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!
Now, use this tailored list to select an appropriate shaft at The GolfWorks – online at www.golfworks.com or inside of any Golf Galaxy store and at www.golfgalaxy.com.
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5b2m, the Speeder will be a straighter hitting shaft than the Aldila if you have the head speed for it to work and it seems you do. I have asked Jim at the GolfWorks if we have a shaft playability factor for this shaft. If we do, I will post it on this thread.
Ralph, I just got a TM R5 Neutral 9.5 with a Speeder 757 Stiff flex shaft. I hit this much straighter than my other driver with the NV 65 stiff. Any idea what general area the Speeder would fall on your shaft playability scale. I am guessing 4B1H. I hook it much less than the Aldila shaft. Is this because of its lower torque (2.5 degrees vs. 3.5)? Thanks, Scott
5B2m, for every 1 1/2" you tip trim a shaft you increase the stiffness by approximately 1 flex. So, obviously a 3/4" trim is about a 1/2 flex change stiffer. All this assumes the same swingweight both before and after if you are going to pull the shaft out and tip it and reassemble it.
Ralph, My driver is 45 inches long. I am still wondering how much you have to tip trim a shaft to get it to change a half flex or full flex. I am a hard swinger with a quick tempo, and I am looking to stiffen the tip of the shaft I already have rather than buy a whole new shaft. Thanks, Scott
Ralph.. The shaft lengths remained the same. The original shafts were Callaway Firm, but they were older. I had the 5 iron tested, and before the reshaft, it registered as a senior flex. I guess the age of the shaft caused it to deteriorate? In my 1st round with the new shafts, I was hitting over 140 with my new shafted 9-iron. Normally, I would have hit an 8 iron with the older shafts. I managed to hit my 5-iron ~pin high on a 205 yard par 3 which was very uphill. I would have definitely hit at least a 4-iron before the reshaft. In another round, I hit my reshafted 7-iron to a 168 labeled Par 3 which was uphill to ~2' and I was just right of the green (on a ball which wasn't solidly hit) on a 176 yard par 3. And it was a windless day during both rounds. I'll update you after this week. I'll be playing a couple of rounds next week in Gulfshores, AL and I printed a couple of your fitting scorecards for the rounds. Thanks for the shaft tool. It has seemed to help me very well. Ted
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