PMookie Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 My box arrived today as well! I got an MCC on there and I never specified a color, but I think that it was a nice touch to add a red one to match the graphics on the shaft! I probably won't be able to get any rough numbers until Monday or Tuesday, but I did an initial bend test and this thing felt stiff! I'm hoping that I didn't bite off more than I chew here! I did notice that the adapter looked a little rough. I attached a picture. This has not been used or put into my driver yet, so I was a little surprised. It's a little tough to see a couple of the blemishes on the ferrule, but there'e a good size scratch on the right of the adapter. Also, I noticed the lettering on the shaft appeared on the bottom. Just curious where everyone else's were. Any chance that these were pured? There's no indication of that, but that might explain the look. Definitely a “used” adaptor. Yikes!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro 2 Quote Driver: Honma TR 460 8.5*, Aldila RIP Alpha 80 S, 45 1/4"; Ping G425 LST, Fujikura Speeder TR 661 S, 45 1/2" hybrids: Cobra King Tec 17* and 21*, both with Graphite Design Tour AD-DI 105 X Irons: Srixon ZX5 4-6, ZX7 7-PW, UST Mamiya Recoil F4, +1” Wedges: SMS 50D/54V/58DModus 130 stiff, +1” Putter: EAS 1.0 All but putter have Lamkin ST+2 Hybrid Calibrate midsize built to oversize +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtracymog Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Definitely a “used” adaptor. Yikes! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ProThat’s what I feared. I know Wilson adapters probably aren’t in high demand. I’m sure it’s just cosmetic, but with the grip being off too, it’s a little annoying. Maybe I will never miss a fairway again and it won’t matter one bit! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 4 Quote Cortex w/MGS Motore X F1 7X tipped 1" F5 17 degree hybrid w/Rogue Black 85X C300 Forged 3-5 w/C-Taper 130X FG Tour V6 5-6 w/C-Taper 130X Staff Model Blade 7-PW w/C-Taper 130X RTX4 52, 56, 60 w/S400 Tour Issue ER7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 That’s what I feared. I know Wilson adapters probably aren’t in high demand. I’m sure it’s just cosmetic, but with the grip being off too, it’s a little annoying. Maybe I will never miss a fairway again and it won’t matter one bit! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpyBTW as you saw in the picture that I posted yesterday my lettering is up. The fitter asked me what setting I had my adapter at and set the grip accordingly.Honestly I’ve never paid much attention to that, with adaptable driver settings it’s difficult to keep the label up or down. I’m surprised at the adapter being used though. But even that wouldn’t bother me. I’ve done another shaft test where the testers needed to do everything ourselves including purchase the adapter, grip and unless we were do it yourselfers pay for the labor to have them installed and the shaft cut down. From that perspective Fujikura has really done us a solid. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 9 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 10.5 Aldila Ascent Red R flex Ping G410 5, 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Wilson D7 forged 5-GW - Mamiya recoil 460 R flex SCOR 52, 56 Ping Glide 3.0 Ping Eye 2 grind 58.8 L.A.B. Mezz.1 32.5" Titleist Pro VIx optic yellow with revkev stamped on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacassem Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 On 3/7/2020 at 7:54 PM, goaliewales14 said: I was able to get on GC Quad today as soon as I got a box on my front door. Unfortunately there was an issue with the NV Green shaft so I wasn't able to do a good comparison. Basically the shaft is going back to Aldila and getting replaced with a new one. Going through my first couple hits, I noticed we definitely needed to change some settings with this shaft. I was launch really low and with almost no spin. We jumped the loft up to 10.5⁰ and it made all the difference! Here's my last hit. Slightly low on the face but I think I'll take it Nice numbers cant wait to see the review. 2 Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review WITB: Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB) Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Thank you to all those that have served/are serving and God Bless America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacassem Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 On 3/5/2020 at 3:58 PM, azstu324 said: Guess I spoke too soon... How flippin rad is this?!?!?! the more I practice, the luckier I seem to get.. Awesome that they got the logo on there! GOOD LUCK! 1 Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review WITB: Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB) Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Thank you to all those that have served/are serving and God Bless America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtracymog Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 5 hours ago, revkev said: BTW as you saw in the picture that I posted yesterday my lettering is up. The fitter asked me what setting I had my adapter at and set the grip accordingly. Honestly I’ve never paid much attention to that, with adaptable driver settings it’s difficult to keep the label up or down. I’m surprised at the adapter being used though. But even that wouldn’t bother me. I’ve done another shaft test where the testers needed to do everything ourselves including purchase the adapter, grip and unless we were do it yourselfers pay for the labor to have them installed and the shaft cut down. From that perspective Fujikura has really done us a solid. Yeah they asked me as well about the setting and the adapter. It definitely is on the correct setting. I think the shaft looks good either way. Yeah having the grip and tip put on, if nothing else, saves me a trip to the shop which is about a 50 minute round trip. Hoping to get my first swings in with it today! 