Xcaliber RT demo program

colej · 2022-01-09T18:05:09+00:00

@Eguller and I have been messaging back and forth about getting him a demo of the RT 75. I’m going to shaft up the RT 75 A flex and RT 75 R flex. They’ll be...

colej

mikeintopeka

Awesome 👏 thanks for the input

Eguller

Update:

Demo RT A & R shafted 7 irons & the RT 58* wedge were shipped out to Sparky today.

He should have them around March 8th or so.
To restate, the RT shafts (as well as the STi2 irons) are very nice, feel great and have good trajectory.
Easy to hit and elevate. If the matt/satin ones become available, they would be bargains.

Thanks again Jeff for the opportunity for Buzzers to demo them.

I think Gatorman is next in line after Sparky. If anyone else wants to try them, speak up. 😁

Gatorman

I am looking forward to hitting them when its my turn

Eguller

Gatorman

You are next in line, so touch base with Sparky at some point to make arrangements.

With an A and R flex in the same STi2 head, it is an apples to apples comparison. Cool test.

bad9

colej Any idea Rapid Taper wood shafts will just be driver shafts or will there be a fairway version?

colej

bad9

Right now it’s just driver. They’re trying to get that profile down before they move on to fairways.

Sparky

Demos are with me now. Should get some time in with them tomorrow and Monday, and then after a short business trip next week.

colej

My shipment has come in. My irons are reshafted with the 105 stiff and installed one in my 5 hybrid as well. 😎

Any updates Sparky on hitting the RT shafts?

New graphics and logo are almost done for the new shafts. They’ll all be on this matte black shaft. Going back to the AXE logo small band around the top of the large part of the taper. Then down the shaft will be Rapid Taper.

I’m also testing the prototypes of the Rapid Taper woods (4 different shafts) and the new Spin 110 shaft.

ode

@colej

I'm gonna give the college try to graphite again, in various weights....can you remind me which one of these shafts you are playing and playing characteristics, etc. And anything else you might think it would be good to know, what it might compare to/etc.

Also what will be/is available from them in heavier/ish weight?

Thanks

colej

ode

The rapid taper will be available in the 105 soon. It’s got a nice solid feel to it.

The pro 95 is good and feel wise the closest feel wise to steel.

colej

I should have 30 105 stiff matte black shafts in about 1-2 weeks

Sparky

colej Any updates Sparky on hitting the RT shafts?

Sorry guys, just got back from a business trip. And a dead computer, so I am slowly typing on a 12 year old laptop that was a lame laptop 12 years ago. I've hit them on the range twice, should finally get them on the course Tuesday. I'll post thoughts after that and send them on to tester #3.

Eguller

Sparky should be along shortly with his take on the demos. 😎

Gatorman

Any of those black matt come in A flex?

colej

Gatorman

I didn’t get any in A flex.

Eguller

colej

Woods or irons ?

colej

Eguller

The rapid taper irons is what I think he was asking about. I did get some A flex wood shafts in.

Sparky

OK, time for my feedback. My stats - Handicap is 4.5, my 7i is my 155 club. But in reality. my 58 year old brain is having difficulty believing that my 7i is actually my 140 club. I have been playing graphite shafts in my irons for 10 years. My driver shaft is an Xcaliber Avalon 5 stiff, so I have been wanting to try the RTs for a while. However, they are touted as a high launch shaft and I already play a high fade.

For 6 months last year, I played the STi2 irons on Aldila NV85 shafts. While I really liked everything about the clubs, the stats showed that I was hitting 1.5 less greens per round with them. So for the last year, I have been on a search.

For me, the RTs do exactly as advertised, launch high. I would say the R flex RT launched 1 club higher than my NV85. The A flex was even higher still. Feel of the shaft is very good, even the A flex did not feel whippy at all and I had no problem getting consistent flight with both flexes. Good call on the coming matte finish, I do not like the look of the bands on the taper. I did not get any distance increase with the Rapid Tapers though, as I am already high launch, but I still get the same distance on a higher launch with them.

Wedge - was excited to see the TSW/Spin85 combo, as I am looking for new wedges. I bought a couple of Spin100s when I bought the driver shaft - but haven't used them yet. I had previously had some TSW wedges but they didn't win my heart. Once I got the TSW back on the course, I remembered why - to my eye the TSW has a noticeable offset - it's small and probably comparable to most other wedges, but the hosel transition just really catches my eye in the wrong way. It is just a visual kink to me, I have no problems with the performance of the TSW heads. The XCal Spin shafts are really nice - great feel and I get just the right amount of spin with them.

I highly recommend the Rapid Taper and XSpin shafts if you are looking for a higher launching iron shaft that doesn't balloon.

Thanks to Jeff for getting the demo program going - heading to Gatorman next.

colej

Sparky

Do you need Davids shipping info?

Eguller

Sparky I highly recommend the Rapid Taper and XSpin shafts if you are looking for a higher launching iron shaft that doesn't balloon.

Thanks to Jeff for getting the demo program going - heading to Gatorman next.

Thanks Sparky for the detailed review. My finds are similar - very nice iron shafts that don't balloon.
If you need a higher launching, quality shaft, it is hard to beat. Thanks Jeff for the demo too. 👍

Sparky

colej Nope, he PM'd me already, thanks!

colej

Sparky

Sounds good thanks for the review! I will say that I’ve tried the spin 105 shaft and this new spin 110 felt better to me. I may experiment with the 105 a BBC d the spin 105 in my wedges this year.

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