True Temper AMT Tour White Shaft
True Temper is a staple in golf shafts throughout the modern era of golf. While the Dynamic Gold is as popular as ever, True Temper still continues to find new ways to give golfers fresh options to optimize their iron performance. One of their more recent efforts is the True Temper AMT Tour White shaft. AMT actually stands for “Ascending Mass Technology” – the shaft weight increases 3 grams between each club. Out of the AMT family, the AMT Tour White is the low spin, low launch option with Tour weighting.
How Does it Feel?
Utilizing the same “DNA” of the classic Dynamic Gold shaft, the True Temper AMT shaft gets heavier as you progress from your long irons to your short irons. What this means is that the AMT Tour White is lighter in the long irons and the shorter irons have a more traditional Tour weighting and feel. I found the longer irons to feel noticeably lighter and smoother through impact. The scoring irons are definitely firmer with a little extra heft to them. What you’re really gaining here is that the short irons are firm, crisp, and responsive like you’d expect from a regular Dynamic Gold, while the longer irons have a similar feel in your hands but a lot less of a battle throughout the swing.
Flex profile seems to shift a little as you work through the AMT Tour White set as well. The shorter irons feel firmer with a lower kick and stiffer tip. As you move toward the longer irons, the kick moves a little further up the shaft and the feel lightens up a bit. While the kick point does seem to move up, the tip still has a firmer feel to stay consistent with the set.
On-Course Performance
One thing to keep in mind is that the True Temper AMT Tour White is not supposed to be wildly different than the original Dynamic Gold shaft. In terms of the shorter irons, I really found very little difference. My trajectory, spin, distance, etc were all about the same as a DG x100. The biggest performance differences came from the long and mid irons. Frankly, I’ve always found the Dynamic Gold to be a tough play as you get into the longer irons. My AMT Tour White experience was much different, however. I was able to get easy penetrating ball flights with tight control. The more player-friendly long irons made manipulating shots much easier. I would say the AMT Tour White could be the answer to the prayers of a player that likes the control and flight of the Dynamic Gold but feels like they’re constantly fighting against the long irons.
Final Thoughts
Like I said, I think the True Temper AMT Tour White is a great option for the better player that likes the standard Dynamic Gold, but finds the middle and longer irons tough to play. The AMT Tour White could solve that problem for them. Having that same tight control but easier launch is a big benefit in the AMT Tour White. Trust me, the lighter weights make a huge difference in the long irons. As always though, our experiences and swings are different. Make sure you work with a quality fitter first when considering the AMT family.
I have Mizuno JPX-900 irons combo set, includingbthe MP-18 MMC Fli hi all with KBS 120 Tour shafts. I’m a soon to be 60 year old with 4 handi and swing speeds still up there with some of the flat bellies kids. I hit my 4I consistently 205- 215. I keep trying hybrids to get that 225-230 gap filled with marginal results. Now for
My question: I just bought the MP-18 FLI Hi 3 iron and couldn’t find it in KBS ( except C taper…and I don’t like reviews on those) so got the iron with the TT AMT white Tour shaft. How do you compare the TT shaft above to KBS Tour 120? As always…The proof will be when I hit it, and if problems likely will switch shafts back to KBS. Hope I don’t ruin my 4 iron feel by swing a lighter TT for the 3I but will take some risk. Thanks for your help. Jack
Don’t like the reviews of the C-Taper? How does writing translate to your hands swinging the club? Gotta try it to know!
I can’t really make that comparison. They feel very different and the AMT Tour is lower launching on paper. I sort of feel like you’ve already made the purchase so just try it out, and if it doesn’t work for you, you know you like the KBS Tour in 120 in your irons so there you go. At least that’s how I’d treat the situation if I were in your shoes.
Are the AMTs an updated Tour Concept? Or those were constant weight but flighted. Similar though?
I honestly couldn’t tell you. Not familiar enough with the Tour Concept.
Any information/specs on the AMT Tour White S400?
I don’t but if you find any shop online that sells them, they’ll have all the specs.
Unfortunately I have not been able to find a shop. The only place I noticed that they are available is in Titleist’s Custom Option page. I reached out to True Temper but haven’t had any luck hearing back from them.
Here you go bud:
Golfworks
Yeah I checked that site already but they don’t have the specs for S400 AMT Tour White.
What specs don’t they have then? If you’re looking for more than weights and raw lengths, I can’t help.
I was mainly looking to confirm the numbers that are listed on the Titleist Custom Options page. Torque and weight.
Sorry, don’t have torque. Weight is in that link I provided.
How would you compare in terms of stiffness to KBS? Does the TT r300play more like a S in a KBS?
I need a lot more clarification.
Which KBS model are you comparing to? Are you asking if the specifically AMT Tour White in R300 plays to a S KBS (whatever model), or the standard TT R300?
Personally, I tested these in X100 and can’t really speak to the other flexes. I would also say trying to compare this shaft to a KBS Tour isn’t a fair comparison. Very different profiles and feels.
I am also curious to know if the AMT Tour White shafts are more weight sorted than the standard dg versions.
I don’t know, Carlos. I’m only working with the information provided on the True Temper website and the information on Golfworks. At this point, you’re likely better off following up with direct emails to True Temper to discuss their manufacturing and distribution processes.
No, the white ones are “tour weight”, not “Tour Issue” sorted. There is a Tour Issue AMT available with tighter weight sorting though.
what is similar to amt white s300 for KBS shafts. I’m looking to switch to KBS
It’s been awhile but I also think they’re sort of apples to oranges. Maybe C-Taper or Tour V? But I’m only saying that as they’re KBS’s low/low options.