Great times working on this video. Showed me a lot I never realized. Thanks AJ

Matt's swing so silky smooth!! Can't watch the swing enough! Amazing hack, AJ, thank you!

Thanks AJ, your videos are very insightful. I watch just to learn new stuff every time new content comes out.

Great colaboration! Love Matt’s Chanel too!

Excellent ideas, I will definitely try this trick on my wedges. Thanks!

Thanks AJ, your videos are very helpfull, lookiing to seeing more.

Interesting shaft adjustment. I’ll look into picking up a couple shafts for my wedges. I’m looking forward to watching your channel AJ.

Nice vid AJ and fun to see this concept in video format and not just WRX threads! Would love to see a similar video using a Tiger Stepped gap wedge

Interesting concept thanks for your time and expertise!🙏

always wondered about this concept... Thanks for the experiment. Mr SG is cool, too...

Great video AJ. thanks

Thanks great info!

Howard is the man. Kudos to you for giving him proper credit

This was a great informative video!

Very interesting concept. Awesome video

very interesting will try this out!

Luv this,, l will definitely try this

Great idea

Have dg 105 stiff in my 4-9, dg 115 stiff in my 48, and put dg 120 x100 8 iron shafts per your guidance in my sand and lob and it's been a noticable difference in full and partial swings both in feel and ability to hold greens. Thanks so much for this "secret"

Cheers AJ… interesting stuff.. 👍

That’s some interesting info! 👍🏼

Some interesting stuff, really makes me want to play around with clubs.

Insightful 👏

Great video learned a lot about this small difference could make this much difference Mahalo’s

Mr. Short game brought you a new subscriber.

Watched it on both channels... Cheers

Super interesting. Very good video. Thanks! So basicly. Every tipstiff "low spin shaft" becomes a high spin shaft if you install them into your wedge. 😊👌

This would have never occured to me. Gonna have to give this a try.

Tiger stepping, nice

Just saw the vid w Mr short game. Great video I’d like a club like that !!

This is good stuff. I had this same problem. I'm a high speed player (120 clubhead on driver) but couldn't even get 1 hop and stop on wedges with 8 iron DG S400. Went to a stiffer shaft and just like you showed got my launch down to 30* and spin went up about 2,700rpm. Good to see some Maltby on the channel. Golfworks makes great stuff like those TSWs. Their flagship Tour TC driver is a rocket launcher. Great customer service and products.

pretty interesting stuff... thx for sharing. Now a new subscriber.

Yes, I would love to try out one of these wedges. I am intrigued. I walked away from a 60 degree as I just kept skying the shots. The lower trajectory would be most welcome. Thanks AJ

Interesting stuff

I’m in!

Enjoyed the video would love a wedge

Smart.

Very nice. Thanks. I don't do Instagram though...

Makes sense to me

New sub! Learned about you from the collaboration with MSG. Fingers crossed I win a wedge! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!

I incorporated this with my 50° and 60°. I used X stiff graphite shafts. The spin on my 60 was consistently 9-10k rpm. 80-85 carry. Unreal results. Not expecting those kinds of numbers.

Howard Jones = Club Fitting/Building/teaching GOAT

Great video AJ but I would ask you to look into the forward deflection a bit. My understanding is that is a camera illusion due to the head travelling faster than the shaft. Good insights though I definitely am pulling those shafts 👍

Cool

Just got mr.short game video on this.

I’d love to try these out. I struggle with a high ball flight.

Interesting. I thought AJ was based out of Northern Michigan and Mr. Shortgame was out of Atlanta. I wonder how that made this happen? Oh well. Great video!

Great video with Mr. Short Game. I don't have Instagram and would love to win! :)

It’s hard to believe that this could just be a matter of delivered loft at impact. If that were true, then a 7 iron would spin more than an 8 iron. It could instead be that the shaft flex is also affecting the angle of attack. The more flexible shaft will have a less steep angle of attack, which will give you a lower spin. Imagine that shaft flexing forward through the strike. That would definitely make the angle attack less steep.

Awesome equipment hack AJ.... but arent all those spin numbers very low even the x100? Shouldn't a wedge spin waaay more then that even with a wedge shaft??

Mr short game needs to get that 57 deg launching between 25-29 degrees not matter what shaft. 🤞

AJ thanks for another great video. I love my wedges but I'm concerned about the faces/grooves being worn, reducing back spin. I just did a quick look in your video library and was curious if you have a video on how to sharpen your grooves? TIA.

