supo Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 just changing things up for no real reason. swapping out the monacco TX for a set of crazy target tour stiffs. 5i at 38 inch built the 6 iron last weekend and had a play with it. it suited these heads with aplomb flught was lower to mid. lower than the monacco and lower than the modus 130. feel was what u expect from a tourstage , the shaft and the head felt idenaical. no softening up of the head like the monaocos do to them nor the NS 950s. they felt really quite perfect. liek they were made for each other. hoping i can get t he set done for this wekeend for a few rounds of practice. love to give these another try. the 905 head shape is so darn good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swing981 Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 are these endo forged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted August 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blader-X Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 You know my love for the X-blades, keep us updated. By the way, Stew, have you ever given the Fujikura MCI's a go? Have you seen many guys using these in Japan? Just curious to know your thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted August 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 no never seen them. althought hte last bunch of fujikura shafts ive played ive been a big(ger) fan of. so it wont surprise me if they are good , but they dont really peak my interest at this stage the new shafts on these heads look sensationa laas well! il snap piccys when they are finished and iwill have t hem ready by friday yeeeeeeeeeeeee ha..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IshikawaFAN Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Sweet! Bring on the pics! How do those monaco compare to PXi? I've been told they are basically the same shaft... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIduffer Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Should have tried the Crazy CBI S hard stepped and tipped a tad. I have them in a soft stepped X in these heads and it is quite a pleasant combo. Think hard stepping the S would have lowered the flight a tad more for me. I am an X-Blade fan too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayDM Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Sweet! Bring on the pics! How do those monaco compare to PXi? I've been told they are basically the same shaft... Monaco's are ALOT heavier than the PXi shafts. Closest production shaft to the Monaco are the DG pro, they used the Monaco's as a model when they designed the shaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 the pxi i used i thought went much higher nad felt way softer and thinner. the monacocos feel much more solid and a thicker impact. does that make sense, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayDM Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Yup, same kinda results, don't have much experience with PXi's only tried them in a 5 and 7 iron but got the same basic feeling with them, lighter, softer, higher than the Monaco's, not a dense through the ball. Me and PX shafts in general don't mix well, I've tried them SOOO many times and have always wanted to like em because I love the look of the stepless shafts, but I just can't seem to enjoy playing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IshikawaFAN Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 the pxi i used i thought went much higher nad felt way softer and thinner. the monacocos feel much more solid and a thicker impact. does that make sense, monacos sound more like modus, fair to say? more comparable to modus? Yup, same kinda results, don't have much experience with PXi's only tried them in a 5 and 7 iron but got the same basic feeling with them, lighter, softer, higher than the Monaco's, not a dense through the ball. Me and PX shafts in general don't mix well, I've tried them SOOO many times and have always wanted to like em because I love the look of the stepless shafts, but I just can't seem to enjoy playing them. PXi feels way better than the standard PX but I do hit the PXi high, not sure if it's due to the weight or spin... The feel is better than C taper as well. I definitely have the best results with the standard PX but it's just not as fun to play vs PXi or Modus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potuna Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Yup, same kinda results, don't have much experience with PXi's only tried them in a 5 and 7 iron but got the same basic feeling with them, lighter, softer, higher than the Monaco's, not a dense through the ball. Me and PX shafts in general don't mix well, I've tried them SOOO many times and have always wanted to like em because I love the look of the stepless shafts, but I just can't seem to enjoy playing them. C-Taper is the answer, stepless, long and tight dispersion. I liked the modus 130s with no wind or down wind. Into the wind forget it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayDM Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 I wouldn't really compare the Monaco to the Modus, the Monaco's spin a bit more, go a very slight bit higher and are much easier to move around left to right or right