Comments on: Driver Shaft Comparison http://www.thewalkinggolfer.com/driver_shaft_comp.html The Walking Golfer is a website dedicated to providing information about the many benefits of walking when you golf, which is how the game was intended to be played. If you are a passionate walking golfer then please consider joining the growing membership of The Walking Golfers Society. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:51:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Rob Rigg http://www.thewalkinggolfer.com/driver_shaft_comp.html/comment-page-1#comment-103 Rob Rigg Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:54:10 +0000 http://www.thewalkinggolfer.com/?p=73#comment-103 Hi Gono, I would recommend checking out some of the manufacturer websites or shaft websites to get some launch trajectory info. Titleist have a really good shaft performance scatter chart for their drivers and fairway woods. http://www.titleist.com/images/products/pdfs/909_shaft_chart.pdf Since we all swing differently, the best thing to do is get fit by a respected pro who has a launch monitor and a bunch of shafts to try. I think UST shafts tend to be affordable and the older Aldila shafts can be bought for a good price as well. Hope that helps. Hi Gono,

I would recommend checking out some of the manufacturer websites or shaft websites to get some launch trajectory info. Titleist have a really good shaft performance scatter chart for their drivers and fairway woods. http://www.titleist.com/images/products/pdfs/909_shaft_chart.pdf Since we all swing differently, the best thing to do is get fit by a respected pro who has a launch monitor and a bunch of shafts to try. I think UST shafts tend to be affordable and the older Aldila shafts can be bought for a good price as well. Hope that helps.

]]> By: Gono http://www.thewalkinggolfer.com/driver_shaft_comp.html/comment-page-1#comment-99 Gono Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:37:36 +0000 http://www.thewalkinggolfer.com/?p=73#comment-99 Great article. I've been looking for shaft comparisons as you have done. I currently have a VS Proto in my Cobra driver. It is their stock shaft which is a 65-S. I'm not sure if that is comparable to what you have tested. I hit the ball fairly low on a very boring flight. I'm looking for more height and wanted some opinions about the VooDoo shafts. I was at a golf show in Vegas this past week and demoed multiple drivers with the VooDoo shafts in them. Even with different heads, they hit the ball on basically the same flight. Again, I've always questioned the "name brand" shafts for mass produced manufacturers but the VooDoo was consistently better than the others offered. So, my questions. First, what do you think about the supposed after market shafts available as "stock" or "upgrade" options on today's clubs? Second, how's does, in your opinion, torque relate to ball flight. Low torque=lower ball flight, higher torque=higher ball flight. Third, I'm looking to replace my VS Proto but $200 on a shaft is out of my price range for now. I'm trying to come up with a budget replacement that would give me a similar flight as the VooDoo. Thanks for any info you can provide. Great article. I’ve been looking for shaft comparisons as you have done. I currently have a VS Proto in my Cobra driver. It is their stock shaft which is a 65-S. I’m not sure if that is comparable to what you have tested. I hit the ball fairly low on a very boring flight. I’m looking for more height and wanted some opinions about the VooDoo shafts. I was at a golf show in Vegas this past week and demoed multiple drivers with the VooDoo shafts in them. Even with different heads, they hit the ball on basically the same flight. Again, I’ve always questioned the “name brand” shafts for mass produced manufacturers but the VooDoo was consistently better than the others offered. So, my questions. First, what do you think about the supposed after market shafts available as “stock” or “upgrade” options on today’s clubs? Second, how’s does, in your opinion, torque relate to ball flight. Low torque=lower ball flight, higher torque=higher ball flight. Third, I’m looking to replace my VS Proto but $200 on a shaft is out of my price range for now. I’m trying to come up with a budget replacement that would give me a similar flight as the VooDoo. Thanks for any info you can provide.