4 Quote Cortex w/MGS Motore X F1 7X tipped 1" F5 17 degree hybrid w/Rogue Black 85X C300 Forged 3-5 w/C-Taper 130X FG Tour V6 5-6 w/C-Taper 130X Staff Model Blade 7-PW w/C-Taper 130X RTX4 52, 56, 60 w/S400 Tour Issue ER7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 My plan for testing: 1. Driving range w/out launch monitor: qualitative review 2. Indoor Trackman: quantitative and quantitative review 3. On-Course: mostly qualitative with some stats I am finally starting to feel better so planning to get to the range tomorrow. 4 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungkory Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 On 3/6/2020 at 10:00 AM, dlow206 said: Yessssss! Dormie Ninja brothers! 3 Quote Driver: Rogue ST Max LS Tensei AV Blue S 3w/5w: TSi2 Tensei AV Raw Blue S 4h: CLK 22* Hybrid Tensei CK Pro Blue 80HY S Irons 5-PW: 223 Steelfiber PR 95 S Wedges: RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 50, 54, 58 Steelfiber PR 105 Putter: L.A.B. DF 2.1 w/ BGT Stability Tour Ball: Z-Star Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtracymog Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 So today I got a chance to swing the shaft on the driver today. It felt very smooth and stable! I noticed a slightly higher flight on the good shots than my rogue silver. This was my first chance to swing in a bit so I hit some big snaps due to lack of head rotation, but a promising start to the test!Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 3 Quote Cortex w/MGS Motore X F1 7X tipped 1" F5 17 degree hybrid w/Rogue Black 85X C300 Forged 3-5 w/C-Taper 130X FG Tour V6 5-6 w/C-Taper 130X Staff Model Blade 7-PW w/C-Taper 130X RTX4 52, 56, 60 w/S400 Tour Issue ER7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goaliewales14 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Today I wanted to hit the launch monitors to check the settings to make sure I have everything adjusted properly before I start judging this shaft. I definitely got this dialed in! This combo is becoming a monster!! 7 Quote Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Max 3 Wood: Taylormade SIM 3 Utility Iron: Srixon U85 4i – AW: Taylormade P760 SW: Taylormade MG3 TW Grind LW: Taylormade Hi-Toe Low Bounce Putter: PXG Battle Ready One & Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Played again today - I hit driver on 12 holes and was 8/12 fairways hit. I was only hitting 60 percent of my fairways with the old shaft. Worse my misses were 20/20 either side.So far I’ve eliminated the left side - my shot shape is straight or slight right to left with the Motore - very reasonable distance - several drives around 230 which is a poke for me at Sea Level. At least I had a chance to get it on those monster par 4’s in regulation. :)Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 5 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 10.5 Aldila Ascent Red R flex Ping G410 5, 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Wilson D7 forged 5-GW - Mamiya recoil 460 R flex SCOR 52, 56 Ping Glide 3.0 Ping Eye 2 grind 58.8 L.A.B. Mezz.1 32.5" Titleist Pro VIx optic yellow with revkev stamped on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Here’s that logo - it looks really sharp. “I love the logo, Grandpa!” As I stated when we started I was wrong and short with my former shaft - hitting 60 percent of fairways - historically I’ve been north of 70 percent. Worse though my misses were dead split between right and left. In fact my ARCCOS driver handicap was 15.5 heading into Sunday’s round. In the two rounds that I’ve played with the Motore in driver I’ve hit 19 of 25 fairways with 1 miss left and 5 right. I’m not hitting it longer on down wind or cross wind shots but there is a more piercing ball flight so that I’m much longer into the wind. I’ve yet to practice with it or monkey with settings on my driver so that will be interesting whenever i have that opportunity. It won’t be until next week though. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 7 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 10.5 Aldila Ascent Red R flex Ping G410 5, 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Wilson D7 forged 5-GW - Mamiya recoil 460 R flex SCOR 52, 56 Ping Glide 3.0 Ping Eye 2 grind 58.8 L.A.B. Mezz.1 32.5" Titleist Pro VIx optic yellow with revkev stamped on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Took the Motore X F3 out to the range today. Wow, was hitting some bombs. Don't really want to use the stock shaft anymore. I feel like I can really go after it with this shaft. I feel like this will be the gamer going forward already, but for the purposes of this test, I will do the due diligence of comparing shafts on the launch monitor. One thing I need to figure out is controlling the fade bias of the SIM Max. Based on some discussions on one of the other golf forums, the SIM and SIM Max both can be pretty fade biased. If I am not careful, I can start hitting push fades with the SIM Max. Since this driver is pretty new for me, I just need to figure out the right setting on the head. This bias was happening with any shaft. 