GolfSpy Barbajo Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 (9) Testers Wanted!!! Matrix White, Red & Black Tie Driver Shafts And here we go again, fellow Golf Spies!!The Quest for the Holy Grail has nothing on the Hunt for the Perfect Driver Shaft, and Matrix thinks its new 2017 MFS5 Shaft Series might just include the Holy Grail for you.We need NINE (!) of you to test and review (and keep) the new White Tie, Red Tie or Black Tie Matrix shaft, whichever one is the best fit for you. (check them out here). Whether you need high launch and mid spin, low launch and low spin, or something in the middle, Matrix thinks you'll find golfing gold in one of its Ties. To be eligible, you MUST APPLY IN THIS THREAD ONLY!!!!So please tell us:Your first nameState or ProvinceDriver Swing SpeedTypical Ball FlightCurrent Driver/Shaft ComboWere you professionally fit?If chosen, Matrix will grip and tip the appropriate shaft for you - all you have to do is swap your driver head. We will select three of you to test the White Tie, three to test the Red Tie and three to test the Black Tie. We'll announce the testers in this thread next week. What's in the bag: Driver: TSR3; DynaPWR Carbon FW Wood: DynaPWR 3-wood; TSR 2+ Hybrids: PXG Gen4 18-degree Utility Irons: ZX MkII 20* Irons:; 699/699 Pro V2 Combo; D9 Forged; MT86 (coming soon!); VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; Wedges: RTX6 Zipcore Putter: HB Soft Milled 10.5; Newport Special Select; Willamette, BB8; 8802; MATI Monto Ball: Tour B RXS; Z-STAR Diamond; Triad Stat Tracker/GPS Watch: Follow @golfspybarbajo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McaseyM Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 First!! Wowzers, MGS is getting some awesome stuff to test! Good luck y'all Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy What's in my bag: Driver : F9 10.5, Fujikura Speeder 757 TR Fairway F9 15.5° Aldila Rogue White 80X Hybrid: King F7 18° KBS Tour PROTO Hybrid 95 S+ Irons: z585 4i - 6i, z785 7i-PW, Nippon Modus 120X Wedges: CBX 50.11, 55.11, 60.10 TT DG S400 Black Putter: Honey Badger 34" Ball: Q-Star Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madi05 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 This is awesome and I am a matrix fan Your first name Joe State or Province NC Driver Swing Speed 100 Typical Ball Flight mid Current Driver/Shaft Combo '17 m2 with dual core kura kage stiff Were you professionally fit? No ,I used to play the old red tie but I would try either red or white if chosen, usually I go with a 60 gram style shaft Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samson Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Sam Alberta, Canada 120 High Cobra F7+/ hzrdus black 75 grams Not professionally fit. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooducks Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Bowing out of this one. Working on getting a driver first. WITB: Driver: Taylormade M2 (2016) 10.5° | Fujikura Pro Stiff 60g Fairway: Taylormade Aeroburner 2.0 TP 16.5° | Diamana Whiteboard Stiff 80g Hybrid: Titleist 915h 21° | Diamana Blueboard Stiff 80g Driving Iron: Titleist 712U 3 Iron | Kuro Kage Stiff 70g Irons: Titleist AP2 714 4-PW | KBS Tour 90 Stiff Shafts Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM5 50°/54°/58° Putter: Scotty Cameron 2016 Newport 2 | SuperStroke Mid Slim 2.0 Ball: Taylormade TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxio Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Antonio Cebu, Philippines 92-95 High spin, mid launch, straight Epic SZ GD Tour AD DI6 stiff-reg (tipped) Looong time ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanoito Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Steven Hamburg, Germany 100mph High launch, mid spin, straight/slight draw, little roll-out Adams Super LS 9.5* with Fubuki alpha 60 S (swapped the Fubuki from the Speedline Fast 12 LS, hated the stock Kuro Kage black in the Super LS) Were you professionally fit? Bought both drivers off the rack and swapped shafts. I did went to a fitting to try the new gear, but none of the fitted drivers could beat my gamer. SpeedZone 9* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 60 S X2 Hot 3 Deep 14.5* w/ Aldila Tour Green 75 S JetSpeed 5W 19* w/ Matrix Velox T 69 S OR Super LS 3H 19* w/ Kuro Kage Black 80 S JPX919 Forged 4-PW w/ Modus3 105 S Vokey SM7 50/08F, 54/14F & 58/08M w/ Modus3 115 Wedge ER1 34" w/ SuperStroke Fatso 2.0 Pro / H2NO Lite Cart Bag / 3.0 / NX7 Pro LRF My reviews: MLA Putter // Titleist SM7 // PING i500 // PuttOUT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGolfHacker Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Wow, what a great opportunity! Good luck to everyone entering! MDGolfHacker TSssWhat's In This Lefty's Bag? Driver: TSR2 11° Project X HZRDUS Black 4G 60g 5.5 Flex Fairway Woods: F8 3W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft Fairway Woods: Hybrid: TSR2 18° Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 Shaft Irons: 2021 T200's 4-GW AMT RED shafts Regular Flex Wedge: Tour Satin RTX 4 Wedges in 52° and 56° 2 Dot Putter: Gray Matter TDP 2.2 32.75" Bag: Three 5 Ball: PRO V1 / Z*Star RangeFinder: In search of new range finder Social Media: Facebook: MD Golfhacker Twitter: @mdgolfhacker Instagram: mdgolfhacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparksjr Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Awesome. Love the red tie in past drivers and in my 3w. Rancey TN 105mph Mid to Mid High flight 2016 M1 with Fujikara Pro 60 I was not fit for my driver Thanks for the opportunity Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." John 20:29 WITB: Driver: 2017 M2 3/5 Woods: 2014 Big Bertha 4/5 Hybrids: Mashie+ Irons: Apex CF16 6-PW w/Recoil 110Wedges: RTX3 MB 48/54/58Putter: White Hot Pro #3 w/SS 2.0Ball: ​Z-Star Yellow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmith123 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Man this is an awesome opportunity! I've played several Matrix shafts thru the years, my favorite was probably the Orange Crush KJ Choi shaft, loved that thing. I'm throwing my name in because I have a matrix shaft currently and would be happy to compare for the MGS community 👠David Michigan 112 swing speed High fade Tour Edge Exotics CB4 with Matrix MFS 40+ Blue in extra stiff I was not professionally for for this combo. I selected the shaft based on history and profile. Sent from my Sprint LG G5 mobile device Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdumble21 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Matt Perth, Australia 111mph Mid launch, low spin 915 D3 with Fujikura Speeder Tour Stiff I wasn't fit for this driver Driver: Cobra F9 Speedback (9.0) with Fujikura Atmos 7X (Avalanche White) 3 Wood: Callaway Epic Sub-Zero (15 degrees) in Rogue Max 75g stiff shaft Hybrid (not in play): Callaway Apex 20 degree with Kurokage 80g Stiff Shaft Driving Iron: Wilson Staff Utility Iron 18 degree with KBS Hybrid Stiff shaft Irons: Wilson Staff CB 4-PW in KBS 120 Stiff shafts Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM6 - 50; Callaway MD4 - 56; Vokey SM9 - 60 Putter: Taylormade Rossa CGB Golf Ball: Srixon Z-Star Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucklehead Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Ryan Province: Alberta Swing speed: 109 mph Ball flight: Mid-high Callaway RAZR fit w/ Aldila RIP'D NV shaft (stock shaft but works pretty well for me) I was not fitted for the driver. Thanks for the opportunity! Was actually just looking at them on their website the other day Sent from my E6853 using MyGolfSpy mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaksy68 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Grant Victoria, Australia 105 Small draw, mid height Nickent 4DX with Grafalloy Epic stiff Not fitted, lucked out with the epic at a cheap price, and it just happens to fit me well. I get very similar numbers with new drivers with stock shafts when compared on a launch monitor. 849 Pro Evenflow Riptide 6.0 F8 3 & 5 Woods Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 TS2 7 Wood Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 MP18 MMC - Project X LZ 5.5 Zipcore Wedges 50,54,58 - Project X LZ 5.5 MLA Tour Mallet 33" Z Star Pioneer bag buggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkelley3769 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Brian California 105mph Mid Epic Subzero / Hzrdus Yes Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Epic Sub - Zero Driver Callaway XR16 - 3 Wood Callaway XR16 - 5 Hybrid PXG 0311 Titleist SM7 50, 55, 60 Scotty Cameron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djahubes Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Dave Virginia 105 High cut/fade GBB Epic/T800 HZRDUS 6.0 Fit at the callaway performance center. Tried to get along with the HC HZRDUS Red 6.0 but couldn't get the same results. