K2_2 Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 (edited) Looking at the new Axiv's and GD shafts has been exciting! But I haven't seen any new irons shafts, hence the new thread. Newest shafts I know about are the Roddios (I-10 looks nice but an I-8 would be good when the swing is a little slow a la winter). I need to try these on an upcoming trip. Graphite design has some good albeit older models in the Tour AD line and Tour AD Pro (why I didn't keep a set with those, I will never know... probably the best graphite shaft I have hit). At the moment, I am leaning towards these. Axiv's models look solid, but like the Tour AD line, they aren't new... and I've never heard of their iron shafts getting much play on the Japanese or Asian tours. The Fujikura 9E05/7E06 looks interesting as well, but I have yet to try them. Also, while I've never seen them aftermarket, the heavier ARMRQ irons are not bad (although they are sub-70 g which would drive most TSG'rs nuts). Is there anything out there or on the horizon that I have missed? Edited September 13, 2007 by K2_2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 I believe Axiv has 2 new ones out. Much lighter in weight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocchin Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 Axiv has always had the lighter weight shafts, they add two new models with mid/low kick points for irons. Another set to consider is the Mach Line iron shafts. Honma also has ARMRQ graphite but cost more than all of these other brands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K2_2 Posted September 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Thank you for the suggestions guys. RE the lighter shafts, I really like the ARMRQ B62 and 864 (very similar or almost identical?) but I'm not sure if it would be good to go with something that light over the long run. The axiv's look nice, but the really light models with mid-low kick would not work that well for me... I love that recipe in my driver, but for my irons I would be after more of a mid or slightly mid-high profile. T- the Mach line would be interesting, but I haven't seen or heard of many people here or in Japan using them in the irons; I know some Epons were shafted with NGS/Mach shafts but I was referring more to non-OE installation. Also, since you have compared the lighter Axiv's and GD Tour AD side by side, how do you think they stack up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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