project x tour flighted 105 steel review

Project X Rifle 105 Tour Flighted Shaft Review – Specs, Flex, Weight

Sure, with some shafts, you can get by without going in for a certified fitting.

But with others, it’s simply not advisable.

That’s because some shafts, like the Project X Rifle 105 Tour Flighted shafts, need specific cutting instructions in order to unlock their true potential.

The Rifle 105 Tour Flighted shafts were designed to be custom-cut and custom-fitted.

That’s because there is a ton of performance potential packed into these relatively lightweight shafts.

If you were a fan of the original Rifle Flighted shafts, you owe it to yourself to read the following Rifle 105 Tour Flighted review.

Rifle 105 Tour Flighted Shaft Overview

The Rifle 105 Tour Flighted shafts are meant to be progressive shafts.

In other words, the flight gradually gets lower and more controlled as you move towards the short irons.

As you will see in the specs table below, you will also see that these are lightweight shafts. That’s important to note because these are, after all, steel shafts.

So if you have been wanting to improve accuracy by switching from graphite to steel shafts, these may be an ideal option for you.

Like nearly any Project X (a True Temper brand) shaft, the Rifle 105 Tour Flighted shafts offer a very smooth transition.

The kick point is also progressive (so long as you go in for a certified fitting).

It was easy for our testers to load up on this shaft. Unloading felt just a little jerky; but it was nothing to be overly concerned about as it didn’t affect accuracy.

Overall you get a very lively response and the feeling that the Rifle 105 Tour Flighted is actually transferring your swing energy into the ball.

Why is the Rifle 105 Tour Flighted So Popular?

The Project X Rifle 105 Tour Flighted shaft is a popular shaft because it works well for a wide variety of golfers.

As a mid handicapper, the Rifle 105 Tour Flighted can be optimized to match your distance needs.

As a low handicapper, you can increase accuracy with your scoring irons. So it offers a little something for everyone.

How Does the Rifle 105 Tour Flighted Perform?

For the most part, our testers like long irons that produce a low launch. But none of our testers are pros.

The Rifle 105 Tour Flighted shafts actually produce a mid launch in the long irons and we can see why.

Mid launch is a nice middle ground for pros and amateurs. Pros want to be able to land greens with their longer irons so they need higher trajectories. But players like us need more distance above all else.

While the launch wasn’t terrible for us, we did lose out on a few yards with our long irons because of the higher trajectory.

However, the flight did work well for some of our higher handicap testers. When plugged into our short irons, the Rifle 105 Tour Flighted shafts produced lower launch angles.

One of the things we really liked about this shaft is that it made for very controllable spin rates.

In our scoring irons, we were able to pick up more backspin when needed or mute the spin depending on the lie.

Overall, the Rifle 105 Tour Flighted shafts are workable and we can see them performing well for a wide variety of players.

Project X Rifle 105 Tour Flighted Shaft Specs

What flexes are available what swing speeds do they suit.

The Rifle 105 Tour Flighted is available in regular, stiff and extra stiff flex. Regular would be good for 80-85 MPH swingers.

Stiff would be good for 85-90 MPH swingers and extra siff would work for 91+ MPH swingers.

What Weights Are Available? What Swing Speeds Do They Suit?

There is a 107g version that would be suitable for players in the 80 MPH range.

The 108g version may work for 85-90 MPH swingers. The 113g version may suit 91-95 MPH swingers.

Why is it So Good?

For us, the Rifle 105 Tour Flighted was a good shaft because it was workable.

So long as you get a fitting, you will find that you can manipulate flight and spin. It may take some time to get used to; but once you do, you will find  that the Rifle 105 Tour Flighted shafts are very versatile.

Project X Rifle 105 Tour Flighted First Impressions

One can’t help but notice how light and wieldy these shafts feel in the hands.

On the downswing, you feel like you can swing outside yourself. On release, you get a clear kick and feedback.

Key Features & Performance

The Rifle 105 Tour Flighted shafts feature a progressive kick point that is meant to flight the ball down in the short irons and produce a higher trajectory in the long irons.

Especially in the short irons, flight and spin can be manipulated and you get a sharper degree of control as opposed to the long irons.

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For better players, the progressive kick point will be amazing.

But mid handicappers may be left in the lurch because of the lost distance in the long irons.

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This shaft works really well with wedges regardless of your handicap. It’s easy to achieve the spin you need and control trajectory.

Rifle 105 Tour Flighted Pros & Cons

• Progressive launch
• Active feel
• Workable in the scoring irons
• Smooth bend profile
• Not great for mid handicappers

Overall Score: 95/100

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Who Should Buy it?

Oddly enough, the Rifle 105 Tour Flighted shafts would be good for high and scratch handicappers.

If you want to attack the pin with your long irons, these shafts will help.

And if you are a lower handicapper who has trouble getting air under the ball, you will get along well with the Rifle 105 Tour Flighted shafts. Mid handicappers are likely to lose out on long iron distance.

Aidan is a low-handicap golfer who came from over 110 to breaking 80 in less than 1 year.

Aidan has become obsessed with becoming a scratch golfer and plays golf on every possible occasion, even in the snow!

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Rifle Tour Flighted 105 Shafts - Awesome Performance in a Lighter Weight

By DanSueltz December 10th, 2022

Rifle Tour Flighted 105 Shafts offer awesome performance in a lighter weight steel.  Available only through custom club fitters like True Fit Clubs, these shafts can be customized to meet today's golfers most demanding needs.

Lighter Weight

The Project X Rifle Tour Flighted 105 shafts come in three different weights:

R Flex  - 107 grams - Built flexes from L+(3.5) to R+(5.5)

S Flex - 108 grams - Built flexes from A+(4.5) to S(6.0)

X Flex - 113 grams - Built flexes from R(5.0) to S+(6.5)

These shafts are very customizable with a wide range of flexes in each shaft weight.

Flight and Spin Characteristics

The concept of "Tour Flighting" has been around for years.  Most tour players like higher trajectory in their long irons (3,4,5) but more penetrating ball flight in their scoring irons (8,9,PW).  That is exactly how the Project X Rifle Tour Flighted 105 irons are designed.  In our testing, the difference is not dramatic but noticeable enough to give better stopping power on longer iron shots into a green.

Flex                                          Trajectory                       Spin

R Flex                                    Mid-High                    Mid-High

S Flex                                     Mid-High                   Mid-High

X Flex                                    Mid                                Mid

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Callaway Rogue ST Pro Irons Review

The Mavrik irons have been replaced by the Rogue ST range for 2022, and the Pro irons are the most workable of the new family.

It's yet another entry into the players distance category which look like a blade in your bag, but are really a hollow headed iron that packs a real punch.

The Rogue ST Pro is a hollow body, compact shaped head which looks and feels like a players iron but provides the distance and forgiveness of a game improvement iron.

Increased ball speed comes thanks to a high strength 450 AI Designed Flash Face Cup, which promotes a higher launch to increase the landing angle so that you can hold greens more easily.

Another feature to increase forgiveness and make launching the ball easier is the addition of 48 grams of tungsten weighting, which is an increase of 188% over the Mavrik irons.

So the distance is seemingly there, but Callaway have also worked to improve the feel by incorporating urethane microspheres which are now placed up to the sixth groove behind the face to dampen vibration and improve the sound too.

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Looks and Feel

These irons carry a high shelf appeal with the shiny chrome finish, something that we don't see as often these days as brushed steel is currently the trend. They really do look like a blade in your golf bag.

At address the head is rounded, like all Callaway irons tend to be compared to other manufacturers' straight lines. It isn't as elongated as a Ping i525 which makes the top line fuller, but not off-putting.

The sole of the club is pretty slim, with the addition of the black line working as a clever trick to help make it look even thinner. The sole width is pretty similar to a TaylorMade P790.

The only downside in the look of these irons is the black cap on the back cavity - if it wasn't for this it really would look like a true blade.

Compared to other Callaway irons, the Rogue ST Pro head is smaller than an Apex DCB but bigger than the Apex Pro .

In terms of feel, the irons were quite heavy to swing and the sound when you strike the ball was quite a clunk too. It took me a little bit of time to get used to the weight of the heads and the shafts, but the strike certainly looked after you even when you were slightly off.

The sound at impact is thick and powerful with a secure feel. I wouldn't say it's particularly quick off the face, but it felt very stable. The feel is not quite as good as the forged Apex, so the looks probably outperform the feel in this instance.

Firstly it's key to note that the 6 iron which I used to get Trackman data is 26.5 degrees loft, which is the same as the TaylorMade P790 .

The irons were a club longer in distance than the Apex Pro but they didn't go as far as my P790 6 iron, although they came with a 105 gram shaft which felt heavy to move quickly.

My swing speed was down by a few mph and so was my ball speed, meaning I lost some yardage, but both the spin and the launch were very similar so with an equivalent shaft I think the numbers would be virtually the same.

On-Course Performance

I enjoyed using these irons much more out on the golf course than I did indoors on the simulator. I haven't played a lot of golf recently and I found that these really helped me out a lot.

I was actually clubbing up on a lot of approach shots as I wasn't sure how I was swinging it, but I didn't really need to as distance wasn't an issue. These irons took good care of me and I could work them low, high and left to right.

When I tested the Mavrik Pro irons back in 2020 I remember liking them but they were a little too hot, and didn't look as sleek. These are a big step up in terms of looks, feel and performance compared to the Mavrik for me.