This was way more eye opening than I anticipated. As a former wannabe on the pro circuit I have Dynamic Gold X100 shafts in my Titleist blades. I can no longer "load the shaft" because they are too heavy. Back in the day 20 years ago no problem, now not happening. On top of that the lofts of today's equipment is way stronger than it was then. Fascinating and I will be messing around with this. I like that Modus Nippon shaft 105 gram. I was just looking at my own numbers to compare. Now my head speed was slightly higher at 85 but my launch angle with a standard shaft was 23.5* average so either my swing has considerably more shaft lean or I don't know what. Spin numbers were definitely much higher I had some in the 11k range. Average in the 8500.

When I purchased my MP59's, I added a 50deg gap wedge fitted with a KBS Hi-Rev. I believe they did the same thing and used an 8i shaft.

Didn’t see this result coming, but a great test. So this begs the question: how do you apply this overall concept in an iron fitting? For instance do I hit a head, then try shafts, then hard or soft step to adjust to spin or decent? Then swing weight? Any thoughts on approach? Maybe a video for this ;-) as I’m about to start testing.

D2 is very light swing weight for higher lofted wedges like 56-60

Would love to win the wedge.

Have you tried this with a 7 iron shaft? Just wondering where this starts to fall apart. Really cool video and tip. Thanks! And Howard is pretty awesome!

Interesting. I have Modus 105-S in my irons with Modus 120-S “soft stepped” in my wedges. So slightly heavier shaft but a little more kick in the tail so to speak.

Matt is a super guy and has a great swing. Do you butt trim the shaft to a wedge length after tip trimming to an eight iron? Or tip trim to a wedge then butt trim to a wedge length? Thanks A.J.

Mobile Clubmaker, great video and informative. Have an off topic question. What type of epoxy do you use? Just had a head come off a Ping 7i on a re-shafted set I did years ago. I think this epoxy was GolfWorks, either that or Wishon, can't recall. Those are the usual types that I have used in the past. I am just a home gamer but have made numerous sets for people and family, and can't have heads coming off, lol. The shaft was prepped pretty well by the way, scuffed the tip end pretty well just so you know. Thank you.

Wondering if the ball cover lasts longer as a side effect of better compression too instead of under cutting the ball with too the normal wedge shafts.

I had two wedges shafted with KBS tour c taper x shafts and hit unbelievable and I play 105 gram dynamic gold's so much different shafts. Clubs got stolen and bought the same wedges with KBS wedge flex shafts and nowhere near the same.

AJ, how about a little more information on how to build the club. Do you tip it like an 8 iron and the butt trim to wedge length? Thanks.

Hey AJ. Are you cutting the tip or butt to get it to wedge length. thanks and great video

Excellent video! But.... you never mentioned the effect on distance, when launching lower with more spin....

AJ did you tip trim the 8 iron shaft at all or just butt cutt?? Great video and Howard rocks!

Mahalo

Great video, was there a distance difference? Or does flipping launch and spin cancel each other out?

I didn't know they had shafts for just 8 irons. I usually buy shafts marked as either for woods, irons, or hybrids.

I'm curious how that TSW head performs compared to other mainstream wedges? I was interested, but it looks like a super wide sole, which scares me on tight lies, since I'm somewhat of a picker with partial shots. Hard to find much info on DTC equipment, especially Maltby.

Interesting video AJ. Just to confirm the 8 iron shaft should be completely trimmed from the butt end?

I believe thats why Tiger has his wedges set up like that.

This is interesting and makes a lot of sense…would you recommend tip-trimming the 8 iron shaft at all prior to installing in the wedges?

Great informative video. Got a few questions as i am seriously considering changing my shafts based on your findings. I currently game the Nippon N.S. PRO Modus 3 Tour 120 stiff shaft in my irons so the X100 would be a good fit for me. Was there any gains/losses in carry distance with the adjustment in spin and launch. I assume you would cut the 8 iron shaft from the butt to match the wedge shaft length. I have seen a few variations of the Dynamic gold X100, AMT, SL & tour issue. Does it matter which one and do you know the difference between them. Thanks 👍🏾

Hi AJ. I'm just starting out to build my first set of irons. I've always used Dynamic Gold (S300) shafts in my clubs so I am sticking with them. When ordering shafts would you recommend using the 8 iron (X100) shaft from PW to Lob wedge or just keep to the Gap, Sand and Lob wedges??? Also on a side note. I'm a high ball hitter but I want to set up my irons to help hit the ball lower. Is there any difference between the .355 and the .370 tip shafts with regard to trajectory?? I know I have .355 hosels but I also do have a 3/8 reamer if modding the hosels is of any benefit.

Hi, would this work with graphite iron shafts in my wedges?

Great info here as always. Thanks AJ! fyi, Instagram link is broke?

