eagle Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 After a long time reader of this great forum I really got the urge to buy a nice set of Japanese quality irons (I guess visiting this forum too often does that to you). However where I live there not too much choice and I really do prefer to buy locally. One of the possibilities is a set of Vega irons with Shimada Pro shafts, a nice set indeed. However I have no experience with this type of shaft at all. Did anyone tried the Shimada Pro shafts and could tell me what it compares to closest (KBS, Dynamic Gold, ProjectX, ...)? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 After a long time reader of this great forum I really got the urge to buy a nice set of Japanese quality irons (I guess visiting this forum too often does that to you). However where I live there not too much choice and I really do prefer to buy locally. One of the possibilities is a set of Vega irons with Shimada Pro shafts, a nice set indeed. However I have no experience with this type of shaft at all. Did anyone tried the Shimada Pro shafts and could tell me what it compares to closest (KBS, Dynamic Gold, ProjectX, ...)? Thanks. i have tried these shafts. they are like a lower launching nspro 950. what weight were you looking at? i liked these shafts very much but i found them light as i use dgs300s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 i have tried these shafts. they are like a lower launching nspro 950. what weight were you looking at? i liked these shafts very much but i found them light as i use dgs300s Are you sure you didn't try one of the lighter Shimada shafts? If not, I''m really surprised they feel much lighter than dgs300. When I googled, I found some sites mentioning the Shimado Pro are around 125 grams, so only 5 grams lighter than dgs300. For me this would be fine (prefer somewhere between 115 - 130). Right now I'm playing MP-32 with dgs300 and was wondering how the Shimada Pro for example compares to that shaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Are you sure you didn't try one of the lighter Shimada shafts? If not, I''m really surprised they feel much lighter than dgs300. When I googled, I found some sites mentioning the Shimado Pro are around 125 grams, so only 5 grams lighter than dgs300. For me this would be fine (prefer somewhere between 115 - 130). Right now I'm playing MP-32 with dgs300 and was wondering how the Shimada Pro for example compares to that shaft. Yes i have tried the pro trim weight more like 115-118. also tried the shimada tour 90 and shimada kbs. versus the dgs300 the shimadas are still higher launching but feel better. characteristic nspro feel although not as smooth. has a higher kickpoint which would explain the lower ballflight vs the nippons. they are good shafts but expensive and are not so accessible to the general golfing community Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 i had a hit with one in a 5 iron ast week nad i thought itwas beautiful weight was same as the ns sp only hit to a net so didnt se the result but the feel ts just terrific Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 yup the pros are good, built one last week with the pro tours 130gram and they are really almost like the SP blues, although the sp blues feel smoother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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