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chsinn

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Hi all,

I am thinking that I am going to be getting a new set of irons - the forged razr x irons. Anyway, I demoed the 6 iron today with the project x 5.5 shaft. Unfortunately, my swing speed wasn't measured, but I did get some other specifics. My ball speed avg was 125 and avg carry was 193. Spin rate was 6,050 and the launch angle was 16.9. Unfortunately they didn't have the proj x 6.0 shaft or I would have tried that as well.

Anyone have any thoughts?

Thanks in advance!


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Well, you're almost a scratch golfer, so you know it's all about feel and preference.  My advice would be to try the EXACT club outfit (head and shaft) you're thinking about buying... there's nothing worse than ordering clubs and not liking how they feel.

IMO It's hard to beat the Dynamic Gold's.  I've had the same shafts in my 1998 DCI 981's for 10 years and they're still consistent and true (Changed from R to S in 2001)

My old stuff I still use:

Irons - Titleist DCI 981 (1998)
Putter - Odyssey 2-Ball DFX
Wedges - Cleveland Rg. 588 (47º, 52º, 54º, 57º)
Driver - Taylormade r7 Quad (2004)
Ball - Pro V1x


Shindig Incredible Member

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Those are awesome clubs. See if your shop has a Mizuno shaft selector. Swing that a few times, enter the measurements, and it will suggest three shafts. Try those three. I'm going to go out on a limb and bet that the Mizuno suggestions work for more than just Mizuno clubs. I used their iron suggestion in my Nike VRs, too.

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Driver:  Titleist 915D2.  4-wood:  Titleist 917F2.  Titleist TS2 19 degree hybrid.  Tour Edge Exotics C723 21 degree hybrid.  Irons 5-U, Ping G400.  Wedges negotiable (currently 54 degree Cleveland, 58 degree Titleist) Edel putter. 

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soonerfan Established Member

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If your a high trajectory/high spin player and want to knock it down a bit you should look into the KBS Tour C Taper


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