Any pro's use regular shafts?

[Ethan]

I've seen stats showing him swinging at 106-110 with distances that correspond to his PGA stats (276)

I'm pretty sure he's got a more consistent one than any on here - which is more important. Wouldn't say it as 'nicer looking' though!

Cambo's demo reflects what I've seen other Pros do. I'm surprised how low he hits it btw.

And I wonder if it's significant that there are more Major winners in the bottom 20 of the PG Driving distances than there are in the top 20!

Oops, i meant just under 110. Obviously.

 

[Foxholer]

Looks nice through impact, which is the only place it matters.......

only place it really matters - certainly agree.

So do you ignore every coach that suggests you change something on your backswing? Or model your swing on Furyks? The sing thought could be ;octupus falling out of a tree'!

Beautiful it ain't; effective it certainly is.

How about this one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7S8LyE0HpY

That should be enough to get folk back on topic!

 

[kid2]

My Pro says I warrant Stiff shafts as well..... I swing a 7 iron between 85-88 mph and my driver swing is up near 105... Last time I checked...... But.... I have the same diamana KIA'Li shafts in my woods... Driver is stiff, 5 wood is stiff and my 3 wood is a regular shaft..... Even with the regular shaft in the 3 wood I hit it well and its a club I trust... To be honest I struggle to notice a difference between the stiff and regular shafts...

My irons have S 300's in them and the first thing anyone comments on if they pick one up is how heavy they are... I like them though.. and they work for me.

My gear is all off the rack.. never had a custom fit.....

 

[Blue in Munich]

only place it really matters - certainly agree.

So do you ignore every coach that suggests you change something on your backswing? Or model your swing on Furyks? The sing thought could be ;octupus falling out of a tree'!

Beautiful it ain't; effective it certainly is.

How about this one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7S8LyE0HpY

That should be enough to get folk back on topic!

If the change is being made to improve the impact position, then no, but if it is made to make the swing look prettier then quite possibly yes. I really wouldn't care what comments my playing partners made about octopi falling out of trees if I got through impact like Jim Furyk.

Beautiful it ain't? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. US teaching pro Jim McLean's book The Slot Swing describes three types of Slot Swing, as he terms it, and the three "exhibit swings" he uses for he Standard Slot Swing are Miller Barber, Sergio Garcia and.... Jim Furyk. So, technically, Jim's is a textbook swing.....

 

[Blue in Munich]

My Pro says I warrant Stiff shafts as well..... I swing a 7 iron between 85-88 mph and my driver swing is up near 105... Last time I checked...... But.... I have the same diamana KIA'Li shafts in my woods... Driver is stiff, 5 wood is stiff and my 3 wood is a regular shaft..... Even with the regular shaft in the 3 wood I hit it well and its a club I trust... To be honest I struggle to notice a difference between the stiff and regular shafts...

My irons have S 300's in them and the first thing anyone comments on if they pick one up is how heavy they are... I like them though.. and they work for me.

My gear is all off the rack.. never had a custom fit.....

That might say as much if not more about the quality of the shafts in question than anything else.

 

[kid2]

That might say as much if not more about the quality of the shafts in question than anything else.

Well they are only made for titleist shafts so I wouldn't say that the quality is super high being that they are mass produced....

 

[Alex1975]

Well they are only made for titleist shafts so I wouldn't say that the quality is super high being that they are mass produced....

Not a huge difference. I have the made for shafts in my woods and a real S+ in the driver. Maybe the real is snappier but it's a maybe.

 

[One Planer]

Interesting thread.

I was fitted for light weight shafts when I was fitted, they were rank. They launched way too high and gave masses if spin, even with my slow swing.

R300 gave the best balance and of spin and distance for me.

As for pros, I suppose its the same as anything and how they load the shaft in the backswing, though transition and into impact.

IIRC Luke Donald has a flex in his irons that is more suited to a different set of swing data. Similar to the Furyk example above.

 

[Foxholer]

Interesting thread.

I was fitted for light weight shafts when I was fitted, they were rank. They launched way too high and gave masses if spin, even with my slow swing.

R300 gave the best balance and of spin and distance for me.

As for pros, I suppose its the same as anything and how they load the shaft in the backswing, though transition and into impact.

IIRC Luke Donald has a flex in his irons that is more suited to a different set of swing data. Similar to the Furyk example above.

Donald has S300s in irons Fli His and wedges; X Flex (Accra M5) in Driver and Fairway and X in Hybrid (if he uses it)

Light shafts (and heads) do increase swing speed but can be problematic. I tried Nippon 950s in irons but had no idea what was going to happen on any swing. Straight ones did go further though, I'm back to heavy stiff ones! Light Driver shaft works though.

 

[kid2]

Donald has S300s in irons Fli His and wedges; X Flex (Accra M5) in Driver and Fairway and X in Hybrid (if he uses it)

Light shafts (and heads) do increase swing speed but can be problematic. I tried Nippon 950s in irons but had no idea what was going to happen on any swing. Straight ones did go further though, I'm back to heavy stiff ones! Light Driver shaft works though.

I think heavy stiff shafts have a balancing effect on a strong player..... If your a bit quick tempo'd or a bit snappy i think that the heavy shafts smooth out the swing and make it less jerky...... Iv hit a mates TM Burners with Regular standard shafts and it felt like i was swinging straws they were so light..... I sprayed the ball everywhere with them.