Tool: Find the shaft for you
It’s no secret that little standardization exists within the shaft industry. The Shaft Playability Factor rankings help you account for flex, weight, torque, bend point and tip stiffness and find the correct shaft for you. Use this simple tool to take advantage of the most simple and effective shaft selection system in clubmaking!
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Recent Comments
Ralph, I'm having a set of MMB’s built and wanted to know your thoughts on shaft selection. My shaft MPF selector results are 3B2M. I like the TT Score w/ Sensicore, but also liked the reviews on the FST 115. The FST 115 has a soft tip and low bp. Can the TT Score tip be softened because I like a higher ball flight? Which would give me better accuracy?
Surffish, first of all out of the shafts you have listed, the Pro Launch Blue would probably be the best choice. It seems that the softest tip would help her with the push. I am also concerned that the face angle on the driver may be open a degree or so and if this is the case, it would be more of the culprit than the shaft. I hope she has a 11 1/2 to 12 1/2 degree loft on the driver also and not a lessor loft. 13 degrees may not be too much, but she would need to get into a launch monitor to check this out. The range would be fine also, but most of the test clubs to try are usually in the stores and not out on the range. The problem with the Pro Lauch Blue shaft is its high cost and especially if you are also going to reshaft her fairaway metals. Here's a sleeper shaft to try if you want. It's the MPF Series Wood Shafts. The "R" flex has a soft tip and its only 60 grams. It is a very good shaft and would cost around the same as the Pro Launch Blue if it had one of the big shaft names on it. Just a thought. One final thought; since TaylorMade is notorious for longer length clubs, measure her driver and fairway metal club lengths. You know her swing and ability better than me, but I would like to see her hit a driver at 43 1/2" or 44" max. I hope it is not a 44 1/2" or even a 45" that she now has. I also would suggest looking at a hybrid to replace the #3 iron. Again, you know her better than I.
Ralph, I am about to make some long irons for a woman that is having trouble with her current long irons (3-6 irons). She has womens shafts yet hits a 6 iron from 150 and drives about 200-250. She has mens regular shafts on her driver and fairway woods (TM Burner) and likes them. They have light shafts. She tends to push the ball. Do you have any shaft recommendations to try for her? I was looking at the UST ProForce 75s, iRod, XCaliber and Prolaunch Blue. Jeff
I would be interested to know how shafts are frequency matched. Taking a set of uncut shafts are they trimmed to length at the top or the bottom? When shortening a driver can the shaft be cut at the top after removing the grip or must the head be removed and the tip cut and then reglued?
Bill E, good to hear from you. Simply go to the home page on this site and you can download the 2008 and 2009 updated MPF's in PDF format and you will have all the additional MPF's to get you up to date. Let me know if you have any trouble getting the information.
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