I used the pitching wedge for a 3/4 shot into the 8th hole at Prestbury GC and it came out really low and released a lot. At 43 degrees this is super strong and so not ideal if you're really looking for control.

The long irons and mid irons were really positive in their flight and they performed pretty well when hitting into some relatively soft greens. I'm just not sure I flight it high enough with these irons to hold the greens in the summer, but they did work well in the wind.

Callaway Rogue ST Pro Irons Verdict

These irons are a big improvement on the Mavrik Pro with better looks and a 'softer' performance, in a good way. They look far more like players irons than the Mavriks ever did.

If you are in the market for a players distance iron in the same category as a TaylorMade P790 , Titleist T200 or Ping i525 then give this iron a try. But I would just warn you that I think they're slightly fuller in design at address in typical Callaway style, although on the sole and the back of the head things are pretty similar.

Feel-wise they probably aren't quite top of the class, but with a cheaper price tag of less than £1000 for a full set I think that's a decent compromise to make.

Who Are They Aimed At?

I would recommend these irons to anyone from mid-single figures (6 or 7) to 18 handicappers - any lower than that and I think they will be a little too 'hot' for elite players.

They are an excellent option for players looking to keep their iron spend under £1000, and the best thing is that they should last you for a good chunk of your golfing life.

They look like a blade in the bag but they don't have any visible bulk and they still feel great. If you were a good golfer who is declining due to age, injury or just not playing much, you may want to pay the extra cash for the Apex irons as I think you'll prefer the feel. But for everyone else they will be more than fine.

Would I Use Them?

I enjoyed using these irons on a cold, windy day but they didn't quite have the feel for me and the short irons were a little too straight faced. As I said it’s a high single figure to mid handicapper club, and I'm not at that stage just yet!

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Based on this review ( very good,by the way) and a couple of others, I purchased these irons. When I see forgiveness and distance in a review, I read the entire thing. I hit them in heated stall, still very cold here in Michigan. I loved the sound, ball flight, and the distance was awesome. I could care less about the shiny heads, to me these are beautiful. Just put on my Maui's and go play. So looking forward to getting on the course with these. Thanks for the great review.

Hi Sophie, This is one of the options I was considering, but after reading the review I just going to continue my search. I tried the Apex Pro 21 and I just loved the feeling, only thing... that I am still a high handicap golfer :)

Thanks, Jorge

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Project X Shaft Flex Chart + Specs + Review; By A Pro Golfer

Unlocking the secrets to a perfect golf swing begins with selecting the ideal shaft, and Project X stands as a trusted name in the industry. In this comprehensive article, we delve into Project X shafts, offering insights into their flex chart, detailed specifications, and a thorough review of their performance on the golf course. Whether you’re a seasoned golfer or a novice looking to up your game, this guide provides essential knowledge for finding the perfect Project X shaft for your swing.

Table of Contents

Project x shaft full review.

Project X is a well-respected brand in the golf industry known for producing high-quality golf shafts designed to enhance a player’s performance. Below is a comprehensive review of Project X shafts, taking into consideration their key features, benefits, and how they can impact your golf game.

Key Features

• Variety of Models: Project X offers a range of shaft models to cater to different golfer preferences and needs. These include Project X HZRDUS, Project X LZ, and Project X EvenFlow.
• Flex Options: Project X shafts are available in various flex options, including Regular (5.0), Regular Plus (5.5), Stiff (6.0), Extra Stiff (6.5), and Extra Stiff Plus (7.0). This wide range ensures that golfers of different swing speeds and styles can find a suitable shaft.
• Weight and Torque Options: Project X shafts come in various weights and torque ratings. These specifications allow golfers to fine-tune their shaft choice based on their desired ball flight and feel preferences.
• Quality Construction: Project X shafts are known for their premium materials and craftsmanship. They are designed to offer stability and consistency throughout the swing, improving accuracy and distance.
• Tour-Proven: Many professional golfers trust Project X shafts, which are often found in the bags of tour players. This demonstrates the shafts’ performance and reliability at the game’s highest level.
• Consistency: Project X shafts are engineered to provide consistent performance, helping golfers achieve a repeatable and reliable swing. This consistency can lead to improved shot dispersion and accuracy.
• Control: Project X shafts offer control over ball flight, allowing golfers to fine-tune their trajectory and spin rates. This control can be especially beneficial in varying weather conditions.
• Distance: With the right Project X shaft matched to your swing characteristics, you can experience increased distance off the tee and fairway. The shafts’ stability and energy transfer contribute to longer shots.
• Customization: The wide range of flex options and specifications allows golfers to customize their clubs to suit their unique swing profiles and playing preferences.
• Proven Performance: Project X shafts have a strong track record of success on professional tours, instilling confidence in golfers who seek high-performance equipment.

Considerations

• Professional Fitting: While Project X shafts offer a range of options, it’s crucial to undergo a professional fitting to determine the best shaft for your game. Swing speed, launch angle, and feel preferences should all be considered.
• Budget: Project X shafts are known for their quality, but they are typically priced in the higher range. Golfers should be prepared to invest in their equipment to experience the full benefits.

In conclusion, Project X shafts are a reliable choice for golfers seeking consistency, control, and club performance. They cater to a broad spectrum of players with a wide range of models and flex options. However, the key to maximizing their benefits lies in undergoing a fitting process to find the ideal Project X shaft for your unique swing characteristics and preferences. When properly matched, these shafts can significantly enhance your golf game and help you achieve better results on the course.

What is Project X shaft flex chart?

The Project X shaft flex chart provides a guide to the different flex options available for Project X golf shafts, both for irons and woods/hybrids. Here’s a summary of the Project X shaft flex chart you provided:

• Regular – 5.0
• Regular Plus – 5.5
• Stiff – 6.0
• Extra Stiff – 6.5
• Extra Stiff Plus – 7.0

Woods and Hybrids:

• Regular Plus – 5.0
• Stiff – 5.5
• Stiff Plus – 6.0

These numbers represent the flex rating of the shafts, with higher numbers indicating stiffer shafts. It’s important to note that these are general guidelines, and the best way to determine the right shaft flex for your game is to have a professional club fitting. The fitting takes into account factors like swing speed, club head speed, swing weight, and swing type to recommend the ideal shaft flex for your specific needs.

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Project X Shaft Specs

Here’s a detailed table using the provided Project X shaft specifications:

These specifications provide valuable information for golfers looking to select the right Project X shaft based on factors like weight, torque, launch angle, and spin rate. Remember that these values are general guidelines and may vary depending on the specific model and flex of the shaft.

It’s highly recommended to consult with a professional club fitter to determine the ideal shaft for your game, taking into account your individual swing characteristics and preferences.

What is Project X Shafts swing speed?

Project X shafts do not have a specific swing speed associated with them, as the appropriate shaft flex for a golfer depends on various factors beyond just swing speed. Swing speed is one of the factors that can help determine the suitable shaft flex, but it’s not the sole consideration.

The Project X shafts you mentioned in a previous response are available in different flex options such as 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, and 7.0. The choice of flex depends on factors like swing speed, tempo, ball flight preferences, and feel preferences.

Typically, golfers with slower swing speeds may benefit from a softer flex (e.g., 5.0 or 5.5), while those with faster swing speeds may prefer a stiffer flex (e.g., 6.0, 6.5, or 7.0). However, this is a general guideline, and individual fitting by a professional is recommended to determine the most appropriate shaft flex for your specific swing characteristics and performance goals.

How do you read Project X shafts?

Reading and understanding Project X shafts involves interpreting the information on the shaft itself. Project X shafts typically have numbers and letters that convey essential details about the shaft’s specifications. Here’s how to read and understand Project X shaft markings:

• Brand and Model: Project X shafts will usually have the brand name “Project X” prominently displayed on the shaft, often near the grip end. The specific model of the shaft, such as “HZRDUS,” “LZ,” or “EvenFlow,” will also be indicated.
• Flex Rating: The flex rating of the shaft is indicated by a number and decimal point. For example, if you see “6.0,” it represents a stiff flex shaft. Project X shafts come in a range of flex options, including 5.0 (regular), 5.5 (regular plus), 6.0 (stiff), 6.5 (extra stiff), and 7.0 (extra stiff plus).
• Weight: The weight of the shaft is often indicated in grams. For instance, a shaft might be marked as “70g,” signifying that it weighs 70 grams. Different Project X shaft models come in various weight options to cater to different swing preferences.
• Torque Rating: The torque rating of the shaft is indicated by a number with a decimal point, typically measured in degrees. A lower torque number indicates less shaft twist during the swing, contributing to stability. A higher torque number suggests more forgiveness on off-center hits.

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• Launch Angle: Project X shafts may specify the launch angle they are designed to produce. This information can give you an idea of the intended ball flight characteristics, but it’s essential to consult with a professional fitter for precise guidance.
• Spin Rate: Some shafts may indicate their intended spin rate characteristics. Lower spin shafts are often preferred for a penetrating ball flight, while higher spin shafts can help the ball hold greens more effectively.
• Serial Number: On many Project X shafts, you’ll find a serial number or identification code that can be used for reference and warranty purposes.

It’s important to note that the specific markings and their location on Project X shafts may vary depending on the shaft model and series. When selecting a Project X shaft, it’s highly recommended to work with a professional club fitter or consult the manufacturer’s official documentation for the most accurate and detailed information regarding that particular shaft’s specifications.

A professional fitting ensures that you choose the right Project X shaft to match your swing characteristics and playing preferences for improved performance on the golf course.

