Shaft Question

[Evesdad]

When looking at shafts in clubs what so the numbers stand for? Or 65 etc, Sorry if this is a stupid question but I have no idea! I understand the r for regular etc! Cheers guys don't be too hard on me!

 

[0]

On woods it tends to be the weight of the shaft eg Motore 70 is a 70 gram shaft. On irons it depends on the make Eg Project X Precison rifle 6.0 is stiff 7 would be extra stiff etc. You wuld really need to say what make of shaft you are looking at.

 

[Evesdad]

It was on fairway woods Ive been looking so what are the advantages of a heavier or lighter shaft or does this mean stiffer shafts are heavier?

 

[fundy]

weight and flex of shaft are independent, for eg aldila do shafts at 65g, 75g or 85g and in each you can get regular, stiff or extra stiff flex.

usually a lighter shaft translates to a slightly faster swingspeed, a heavier shaft to a slower but arguably more controlled swing but it can still be a personal preference.

normally you will see people have a lighter shaft in their driver than they do in the fairway woods

 

[Ethan]

Weight and flex are pertly independent, in that although weight is not the main determinant of flex per se, stiffer shafts will tend to be heavier, as a general rule. Also, a heavier version of any given shaft will play a bit stiffer then a lighter version of the same shaft.

Fairway woods usually have a heavier shaft than drivers, often about 20 grams, say for a shaft of 75-85 grams, because of the shorter shaft and the need to maintain swingweight.

 

[Evesdad]

My swing speed is a bit slower so a heavier shaft may be the better option.

 

[Doh]

My swing speed is a bit slower so a heavier shaft may be the better option.

Not necessary so as Ethan said the heavier shaft the more likly it will be stiff.

And thats not what want with a slow swing speed.