DGX100 Tour Pros: soft stepped, hard stepped, straight in?

[creasy54]

I'm wondering if we could create a list of all the tour players in DGX100, which has been 'most played' shaft on tour for many years, and their preference.  

I'm 90% certain both DJ and Tiger soft step their DGX100. 

If you've got crazy high-speed guys like Gordon Sergeant also in that shaft, instead of X7, I would assume he's hard-stepped it? Same for someone like Min Woo Lee. Then smoother/slower guys like Molinari, Dahmen, Luke Donald also playing it are likely (but not confirmed) soft stepping it? Those are all assumptions.

It's a very versatile shaft and a lot of guys grew up with it and have their feels dialled in with it, but if you're on the inside track and you know if a certain player is playing it straight in VS soft step VS hard step please feel free to share! 

Here's a quick list (not comprehensive) of some players using/have used it in their irons. 

Alex Noren
Billy Horschel
Brooks Koepka
Collin Morikawa
Dustin Johnson
Francesco Molinari
Grayson Murray
Harris English
Joel Dahmen
Justin Thomas
Keegan Bradley
Kurt Kitayama
Lucas Herbert
Luke Donald
Maverick McNealy
Min Woo Lee
Mito Pereira
Nick Dunlap
Nick Hardy
Patrick Reed
Robert MacIntyre
Scottie Scheffler
Sebastian Munoz
Sepp Straka
Stewart Cink
Sungjae Im
Tiger Woods
Will Zalatoris
Xander Schauffele

 

 

[BubbaBallesteros]

I'm pretty sure Tiger, at least used to, tip his X100's 1/4 inch.

 

Not sure where you got the info that he soft stepped them.

[j-daniel]

DJ Soft stepped confirmed somewhere by Trottie.

 

Luke Donald is S300 unless different last I heard.

 

Rickie Fowler was SSx1 when he used X100's

[mizuno player]

Donald I think... Went to X100 in his new irons. 

 

 

[creasy54]

On 3/12/2024 at 10:25 AM, BubbaBallesteros said:

I'm pretty sure Tiger, at least used to, tip his X100's 1/4 inch.

 

Not sure where you got the info that he soft stepped them.

Oh interesting, yeah maybe I misheard about soft stepping, I knew he tipped his wedges but didn't know it was every iron. 

[Konklifer]

Wrong forum.

[no.1kawhifan]

On 3/12/2024 at 8:50 PM, j-daniel said:

DJ Soft stepped confirmed somewhere by Trottie.

 

Luke Donald is S300 unless different last I heard.

 

Rickie Fowler was SSx1 when he used X100's

confirmed by Johnny Wunder on a live stream too, DJ has his x100 soft stepped

[iBanesto]

On 3/13/2024 at 9:01 AM, mizuno player said:

Donald I think... Went to X100 in his new irons. 

 

 

 

https://mizunogolf.com/au/pro-tour/luke-donald/ - although Donald was famously using S300 in his prime.

 

Mizuno Pro 221:
5-PW
Shaft: Dynamic Gold X100
Length: Standard
Grip: MMC blue black
Lie: Standard

Mizuno Pro 223:
4 Iron
Shaft: Dynamic Gold X100
Length: Standard
Grip: MMC blue black
Lie: Standard

 

Mizuno Pro 225:
3 Iron
Shaft: Dynamic Gold X100
Length: Standard
Grip: MMC blue black
Lie: Standard