Is the Shaft More Important or Is the Head More Important When Being Fit for a New Driver?

[Vinsk]

1 hour ago, ChetlovesMer said:

I know this thread is a bit old, but I thought of it today at the range. Hitting balls next to a guy and his buddy. One of the guys was talking about equipment and he was going on and on about how the club head doesn't matter. 

Yeah, he actually said the club head doesn't matter. It's all about the shaft. His theory (as I understand it) was that the head was just loft and lie angle and other than that, they are all the same. 

hmmm.... 

Well… I imagine extreme differences would both affect your ball flight and distance. But I would bet that someone hitting a much lighter and more flexing shaft would make a much bigger difference than same shaft but 2 2024 Big brand heads. Does this make sense?

[ChetlovesMer]

23 minutes ago, Vinsk said:

Well… I imagine extreme differences would both affect your ball flight and distance. But I would bet that someone hitting a much lighter and more flexing shaft would make a much bigger difference than same shaft but 2 2024 Big brand heads. Does this make sense?

I get what you are saying. I actually think the opposite might be true. I think two different big brand heads will make a bigger difference than let's say two stiff, 70 gram shafts made by different manufactures. 

[Vinsk]

17 minutes ago, ChetlovesMer said:

I get what you are saying. I actually think the opposite might be true. I think two different big brand heads will make a bigger difference than let's say two stiff, 70 gram shafts made by different manufactures. 

Yeah? Maybe it’s golfer dependent? I just can’t imagine a pro for example, swapping heads and seeing much difference compared to changing shafts. 
 

If you took a guy that swings a driver at 120mph, and give him a ladies flex, 45g shaft…don’t you think that would cause a bigger change than swapping heads but keeping the appropriate shaft?

[GolfLug]

I think this thread discussion would have been relatively better served if the question were something like, "Whether it is  more important to be fit for a club head or a shaft?".

If I take the question at face value as posed in OP, Imma say club head. I can hit a ball with a club head with no shaft attached. Reverse not true. Heh.

[ChetlovesMer]

42 minutes ago, Vinsk said:

If you took a guy that swings a driver at 120mph, and give him a ladies flex, 45g shaft…don’t you think that would cause a bigger change than swapping heads but keeping the appropriate shaft?

Okay, again, I can see what you are saying, but I might suggest the opposite again. If you took Bryson DeChambeau's driver, 6 degree loft, fade biased. I think it would destroy his game if you put in a 13 degree lofted head with a draw bias. 

Where as, I suggest that Bryson would pretty quickly adapt and learn to time his swing with even the lightest weight shaft on the market. ... That is of course assuming he doesn't break it. 🤪

[SG11118]

I voted shaft - probably 75/25