KBS Tour VS Project X VS Dynamic Gold | Iron Shafts 

Am I the only one to notice that if you search anything golf on RU-vid, TXG has a video on it. Well done!

the PX shaft band is close to the same size as the DG Tour Issue

At this point I’m convinced you could get a stick from a tree outside, tape a butter knife to it, and Matt would still paint flags. Get the tour card already Matt!!

I always stroll through the comment section on your videos to see the ungrateful people complain about "why didn't you try 'x' in the comparison", and I'm never disappointed. Great video as usual gentlemen, always APPRECIATIVE of your content!

I was recently fit into Project X 6.5’s with 919 Forged irons and I’ve never seen a more consistent ball flight but more importantly I’ve never had such tight distance dispersion, the difference it’s made knowing exactly how far a ball will likely go has been huge

Just got fit this weekend. Tried tons of shafts. Settled on KBS tour X. Amazing how smooth loading and delivery felt. Can't say enough about getting a proper fit. Added 15 yards of carry. Found out my 7i swing avg is 91mph. #Questtobreak80

I love that you redid this test with ctaper included

Great video. Curious if you could compare the normal KBS Tour vs. Matt's Modus? Wondering if there would be any significant difference between those two. Thanks.

I know this is an older video, but curious why use the 7.0? isn't the 6.5 the x stiff shaft that would compare better to x100?

Can Matt shape his shots? He hits very straight but considering you are testing advanced player shafts I’d like to see his target accuracy with a draw and fade against the various shafts much more than his straight line accuracy. Like you said In the video, you are splitting hairs however if you try to hit curveballs to targets i bet you will notice more significant differences

I tested those 3 Shafts in Stiff and for me the ProjectX was the best one, however the Nippon 105Tour was the best out of all :) The feeling of the KBS was horrible for me, the DG was pretty good.... However I love the Project X Rifle as well! Awesome Shaft! That shows again that fitting is very important because the feeling of the shafts is incredibly different.

Hi. I went for a fitting before with shafts. They told me that C-Taper is a more stiffer shaft than others. I was DG X100 then I went for the Project X 6.5 then I wanted less weight cause I wanted to feel more where the head is when I am coming down to hit the ball. I play C-Taper Lite 110 Stiff and I am hitting darts.

A wonder display of shaft performance. In the end, given how close they all were to one another...the "feel" of the shaft to the player, from my perspective should be the way to go. Thus, given what Matty said in relation to how he felt about weight, balance, starting the ball inline and squaring the club at impact....the KBS C-Taper is the one to go with.

I think Matt could swing a hockey stick and still hit darts at the flag! Love these videos guys!

What is difference between project x and project x lz? Also what is project x lz comparable to in other brands of shafts

There is an " it" factor that the kbs products have, kinda like mizuno. They just have something about them that stands out. #TXG #POWERFUL #ELONFRASER #IRONBYRON.MATTY

Really love the testing and seeing KBS on the channel now. A welcome addition to the mix. The $-Taper was such a good fit for me. Dynamic Gold just didn't feel good I've just never been much a fan of their shafts for my game.. Project X was great and right there on feel and distance but $-Taper was the clear winner when it came to dispersion.

It is illegal to hit an iron that far and that consistent! USGA and R&A needs to look into it!

I was fit into C tapers and ended up putting one in my 50 degree wedge, but I prefer the dynamic gold feel. Just ordered 4-pw in my irons X100.

Thank you for testing those shafts. Those shafts are the ones I'll be testing for my new Mizuno JPX Hot Metal Pro irons. Looking forward to seeing the out come.

So, I'm still sulking because I didn't win the Mizuno Prize..... (I wonder if Air Canada will give me a refund) and then I have to endure the pain of watching Matty hitting a 7 Iron 200yards + with 4 different shafts and landing them all in a friggin eggcup!!!!!!!!! Thank goodness that England hammered the US in the Rugby World Cup today, otherwise MrsBandit would be hiding all the sharp objects in Bandit towers again🤦‍♀️😒

Does more stiff always mean less shaft droop? Or is the amount of shaft droop always in relation to the club speed? So more speed means more droop? So in the end every Golfer has to deal with the same amount of droop?

Where was Nippon??? Thought Matt was dialed into the Nippons in previous video?

