Hi all,

Gocchin briefly touched on this shaft in a recent club review. Does anybody have any feedback on this shaft. I am around the specs for the X flex as I swing the driver at approx 108-110mph. The other shaft I was considering is the GD DI-7 s flex.

Many thanks,

Pete

Edited January 9, 201114 yr by Petethepilot

sorry don't know much about the XDB shaft besides that I'm a fan of the Geotech products. They fit in a lot of performance into the lower prices. Yet, you can't go wrong with the di7. I'd go with that unless you find out the characteristics of the Geotech shaft.

It's been a while since the last post on this shaft. Any more feedback on it? Tario mentioned it specd out very soft. Was it just a faulty shaft? Any feedback on would be very much appreciated. For that price for a 90T shaft, I'm almost tempted to pull the trigger.

Shacco,

I'm sorry I have been a little slack. I will post a report on it tonite. I bought an 'X' flex off TSG.

Pete

Shacco,

I'm sorry I have been a little slack. I will post a report on it tonite. I bought an 'X' flex off TSG.

Pete

Cool, can't wait, Pete. Didn't know you actually bought it.

It's been a while since the last post on this shaft. Any more feedback on it? Tario mentioned it specd out very soft. Was it just a faulty shaft? Any feedback on would be very much appreciated. For that price for a 90T shaft, I'm almost tempted to pull the trigger.

S, the one I got was the lighter 50t XDB55 model and it was softer than expected (also it was an R flex) but not necessarily very soft.

I'm guessing and hoping the 65 90t would be better.

Hi All,

this is a review of the Geotech XDB65 90T graphite golf shaft. I'm sorry it is not as fully complete compared to a review from a more skilled reviewer like Tario! I hope I give you some idea to assist you with a future purchase.

Firstly, the wonderful people at TSG made available to me, an 'X' flex uncut shaft (46" in length), in an Orange/white colour graphic. The shaft is listed on the (Geotech supplied) TSG website as 72 grams. On my clubfitters scales, the shaft weighed in at 75grams. This appeared to be correct as we weighed a number of High Spec shafts from different companies on these scales. All appeared to come in within a gram of their advertised weight. Although this weight did not concern me, I was concerned at how accurate the other specs would be given the 3 gram weight discrepency!

The shaft was put into my Epon 101 IP 9.5* driver head, tip trimmed 1/2" and butt trimmed to play at 45" in the Epon Head. Once fitted, the shaft was checked for its Frequency. The setup resulted in 262CPM's. I felt this might make the shaft a trifle soft for me despite it indicating 'X' flex. I average 106 - 110 mph head speed and around 152 - 155mph in Ball speed with a driver at 45".

I gamed the club in 2 competition rounds in my home town, Brisbane. My playing experience seemed to back up my initial thoughts in the fitting shop. The club felt quite stable in the butt and had plenty of kick in the tip. My dispersion was not as tight as the high end shaft I have gamed in this head (Diamana Stinger 70 X)and about the same as a mid price shaft (GD YSQ 65 S) I had originally in the club. Remember the Stinger is an $800 shaft and Diamana's best product whilst the YSQ is a similar Price to the Geotech. The thing I found was it launched somewhat higher than both of those shafts. It was easy to turn over into draw but I felt that if I really tried to load the shaft, I would cut it. If I kept the tempo smooth, it would go fine. Despite this, the trajectory height was what prevented me from really liking it. Australian conditions tend to be windy due to the general proximity of the coast to the major Australian towns. I have considered trying to use this shaft as a FW shaft with a low loft head (13*).

To summerise. A nice feeling shaft that plays softer than the flex (Is this a JDM trait as I feel my Stinger plays softer than X. Just less so than the Geptech). It has good dispersion and plenty of kick in the Tip. Plenty of consideration needs to be given to what head/loft the shaft goes into. I also have concerns over the weight/spec issue. One real winner on this shaft is its price. TSG retails them for around $220. I feel it is good value at this price given the technology in the shaft but not a world beater. In Golf Shafts, I do believe you get what you pay for. The question to be answered is what proformance improvement justifies the price differential!!

