Snowman
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- Aug 6, 2007
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My current driver is the Callaway X460 with a Grafalloy Prolaunch Blue shaft in it. Now I do not know if it is me or the shaft, but I get sky high trajectory on my drives.
This is my first season back after a 7 year layoff from golf, and my playing partner says that my extremely high drives are more of a result of my steep swing and not so much from the shaft. I know my friend means well, but I am not so convinced he knows as much as he would like lead me to believe.
I am mostly a lurker here, but from reading everyone's post for the past few months, I understand a higher kick point in a shaft will produce a lower ball flight. With that knowledge, I looked up the Grafalloy Prolaunch shaft in my Golfsmith catalogue, and saw that it is listed as a shaft with a low bend point and its trajectory rating is set at HI.
Now I am not blaming it all on the shaft, but with the characteristics of the Prolaunch combined with my so-called steep swing, I think I am losiing valuable roll distance when my drives land like wedge shot to a green.
So I am here to see if you all agree on my assessment of the Prolaunch in my driver. If I am somewhat accurate, I am looking for shaft suggestions. Basically what it comes down to, I want a more penetrating ball flight. I am not looking to magically start hitting 300+ yard drives, but a 20 yard roll after carry is not too much to expect.
Price range would be $200 or less, just looking to swap something into driver real quick to finish out the season. I plan to continue grooving my swing over the winter then going to a launch monitor in the spring to get properly fitted before next season.
Thanks for any help you all can provide me.
Greg
Fredericksburg VA
This is my first season back after a 7 year layoff from golf, and my playing partner says that my extremely high drives are more of a result of my steep swing and not so much from the shaft. I know my friend means well, but I am not so convinced he knows as much as he would like lead me to believe.
I am mostly a lurker here, but from reading everyone's post for the past few months, I understand a higher kick point in a shaft will produce a lower ball flight. With that knowledge, I looked up the Grafalloy Prolaunch shaft in my Golfsmith catalogue, and saw that it is listed as a shaft with a low bend point and its trajectory rating is set at HI.
Now I am not blaming it all on the shaft, but with the characteristics of the Prolaunch combined with my so-called steep swing, I think I am losiing valuable roll distance when my drives land like wedge shot to a green.
So I am here to see if you all agree on my assessment of the Prolaunch in my driver. If I am somewhat accurate, I am looking for shaft suggestions. Basically what it comes down to, I want a more penetrating ball flight. I am not looking to magically start hitting 300+ yard drives, but a 20 yard roll after carry is not too much to expect.
Price range would be $200 or less, just looking to swap something into driver real quick to finish out the season. I plan to continue grooving my swing over the winter then going to a launch monitor in the spring to get properly fitted before next season.
Thanks for any help you all can provide me.
Greg
Fredericksburg VA