NS Pro 1150 GH, anyone still using these?

hardcaliber · April 4, 2017

These shafts worked pretty well for me back in the day. I'm thinking about building another set with them.

Has anyone been fit into these recently? Are any of you fitters out there still recommending these? Or has something else in the Nippon line made them obsolete? It seems all you hear about now are the Modus variants.

I remember back when I first tried them out it seemed rather difficult to find info on them. I think I remember reading that they are somewhat unique in bend profile and not a lot of shafts are very similar.

Chip Out Sideways · April 4, 2017

Interested in this also as I have 1150 GH in my irons and a spare set also but if I do get newer irons I wish to know what is a good match.

atlambert2 · April 7, 2017

These shafts worked pretty well for me back in the day. I'm thinking about building another set with them.

Has anyone been fit into these recently? Are any of you fitters out there still recommending these? Or has something else in the Nippon line made them obsolete? It seems all you hear about now are the Modus variants.

I remember back when I first tried them out it seemed rather difficult to find info on them. I think I remember reading that they are somewhat unique in bend profile and not a lot of shafts are very similar.

I was fit into these two years ago by Club Champion in Philly. Never upgraded due to cost (and I hit the stock x100's in my Apex/ApexPro combo set well enough). Picked up a cheaper set on eBay recently and am going to have them installed soon. I'll let you know how I think they compare. From my fitting data, the launch, distance, spin was same as x100, but dispersion with 1150 was drastically better. Hopefully the on course result matches!

phatchrisrules · April 7, 2017

I would bet that the Modus 120 would be the closest match.

Stiff Specs:

1150GH = 116g, 53.1% balance point average, 1.6* average torque, mid kick (mid ball flight)

Modus 120 = 114g, 50.1% balance point average, 1.7* average torque, mid/high kick

I am not sure exactly what parameter the balance point average would play in regards to hitting the ball and feel throughout your swing. However, I'd wager that 2% is pretty much nothing and would be almost indiscernible for most, if not all, players below the most finnicky of people.

rcain1us · April 7, 2017

I had them in my wedges before I went graphite, nice feel

gsrjc · April 7, 2017

My backup z545 still has this shaft. Gamer is z765 with steel fiber i95.

hardcaliber · April 7, 2017

I would bet that the Modus 120 would be the closest match.

Stiff Specs:

1150GH = 116g, 53.1% balance point average, 1.6* average torque, mid kick (mid ball flight)

Modus 120 = 114g, 50.1% balance point average, 1.7* average torque, mid/high kick

I am not sure exactly what parameter the balance point average would play in regards to hitting the ball and feel throughout your swing. However, I'd wager that 2% is pretty much nothing and would be almost indiscernible for most, if not all, players below the most finnicky of people.

This is basically my primary dilemma. Modus 120 is on my short list of shafts to try out. An updated/upgraded version of the 1150 would be pretty cool. In reading through some of the other massive Modus threads, this comparison hasn't really come up very much though.

Anyway, I know that the 1150 works reasonable well for me based on past experience, even if it isn't as relevant in the marketplace currently. You guys are on this forum are so knowledgable that it is always nice to get a few extra opinions.

AT 21 · April 7, 2017

I was fit for the 1150's in X flex at Club Champion this past winter and I really like the performance. The Modus 120 were nice and gave me similar numbers...I just preferred the feel of the 1150's coming from X100's.

olauwie · April 8, 2017

I got them, hardstepped ones, I went from C-Taper 130X > Tour Issue X100 > 1150GH Tour X. Ill get little more high & spin but the disp. is better! :)

phatchrisrules · April 8, 2017

I would bet that the Modus 120 would be the closest match.

Stiff Specs:

1150GH = 116g, 53.1% balance point average, 1.6* average torque, mid kick (mid ball flight)

Modus 120 = 114g, 50.1% balance point average, 1.7* average torque, mid/high kick

I am not sure exactly what parameter the balance point average would play in regards to hitting the ball and feel throughout your swing. However, I'd wager that 2% is pretty much nothing and would be almost indiscernible for most, if not all, players below the most finnicky of people.

This is basically my primary dilemma. Modus 120 is on my short list of shafts to try out. An updated/upgraded version of the 1150 would be pretty cool. In reading through some of the other massive Modus threads, this comparison hasn't really come up very much though.