Please read the TSG info about the shaft in the Proshop in addition to this report.

Regards,

Pete

Edited February 23, 201113 yr by Petethepilot

Hi All,

this is a review of the Geotech XDB65 90T graphite golf shaft. I'm sorry it is not as fully complete compared to a review from a more skilled reviewer like Tario! I hope I give you some idea to assist you with a future purchase.

Firstly, the wonderful people at TSG made available to me, an 'X' flex uncut shaft (46" in length), in an Orange/white colour graphic. The shaft is listed on the (Geotech supplied) TSG website as 72 grams. On my clubfitters scales, the shaft weighed in at 75grams. This appeared to be correct as we weighed a number of High Spec shafts from different companies on these scales. All appeared to come in within a gram of their advertised weight. Although this weight did not concern me, I was concerned at how accurate the other specs would be given the 3 gram weight discrepency!

The shaft was put into my Epon 101 IP 9.5* driver head, tip trimmed 1/2" and butt trimmed to play at 45" in the Epon Head. Once fitted, the shaft was checked for its Frequency. The setup resulted in 262CPM's. I felt this might make the shaft a trifle soft for me despite it indicating 'X' flex. I average 106 - 110 mph head speed and around 152 - 155mph in Ball speed with a driver at 45".

I gamed the club in 2 competition rounds in my home town, Brisbane. My playing experience seemed to back up my initial thoughts in the fitting shop. The club felt quite stable in the butt and had plenty of kick in the tip. My dispersion was not as tight as the high end shaft I have gamed in this head (Diamana Stinger 70 X)and about the same as a mid price shaft (GD YSQ 65 S) I had originally in the club. Remember the Stinger is an $800 shaft and Diamana's best product whilst the YSQ is a similar Price to the Geotech. The thing I found was it launched somewhat higher than both of those shafts. It was easy to turn over into draw but I felt that if I really tried to load the shaft, I would cut it. If I kept the tempo smooth, it would go fine. Despite this, the trajectory height was what prevented me from really liking it. Australian conditions tend to be windy due to the general proximity of the coast to the major Australian towns. I have considered trying to use this shaft as a FW shaft with a low loft head (13*).

To summerise. A nice feeling shaft that plays softer than the flex (Is this a JDM trait as I feel my Stinger plays softer than X. Just less so than the Geptech). It has good dispersion and plenty of kick in the Tip. Plenty of consideration needs to be given to what head/loft the shaft goes into. I also have concerns over the weight/spec issue. One real winner on this shaft is its price. TSG retails them for around $220. I feel it is good value at this price given the technology in the shaft but not a world beater. In Golf Shafts, I do believe you get what you pay for. The question to be answered is what proformance improvement justifies the price differential!!

Please read the TSG info about the shaft in the Proshop in addition to this report.

Regards,

Pete

hey good stuff..!

i was looking at this for a cpl of days as well, but thought this might happen like u said.

the stinger def plays a we bit softer than its stated flex.

the GD p9003 x DOESNT...!!!!

tipping it nad making it a 3w shaft might might be a good idea , at $220 for a 90 t shaft ( is this correct??)

that might make it a beauty.

Hi All,

this is a review of the Geotech XDB65 90T graphite golf shaft. I'm sorry it is not as fully complete compared to a review from a more skilled reviewer like Tario! I hope I give you some idea to assist you with a future purchase.

Firstly, the wonderful people at TSG made available to me, an 'X' flex uncut shaft (46" in length), in an Orange/white colour graphic. The shaft is listed on the (Geotech supplied) TSG website as 72 grams. On my clubfitters scales, the shaft weighed in at 75grams. This appeared to be correct as we weighed a number of High Spec shafts from different companies on these scales. All appeared to come in within a gram of their advertised weight. Although this weight did not concern me, I was concerned at how accurate the other specs would be given the 3 gram weight discrepency!

The shaft was put into my Epon 101 IP 9.5* driver head, tip trimmed 1/2" and butt trimmed to play at 45" in the Epon Head. Once fitted, the shaft was checked for its Frequency. The setup resulted in 262CPM's. I felt this might make the shaft a trifle soft for me despite it indicating 'X' flex. I average 106 - 110 mph head speed and around 152 - 155mph in Ball speed with a driver at 45".