4 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COmedic Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 26 minutes ago, dlow206 said: Took the Motore X F3 out to the range today. Wow, was hitting some bombs. Don't really want to use the stock shaft anymore. I feel like I can really go after it with this shaft. I feel like this will be the gamer going forward already, but for the purposes of this test, I will do the due diligence of comparing shafts on the launch monitor. One thing I need to figure out is controlling the fade bias of the SIM Max. Based on some discussions on one of the other golf forums, the SIM and SIM Max both can be pretty fade biased. If I am not careful, I can start hitting push fades with the SIM Max. Since this driver is pretty new for me, I just need to figure out the right setting on the head. This bias was happening with any shaft. Had a similar experience, don’t be afraid to put the sim in the upright setting. Wish I would have before I sold mine. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, COmedic said: Had a similar experience, don’t be afraid to put the sim in the upright setting. Wish I would have before I sold mine. Yeah, independent of this shaft test, I need to figure out what setting works best. I like that it mostly keeps the left side out of play (except the really bad swings), but I just need to be careful to not start going too far right. I wonder if a small amount of hotmelt in the heel would help? 3 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_BOS Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Yeah, independent of this shaft test, I need to figure out what setting works best. I like that it mostly keeps the left side out of play (except the really bad swings), but I just need to be careful to not start going too far right. I wonder if a small amount of hotmelt in the heel would help?Cheap to try some lead tape first! Also like others mentioned you could try going up in loft a notch or two which will close the face and make it a touch more upright. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Epic Max LS 10.5 - Motore X F3 6X | Speedzone 5-wood - Ventus Blue 8S | TSi3 20* Hybrid - KBS Proto 85S KING Forged Tec 5-GW - Nippon Modus 120X | KING MIM Black 52.12C, 56.10V, 60.04W - Nippon Modus 125 Wedge ER2B | Pro V1x | NX9 Slope | Traverse | CaddyLite EZ v8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, B.Boston said: Cheap to try some lead tape first! Also like others mentioned you could try going up in loft a notch or two which will close the face and make it a touch more upright. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thanks, good thought on the lead tape. Regarding the loft up, i need to experiment lofting up a notch or two, which will also close the face, or going to the upright setting, which keeps the loft the same but goes up in lie angle by I believe 4 degrees. 1 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_BOS Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Thanks, good thought on the lead tape. Regarding the loft up, i need to experiment lofting up a notch or two, which will also close the face, or going to the upright setting, which keeps the loft the same but goes up in lie angle by I believe 4 degrees.Yup! For anyone else curious about the adjustments:[attachment]IMG_8687.png[/attachment]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 5 Quote Epic Max LS 10.5 - Motore X F3 6X | Speedzone 5-wood - Ventus Blue 8S | TSi3 20* Hybrid - KBS Proto 85S KING Forged Tec 5-GW - Nippon Modus 120X | KING MIM Black 52.12C, 56.10V, 60.04W - Nippon Modus 125 Wedge ER2B | Pro V1x | NX9 Slope | Traverse | CaddyLite EZ v8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Question for the group. I will be using a Trackman launch monitor for sure for my tests. Should I choose the outdoor option where I will be in 40 degree hitting rocks (range balls) or the indoor option? Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtracymog Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Just now, dlow206 said: Question for the group. I will be using a Trackman launch monitor for sure for my tests. Should I choose the outdoor option where I will be in 40 degree hitting rocks (range balls) or the indoor option? It depends. If you're hitting outdoors, use the outdoor setting. If you're hitting into a net, use the indoor. You can always normalize the data to make it 70 and just above sea level if it's too cold. Quote Cortex w/MGS Motore X F1 7X tipped 1" F5 17 degree hybrid w/Rogue Black 85X C300 Forged 3-5 w/C-Taper 130X FG Tour V6 5-6 w/C-Taper 130X Staff Model Blade 7-PW w/C-Taper 130X RTX4 52, 56, 60 w/S400 Tour Issue ER7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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