The other day I went to hit balls and my goal was to test the MMTs in the P770s. During the middle of the session my friend brings over his Modus 115 shaft and asks me to hit it. I didn’t even ask him his thoughts on it so I wouldn’t have any biases.
A little background info on myself. I love the Modus 120 and it’s always my initial go to for any iron set. I have always loved how it felt and the results have always been good to me. I have tried the whole Modus line and the two shafts that have never felt good to me were the 105 and 125. I have always felt like I would do well with the 105 but it’s always felt light and boardy to me. The 125 was heavy and boardy.
When I first heard that the 115 would be available in Black I wasn’t too excited as I never liked how the black 105 looked as it was a matte finish with the red logo that just didn’t look expensive. The 115 was a totally different finish and it had a shin to it even thought it was matte. Wait. Does that make sense? It’s hard to explain but it just looks great especially with the silver logo.
On to the test. The shaft was attached to the Honma Rose Proto, an iron I have never liked. My first swings with the club were really good and I was hitting them very well. I hit about 30-40 balls and this shaft felt just like the Modus 120. The only difference was the flight was a touch lower which might have been the head. If I had to do a blind test it would be hard for me to figure out if I was hitting the 115 or 120. I was impressed.
I then asked my friend what his thoughts were. He was hitting the Modus 105 in these Rose Protos before switching to these. He said the 115 felt too soft to him and was considering hard stepping them as he liked the numbers he was getting but not the consistency.
Overall I think Nippon has another winner in an already great line up with shafts than can suit almost any player. Once my P770s arrive if the Modus 120s don’t work I might have to change to these just based on the looks alone.
