mx-20 Posted November 26, 2005 Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 I just bought the Tourstage X-ST 3 wood from Chris. I love the ballflight and was quite surprised at the forgiveness. I felt it was very easy to hit. My only concern is my shaft selection. I got the stock TXF-55 in a Stiff/Regular. I feel it may be a little too whippy. I also have a J33 3 wood with the NV-75 Regular flex. It feels much stiffer than the Tourstage TXF-55 Stiff/Regular. Should I have gotten a stiff TXF-55 to be equal to the NV-75. Any experiences with the two? I'm going to get a 5 wood also so I need input before ordering. I may have to sell the 3 wood Stiff/Regular on ebay and get the Stiff. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted November 26, 2005 Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 I just bought the Tourstage X-ST 3 wood from Chris. I love the ballflight and was quite surprised at the forgiveness. I felt it was very easy to hit. My only concern is my shaft selection. I got the stock TXF-55 in a Stiff/Regular. I feel it may be a little too whippy. I also have a J33 3 wood with the NV-75 Regular flex. It feels much stiffer than the Tourstage TXF-55 Stiff/Regular. Should I have gotten a stiff TXF-55 to be equal to the NV-75. Any experiences with the two? I'm going to get a 5 wood also so I need input before ordering. I may have to sell the 3 wood Stiff/Regular on ebay and get the Stiff. Thanks in advance! S/R is weaker than stiff and a 55g shaft compared to the 75 will also play into effect. I suggest instead of buying another X-ST to just get a good shaft and insert it. I'm hearing the Diamana M73 is killer in Fairway woods. you could go that route or even the same NV-75 you have sitting around. Anyway you go the X-ST head is a gem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted November 26, 2005 Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 I just bought the Tourstage X-ST 3 wood from Chris. I love the ballflight and was quite surprised at the forgiveness. I felt it was very easy to hit. My only concern is my shaft selection. I got the stock TXF-55 in a Stiff/Regular. I feel it may be a little too whippy. I also have a J33 3 wood with the NV-75 Regular flex. It feels much stiffer than the Tourstage TXF-55 Stiff/Regular. Should I have gotten a stiff TXF-55 to be equal to the NV-75. Any experiences with the two? I'm going to get a 5 wood also so I need input before ordering. I may have to sell the 3 wood Stiff/Regular on ebay and get the Stiff. Thanks in advance! I have the TXF-FF in a Viq fairway wood in S/R and I agree it feels pretty whippy. Haven't had it out on the course though so we'll see how it performs there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plus1 Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 another factor to consider is that the nv is a tip stiff shaft that will MAKE the shaft feel much stiffer. what i would higher suggest is to play a few rounds with the stock shaft and see what the shot trend is. a slightly whippier shaft in your fw is not necessarily a bad thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCsub Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Must be the "stiff/regular" flex. I have the TXF55 in stiff and it is not whippy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorkman53 Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 55 grams is very light for a fairway wood shaft. Personally, I have trouble feeling the head position during the swing with such a light shaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmslaw Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 X-ST I picked up from +1 has a 950FW shaft, initial tests are the head is amazing but the shaft isn't for me, I have to back off too much in order to get a decent result, however I have a Pro95 waiting in the wings if the Diamana S83 doesn't fix the problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky3 Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 X-ST I picked up from +1 has a 950FW shaft, initial tests are the head is amazing but the shaft isn't for me, I have to back off too much in order to get a decent result, however I have a Pro95 waiting in the wings if the Diamana S83 doesn't fix the problem... Let us know how the Diamana works out..... that's a combo I'm interested in.......Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmslaw Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Let us know how the Diamana works out..... that's a combo I'm interested in.......Thanks! Will do, I'm quite looking forward to hitting it myself :tsg_smilie_cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mx-20 Posted November 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 UPDATE: I went to the driving range and spent some more time with the Stiff/Regular shaft. I agree with several of the above posts. Yes the 55 gram shaft can be difficult to feel where the head is. I really have to trust my swing and let the shaft do the work. With that being said, I am growing to like the kick that it produces. I don't feel like I have to work for the ballflight I want like I did with the NV. I'm going to order the 5 wood with the Stiff/Regular also. If these fail me on the course, I will change the shafts. I can't say enough good things about the head. Forgiving, looks great, feels great, and the perfect size. Thanks for all the input!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorkman53 Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 UPDATE: I went to the driving range and spent some more time with the Stiff/Regular shaft. I agree with several of the above posts. Yes the 55 gram shaft can be difficult to feel where the head is. I really have to trust my swing and let the shaft do the work. With that being said, I am growing to like the kick that it produces. I don't feel like I have to work for the ballflight I want like I did with the NV. I'm going to order the 5 wood with the Stiff/Regular also. If these fail me on the course, I will change the shafts. I can't say enough good things about the head. Forgiving, looks great, feels great, and the perfect size. Thanks for all the input!!!! I had a low-50's gram shaft on a driver, and when my swing was grooved I could crush it. But the swing was nearly totally dependent on muscle/neural memory; there was little feedback of feeling the head. I do better with a mid-70's gram shaft. I don't hit it quite as far, but I get into far less trouble and can work myself out of a bad groove easier, since I get more feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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