raywutang

yeah, go with X100 in GW and S400 in SW/LW and try it out. popular setup for a reason, right? reshafting is an easy thing to do if its not working. in terms of lengths, i think you should do whatever you're comfortable with. +/- 0.5" isnt a huge difference imo

For a few of rounds I combo'd them: 4-5 i230 and then 6-PW BPS. I didn't really love it honestly. I felt the transition between the i230/BPS wasn't as smooth as I thought it would be. Eventually, I went just 4 i230, and the rest 5-PW BPS and felt that was the sweet spot for me bc I was using the 4 iron more as a tee option than anything else. I think it came down to the fact that feels of each model were so different from each other, that I couldn't reconcile the transition between them on course when using it as a combo set.

I dont think there's a correct answer, because wedge shaft choice is quite personal. The choice of X100 in the GW, and S400 in the SW/LW is quite a popular combo on tour, so great starting point. Another option would be to soft step the X100 in either all the wedge or just the SW/LW spots, you will lose a little static weight, but I think still perfectly usable. I currently play the X100 softstepped in my irons and S400 in my wedges. I'm finding that I don't like the extra weight of the S400 in my wedges for greenside shots, I actually prefer either a matching shaft to my irons or just something else completely like KBS Tour 120.

I have played these two sets for at least half a season each in the past and I will say that in terms of forgiveness i230 > BPS. I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to come to that conclusion lol. i think the more interesting trade off happens if you consider other factors like handicap, feel/looks, turf interaction, etc because I def enjoyed playing the BPS more than the i230s. I think for the elite ams and scratch-ish handicap golfers, where the swings are much more consistent, it is the BPS all day every day bc i dont think giving up the feel and turf interaction of the BPS is worth the amount of forgiveness they would gain playing the i230, bc they dont need it. My overall scores and stats with the BPS were a little worse than when I was playing with the i230s. So for me as a 6 hdcp that is currently more focused on shooting lower scores, i230 over the BPS. But if one day I don't care about the scoring as much and want to play with some that feels and looks great, while not giving up too much forgiveness, then BPS.