dragon Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Tourstage x-blade CB2 with Axiv 749M shaft review: I had these for about 3 weeks now. Tourstage x-blade CB2 sets up compact with thin blade like setup. Very clean lines and from the address position cannot tell that it is a cavity back. Since my gamer was Mizuno MP 33, I usally like a small compact head. I do not like large iron heads with wide sole. I tend to sweep the ball and the additional bounce in the wide sole in irons just does not feel right. The x-blade seems little firmer in feel than the MP 33. Not as sweet feeling as MP 33 in terms of when hit pure. However, the longer irons seems to be definitely easier to get airborne than my MP 33. In terms of forgiveness, it seems to be only slightly more forgiving than my MP 33. Shaft wise, the Axiv 749M shaft is awesome! Initially, I thought this shaft would be too strong for me looking at the spec, but it feels right to me. It feels smooth and very stable with very tight dispersion. Harder I swing the better it seems to perform. I played a rifle 5.5 shaft in my MP 33 and the Axiv shaft definitely feels just as accurate and easier to swing faster. It has a piercing trajectory against the wind and hold its line very well without ballooning. I recently tried adila 105 green shaft in regular flex with bridgestone J33 cavity back which I still have. The new tourstage easily replaced the J33's. I am about 1/2 club longer in distance with these irons. I am not sure about the iron head x-blade CB2 being superior for me than the MP 33's but the Axiv iron shaft is definitely sweet stable shaft that I was looking for. For now the Tourstage x-blade CB2 with Axiv 749M shaft has finally displaced my MP 33's as my current gamer. Now, I am a true convert to the superior Japanese premium brand since I just got the Epon 460ZR with the Roddio 6WA-SR shaft and it is also performing well for me. Dragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocchin Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 The axiv shafts are very very smooth. I am still thrilled with mine. Graphite in irons has come a long way. These axiv's honestly give up nothing to steel dispersion wise but are much easier to swing with more feel. I can't see myself going back to steel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajaykkr Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 The axiv shafts are very very smooth. I am still thrilled with mine. Graphite in irons has come a long way. These axiv's honestly give up nothing to steel dispersion wise but are much easier to swing with more feel. I can't see myself going back to steel... how far do you hit your 4 iron or 5 iron? carry only. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon Posted July 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I hit my 5 iron about 175 yards carry. Off the tee I can add another 10 yards carry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blader-X Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Enojoyed your review on the X-blade CB's and I'm glad they're working out for you. TourStage does make some great irons, not to mention utilities as I'm quickly discovering with the X-UT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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