First session in the books with the Dynamic Gold X7 shafts and I must say these are the most stout shafts I have ever swung and I have personally played most of the stiff shafts on the market the last 40 years. I will add that I would not recommend these shafts to none but the pure ball strikers. You will only get out of these shafts what you put into them. I did the 6 second count on multiple shots today where I struck the ball then counted 1-1000, 2-1000,3-1000,4-1000,5-1000,6-1000. This is an old school test that you can use to determine if you are getting adequate launch and distance.
If your ball falls out of the air before you get to 6-1000 it reveals that either your strike was a glancing blow which coincides with launch and descent or dare I say it that the shaft is simply to stout for the player at this time. Saying this doesn’t mean you should not be playing a heavy stiff shaft but you might want to look at other models like an standard X100, Apex 5 or Propel 1 all of these will still provide the heavier shaft and extra stiff but they will not be as stout as the dynamic gold X7s .
My day one experience was extremely good and I’m looking forward to tomorrow where I can get a few holes under my belt in between lessons. My shots today passed the 6 second test which is vital for optimum flight performance I will share an update after this week since we will have weather in the mid to high 50s most of the week.
Again buyer beware these dynamic gold X7s should only be played by the purest of ball strikers due to the tip section frequency of 979 cpm compared to x100 which has a rating of about 930 cpm.
I love them too. Mine didn’t come with those long stickers on them though. Not sure if they’re an earlier iteration (they’re probably 10 years old) or maybe they just never got stuck on there. They only have some small black text printed on them about 3 or 4 inches up from the top of the ferrule.
The thing I like is that they’re pure tough love. Any disconnected move, hand slap, “flippy wristed kid stuff” and the contact just isn’t satisfying at all. Really encourages you to actively HIT and hit hard…
Next time I head over to see John I’ll see if I can get him to blast a few long irons out into the canyon with them. Maybe get them on his deflection board to see how they stack up to some other sets he plays with the more stout vintage TT shafts. Would be interested to get a review and hear his thoughts.
Yes indeed you have the earlier model with minimum advertising on the shaft. You are 100% correct about you have to hit and hit hard with these. Talking about showing up with a big hammer these would be it for sure.
I love your tough love comparison because it’s exactly % on point.
The real test for me was seeing how the long irons perform because I think almost anyone can manage hitting P-8 iron with any shaft but when you get into 7-3 iron thats where the rubber meets the road. I smoked several 3 and 4 irons tree top high shaping the ball left and right.
I’m with you on that equipment is super super expensive in today’s market. I was lucky enough to be in a shop while these were getting pulled out of a brand new set of Titleist T100s the guy was putting S400 in his so we traded 2 lessons for the shafts so I’m only out 2 hours on my lesson tee.
% on point.