MX-25's = forged soft carbon metal = rust (agreed)
Wilson Di7's = investment cast hard metal = no rust (so disagree)
Or am I missing the boat on summat here!
Not that I'm a metalagist or anything, but, the usual material for decent casting outfits (of which I class Wilson to be one) is "nickel-chromium austenitic steels" in the investment casting process. It'll rust eventually - give or take a few hundred years left out in the garden of a coastal village - you might see the odd spot.
Threadbare Chinese rip-off merchants may use the cheaper "ferritic and martensitic steels" in their investment casting process, that can be more prone to rusting - given extreme conditions. Even so, a wet neoprene cover = rust on a cast head, what's it wet with? Acid?
The only issue with forged irons is bag clatter, which is worse in a cart or trolley, so just use covers, I know anyone using one is an evil human being on most forums, but I use them (I carry though).
When used in covers forged irons will last for years, mine are 15 years old and will be good for many more
Forging/casting has no effect on corrosion, material chemical properties does however, don't know what the Di7's are made of but it's brobably not a nickel high stainless steel so i'd guess they will rust,
Of course as chris curry says acid will help the rust along nicely, as will fertiliser, salt, some dyes used on greens, all i'm saying is that covers slow the clubs drying i suppose.
Wormburner, tell me you've changed the shafts in those!
I'd love to know how stiff they are and what there bend profile is, in comparison to the modern junk. I know lofts and lengths have changed, I'd bet shafts have gotten softer to maximise the distance, and of course to let big man hackers buy stiff shafts.
" Hogan #4 shaft is a lightweight steel, mid flex. It is lighter then a Dynamic Gold which is also a High Bend Point shaft and will feel stiffer to those who may not generate enough club head speed to get the shaft to kick properly. I've played both and find the Hogan #4 gets the ball up a little higher then a DGS-300"
The guy that said they are heavy was wrong, the standard Apex (not Edge) is lighter than the S300, which I dislike, its also mid kick, the S300 has a higher kick, and as a result the Apex flies a little higher. The S300 is also stiffer imho.
Many players have loved the Apex for this reason, Langer springs to mind, he played them for years. They were made by Royal Precision and played as a 5.5, so they guy that said in the thread posted above that they play stiff as a board obviously needed a much softer, lighter flex.
Imo, the Apex 4 is a great shaft, I've played it for years.
I think the irons marking up thread is a thing of the past then,
Golf review is laughable, and no wonder you like them worm, they suit everybody with there High Medium Low bend profile, Super Stiff - soft flex and heavy-light weight properties?
If they do play like the 5.5's then they must perform well, the 5.5's are tidy shafts.
They don't just play like 5.5s, they ARE 5.5s, FM made them for Hogan before Callaway bought them out.
They are a well made medium weight medium launch shaft, compared to the S300s, hence why players like them after the Dgs because few players should and can use the S300s.
As for Golf review, its laughable now because its constantly spammed by tossers like Omen, but there are some very knowledgable guys in there, inc some fitters