to left, the Monaco's are also variable flight sets, meaning the long iron shafts are designed to launch a bit easier, fly a bit higher, and the short irons are designed to fly a bit lower, give you a bit more control. Tough to really compare the Monaco's to anything else out there, the Modus are fairly low spin, flat trajectory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayDM Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 C-Taper is the answer, stepless, long and tight dispersion. I liked the modus 130s with no wind or down wind. Into the wind forget it. I've tried the C taper and the results were OK, low straight balls were fine and longer than ANY other shaft I've ever hit, but they don't want to move at all, the feel of them was a bit erratic for me, another shaft I REALLY wanted to love because of the stepless design, and I think for what they are, they're a good shaft, but just for me personally I get better results with others, if I was someone who had an issue with a really high ball flight, the Ctaper are what I would game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted August 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 ive got a set of c-tapers in my callway tour authentics built by big ben these are absolutley magnificent to play on my home links. the only comabtant they have is the kamui kp101 with aerotechs. but for genreal play i over here i find i get better resuslts from NS shafts . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IshikawaFAN Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 The modus shaft has really grown on me... sling shots are fun! I haven't tried the tour 130 but I have no complaints with the standard x flex (tour120) The PXi shaft is a completely different profile but the FEEL is fantastic! I wish the original PX had the PXi feel! A soft stepped PXi 6.5 might just be that wish come true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted September 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 (edited) ok............ sat was a big day , used these for plenty of balls in the morning in pretty windy and dead calm conditions. was high up i n the mountians so the front nine was 600 m eleveated and very windy, was hitting from very thick lush fairways.back nine was flat and absolutely perfect. firstly the look, sensuous. the al chrome and white decals with red and black crazy logo is just out of this world. th black white nowon grips just caps it off. its hard NOT to put these in yr bag on looks alone feel......... well as i thought with the 6 iron last wekeend. the head /shaft seem made for each other. the normally harsher tourstage feel somehow gets softened with the flex point in ithe crazy steels.. that normal harsher feeling gets dissispated. its a heck of a feel ,its a MUCH nicer play than the monaocos MUCH more so...... HOWEVER................. they are softer. def softer than the monaocco build. for me they were just a bit too loose over all. i was really feeling the kick and bend in t he shaft , that i dont get with other shafts and surprisingly...these laucnhed higher than i was expecting. . i hit a ton of balls so i got to see everything they did. the 4 irons into the front of greens on short par 5s was an absolute thing of beauty, didnt have to try and kill it it got airborn and it turned over nicely. hit some smokers, but. theY did feel "gulp" softish i def think for me they were a flex too loose, iwas also hititng the DG tour issue and s200 and both of these shafts (especailly the dg tour issue!) were lower stronger and better suited to me. the crazies blew them out for the water for impact feel, but the fact remains that they were too whippy for me. i hit a huge amount of 9 and pw at pins all morning and i gotta say, that PW mighe be close to , (with the yururi flatback pw) the best pin seeker of them all. i hardly missed a ball if at all. the 9 was perfection very high and landed dead. didnt seem to be massive spin machines but the back up i got was "there" and the side spin was "there" but nothing really to speak of. they just seemed to do what i wanted them to do without fuss nor anything unusual nor superlative. i hit enough with these clubs to be able to say i know them very well. and if im honest with my self id admit while i played them beautifully. i tried to like them more than i do , bec of the comapny they were in . i have to say that if id hard steeped them they might be perfect. the y wud be as clsoe to that as i cud imagine. but as they are built now , they are def just a little too much theatrical for me at impact. dont get me wrong they played perfeclty but when i hit 4 balls hard with each 7 iron into a 170 yard par 3 there can be NO doubt which iron is the best served for my play . and although the tourstage 905 was the most enjoyable to hit. the fact remains the yamaha and prgr were better suited (but still not my perfect ideal clubs st up) . id say for a slightly faster tempo and consistant speed swinger , (ie i get slow trasition then go very hard into the ball , which is where the tour issue really excelled!) ............, these might be THE blade set. they certianly as for feel!!!!! Edited September 2, 2013 by supo67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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