Stiff Shaft

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I have trouble with Regular Flex Shaft for my driver, recently bought a New one, with 9.5 degrees stiff shaft. Hit it very well.

Does it means, most probably, i need a stiff shaft? I swing quite fast... my Cobra Hybrid was quite well last time, but after i made some changes (more whipping), with faster downswing speed, it starts to Fade, will like my Driver theory, changing from Regular to Stiff for my Cobra Hybrid helps?

[JEFF4i]

Do you swing 135MPH like this other dude I know? Hehe, sorry.

What's your usual driving distance? That's the serious question.

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sorry a bit correction and conclusion here, i should be swinging a left slight draw with an R shaft, but changing to Stiff on my Driver changes to straight.

Cobra hybrid tried today, which is a Regular, went slight left draw as well... therefore, conclude i need a stiff shaft.

Not so fit nowadays but still able to swing my new driver stiff shaft to 250 yards.

[mddubya]

Your best bet is to find a golf shop with a swing monitor and find out what your swing speed is.

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Originally Posted by mddubya

Your best bet is to find a golf shop with a swing monitor and find out what your swing speed is.

totally agree with you, all these are just assumption... after i test... i will post the reason explained by the meter!

place your bet...

[Eracer]

Originally Posted by atom

totally agree with you, all these are just assumption... after i test... i will post the reason explained by the meter!

place your bet...

I think if you are hitting drives 250 and straight with a "stiff" shaft, then that's a good shaft. I put the word in quotes, because there is no such thing as a "stiff" shaft. One manufacturers "stiff" is another's "noodle."

Point being, don't focus on whether a shaft is "stiff" or "regular." Try to find the shaft profile that works best for you, with the driver head you like.

[mddubya]

Originally Posted by Eracer

I think if you are hitting drives 250 and straight with a "stiff" shaft, then that's a good shaft. I put the word in quotes, because there is no such thing as a "stiff" shaft. One manufacturers "stiff" is another's "noodle."

Point being, don't focus on whether a shaft is "stiff" or "regular." Try to find the shaft profile that works best for you, with the driver head you like.

Excellent point, I play a stiff in all my clubs, but for some reason one of the most popular shafts, a UST Proforce V2 in a stiff feels like a 2x4 to me. guess that's why there are so many shafts available huh?

[Rockford35]

What you want is to find shafts that play to a similar profile to what you've found to work.

Don't go by stiff or regular, that'll get you into trouble in a hurry.

R35

[clemsonhacker]

Originally Posted by mddubya

Excellent point, I play a stiff in all my clubs, but for some reason one of the most popular shafts, a UST Proforce V2 in a stiff feels like a 2x4 to me. guess that's why there are so many shafts available huh?

it felt like a wet noodle for me...

[Eracer]

And there you have it!

[mddubya]

Originally Posted by clemsonhacker

it felt like a wet noodle for me...

I'm almost afraid to ask, but what is your swing speed Clemson?

[West Coast Duffer]

Originally Posted by Eracer

I think if you are hitting drives 250 and straight with a "stiff" shaft, then that's a good shaft. I put the word in quotes, because there is no such thing as a "stiff" shaft. One manufacturers "stiff" is another's "noodle."

Point being, don't focus on whether a shaft is "stiff" or "regular." Try to find the shaft profile that works best for you, with the driver head you like.

Great point. I swing right at 100 and went in for a fitting on a shaft, and I was fitted for a regular flex becuase of an early release. I can actually swing a regular and a stiff but as Eracer said it depends on the manufacturer.

[FATC1TY]

I have a swing of around 89-91 and I have a stiff Aldila NVS 75X, the orange one...

I hit it okay.. I slice/fade alot, everything is straight or right. Mostly right.

[clemsonhacker]

Originally Posted by mddubya

I'm almost afraid to ask, but what is your swing speed Clemson?

i have a real violent move from the top. it really puts a load on the shaft. last measured SS is 108-111. stiff in ost shafts works for me just not the V2. i could be b/c i bought the shaft frm Ez and he but a vodoo spell on it. but the had the same problem with it... way to whippy...

[JEFF4i]

Originally Posted by Rockford35

What you want is to find shafts that play to a similar profile to what you've found to work.

Don't go by stiff or regular, that'll get you into trouble in a hurry.

R35

Rock's perfectly correct.

I hate the V2 in anything but a regular....for now, hehehe, see my other threads.

The Accuflex Creation in X-Stiff is perfect for me.

Previous to that, a Stiff VSProto was perfect, no idea why.

Just find the shaft that works.