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Thanks for all your feedback..Looks like I’ll keep the blades and maybe try reshafting the DFS with either Rifle 4.5 or 5.0. This time I’ll buy one shaft of each and try them in the same head. The rest are going on Ebay.
I took a Golfsmith club building class and it’s all been downhill since. I have built 4 sets of clubs over the summer, now its time to figure out what to keep. 1. Killer Bee Stinger Plus, 3-P, TT Lite XL R Flex , 38" 5 iron 2. Dynacraft PC3, 3-P, Rifle 5.5, 38" 5 iron 3. Dynacraft DFS, 3-P, DFS Graphite Shafts, R flex, 39" 5 iron 4. Dynacraft 1030 Blades 3-P, Rifle 5.0, 37.75"5 iron ( Listed in order of expected preference) I took the 3, 5, 7, and 9 irons from each set down to the driving range to compare and came back with totally different results than I expected. 1. Dynacraft 1030 Blades – made the best contact and much more consistent 2. Dynacraft PC3, short irons almost ok.long irons not so well 3. Killer Bee Stinger Plus, could not hit anything well 4. Dynacraft DFS, could not hit anything I’m 53 yrs old and at least a 20 hdcp.I’m not supposed to hit the blades better.. Now the questions. Am I seeing the effects of different shafts? Flexes & Lengths If I put Rifle 5.0 in the other heads should I see less of a difference between sets? I am also thinking of trying Rifle 4.5’s I just noticed one other thing…my results were ranked from the least offset to the most. Anyone care to give an opinion?
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ooo, You don’t want the blades….give them to me 
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1. Dynacraft 1030 Blades – made the best contact and much more consistent
Typical of blades…minimal offset. Note reduced shaft length..probably closer to C8-9 swingweight if no weights added; Rifle 5.0’s indicate mid to high ‘R’ flex range preference…all the others are quite stiff. Fitting 4.5’s might improve your tempo if that’s what needed, otherwise stay with the 5.0’s for accuracy. Sounds like a typical average ‘middle age’ golfer ’spec’ and worthy of a mid-range handicap….so expect some improvement from your 20 hcp if you stick with these! If you are comfortable with these stay wth the equipment that works! — cheers david "Somewhere in the world a village is missing an idiot!" - McCord SPAM-FIX. The owner of privacy.net has given permission to use this address for the purpose of protection from spam. If you want to contact me send to dsantwyk<ATbigpond<DOTnet<DOTau…thankyou!
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I took a Golfsmith club building class and it’s all been downhill since. I have built 4 sets of clubs over the summer, now its time to figure out what to keep. 1. Killer Bee Stinger Plus, 3-P, TT Lite XL R Flex , 38" 5 iron 2. Dynacraft PC3, 3-P, Rifle 5.5, 38" 5 iron 3. Dynacraft DFS, 3-P, DFS Graphite Shafts, R flex, 39" 5 iron 4. Dynacraft 1030 Blades 3-P, Rifle 5.0, 37.75"5 iron ( Listed in order of expected preference) I took the 3, 5, 7, and 9 irons from each set down to the driving range to compare and came back with totally different results than I expected. 1. Dynacraft 1030 Blades – made the best contact and much more consistent 2. Dynacraft PC3, short irons almost ok.long irons not so well 3. Killer Bee Stinger Plus, could not hit anything well 4. Dynacraft DFS, could not hit anything I’m 53 yrs old and at least a 20 hdcp.I’m not supposed to hit the blades better.. Now the questions. Am I seeing the effects of different shafts? Flexes & Lengths If I put Rifle 5.0 in the other heads should I see less of a difference between sets? I am also thinking of trying Rifle 4.5’s I just noticed one other thing…my results were ranked from the least offset to the most. Anyone care to give an opinion?
Sure… but first rank the heads in order from largest to smallest. If they are too close to differentiate, make them equal.
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I took a Golfsmith club building class and it’s all been downhill since. I have built 4 sets of clubs over the summer, now its time to figure out what to keep. 1. Killer Bee Stinger Plus, 3-P, TT Lite XL R Flex , 38" 5 iron 2. Dynacraft PC3, 3-P, Rifle 5.5, 38" 5 iron 3. Dynacraft DFS, 3-P, DFS Graphite Shafts, R flex, 39" 5 iron 4. Dynacraft 1030 Blades 3-P, Rifle 5.0, 37.75"5 iron ( Listed in order of expected preference) I took the 3, 5, 7, and 9 irons from each set down to the driving range to compare and came back with totally different results than I expected. 1. Dynacraft 1030 Blades – made the best contact and much more consistent 2. Dynacraft PC3, short irons almost ok.long irons not so well 3. Killer Bee Stinger Plus, could not hit anything well 4. Dynacraft DFS, could not hit anything I’m 53 yrs old and at least a 20 hdcp.I’m not supposed to hit the blades better.. Now the questions. Am I seeing the effects of different shafts? Flexes & Lengths If I put Rifle 5.0 in the other heads should I see less of a difference between sets? I am also thinking of trying Rifle 4.5’s I just noticed one other thing…my results were ranked from the least offset to the most. Anyone care to give an opinion?
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Anyone care to give an opinion?
Sure! TT lites are crappy shafts. The graphite shafts you used are also garbage, so no surprise at the outcome there. The Rifles are nice shafts, and it showed. IMHO, with that sort of shaft variation, the head variation made no real difference for comparisons sake. — RSG Masters 2004 pre-preliminary format http://home.att.net/~frostback2002 RSG Roll Call: http://rec-sport-golf.com/?rc=frostback "The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are" Joseph Campbell
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I’m a 39 yo male and have been playing golf for three years. I started out with 855’s (still playing them). The more I play with these clubs, the more unhappy I am with the way they feel. A local shop said they would give me $200 trade-in on a set of refurbished Ping Eye2’s (the square groove). There selling this set of clubs for $450. Does this sound like a decent deal, $250 + my Armour’s? I usually shoot in the mid 90’s. Thanks for any advice. —
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I’m a 39 yo male and have been playing golf for three years. I started out with 855’s (still playing them). The more I play with these clubs, the more unhappy I am with the way they feel. A local shop said they would give me $200 trade-in on a set of refurbished Ping Eye2’s (the square groove). There selling this set of clubs for $450.
I like the 855’s more. There was something about the way that the Ping’s set up that first through me off of them. When I actually hit the ball, I felt like something was missing. Of course, if your 855’s do not feel good to you, you should change them. I think that I would try to get hold of a set of Ping’s to play with before I made the change permanent, though. All of this is, IMHO David
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My brother plays with Ping’s and I have had a chance to swing ‘em a few times. I prefer my Callaways any day. Ping’s set-up just doesn’t feel right to me. Bob Chesley Are you a golfer? Are you tired of retail prices? Would you like the opportunity to make golfing a tax deductible expense? Http://www.linksworldwide.com/bobchesley
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