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Par_Beyond_Driven Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Travis Newport News, VA 105 mph High draw King ltd black/ project x hzdrus yellow 1/2 inch short Was not professionally fit Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesedw Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Your first name DaveState or Province Washington StateDriver Swing Speed 110Typical Ball Flight Medium ball flight to low, depending on how well it's struckCurrent Driver/Shaft Combo Ping G30 LS TEC TSF 419D Stiff FlexWere you professionally fit? No.. Would love to give a different shaft a try.. thanks Dave- Follow me on twitter @GolfCrazyWA and on Instagram @GolfcrazyWA WITB: Cobra Ultralite Cart Bag Titleist TSR3 Hzrdus Black 65g shaft Cobra F8+ 3wd Hzrdus Red 65g shaft Cobra 3 hybrid Rogue Pro 75g Shaft Cobra 4 hybrid Rogue Pro 75g Shaft Cobra F8 irons 5-GW KBS tour 90 stiff shafts Cobra King Black Wedge 54* Cleveland RTX Zipcore Wedge 58* Snake Eyes Viper Putter. Ball: Taylormade TP-5X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikki03038 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Erik New Hampshire 108 Mid- high Callaway big bertha with adilia rogue 80 gram stiff shaft 1 inch tip. Yes I was fit and its still all greek to me. Callaway big bertha adilia rogue stiff with 1" tip cobra f7 3 wood stiff m2 3 hybrid adilia rogue stiff with half inch tip Ping ie1 true temper xp 105 s300 mack daddy 2 56 and 60 wedges stx putter left handed Handicap: my swing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dang3rtown Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Your first name: Jesse State or Province: CaliforniaDriver Swing Speed: 105 (a really "hard" 105)Typical Ball Flight: Mid flight, fadeCurrent Driver/Shaft Combo: Callaway 816 DBD w/Kurokage 60g stiff shaftWere you professionally fit?: Yes but on a budget! Driver: G 10.5* W/Tour Stiff 65g Ping Shaft Fairway Woods: Cobra F6 13.5*, F6 Baffler 16* Irons: Split Set- i200 3i - 7i , Ft Worth 15s, 8 (36), 9 (40), PW (44) Wedges: TK, 52* & 56* Putter: Sigma G Kushin Bag: Hoofer 5way Balls: TP5/X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downlowkey Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Yes, please... Brian Colorado 104 mid-launch; mid-spin; straight 2016 Tmag M1 430 9.5 on Aldila Voodoo SVS6 or Mitsubishi Diamana 70 X if it's really windy Both shafts professionally fit but not originally for the M1 Current gamer setup includes 10 Matrix shafts PXG___0811 X 9* - Mitsubishi Diamana s60 Limited X Cobra___S9-1 Pro 15* - Matrix Ozik XCON 7 S Adams___XTD Forged 3i - Matrix Ozik Program F15 120 S Adams___CMB 4-PW - Matrix Ozik Program F15 120 S KZG___Tri-Tour 50.08__54.10__58.12 - Accra iCWT 2.0-95i S Nike___Method Converge B1-01 (copper insert) Maxfli___'23 Tour X "The most important shot in golf is the next one“ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808nation Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Allan NJ 95 mph Mid Ball Flight (Would like a higher ball flight with low spin) 2016 Mizuno JPX EZ with stock Fujikura Six XLR8 in regular It was a free fitting at my local PGASS, could not really say it was professionally done. Just had me hit some balls with various clubs and shafts, looked at my swing speed and said you belong with a regular shaft. Never tried a custom shaft before, thank you for the opportunity! WITB: Driver: Sim2 Max w/ Fujikura Motore X F3 shaft FW Wood: F9 wood 14.5* Hybrids: Sim2 Max 3 Hybrid & Vapor Flex 4 hybrid Irons: Z565 - 7 thru PW & ZU85 - 5 thru 6 with Recoil ZT9 F4 shafts Wedges: RTX4 52*, 56*, 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron M2 Newport Ball: Black & Pro V1 Bag: 2018 MyGolfSpy stand Bag & 2021 Greenside Golf stand bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCLeo12 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Good luck everyone really wanna try the Blacktie but won't be able to. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Ping G410 LST 10.5 set -1* Flat Accra TZ5 65 M5 Callaway Epic Flash 15* set -1 Aldila ATX Blue 75TX Ben Hogan FT Worth Hi 19* KBS Tour V X Ben Hogan PTX Pro 4-P KBS Tour V X 2* Flat 4* loft increments Hogan Equalizer 50* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 X 2* Flat Hogan Equalizer 56* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 2* Flat Hogan Equalizer 62* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 2* Flat EVNROLL ER7 P2 Aware Tour Scotty Cameron Newport2 Buttonback P2 Aware Tour Grip Snell MTB-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ole gray Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Your first name - Bill State or Province - Georgia Driver Swing Speed - 90 - 95 Typical Ball Flight - Mid Current Driver/Shaft Combo - King Cobra F6 Driver W/ Matrix 60 Red Tie V4 Were