Discover the meticulous and expert-driven process behind our product reviews at Sportic Media. Our comprehensive guide, led by industry veterans, ensures you get the most reliable and detailed insights into golf equipment. Dive into our methodical approach by visiting How We Test Products at Sportic Media: A Comprehensive Guide .

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Project X Iron Shaft Review

Project x iron shaft.

The Project X iron shaft is a cult classic stepless iron shaft as well as one of the most popular iron shafts on Tour.  Geared towards players with a more aggressive iron swing, the Project X aims to keep both your launch and spin numbers down .  Looking for lower ball flight or reduced spin off of your irons?  The Project X iron shaft might be the right option for you!

How Does it Feel?

My first thought when I swung the Project X iron shaft was “huh, I don’t remember them being this stout.”  I may have been swinging the 6.5 (~x-flex) as opposed to my usual 6.0 in Project X, but nonetheless, it felt fairly stiff.  Why?  stiffness in the tip of the shaft.  The Project X is designed so that the butt and tip sections are consistent through the set, while the midsection’s stiffness varies from iron to iron .  This creates consistent tip stiffness, and thus, that more stiff feel throughout the swing.  However, there’s a notable progressive kick point throughout the set.  It’s definitely not a bad feel by any means, but more aggressive swingers with a quicker transition will most likely feel the shaft loading better.

Project X shafts are also known for their range of flex options.  Rather than the traditional regular, stiff, x-stiff, etc profiles, Project X uses a numbering system in .5 increments.  The flexes range from the softest at 5.0 up to the stiffest at 7.0, giving players five different flex options.  The 5.5 to 6.5 also offer two different weight options each, while the 5.0 and 7.0 have one.  These are all things to take into account to get that feel and performance finely tuned to exactly where you need it.

On-Course Performance

The Project X iron shafts advertise a low launch with low spin.  Again, the way the Project X shaft is constructed creates a very stable tip, which is how they create that low, piercing ball flight and reduced spin .  I found that this is exactly what is delivered with this shaft.  My ball flight was much more piercing and penetrating than my current gamers.  My ball seemed to just cut right under the infamous Spring Chicago winds.  If you have issues with really high iron shots, the Project X might be worth a look.

Spin-wise, I also saw a pretty steep reduction from my current gamers.  This can be both good or bad if you don’t necessarily need less spin from your irons.  The good: my dispersion was more contained.  The Project X shafts tend to stay on line, and misses are fairly abbreviated .  The accuracy is good.  Where it’s not necessarily a good thing is holding greens.  With a combination of low launch and low spins, I found it somewhat difficult to stop the ball on the putting surface.  Adjusting to the roll out of the Project X may take some time.  But again, if you don’t have trouble spinning or launching the ball, you may not see the same issues.  A nice little cheat that may help a spin/trajectory issue is to go down a flex.

If you like the feel of the shafts, but need need to tune the flex a touch, you can always hard or soft step them , since the weights of the shafts are the same throughout the set.  This means that you can put the 3 iron shaft in a 4 iron, or vice versa, in order to change that midsection profile.  This will change both the launch and spin either up or down depending.

Final Thoughts

There’s a reason that the Project X has not only been around forever, but is so popular on Tour. It’s a great iron shaft.  If you’re looking for more penetrating iron shots, or to reduce your spin, take the Project X for a whirl .  With all of the flex and weight options available, faster, quick-transition swingers are sure to find a fit that matches their game for both feel and performance.

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I recently picked up a set of TM P770’s with Projext X Rifle 6.0 shafts My previous set are 716 AP2’s with kbs tour shafts.

I made the switch seeking a lower ball flight and the project x is launching incredibly high? I’m perplexed. I’ve been hitting on a trackman and im losing close to a full club on each iron!?

Any feedback on this!? Next step would be checking the lofts for accuracy

So first, always a good idea to check lofts regardless. Just to know you’re hitting what you expect to be hitting there.

The thing we always stress with any fitting/performance, especially shafts, is that regardless of what they say on paper, your specific body and swing may respond to the gear combination a certain way and you’ll see different results. Like I’ve hit low launch/ low spin shafts exactly the opposite of what they’re supposed to do because it’s just how I’ve interacted with the gear.

So long story short, yes, one would think the Project X would be lower than a Rifled set, BUT that may just not be the right combo for you and your swing due to a variety of possible reasons. I’ve seen it a million times.

I love the regular project x shafts. I had some in my ping g irons. I bought a set of ping g425 irons they put the new project x lz in them. I dont care much for them.

What is the most common project X shaft for a senior golfer,hcp 12 hits 7 iron 135-140 yds

Way too many variables here. What’s your transition, swing speed, ball flight, etc.. Do you mean project x steel? Taper tip or parallel? Simply based on the above it’d probably be the softest flex that they offer in which ever shaft you go with, preferably 5.0. But that may not work for your game because again, too many variables.

My recommendation is to visit a local fitter and have them help you find the shaft that’s right for you.

Thanks for stopping in! Tommy

I’m going to add to your reply too. You’re dead on, but my thoughts are a great example of why you’re answer is dead on.

Senior or not, a 12 hdcp hitting a 7 iron 135-140 yards isn’t all that short for a seven iron. So sounds like he can swing the club a bit still. Maybe a 6.0 flex gets the job done?

But your point about ball flight I imagine is the big factor. Would the 5.0 be way too left hooking? Would the 6.0 get around or be a big right leaker?

Late reply, but someone might find it useful. I was fitted for a set with Project X 5.0 flighted 10 years ago. At that time I was a 45 with a 22 hcp and hit my 7 iron about +-130 m (142 yeards) with quite an aggressive swing. This was the only shaft that gave me a tight dispersion and also kept the flight down a bit to prevent it from going too high.

Now, 10-11 years later with an 11 hcp, I still love my clubs and hit the same distances. Due to aging my swing is far less aggressive, but I probably compensate with better hits, because the distances have not changed at all. Everything else about the flight is still “perfect”, except I no longer have any feeling of the head, which sometimes causes me to overswing.

I saw some old Wilson FG Tour V2s with KBS Tour Regulars for almost free and decided to buy them in order to test softer feeling shafts over several rounds. I immediately gained both feel and about 3 mph club head speed. Unfortunately it was all lost to higher spin and a higher ball flight, which I realy don’t need. Totally different feel, but results are the same (except when it is windy). And because its windy most of the time where I live close to the coast, high and spinny is not good. Maybe softstepping the Project Xs once would give some of the feel I’ve been missing without getting too much extra spin? Stronger lofts may fix two problems when at some pint age starts to cause shorter distances, but until then I’m not going to mess up my approach distances.

I’m a scratch golfer, 44 year old, with swing speed of 120 mph with the driver. I have a TM forged irons with project x 6.0 rifle shatfs. Is that ok for me, considered my age? Or I have to switch to 6.5 or even a 7.0 shaft? I also have a set of KBS 125 S+ shafts. Which one you reccomend for me?

Just been fitted with t100 irons. The project x lz 5.5 shafts were chosen. I have 7 iron swing speed of 70mph. I have lost 10 to 20 yds with the 7 iron. Put an ns950gh shaft in the 7 iron and gained more than what I lost. I think shaft too stiff and too heavy for me (75 years).

YOU ARE RIGHT ,I HAD PX RIFLE 5.5 IN MY MIZUNOS, I ALSO HIT 7 IRON 130 TO 140 ,DRIVES 240 TO 250, 5.5’S TO STOUT & STIFF, FOR ME 79 YRS. OLD. REPLACED 5.5’S WITH D.G. 105 R-300 AND AM VERY HAPPY WITH RESULTS.

What flex is the 5.0 installed in a set of Hogan irons

A 5.0 is a 5.0 regardless of the head. That’s the flex system project x uses. It’s the softest flex in the line, and would be most similar to a stiff flex in another brand.

Might be a silly question, but are you talking about vintage Hogans with Apex shafts in them? If they are Project X shafts, Tommy is dead on correct.

Is there a project graphite shaft that light that I can feel the head that gives me higher launch in a regular shaft

May want to check out this review:

https://drivingrangeheroes.com/project-x-cypher-shaft-review/

Do you know exactly what this means?? I was fit for these, but I’m just trying to understand what this means. Callaway-True-Temper-Project-X-S-0.355 thx

I’m assuming Project X – stiff flex (6.0 in PX terms) – .355 taper tip as opposed to .370 parallel tip.

oddly for me, i had the project x 6.0 on my Srixon ZX7 and after getting on trackman trying out different shafts, to my surprised, both Nippon NS 850 gh and Modus 130 Stiff gave me the lowest ball flight that i preferred.

Hank – Diff strokes for diff folks. I hate PX shafts and just switched to Nippon Pro Modus 125x to lower my ball flight. Love them. Thanks for stopping by!

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Project x ...Flighted vs Non Flighted

By seaweed88 April 26, 2011 in WRX Club Techs

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[quote name='seaweed88' timestamp='1303859674' post='3188163'] Project x ...Flighted vs Non Flighted: What are the benefits of each and who needs which one? Thanks [/quote] The flighted are designed to help get the ball up in the air faster than the non-flighted. So, if you need help launching the ball high, go for the flighted. Just be careful since the flighted play about one flex softer than the non-flighted.