I gamed the club in 2 competition rounds in my home town, Brisbane. My playing experience seemed to back up my initial thoughts in the fitting shop. The club felt quite stable in the butt and had plenty of kick in the tip. My dispersion was not as tight as the high end shaft I have gamed in this head (Diamana Stinger 70 X)and about the same as a mid price shaft (GD YSQ 65 S) I had originally in the club. Remember the Stinger is an $800 shaft and Diamana's best product whilst the YSQ is a similar Price to the Geotech. The thing I found was it launched somewhat higher than both of those shafts. It was easy to turn over into draw but I felt that if I really tried to load the shaft, I would cut it. If I kept the tempo smooth, it would go fine. Despite this, the trajectory height was what prevented me from really liking it. Australian conditions tend to be windy due to the general proximity of the coast to the major Australian towns. I have considered trying to use this shaft as a FW shaft with a low loft head (13*).

To summerise. A nice feeling shaft that plays softer than the flex (Is this a JDM trait as I feel my Stinger plays softer than X. Just less so than the Geptech). It has good dispersion and plenty of kick in the Tip. Plenty of consideration needs to be given to what head/loft the shaft goes into. I also have concerns over the weight/spec issue. One real winner on this shaft is its price. TSG retails them for around $220. I feel it is good value at this price given the technology in the shaft but not a world beater. In Golf Shafts, I do believe you get what you pay for. The question to be answered is what proformance improvement justifies the price differential!!

Please read the TSG info about the shaft in the Proshop in addition to this report.

Regards,

Pete

Great review Pete. Thanks. So, it seems as if they are really a bit softer than the stated flex. Can you say something about the spin with that shaft? I have finally been able to hit a few drives on Ping's trackman (indoors) at a golf show here in Germany and it confirmed that I was spinning it way too much. Spin was aroun 3500 + rpm. Well, that was with the G15 and their stock regular shaft (which might have something to do with it). I found out that I swing around 98-100 mph, which is faster that I though I would. Maybe that shaft might work for me, since I don't swing it nearly as fast. Have to think about it.

I don't think the shaft spun excessively. I forgot to say that I had a go on a launch monitor. I averaged about 3100-3200 with the Geotech and about 2800-2900 with the top spec Stinger. Launch angle was about 1 to 1.5 * higher on average with the Geotech than the Stinger. Hope that helps.

Thinking about your swing speed, as long as you don't hit an abnormally high ball flight, I reckon the 'X' might be a pretty good fit. If you get it, don't tip it at first. see how it goes and adjust as your club fitter suggests!

Pete

I don't think the shaft spun excessively. I forgot to say that I had a go on a launch monitor. I averaged about 3100-3200 with the Geotech and about 2800-2900 with the top spec Stinger. Launch angle was about 1 to 1.5 * higher on average with the Geotech than the Stinger. Hope that helps.

Thinking about your swing speed, as long as you don't hit an abnormally high ball flight, I reckon the 'X' might be a pretty good fit. If you get it, don't tip it at first. see how it goes and adjust as your club fitter suggests!

Pete

I should get this shaft just because I could play a shaft that says X-Flex:tsg_smiley_muscle:. Hahaha. Just kidding.

Thats the only reason I have one! That way I can pretend I have some game with the guns like Supo!!

Pete

I'm looking forward to getting some shots off supo in our Aussie Derby in tokyo.

Thanks so much Pete for posting that up. 262 is not crazy soft for an X but it is on the softer side and it sounds like your experience mirrored mine when I tested the R. I would have been much better with SR so for most players it looks like a flex up is the way to go.

This is afterall a 200.00 shaft so it is no Crazy or Quadra or stinger however for the right player it certainly gives good feel and kick.

I'm keen to meet up and play with you too Tario. I'm sure we could kick Supo's butt!

Pete

Haha I may have a hard time keeping up.... on the second shots you guys will be hitting PW while I need a 5 wood!

T

But you might be on the green whilst we are in the Bunker!