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9.27K viewsJuly 10, 2025

lahwf 16 July 9, 2025 2 Comments

Looking to pull the trigger on some maltby irons. Swing speed with a 7 iron is around 80 mph. Having trouble deciding on a shaft. I demoed a Nippon modus 105 regular flex that felt pretty good. I guess my question is how does that shaft compare to say the Nippon 950 GH neo? I did demo a stiff in the neo and it just didn’t feel that great. Wasn’t able to hit the regular in the neo. Would the regular feel a lot smoother?

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Britt Lindsey Posted new comment July 10, 2025

lahwf commented July 9, 2025

Thank you for your response. It is informative and helpful but still leaves me wondering what shaft to play and I know no one can answer that without trying the shafts out myself. Problem is my transition is extremely quick but I don’t necessarily have the fastest swing so having a hard time fitting into a regular with good dispersion. Would there be a shaft in a regular that would fit a quicker tempo that you could recommend?

Britt Lindsey commented July 10, 2025

The Pro Modus 105 Regular is a firmer regular than the Neo, and the fact that you have hit it and liked it, in my mind, points to it being a good choice. Their are a lot of other regular flex shafts that could work. True Temper Dynamic Gold 105 runs pretty firm in the flexes as well. It’s a low/mid trajectory vs the mid trajectory of the Nippon. The Dynamic Gold Mid 100 is a mid/high trajectory and is also 105 grams. Comes on in the .355″ taper tip, if that matters. So there is a couple of other choices, but you’re right, the only way to know for sure is to try them.

Britt Lindsey

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Thank you for your response. It is informative and helpful but still leaves me wondering what shaft to play and I know no one can answer that without trying the shafts out myself. Problem is my transition is extremely quick but I don’t necessarily have the fastest swing so having a hard time fitting into a regular with good dispersion. Would there be a shaft in a regular that would fit a quicker tempo that you could recommend?
The Pro Modus 105 Regular is a firmer regular than the Neo, and the fact that you have hit it and liked it, in my mind, points to it being a good choice. Their are a lot of other regular flex shafts that could work. True Temper Dynamic Gold 105 runs pretty firm in the flexes as well. It’s a low/mid trajectory vs the mid trajectory of the Nippon. The Dynamic Gold Mid 100 is a mid/high trajectory and is also 105 grams. Comes on in the .355″ taper tip, if that matters. So there is a couple of other choices, but you’re right, the only way to know for sure is to try them.

Britt Lindsey

Answer 1 · 2025-07-09T21:25:46+00:00

The Pro Modus 105’s are firmer in all the flexes than the 950 GH Neo’s. If you liked the feel of the Pro Modus 105’s in Regular vs the Neo, probably because they were firmer. Your swing speed of 80 mph with 7 iron is close to being able to lay a stiff and if you have a fast or quick tempo you might consider it. That being said and based on you liking the Regular modus 105, which is firmer than the Neo but not, obviously, as firm as a stiff flex, the regular flex Modus could be the choice. If you have a regular to smoother tempo, then the regular flex Modus 105 should be a good choice.

Hope this helps.

Britt Lindsey