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[quote name='grochol17' timestamp='1303863113' post='3188356'] [quote name='seaweed88' timestamp='1303859674' post='3188163'] Project x ...Flighted vs Non Flighted: What are the benefits of each and who needs which one? Thanks [/quote] The flighted are designed to help get the ball up in the air faster than the non-flighted. So, if you need help launching the ball high, go for the flighted. Just be careful since the flighted play about one flex softer than the non-flighted. [/quote] Not completely correct. See text from the Rifle site regarding the Flighted PX... [i]"A revolutionary concept developed through exclusive Flex Distribution Technology" and perfected on Tour. Provides an exaggerated change in kick point within the club set to manipulate ball flight. Long irons have a lower kick point for higher ball flight, easier launch and greater distance. Short irons have a higher kick point for a lower trajectory, greater accuracy and control." [/i] They do play a little softer to flex than the regular PX. Also, there is a small weight difference.

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[quote name='grochol17' timestamp='1303863113' post='3188356'] [quote name='seaweed88' timestamp='1303859674' post='3188163'] Project x ...Flighted vs Non Flighted: What are the benefits of each and who needs which one? Thanks [/quote] The flighted are designed to help get the ball up in the air faster than the non-flighted. So, if you need help launching the ball high, go for the flighted. Just be careful since the flighted play about one flex softer than the non-flighted. [/quote] NOT correct with PX flighted... but you'd be right if talking about Rifle FCM shafts (I played 6.5), since they have active tips and soft butts; and feel soft to the touch at impact; but do NOT play soft to flex. Soft to flex gets miss-used too often. I play both PX flighted and PX standard 6.0. Flighted has a stiffer butt section then standard PX. To further oppose your statement I hit a low trajectory ball with long irons and moderate trajectories with mid-irons. With PX standard shafts I hit a higher trajectory, but not as high as with KBS or Rifle FCM 6.5, which is influenced by the slightly softer butt section. And, flighted don't play soft to flex either. Swing mechanics play a big roll in what trajectories people encounter when hitting flighted PX. Tip sections are very stiff in mid-short irons compared to standard PX. Plus there's a difference between "feeling" soft at impact and playing soft to flex. Playing soft to flex means if its labeled X but plays like S. Its in such cases where someone that needs an "S" could play that "X" shaft. As to whats said on PX site - it my opinion PX and Rifle have always errored on the side of playing it safe with what's posted on their website.

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I am a high school golf coach and I fit one of my guys with Mizuno’s Shaft Optimizer. Jando wanted to lower his ball flight and the software picked the Project X 6.0, 123 gram. I think this is a non flighted shaft but I am not sure. .. Thanks

[quote name='Pepperturbo' timestamp='1303864190' post='3188417'] [quote name='grochol17' timestamp='1303863113' post='3188356'] [quote name='seaweed88' timestamp='1303859674' post='3188163'] Project x ...Flighted vs Non Flighted: What are the benefits of each and who needs which one? Thanks [/quote] The flighted are designed to help get the ball up in the air faster than the non-flighted. So, if you need help launching the ball high, go for the flighted. Just be careful since the flighted play about one flex softer than the non-flighted. [/quote] NOT correct with PX flighted... but you'd be right if talking about Rifle FCM shafts (I played 6.5), since they have active tips and soft butts; and feel soft to the touch at impact; but do NOT play soft to flex. Soft to flex gets miss-used too often. I play both PX flighted and PX standard 6.0. Flighted has a stiffer butt section then standard PX. To further oppose your statement I hit a low trajectory ball with long irons and moderate trajectories with mid-irons. With PX standard shafts I hit a higher trajectory, but not as high as with KBS or Rifle FCM 6.5, which is influenced by the slightly softer butt section. And, flighted don't play soft to flex either. Swing mechanics play a big roll in what trajectories people encounter when hitting flighted PX. Tip sections are very stiff in mid-short irons compared to standard PX. Plus there's a difference between "feeling" soft at impact and playing soft to flex. Playing soft to flex means if its labeled X but plays like S. Its in such cases where someone that needs an "S" could play that "X" shaft. As to whats said on PX site - it my opinion PX and Rifle have always errored on the side of playing it safe with what's posted on their website. [/quote] Soooo what you're saying is that the PX Website is wrong? That's weird because 6.0 flighted plays EXACTLY how they describe. I do agree flighted doesnt play soft, just different due to the kickpoints.

[quote name='Pepperturbo' timestamp='1303864190' post='3188417'] [quote name='grochol17' timestamp='1303863113' post='3188356'] [quote name='seaweed88' timestamp='1303859674' post='3188163'] Project x ...Flighted vs Non Flighted: What are the benefits of each and who needs which one? Thanks [/quote] The flighted are designed to help get the ball up in the air faster than the non-flighted. So, if you need help launching the ball high, go for the flighted. Just be careful since the flighted play about one flex softer than the non-flighted. [/quote] NOT correct with PX flighted... but you'd be right if talking about Rifle FCM shafts (I played 6.5), since they have active tips and soft butts; and feel soft to the touch at impact; but do NOT play soft to flex. Soft to flex gets miss-used too often. I play both PX flighted and PX standard 6.0. Flighted has a stiffer butt section then standard PX. To further oppose your statement I hit a low trajectory ball with long irons and moderate trajectories with mid-irons. With PX standard shafts I hit a higher trajectory, but not as high as with KBS or Rifle FCM 6.5, which is influenced by the slightly softer butt section. And, flighted don't play soft to flex either. Swing mechanics play a big roll in what trajectories people encounter when hitting flighted PX. Tip sections are very stiff in mid-short irons compared to standard PX. Plus there's a difference between "feeling" soft at impact and playing soft to flex. Playing soft to flex means if its labeled X but plays like S. Its in such cases where someone that needs an "S" could play that "X" shaft. As to whats said on PX site - it my opinion PX and Rifle have always errored on the side of playing it safe with what's posted on their website. [/quote] You may very well be right. I have no hard numbers to refute it. I only spoke to True Temper several years ago and the response I received was that they may play ever so slightly "softer". By no means does an X play like an S. You may be closer to say they play close to soft step 1x (per TT). Again, you may very well be correct but this was from True Temper... what do they know? At the time they just bought Rifle and I'm not sure they knew what they really had. My experience is that I liked the feel of the flighted over the regular. But that could just be that I liked the performance of the flighted better then the regular? So close nobody is really going to be able to tell. After all these years the internet shaft fitting is alive and well!

I found the PX to 'feel' much firmer than the flighted. I was able to demo a PX 5.5 and PX flighted 6.0. PX 5.5 was very harsh with a decent mid ballflight. However, I could really feel the kick with the flighted with a similar launch but overall higher apex. My previous shaft was DG S300. For ME, the kick of the flighted felt similar to the DG but ever so slightly tighter and with a higher initial launch and higher apex. I bought some flighted 6.0 for the iron set I'm putting together now and found similar results when comparing 6i between sets.

According to Project X, a 7.0 flex in the flighted is the same as a 6.5 in the non-flighted. This chart is on their facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4262340&id=111151851352&ref=fbx_album I have no idea why they would post something like this if it isn't true, and that's what I based my statement on about them playing soft to flex. I know this has nothing to do with how they feel. As for launch, true I was not 100% correct. I was basing it on the fact that 1) testing with both flighted and non in the same 6 iron, I launched the flighted a good bit higher (based on launch monitor numbers) and 2) every club fitter I've talked (which isn't that many) to said flighted is designed to launch higher. So, I assumed, possibly incorrectly, that this meant throughout the set. But, according to the PX web page, this may not be the case... the way it reads I could believe that the flighted and non in the short irons launch the same, or the flighted could still launch higher but the difference in launch angle in the short irons is closer together than in the long irons. Seaweed88... I don't know for sure since the golfworks.com web site says both the flighted and non 6.0s weight 125g. Maybe someone on here can comment on whether or not the shaft optimizer has the flighted in it and how it would show up as a recommendation.

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I think you are miss judging what you are reading so let me try to explain what this is. A set of flighted irons is made by mixing 3 different flexes. - Long irons are + 0.5 on flex trimmed at butt to lower flex by 0.5. - This gives the right over all flex, but a low bend point = High launch - Mid irons, is the same flex/shaft as the ordinary - strait in. If someone tells they do feel a difference in the mid irons, its a placebo effect, because the mid irons is the same. - Short irons is -0.5 on flex, trimmed at tip to gain flex by 0.5 and to lower ball curve. = Low launch PX is NOT cpm matched but weight matched for feel. When TT say you should order Flighted 0.5 stronger than ordinary, its the over all FEEL of flex, due to different bend points. - If you follow this recommendation, the long iron will go higher than standard, mid a bit lower, and the short irons even lower. Its ONLY bend point in the long and the short irons who is different from the ordinary.

