SK Fiber Tour Trac 80

[RC52]

I know MGP, YoungGun, and Lyle have experience with this shaft, so i'm looking for some advice.

So anyways, I'm thinking about putting TT 80 in my driver, one because its inexpensive to try, and two because the DVS shaft is 50g and it just too light for my taste. Ballflight is a also bit too high for my preference, i play a lot at the coast in Oregon, and i live where we get howling winds frequently in the Spring and Fall.

From the spec's it looks like the TT 80 is a a butt stiff, tip soft shaft which oviously promotes a higher ballflight, but i guess what i'd like to know if anybody had experience with tipping it or it's characterisks played un-tipped.

[Youngun5]

I play the Tour Trac 100. Which is a whole different animal than the 80.

I do LOVE the TT100 though. I need to get several more.

[LyleG]

I just installed a TT80 in one of my drivers yesterday. Great shaft. Very smooth, nice kick, consistent, true to flex and cheap as chips.

[MGP]

I have two 11.5º Maltby CT250s. One has a TT80 Stiff and the other a VS Proto 65-S. I hit them both with very similar trajectory, I would say high end of mid. As long as I have good upper center face contact they go in the wind we play in here quite well. For me those are the two shafts I've found over the past couple years that always feel good to me. I would say the TT80 feels slightly softer and a bit smoother but very similar. I've never really noticed the weight difference between the two.

I just snagged a mint 10.5º Exotics driver head on the 'bay for cheap today and I'm seriously thinking about dropping a TT80 in it unless I can get a VS Proto ridiculously cheap again.

Edit: I also meant to add that high ball flight and wind are not necessarily a match made in hell. The real key to distance is getting optimum spin. Trajectory calculators and sims will show time after time that a high launch with optimum spin will get you your longest distance, even in wind. It's excessive spin that kills you.

I play in Kansas where 15-20mph+ winds are really common. I hit it way higher now than I used to off the tee thanks to going with higher lofted/lower spin driver heads, mostly for control and a slower swingspeed. When I do actually launch the ball off the upper half of the clubhead and get the low-ish spin and high ball speed for my swing speed, the ball carries further than I ever used to get with carry and roll -- even in the wind. If you get the right spin you'll be amazed how much the ball bores through the wind, even with a high(er) launch.

[RC52]

Ordering a TT 80 today, MGP have your ever tip trimmed this before? I'm thinking about tipping it 1" when i get it.

[MGP]

I don't need to tip trim it for my driver. Of all the stiff shafts I've used this one has always felt the best -- I'd describe it as a very smooth stiff, maybe a little soft compared to a lot of other "stiff" shafts but very smooth.

If you're thinking about it in a fairway wood, definitely tip it.

[RC52]

So, i found a Maltby CT250 11.5* head, bought a SK Fiber TT 80 stiff shaft, had it tipped 1/2", and boom happened! Average distance off the tee, 240 yards. My miss was to the right, and i was hitting power fades. It could be me, but the feeling off the head wasn't crisp as my Adams XTD A3 head, but overall a solid combo for under $60. I'm gonna buy another TT 80's and put one in my Adams driver. Sweet sweet shaft for the price.