Posted January 22, 200817 yr comment_146921 Ok guys, any and all opinions welcomed. Contemplating my first TSG club purchase and pretty sure I want the Epon 460 driver 9.5 loft which has many shaft choices. I'm leaning towards the Axiv X or Diamana but since I've never hit any JDM clubs or shafts I want to make the right choice for what I think is a considerable investment. Avg. (golf course swing) speed around 115 mph, wanting a med-high flight with good roll out. Seems I'm on the bubble between stiff and x flex. Don't want to swing something that feels like a telephone pole but I have a med.-fast transition so too whippy and I'm hitting it AFLAC (ducky). Thanks for the input.
January 22, 200817 yr comment_146923 Since you are a strong player with the handicap to go with it, why not consider the latest Graphite Design 9003 or p9003 for the strong and pro golfers. Take a chance and be the first one on the block to use it.
January 22, 200817 yr comment_146924 Well, my guess is you need an x-stiff, not a stiff (unless it's tipped pretty good)...... What is your current ballflight? Are you a high-ball hitter? How's your spin with the driver - high, low, mid? etc.....Need a little more info to be of much help.
January 22, 200817 yr Author comment_146925 Medium-high with my Mizuno driver, Fuji vistapro 70 shaft 43.5" stiff. Well, I'm not a low-ball hitter but I have read the MX500 gives a higher trajectory. Haven't found a reliable launch monitor around to have spin checked :( Iron shafts are "supposedly" X200 sensicore but they spec out all over the place for stiffness and I can hit them med. traj. or high if I need to. As for the other reply, that's too much to spend to be the genuie pig! Well, my guess is you need an x-stiff, not a stiff (unless it's tipped pretty good)......What is your current ballflight? Are you a high-ball hitter? How's your spin with the driver - high, low, mid? etc.....Need a little more info to be of much help.
January 23, 200817 yr comment_146927 I'm gonna put a Matrix Atlus on my Epon 460. The Rombax 7x07 feels sweet, but I wanna play around more. =)
January 23, 200817 yr comment_146928 I have a swing speed of 110-112 and uses a Diamana Whiteboard 73. More more solid then the Blueboard 73, which is still a great shaft for me. Ideal trajectory with very low spin (at least for me).
January 23, 200817 yr comment_146929 Medium-high with my Mizuno driver, Fuji vistapro 70 shaft 43.5" stiff. Well, I'm not a low-ball hitter but I have read the MX500 gives a higher trajectory. Haven't found a reliable launch monitor around to have spin checked :(Iron shafts are "supposedly" X200 sensicore but they spec out all over the place for stiffness and I can hit them med. traj. or high if I need to. As for the other reply, that's too much to spend to be the genuie pig! The premium shaft upcharge is $140 for the Axiv X, $125 for the White and $200 for the GD Tour AD 9003, a difference of $60 to $75. I dont quite understand this " that's too much to spend to be the genuie pig!" IMO, the stock NGS is quite good already.
January 23, 200817 yr comment_146931 I have a P9003 on its way to me as we speak. Its most likely going in my 3 wood but then again I do have a spare Epon head lying around here that is in desperate need of a shaft so I may just change my mind and put that in there. Then again, maybe just have to get another since its my 3 wood right now that I want to make a change to. Like I said its en-route and as soon as it gets installed and I give it a couple sessions I'll report back. With a swing speed of 115mph I would suggest staying with an x-stiff especially since you can be prone to duck hooking from time to time.
March 7, 200816 yr comment_148087 I agree with Blader X, the p9003 in X-stiff looks just right for you, IMO GD shafts are the best out there, I am seriously contemplating repacing my Axiv V's with them, so they must be good! Lol!
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