I'd love to get one to a golf course, maybe in Georgia this time of year instead of Ohio though. hahaha
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I so feel you
I'll get to hit these in January, but the courses will open in May...
I am a fan. I had an opportunity to hit both the KTec & KTecX at PGATSS. I liked them both but got along with the Tec better than I did the X. Being my first experience with hollow body irons, I was pleasantly surprised by sound & feel of both. I was even able to compare to the King Tour and found the King Tec to be very pleasant with just a slight “click”. I’ll share more thoughts when I’m not walking through the store trying to keep my boys from leaving me, but here’s a couple screenshots from both (hitting Chrome Soft with both).
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We need to stop going in and testing clubs with children. lol
Mine are 17 & 15 and they still run off and try to leave me, but now they have the car keys when they run off. They both hit the King Tec and Tec X, as well, and was interesting to see how differently we each got along with them.
Went downstairs and had a quick Skytrak session comparing the Darkspeed 7 iron and the King Tec-X 7 Iron. Both irons are at 27* loft with the Darkspeeds having the stock KBS PGI 75 iron shaft and the Tec-X having Recoil Dart 65 iron shafts in it. I have to say that so far for me these clubs are so close it‘s hard to tell them apart. Both launch the ball relatively easy and get the ball high in the air. I don’t have great spin numbers from either of them and they both seem to carry around the same for me. The Darkspeed seems to have a slight advantage in forgiveness off the extreme toe shot but anything on the grooves on either iron seems to really go and feel pretty good. Launch, Height, Spin and Descent angle all seem to be in a range between both clubs where I would say the differences are the swing I put on the club and not really the club itself. I will try to get some better numbers later, but I really enjoy hitting the King Tec-X a lot.
That also speaks volumes to the quality of the Darkspeeds!
It'll be really interesting to follow where you go this year having seen you play the DS's.
Are you concerned at all about spin or do you think they are too low for your liking. Tec X seems almost dangerously low for 7i.
I’m starting to warm up to the idea that I can live in the high 4k that I was seeing with King Tec so I’m curious what other people think. And it looks like you’re in the same spin window that I’ve been every time that I’ve tested them.
When it comes to a distance iron, I am much more concerned about descent angle than I am the spin. I think if somebody is seeing 45* descent with a 7 iron, there is not going to be an issue holding greens.
Per Trackman with RCT balls I am seeing right around 45° decent. I mentioned earlier that chasing numbers in the sim only goes so far. I’m willing to bet if I were to be able to take KT out on course it would be just fine. I do enjoy hitting 7i almost little over a full club longer.
All true. You also are going to get more spin outside on turf than you do off of mats.
I’ll preface my answer with this: I am ignorant when it comes to spin windows, launch angles, and such.
The Tec X numbers worry me a bit because I was told in a couple fittings last year that I should be worried about my spin numbers with the DS irons and the Tec X showed similar spin numbers for me yesterday. I understand from posts here that there are other aspects of the shot that play a part in holding greens, but I don’t always understand exactly how that all works.
I am continuing to work on my swing and hope to more consistently deliver the club in way that I see a bit more spin with my irons, but saw a couple with the Tec X yesterday in the 4500-4600 range. I think I could live with those numbers but the low 4k’s make me nervous. I was overall more comfortable with the King Tec and think they would work best for me with where I am right now, but I’m not so sure I couldn’t game either one with just a small tweak.
i finally these with the stock shafts. I am intrigued and we will see if these perform better then my Forged Tec.Had to go down to the golf store to get some more last minute things for my THP secret Santa.
Like magic I found myself with a King Tec in my hand.
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The next thing you know, I was standing in the sim bay hitting the demo head with the stock shaft offering.
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***** YES THIS IS WITH RCT BALLS SO SPIN IS ACCURATE*****
Let me say I love the way these feel. Impact is clean crisp and sounds really nice. Ease of use is great too coming from my gamer set. Dispersion was pretty good would work for me relative to my skill level on course.
What I’m concerned with is spin. Maybe I shouldn’t be IDK but my frame of reference is a 243 7i that I spin 6100 on good shots. I can’t seem to get the KT over 5k.
This is the tough part about number chasing. These could very well work great for me on course with the 5-8y bump distance and the spin could be a non factor out there.
I’ve got some more thinking to do. Sorta glad I’ve got a couple of months over winter to make a decision.
I’m interested in hearing how you get along with them.
