X100, S300, S400 and Spinner in wedges

[bladehunter]

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X100 is softer tip side than S300/S400, and you can feel it.
IMO is X100 the best steel shaft ever made in this weight range, and as R flex player i prefer X before S if i had to choose between those 2 only.

If one of your wedges is mostly for partials, use [b]a X100 #8 iron shaft to improve feel even furteh[/b]
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No Tiger blood needed!
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dang I have some and been trying to find a use for it!!!

[bladehunter]

sorry couldn't resist...... now back on topic......im going to measure my wedges from last step and see what I have....since this post started its bothering me more now...until today I have been trhying to get used to it...but I know the difference ( whatever it is) is costing me strokes .....ill report back

[Steff_P]

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X100 is softer tip side than S300/S400, and you can feel it.
IMO is X100 the best steel shaft ever made in this weight range, and as R flex player i prefer X before S if i had to choose between those 2 only.

If one of your wedges is mostly for partials, use a X100 #8 iron shaft to improve feel even furteh
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How should the 8 iron shaft be installed? I have read about tiger stepping but everyone keeps saying different things.

Is tiger stepping a good idea for a 60 degree wedge never used for full shots? If so Should the 8-iron shaft be tipped or just put in as usual and trim the butt end of the shaft? Sorry for hijacking the tread.
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We are talking 3 different things here.
- using a #8 iron shaft from the same set as irons to go slightly softer in wedges
- using a #8 iron shaft from 1 flex stronger - ex, S300 in irons - X100 #8 iron shaft in wedge - The old 8 iron spinner trick
- Tip trimming taper tips to adjust them close to a hard stepping 1x without moving shafts = Tiger stepping

Normally we dont tip trim a taper tip shaft, but most hosels will take a taper who is tipped up to 3/8 without problems
and since Dynamic Gold dont offer shafts shorter and stiffer than #9, we can tip trim a #9 shaft and make it to be close to the PW shaft TT dont sell no more. If the hosel will accept 4/8 of tip trim, it will be equal to 1 shaft stronger or Hard stepped 1x.
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Thanks for clearifying.

Well I already have x100 in my 60 degree and play S300 in irons. So I already have the spinner trick but a little stiffer since it probably is a 9 iron shaft since there are no wedge shafts?

[bladehunter]

measured my wedge shafts ...s 400 measures roughly 10 inches from sole of the club to 1st step in shaft...anyone know what it should be 8 iron shaft versus wedge? I have rifles in irons so nothing to compare to

[pafill]

This is the most "anal" of posts.