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[quote name='JinxyJ08' timestamp='1303866596' post='3188557'] [quote name='Pepperturbo' timestamp='1303864190' post='3188417'] [quote name='grochol17' timestamp='1303863113' post='3188356'] [quote name='seaweed88' timestamp='1303859674' post='3188163'] Project x ...Flighted vs Non Flighted: What are the benefits of each and who needs which one? Thanks [/quote] The flighted are designed to help get the ball up in the air faster than the non-flighted. So, if you need help launching the ball high, go for the flighted. Just be careful since the flighted play about one flex softer than the non-flighted. [/quote] NOT correct with PX flighted... but you'd be right if talking about Rifle FCM shafts (I played 6.5), since they have active tips and soft butts; and feel soft to the touch at impact; but do NOT play soft to flex. Soft to flex gets miss-used too often. I play both PX flighted and PX standard 6.0. Flighted has a stiffer butt section then standard PX. To further oppose your statement I hit a low trajectory ball with long irons and moderate trajectories with mid-irons. With PX standard shafts I hit a higher trajectory, but not as high as with KBS or Rifle FCM 6.5, which is influenced by the slightly softer butt section. And, flighted don't play soft to flex either. Swing mechanics play a big roll in what trajectories people encounter when hitting flighted PX. Tip sections are very stiff in mid-short irons compared to standard PX. Plus there's a difference between "feeling" soft at impact and playing soft to flex. Playing soft to flex means if its labeled X but plays like S. Its in such cases where someone that needs an "S" could play that "X" shaft. As to whats said on PX site - it my opinion PX and Rifle have always errored on the side of playing it safe with what's posted on their website. [/quote] Soooo what you're saying is that the PX Website is wrong? That's weird because 6.0 flighted plays EXACTLY how they describe. I do agree flighted doesnt play soft, just different due to the kickpoints. [/quote] Flighted feel a bit softer in the mid irons

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So what I read here is that the flighted may feel a bit softer than the non flighted however, flex wise they are not any softer. With all of that said I see on their website that 6.5 flighted and 6.0 non-flighted show as stiff +, 6.0 flighted and 5.5 non-flighted as stiff. When I was fit the fitter had me between a 6.0nf and 6.5 flighted which seems to make sense with looking at their chart.

• 1 month later...

I am looking at a set with PX Flighted 5.5 shafts, and I am coming from DGS300. Will the 5.5 flighted shafts be to weak compared the the DGS300s and I should be looking at 6.0 flighted instead. Mizuno shaft optimizer had me at 90-92 swing speed, but I may have been over swinging a tad at the demo.

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• 11 months later...

I know this an old thread but... I have been playing PX 6.0 for 2 years now. I love everything about them, feel, trajectory, etc. I have gone from playing 6-8 times a month to almost never, only 4 times this year. I have noticed my 3 and 4 irons have lost height and distance. I was wondering if I could reshaft these with PX flighted? If so 6.0 or 6.5 flighted? Will it make a difference? I know I'm getting older and gaining 15lbs doesn't help, but the rest of the set I hit perfect with no loss of distance and great control. I don't want to reshaft the whole set, I don't want new clubs, I just want to hit 'em like I used to. Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Non-flighted PX playing at a 5.5 would be equivalent to the 6.0 flighted in terms of stiffness. I have a set of 5.5 in my MP 59's, but I am going back to S300 because, for me, the short irons feel real boardy and I don't like that feeling. I had a set of X Forged with the 6.0 flighted and they felt much less harsh through the set. I like the ball flight on the PX, but as a lot of others have described, they feel a little more harsh at impact. Personally, I feel that the PX non-flighted suit the hard hitting, quick transition player, as opposed to the smoother tempo swing.

[quote name='jimb' timestamp='1339260961' post='5057748'] Non-flighted PX playing at a 5.5 would be equivalent to the 6.0 flighted in terms of stiffness. I have a set of 5.5 in my MP 59's, but I am going back to S300 because, for me, the short irons feel real boardy and I don't like that feeling. I had a set of X Forged with the 6.0 flighted and they felt much less harsh through the set. I like the ball flight on the PX, but as a lot of others have described, they feel a little more harsh at impact. Personally, I feel that the PX non-flighted suit the hard hitting, quick transition player, as opposed to the smoother tempo swing. [/quote] I meant a mixed set of PX flighted and non flighted PX. I have PX non flighted 6.0 now and wanted to switch only the 3 and 4 irons from PX to PXF. You have played both do you think it will make a difference in creating higher launch? The non ftlighted PX 6.0 in my set I love from PW to 5 iron, its just the 3 and 4 that I don't. Would the difference in feel be big? Basically, would switching the 3 and 4 irons to PXF make a noticable difference? And should they be 6.0 or 6.5? Will they match in terms of feel to the rest of the set? Thanks for any advice.

• 3 years later...

Have you ever found a player to feel the flighted are harsher? I've been playing PX 6.5 non-flighted for a couple years now. They're the best shaft I've ever played for me. I was curious about the PX flighted. I'm 37 now and while I haven't lost speed yet, I decided to go with the 6.5 flighted figuring I'll probably need softer in the not too distant future and the flighted are apparently supposed to be a touch softer. I have the 6.5 non flighted in my 716 CBs and I put the 6.5 flighted in my last set of 714 CBs. However, at the range last night, I found the flighted to be a touch harsher and the ball seem almost dead off the club. The reason I ask is that this seems counter intuitive from all the posts/reports I've read. Have you experienced this

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Old thread but I'd say loss of distance is a result of playing less. Those golf muscles atrophy and you're less flexible, and timing probably off. Not saying one has to hit 1,000 balls a day. I've been golfing 30 years now and that's my experience. Early spring I'm tight, not as long, after a month of playing twice a week, I get longer due to muscle development. Not bodybuilding but everything from head to toe gets stronger and we get more flexible, especially after not golfing all winter. So I'd say it's less shaft but who really knows without spending a ton of $$ experimenting?

Seems like there is nothing butter utter confusion here. I wish PX would just go away or the golf industry would stop the nonsense. How many shafts are there?????? Do we need 8 different shaft companies doing 50 different things? I used a set of 1200 GE's with a standard TT growing up in high school, played my best golf ever in those days with just a simple shaft. Ugh.

I'm having my irons re-shafted right now with the Rifle Flighted 6.5 shafts. Was using stock shafts on TM Rocketbladez irons. I have been using a 6 iron (that has gotten a LOT of use the last year) that has a PXi 6.5 shaft on it. I'll update back on the difference when I get a round or 2 on them. My 6 iron is good for usually 220 off the deck and 230+ from a tee and the ball flight is noticeably lower than the other stock shaft irons.

Its quite a difference between PXi 6.5 and Rifle FCM 6.5 Flighted.

PXi 6.5 is a constant weight shaft with a uncut shaft weight of 117 grams.

Rifle FCM 6.5 Flighted is decending weight, where the "comparable weight" to a constant weight taper would be 117.8 grams for the PW, 126.9 for the #6 iron and 132.7 for the #3 iron.

The profile and flex might look "similar or close" at first sight, but Rifle FCM has a stronger tip to butt deflection (Higher launch), but that both depend on your load and release, but also how you respond to the higher shaft weight in Rifle. Only your PW will have a weight similar to PXI, but now with a lower launching profile than PXi, so no matter end or way of compare, they are far from equal, and not really options to the same player because of the weight difference. (127 vs 117 grams #6 iron as the direct compare).

• 2 weeks later...

Got a round on them in Friday. Ball flight was much lower than the stock 85 gram shafts that used to be on them. Distance was actually about the same though. The ball flight had a nice, almost frozen rope type flight that seem to just slice through the air. All in all I'm happy with them. I used a 6 iron with a PXI and a 6 with a rifle shaft and noticed no difference either. Both had the same distance and ball flight.

• 2 years later...

I think you are miss judging what you are reading so let me try to explain what this is.   A set of flighted irons is made by mixing 3 different flexes.   - Long irons are + 0.5 on flex trimmed at butt to lower flex by 0.5. - This gives the right over all flex, but a low bend point = High launch - Mid irons, is the same flex/shaft as the ordinary - strait in. If someone tells they do feel a difference in the mid irons, its a placebo effect, because the mid irons is the same. - Short irons is -0.5 on flex, trimmed at tip to gain flex by 0.5 and to lower ball curve. = Low launch   PX is NOT cpm matched but weight matched for feel. When TT say you should order Flighted 0.5 stronger than ordinary, its the over all FEEL of flex, due to different bend points. - If you follow this recommendation, the long iron will go higher than standard, mid a bit lower, and the short irons even lower.   Its ONLY bend point in the long and the short irons who is different from the ordinary.

Howard, sorry to dig up this OLD thread. I have a set of Project X .370 - Butt cut only shafts (1-9) and need a pitching wedge to fill out the set for a build. Reading this, does this mean that a 5.5 Flighted Wedge Shaft would be the same as a non-flighted 6.0 Wedge Shaft?

5.5F is only 5.0 shafts hard steppped in the short end so its NOT the same as 6,0 standard, but FLIGHT becomes close, NOT feel and shaft weight, that would be different

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I'd love to see the actual differences in launch and spin.

Idk I have both flighted and std

To me flighted feels much softer thru out set

That difference is NOT a constant, no player respond the same to shaft changes, so you are asking a question who cant be answered since thats VERY individual. Most that dont do club fitting are not aware of that shaft profiles makes no difference what so ever for more than 9 of 10 players, simply because their load time is to short vs release time, so any shaft bending during load is back to strait at impact, so they dont get any difference to dynamic loft from the profile, changes comes from either weight or feel who move their swing and impact in one direction or the other.

Its ONLY players where load time is longer than release time that will have some forward shaft bending present at impact, but how much is a question of load and release, so not even club speed matters, but how the shaft is loaded and released, and that might change for both weight and feel reasons.

So when you ask a question like we was all swinging the clubs the same, we could use robot testing numbers, but they never match real life players so those numbers is useless too, and if we had a LM report of a player hitting both shafts side by side, that difference is whats valid for him using those shafts, those can not be expected to be the same for another.

Lets take a practical example, DG vs PX....Tip to butt deflection say DG will launch a tad lower and spin less than PX, but consensus real life is that PX launch a little higher but with less spin than DG....thats against the book since higher launch always means higher spin, but that dont seems to be valid when we compare this 2 shafts...

