Which Driver Shaft?

[wofat]

Some background...

I hit the driver quite long, but have been struggling greatly with inconsistency and a smother hook. I am playing with a Taylor R7 425 with the stock Fuji 65 Stiff.

So, I went to my fitter last night and did a swing analysis. My avg clubhead speed was 117. He says that I'm way overpowering the stock TaylorMade "Fuji" shaft that came with my R7 . The swing monitor was showing the clubface being pretty well closed my first few swings. Obviously part of it is my swing, but what it also showed was a consistent adjustment that I was making. My "opened-closed" clubface made a sweet christmas tree pattern. I apparently keep overadjusting on every swing for what is going on, which make a HELL of a lot of sense given my recent "hook / slice / hook / slice" performances.

He said he's going to research shafts and is looking for something between 70 - 80 grams, X-stiff, with a stiffer tip that fits my swing characteristics. My tempo came out at 1.10 on avg and he had me swing a club (looks like an oversized iron) with a plastic head and a weight that moves from heel to the toe based upon your swing (I have no idea what this tells you), but it consistently read 13, which he said was very smooth for that swingspeed.

He's also suggesting cutting it down to 44" from the stock 45". We considered 43.5, but decided on 44.

So, what shafts would you all recommend? Is this enough info?

[DJYoshi]

Some background...

stiffer tip at that swing speed. definitely look at the diamana line from mitsubishi. i say that b/c it's corrected everything that i've wanted it to..

it took away the ballooning issue that I had... it's helped me choose and hit my spots better... try looking into the Diamana Whiteboard D73. 73 grams. 2.8 on the torque I believe and a high kickpoint which helps you keep the ball flight lower for when you crank it out. stay away from the epic shafts b/c those tips are way too soft for your speed. and what about the YS-7? even though I had the YS in my hiborexl last year and that was a little too soft which gave me that ballooning issue. the vs protos are good... basically any of the stiff or x-stiff shafts with a lower torque would be good.

[wofat]

Thanks for the ideas! I have the YS-7 in my 904 3 wood, but think its a little soft and may swap that one out as well.

One thing I forgot to mention was that the fitter had me try out a R580 TP with a 90 gram Fuji X-stiff shaft. I hit that pretty well. Do you think that club is comparable to the R7?

[DJYoshi]

which fuji shaft did he have you swinging? the 580 comparable to the r7? I don't know the specs on either of them. I would think you can go with a heavy shaft like the d83 if you were swinging the 90. they have incredibly low torque and play stiffer than most of the other shafts. did you tell the fitter to set you up with something comparable to your current driver so you can choose the right shaft? they should have you setup with swing analysis to get you the best ball flight for your swing... i'm only basing it off of my experiences...and the YS are great shafts...but when you crank it...my feelings are you get the ball too high.

[wofat]

Well, I'm out of town but was able to give him a call today. He wasn't available but I was told that they're fitting a Fuji 370. I am assuming this to mean an E370, which after reading the specs sounds like a very good fit. HOwever, he's fitting it in a stiff rather than an X flex. Any thoughts?

I'll be picking up tomorrow night when I get back in town.