Golfspy_CG2 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Testers Wanted (4) For the longest time all golf clubs were steel shaft and that was that. Then driver and fairway wood shafts started appearing in graphite and that slowly took over as the primary, and finally only, shaft material for those clubs. Irons followed suit, a bit later offering graphite and that has continued to evolve into some pretty high tech offerings. This put golfers in the position of having to choose accordingly: the consistency of steel or the light weight and extra distance of graphite. Enter the world of steel/hybrid composite shafts offering the best of both materials. First these appeared in irons and then they made their way to the driver and eventually into putter shafts. So what was missing? Hybrids of course! Hybrids are often neglected among clubs; getting little respect and often overlooked for their perceived faults: a hook bias, tough to hit off the turf, not accurate, and so on. Well Nippon is providing hybrids the respect they have been lacking. With the new GOST: Graphite On Steel Technology, they have created a shaft that allows the hybrid to launch high—as it's designed to—and have tighter dispersion and be more accurate than the typical graphite shaft, something you want for those long approaches into greens. So we are giving four forum members—US Residents Only—a chance to test, review and keep one of these shafts and report back to the forum their findings. Doing so will require a commitment of putting the hybrid in play on the course and at the range and providing ongoing commentary in the forum throughout the process. How To Apply In a post within this thread please provide the following information...AND DO NOT QUOTE this post when replying! First Name / State of residence Handicap Current Degree (loft) of Hybrids you use That's it. Good luck to everyone. We'll be selecting the testers within the next 10 to 14 days; be sure to check back to see if you've been selected! 6 1 TSR2 10.0 HZRDUS Red CB 6.0 TSiR2 10.0 Tensei Blue X ink 55g TSR2 16.5 PX Evenflow 5.5 60 g TSi1 20 and 23 degree hybrids Aldila Ascent Shafts R T200 5-GW SteelFiber I80 SM8 48F/54/58 D Grinds Select 5.5 Flowback 35" ProV1X Play number 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster74 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Will / PA 10.5 21*, 18* Driver: TM Stealth - Fuji Ventus TR 6x 3W: Tour Edge Exotic CBX, GD Tour AD-IZ 7x Hybrid: 19* XCG7 Matrix Red Tie S 4 iron: PXG 0311P Gen 4 TT Elevate Tour X 5 iron-PW: Mizuno Pro 223 Project X LZ 6.0 Wedges: Mizuno T20 51*, 56*, 60* TT DG Tour S400 Putter: Swag Tour Suave Too 34.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mocgolf64 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Steven / Florida 1.0 19* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Good luck all and will be keeping a close eye on this thread. Looking at a new hybrid and love Nippon shafts so this could be perfect! as of Oct 31, 2022 (Past WITB) Driver: TBD: Follow here: Driver Shootout! Wood: King SZ 3 wood 15.5* G410 Crossover - 4 iron or others.... Irons: Sub70 659 TC Raw 5-Aw w/ KBS Tour 90 Stiff Black PVD Wedge: Glide 2.0 54* 58* w/ Nippon Modus 105 Stiff Putter: Stroke Lab 7 35* and oversized grip (2019 Tester) Balls: / (currently testing) Other: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaks Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Matt - RI 9 19 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...
morningteesheet Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 First Name / State of residence: Peter / Illinois Handicap: 3.3 Current Degree of Hybrids you use: 20* hybrid Driver: Mizuno ST200 10.5 w/ Nippon Regio Formula MB+ 65X (backup is a Wishon 919 F/D mini driver w/ UST V2 Black 6F5) Fairway Wood: Callaway X2 Hot Pro 18.5* w/ UST V2 Black 7F5 4 Hybrid: Callaway X2 Hot Pro 23* w/ Modus 125X (soft stepped) Irons: 5-PW Maltby TE Forged w/ Modus 125X (soft stepped) Wedge: 52* and 58* Maltby TSW Forged w/ Modus 125X (soft stepped) and DG Wedge Flex Putter: Tommy Armour Impact 3 CB Bag: Shapland Stand Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodEyeSniper Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Keaton / CA 6 17, 20, 23 (on rotation) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jalan Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Jeff / MN 20 21º, 23º Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmack Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Ken / New Jersey Handicap-6 Current Degree of Hybrid- 17 degree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDGAFFLIN Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Jesse / Michigan 21 19°, 23° Driver: G410 Plus Fairway Wood: F8 3 Wood Hybrid: Rogue 3 Hybrid Hybrid: Rogue X 5 Hybrid Irons: Rogue 6-PW Irons: 699 Pros 5-PW Utility Iron: 699-U 2 Iron Wedges: RTX-4 48/52/56/60 ° Putter: Huntington Beach No. 1 Putter: BB8-Wide (2020) Putter: Special Select Newport 2 (2020) Bag: Rogue Staff Bag Bag: Sub70 Staff Bag clicgear 3.5 cart Caddie System Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiltedGolfer Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 First Name / State of residence: Duncan/Missouri Handicap: 10 Current Degree of Hybrids you use: 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENBUCK Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Walt/Tennessee 14 21* G400 MAX Ping Tour 65 FW 15* King F-7 PRO-65 G400 Hybrid Alta CB-70 PXG 0211 5-SW Mitsubishi MMT Graphite AP1 52* SW TT XP-95 MG 58* TT DG Wedge Scotty Cameron Custom welded LN Grips- GP MCC+4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tchat07 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Would love to test those out but no hybrids in the bag. Good luck to the testers!Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Strangelove Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Dan / Michigan 18 22*, 25* TSi3 driver,Mavrik 3W, F6 Baffler XR 4, 5 hybrids AP1 716 irons Glide 2.0 Stealth 54 /14, MG2 58/11 wedges Battle Ready Bat Attack putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC_SLC Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Brandon UT 22 22/25 deg Just purchased KBS Tour Steel hybrid shafts to replace stock graphite shafts for tighter dispersion. Titleist 917 D3 9.5° Diamana D+ 70 Wilson D200 Hybrids 22°, 25° Callaway Steelhead XR 5-AW Old Nike Wedges 52°, 56°, 60° Scotty Cameron Detour Srixon Z Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ga_pike Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Geoff/Georgia10 HCHave 19, 22, 25, 28 (PXG) I would test in the 22. Sent from my SM-G975U using MyGolfSpy mobile app Driver: Cobra LTDx Max 5 wood, 7 wood: Cobra Speedzone 5 hybrid: Callaway Forged CB 24* Irons: Sub 70 699 (6), 659MB Raw (7-PW) Wedges: Sub70 286 50*, Edel 55*, 60* Putter: PXG Bat Attack Hail Southern and no place else!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03trdblack Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Rob - NC HCDP: 0.9 22* Taylormade M6 hybrid My bag is a revolving door! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomas Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Tomas / TX 20 19* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaakR Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 First Name / State of residence Isaak Ramsey Handicap +1.7 Current Degree (loft) of Hybrids you use 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Sep Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 John / NY 11 18, 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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