]]> By: Rob Rigg http://www.thewalkinggolfer.com/driver_shaft_comp.html/comment-page-1#comment-37 Rob Rigg Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:35:22 +0000 http://www.thewalkinggolfer.com/?p=73#comment-37 Hi Lynn, The article above discussed different shafts in the Nike 460 Tour Driver - of the three shafts I tried the VooDoo SVS7 was my favorite - that is a 75 gram shaft so it plays a little stiffer than the 65g. I went to Red Tail Golf Facility in Portland, OR a couple of months ago to work with Jason Burnett on a Driver and 3 Wood fitting. I ended up trying a bunch of different head and shaft combinations. Due to my high launch, high spin tendencies, I ended up getting an 8.5* Titleist 909 D3 Driver with the stock Aldila Voodoo shaft in Stiff and a 13* Titleist 909 F3 Wood with the stock Aldila VooDoo shaft in Stiff. So I have low launch, low spin woods that optimize distance. In the launch monitor testing I have done an "X" shaft will minimize dispersion at the cost of distance. In my case, the loss of distance did not make up for the improvement in dispersion. In your case, it could certainly have been the right thing to do. At the end of the day, everyone has a different swing and swing speed so an "S" may work for a more "tempo" swing that has a higher swing speed while an "X" may work for a "quick" swing with a slightly lower swing speed. Jason told me that golfers often move up to "X" when they do not need it. He has a 108 - 112 swing speed usually and he plays an "S" shaft. I am not suggesting for one minute that you were fit with the wrong shaft, just that it shows how a swing speed based shaft formula will often be incorrect. Hi Lynn,

The article above discussed different shafts in the Nike 460 Tour Driver – of the three shafts I tried the VooDoo SVS7 was my favorite – that is a 75 gram shaft so it plays a little stiffer than the 65g.

I went to Red Tail Golf Facility in Portland, OR a couple of months ago to work with Jason Burnett on a Driver and 3 Wood fitting. I ended up trying a bunch of different head and shaft combinations. Due to my high launch, high spin tendencies, I ended up getting an 8.5* Titleist 909 D3 Driver with the stock Aldila Voodoo shaft in Stiff and a 13* Titleist 909 F3 Wood with the stock Aldila VooDoo shaft in Stiff. So I have low launch, low spin woods that optimize distance.

In the launch monitor testing I have done an “X” shaft will minimize dispersion at the cost of distance. In my case, the loss of distance did not make up for the improvement in dispersion. In your case, it could certainly have been the right thing to do.

At the end of the day, everyone has a different swing and swing speed so an “S” may work for a more “tempo” swing that has a higher swing speed while an “X” may work for a “quick” swing with a slightly lower swing speed.

Jason told me that golfers often move up to “X” when they do not need it. He has a 108 – 112 swing speed usually and he plays an “S” shaft.

I am not suggesting for one minute that you were fit with the wrong shaft, just that it shows how a swing speed based shaft formula will often be incorrect.

]]> By: lynn hall http://www.thewalkinggolfer.com/driver_shaft_comp.html/comment-page-1#comment-36 lynn hall Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:35:50 +0000 http://www.thewalkinggolfer.com/?p=73#comment-36 Interesting article. Well thought out. * I have been fitted by Bob Hickman of Campo Custom clubs. He has more radar fitting equipment than any facility I have been to previously. I swing 104 mph. I have a fast tempo & load my driver at the top & really load it on the down swing with a medium late release. I was fitted with a Wishon 5SL shaft. The only other shaft that fits my swing profile is the Aldila NV 65 X. Bob has some nice software that shows 4 separate bending points anlog the shaft length. That software allows you to choose different mfgrs shafts & compare bend points ... the bend profile. * My question is: You swing at least as fast or faster than I do ... yet choose a 'S' stiff Aldila NV 65 shaft. Why ? * After Bob's fitting ... I have a dispersion of 2 degrees on my driver ... compared to my previous fitting that netted me 8 degrees dispersion. I am pretty straight but can still work the drive. So my fitting with Bob was a success IMHO. * Thanks for your time. Lynn Interesting article. Well thought out.
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I have been fitted by Bob Hickman of Campo Custom clubs.
He has more radar fitting equipment than any facility I have been to previously.
I swing 104 mph. I have a fast tempo & load my driver at the top & really
load it on the down swing with a medium late release.
I was fitted with a Wishon 5SL shaft.
The only other shaft that fits my swing profile is the Aldila NV 65 X.
Bob has some nice software that shows 4 separate bending points anlog the shaft length.
That software allows you to choose different mfgrs shafts & compare bend points …
the bend profile.
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My question is: You swing at least as fast or faster than I do … yet choose a ‘S’ stiff Aldila
NV 65 shaft. Why ?
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After Bob’s fitting … I have a dispersion of 2 degrees on my driver … compared to my previous
fitting that netted me 8 degrees dispersion. I am pretty straight but can still work the drive. So
my fitting with Bob was a success IMHO.
*
Thanks for your time.
Lynn

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