People are willing to sacrifice consistency for potential distance. Those forces are generated by the type of swing that you have. What you can learn from tiger woods driver adjustments at riviera. Spec golfs director of fitting and sales, a softer flex in the scoring clubs can. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver. Tiger has been used to playing a steel shafted driver at a 43 and one half inch length. Outdoor fitting club champion partners with arccos golf the cut. The momentum continues to the 20162017 season as hideki matsuyama uses one. The all new kbs td tour driver wood shafts are a huge step forward. A professional golfer swings faster than those who are just entrylevel.
Woods briefly switched into a fujikura driver shaft, and a grafalloy made for tiger woods prototype, before settling into a mitsubishi diamana. I like the feel of the shaft, it is just too light for the clu. 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. May 28, 2018 getting the correct weight of your shaft is an important factor to consider as well. Beyond his 15 majors and 82 total pga tour wins, he has developed a legacy that extends much further than his oncourse accomplishments. If the shaft is too stiff, low and right will be a result. Allnew kbs td graphite shafts for drivers and woods released. Golf club shaft flex, too stiff a shaft in my golf driver. 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. Oct 30, 2012 shaft weight and torque make a bigger difference than shaft flex.
With so many people still buying clubs without being fitted for them, this is a factor that you really. Shaft flex extrastiff stiff regular flexible aflex ladies. The reality is most golfers need a softer flex shaft and more loft in the head. Unless you are a huge hitter and average about 300 yards on your drives, stay away from extrastiff shafts. Woods was one of the last to forego a steel shaft for graphite and over time the weight in his driver shaft crept lower. 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.
The different length of stock shafts in drivers across manufacturers only re enforces the importance of a custom fitting. 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. Getting into the nittygritty of the specs from a fitting perspective. Because every player loads and releases shafts differently, the above chart is a relative not. Tiger woods testing new driver shaft, loft at northern trust. Tiger woods changes driver and fairway wood shafts at riviera.
There are so many variables, that club fitters and players alike almost have to have a 6th sense to determine what is. In fitting the golfer for the best shaft weight, experienced club fitters study the force and strength of the golfer and his swing. According to woods, it was an old shaft he used to play that he has now gone back to. Getting the correct weight of your shaft is an important factor to consider as well. Afternoons with mr hoganjody vasquez really fun read. 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. Tiger woods puts new driver shaft in play at british open. 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. 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 ball will probably fly lower and shorter for any given loft, compared to a properly fit shaft. Stronger players with faster swings typically elect to use stiffer shafts, for example. These players have aboveaverage swing speeds and therefore do not need the distance an.
Tipping is a way to affect the flex of a shaft, he says. Ball speed 170 mph 160 mph 150 mph 140 mph mph 120 mph 110 mph 100 mph. In actual fact the best driver shafts can add a remarkable number of yards to. Mar 24, 2020 understanding your speed is the most important in choosing your best driver shaft flex. 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.
The only way to know you have the bestfitting shaft is to experiment on a. Tiger woods plays a different shaft flex in his irons and wedges. Importance of shaft weight in fitting dlance golfd. In actual fact the best driver shafts can add a remarkable number of yards to a shot and can vastly improve the users game. Ive had a lot of success with having the same shaft in my driver and 3 wood i play a 16. Shaft weight and torque make a bigger difference than shaft flex. Tiger woods is testing new loft settings and shafts for his taylormade driver and fairway wood to improve accuracy at the northern trust. 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. Understanding your speed is the most important in choosing your best driver shaft flex. This is a better version of any conventional solid maple tiger ld cue shafts. If he could hit the ball straight with a 45 inch clubhe would. For nongolfers or those just starting to get into the sport it can seem almost impossible that the design of the shaft will have much effect on the overall swing of the user.
Players with slower swings typically choose shafts with progressively more flex, which. So when tiger woods describes a driver shaft as being stout. 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. True temper has produced a steel shaft lighter than most graphite shafts, the 75gram gs75. The swing speed is the main consideration in selecting a driver shaft. The ultimate goal in shaft fitting is to find the best combination of both distance and control. The flex of the shafts in your golf clubs is an important but oftenoverlooked. 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. For example, tiger woods who consistently hits shots longer than 300 yards has a regular shaft in his driver. Taylormade p7tw ironspremium blades codesigned by tiger woods. Sep 21, 2018 flex refers to the ability of a golf shaft to bend as forces are applied to it during the golf swing. The different length of stock shafts in drivers across manufacturers only reenforces the importance of a custom fitting.