Whats the view on the C taper lites 115 x ,I have them in my irons after fitting ,coming from s 300 shafts ,they feel very smooth compared to s 300 ,but very stable .As always a very good informative video guys

And yet again another super informative video (why should we be surprised). It’s crazy the difference a shaft type of the same set up can make. Matt swinging brilliant as always. Well done again guys.

I wish the C-Taper and the X7 existed back in the mid 2000's. Probably would've been very useful to me then. Nowadays I'll take my Project X 6.0's and walk into the sunset cause I'm never going to be able to generate that kind of speed again.

Hi guys great video as always, question for you does having your shafts SST PURED make any difference or is it just a gimmick.

I've tested various iron shafts in projext x, dynamic gold and they feel harsh and heavy. I always come back to the kbs range currently using tour 105 range in wilson staff c300 forged and they are as accurate combo as i have ever played. Mid weight with great feel and feedback but could easily play kbs c taper light.

Because of watching you guys I finally got fit. See ya later DG 105 and hello project 6.5 rifle.

Awesome video guys! Made a subscriber! Love seeing another Lefty too! Cheers fellas!

It looked like to me Matt hot ctaper straighter, but x7 had better front to back control

I miss the days before TT bought Royal Precision and steel shafts were about 1/3 the price as they are today.

I have the project x LZ 6.0 and love them, wish they were included here.

Much thanks boys. I needed to see those numbers and hear some hands on feed back. Looking for new shafts. Currently playing kbs tour x 130 and have for past 3 years. Just got the new staff model blade set from Wilson and having trouble getting timing right at impact. Ball flight seems to be a little push( like you had with the x100) so information you gave helped with some questions I had. Thanks again

Do you spline and FLO these shafts? if no why not? Thanks

At 49, I was just fit for the X7. Every shaft Matt used here was part of my fitting. The X7 really tightened my strike pattern down to a dime and ball dispersion would fit on a blanket. The feel of how it worked with my swing was something I never felt before. Truth, the reality of this fitting was a painful lesson as I downplayed what a proper iron fitting can reveal. Compared to my current iron, I was in every sense of the word NEW after 15 years of ignorance, frustration and struggle playing shafts that felt like 2x4's and went everywhere and killed my distance. KBS Tour X - 130G Stepped Twice Can we get you added to the Golf Channel? Your own TXG show would be a dominate segment. TGC is old and tired and they need you guys as I never watch anymore cuz I am always on YT to see what you two are up to!

Definitely justified get fit properly cause I must be too old to understand this, I guess that is what is encouraging about TXG reviews and everything said about them! 👍

Was the project x the flighted or non flighted?

The flight on the C Taper is incredible.

As another YT channel would say - "There's nothing in it." Especially on the course. Enjoy both channels.

Is he hitting a 5 iron? They don't say in the vid?

Love to see you swinging that TM P-760 Matty!! Waiting for mine to arrive so I can send them to Ian & the boys for modification ;)

Went and got fitted for Mizuno JPX 919 forged with stiff C Taper Lite.

Another great master class from Professor Ian and helping us understand the subtle and sometimes not so subtle differences between shafts. Great form from "Iron" Matt. There's a reason you are one of the best channels out there.

Confusing title. 'KBS Tour' is a completely different shaft to a C-Taper.

This shit is really pissing me off... why is there so much interest in low launch, low spin SHAFTS and club manufacturers keep producing IRONS with the CG as low as possible. I have been searching for over 3 years to replace my pings but I can't find a non blade iron that isn't super low cg and stamps a 7 on a 6 iron. Arrrrrrrrrg! As TXG suggested to a previous comment I will try the Srixon 785.

I am true believer in getting fit. But be careful out side alot of fittings our on uneven ground with lots of sand on the Range and then of course range balls. Got fit for hybrid they said i was hitting 197-205... Carry was shocked, seamed short i new they were range balls..but still.. Wow. Hybrid came in. with real ball, inside fitting i hit that same hybrid 225-230. So be careful if getting fit outside . Range balls and the elements can mess up the #s would recommend inside fitting to get rid of some variables.. ( iam plus 1). On this test you sure made the case that there is lots of great shafts out there and there not much difference... At least for you.

