Nippon 750GH Wrap Tech Shaft--New or Old?

[Carolina Golfer 2]

I just came from a fitting at Club Champion where this shaft showed the best results of the several we tried. When I told the fitter I had never heard of it, he told me, "It's a new shaft for them." Ok, good enough, of course it came out to be one of the premium higher cost shafts ($90 installed) So last night I wanted to research this shaft and find out some things about it.

 

Lo and Behold, what comes up, this thread https://forums.golfwrx.com/discussion/1009613/ns-pro750gh-wrap-tech/p1 from 2014!! WTF...How is 5 years considered a new shaft...ha Then the more I read, it appears this shaft has been "replaced" by the Zelos 7 and 8 shaft, basically fitting the same profile of golfer but just newer technology etc.

 

So, this really made me question the fitting, I can't really dispute the numbers were better than some others we tried, Atmos and SteelFiber among them. But it really through his credibility into doubt for me.

 

So I guess I'm asking, why would a PGA Professional, Master Fitter not know something like that, or worse yet try to deceive me into thinking it's a new model. Also from what I read the Zelos is not only newer, but less expensive and basically performs the same.

 

Thoughts?

 

 

[trhode]

The 750GH Wrap Tech has been around for about 5 or 6 years.

 

[Carolina Golfer 2]

> @trhode said:

> The 750GH Wrap Tech has been around for about 5 or 6 years.

>

 

Yeah, that's what I apparently found out on my own. Don't know why he told me it was "their new shaft"

 

Is the Zelos the more updated version of the same thing?

[DaveMac]

Zelos is a more recent all steel model in the same (also 85 and 65 grams!) weight range. Moderately different profile being a little softer butt through mid.

[Carolina Golfer 2]

> @DaveMac said:

> Zelos is a more recent all steel model in the same (also 85 and 65 grams!) weight range. Moderately different profile being a little softer butt through mid.

 

Thanks!

[Springbok45]

It's been around ages just like the 850 and 950 it's on their website so still a new shaft. How long have DG and Rifle shafts been about just because it's been out there a while doesn't make it less of a shaft. https://nipponshaft.com/product/steel_750.php

[WristySwing]

> @Springbok45 said:

> It's been around ages just like the 850 and 950 it's on their website so still a new shaft. How long have DG and Rifle shafts been about just because it's been out there a while doesn't make it less of a shaft. https://nipponshaft.com/product/steel_750.php

 

Exactly. Dynamic Gold is 30+ years old, with the Dynamic line being around since the 60s or 70s I think. Newer doesn't always equal better.

[BlkNGld]

Sounds like your fitter may be confusing this with the new GOST shaft.

[Carolina Golfer 2]

> @WristySwing said:

> > @Springbok45 said:

> > It's been around ages just like the 850 and 950 it's on their website so still a new shaft. How long have DG and Rifle shafts been about just because it's been out there a while doesn't make it less of a shaft. https://nipponshaft.com/product/steel_750.php

>

> Exactly. Dynamic Gold is 30+ years old, with the Dynamic line being around since the 60s or 70s I think. Newer doesn't always equal better.

 

So true. Like the old joke goes. "if everything is new and improved, what does that mean we were using before? Old and lousy?" HA

 

I wasn't so much questioning the quality of the shaft, obviously itr worked better than other ones that we tested, but not as well as other shafts such as the TGI from KBS that I had demoed a week or so before in the same club head. I guess I interpreted his statement to be that it was brand new and that's why I hadn't heard of it. Then was surprised to see it's been around a while. Maybe he was trying to make me not feel dumb by saying, it's been on their site for years, I don't know why you wouldn't have heard of it. All in all not a big deal.

[Carolina Golfer 2]

> @BlkNGld said:

> Sounds like your fitter may be confusing this with the new GOST shaft.

 

Perhaps, but that's a hybrid shaft, correct? But yeah given the material maybe he did confuse it with it.

[Landy]

Hello has anyone compared the zelos 7 to the 750ns?

[hammergolf]

On 11/12/2019 at 9:17 AM, Carolina Golfer 2 said:

I just came from a fitting at Club Champion where this shaft showed the best results of the several we tried. When I told the fitter I had never heard of it, he told me, "It's a new shaft for them." Ok, good enough, of course it came out to be one of the premium higher cost shafts ($90 installed) So last night I wanted to research this shaft and find out some things about it.

 

Lo and Behold, what comes up, this thread https://forums.golfwrx.com/discussion/1009613/ns-pro750gh-wrap-tech/p1 from 2014!! WTF...How is 5 years considered a new shaft...ha Then the more I read, it appears this shaft has been "replaced" by the Zelos 7 and 8 shaft, basically fitting the same profile of golfer but just newer technology etc.

 

So, this really made me question the fitting, I can't really dispute the numbers were better than some others we tried, Atmos and SteelFiber among them. But it really through his credibility into doubt for me.

 

So I guess I'm asking, why would a PGA Professional, Master Fitter not know something like that, or worse yet try to deceive me into thinking it's a new model. Also from what I read the Zelos is not only newer, but less expensive and basically performs the same.

 

Thoughts?

 

 

Obviously either he isn’t familiar with Nippon’s shaft offerings or was bs’ing you.

[Carolina Golfer 2]

1 hour ago, hammergolf said:

Obviously either he isn’t familiar with Nippon’s shaft offerings or was bs’ing you.

Ha. True. And thanks for bringing back a memory from 2 years ago.  I had forgotten all about that fitting. 😂