What we see as specs on the paper for a shaft DONT mean it will work like that in any players hand...its far from that, the truth is, we have a good idea of what to expect, but never know for sure before its tested in the actual players hand, and very often we get a surprise we did not see coming, because the player responded a different way than we expected.

Clearing up the history behind things:

Once upon a time, a company named Royal Precision made the shaft models called Project X and Rifle. Under designer Kim Braley (now kingpin with FST-KBS Tour shafts), the RP team came up with FCM - frequency coefficient matching - a systematic way to compare flex across shaft models.

(Fast forward: RP had financial problems and True Temper ended up owning the product line.)

FCM relied, however, only on butt-flex measurements. In the link below, Tom Wishon warns against this. Some of the TW charts expand upon what Howard Jones was talking about.

http://www.golfwrx.c...-be-misleading/

Anyway, back to PX (Rifle) vs. PX Rifle-Flighted .

The PX Rifle (name given to base PX shaft 2009) gave a boost on launch, but the ball flight itself flattened out in flight.

The PX Rifle Flighted (I had in Calla X20 Tours) was a little different. The flighting involved more or less softstepping the long iron shafts and hardstepping the short irons. This helped launch the long irons better and prevented ballooning the short irons.

One reason the PX family shafts were rather expensive is that you needed three templates in each model of shafts: One for long irons, one for medium irons, and one for short irons/wedges.

This required greater-than-normal coordination requirements in manufacturing and supply-chain coordination, especially for taper-tip shaft sets.

As Howard Jones said, too many PX shafts. I have followed the line closely, but I always have to go back to the GolfWorks catalogs to see what PX-family shaft came in when, and when it disappeared.

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Clearing up the history behind things:   Once upon a time, a company named Royal Precision made the shaft models called Project X and Rifle. Under designer Kim Braley (now kingpin with FST-KBS Tour shafts), the RP team came up with FCM - frequency coefficient matching - a systematic way to compare flex across shaft models.   (Fast forward: RP had financial problems and True Temper ended up owning the product line.)   FCM relied, however, only on butt-flex measurements. In the link below, Tom Wishon warns against this. Some of the TW charts expand upon what Howard Jones was talking about. http://www.golfwrx.c...-be-misleading/   Anyway, back to PX (Rifle) vs. PX Rifle-Flighted .   The PX Rifle (name given to base PX shaft 2009) gave a boost on launch, but the ball flight itself flattened out in flight.   The PX Rifle Flighted (I had in Calla X20 Tours) was a little different. The flighting involved more or less softstepping the long iron shafts and hardstepping the short irons. This helped launch the long irons better and prevented ballooning the short irons.   One reason the PX family shafts were rather expensive is that you needed three templates in each model of shafts: One for long irons, one for medium irons, and one for short irons/wedges.   This required greater-than-normal coordination requirements in manufacturing and supply-chain coordination, especially for taper-tip shaft sets.   As Howard Jones said, too many PX shafts. I have followed the line closely, but I always have to go back to the GolfWorks catalogs to see what PX-family shaft came in when, and when it disappeared.

Just adding a few details...

Project X = Constant weight - NOT FCM matched

RIFLE FCM = Descending weight - FCM matched

PX Taper and Parallels is the same shaft, its only the tip end who goes down into the hosel thats different, so we can use any of them as we like if we get it to fit to the hosel (in replacement cases both tip types can be used)

The flex labels on PX has NOTHING to do with RIFLE FCM flex labels, so on PX they could just as well has been named R, S and X, since those labels is only a address in its own series, it does NOT indicate a FCM flex like many think it does so PX is always a stiffer shaft than RIFLE FCM when the label number is the same.

PX is a LOW launch profile as standard, RIFLE is MID to HIGH depending on flex (lower FCM number higher launch), but both models can be soft/hard stepped or manipulated by tip trim to a a Custom flight pattern, so if you want RIFLE FCM and LOW launch you can have it form a PFC center.

RIFLE FCM is still in production even if many think its gone, but its a True Temper Performance Fitting Center Exclusive model, but now there is PFC centers all over the globe, so its easy to find a place they have them. PFC centers does not only offer Fitting and install of exclusive TT models, they also offer shaft prepare for Customers who install shafts them self, so if you want a special cut on RIFLE with a Custom flight pattern and flex, you can have the shafts pre-cut before delivery so they are ready for install.

If anyone wants something totally different where we convert Rifle FCM Descending weight to become Constant or Ascending, that can be done to, but not all PFC center goes that deep into it (we are outside the book now), but just ask here in this forum, and i can help out with whats possible to do with this shafts.

Here is a example of RIFLE Custom set up - FCM 6.0 Semi Ascending Flighted.

This is NOT a PCF option, you will have to show them this if you want it, this is set ups i was the only only PFC center to offer, and here we taking advantage of "everything", so we can turn the weight slope oposit direction of standard and make descending wgt to become Ascending.

Blanks and tip trim

Weight calk

To judge shaft weight on descending wgt shaft, im using a term called COMPARABLE weight

We simply take the Shaft weight / uncut play length = grams pr inch.

Now we take grams pr inch x the same uncut play length a taper tip constant wgt shaft would have, so its only butt cut to play length left. This way we get a apple to apple compare of Descending vs Constant weight.

Compare of this Custom set up vs Original Flighted - compared to standard 6.0 in the bottom

With RIFLE FCM we can build what ever we want, its the absolute most versatile shaft on the marked and pure fun to work with when you get to know them and what we can do with them.

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Rifle Tour Flighted 105 Golf Shafts

The True Temper Project X Rifle Tour Flighted 105 Shafts offer awesome performance in a lighter weight steel golf shaft. Available only through custom clubfitters like D’Lance Golf, these shafts are highly customizable to meet today’s golfers most demanding needs.

Lighter Weight of the Rifle Tour Flighted 105 Shafts

Project X Rifle Tour Flighted 105 golf shafts come in three different weights. And, these shafts are very customizable with a wide range of flexes in each shaft weight. See full shaft specs .

• R Flex – 107 grams – Built flexes from L+(3.5) to R+(5.5)
• S Flex – 108 grams – Built flexes from A+(4.5) to S(6.0)
• X Flex – 113 grams – Built flexes from R(5.0) to S+(6.5)

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The concept of “Tour Flighting” has been around for years. Most tour players like higher trajectory in their long irons (3,4,5) but more penetrating ball flight in their scoring irons (8,9,PW). That is exactly how the Project X Rifle Tour Flighted 105 irons are designed. In our testing, the difference is not dramatic but noticeable enough to give better stopping power on longer iron shots into a green. See full shaft specs .

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Rifle Launches New Project X Flighted Shafts

October 24, 2006

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Played by many of today’s top-ranked golfers, the premium Project X steel shaft by Rifle is considered by many to be the world’s most advanced steel shaft design. Today, Rifle is proud to unveil the all-new Project X Flighted shafts which combine the award-winning Project X design with Tour-proven Flighted Distribution Technologyâ?¢.

In addition to the playing characteristics that have made the Project X shaft a tour favorite, the all-new Project X Flighted features an exaggerated change in kick point within each shaft throughout the set to optimize ball flight through the bag. Long irons provide a lower kick point for higher ball flight, easier launch and greater distance, while the short irons have a higher kick point for a lower trajectory, greater accuracy and control.

"We’re excited to introduce the all-new Rifle Project X Flighted iron shafts, an entirely new level in Rifle engineering," says Chad Hall, Director of Marketing – Rifle brands for True Temper Sports. "Like Project X, the new Project X Flighted shafts utilize all of our advanced technologies – including Stepless Design and Internal Rifling – but Project X Flighted also incorporates technology that applies custom tip flex distribution to each shaft in the set generating specific shot trajectories from long irons to short irons."

A proven winner on the PGA Tour, all Rifle Project X shafts feature a varying constant taper per inch for each shaft in the set. This unique feature produces greater energy transfer to the ball allowing the golf ball to get up in the air faster with a flat, penetrating trajectory.

Rifle Project X Flighted shafts are available in flexes 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5 and 7.0. Shaft weights range from 115 grams (5.0 flex) to 135 grams (7.0 flex), based on 5-iron specs. For more information on the Rifle Project X Flighted or other Rifle products, visit www.rifleshaft.com.

Rifle Project X Flighted shafts are designed and manufactured by True Temper Sports, the leading manufacturer of golf shafts in the world and is consistently the number one shaft on all professional tours globally. The Company markets a complete line of shafts under the True Temper®, Grafalloy® and Rifle® shaft brands, and sells these brands in over thirty countries throughout the world. True Temper Sports is proudly represented by over 1000 individuals in ten facilities located in the United States, Europe, Japan, China and Australia.

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The Project X IO iron shafts are “Individually Optimized” to specific weights and trajectories for each flex.  Much smoother and more active than standard Project X.  Easy to elevate in the long irons.

Introduction

Every golfer who’s into gear has certain brands that tend to work well for them and others that don’t.  While having these biases is natural, it can cause us to miss some great products.  I’ve never had great success with Project X iron shafts, but I tried to approach the new IO shafts with an open mind, and I’m glad I did.

There’s not too much to say about a steel shaft’s looks, but I do like the brushed chrome finish of the Project X IO shafts.  As is their custom, Project X made the IO stepless which adds to the visual appeal.  The branding is screened onto the shaft, so you don’t have to worry about a sticker getting wrinkled.