I’m torn between PX 6.5 vs KBS Tour 130X numbers where slightly better with KBS. I hit a high ball flight so wanted to find a lower flight, which the PX did due to less spin but both where lower than what I game currently. KBS felt ‘smoother’ but I prefer the look of PX, so torn! What should I go with based on my situation? Thanks. Average club head speed 93mph and 7 iron spinning 5100 average c taper and 5000 with PX

Could you test DG x100 vs DG 120 x100? I’m debating of switching to a slightly lighter shaft from DG TI X100 in my next set of irons. My swing cadence is similar to your leftie tester. Thanks

Mizuno JPX 919 dynamic gold 105 currently. They seem so inconsistent and low flighted. Low is not too much of an issue as I play a links course. Would I get more consistency with NS pro or C Taper lite? It’s DG I’ve lost distance too.

Excellent video. Have tried all of these shafts and while I initially thought dynamic gold x100 and project x 6.5 were the best for me, the first time I felt the kbs tour c-taper 130x, I instantly fell in love. Even with a 2018 model head compared to a 2021 model head on the other shafts, the 2018 with the kbs performed the best. They were by far the superior option for me at least. Great feel, feedback, control, dispersion and overall performance on the kbs tour c-taper 130x. 👍🏽

Alright..so it's probably embarrassing that I ask this because maybe I should know as a single digit over sort of player but when I look at numbers I see the extra backspin...I don't worry about stopping the ball but does that mean straighter flight? Sorry if I'm blacking out on this question and it's simple or idiotic. To me c taper was best but I just went by ball speed and distance. Please help anyone on this I'm doing my first ever fitting this week!

How would an Aerotech steel fiber i125 compare? Looking to replace Project X 7.0 with a "softer" option due to a wrist problem. Thanks

Hey guys how would you compare a Dynamic Gold R300 to a Project X 5.5 or 5.5 Rifle and what would be in thst range in KBS?

The KBS tour is a mid kick, the others are high kick, so you are not comparing apples to apples.

The similarity of numbers is not a great surprise (as you expected) and this seems to be the trend in new equipment as all manufacturers push the limits of what is possible and legal. BUT Matty, how did they FEEL? You guys didn't talk enough about the feedback differences (or similarities). Did one shaft feel 'dead' and another too 'lively', did one give better connection to the club head than another, did any make you feel you had to work harder (or swing easier), did any of the shafts feel 'harder' or 'softer' at impact, etc? Feel is really important to me with my clubs so I'd love to hear more about the feel differences (yes, I know it is subjective but it is also relative). Keep these reviews coming please guys - the more I learn from you the more informed my choices become. Cheers.

How much of a difference is there between the 6.5's and 7.0's in project X? If I like the 6.5's but want something heavier, would the 7's be a good option?

Thumbs down already huh? One of life's mysteries. Good stuff gents

Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S200 for my wedges, but I use both project X and Dynamic Gold shafts shafts on all my irons.

Ian you recommended the x7s because the spin was a little higher by about 300rpms causing descent angle to be a tad more, if Matt was playing a weaker lofted iron then his current set, would x7 still have been the recommendation or would you have gone with say the c-taper at that point

Thats crazy.. i have the x100 shaft as well and i have the same issue.. just never thought it could be the shaft.. always wants to push right.. thought it was me.. went to the sim today and had same issue with different heads until we put diff shafts in.. then never thought it was shaft just so many combos going on to realize it.. now this.. shaft could be the dispersion problem..

Hi guys!! For us equipment nerds. Just briefly. What elements about a shaft can move your strike point up or down on the face? What elements can move it towards the heel or toe?

Thanks for all the hard work you put into these videos. After watching this, and other videos, it would be really cool to see a video on "sweet spots and grooves." I've been playing golf for a long time and have made the assumption that I know where the sweet spot is on my clubs and have no idea about the role grooves play when I hit high or low....there's no marking on irons to indicate where the sweet spot is and on which grooves it lies...

Is there a ctaper vs money taper vs tour comp? I game the kbs tours and notice the ball does balloon but i sometimes like the high flight when i need it. To play it lower i just take less loft, swing easier, grip down, finish lower, or play it an inch or two back in my stance or some combo of the above. But would love to try different ones to see how smooth they feel.

Is that because Matt has a really high swing speed? Maybe for a slower swing speed x100 would be better?

so what was the lowest launching/spinning? i've tested x100 and c-taper and they were exactly the same for me. I'm playing the project x lz 6.5 and the launch and spin is way to high.

not much is ever said that KBS and project X are counterbalanced. But they are

All three are legendary shafts. Imho however, there will never be a better iron shaft than the Dynamic Gold.

