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? asked in SportsGolf · 1 decade ago

golf question, x100s or project x 6.5s?

i am 15 years old an d i bought a set of callaway x14s with stiff flex graphite shafts on them, I hit them and i liked them but the shafts had way too much flex in the shaft but they didnt have the feel of the x100s and i hit them way too high as i have a very fast swing i still liked the heads on them because they are so forgiving, i have the x100s on my old ping eye2s and i really liked them but i figured i might try the 6.5s are they comparable or does the 6.5s have better feel than the x100s or vice versa

ps im leaning toward the x100s

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  • 1 decade ago
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    6.5s are nice, but if you are comfy with the x100s, i wouldn't change.

    p.s. . . . you will absolutely love the x14s w/ x100s

    Source(s): experience w/ the shafts
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    If you like the feel of Dynamic Gold then stick with that. Rifle 6.5 is not quite as stiff (just by a little bit) and should be a touch higher ball flight than X100.

  • 1 decade ago

    I would advise you to get properly fit for whatever shafts you would like to play. Since you are only 15 it would probably be a good idea to go with the x100s as they are much cheaper than Project X shafts.

    Also, just a note, not all Project X shafts are flighted (as was mentioned before). There are Flighted Project X shafts and there are Project X shafts that are not Flighted. Flighted shafts have varying kickpoints in a set of shafts, and the kickpoints are tuned to fit that particular set of shafts, so they are sold as a set of shafts as opposed to individual shafts. The varying kickpoints produce a lower flight in the short irons (high kickpoint) and a higher trajectory in the longer irons (lower kickpoint). Also, the frequency conversion of Project X shafts to stiffness was incorrectly stated.

    5.0 frequency = regular flex

    5.5 frequency = (between regular and stiff)

    6.0 frequency = stiff flex

    6.5 frequency = (between stiff and x-stiff)

    7.0 frequency = x-stiff

  • 1 decade ago

    Alright stick with the x100. The new rifle shafts actually register a little stiffer so if you were going to switch I would switch to the 6.0 which is what I play, which actually register about a 6.5. Ever since true temper bought out precision, they can't quite get the shafts to register out to what they actually are, so they are a little stiffer.

    Source(s): work at a driving range and do this kind of work almost everyday
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  • 1 decade ago

    Actually...6.5 Project X flighted, are Stiffer than an X-100, and have less feel. Although Project X's are a very good shaft, with a more controlled flight, they are very hard to get used to. They are much stiffer, and most golf retail stores, have no idea how to fit them. Sergio Garcia, was hitting Rifle 7.5's before switching to Project X, 6.3's...Mickelson is hitting, 6.2's.

    Here is how Flighted Project X's run:

    5.0= stiff=S-300

    6.0= X-stiff=X-100

    6.5= telephone pole

    7.0= high density steel pole

    7.5= catagory 5 hurricane proof

    Remember...the greatest golfer in history, plays, X-100's, in his Nike irons!

    Source(s): golf teacher...club fitter...shaft expert
  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Project X 6.5

  • googie
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    You are 15 and your physical characteristics will be changing rapidly between now and 18 years of age. Stay with the clubs you have and get so you are shooting par golf with them before committing to new sticks.

    Source(s): There are so many youngsters who know all about every facet of golf and when performing couldn't hit a bull in the rear with a bass fiddle.
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    It would depend on what you are testing. Distance? Spin Rate? Feel? You might use Big Balls, or Revolution for example depending on what you are trying to determine.

  • 5 years ago

    Probably it is OK

  • 5 years ago

    thank you everyone for the answers

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