More than a handful of years ago, UST Mamiya came out with an iron shaft called Recoil and it took the golf industry by storm. A huge success, the Recoil lineup is now the #1 graphite iron shaft on the market with a myriad of options to choose from. This year, they are releasing a new lineup called Recoil DART.
To begin, DART stands for Dual Action Recoil Technology and it is coming after years of development and testing. Getting into the technical weeds for a bit, DART is designed to optimize hoop stiffness in the critical areas of the shaft. In the flex zone of the shaft, you will find an increase in hoop dynamics bringing maximum energy transfer and better feel. In the tip section, the hoop stiffness is increased to stabilize and offer more consistency.
Hopping out of the tech talk, you are probably asking what this all means? Better consistency, more feel throughout the swing and maximum energy transfer. In other words, create a better Recoil shaft.
With UST Mamiya Recoil DART, the company set out to eliminate inconsistent areas of the shaft and any deadness or clunky feel that some associate with other graphite lines. Starting out, the company is releasing Recoil DART in two different weight classes, the 65 and the 75 and the specs are below. This offers both mid and high launches in fairly light weight packages.
In extremely early testing, we have seen some solid stability in weight classes where that is not normally the case. More coming soon after some more thorough testing in the THP Tech Studio.
Based on early conversations, I think we are going to be hearing a lot more about the UST Mamiya Recoil DART line of shafts in the near future. Of course, if you want a chance to ask the company directly, check out our THP Experience called Shaft Up, where you can win a trip to Las Vegas to get fit and spend time with the company over multiple days of golf.
I was looking at the Recoil site and curious how the lower torque (at 5.2°) for the Recoil Dart 65 R affects the control and consistency. I couldn’t find any current lineup iron the had that low of a torque.
Im not sure I agree with the "slower swingers in mind" aspect
Haha this is awesome and looking forward to hearing more.
Gotcha. I misread an earlier post.
Is that due to the lower torque in the lighter 65?
My feelings expressed perfectly…
My personal belief is torque is more about feel than anything else. Does it matter? Yes. Does a higher or lower number automatically make something more precise or controllable? Not in my opinion.
As more shafts get launched in the line, X will definitely be in play.
When we started "Recoil" product development over a decade ago, one of our engineers asked us why don’t we look at the "hoop stiffness" in the butt walls of the shaft and see if we can optimize performance there first.
Making heavier shafts required more layers of carbon fiber, which typically created "high hoop stiffness" which translated to "dead" and "stiff" feeling from the golfer. We changed the material and the orientation to get what we considered optimal or lower "hoop stiffness" for the heavier weight models (95/110/125).
Light to mid-weight products typically have "low hoop stiffness", especially in the butt walls of the shaft. With the lighter weight models, we had to increase "hoop stiffness" to get the feel and stability that golfers can feel and trust.
Recoil DART is taking that concept and applying to both the butt end and the tip end of the shaft to acheive maximum shaft energy transfer, feel and precision for each iron shot.
Danny
Good thing there will be heavier weights in the future…
Danny
I agree with this 100%, especially in light of what UST Mamiya is doing with the material construction and layering itself (the LIN-Q is named as such for its Q Fiber, for instance). The LIN-Q has almost the exact torque number of my prior shaft, yet feels much more stable.
Thanks for that info
Graphics is a 180 wrap, so you can install logo down and you will not see anything.
Danny
This is my 2021 shaft goal, switch out steel if it works as good or better. Now I need to figure out what heads will have the graphite in them
Aftermarket Retail = $39.99/each.
This will be available as a stock graphite option in a very popular iron model to be announced soon and custom in pretty much every major OEM iron program.
Danny
Control and consistency comes from how we construct the entire shaft (butt, mid and tip section). The torque is mainly a "feel" thing. This is from the countless hours of testing with golfers of all abilities (0-20 handicap) and their verbal feedback. TrackMan and GC Quad has the data to verify their feedback.
Danny
Thank you, I have the 780’s in my Hogans at the moment, but feel i could do more. Only option avail at the time of ordering. This is tweaking me hard….lol
Not scared of lighter, at all.
Oh this is exciting.
Graphics are great name is fun and the 75 F4 seems like it would be fun in a UT
It’s more about creating "higher hoop stiffness" in the tip section.
Danny
Is there a pretty picture for said "higher hoop stiffness"?
I would recommend looking at similar weight first and starting there. In this case, 110 or 125 will both work.
Danny
This is two extremes and easy for everyone to understand.
Grab a plastic straw and push down on either ends. This is extremely "low hoop" and something that would create a very inconsistent shaft. Get a metal straw and do the same. The metal straw would be extremely "high hoop" and something that would create a very bad feeling shaft and something most golfers can’t load properly.
Danny
Each weight category will require "different hoop stiffness".
Danny
Thanks Danny, what are your thoughts on lighter in the longer irons moving to heavier in the scoring clubs?
I’m a proponent of doing that across the entire spectrum of your clubs. Lightest weight in driver and heaviest in your last wedge.
This is what I play:
50/60g driver/fairway
85g hybrid
95g irons/wedges
110g sand/lob wedge
Danny
Gasp…You playing 95g iron shafts with a fast swing speed.
Don’t let them see your sole width or top line though
When do you think the shaft will become available in a 95-ish weight class?
Closer to the end of the year. Our main focus was to produce a product that a majority of golfers would fit into first. The heavier weights are more complicated and takes a little longer because we are designing individual lengths for each wieght and flex.
Just look at our current offering:
95 F3/F4 = 18 individual irons
110 F4/F5 = 18 individual irons
That is a total of 36 different design.
THP will be the first to know.
Danny
Glad to see that since these weights to not appeal to me but I still love me some Recoils.
What recoil shaft do you see being best option in the one length revolution.
I’m not Danny, but will be going to the DART 75s in my set I believe.
Reason to go to them vs the proto you have.
Getting similar stability with less weight.
You expect any change in launch angles