Xcaliber rapid taper shafts

JeffTilley

I know some of y’all have played these, right? I’m thinking about buying some to put in my PXG heads, but not really sure what flex or weight to go with. I’ve seen where folks are going with different weights throughout their set, but I have never tried that. I typically use R flex in every club in the bag, just for reference. I’ve read flex on these shafts are firmer than normal, but I have picked up yardage recently through sim practice.

colej

JeffTilley

If comparing to other graphite shafts, I’d go just a bit softer in the rapid tapers. Maybe try soft stepping two times (depending on where your irons start) and I’d think you’ll love the results. I may even have a couple demo clubs shafted up with rapid tapers, if you want to try them?

customgolfcenter

I actually just picked up a set of the RT 75 R flex out of curiosity. For reference, my gamers are Matrix Program F15 R-flex hard-stepped twice. I did the same with the RT-75 R (hard stepped twice), and I only have one round with them but so far very impressed! I get a nice high ball flight, slightly higher launch than the 85g shafts, but surprisingly the peak is lower because they have have less spin so they don't balloon on me quite as much (I naturally have a high-launch/high-spin). The result is my carry distance is improved by about 5-7 yards, and no loss in stopping power on the greens. For the current price of $19.99 they are ridiculously good shafts.

Weirfan

customgolfcenter

Thanks for the review, have to reshaft a set of Ping irons for a geezer I work with who is using still S and needs A , and will keep these in mind .

KCee

I tried the 95 S in a 6i and also another in a 5h. They did maybe seem a bit stiffer than others I've tried. I liked it in the 6i but not so much in the 5h.

Eguller

colej

As a reminder, we did a demo of RT shafts last Spring that should be accessible on search. Doesn’t work for me at this time. 🤔

JeffTilley

colej

I’ll probably get 75 for the 6 & 7, 85 for the 8 & 9, and 95 for the pw & gw. Probably soft step stiff flex twice, maybe thrice.

bad9

Eguller Here you go https://golfbuzz.com/d/10013-xcaliber-rt-demo-program

Typhoon

From what I’ve read on other forums as well as ours, if I was looking for a project and had a set of heads… I’d grab a set of the 95’s. A lot of positive feedback everywhere

colej

Typhoon

If you only knew a guy with a set of RT95 pulls…. 🤔

bad9

I've played the 75 r's the last two years and found they payed a little stiff for me but certainly not rebar. When I put together a set of KE4 Max late last season and soft stepped one club and they play fine. My driver ss is 85-90 and I swing pretty smooth. I am pretty close to the a flex RT75 fitting me better.

Typhoon

colej If you only knew a guy with a set of RT95 pulls….

Hold that thought…

Jelopster

I’ve got an RT95s in my Sub 70 699U 3 iron and it’s great. Gets the ball in the air but isn’t all over the place. Great tee club and still usable from the fairway.

AdamMH

I tested the 105 Stiff last season for a while. Put it in a Callaway X-forged 6i. It had no trouble staying stable, always felt smooth. I was swinging 6i 95-99Mph at the time.

I don't think the S is stout enough to compare to an X flex. I'd call the S an S+. Only thing I disliked about the RTs is that they don't come in a heavier weight!

JeffTilley

AdamMH

Stud

colej

JeffTilley

I’d bet you’ll be very happy if you do it that way.

DC300

Wish I could buy the heavyweights in stiff on this clearance pricing, didn’t know it was going on or I’d have a set ready to build my SL experiment.

customgolfcenter

DC300 They do have the RT-95 in Stiff flex...or are you talking about the 105g? I went with 10g lighter than I normally use (75 vs 85) and it bothers me a lot less than I thought it would...as in, not at all.

Sparky

I got me a set of Avalon iron shafts for that future project.

DC300

customgolfcenter yeah, couldn’t remember if they were 105 or 115s, but yes, I want the heaviest I can get.. The only “Tempo” in my game comes if I walk by one of those poorly designed cars on the way to the pro shop. I have Steel Fiber i125s in my irons now and to be honest, I still get plenty wild with those.