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 Jul 20 2008, 06:43 PM
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Hello.
I never got this straight, so help me out plz. Which one is more stiff, S200 or S400???? by the way, it would be great if anyone could tell me what shaft flex tiger is using. Thnx. |
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Jul 20 2008, 11:13 PM
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TSG Amateur  Group: Members Posts: 92 Joined: 24-August 06 From: San Diego Member No.: 8,367 Occupation: Retired Teacher Handicap: 1 Brand of Choice: Gauge Design/G-Field What's in the Bag?: G-Field 8.5* GFT driver G-Field 15* three wood Tourstage 17*, 20* prototype rescues with proto NV shafts G-Field NC-1 forged irons, 3-pw, with Prolite graphite shafts Gauge Design 4th Anniversary MoCr CNC-F 52/56 wedges G-Field Athletic Zone-Leap orange putter Awesome black and white G-Field staff bag |
The S200 and S400 are different because of weight, not flex. Both of them could be exactly the same CPM's, but their weights are 124g for the S200 and 130g for the S400.
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Jul 21 2008, 11:56 AM
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And aren't these just manufacturing tolerances from the same shaft spec. They are simply sorted afterwards and grouped according to weight without a fore plan to make the different weights. In general the heavier shafts tend to play a just a tad stiffer due to the thicker walls, but not always.
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Jul 21 2008, 02:27 PM
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TSG Super Rookie  Group: Members Posts: 31 Joined: 25-February 07 Member No.: 9,979 Brand of Choice: Epon , Mizuno What's in the Bag?: Mizuno Craft 425 9.5* TourAD MD6 Epon AF-201 15* TourAD 9003 Adams pro idea gold 20* Matrix Altus Mizuno MP-60 3-PW NSPro 950 Epon X-model 52*/ 58* NSPro 950 Cameron Red X3 1/500 34/340 |
QUOTE (oukk @ Jul 20 2008, 09:43 PM)  Hello. I never got this straight, so help me out plz. Which one is more stiff, S200 or S400???? by the way, it would be great if anyone could tell me what shaft flex tiger is using. Thnx. I think Tiger plays True Temper DG X100's in his irons. |
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Jul 21 2008, 07:14 PM
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TSG Amateur Group: Members Posts: 92 Joined: 24-August 06 From: San Diego Member No.: 8,367 Occupation: Retired Teacher Handicap: 1 Brand of Choice: Gauge Design/G-Field What's in the Bag?: G-Field 8.5* GFT driver G-Field 15* three wood Tourstage 17*, 20* prototype rescues with proto NV shafts G-Field NC-1 forged irons, 3-pw, with Prolite graphite shafts Gauge Design 4th Anniversary MoCr CNC-F 52/56 wedges G-Field Athletic Zone-Leap orange putter Awesome black and white G-Field staff bag |
QUOTE (Richmond Golfer @ Jul 21 2008, 12:56 PM) And aren't these just manufacturing tolerances from the same shaft spec. They are simply sorted afterwards and grouped according to weight without a fore plan to make the different weights. In general the heavier shafts tend to play a just a tad stiffer due to the thicker walls, but not always. What an interesting question you raise here. After shafting and reshafting thousands of clubs it never occurred to me that maybe the S200, S300, and S400 shafts were not maufactured specifically for different weights. Now, I will have to find out. Will ask the rep when I see him next. Doc |
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Jul 21 2008, 07:45 PM
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TSG Amateur Group: Members Posts: 92 Joined: 24-August 06 From: San Diego Member No.: 8,367 Occupation: Retired Teacher Handicap: 1 Brand of Choice: Gauge Design/G-Field What's in the Bag?: G-Field 8.5* GFT driver G-Field 15* three wood Tourstage 17*, 20* prototype rescues with proto NV shafts G-Field NC-1 forged irons, 3-pw, with Prolite graphite shafts Gauge Design 4th Anniversary MoCr CNC-F 52/56 wedges G-Field Athletic Zone-Leap orange putter Awesome black and white G-Field staff bag |
Voila! A little reserch and the mystery is sort of solved.
True Temper tries to manufacture their DG shafts in three standard flexes and weights. They are the R300 (regular flex) at 125g, the S300 (stiff flex) at 127g, and the X100 (x stiff) at 124g. In the regular and stiff flexes, if the shafts are lighter due to manufacturing, they are labeled R200 and S200. If the shafts are heavier due to manufacturing, they are labeled R400 and S400. The x-stiff shafts seem to start out at the lightest shaft X100 (124g). If the shafts are a little heavier due to manufacturing, they are labeled X200. And, if they are even heavier yet, they are labeled X300. So, it does seem that the different designations are due to manufacture variances in weight. Doc |
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Jul 27 2008, 09:07 PM
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TSG Jr Member Group: Members Posts: 114 Joined: 28-October 07 From: Toronto Member No.: 11,721 |
QUOTE (The Doc @ Jul 21 2008, 11:45 PM) Voila! A little reserch and the mystery is sort of solved. True Temper tries to manufacture their DG shafts in three standard flexes and weights. They are the R300 (regular flex) at 125g, the S300 (stiff flex) at 127g, and the X100 (x stiff) at 124g. In the regular and stiff flexes, if the shafts are lighter due to manufacturing, they are labeled R200 and S200. If the shafts are heavier due to manufacturing, they are labeled R400 and S400. The x-stiff shafts seem to start out at the lightest shaft X100 (124g). If the shafts are a little heavier due to manufacturing, they are labeled X200. And, if they are even heavier yet, they are labeled X300. So, it does seem that the different designations are due to manufacture variances in weight. Doc Thanks!! I've learned a lot. |
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