If you find someone who doesn’t like the original Project X iron shafts, chances are good that it’s because of the harsh feel.  The feel of the new Project X IO is a 180 degree change from that.  During the transition, the shaft loads smoothly and easily .  In the downswing, there’s a tight, controlled release of energy into the ball.  This feel is more prominent in the long irons; the short irons are less active.

Performance

Project X bills the new IO shafts as mid trajectory and mid spin which is exactly what I saw in my testing.  The active feel had me thinking they might border on high launching, but I found that their default was an ideal launch with enough spin to hold a green.

For longtime Project X fans, these shafts still offer plenty of control .  I found that it was easy to flight the ball higher or lower.  Though there was enough spin to hold a green, I observed that the spin was low enough to keep shot shapes quite small.  Unless I made an intentionally extreme (or unintentionally poor) swing, there were no slices or hooks.

The Project X IO shafts are available in 5.5, 6.0, and 6.5 flex, which translates roughly to regular, stiff, and X-flex.  As you move up in flex, the shafts get 5 grams heavier, starting at 105 grams in the 5.5.

If you haven’t tried a Project X iron shaft in a while, visit your fitter to check out the new Project X IO.  These shafts are lighter than your typical Tour-style shafts with substantially smoother, more active feel.  They’re a great middle ground for players that want control but don’t want to swing a telephone pole.

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How does this compare to the LZ?

We have a full review of the LZ here: https://pluggedingolf.com/project-x-lz-iron-shaft-review/

I was disappointed in these shafts although it was brief testing. I went from playing regular PX 6.5 and personally like the feel. After a fitting we realized I was leaving some distance and speed on the table which led me to being fit in Project X PXi 6.5. Ive played PXi the past 2 years but unfortunately theyre discontinued and the IO is supposed to be the “replacement”…. Maybe its familiarity with the PXi but head to head the PXi gave me 3mph more ball speed than the IO. Even the c-taper lite 115x gave me more ball speed but slightly higher launch

I definitely agree I love the looks of the IO. I really really hope it was just an off day bc I like the looks so much

How would you say these stack up against the AMT range?

Which AMT shaft are you referring to?

AMT White, sorry!

I haven’t reviewed the AMT White, but it looks from the specs that it would be stiffer than the IO.

Hi Matt, If you compare this shaft with the Nippon NS Pro950GH Neo shaft, which one do you prefer? What’s your opinion about these 2 shafts? Because i’m really doubting which of those 2 shafts to purchase. So i really like to hear your opinion about it. Thanks.

The Project X IO and Nippon 950 neo are vastly different in terms of weight and profile. If you’re between these two I would strongly recommend going and testing them both in a fitting.

I’ve read many articles on the IO shafts and found conflicting information about the stiffness. One article mentioned the flexes are on the soft side, ex. 5.5 is a 5.0 and so on. Is that true?

The IO feels much softer/more active than the standard PX, but I would not say it’s weak to flex. I think it’s probably more accurate to say something along the lines of “a PX player and an IO player are just different golfers and shouldn’t try to swap shafts.”

Hi Matt I’m considering project x 10 or the modus 105 You’ve reviewed both as good shafts if your looking for less weight but which shaft do you prefer and why

I prefer the Modus as it feels better to me and the profile fits what I want.

Good morning Matt,

Back to your last answer…I play and like modus 105 but sometimes feel the stiff flex can get away from me at times.

Do you feel the io might play a little stiffer and would 5.5 be comparable to modus stiff?

Appreciate your insight.

I think the 5.5 is similar to the Modus stiff.

Thanks Matt!

Would you know if soft stepping the IO 6.0 will change the shaft flex from mid to mid-high like the 5.5? Just for comparison I currently play XP105 s300 soft stepped in MP4 irons. I like the feel and flight it gives. Looking to change shafts in the Apex TCB heads.

My understanding is that soft stepping gets you an in between flex, so something like a 5.75. How that would affect your ball flight is something no one could know definitively, unfortunately.

As a former low-mid handicapper who took a twenty year hiatus from golf, I am astonished by the feel and workability of these shafts (110g 6.0 with Mizuno 225, 5-Gw). Whether it be an easy swing or swinging for the fences, I can feel it load and can easily transition through all shot shapes. I’m just getting back into the game, and these shafts have me excited to quickly surpass my decades-old capabilities. As Matt frequently responds. Nothing is more informative than a proper fitting. I almost went with the 115g’s but decided the 110’s will serve me better as a 45 y/o “new” old player. I love them and the 225’s.

My OLD irons are copper ISI’s, and while I’m not trying to blow the cover off the ball, I’m easily 15yards over my Smithsonian Pings and can’t believe the workability… I tried every other comparable shaft in my fittings and am solidly confident I made the right choice.

Hi Matt Thanks for the insight and great review. Any comparison between this shaft and the KBS C-Taper light?

I’ve never tested them head to head, so I couldn’t add anything beyond what’s in my review: https://pluggedingolf.com/kbs-c-taper-lite-shaft-review/

Just from ready this article and having played the KBS C-Taper lite for the past two years. These sound almost identical! Although KBS states high-mid launch with low spin, they share the same characteristics from reading the article. You would have to add attack angle into the equation too.

After playing Titleist Gold DCI irons for the past 30 years (with extra stiff shafts) I was recently fitted and ended up purchasing the Ping I 525 irons with ProjectX IO 6.0 Shafts. Any thoughts on this combo?

If it fits you, it sounds great.

Is this shaft flex 6.0 equivalent to Project X PXI 6.0?

I have the 6.0 PXI’s now which I like but was debating on moving up to 6.5 IO’s for new irons.

Did you sample the 6.0 or 6.5’s? My driver swing speed is around 108mph which i use X flex for that.

I tested the 6.0 that’s shown in the photos. I never spent enough time with the PXi to be able to make an informed comparison between the two.

HI Matt, Great review. I am at a point that I ma trying out a few shaft/head combos for my next set of irons. Currently play, and love, the performance and feel of my KBS Tour 120s shafts. These IO shafts seem similar on paper, can you speak to the feel at impact as compared to the KBS 120s?

It’s been a while since I’ve played any KBS outside of the C-Taper Lite, so I’d be hesitant to offer any kind of definitive comparison.

I am aging KBS tour V 110 stiff, Callaway can’t get th for much new irons but the recommendation is the Projext x IO 110 s based on weight I guess. Any advice before I spend 2k on new clubs?

My advice is always to get fit, especially before spending that much money.

which level of stiffness is comparable to the dynamic gold 105 s300? 5.5 or 6.0?

Generally, 6.0 is correlated to stiff.

Great review Matt!

If you were to pick between LZ and IO which one would you prefer? And why so?

Personally, I would opt for the IO because it’s less active.

Is the project X 10 5.5 comparable to KBS taper light 95 . Can I really feel the weight difference? Otherwise how does the flight compare

Yes, I think that’s a substantial weight difference that you will feel, so, no, I don’t think they’re comparable.

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Project X Rifle 105 Tour Flighted .370" Steel Iron Shafts

Description.

The Project X 105 Rifle Tour Flighted iron shafts are lightweight version of the original Rifle Flighted profile. Many players struggle optimizing trajectories throughout their iron set — oftentimes sacrificing control in the short irons to achieve more trajectory in the long irons.

Rifle 105 Tour Flighted combines a unique design with specific tip-trim instructions that creates a progressive kick point throughout the set to manipulate ball flight and product optimal trajectories depending on specific club choice. This allows for a flighted set—offering a mid–high trajectory in the longer irons, a mid trajectory in the middle irons and a mid–low trajectory in the scoring irons.

• Lightweight version of the original Rifle Flighted profile
• Features a progressive kick point to manipulate ball flight and produce optimal trajectories for each club within the set
• Designed for players who struggle to optimize trajectories in their irons
• Progressive design delivers higher trajectories in the mid and long irons and controllable trajectories in the short irons
• Note: * Weight listed in spec box below is the trimmed weight of the golf shafts
• Note: ** Additional trimming required on the Rifle 105 Tour Flighted shafts for AW, GW and SW wedges - For AW wedge trim 5 1/8", GW trim 5 3/8" and SW trim 5 5/8"

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Shafts are tip trimmed (if required) to manufacturer’s recommendations. For steel shafts, we abrade the tips. For graphite shafts, we remove the polyurethane coating. When you receive your shaft, all you need to do is mix epoxy, install and align. After the epoxy is cured, cut to your final playing length from the butt end and install the grip.

Tip & Butt Trimming - $4.95

Shafts are tip trimmed (if required) to manufacturer’s recommendations. For steel shafts, we abrade the tips. For graphite shafts, we remove the polyurethane coating. After tip trimming and prepping, the shafts are butt trimmed to the desired final playing length*.

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SPOTTED: True Temper’s all new Project X Wedge shafts

Two of the most popular steel iron shaft models in the golf world – for both professionals and amateurs alike – are True Temper’s Dynamic Gold shafts, and True Temper’s Project X shafts.

When comparing the two different constructions, True Temper says the Dynamic Gold is designed to have progressive stiffness, meaning the butt section is relatively soft and gets stiffer towards the tip section near the club head. The Project X, on the other hand, is stiff throughout the shaft from top to bottom.

As such, the Dynamic Gold shafts are targeted for players who prefer a bit more feel as the shaft loads and unloads, whereas the Project X has a more stout/stiff feel, which benefits golfers with a more harsh or aggressive transition.