Would you might see bigger differences if you played different shots?

I know this is just testing but you are swaying outside of your back foot more and more. Careful with that.

I would love to see Tests of shaft companies against their own. Such as TT. Test Original DG, All AMT, New Dynamic Gold 120, DG Tour, XP, Elevate. Do the shafts do as each company says they do?

I notice Matt's arm strapped up. Are you over working him.

One of my favorite swings to watch, so slow, powerful and yet controlled.

I have a very similar 6iron swing speed as Matt but with a much quicker tempo. When I did my trackman iron fitting I had very similar issues with the x100 and just didn't like the feel of the c taper. I eneded up putting the Project X 7.0s in and have been in love with them ever since! I've never had the opportunity to try the x7s but def would love to test them head to head vs my 7.0s next time I go to do an iron fitting! Keep up the great content guys! Love your videos!

What a great video to rewatch, just to see Matty striping a few! Get well bud!

Their "struggle with that" shots are better than my best shots. :)

This is great to watch,I’ve has S300s in my mizuno’s for years,and I fade with that shaft..just bought new mp20’s and got fitted into x100s..my swing isn’t as fast as Matty boys,so I can see why the x100 fits me..thanks guys

Title says KBS Tour.. but the test was C-Taper. Was hoping to see the Tour 130 x-stiff..

Wish Nippon were in this. Great content, nonetheless.

In my experience, some shafts help promote a certain flight and/or eliminate a certain flight. For example, I have stuck with dynamic gold because (for me) it promotes a reliable slight draw similar to Matty's for my stock shot and also gives me the confidence to hit a fade by exaggerating without losing it to the fade side. So my feels are honed and reliable which has lead to good average proximity regardless of pin location. I've also managed to match my driver shaft to this same feel. Unfortunately my 3 wood and 3 hybrid are a little too draw biased so I'm currently searching for options that are more aligned with this approach. Feeling pretty good at a 2 handicap averaging over 30 putts per round (now putting is another, unfortunately sad, story).

I found the same thing Matt found with the project x vs x100. I'm righty, but for some reason, both project x6.0 and project x6.5 were consistently more left than x100. For me x100 were more straight and the px shafts were slight pulled draws about 5-8 yards left of target. Could it be the heavier weight of DG keeps me less quick? In terms of launch, spin, ball speed, apex, decent angle, I tested modus 125, modus 130, px 6.0 and 6.5, c-taper 125 and 130 and x100. The numbers were all on top of each other like what they found here.

Sort of icing on the cake, but why not try em!? Thanks guys.

Why does he play Nipon vs the C-taper?

I played the px for quite a few years and have switched to dg ti also for a few years now. I found the long irons easier to play with the dg ti.

How amaze balls is Michael Frelund (sp?) feeling today, eh?

Purely selfish, but being on the border of stiff/x-stiff myself, I would like to see a comparison test like this including some stiff versions of these shafts.

Matty smashes a ball 5 inches from the hole: “ahh pulled it just a bit”.

Matt’s is an amazing striker why isn’t he a tour player

He swings pretty in to out yet not a lot of movement on misses. Interesting

Funny. Every fitter I’ve ever been to would say the X100 was too stiff because the shots went to Matt’s left! Too stiff goes right for a righty, too soft goes left. Thoughts?

How much different would X100 be from these? Really a cool test.

On my fitting recently i had the same issue as matty with the dg x100. Just wanted to stay on the right side for me (rh) and then once I started to try and compensate the dispersion just wasn't good. Def had trouble turning it over which i didn't with the modus or the c taper 130. C taper was the standout for me

Matt, seems like injuries are starting to stack up. Get healthy man!

...see, Crossfield is saying SHAFTS JUST DON"T MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Does the c-taper have a high balance point like the tour and tour-v or is it like project x and dynamic gold, just curious if that played a role in the timing aspect, and does x7 have a higher balance point because there is so much mass in the butt

Guys care to share the cpms for the 3 shafts?

It would be interesting to know which of these shafts the Mizuno 3D shaft optimiser suggests as a lot of fitters are relying on this to differentiate shafts as they don’t have the same technology/ knowledge available to them as you guys do.

The useful stat is standard deviation of each shaft.

Is there anything in the Nippon Modus range similar to these shafts?

Where is the Nippon shafts ?