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[wareagle12]

I'm not sure if this has been posted here. I found the link in a different thread and ordered these before Christmas. Just got them and everything went really smooth. This was my first time ordering from Rakuten. Right at $140 shipped for 4-w and it took about 2 wks. If you're in the market this is the best deal going.

https://global.rakut.../item/nsp-spbl/

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[shoreline9]

Playing this shaft in my mp63. One of the smoothest shafts I’ve ever played at that weight.

[4rheel]

Golf Theory?  It doesn't look like they accept paypal.

[wareagle12]

I used American Express through Rakuten.

[cardoustie]

do they come stock length or could you get them so they can go in +3/4", may be stuck soft stepping?

[cardoustie]

order in for some X's in 5-PW, will try them soft stepped in the T-Mb's or bridgestone j15's or cally's x proto blades or s55's

Wicked deal and thx for heads up sir

$20 CAD per shaft is sweet for SPB ...have been wanting to try these for years.  Love my modus 105's and 1150's

Edited by cardoustie, 05 January 2018 - 02:52 PM.

[wareagle12]

Sorry I'm a little late. I normally play 1" over so I was a little hesitant but they are "precut" if you want to play a half in over Std with 1"bore. Couldn't get longer without the soft step that I'm aware of. The good news is the 9 is 1/2" longer than the pw so I will be able to get a full 1/2-3/4 over mizuno STD.

[ckay]

Will these play standard length?

[larciel]

how did it ship? It says cannot be delivered by mail?

[wareagle12]

Mine shipped Japan post to USPS. After install, they're about 1.25" over Std in my mp32s but it would completely depend on your bbtg.

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[ckay]

Thanks for the link and info!  Was gonna go back to DG but the price is too good to pass.

[Russ757]

so tempted to grab a set of 5-gw for$ 144

[Duffer222]

Thanks for this!

Fantastic deal.

[ckay]

How soon after purchase did you get contacted regarding shipping cost?

[jwcp3]

Can someone please tell us what the shipping cost was for them? Would love to know the range before pulling the trigger, thanks!

[wareagle12]

I received an email confirmation from Rakuten right after the order was placed. I believe the Japanese take off considerable time for New Year's. If Golf Theory hasn't contacted you yet, that's probably what's going on. After the Rakuten email, GT emailed me a confirmation with the actual shipping before they would charge my card. Once approved, they shipped. The shipping was around  $30. I think my total for merchandise was ~$112 with the total right at $140.

Edit: It was about 24 hours after the auto confirmation from Rakuten that GT contacted me directly. You may have to use Google translate for some of their emails.

Edited by wareagle12, 09 January 2018 - 08:00 AM.

[VNutz]

Very tempted by these to replace my consistently bending ctapers. Wish I could get a definitive answer as to how they play to flex, opinions are all over the place. If anybody has experience with these vs Ctapers Stiff or Stiff+ I'd love to hear it.

[ckay]

From what I have read over the years they play half flex softer than a DG.

[wareagle12]

I got them in x and will test today and let you know. I don't think they PLAY soft to flex as much as they might feel soft to flex.

See second post in this thread for comparison.

http://www.golfwrx.c...ening-blue-fcm/

[ckay]

How long did you wait before the vendor contacted you for shipping quote and agreement to move forward?  I believe that is was the protocol before Rakuten/Seller would finalize the transaction.

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[VNutz]

wareagle12, on 09 January 2018 - 10:36 AM, said:

I got them in x and will test today and let you know. I don't think they PLAY soft to flex as much as they might feel soft to flex.

See second post in this thread for comparison.

http://www.golfwrx.c...ening-blue-fcm/

That's the exact type of varying opinions I'm finding. Some have said soft to flex. I guess I could always go with an X flex and soft step.

Looking forward to your findings, thanks!

[wareagle12]

ckay, on 09 January 2018 - 10:43 AM, said:

How long did you wait before the vendor contacted you for shipping quote and agreement to move forward?  I believe that is was the protocol before Rakuten/Seller would finalize the transaction.

That's correct. It took a day or so for them to contact me, and then another day to confirm the shipping cost. Then I received tracking.

Edited by wareagle12, 09 January 2018 - 10:59 AM.

[cardoustie]

I'm still waiting on a ship cost confirmation as well

[wareagle12]

I went back and looked. I got the automatic reply on December 20 and the final confirmation was December 26th. Due to the time difference, it may be hard for quick responses.

[ckay]

wareagle12, on 09 January 2018 - 11:04 AM, said:

I went back and looked. I got the automatic reply on December 20 and the final confirmation was December 26th. Due to the time difference, it may be hard for quick responses.

Thanks for the insight.  Good to know that there is a week window or so and I didn't miss anything.

[t4t3r]

Also interested to hear how the x works. “Lower spin/launch than x100 straight in” according to the other thread. Sounds like I would need to drop down to stiff in the SPB as I currently play x100 and don’t want to lose any launch or spin.

[wareagle12]

t4t3r, on 09 January 2018 - 01:03 PM, said:

Also interested to hear how the x works. “Lower spin/launch than x100 straight in” according to the other thread. Sounds like I would need to drop down to stiff in the SPB as I currently play x100 and don’t want to lose any launch or spin.

Several threads conflict with that as well. Someone with similar numbers to me stated that for him they were slightly higher launch than x100 but lower than px 7.0. He hard stepped them as well so I'm hoping straight in they are a slightly higher launching lower spinning x100 with better feel.

[wareagle12]

So just got to hit a few on the range and walked a quick 9. I have played px flighted 6.5 for 8 years and tt black gold x for the past year. I tested KBS tour 130 x at the end of this season for a while. Here's my thoughts. They feel great. My first few shots were high and right because they felt soft. They didn't seem to play soft at all. They launched as high as px flighted for me, spun a touch more just from watching the ball flight. Definitely higher than black gold but not by much. Spun considerably less than the KBS Tour and felt better to me. KBS was a club short for me due to spin. I haven't played x100 in a long time but from memory these launch a good bit higher but didn't have that rise I get with x100. They feel better than all of them. Very stable but also a pronounced crisp kick and I could feel the shaft load through the swing. This is perfect for me because it allows me to work the ball much better. Once I got a few swings on the range, they were a mid high launch mid spin just awesome trajectory. I have a very high chs and these held up fine. I already have more confidence in these than I did in my irons for this whole season. Hope this is helpful.

Edit: forgot this part, distance was >=px and black gold. Ast least a club more than kbs Tour. Can't comment for x100.5-7 mph wind very little if any effect.

Edited by wareagle12, 09 January 2018 - 05:54 PM.

[ckay]

Thank you for your feedback. That’s a great review.

[t4t3r]

ckay, on 09 January 2018 - 07:46 PM, said:

Thank you for your feedback. That’s a great review.

Absolutely...what’s your 6/7 iron distance as a reference?

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