Equipment
Nippon N.S. Pro 950GH Neo lightweight steel shaft launched to mark the 20th anniversary of its original model
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Nippon N.S. Pro 950GH shaft, the first constant weight steel shaft in the less than 100 grams category, best-selling, and most successful lightweight steel irons shaft in tour history, the company has launched the N.S.Pro 950GH Neo.
The new addition, however, is not merely here to pay homage to its predecessor. Billed as “Reawakened” by the company, the N.S.Pro 950GH Neo contains several new updates to adapt to the distance balls and modern changes in the game.
For starters, the N.S.Pro 950GH Neo features a slightly firmer tip section than the original, resulting in a shaft offering slightly more spin and a one-to-two-degree higher launch difference. The firmer mid-section of the new shaft aims to stabilize newer clubheads throughout the swing and help players maintain acceleration.
The latest release from Nippon also contains a softer butt, with a diameter which has been reduced from .610” to .600” for enhanced feel.
The shaft’s signature profile has been updated also, with the previous silver/chrome graphics on the original release being replaced by eye-catching green in the 20th-anniversary model.
The new addition looks to emulate the success of the original Pro 950GH, which boasts over 40 million unit sales over the past two decades, over 200 Tour wins, as well as contributing in large part to every major steel shaft OEM now offering a sub-115-gram shaft option.
That may sound like a lot to live up to, but according to the company, the N.S. Pro 950GH Neo debuted on Tour in March and was “victorious at its first event”.
The Neo shaft will also be the standard steel shaft offering for the new TaylorMade P·790 Ti irons, whose release was announced last month.
The N.S. Pro 950GH Neo, which will be offered in four flexes with weights that range from 94.5 grams in an R flex to 98 grams in S flex and 104 grams in X flex, is available at retail today at NipponShaft.com and costs $35 per unit.
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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (5/14/24): Mizuno Pro 241 Azalea Edition irons
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set of Mizuno Pro 241 Azalea Edition irons.
From the seller: (@ayc25): “Brand new in box / plastic. 4-PW. Custom shaft bands, grips, ferrules. Dynamic Gold S200 Tour Issue. NO TRADES. Ships next day UPS Ground from Northern Virginia. $1695 shipped or best offer.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Mizuno Pro 241 Azalea Edition irons
This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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- Michael Block what’s in the bag accurate as of the PGA Championship.
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 “Dot” (9 degrees @7.5)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (15 degrees @14.25)
Shaft: 2024 Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X
5-wood: TaylorMade M5 (19 degrees @17)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Orange 70 TX
Irons: TaylorMade Stealth UDI (4), TaylorMade Proto (5-9)
Shafts: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid 85 X (4), Project X 6.5 (5-9)
Wedges: TaylorMade Milled Grind 4 (46-09SB, 60 [unconfirmed]), TaylorMade Milled Grind 2 (52-09S, 56)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey White Hot 2-Ball
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
See the rest of Michael Block’s WITB in the forums.
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- Brooks Koepka what’s in the bag accurate as of the PGA Championship.
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 “Dot” (10.5 degrees @9.75)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D Limited 60 TX (44.5 inches, tipped 1 inch)
3-wood: TaylorMade M2 Tour HL (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 80 TX
Irons: Nike Vapor Pro (3), Srixon ZX7 Mk II (4-9)
Shaft: Fujikura Pro Tour Spec 95 X (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-9)
Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore Tour Rack Raw (46-10 Mid), RTX6 ZipCore Tour Rack (52-10 Mid, 56-10 Mid, 60-6 Low)
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (46), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (52-60)
Putter: Scotty Cameron T-5.5
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord (Midsize)
Ball: Srixon Z-Star Diamond
Check out more in-hand photos of Brooks Koepka’s clubs here.
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Sep 6, 2019 at 6:42 pm
Green, really?… sigh
Gurn Blanton
Sep 6, 2019 at 8:22 am
I prefer a firmer butt.
15th Club
Sep 5, 2019 at 7:52 pm
Why does a stiffer tip section result in slightly higher ball flight? That runs counter to most of what basics I know about shaft design.
A stiffer tip-to-butt profile should result in lower launch angles.
If I am wrong and called out for it, I hope that a detailed explanation is included.
Moe Selchen
Sep 5, 2019 at 2:34 pm
No “A” flex?
A. Commoner
Sep 6, 2019 at 1:47 pm
Why would one think marketing “geniuses” would consider needs of a group who is keeping golf on life support?