- Dec 22, 2007
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Hello mates.
Today I was at the range, and got the opportunity to compare a 9.5º Burner 07 on a stiff OEM shaft with my 10.5º Hibore XL reg Fujikura Gold (yes, the shaft sucks ).
Normally my ball flight with the Hibore is too high for my taste, and it balloons quite a bit more than I would want. I was driving quite well today so even though I don't like my ball flight it was flying alright, around 240-250yds, and straighter than normal. Since my launch angle tends to be quite acute, I thought I was going to hit the ball with the Burner quite low due to the 9.5º (I hadn't realized I was playing a stiff shaft at that moment). What a surprise it was when I hit the TM and got a similar ball flight but with a lot less ballooning, with a yard loss of around 10-15 maximum. Then I realized I was playing a stiff shaft. I was very pleased with the results of the Burner, and now I am thinking:
1. Does the stiff shaft (the OEM RE-AX) gave me the better ball flight, or was it the 9.5º head?
2. Should I try to shaft the Hibore XL with a stiff shaft or change the head instead even though my Swing Speed goes around 100mi/h only? Or should I try and find a lighter shaft like the Re-Ax 50g?
3. Any other reason on why would my ball flight change that much? How does the Re-Ax shaft
4. Should I be looking to Ho a new 9.5 head or rather change my shaft? (Options are welcomed)
Thanks mates....
Today I was at the range, and got the opportunity to compare a 9.5º Burner 07 on a stiff OEM shaft with my 10.5º Hibore XL reg Fujikura Gold (yes, the shaft sucks ).
Normally my ball flight with the Hibore is too high for my taste, and it balloons quite a bit more than I would want. I was driving quite well today so even though I don't like my ball flight it was flying alright, around 240-250yds, and straighter than normal. Since my launch angle tends to be quite acute, I thought I was going to hit the ball with the Burner quite low due to the 9.5º (I hadn't realized I was playing a stiff shaft at that moment). What a surprise it was when I hit the TM and got a similar ball flight but with a lot less ballooning, with a yard loss of around 10-15 maximum. Then I realized I was playing a stiff shaft. I was very pleased with the results of the Burner, and now I am thinking:
1. Does the stiff shaft (the OEM RE-AX) gave me the better ball flight, or was it the 9.5º head?
2. Should I try to shaft the Hibore XL with a stiff shaft or change the head instead even though my Swing Speed goes around 100mi/h only? Or should I try and find a lighter shaft like the Re-Ax 50g?
3. Any other reason on why would my ball flight change that much? How does the Re-Ax shaft
4. Should I be looking to Ho a new 9.5 head or rather change my shaft? (Options are welcomed)
Thanks mates....