pk923 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Lately been having quite a success migrating from steel to graphite. Currently gaming gd tour ad iron shaft. Some obvious changes for me include 1. Distance: by a margin of one club 2. Forgiveness: really suit my slow transition and smooth tempo 3. Accuracy: not that much different from steel, imho. Any one else find success with graphite, especially the cbi evo? Please share ur experiences, many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIduffer Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 I have a set of the Tourstage 905 X-Blade muscle backs shafted with the Evos in an X flex. Used to play Miura Baby Blades with NS SP Blues... Have to say I really like the Crazy shafts. Agree on picking up some distance and having less fatigue in my hands and arms after a round, especially when it is colder. Don't think I gave up very much in the way of feel either. Net win except in the wallet. Also, the Crazys play a little stiffer than most shafts I have hit graphite or otherwise, had to have them soft stepped half a flex. Am currently comparing the Crazy/TS 905 to a set of Romaro Pro/Attas Tour iron shafts. Although I like the Romaro/Attas combo, I think the Crazys are a better shaft making the combo better. Am very curious to try the Roddio shafts, but can't get any as a component shaft so it will have to wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk923 Posted May 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Have always wanted a set of blade...actually player cavity will do, just can't hit them : ) migrate away from these things many years ago. Got a chance to try the yammy tour couple of weeks ago. Miss many, got a couple of good shots also. Wondering if premium graphite shaft could make this set easier to handle? But judging from ur setup and ur comment on the evos, these shaft must be real stiff. Xxx lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIduffer Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Mine are an X flex, so they should be somewhat stiff... I was able to make good solid contact with them prior to soft stepping, just noticed a loss of back spin so figured I would try softening them a bit. It worked beautifully. Would seem, in conversations with Gocchin, that the Crazy shafts do play a little stiffer than most. In hind sight, should have spent the time up front with it before having the whole set made up, but oh well live and learn. I highly recommend the switch over to graphite, but I did not do it for weight reasons, still playing ~110 plus a 40 gram butt weight. Rather it was to reduce the vibration to my joints. Some will encourage a longer shaft with graphite for a few reasons and that also accounts for the distance increase in many cases. Get a flex that works for you doesn't have to be X... How do you like the GD shafts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk923 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 The gd is actually my first attempt at graphite iron shaft. Prior to this change, I was using ns pro 750. I'm glad I made the switch, especially with feel/timing. My club builder made the short iron at d5, long and mid iron settle at d3. I use r flex and also soft step, maybe like a senior flex : ) at first i thought this set up might balloon a little but turns out wonderful esp with my super forgiving af 702. Pls note that my driver ss is 100-103 mph. My club fitter says it has to do with transition at the top and swing type. What ever the technical side is, graphite shaft just work for me. However, prior to the change, most people I talk to highly disagree. Their main reasons mostly relate to feel and accuracy. As for the evos,I heard its much lower than steel. If its more penetrating than steel but more forgiving, I would eventually have to get some : ) Maybe cbi-01, 02 is too heavy for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIduffer Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I am a fan of Crazy, the nice thing is you can buy a single shaft of the irons and do a direct compare... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk923 Posted June 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Really? Got to email T now thanks : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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