Really interesting data on this one AJ, thank you. I have the DG S400 in my 55º wedge, but DG Wedge Spinner in my 50º and 60º. Not sure where the Wedge Spinner falls in the spectrum between the S400 and the X-100? Also, if I play the KBS C-Taper 120s in my 3-PW set, would it be worth experimenting with the X-100 in the 50, 55, and 60? Don't know of a place to get a wedge fitting in my area, so curious to hear your thoughts.

Thanks AJ - did you tip or butt trim the 8 iron shaft?

Thanks for all the great videos, AJ!! I currently use Nippon Zelos 7 regular for all my irons. Do you have any shaft recommendation for my wedges if I want to follow this wedge hack? (Zelos 8 stiff 8 iron??) Thanks!

Would putting a Dynamic Gold X100 have the same effect?

Could you set up different sets just for conditions without suffering loss of distance? Wet conditions, dry hard and fast or maybe even Augusta National set up that could change over night depending on the decision of the committee?

So if I play X100’s in my irons and S300’s in my wedges, I should put X100’s into the wedges to increase spin and lower the ball flight? I hit all my irons very high and do struggle to lower my wedges shots a lot more than my irons.

I am curious of the carry distance. One thing I have found is I want low launch, high spin so I have more control. Right now my wedges will balloon. My previous gap wedge with tp5x was spinning 13,000 rpms. Just ballooning. Rtx-4 with a s400 has so far been my best performance on control and spin without launching to high. I am looking at redoing my wedge setup. I currently play the Haywood MBs 4-PW with kbs tour 120 stiff standard length, 2 deg flat. PW is 46 deg. Thinking of 50,54,58 for the wedges. What would you recommend?

I watched a video of a club fitter put a senior flex graphite shaft in his wedge and he gained higher launch angel and higher spin rate. Curious what the physics are behind that.

How do you suggest thinking about this if playing much longer wedges (think 1.5" over). Rest of iron set progressive lengths between 0.5" - 1" over. Would you just use the wedge shaft (in the iron set for Nippon 120 X) rather than the 8i shaft to get a similar effect?

An interesting idea. I have a surplus of wedges that might be candidates for this treatment. But (and maybe this is a really dumb question) when you trim the 8-iron shaft do you do it from the butt for length only. Thanks!

AJ - what area do you work out of and do you do clubmaking work for the public?

Would you consider building a full set or 5-PW to test the spin and launch through a set?

Which end of the 8 iron shaft are you cutting down the grip end or the tip? Thanks!

Hey AJ, was wondering if you have any swing number comparisons for partial swings, I find that I rarely hit full shots with most of my wedges, was wondering if this trick would help spin numbers there as well?

Interested in trying this, are you tipping the shaft to an 8 iron then installing into wedge?

Another great video Abe! Awesome…here’s a question for you…I have AMT White S300 shafts in my irons…so, they are progressive from about 113g i in my 6 iron (after butt trimming), and 122 for the 9 iron…they progress is 3g increments…to do this method what would be the recommended shaft? AMT White X100 8 iron shafts, or should I get the 9 iron one?

AJ , If the shaft is a parallel tip are you still tipping as a standard 8 iron. Or tipping as if it was a wedge shaft .

Great video AJ and Matt A.K.A Mr. ShortGame. I am looking to do the same thing with my MMT shaft setup. I currently have MMT 95S in my irons and MMT 105W in my wedges. This setup gives me height (too much) in my wedges but lacks distance and spin. MMT doesn't offer X-Stiff in the 95 weight. I'm wondering if using a 105S 8- iron shaft would yield similar results to the hack in your video? Any thoughts on this?

Hi , I’m about to try this out but I have a question… I played p790’s and I’ve decided to go with 48, 54, 60 (had 46,50,54and 58 - too many wedges) So the 48 will be used for full shots and pitching and chipping so is the ball flight significantly lower? ie - do I just reshaft the 54 and 60 or all 3 ? Thank you

So, where does an X100 iron shaft guy go with his wedges for this hack? (As you know, the DG 9 and PW shafts are the same raw length/step pattern). Why do we see tour pros typically go softer in the high-lofted wedge(s)? Given: Their technique is impeccable so they can control launch.

I guess I’m a little confused, as usual. If I order a Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 black onyx shaft wouldn’t they all be the same length uncut or do they rough cut them per iron?

Great video.. But you missed the opportunity to explain the soft step of the x100? The reason it plays slightly stiffer is because it has a longer tip section compared to the S400 which is what happens when you soft step a shaft. In this case it is was soft stepped twice. "spinner" wedge shafts are exactly this... Go up a flex and cut down the 8i shaft to length.