Paul uses Rifles but you get what i mean! Really rapid heavy lag loader/ tight transition... whereas Monty is/looks more languid loader...
It will be interesting to see where true temper places its family of products now it has rifles as well as its own shafts.
Only goes up to a S-400. The S400 is heavier than the X100. Same kick points but different weights. Same Ballflight.
http://www.truetemper.com/golf/dynamicgold.asp
Tom Bartlett
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Yes you are right! They discontinued the S-500. Leaderboard golf still has some on close out, guess no one used the shaft. It was a telephone pole. I tried them and they were too stiff for me. I preferred the X-1s.
tongzilla
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Jim Kobylinski
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S300 will kick more and X100 will kick less, essentially S300 are ever so slightly softer and would be easier to hit a draw and the X100s will be slightly stiffer and you will hit less of a draw or even a straight/cut type shot.
Pick your poison. The S400 is a heavier version than the S300 and is popular in wedge shafts on the tour. I play X100s and S400s in my wedges. Zarro (on this website) went from hitting a pretty big draw to a slight cut when chaning from S300s (tipped) to X100s. The S300s kicked too soon and closed the face too fast for him; even tipped.
Anything else?
tongzilla
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Thanks Jim, very helpful stuff!
When you say "kicked too soon", does that mean from the front on view, the shaft becomes like a 'C' too soon? Everything else constant, does kicking too soon always result in more clubface closing and hence a draw?
To summarise, does that mean for a given clubhead speed, the optimum flex is determined by how much you want the shaft to kick at impact, which in turn is determined by the desired rate of clubface closing?
birdie_man
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Ya man u hear different things always. Some ppl say too soft and you'll fade........and vice versa as has just been said.
Which is right?
Or does it differ from player to player or different shots?
Which is right?
Or does it differ from player to player or different shots?
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Jim Kobylinski
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Pretty much, it isn't a fitting rule but a generalization.
Tom Bartlett
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If a shaft is too stiff for someone they will pull it. Too weak and they will slice it or push it.
mjstrong
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interesting...
Care to elaborate? ie, Why does either of these happen? What other clubfitting rules of thumb apply along this line of thinking?
Care to elaborate? ie, Why does either of these happen? What other clubfitting rules of thumb apply along this line of thinking?
Jim Kobylinski
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Tom i know you've said this before and i will agree that you are right but it isn't a "fitting rule." Different golf swings will produce different results when it comes to ball flight in regards to how stiff or soft a shaft is.
I agree with that - there is so much feedback involved in the swing from the shaft feel that all kinds of different things happen when the shaft isn't a good fit. A good clubmaker will try different shaft flexes (and maybe even different shaft profiles). One good rule of thumb is that it's better to fit a shaft that is too flexible than one that is too stiff.
Tom Bartlett
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I have to disagree there. A shaft that is too stiff always produces pulls whereas a shaft that is too weak will cause slices, hooks, pushes, etc. At least with a shaft that is too stiff you know what you are going to get.
Don't be confused...a pull can still be to the right of where you are trying to hit it.
tongzilla
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Yes, if you aim right enough.
Logically, from your argument, too stiff is much better than even slightly weak, because of the consistency of where the ball ends up.
Brian Manzella
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X marks the spot.
The Project X shaft is the finest I've played.
Don't mess with the "flighted" version.
Michael Jacobs loves 'em, and David Toms switched to them aftert a lifetime of playing S400's.
The Project X shaft is the finest I've played.
Don't mess with the "flighted" version.
Michael Jacobs loves 'em, and David Toms switched to them aftert a lifetime of playing S400's.
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