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 doesnāt 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 Iām 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 didnāt come with those long stickers on them though. Not sure if theyāre an earlier iteration (theyāre 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 theyāre pure tough love. Any disconnected move, hand slap, āflippy wristed kid stuffā and the contact just isnāt satisfying at all. Really encourages you to actively HIT and hit hardā¦
Next time I head over to see John Iāll 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 itās 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.
Iām with you on that equipment is super super expensive in todayās 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 Iām only out 2 hours on my lesson tee.
Took my ā57 Hogan Precision set with the DG X7 shafts out to Johnās house yesterday and he bent them down for me and removed all the offset. Was very cool to watch him work, heās got that technique down!
The shafts definitely lined up in terms of stiffness and weight with his old Pro-Pel #1s. Not exactly the same of course but certainly very similar.
Then we took them out back to the deck and I got to watch him flush a bunch of 3 irons in a row. Put a good swing on them and they move the ball out there just fine!
The X7s are the real deal like I have told anyone willing to listen definitely not for the faint of heart but if a person puts in the work they will fall in love with the dynamics of this shaft. Iām totally loving mine and they will let you know immediately if you didnāt strike the ball well.
Did the heads look hooky after the offset was removed ? Iāve heard from some other builders that they can tend to look hooky but Iām thinking those Precisions didnāt have much offset to start with.
I have a set of Redlines Iām going to send out to John to have done.
No they look dead square as far as I can tell. Probably depends on what youāre used to and how you normally set up, but I donāt notice anything weird. John made the adjustments and then checked how they looked sitting at address, and they all got the nod of approval one by one as he worked through the set.
These heads did have a bit of offset but Iām pretty sure itās because I had someone deloft them a couple degrees since they were originally a little weaker than I wanted (standard lofts for the 1950s though). Delofting alone will bring the leading edge back away from where it should be.
% on point.