The Dynamic Gold shaft profiles are listed as:

The Project X shaft profiles are listed as:

While there are certainly exceptions, and varying opinions on the matter, many golfers use a slightly softer-flex and slightly heavier-weighted shaft in their wedges than they use in their irons. This makes sense, because the iron swing is more of a full speed swing aimed at creating height and distance. With wedges, on the other hand, golfers aren’t swinging at full power, so a softer flex shaft can be used, and the heavier shaft can help add feel and produce a lower flighted trajectory.

So, for example, a Dynamic Gold shaft user may decide to play the extra stiff X100 shafts in their irons, but then use the slightly more flexible and heavier S400 shaft version in their wedges. This is how Tiger Woods does it .

When it comes to the Project X shaft models, however, there wasn’t an equivalent option.

If a golfer plays an extra stiff Project X 6.5 shaft, for example, they wouldn’t be able to configure a Project X shaft makeup in their wedges that would be the equivalent of an S400 shaft.

The reason for the dilemma with Project X shafts, according to True Temper’s Manager of Product Marketing Keenan Phillips, comes down to the relationship of weight and stiffness.

“So, as you go from standard Dynamic Gold’s X100 to S400, obviously it’s two grams heavier, but the main thing is it’s about the same weight,” Phillips told GolfWRX.com. “It’s not lighter, you don’t want to go lighter. It allows you to go softer. But with Project X, that’s never really been the case. So if you go 6.5 in your irons, drop it down to either 6.5 in your wedges which is a little stiff for your wedge, or if you want to go a little softer and maintain Project X feel you go to 6.0, but then you’re losing some weight, which isn’t ideal. That’s what people do to try to get that weight and maintain that with some softness.”

To solve the issue, and create more wedge shaft options for Project X iron shaft users, True Temper developed an all-new line of Project X Wedge shafts, which are slightly softer than the equivalent iron shaft, but they still provide the necessary weight.

“Now, with Project X Wedge, you can still play 6.5, it’s going to be about 10 cycles softer than Project X, but it’s going to maintain that weight at 125 grams for you,” Phillips said. “So you’re not losing the weight, but you’re getting that softness that you’re looking for in a wedge shaft, but still with Project X attributes.”

True Temper launched the Project X Wedge shafts for PGA Tour players to start testing at the 2022 Shriners Children’s Open. For now, at least, they’re a tour-only prototype.

According to Phillips, the Project X wedge shafts are only made in wedge lengths, which is 36.5 inches uncut. In comparison, iron shafts typically measure 41-42 inches uncut. The Project X Wedge shafts are currently available to tour players in 6.0, 6.5 and 7.0 flexes.

See what GolfWRX members are saying about the Project X Wedge shafts here

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Nov 7, 2022 at 6:04 pm

Release date?

Oct 13, 2022 at 8:02 pm

Finally!! I have been soft stepping my 6.5’s twice in the wedges, but it would be nice to have them a little softer in the same 125 gram weight

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• Patrick Reed what’s in the bag accurate as of the PGA Championship. More photos from the event here.  

Driver: Ping G400 (8.5 degrees) Shaft: Aldila Rogue Silver 125 MSI 70 Tour X

3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (15 degrees) Shaft: Aldila Rogue Silver 125MSI 80 Tour X

• Check out more in-hand photos of Patrick Reed’s clubs in the forums.

Hybrid: Callaway Apex Pro (18 degrees) Shaft: Aldila RIP Phenom Hybrid 100 TX

Irons: Titleist 716 TMB (2), Grindworks PR-202 (4), Grindworks PR-101A (5-PW) Shafts:  True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

• Check out more in-hand photos of Patrick Reed’s clubs in the forums. 

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore (50-10 Mid), Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (56-08M @55), SM10 (60-04T) Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Odyssey White Hot RX Pt Customs No. 2

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

More photos of Patrick Reed’s WITB in the forums.

John Daly’s $750 custom irons and 10 must-see gear photos from the 2024 PGA Championship

Welcome to the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.

In the last two PGA Championships held at Valhalla, Tiger Woods won in 2000 – when he famously pointed his golf ball into the hole during the historic duel with Bob May – and Rory McIlroy won the 2014 event, basically in the dark on the final hole.

The point is, history shows that Valhalla tends to produce top-tier champions and plenty of drama.

This week at the 2024 PGA Championship, GolfWRX got its first up-close look at what some of the LIV Tour players have in their bags in 2024. We also caught back up with a few PGA Championship legends, such as Rich Beem and John Daly, and we dove into the bags of PGA Sectional qualifiers, too.

In total, we captured 47 different photo galleries this week, including 32 individual What’s In The Bag (WITB) forum threads. Click here to see all of our photos from the event, or continue reading to see my 10 equipment highlights from Valhalla.

1) Brooks Koepka’s new putter

Koepka was previously using a Scotty Cameron T5.5 putter with a slant neck, which he used to win at the beginning of the month in Singapore on the LIV tour. This week, however, he tried a T5.5 with a plumbers neck instead of the slant neck, and it’s immediately going in the bag. According to Scotty Cameron Tour rep Drew Page, Koepka already loved the head, and now finds the plumbers neck a bit more familiar to the blade-style putters he’s used throughout most of his career.

See Koepka’s full WITB here 

2) The lead tape king returns, with putting goggles

Phil Mickelson has always been one of the GOATs when it comes to lead tape usage, so it was no surprise to see his 64-degree custom Callaway wedge slathered with slabs of lead tape on the back.

The big surprise was that lefty was spotted using ProAim putting training goggles on Wednesday during his warm-up session.

The ProAim goggles are helpful to find center lines and ensure proper alignment to the target.

See Phil Mickelson’s full WITB from the 2024 PGA Championship

3) Dobyns’ old-school gamer setup

Speaking of lead tape, check out Matt Dobyn’s old Titleist 718 T-MB irons, which are so loaded with lead tape that the club is nearly unrecognizable.

The head professional at Meadow Brook Club is making his sixth start in a PGA Championship, and he’s using a throwback Callaway GBB Epic driver with MOI-boosting lead tape and adjustable weight placements.

As GolfWRX Forum user “InTheBag” pointed out in our Matt Dobyns’ WITB thread , he has the type of setup that makes you want to hide your wallet: “I don’t know Mr. Dobyns, but one look at that bag tells me he can take your money,” writes InTheBag .

4) John Daly’s custom Sub70 irons and wedges

We first saw John Daly using $750 direct-to-consumer Sub70 659-CB irons and TAIII wedges at the 2023 PNC Championship, and he still has them in the bag, but he’s since stepped up the customization on the Sub70 clubs.

Does Daly ever NOT keep things entertaining?

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A true showman.

See Daly’s full WITB

5) DJ’s custom putter

Dustin Johnson has always been one to test multiple putters week-to-week, and he has a keen eye for different alignment lines and crowns. This week, he’s opting for a completely gray TaylorMade Spider Tour “T3.0” prototype with a short slant neck.

See the rest of DJ’s WITB from the week here

6) Patrick Reed still rocking GrindWorks irons

Patrick Reed knows his stuff when it comes to equipment, and he’s a prolific tester. Still, however, the GrindWorks PR-101A irons are squarely in the bag after his departure to the LIV tour.

The most notable new addition to Reed’s bag is this Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond 3-wood.

Click here to see Reed’s full WITB from this week

7) Beem’s Scratch set

Rich Beem, who won the 2002 PGA Championship at Hazeltine National, came to the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla with a bag full of Scratch Golf irons, which are loaded with lead tape and equipped with some of the coolest custom ferrules in professional golf.

See Rich Beem’s full WITB here

8) Jon Rahm’s 10-iron

Before going to LIV, Rahm was using a Callaway Apex TCB pitching wedge.

Now, he’s using a Callaway Apex TCB “10 iron.”

He’s also since upgraded to three Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke metalwoods, and fresh stampings on his Jaws Raw wedges. Click here to see Rahm’s full WITB from the 2024 PGA Championship.

9) “Why so serious?”

Tyrrell Hatton, another LIV player in the 2024 PGA Championship field, channels his inner Joker to ask everyone, “ Why so serious? ”

See Hatton’s full WITB here

10) Block’s “Proto” iron, from address

As you probably know by now , Block switched out of his old TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC 2014 irons, and into a full set of TaylorMade’s new “Proto” irons. We’ve already seen the Proto 4-iron in the bags of Rory McIlroy and Collin Morikawa, but this is our first look at the higher-lofted irons in the set.

Here’s a look at the 7-iron from address:

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And, with that, we say goodbye to Louisville, and the second major championship of the 2024 season. We’ll see you next week at the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas after a champion has been crowned.

Until then, don’t forget to check out all of our photos from this week at the 2024 PGA Championship!

Club Junkie WITB, league night week 5: Another L.A.B. putter arises

We will be one quarter of the way through Thursday night men’s league season after this week. BK played much better last week, so he is hoping to continue that success and post another good score.

Here are the 14 clubs that will hopefully win him some skins!

Driver:  PXG 0311 Black Ops (9 degrees, neutral setting) Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 X (2024)

3-wood:  Cobra Dark Speed LS Titanium (14.5 degrees, set +1) Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-7x

Fairway:  Callaway Apex UW (19 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura ATMOS Tour Spec Blue 8 X

Hybrid:  PXG 0311 Black Ops 4h (22 degrees, Flat Setting) Shaft: KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 85 S

Irons:  TaylorMade P770 Phantom Black (5-PW) Shaft: KBS Tour 120 Stiff

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Wedge:  PXG Sugar Daddy II (60-13 BP) Shaft: Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 Stiff

Putter:  L.A.B. Mezz.1 Max Shaft: Accra x L.A.B. White

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