Woods acknowledged on saturday at the northern trust that he did switch the shaft on his driver. Jan 28, 2014 tiger woods is also back to using a heavier shaft in his nike driver. 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. With better manufacturing, the shaft engineers can then precisely engineer the point at which the shafts flex and by how much. You may prefer a lighter, softer fairwaywood flex to hit higher shots. I recently installed a shaft into a fairway wood and immediately realized it was much too light. The blended graphitesteel players spec from aerotech. Info choosing the best shaft for your game golfworks. The truth about golf shafts that every golfer should know.
Whenever he goes to a longer, lighter shaft, he misses more fairways than he hits. 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. Steel vs graphite do shafts matter and does flex make a. Jul 14, 2015 i recently installed a shaft into a fairway wood and immediately realized it was much too light. Stiff shafts for irons but regular shaft for driver.
Extra stiff, stiff, regular, senior and ladies, usually denoted by the letters x, s, r, a and. Afternoons with mr hoganjody vasquez really fun read you should swing the most flexible shaft you can control tiger woods used. The weight of the shaft is going to help keep the players swing on plane. They do this because a stiff shaft gives them more control over the clubhead throughout the swing. Nine times out of 10, this method works well, but you still need to be comfortable hitting with whichever shaft you choose. Taylormade p7tw ironspremium blades codesigned by tiger. 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. My current average driver distance is 190 metres 209 yards. Note the top of the bag changes dependent on the course and conditions.
The real reason tiger woods and lindsey vonn broke. There are five generally used ratings for 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. To create something that plays between a stiff and an extrastiff shaft, you could tip the shaft.
We work with our players to really understand loading a golf shaft and. By using a shaftflex that is right for you, the club will work better and you will gain distance with much less effort. Sign up for the club champion newsletter golf club fitting information. Regular or stiff shafts for driver distance must read before you. Heres a picture of tiger woods when he switched over to using a graphite driving iron. The average driver length for all the other pros on the pga tour today is 44. Finding the proper shaft flex is a process golfweek usa today. 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. 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. Jan 18, 2017 that latter scenario is what seemed to happen overnight with the graphite designs tour ad di shaft. This may not seem like much but weight can dramatically change your performance.
For instance, i use the ust proforce v2 shaft in my woods and hybrids. 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. Should i consider playing a softer flex shaft in my wedges. The importance of shaft weight in fitting golf clubs cannot be overstated. Adding lead tape to a shaft club makingfittingrepair. Tiger woods testing new driver shaft, loft at northern.
Today we want to consider if a regular or stiff driver shaft is best for you. For example, tiger woods who consistently hits shots longer than 300 yards has a. Find the best golf driver for you taylormade club fitting tool. 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. 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. What is the role of shaft flex in a golf club and golf swing. Last week at the range i tested a callaway 7 wood that had a mizuno graphite shaft with torque 6. The m2 is the most popular driver on tour, and with good reason, it offers unparalleled distance and forgiveness. Apr 26, 20 tipping is a way to affect the flex of a shaft, he says.
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. Flex refers to the ability of a golf shaft to bend as forces are applied to it during the golf swing. Its a grafalloy prototype developed exclusively for tiger woods and it weighs approximately 103 grams with 1. 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. And he knows if he did use a longer driver, hed have even more trouble keeping it in play. 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. 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. May 14, 2020 the swing speed is the main consideration in selecting a driver shaft. 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. The ld shaft is the best shaft option for those who would tiger pro cue shaft is by far the best super low. Taking a look at popular driver shafts on the pga tour. Nov 22, 20 i think that the better players shafts these days i. One of the most difficult aspects of fitting today is choosing the best shaft for a player.
Golf shafts are very likely the most critical part of the golf club. 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. The mitsubishi rayon shaft is not an available addon, but the adila rogue silver produces very similar. 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. Tiger woods witb for 2017 tigers bag for the hero world.
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