While the Nippon Shaft name is synonymous with not just steel, but top of the line steel shafts, some may not realize that they also do graphite wood shafts and do them very well.
Here at THP we have been able to see the quality up close and personal with the original Nippon Regio Formula MB review which our own Dan Edwards did in 2018 here and was pretty blown away by the performance. Well, enter 2021 and Nippon Shaft is bringing a new wood shaft to market, the Nippon Pro Regio Formula MB+.
Nippon Regio Formula MB+
As a company, Nippon is very much in tune with the idea of providing golfers with shafts throughout the bag that flow and create a similar feel and performance that let them swing freely and with confidence. For the MB+, Nippon believes it has been designed to be a tremendous compliment to their N.S. Pro MODUS3 Hybrid as well as the Tour 105 and Tour 125.
The new Pro Regio Formula MB+ has a “traditional” bend profile utilizing 7-axis and 9-axis carbon fiber, but the biggest story for many will be the application of T1100G NANOALLOY along the entire length of the shaft which aims to increase the rigidity in the tip and upper mid-section and rebound incredibly fast and increase the overall ball speed potential.
Additionally, the materials intend to make for more accuracy and control while still facilitating impressive energy transfer. Nippon Shaft also claims that despite the rigidity and resistance to twisting, the Pro Regio Formula MB+ has a feel of stability, yet is stress free throughout the swing, much akin to that of their MODUS3 lineups.
The new N.S. Pro Regio Formula MB+ will be available in four weight options, Type 45 (R, S), Type 55 (R, S, X), Type 65 (SR, S, X), and Type 75 (S, X). More information can be found in the image above as well as on the Nippon website here.
Yes. We will have some really good content coming out of this line post showcase.
Looking forward to this. I’m always open to trying new shafts…$500+ price point though? Might be out of range for me.
Totally get that. I think the big thing with the price though is it has T1100 through the length of the whole shaft, not just one section like so many use it it. It’s an expensive material.
With the tip section where it is, I would expect mid to mid-high, but we can test it out here in a few days ?
I believe for next week, we will test in either RADSPEED or EPIC SPEED.
Ohhhhhh yes!
This shaft sounds on paper to be a great feeling wood shaft.
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The quality blew me away when I got to try on last year.
There’s a lot interesting about them, the biggest for me is that Nippon doesn’t do anything just so-so, its not in their DNA.
Luved the Modus 105 for the month I played with them before my body rejected steel for the last time.
We should be bringing you a LOT more on these here next week abs beyond. There’s so much T1100 in this one it blows my mind a bit.
timely post! i was looking on nippon’s site last night, and saw some more pics of this shaft. it’s a looker for sure.
Right? The gold just pops!
Sucks to have new toys and sub freezing temps.
At the already trimmed 43.5 it came in at 271 which is pretty much smack on the X that the 65 I have is marked.