Anyway, I know that the 1150 works reasonable well for me based on past experience, even if it isn't as relevant in the marketplace currently. You guys are on this forum are so knowledgable that it is always nice to get a few extra opinions.

Then why not try and find a set? I know Srixon does pretty much every shaft on the planet for free, so why not see if they have any of these kicking around? I can't remember off the top of my head if they offer them or not. If they don't, it would make sense to order the Modus 120 and give them a fair shake and see what happens. If you don't like them, I'd be very surprised if you couldn't sell the Modus pulls to cover the cost of a set of the 1150 pulls.

BigPapy · April 8, 2017

I'm curious about the 1150's as well. Currently playing px flighted 6.0 but feel they are a bit too much for my swing. Played 2 rounds yesterday and struggled on the second round with making consistent swings with em. Felt like I really needed to go after it, never felt like that with any thing else.

I'm thinking the 1150 x soft stepped to try and keep the spin down. Anyone coming from the px?

BigPapy · April 10, 2017

Bump, really looking for some thoughts on these

hardcaliber · April 10, 2017

I'm curious about the 1150's as well. Currently playing px flighted 6.0 but feel they are a bit too much for my swing. Played 2 rounds yesterday and struggled on the second round with making consistent swings with em. Felt like I really needed to go after it, never felt like that with any thing else.
I'm thinking the 1150 x soft stepped to try and keep the spin down. Anyone coming from the px?

It's funny, back when I was using the 1150 i also switched from px flighted. I loved the consistent/stable feel of the px, but I was looking for something a little easier to swing and got fitted into the 1150. I think they are definitely really nice shafts. They fit well into the sweet spot of being a little easier to swing but still being somewhat stable. Spin was definitely higher that px flighted, but that made it easier to work the ball for me. I'm currently playing around with a set of project x lz, which im hoping will have the same stability of the project x flighted but give me a bit more spin and launch. Early returns are pretty good.

BigPapy · April 10, 2017

^cool thanks for the reply. What px flex did you go from to what in the 1150?

I hit some of the px lz 5.5 at the local GG, felt nice maybe a little loose but turning the ball a bit more than I would like.

It's almost impossible to find the 1150's to try out so probably have to just buy em and test. I know the x flex is about 116g so that's why I'd want to try them soft stepped.

Any other feed back would be appreciated!

hardcaliber · April 11, 2017

^cool thanks for the reply. What px flex did you go from to what in the 1150?
I hit some of the px lz 5.5 at the local GG, felt nice maybe a little loose but turning the ball a bit more than I would like.
It's almost impossible to find the 1150's to try out so probably have to just buy em and test. I know the x flex is about 116g so that's why I'd want to try them soft stepped.
Any other feed back would be appreciated!

I went from 5.0 in px flighted to R hard stepped in the 1150.

I would think with your swing speed that you would probably be in a S hard stepped at least if you went to 1150.

Maybe this would be a cheap way to test it out?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MIZUNO-MP-54-Single-FITTING-Iron-6-Iron-NIPPON-NS-PRO-1150GH-TOUR-STIFF-/222354441469?hash=item33c55b84fd:g:fxUAAOSw-0xYXFBW

BigPapy · April 13, 2017

I think I'm gonna try these out, just don't know if I should go stiff straight in or hard step. The stiffs are 116g and x are 121g. I don't swing real fast, mid 80's with 6 iron, 100-105 driver but have a more aggressive tempo and transition. Usually hit the ball high with some spin, due to a tendency to get a little flippy(working on that). I'm leaning towards stiff hard stepped once just to drop some spin a little. Anyone else have experience with these shafts?

cardoustie · April 13, 2017

I play 1150x soft stepped once in s55's .. awesome. Mine have the Ping dampener as well (Cushin)

I may try 1050x in a set eventually

Aren't the 120 or 130 modus a really strange profile? I can't recall which one

BigPapy · April 13, 2017

I play 1150x soft stepped once in s55's .. awesome. Mine have the Ping dampener as well (Cushin)

I may try 1050x in a set eventually

Aren't the 120 or 130 modus a really strange profile? I can't recall which one

What's your swing like? I was thinking ss the x's as well.