Are S300 Really that Stiff?

[kevin.chan]

  wmiller said:

Went with the 5.5s as I had intended because my previous irons had 6.0s in them and they were a tad too stiff for me.

I used to play 6.0 on my last set but now 5.5 . Although the club fitter recommended me 6.0 but i ask him to fit 5.5 for me.

Most of us are trying to play flex that are too stiff to our game, i find it is easier to play less stiff. By the way, i am hitting my 7 Iron 165Y or 150M .

[Leftygolfer]

I switched from those shafts to the Nippon S and they are very different shafts. I personally think playing a heavy shaft like that will kill your distance. It did for me. I played the DGSL s300 in my previous irons (Cleveland TA5), then switched to the DG S300 in Mizuno MP60 and I lost about a club. I had those for a year and really could only fly my 7 right around 150 when before this I was flying a 7 over 160.

I then switched to the Titleist below and huge difference. I got my distance back, hitting it so much higher, making more birdies.

I think you would be making a huge mistake in getting a unforgiving iron. I would take a look at what I got, nice blend, discontinued, get them cheap or maybe Mizuno MX 25 or 23s. I know you are working on getting better but why get an iron that makes you worse. It happened to me and cost me some money and my handicap went up 3 points in a year. Just because you practice doesn't make you hit the center of the club hobitually. That is what it takes to play a club like those titleist you are looking at.

[snaphook96]

  kevin.chan said:

I used to play 6.0 on my last set but now 5.5 . Although the club fitter recommended me 6.0 but i ask him to fit 5.5 for me.

How are the Project X's, I have never hit them I was going get them in new irons but everything with them in them are expensive

[kevin.chan]

  snaphook96 said:

How are the Project X's, I have never hit them I was going get them in new irons but everything with them in them are expensive

I m not using the Project X , but just the Precision Rifle 5.5.

Sorry ...

[Leftygolfer]

  kevin.chan said:

I m not using the Project X , but just the Precision Rifle 5.5.

Those are some great irons. A really quality manufacturer that are unknown by most. I was looking into them but couldn't afford new clubs.

[kevin.chan]

  Leftygolfer said:

Those are some great irons. A really quality manufacturer that are unknown by most. I was looking into them but couldn't afford new clubs.

Not the big names like the rest , but the feel of the club is great !

[andef]

i play the dgs300 in my 710 AP2. lots of people say the trajectory is lower than in other irons but when i hit them at the driving range every iron was flying higher than when i hit the 08 AP2s with Project X 5.5. My distance wasn't affected much at all. I could hit my 7 iron about 150 yards but then didn't see much of a difference in distance between the 6 to 4 iron (i couldn't hit my longer irons at all that day). the temperature out here is 5 degrees celcius so i will gain about 20 yards when the temperatures gets back to 20/25 degrees. i'm a sophomore in high school so i'm not very powerful either. it seems you're quite similar to me distance wise so i think u could play the dgs300. i'd suggest you hit the irons to see if you lose a lot of distance.

[wmiller]

  kevin.chan said:

I used to play 6.0 on my last set but now 5.5 . Although the club fitter recommended me 6.0 but i ask him to fit 5.5 for me.

Going to the softer shaft has me hitting more hooks.

I'm now working on delaying the release of my hands a little to compensate. Not sure on my 7 iron distance with the new sticks yet, but yesterday I smoothed a 8 iron about 3 paces off the back of a green that measured 163Y to the back edge (skycaddie). I'm guessing maybe 170-175? with a 7i which would be about 4 yards or so longer than my old S57s with DG S400s in them.

[ScottyCameron]

Are dynamic gold s300 shafts too stiff? no

[Blades4me]

  Scots Golf said:

DG's spines are all over the place, subtle to very pronouned, so I'd suggest spining them before putting them back into the heads--just my .02 cents.

LOL, its not about feel, its about dispersion; and "yes" spined shafts with a consistant ball striker will yeild a tighter dispersion. "It doesn't matter how far you hit it, its how well." Well almost, its about how many strokes it takes to get the ball it in the cup.

[Blades4me]

  sean_miller said:

0.02 cents?

.02 cents AKA IMO.

[sean_miller]

  Blades4me said:

.02 cents AKA IMO.

Any opinion worth posting is probably wort more than 2 one hundreths of a cent. Heck, it might even be worth as much as 2 cents?!?!

[majo]

i think playing reg flex makes me feel more relax on courses.

Too heavy or stiff shafts made my left elbow tired..

i am not a big hitter, 6 iron goes only 185 yards, currently playing with ap2 project x 5.0, little higher ball flight then i want, but the dispersion is very tight.

so play what makes you feel good and comfortable.

just my 0.02 cent.

[verse214]

  majo said:

i think playing reg flex makes me feel more relax on courses.

185 w/ a 6 iron is almost tour average... your dispersion is tight with a px 5.0 and that 6-iron distance? I'm surprised

[Leftygolfer]

They aren't that stiff but they are heavy.

[doof_dizzler]

  majo said:

i think playing reg flex makes me feel more relax on courses.

That's huge distance for an iron imho. Very few of the guys I play with who hit it a long way, hit a 6 that far, and they all play stiff or X.

[majo]

  verse214 said:

185 w/ a 6 iron is almost tour average... your dispersion is tight with a px 5.0 and that 6-iron distance? I'm surprised

What are you so surprised with? Tiger can hit his 8 iron 179 yards. 6 iron with 185 yard is normal for my handicap. I actually should use px 5.5, like DG S300, but I chose 5.0 coz I don't want to swing a too heavy club. As I mention, 5.0 gave me a higher ball flight but I don't mind,I hit the 5.5 with the same distance with 5.0, just higher ball flight. So can you give me some points that what made u surprised?

[majo]

  doof_dizzler said:

That's huge distance for an iron imho. Very few of the guys I play with who hit it a long way, hit a 6 that far, and they all play stiff or X.

Antony kim can hit his driver 320+ yards,my 6 irons is not that huge.many guys on this forum can hit that far or further. My driver and woods are with stiff,I just chose to use lighter shaft for my iron, which gave me a higher ball flight.