The different length of stock shafts in drivers across manufacturers only re enforces the importance of a custom fitting. Find the best golf driver for you taylormade club fitting tool. You may prefer a lighter, softer fairwaywood flex to hit higher shots. My current average driver distance is 190 metres 209 yards. The average driver length for all the other pros on the pga tour today is 44. For instance, i use the ust proforce v2 shaft in my woods and hybrids. Extra stiff, stiff, regular, senior and ladies, usually denoted by the letters x, s, r, a and. Apr 26, 20 tipping is a way to affect the flex of a shaft, he says. Understanding your speed is the most important in choosing your best driver shaft flex.
The ball will probably fly lower and shorter for any given loft, compared to a properly fit shaft. By using a shaftflex that is right for you, the club will work better and you will gain distance with much less effort. Today we want to consider if a regular or stiff driver shaft is best for you. The heavier the shaft, the shorter the overall length of the club and the stiffer the shaft is within the players flex range, the greater potential for control tighter shot dispersion. What is the role of shaft flex in a golf club and golf swing. They do this because a stiff shaft gives them more control over the clubhead throughout the swing. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver. And he knows if he did use a longer driver, hed have even more trouble keeping it in play.
This is a better version of any conventional solid maple tiger ld cue shafts. But getting tiger woods back on board he added the shaft to his driver, 3wood and 5wood during the playoffs after a brief hiatus is the kind of bump thats worth watching. Golf shafts are very likely the most critical part of the golf club. You ll find it easier to hit the sweet spot with a shorter shaft, and you can go after tee shots without losing much control. One of the most difficult aspects of fitting today is choosing the best shaft for a player. To create something that plays between a stiff and an extrastiff shaft, you could tip the shaft. Whenever he goes to a longer, lighter shaft, he misses more fairways than he hits. The flex of the shafts in your golf clubs is an important but oftenoverlooked. Schedule a golf club fitting today, click the schedule button or call 8883407820 and see if, like our testers, you can gain up to 16 yards of extra distance. In actual fact the best driver shafts can add a remarkable number of yards to a shot and can vastly improve the users game. Golf club shaft flex, too stiff a shaft in my golf driver.
Should i consider playing a softer flex shaft in my wedges. I recently installed a shaft into a fairway wood and immediately realized it was much too light. The weight of the shaft is going to help keep the players swing on plane. We work with our players to really understand loading a golf shaft and. Tiger woods at his longest used a relatively short 43. Players with slower swings typically choose shafts with progressively more flex, which. Tiger woods testing new driver shaft, loft at northern trust. Typically the rule of thumb is that a golfer with a slower swing speed will benefit from using a lighter shaft, and you would add weight as swing speed increases. Hes the inspiration for an entire generation of golfers to take up the game, he remains one of the most captivating personalities in golf, and he has taken on the. The all new kbs td tour driver wood shafts are a huge step forward.
Afternoons with mr hoganjody vasquez really fun read you should swing the most flexible shaft you can control tiger woods used. Shaft weight and torque make a bigger difference than shaft flex. Dec 10, 20 the reason that i asked is because a 103g driver shaft is an unusual, and somewhat retro choice by mr. Woods was one of the last to forego a steel shaft for graphite and over time the weight in his driver shaft crept lower. Importance of shaft weight in fitting dlance golfd. Woods briefly switched into a fujikura driver shaft, and a grafalloy made for tiger woods prototype, before settling into a mitsubishi diamana. Its why youll see someone with a 55gram shaft in their driver, but a totally different shaft in their fairway woods god forbid, different shafts for all three woods. Allnew kbs td graphite shafts for drivers and woods released. May 14, 2020 the swing speed is the main consideration in selecting a driver shaft. Mar 24, 2020 understanding your speed is the most important in choosing your best driver shaft flex. Finding the proper shaft flex is a process golfweek usa today. Jul 14, 2015 i recently installed a shaft into a fairway wood and immediately realized it was much too light. What you can learn from tiger woods driver adjustments at riviera. Getting into the nittygritty of the specs from a fitting perspective.