you professionally fit? No sir This is a testing opportunity where I believe I could compare the "Made For" Matrix Red Tie against a Matrix White Tie and offer some solid comparisons between the two. I'm thinking the White Tie & the King Cobra F6 would be cooking with Crisco! Ping G430 Max Driver 10.5 Degree Titleist TSR1 4, 5, & 6 Hybrids Titleist T350 Irons 7 - W48 Cleveland CBX ZipCore 52 56 & 60 Degree Wedges LAB Mezz Max Broomstick Putter / TPT Shaft (Platinum @ 45/78) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chershey Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Chad South Carolina 105-110 mph Mid to High ball flight Callaway EPIC SZ / Matrix Black Tie 70M4 X-Stiff I was not fit for this driver but I tested several shafts before I found one that gave me the ball flight and spin I was looking for. Titleist TS3 9.5* w/Accra TZ5 65 X-Stiff Titleist TS3 15* w/Fujikura Ventus 7X Callaway Apex19 Hybrid 20* w/Accra TZ5 95X Callaway Apex19 Hybrid 23* w/Accra TZ5 95X Titleist 718 CB 5 iron w/KBS $Taper X-Stiff Titleist 718 MB 6-PW w/KBS $Taper X-Stiff Titleist SM7 Wedges 50*, 54*, 58* w/KBS $Taper X-Stiff Bettinardi Queen B 10 34.5" Titleist Pro V1 or Snell MTB-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corley3 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Colt NC 130mph High Two current play rigs 2013 xhot 8.5 pro project x px 6.0 2016 m1 430 8.5 kuro kage 70x Not fit Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdfrey6er Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 First Name: Micah State/Province: Oregon Typical ball flight: Low to mid trajectory Driver/Shaft combo: 2016 M2 Tour with Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 62 Professionally fit? Yes Always loved the way I could trust the Matrix shaft. Would love to give some honest feedback & dissect one of these Sent from my SM-J700T using MyGolfSpy mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeekingGolf Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Joe Florida 98 Mid shot trajectory Nike Ignite 460 10.5 with stock Fujikura stiff flex My consistency is not great but can't find a club that I can hit further than this one maybe an upgrade to the shaft would help was looking at the UST Proforce V2 Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy "Obviously my iron play is incredible, and when I get going I can get hot, but this course just fits my eye. The shaping of the holes, and just a couple of the doglegs, I'm able to shape shots." – Bryson DeChambeau In my Hoofer Lite Z765 9.5 with Miyazaka Kaula Mizu 6 Stiff Shaft (TrueGolfFit Recommended!!!) F8 3-4 wood 16* Aldilla Blue 70 Stiff shaft Rescue mid 2 iron 16* One Length Forged Tec 4-GW with AMT Black shafts Futura Phantom 2 Tour B330 RX Like Bass Fishing? Check out my one and only article!!! https://www.bassresource.com/beginner/get-started-bass-fishing.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdfrey6er Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Sorry, I forgot to post my swing speed! I will retry with the corrections! First Name: Micah State/Province: Oregon Typical ball flight: Low to mid trajectory Swing Speed: 109 mph (driver) Driver/Shaft combo: 2016 M2 Tour with Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 62 Professionally fit? Yes Always loved the way I could trust the Matrix shaft. Would love to give some honest feedback & dissect one of these Sent from my SM-J700T using MyGolfSpy mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwojtowicz Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 What an awesome opportunity! Clint Colorado ~108 mph Mid Draw Callaway BB DBD / Aldila Rogue 60 X-Stiff Yes Driver: Callaway Epic Max LS 9° w/ GD Tour AD DI-6X 3wd: TaylorMade SIM 15° w/ GD Tour AD DI-7S 2h: Callaway Big Bertha Alpha 815 17° w/ Fujikura Speeder 865 Stiff 4h: Callaway XR Pro 23 w/ Project X LZ 6.0 5i - PW: Callaway Apex Pro Wedges: Callaway MD3 50°, Titleist SM8 54° and 58° Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X 7.5 Ball: Titleist ProV1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaks Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Love the Black Tie Matt RI 105mph Mid High to High Flight Callaway Alpha 816DBD with Diamana White 70 X I was not fit for this driver M3 460 9.5* - ACCRA TZ6 M5 X2 Hot Pro - 15* Aldila Tour Green X TaylorMade Jetspeed 19* w Matrix HM9 Mizuno MP-63 4-P Project X 6.0 Cleveland RTX4 - 50, 54, 60 Toulon Portland w P2 React Grip 2019 Players 4 - Pro V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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