Prototype 2 Specs

[Claribel Lizama]

Ifyou agree with me that the central responsibility of the product manager is to make sure that you deliver to the engineering team a product spec that describes a product that will be successful, then we have to acknowledge the weaknesses in the typical spec process and take a hard look at how products are defined.

But the majority of the product spec should be the high-fidelity prototype, representing the functional requirements, the information architecture, the interaction design, and the visual design of the user experience.

The biggest surprise for most teams is that creating a spec this way will typically significantly reduce time to market. Yep. I realize this may sound counter-intuitive, but to understand why the total time to market is faster, you have to look a little deeper at what almost always happens in a software project. Because the typical spec is so poor (incomplete, ambiguous, and especially untested), and so few of the hard questions and critical details are actually addressed and resolved, it is during the engineering phase that the team is forced to tackle these issues, and either there is tremendous churn (the specs keep changing resulting in delays and frustration in engineering) or the engineers just make assumptions as best they can, and the product that ships is a mess and one or more update releases are required before you actually get something useful to your customers. In either case, the time to market is longer than it should be.

I've been having this issue for several weeks. Essentially, I have generated several links for a website design, as Development review links. When viewing the prototype links, the 'View Specs' tab (which shows the developers all the useful info such as color codes, measurements, etc) fails to load. You click the button and the little loading icon just spins.

The odd thing is, when I initially generated the links weeks ago, the 'View Specs' tab worked and you could see all of the development specs. It even worked a few days after I initially generated them.

Short of generated a new link, is there a work around for this, or a reason why 'View Specs' would decide to randomly stop working? What would cause a link that worked previously, to all of a sudden stop showing the specs?

We're so sorry to hear about the trouble. We'll need to test this on our end so will it be possible for you to share the file and the published link? If yes, please add the file to a shared location like Google Drive or DropBox and share the location link and published link through DM by clicking on my name. We'll also need the version of XD and OS used.

Can anyone give me a list of all the different modus prototypes and their specs (bend point, launch, spin, stiffness profile ei chart, etc...) and how they compare to what is available for retail. I have the 130 stiff and just want to know what other versions are out there that I might want to try. Tried to get the info from Nippon and they would give me anything. Any info would help. Thanks a lot!

Currently, there are 4 MODUS3 iron shaft models, (TOUR105, TOUR120, TOUR125, and TOUR130), and 12-15 other Nippon Shaft N.S. Pro iron shaft models. The MODUS3 current models really represent different shaft models for different swing types. There is quite a bit of information on this forum about different golfers experiences, especially with regards to the MODUS3 models.

Regarding the prototype models on tour- they really are prototypes, in that changes are made in reaction to the player testing, and if a prototype model version performs well, that particular prototype version may "graduate" to become a MODUS3 model available for sale. However, it is difficult to list all the prototype models and their specifications, as they are moving through a process of change.

I have been able to hit many of the different models, some prototypes, and as a fitter, I think all of the current models are great, and I am guessing that the "prototype journey" is a part of why these current 4 MODUS3 models work so well.

See the link below. I posted the comparison profiles for all the Nippon shafts that are in the Wishon database. The 125 is not available. As always, feel is going to be subjective, but that should give you a visual look at the differences between their current lineup of shafts.

3N14 - Little info available but was told it is a typical profile with player requested tweaks. My guess is very similar to Tour125 but with some very minimal tweak to stiffness of mid section or tip. Mid kick, mid weight.

I hit SPB X in like 2005/2006 ish. been a while. I remember it being heavy and muted. Like a less lively S400 but heavier, like an S600. But with more mid-kick and stiffer handle. It was a dream in wedges, was low controlled launch with perfect amount of spin for me. Liked it much better than WV wedge shafts which felt oddly weighted and knuckled with lower spin for me. In full irons the SPB X was a bit too much IMO, I never did hit SPB Stiff but probably would have like them. SPB in general is the best 50%, knockdown shot, producing iron shaft I ever hit. Low laser beams at the pin. I guess more the mid/long irons were the issue. Maybe if I had the money could have tried like a SPB/SPO blended set.

I was quite excited to try the LSL2 Xs I got, shafted them up and hit the course. Shafts feel good, tiny bit less action than my ORA or retail Tour125, assume its just a hair firmer in the mid-section. This correlated for me into less kick and less feel and I ended up with about a 1/2 club shorter on my distances. I think LSL would be lower launch than some of the 115g-ish iron shafts out there, but up against my ORA proto's it wasn't able to decrease my launch by much, if any. So I think the experiment is over for me. I'm pretty sure I hit LSL stiffs back in 2016 and I assume I was properly loading/releasing them and got the desired feel and flight I wanted so I may end up looking for a set of LSL "1s" in Stiff. But I'm never disappointed by a Nippon shaft. they all still feel great and I totally understand not all of them will fit me, especially the lighter ones. I've always been a heavy shaft guy.

I have owned many of these sets purely by buying them on eBay when they pop up. Nippon was nice enough to give me a few to try back in the 2014-2015 timeframe when I went to the Riviera tournament and their van was there...but I don't actively ask or have a hook-up to get what I want. I have yet to try the GOST hybrid, the Tour115 or the new Regio wood shafts. I have been trying to get my hands on a Nippon putter shaft for some time with no luck.

I never expect anything from anyone. If they offer, I will gladly accept and try and review. My caveat is I that I review fairly, not biased. So if you give me something I don't like, I may either remain silent on it altogether, or I might say it's not for me, reasons why I think it didn't work, and leave my thoughts on who might like it and why.

Its always cool to see whats coming around next, or what an OEM is thinking for the next product. I have been part of testing, or played with engineers for several companies and its always interesting to pick their brain. I'm not the most consistent golfer so some times I'll play a round with them and I'm obviously not pro-level. My short game bails em out a lot and makes the score look better than my swing.

As far as Nippon goes, I have their reps number. I text him from time to time if I see a new proto pop up, or maybe if I see a new pro on TV with that red silk screen and I'll ask what they have. I moved to Florida and got a job where I wasn't able to be on here as often as I used to be so I think those two things kind of got in the way of continuing a closer, on-going, relationship with them. I had hoped to run into them in Florida around the PGA show but its been virtual and I don't have my own credentials to enter and bump into them. But hopefully we continue to talk, and I'll always prioritize Nippon shafts in my irons due to their performance and feel, and never due to freebies they may pass my way. Or reviews I'm expected to write.

Its probably closer to the 950 or 1050 shafts but the irons get progressively lighter from wedge to 3i. Longer clubs light. Shorter clubs heavy. I'd anticipate slightly more spin and launch than tour105.

I sold or gave away all of my C10/2S14 stuff. I only keep my C10 37" wedge shaft backups as I still game that shaft. Currently I am using ORA S/X & 125S/X off and on in my irons so I really only keep those. I've decided to stick to those weights, south of 130g.

I have a weird question that @markheardjr might be able to answer. I've been on a mad dash to find 120x .355 from a couple of different sources(all reputable authorized dealers) given the huge delays we're seeing. When I'm looking at the serial codes almost all of them have an SKXXXXX designation except for the 40" 4 iron which has a XI-2E12 PRO on it. I just want to make sure they are all correct as I've ordered to my knowledge all 120x .355. All look to be around the same year of production.

Any insight you might have would be awesome.

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