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Are S300 Really that Stiff?

snaphook96

By snaphook96
in Clubs, Grips, Shafts, Fitting

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kevin.chan Dedicated Member

kevin.chan

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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 .
What I Play:
913D3 9.5°Diamana Kai'li 70 Stiff  "C3" | 910F 15°, Diamana Kai'li 80 Stiff "D2" | 910H 19°,  Diamana Kai'li for Titleist 85 Hybrid Stiff | Titleist 714 AP2 4 to P Aerotech Steelfiber i110 S | SM4 Vokey 50.12, 54.14 & SM5 60.11K| 34" Edel Umpqua + 40g Counter Weight
 

Leftygolfer Great Member

Leftygolfer

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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.

Brian


snaphook96 Member

snaphook96

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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

In my X86 Bag:
Driver:909 D2Diamana Whiteboard
3 Wood: 909 F2 Diamana Whiteboard
Hybrid: 23 DegreeAldila NVS
Irons: ZB 2 Iron & 695 MB 3-PW S300s60 Degree: RAC Z TPS300Putter: iSeries(G10) AnserGolf Balls:(Practice)(Competition) Pro V1 '09


kevin.chan Dedicated Member

kevin.chan

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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 ...
What I Play:
913D3 9.5°Diamana Kai'li 70 Stiff  "C3" | 910F 15°, Diamana Kai'li 80 Stiff "D2" | 910H 19°,  Diamana Kai'li for Titleist 85 Hybrid Stiff | Titleist 714 AP2 4 to P Aerotech Steelfiber i110 S | SM4 Vokey 50.12, 54.14 & SM5 60.11K| 34" Edel Umpqua + 40g Counter Weight
 

Leftygolfer Great Member

Leftygolfer

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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.

Brian


kevin.chan Dedicated Member

kevin.chan

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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 !

What I Play:
913D3 9.5°Diamana Kai'li 70 Stiff  "C3" | 910F 15°, Diamana Kai'li 80 Stiff "D2" | 910H 19°,  Diamana Kai'li for Titleist 85 Hybrid Stiff | Titleist 714 AP2 4 to P Aerotech Steelfiber i110 S | SM4 Vokey 50.12, 54.14 & SM5 60.11K| 34" Edel Umpqua + 40g Counter Weight
 

andef Dedicated Member

andef

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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 Well Established Member

wmiller

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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.

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Ping i15 8* Diamana Whiteboard

Titleist 909f3 13.5* Aldila NV

Ping S57 3-PW KBS C-taper

Macgregor 52, 56, and 60 wedges

SC Newport 2.5

 

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ScottyCameron Well Established Member

ScottyCameron

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Are dynamic gold s300 shafts too stiff? no

In my Bag-

Driver: 909 d3 Matrix Ozik XCON 6 stiff
3 wood: 906 f4 Graphite Design YS-6+
Irons: r7 tp Dynamic Gold S300Wedges: vokey spin milled Putter: tei3 newport 2


Blades4me Dedicated Member

Blades4me

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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.

sean_miller Incredible Member

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.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?!?!

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.


majo Newbie

majo

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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 Well Established Member

verse214

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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

Taylormade R9 TP 9.5*w/ Diamana Kai'li 70 S (SST PURE)
Callaway FT 3 Wood
Adams Pro Black Hybrid 20* w/ Voodoo NV8 S
MP-68 3-PW irons w/ KBS Tour X-flex (softstepped 1x)
Cleveland CG-12 52.10Cleveland CG-15 DSG 56.08 Vokey Limited Edition 60-V w/ KBS black nickel S-FlexCircle T Beached Center Shaft...

doof_dizzler Established Member

doof_dizzler

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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 Newbie

majo

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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 Newbie

majo

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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.


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