Popeye
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So after an hour on the monitor I discovered that the wild increase in spin I was seeing on the DBM/AXE combo was all in the heads. The Z545 6 iron and 9 iron both had a 95 gram AXE Tour X shaft. The data showed the 9 iron to average the a yard more and near identical spin compared to the Z545/S300 combo. Dispersion was very tight and it played very much like my Cleveland wedges with the same shaft.
The 6 iron was with mixed results. The averages were the same, distance and spin, but it wasn't as easy for me to hit as with the S300 shafts. Sure after a good dozen swings I was doing ok if not great but it wasn't as mindless as the S300. Though I was sure the extra spin in the DBM head was all shaft, it's not.
For the money. I really don't think there is any product out on the market that can equal the AXE in performance for its value in a graphite shaft.
Not sure why I have a love fest with these shafts with the higher lofts, but they really work well. For me the lower lofts just need more time to adjust. I also think the stark difference in shafts weights make it harder to swing the lighter shaft with consistency when switching back and forth so quickly.
The 6 iron was with mixed results. The averages were the same, distance and spin, but it wasn't as easy for me to hit as with the S300 shafts. Sure after a good dozen swings I was doing ok if not great but it wasn't as mindless as the S300. Though I was sure the extra spin in the DBM head was all shaft, it's not.
For the money. I really don't think there is any product out on the market that can equal the AXE in performance for its value in a graphite shaft.
Not sure why I have a love fest with these shafts with the higher lofts, but they really work well. For me the lower lofts just need more time to adjust. I also think the stark difference in shafts weights make it harder to swing the lighter shaft with consistency when switching back and forth so quickly.