Golfspy_CG2 26,517 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 How To Apply In a post within this thread please provide the following information...AND DO NOT QUOTE this post when replying!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 TSi2 Kuro Kage 50g R Flex TSi2 16.5 FW with GD AD IZ 6 Shaft G410 FW 7 Alta CB R flex G410 Hybrid 26 degree Alta CB R Flex T100S/T200 Combo 5-7 T100S 8-P T200 TT Black Oynx R Flex SM7 54.08 F 58.12 K Heppler Tomcast ProV1X Play number 12 Link to post Share on other sites
Buster74 1 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Will / PA 10.5 21*, 18* Driver: TM M5 Tour Issue (got lucky in a trade), Fuji Ventus 6x (velocore) 3W: Tour Edge Exotic CBX, GD Tour AD-IZ 7x Hybrid: 19* XCG7 Matrix Red Tie S 3 iron: Tour Edge Exotic CNC TT DG S300 5iron-PW: Mizuno MP18 MMC TT Elevate Tour X Wedges: Mizuno T20 51*, 56*, 60* TT DG Tour S400 Putter: Scotty Cameron Circa 62 Model no. 1 34" Link to post Share on other sites
Mocgolf64 0 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Steven / Florida 1.0 19* Link to post Share on other sites
Apolloshowl 2,697 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 Sept 24, 2020 SuperSpeed 2020 from 100-112 and climbing! Driver: Epic Sub Zero - Set at 10* with Aldila Rogue Max 65 gram Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ weight back G410 Crossover - 2 and 4 iron Irons: i210 5-U w/ Nippon Modus 105 stiff (2018 Tester) Wedge: Glide 2.0 54* 58* w/ Nippon Modus 105 Stiff Putter: Stroke Lab 7 35* and oversized grip (2019 Tester) Balls: Z Star Other: 360 (Caddie) Link to post Share on other sites
oaks 217 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 post Share on other sites
morningteesheet 48 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: Srixon Z565 9.5 w/ Aldila NV 65X Fairway Wood: Callaway X2 Hot Pro 18.5* w/ Diamana Ilima 70S Hybrid: Callaway X2 Hot Pro 23* w/ DG Pro S300 iron shaft Irons: 5-PW (27*-47* in 4* increments) Hogan Ft Worth 15 w/ DGS300 Wedges: Hogan TK 51*, 57* w/ DG Wedge Flex Putter: Hakusa PHI First Run or Hogan Bettinardi BHB5-SS Bag: Shapland Stand Bag Link to post Share on other sites
GoodEyeSniper 0 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Keaton / CA 6 17, 20, 23 (on rotation) Link to post Share on other sites
Jalan 1 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Jeff / MN 20 21º, 23º Link to post Share on other sites
Bigmack 0 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Ken / New Jersey Handicap-6 Current Degree of Hybrid- 17 degree Link to post Share on other sites
JDGAFFLIN 54 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 post Share on other sites
KiltedGolfer 2 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 post Share on other sites
TENBUCK 90 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Walt/Tennessee 14 21* G400 MAX Alta CB- 55 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 BB-41 Grips- GP MCC+4 Link to post Share on other sites
tchat07 1,476 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 post Share on other sites
Dr Strangelove 245 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Dan / Michigan 18 22*, 25* G410 Plus G410 3 wood, F6 Baffler F9 One Length 4, 5 hybrids 0211 1st Gen 6-GW irons Glide 2.0 54/14, Zing LW wedges Sigma G Craz-E putter Link to post Share on other sites
BC_SLC 3 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 post Share on other sites
ga_pike 368 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: Callaway Epic Flash Sub Zero 3 wood: Cobra F9 7 wood: Cobra Speedzone 4 Hybrid: PXG 0317xf 5 Hybrid: PXG 0317xf Irons 6 - AW: Callaway CB 2021 SW 52* Smithworks LW 58*: Vokey SM8 Putter: Big Oak Havana Hail Southern and no place else!! Link to post Share on other sites
03trdblack 855 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 post Share on other sites
Tomas 0 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Tomas / TX 20 19* Link to post Share on other sites
IsaakR 0 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 post Share on other sites
John Sep 0 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 John / NY 11 18, 22 Link to post Share on other sites
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