Eguller

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

    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.

      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.

        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. 👍

          You guys try the 105 stiff you won’t see that high flight 😁

            colej You guys try the 105 stiff you won’t see that high flight 😁

            Geezers like the higher flight without ballooning. 🏌

              8 days later

              Sparky, If u have not shipped the clubs to me yet, please do not send them. Send them to Jeff Cole
              I am having right lung cancer surgery tomorrow. Cannot have any activity like golf swings for 5 weeks

                Gatorman Already shipped last week unfortunately, actually surprised they aren't already there. Best of luck with the surgery!

                    Sparky Well, well they showed up a little bit ago. I took the dog out, they were at the door.

                        4 days later

                        I Just got home from hospital, and still pretty from this hose that was in my back. ( Along with 9 stitches) I will ship to Jeff on Tuesday or Wednesday

                          4 days later

                          colej

                          Jeff this box is really beat from the travels. I am going to get another box or buy some strong tape. It may take until Tuesday before I can ship.

                          Thanks
                          David

                              4 months later