N.S. Pro 950 Utility Shafts

[Backspin9]

Just curious -- is the trajectory of the N.S. Pro 950 utility shafts higher than the N.S. Pro 950 iron shafts? I looked on Nippon's web site and they show a 950FW shaft but nothing specifically like the 950 utility shaft like the one that is offered in the X-UT hybrids.

I'm wondering if the 950 utility shaft is something proprietary to TourStage. I've hit a 950 iron shaft in a J33 hybrid and the flight is not bad but sometimes a little low on shots off the deck. I've also hit an 850FW shaft in a 5 wood and the flight is perfect. I'm thinking that a 950 utility shaft might get the ball up a little better in an X-UT than the standard 950 iron shaft in a J33.

[shinichi808]

i don't think its a 950 shaft. the ns pro utility shaft sits in its own weight class. its heavier than a 950 but lighter than a 1050. i think you might be right, as i think this shaft was designed specifically for the x-ut head. as for flight i hit my x-ut u1 relatively high from the tee and off the deck.

[Backspin9]

From what I could tell on the TS web site their utility shaft looks like a modifed 1050GH. The weight in both the TS shaft and the 1050 is 109g with the TS shaft having slightly higher torque. That should work out well because I play the 1050GH in my irons and like them a lot.

[xxio]

Yup, specs show it closer to the 1050. The funny thing is the one that I was trying out in XUTs 3&4s had 950 weight flows in R flex and they were awesome. Definitely not soft like normal 950 iron shafts.