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Pat,
You
need to check/compare lofts and lengths to see what's up - generally there's not
a big difference in trajectory unless one has a lot more offset than the
other.
With
these shafts, my experience is this: the standard rifle is the worst steel
shaft out there - it has the lowest trajectory for long irons and the
highest for short irons of any steel shafts that I've used. Basically, a
lose/lose situation. Pros used to fit their irons with 7.5s in the 8-P,
6.0-6.5 in the 5-7, and 5.0-5.5 in the 2-4 just to get proper trajectory.
Obviously, swingweighting and freq matching was a nightmare. Then
Precision made the tour flighted rifle, which did fix trajectory issues
somewhat. Now the Project X may have gotten it right. The
dynamic golds are slightly lower trajectory than the project X in the long
irons, and higher trajectory in the short irons.
With only the info you've provided, I'll offer this - the 6.0 might
be a bit weak for a 190 yd carry 5i, but the lower trajectory with this
shaft probably siuted him better in the long irons, giving good distance
there. I'd bet that most of the distance loss is in the longer irons with
these 2 sets.
Good
luck,
Pat
Kelley
Pat,
I just replied to David's feedback and got
back to see yours. Thank you. He normally hits his 5I 190yrds. but not with
his forged blades and Dynamic Gold S300 shafts. He claims he is losing 15yrds.
with these clubs. I have very little experience with any kind of forged
blades, will forged blades produce a higher trajectory?
Pat
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 10:23
PM
Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Rifle Project
X
I'll second the feedback David's received on the project X - they're
a wonderful shaft if they fit your swing. I think the weakest flex
they're available in is 5.5 or 6.0. They produce a slightly higher
ballflight that both standard rifles and tour flighted rifles in the long
irons, and keep the ball down as well as tour flighted rifle short
irons. IMO, if the player can't hit a 5 iron over 175 carry with a
higher trajectory, steer them away from this shaft. I played a set of
7.0s, which felt slightly stronger than my current DG X100s, but produced a
slightly higher trajectory in the long irons with clubheads that are
stronger lofted than my current set (both sets are forged blades).
They felt good enough for me to give leaderboard golf a call that day to get
a set, but I've yet to put them in anything.
Pat Kelley
In
a message dated 8/15/2002 4:05:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Has anyone had any experience with the Project X shafts
from Rifle? I understand their a more on the stiff side. How is the ball
flight with these shafts? TIA
Pat McGoldrick On Target Golf
Hi Pat, Project X's are nice, you will get the same
freq's with a standard rifle, a project X, or the Diamond rifle, that is
to say a 6.0 is a 6.0 regardless of model, the difference being trajectory
and feel, the Project X's are more tip stiff and have a lower ball flight,
the Diamond's have a softer tip and higher ball flight.
I have a demo 5
iron in Project X 7.0 that I let several pro's and other good players try
and they have all said it was the best hitting feeling club the've hit,
unfortunately I've only sold one set due to the price, it seems a lot of
people have a hard time justifying spending that much for a steel
shaft.
David
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