Generaly the heavier shaft will play stiffer and produce a lower launchspin in same shaft model light shafts are good if you can keep the spin down dustin johnston plays a 65g shaft but its very tip stiff and tiped 1. Tiger has been used to playing a steel shafted driver at a 43 and one half inch length. People are willing to sacrifice consistency for potential distance. Afternoons with mr hoganjody vasquez really fun read. It is a natural, physical, fact that most players with heavier driver shafts also play them at shorter lengths. Oct 30, 2012 shaft weight and torque make a bigger difference than shaft flex. The swing speed is the main consideration in selecting a driver shaft. Note the top of the bag changes dependent on the course and conditions. For example, tiger woods who consistently hits shots longer than 300 yards has a regular shaft in his driver. Getting the correct weight of your shaft is an important factor to consider as well.
For example, tiger woods who consistently hits shots longer than 300 yards has a. For example, typically a golfer who swings at 100mph would fall into a stiff flex shaft, but depending on various factors, you might want something stiffer. There are so many variables, that club fitters and players alike almost have to have a 6th sense to determine what is. Ive had a lot of success with having the same shaft in my driver and 3 wood i play a 16. The reality is most golfers need a softer flex shaft and more loft in the head. Woods acknowledged on saturday at the northern trust that he did switch the shaft on his driver. Steel vs graphite do shafts matter and does flex make a. Nine times out of 10, this method works well, but you still need to be comfortable hitting with whichever shaft you choose. The truth about golf shafts that every golfer should know. Because every player loads and releases shafts differently, the above chart is a relative not. Last week at the range i tested a callaway 7 wood that had a mizuno graphite shaft with torque 6. Ball speed 170 mph 160 mph 150 mph 140 mph mph 120 mph 110 mph 100 mph. The shorter length and heavier weight of the steel shaft fits his swing and makes him much more consistent.
The ultimate goal in shaft fitting is to find the best combination of both distance and control. Nov 22, 20 i think that the better players shafts these days i. Taylormade p7tw ironspremium blades codesigned by tiger woods. The real reason tiger woods and lindsey vonn broke. The general golfing public has been conditioned and educated that shaft flex is the endallbeall when it comes to shafts and that simply is not true. Sign up for the club champion newsletter golf club fitting information. Regular or stiff shafts for driver distance must read before you. Jan 28, 2014 tiger woods is also back to using a heavier shaft in his nike driver. Taking a look at popular driver shafts on the pga tour. Unless you are a huge hitter and average about 300 yards on your drives, stay away from extrastiff shafts. Adding lead tape to a shaft club makingfittingrepair. In fitting the golfer for the best shaft weight, experienced club fitters study the force and strength of the golfer and his swing. The more forceful and aggressive the transition move, the more quick and fast the swing tempo and the greater the strength of the golfer, the heavier the shaft weight should be to better match to these more.
If the shaft is too stiff, low and right will be a result. Generally driver shafts are the same as fairway wood shafts, meaning it is one shaft at raw length and is then butt trimmed to play at a specific length depending on the club. Heavier driver driver shafts for high handicaps clubs. Feb 25, 2015 in fitting the golfer for the best shaft weight, experienced club fitters study the force and strength of the golfer and his swing. The different length of stock shafts in drivers across manufacturers only reenforces the importance of a custom fitting. There are five generally used ratings for shaft flex. A professional golfer swings faster than those who are just entrylevel.
The other interesting part of the kbs td wood line is the absence of stated flex on each shaftyes, they. Jan 02, 2019 but getting tiger woods back on board he added the shaft to his driver, 3wood and 5wood during the playoffs after a brief hiatus is the kind of bump thats worth watching. Tiger woods specs clubs, grips, shafts, fitting the. Beyond his 15 majors and 82 total pga tour wins, he has developed a legacy that extends much further than his oncourse accomplishments. These players have aboveaverage swing speeds and therefore do not need the distance an.
