Anyone Have Experience With Mitsubishi MMT Iron Shafts

[3puttjay]

I'm getting some new irons and I always over analyze on my tools for any of my myriad hobbies. Golf is not different. I'm debating between steel and graphite for my shafts. I read up on shafts and struck by accurate the Mitsubishi shafts were in testing. Does anyone have them in play and what are their opinions on it. The stock graphite available with no major upcharge are KBS PGI and UST Recoil. Everything else has additional costs. 

[boogielicious]

Shafts are such a personal thing. Is there a chance you could get a 7 iron made up with that shaft and see how it feels?

[3puttjay]

I can't get that particular shaft in the Ping i540 or the Titleist T250. The other graphite shafts that can be made with the 7 irons I'm looking at at are the UST Recoil and the KBS PGI. It seems I would have to purchase the Mitsubishi shaft and have it fitted with the Ping or Titleist adapter. I was looking for feedback on it before taking the plunge.

[Typhoon92]

I’ve hit them all and had a set with MMT’s.

Recoil…. Don’t know which one you’re talking about.  The Dart 90 felt the most like steel and had a lower ballflight.  Similar to my Steelfiber i95 iron shafts.  I preferred the Steelfiber but could have done Dart and been ok.  The Recoil ESX felt more like traditional graphite and got the ball up in the air quicker.  Had a softer feel, as I said, more on the graphite sided than the steel shaft feeling side.  If you’re looking at the recoils with SmacWrap, those are great as well, felt a little stouter than the ESX.

MMT… Did not care for them at all.  I had a set of 105 and a set of 125.  First off, they are tip heavy…. So it throws off the swingweight.  Similar to Steelfiber where strands of steel are woven into the graphite but Steelfiber feels 1000 times better.  To me they felt awful.  To get the swingweight right I would have had to put lead tape under the grip.  And then I have a heavy club that still doesn’t feel right.  They also play a half flex stiffer.  One day I was good hitting them, the next day bad.  I can’t vouch for the 75 and 85 gram but I believe there are better choices in that weight range.  Not a lot of graphite choices in the 105-125 gram range.

 

KBS PGI…. I seriously can’t remember much about them.  The fact that the “P” stands for players tells you they are demanding. I believe I didn’t think much about them because they lacked feel.  If it’s any consolation… I never see anybody using them and I never get a request to see if we carry them.

 

To summarize, Recoil ESX for graphite feel, lighter weight but good dispersion.  Smac wrap for a little tighter feel.  MMT feels weird, low ballflight, plays stiff.  PGI  very demanding.  I would give Steelfiber a look.  If you do, go down a flex.