Differences in these 3 driver shafts?

jsuder · October 26, 2015

Tour AD BB-7X

Matrix Black Tie X 7m3

Aldila Rogue 110 MSI 70-2.8 X

Thanks!

SmoothStroker81 · October 17, 2016

also interested in these. I got a great deal on an Oban Tour and also wonder how it compares

Hubijerk · October 22, 2016

So..

Black Tie: I don't really feel a load or a kick unless I REALLY go after it. I used it for a while and it gave me a very nice mid flight, low spin flat fade that would give me some roll. Reminds me a lot of the pro force V2 but better. Very hard to turn over for me but eliminated the hook from my things to worry about list. I gamed an X, could have easily gamed an S, it's stout and it's profile doesn't feel great, but it is the most stable and predictable shaft I have used probably. But you get exactly what you put in, there's no help with speed or launch here.

BB: I think it feels a lot like the RIP Alpha but with more stability and consistency of load and kick. I feel the kick high near the grip. There is no foreplay, it's all business, ball gets to where it's going fast and hard and gave me a lot of roll in in normal conditions. I think because it kicks high it spins lower it generates more roll than any other shaft I've used, that may be a reason you don't see many of these on tour, hard to plan and control the roll.

The Rogue 110 I have only hit in an M1 430 and I bombed that combo, it felt stiff throughout, def. no butt kick, tip was pretty stiff and while I felt some give in the middle a bit it wasn't much, but more than the Black Tie for sure... I guess I'd call it a slightly softer black tie or V2, or a stiffened up Tour Green if you're familiar with that.

I havn't hit a 125 but I've heard it's the bees knees.

By the way I have a 7m3 with a TM tip and a 7m4 with a TM tip I could possibly part with, both are x so 265-270ish cpms I believe they're both longer and play 45-45.5" cause they never made it into the gamer rotation so you could butt cut them to whatever you want... Very few swings on both. let me know if you're interested. I'm trying to scrape together some cash for some wedges now that I see I didn't win those Clevelands in the club test contest :stink: