In a typical driver fitting, for example, a low trajectory shaft may produce a 9 degree launch while a midhigh trajectory shaft may only increase the launch to. We have high launch shaft, low launch shaft, higher spinning shaft, mid spin and low spin. Aug 30, 2011 page 1 of 3 how to get more roll from a driver. Aldilas rogue silver driver shafts have low torque 3. Tipping a shaft instead of going stiffer team titleist. The xcon series produces a high launch with a low spin rate. It is an unusual addition in that it is only available in 4 models, 60 and 70, s and x. Stainless steel weight at heel and long hosel to optimize cg for low to mid launch with low spin. Ping say this should reduce spin by 400rpm, but for me it was more in the 200 rpm range with the 10. The matrix ozik shaft hasnt been around long but that short time, matrix has gained a wide earned respect for being a premier golf shaft maker in fact, many people may not know this, but matrix has more pga tour players in the top 10 than any other. Down at callaway, which was an eye opening experience we were hit with the bomb that shafts dont matter in the least, strike matters, shaft not so much. Driver technology can help increase your swing speed without any other changes in your game.
Taking a look at popular driver shafts on the pga tour. The shaft i ended up with was a rip 60 stiff with a low kick. Mid to high launch low spinning shafts general equipment. Stainless steel weight at heel and long hosel to optimize cg for low to mid launch with low spin project x driver shaft. The key feature is the aerodynamic design on the sole to promote less drag and faster clubhead speed which produces faster ball speed for more distance. I have tried changing to low spin shaft diamana whiteboard stiff and less lofted club 9. This includes recommendations for shaft length, shaft weight, shaft trajectory, shaft spin, and swing weight. Info choosing the best shaft for your game golfworks. This line represents a swing with a dynamic loft of 10. One of the most difficult aspects of fitting today is choosing the best shaft for a player. Dec 22, 2012 my shaft, the snv8 is combination of the s core and the nv.
There are other reasons that i like the type s besides where its made and thats its softer feel,and thats its trajectory as well. This doesnt mean that the type d is not a good driver. With the fukikura options, the speeder profiles are pretty solid some are classic for a lowspin, lowlaunch slightly heavier shaft. Kia sorento automatic transmission 2011, front driver side cv axle shaft by omniparts. I have always loved the look and feel and sound of titleist drivers. Carbon and an industry first triax core helped elevate our most premium and highperformance shaft to date with the speeder evolution. Taylor made sim driver custom shaft options fairway golf blog. A 910d3 wpx shaft bettered spin numbers by a marginal amount, but i have a feeling that is the head more than anything. For all ability levels, the external weighting of the large, forgiving g20 driver helps launch the ball high with low spin for maximum distance and accuracy by optimising the cg location. The shaft produces a midlaunch angle with low spin resulting in a penetrating ball flight.
Jan 20, 2011 the current shaft in my r7 tp is a fujikura motore f1, 75g. Aldilas rogue max multiaxial 60x is 65 grams and features a lowmid launch characteristic with low spin. That doesnt necessarily mean that the driver says 10. The shaft has had a recent tour win by james hahn in his pxg 0811x driver. Hi guys, looking for a new shaft for my titleist 909 f2 sick of the horrible made for voodoo. The driver software, written in excel, starts with a page to compare up to 10 shafts with each. Profile project x graphite if any shaft can be said to have made the most noise on tour in 2010, this would be it. At the end my ball flight was still lower than i wanted. However, we were never able to get enough loft to get my launch angle above 9 to 10 degrees on average. Mar 22, 2017 with the lowspin design, i hit it longest of the current offerings and cant remember the last time i missed a fairway. So today every shaft maker and head maker is claiming low spin, its all relative to the players preception of what low spin is compared to drivershaft setups they have tested. The type s has a more penetrating straight ball with low spin for good run. Its a wonderful shaft that provides good ball speed, very low spin and pretty tight dispersion.
Unlike the driver head it gets installed in, pga pros do not get paid to play a particular shaft. This topgrade product is expertly made in compliance with stringent industry standards to offer a fusion of a wellbalanced. On the other hand, 2 tests showed that the shafts labeled low spin actually did produce significantly lower spin. Taylor made sim driver custom shaft options fairway golf. This driver shaft technology is working of the success of their iron shafts and provides a penetrating midlow ball trajectory with very low spin. Ping have also moved the balance point higher and added head weight to create more mass at impact. In our research, just tipping a shaft 1 will not reduce the spin of a player very much, but the combination of swing change, head and loft change as well as tipping. But i had some time to kill yesterday, so wandered over to the local golf retail store. Best realdeal shaft and is long and very adjustable. In 2 of our tests, the difference between low spin and high spin shafts was less than 2% or 40 rpms. Some of that i think has been caused by a grip problem that i just figured out yesterday. Matrix offer two ranges of high performance shafts. Typically 75 gram shafts but smoother tempos can play lighter weights.
Hi, i am hitting my driver high but only get a few meters of roll. The driver shaft software presents views of shaft models, individual shafts and close matches to a selected shaft. The callaway diablo is an example of a hightech driver. Fujikura becomes exclusive golf shaft manufacturer to support the folds of honor foundation to support veterans families through raising scholarships from proceeds on patriot edition shafts. Mca golf formerly called mitsubishi golf so, given that pros only use the shafts that they believe are the best, and are not biased because of financial motivations, amateur and casual golfers can safely conclude that brands that are popular in. I bolded those two sentences because even i had to take a. However, since this is glg or, if youve ever read any of my yahoo. For a while now, golfers have heard about the high launch and low spin shaft that is almost a unicorn. Low spin driver shafts clubs, grips, shafts, fitting. Answers, you should know im going to use a lot more than just one word the shaft has one main job to do. There are so many variables, that club fitters and players alike almost have to have a 6th sense to determine what is.
Additionally, the ls tec has a rougher face design, another feature incorporated into the design to help bring spin rates down. The best golf drivers for slow swing speed sportsrec. Use our fitting wizard to find the right driver shaft for you. Any suggestions on mid to high launch driver shafts that have low spin. Previous clubs were titleist tmb with aerotech sf 110cw, and ball flight with these was noticibley higher. The diesel golf shaft features a low spin and torque graphite design to help the golfer gain additional distance on the drive. The krank rage driver is the longest driver i have ever owned. The current shaft in my r7 tp is a fujikura motore f1, 75g.
Since it is the forward bending of the shaft that influences the dynamic loft at impact, and since dynamic loft at impact controls both launch angle and spin in the same way, it is impossible to create a shaft that is either high launchlow spin or low launchhigh spin. The reality of shaft fitting is that the differential in spin and trajectory from lowest to highest is actually quite modest. Sure a shaft bend profile might help with your angle of attack and strike but id suggest getting a trackman lesson and seeing your numbers and working from there. Aug 26, 2011 the ping g20 driver is a game improvement golf driver for golfers looking for high launch and easy to control drives. Torque is not considered a fitting factor unless the shaft is considerably high say 4. The boron fiber also reduces torque, which can offer better energy transfer, more accuracy and better feedback especially for skilled, highswingspeed.
What the golf scientists have found is that in order to maximize distance with the new lowspin balls, the clubhead needs to launch the ball at higher. With a high launch and low spin, the shaft is geared for those searching for extra stability. Shaft actually influences ball flight very little for most people, and is entirely player dependent. I currently have an ust axivcore tour green shaft, mid launch low spinning shaft, feels ok. 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. Low spin driver shafts clubs, grips, shafts, fitting the. In actual fact the best driver shafts can add a remarkable number of yards to. The graphite design tour ad m9003 released in mid 2015. During my fitting we were able get a shaft combination that got my spin rate down to right around 3,000. The way the shaft flexes forward at impact can also affect the launch angle. I also was in the search for a high launchlow spin shaft. The lower spinning g model with the higher launching di shaft was the perfect combo for what i was looking for. The anser is a low spin driver that took a lot of the ballooning arc out of my drives.
You can literally create as many profiles as you want for driverwoods and ironhybrids. This video i test all 4 of titleist ts driver stock shafts to see what the difference is between them. Aldila voodoo svs6 club makingfittingrepair mygolfspy forum. Oct 07, 2018 this video i test all 4 of titleist ts driver stock shafts to see what the difference is between them. When youre choosing a driver, focus on getting a clubhead loft, cg and moi configuration that suits your swing tendencies and aids you in producing your desired ball flight, combined with a shaft that provides the feel and feedback preferred. This combination has a stiff tip and is considered to be a low launch and low spin shaft. This is especially useful if you are getting recommendations for family members, or you want to track your fitting recommendations over time. A prototype shaft from the pga tour is making its way to retail later this year.
Best high launch low spin driver shafts toronto golf. The tour ad mt wood shaft is available in 50g r2, r1 and s flex, 60g sr, s and x flex, 70g s and x flex and 80g s and x flex. Nows the time to swap steel for graphite in your iron shafts. In actual fact the best driver shafts can add a remarkable number of yards to a shot and can vastly improve the users game. According to golf digests hot list 2011, the octanes 46inch lightweight shaft is designed to increase swing speed, and a chemically milled cupface helps improve ball speed. May 28, 2019 matt, this is more of a fitting question, but i ordered a set of the 0211 based off my past specs and the ball flight is lower than desired with the graphite mmt 80 stiff shaft. It worked best for me because im around 100 mph swing speed with the driver and tend to put a lot of spin on the ball. How do the fubuki shafts and the px tour issue shafts compare.
The standard vs6 version weighs just less than 70 g and comes in three flex options. The fujikura diesel and diesel tour driver golf shafts are fujikuras flagship shaft designs. The range across all testers was 333 rpm to 1076 rpm on an individual basis. You can literally create as many profiles as you want for driver woods and ironhybrids. Apr 17, 20 i tested at least 6 drivers on this list and ended up with the ping anser. Use club face loft and tee height to acquire launch angles and then use shaft to control spin based on shaft weight and tip stiffness. Dragonfly technology to improve the aerodynamics in the g, ping engineers studied dragonfly wings and after doing so opted to use lighter material in sections of crown. Not only does the new g20 driver feel light despite a head weight around 7 grams heavier than the g15, but the paint job is a few shades lighter with a silvery gray finish that does a great job at absorbing glare and reflections. Mar 05, 20 oban, a highend golf shaft manufacturer based in chicago, released the first member of the kiyoshi family, the kiyoshi purple, in mid2011. Nov 21, 2011 on average our testers generated 2868. Firm mid section and low launch, low spin is the norm for more control. Mar 29, 2011 loft a key factor in selecting a driver. The tour ad mt design is based on the very popular tour ad di model and utilizes the same toray companys nanomaterial or di technology in the tip section of the shaft. Now, should you launch the ball too high and with too much spin, you might move into a lesslofted driver with a firmer, heavier shaft profile and higher kickpoint i.
Understanding golf shaft launch and spin true fit clubs. I can vouch for the fact that it is a penetrating ball flight. A smooth profile, low spin and 3 launch options were an instant hit with tour reps and club fitters globally. This year titleist added two new models to reach a wider audience. If you are familiar with matrix driver shafts, then you must have heard about the mfs matrix flight system golf driver shafts that come in three series. All lowlaunch, lowspin shafts have stifftip designs, but the addition of boron puts the tensei ck pro white in a class of its own when it comes to lowering launch angle and spin rate. Taylor mades new driver for 2020 is the sim drivers. Our resident dimplehead tackles the necessity of low spin drivers, the best forgiving irons, and taylormades new original one mini driver. Boasting 40gram shaft options and a slight draw bias, the ts1 serves the moderate swingspeed crowd who havent always considered titleist an option. The key to that low torque is the ultrahightensile strength of the carbon fiber. My shaft, the snv8 is combination of the s core and the nv. This nv is the old green aldila shaft that was popular on tour, and still used now, for several years now. Moral of the storyone persons lowspin shaft might be the next persons superspinner.
Generally speaking a shaft itself wont lower spin, the driver head, angle of attack and where you strike the ball have a far greater impact on spin than the shaft. The weighting in the ping g20 allows for a high launch off the face and low. Mid to high launch low spin quality shaft if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Spent almost a year experimenting with different head shaft combos. The shaft i ended up with was a rip 60 stiff with a low kick point. The average spin difference between the highest spinning and lowest spinning shaft on an individual basis was 687 rpm. Hi daniel, thanks for your post and i hope this leads to a good discussion on lowering spin, how low is too low, tipping and what other players have done to change their spin. There is no such thing as a low spin low launch shaft, just as there is no such thing as a high launch high spin shaft. Generally, 29003000 is roughly ideal as far as spin rates go again, using a rough estimate for distance and what not. Nothing gets more attention in the shaft business than the driver shaft. Thp tv decided to go straight to the source and discuss this topic with a top shaft.
In fact, many people may not know this, but matrix has more pga tour players in the top 10 than any other. What the golf scientists have found is that in order to maximize distance with the new low spin balls, the clubhead needs to launch the ball at higher. Ive gone from a player who needed all the carry i could get to a player who now prefers a more stable mid trajectory ball that will run as long as it can. For those that dont want to spend the big money, fuji pro tour spec is the one jb holmes uses in driver and fairway. In 3 of 7 tests, the shaft that produced the lowest spin was labeled high spin. These 3series include the low spinning black tie m5, red tie q5 and the one that is our featured model on the list, the high launch with mid spin, white tie x5. Comparison of graphite golf driver shafts sportsrec. The graphite design tour ad iz shaft produces high launch and low spin with a unique feel introduction. Although swing has a major affect on spin, there are many shafts that can help bring the spin number down. The purplecolored shaft uses obans emersion wrapped frequency technology to offer golfers a product with a highlaunch and lowspin in a wide weight range 45to85 grams and hybrid, lx flexes.
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