So just looked at specs from Apex & Z545 swing weight. According to Callaway's website Apex with Graphite SW is D0 and Srixon lists Z545's with steel swing weight at D3. So I wasn't off with feeling them heavier.
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So just looked at specs from Apex & Z545 swing weight. According to Callaway's website Apex with Graphite SW is D0 and Srixon lists Z545's with steel swing weight at D3. So I wasn't off with feeling them heavier.
I am guessing with the Nippon 950 that you are probably about a point lower at D2. That is what most of mine with Recoil 95 came in at. I actually found them a little light for my liking and bumped then up with lead tape to D3. Tomorrow will be my first round with them at that swing weight. My previous set was Mizuno JPX800 Pro with TT GS95 (very comparable to your Nippons) that I weighed before I sold them and they were D2.5 down to 7i then D3 8 - PW.
Makes sense. I never really checked or worried about the swing weight, I was always concerned with flight and feel.
I'm curious now to see what my apex with recoil 95 are vs the Z545 Nippons.
Good stuff Mike.....there is some weight in these bad boys!!
Like you, Mike, I also noticed that slightly heavier feel when I took the 545s out to the range for the first time. I, too, have the Nippon 950's in mine and my miss right away was a heavier shot. Took a little bit to adjust coming from the lighter Apex/Recoil 680 combo. Like you said, even with a heavier impact the ball actually didn't come up too terribly short and was dead on line. I'll take that miss all day long! I'm also planning to switch out the Lamkin grips. They are chewing up my gloves like crazy. Just love my Dri-Tacs.
I'm gonna have these out on the course tomorrow when I play the Cowboys Club here in DFW. Anxious to see how they perform in my first real round on the course.
Just spent some time reading the review and looking at the lofts and trying to decide on a potential set up if these were to become my new clubs. I can get a set of 5-PW for £449 from the club that fits them locally but I need to check for any options and costs (grips, shafts, etc) but based on my current bag I would consider adding the 4i as well to sit between the 5i and my 5w, or maybe look at a hybrid for the first time
At the other end of the bag, with the PW being 44 degrees I would need to look at adding new wedges so for those who have got them, what wedge setup did you go for? With the current thoughts in set, I would have space for 3 wedges
Hey Mike. Did you try moving the ball back just a little in your stance? That helped me when I was hitting them on the sim mats & also lowered the flight a little too. These things launch crazy high.I'm interested to hear your thoughts. To compensate for the heavier shots I stood a little further aways at address. It never felt comfortable as I saw some casting issues, but that seemed to minimize the heavy shots. I definitely need more range time to find that perfect set up.
All in all these irons are legit and have a feeling the shaft change will give me the weight relief I need however minimal it might be. Also the Dri-Tacs are 48 gms vs the 52 gms for the Red UTx. Again nominal, but adds to the overall weight.
Hey Mike. Did you try moving the ball back just a little in your stance? That helped me when I was hitting them on the sim mats & also lowered the flight a little too. These things launch crazy high.
Hole 7?8i WAY off toe from 138. Ball Mark out off of grooves.
Hole 7?
There are quite a few times I get away with murder off the shiny part of face, half off the grooves lol. Stings a bit and sounds different but still goes pretty true8i WAY off toe from 138. Ball Mark out off of grooves.
Hit (and I use that term very loosely) several balls thin and off the toe today that had no right ending up where they did. That's the Z545 effect for you!
Yep yep.
Even with S300's I was thoroughly impressed.
Enough so that I'm sticking with these shafts for awhile.
For me I would say that these have a perfect combo of forgiveness and launch in a profile that looks just amazing at address.
Only club I didn't hit fantastic was the 4i and those were left out a hair right but not penal. Not giving up on it yet.
AW is already on order.