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Just my observation, but that really low 4k shot appears to have had a very shut down face. Spin is going to be lower on that miss.
That makes sense. My first few swings I was having a bit of a time leaving the face just slightly open and my oldest made sure to point that out after every one of those swings, so I had overcompensated on closing down the face for a few swings. I had completely forgotten about that when I pulled a few photos. It looks like the avg spin for each was approximately: 4420 (King Tec X) & 4800 (King Tec).
It is pretty easy to add a few hundred rpms of spin with a shaft and/or ball change.
I really want to test these in heavier shafts. Every time I've hit someones clubs with heavy iron shafts I tend to hit them very well, but I've just never tried them myself. Might need to go take a trip back in and see if they have some heavier demo shafts to try.
That is one of the things I have learned from THP, especially over the past year, so I definitely won't rule out the King Tec X based on a session in a bay with one shaft and one (type of) golf ball. To see the lower spin number is initially alarming, but will keep in mind the factors outside the club head itself that can contribute there.
I did initially prefer the King Tec in regards to ball flight and feel, but I won't throw away the possibility that the Tec X could still be the right fit when the time comes to order. I loved the aesthetics and look/feel of both and will be doing everything possible to make certain my swing is in as efficient a place possible when I do my fitting so I don't miss out on which of these two heads would best suit my game.
On a side note:
When the young man asked if I'd like to hit something and I told him the King Tec/X, I asked if he'd had the opportunity to spend any time with them. He said he was ready to order a set of the King Tec to replace his P-790 and that several of his co-workers were going to order as well. He said initial response has been very positive for both the King Tec and the King Tec X. I sure love to hear that.
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Weirdly enough, I just went in for a shaft fitting for the One-length tech-x's and settled on the 130g Dynamic Gold s300. It is interesting because I was coming from a 120g kbs tours in stiff. I have always not hit the ball as high as I would like, but with the s300, I was hitting the ball quite a bit higher...and the shaft was a low spin shaft...but really I was just able to "feel" the clubhead better then the kbs tours and that resulted in a much better-tempo swing. Might need to just pair it up with a high spin ball.
Yea my tempo is the big reason I'm interested. I feel like it becomes much better with heavier shafts but I've never given it a shot.
The fitter mentioned the Dynamic Gold s300 was "tip heavy", and that made a lot of sense because compared to the 120g kbs tours the feeling of the clubhead was so different in the swing. I was swinging what felt like slower but with faster club speed.
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I've been testing golf balls and had a chance to get out on a golf course for a bit this weekend. Temp greens, so didn't actually play, but I set up and hit balls to a flag.
One thing that impresses me quite a bit is how much softer these get outdoors compared to indoors. Center contact is a huge factor in that too of course. Low and toe side will have a firmer feel, which isn't really a bad thing in my mind. Actually take a few divots these days and they cut through the turf really well without feeling like they were getting stuck. I was using a different iron this morning for a lesson and felt that toe grabbing a few times. Hadn't felt that in a while.
One thing that impresses me quite a bit is how much softer these get outdoors compared to indoors. Center contact is a huge factor in that too of course. Low and toe side will have a firmer feel, which isn't really a bad thing in my mind. Actually take a few divots these days and they cut through the turf really well without feeling like they were getting stuck. I was using a different iron this morning for a lesson and felt that toe grabbing a few times. Hadn't felt that in a while.
Went down for a Quick Skytrak session with the King Tec-X 7 iron and the Darkspeed 7 Iron.
King Tec X is on top, Darkspeed on the bottom:
Both Averaging 21 degrees of launch, Darkspeed with more spin and a touch more height leading to a very slight edge in descent angle. I really enjoy the feel of both. I still give the Darkspeed the slight edge on extreme toe forgiveness. I do enjoy hitting both. Not sure what affect the King Tec X having 65 gram recoil darts vs 75 gram KBS PGI irons in the Darkspeed have but I don’t dislike the feel of either.
King Tec X is on top, Darkspeed on the bottom:
Both Averaging 21 degrees of launch, Darkspeed with more spin and a touch more height leading to a very slight edge in descent angle. I really enjoy the feel of both. I still give the Darkspeed the slight edge on extreme toe forgiveness. I do enjoy hitting both. Not sure what affect the King Tec X having 65 gram recoil darts vs 75 gram KBS PGI irons in the Darkspeed have but I don’t dislike the feel of either.