A driver designed only for tiger woods now can be yours. The trend with companies like for example taylormade is to make really long and super light 4565 grams shafts to try to help the average player get more clubhead speed. Its a grafalloy prototype developed exclusively for tiger woods and it weighs approximately 103 grams with 1. With so many people still buying clubs without being fitted for them, this is a factor that you really. The blended graphitesteel players spec from aerotech. The mitsubishi rayon shaft is not an available addon, but the adila rogue silver produces very similar.
The momentum continues to the 20162017 season as hideki matsuyama uses one. Taylormade p7tw ironspremium blades codesigned by tiger. This is part 2 of the shocking shaft flex videos talking about how shaft flex might not make as big a difference as you think when it comes to playing good golf. The m2 is the most popular driver on tour, and with good reason, it offers unparalleled distance and forgiveness. Tiger woods puts new driver shaft in play at british open. If you look at the picture to the left, these are just a few of the steel iron shafts available and they run the range from 85 grams to grams. Tipping is a way to affect the flex of a shaft, he says. Those forces are generated by the type of swing that you have. With better manufacturing, the shaft engineers can then precisely engineer the point at which the shafts flex and by how much. May 28, 2018 getting the correct weight of your shaft is an important factor to consider as well.
Stiff shafts for irons but regular shaft for driver. So, tiger moved from a nike vapor speed with a matrix ozik shaft to the m2 with a mitsubishi rayon tensei ck pro white 70tx. Tiger woods changes driver and fairway wood shafts at riviera. The only way to know you have the bestfitting shaft is to experiment on a. The importance of shaft weight in fitting golf clubs cannot be overstated. Info choosing the best shaft for your game golfworks. Too stiffer flex shaft doesnt work enough down to impact, the club head would stay a little bit too open with not enough loft on the impact and would produce shots that cut low and right. Woods opened the year with mitsubishi chemicals tensei ck pro white shaft in his taylormade driver and fairway woods, but with his swing speed returning, woods opted to make a change this week at.
Based on the custom club fitting chart of taylormade the required speed for selecting stiff shaft flex is 95110mph and has 240275 yards of carrying distance. The ld shaft is the best shaft option for those who would tiger pro cue shaft is by far the best super low. I am eventually going to swap it out for a heavier shaft but in the mean time i was wondering if i could just add lead tape to the shaft. Jul 16, 2015 tiger woods switched driver shafts for the opening round of the british open, using a new 78gram matrix ozik tp7hde x flex shaft in place of his customary 93gram mitsubishi rayon diamana blue board shaft. Heres a picture of tiger woods when he switched over to using a graphite driving iron. The evidence we gathered clearly shows that shaft flex is a critically important variable in choosing the right clubs, and fitting it is not as easy as finding your swing speed on a chart.
In actual fact the best driver shafts can add a remarkable number of yards to. Jan 18, 2017 that latter scenario is what seemed to happen overnight with the graphite designs tour ad di shaft. Tiger woods switched driver shafts for the opening round of the british open, using a new 78gram matrix ozik tp7hde xflex shaft in place of his. Spec golfs director of fitting and sales, a softer flex in the scoring clubs can. Shaft flex extrastiff stiff regular flexible aflex ladies. Matching your driver shaft with your fairwaywood shafts may seem like the logical next step, but before you cough up a lot of cash for an upgrade, consider what you want to achieve with your woods. Flex refers to the ability of a golf shaft to bend as forces are applied to it during the golf swing. If he could hit the ball straight with a 45 inch clubhe would. True temper has produced a steel shaft lighter than most graphite shafts, the 75gram gs75. This may not seem like much but weight can dramatically change your performance. Tiger woods plays a different shaft flex in his irons and wedges. From charles howell iii to tiger woods to adam scott, it felt like every pga tour pro was playing the orange deep impact, and every forum was chattering about it.
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