Changing my 10 year old 205cc driver for a 460cc monster: Help me chose a shaft!

[nico002]

I know I know, get fitted professionaly.

Unfortunatley, I'm on a budget and don't have time or a place to get fitted for a shaft.

Anyways, I'm currently using my 10 year old Callaway Big Bertha Steelhead 10 degree driver. It has a RCH 99 firm flex shaft.

I hit the ball averagely high, don't have trouble putting the ball in the air and rarley balloon my shots. My driver has a pretty solid ball fight, not too high, not too low.

I hit it about 250 on average and usually with a fade. I'll hit about 8/10 drives great with one or two strong fade/30 yard slices 1 out of 10 times.

I'm 5'11 and have a swing speed between 95-100 mph with my driver.

I find that if I try to put extra power on my drives they usually go right.

These are the stats for my current shaft:

firm flex, weight: 72 Torque: 4.5 Tip Diam: .335" Butt diam: .600"

I am looking at a pre-owned tour edge exotics driver.

This baby comes in three shaft options:

http://www.exoticsgolf.com/exotics-driver.html#shafts

Which of these shafts would you recommend for me? I'm looking for control and don't really care about adding too much distance.

Thank you all in advance!

[FlopShotArtist]

I'd get stiff if I were you. I think you're borderlined between regular and stiff and you never want to get a shaft that's too weak.

[williethekid]

More distance, go with regular, more control go with the stiffer flex. You will have to adjust with either. Personally I would go with the stiffer because 275 in the fairway is better than 285 in the rough. Of those shafts the NV 65 is a great smooth shaft, love the 75 when I had it.

[nico002]

Which shaft would you recommend if I want to gain control and keep my ball flight? The exotics is 10.5 loft vs 10 for my current driver, the exotics is also known to hit the ball high.

[ks8829]

Is your handicap 360? I hit the ball hard and I use a regular shaft from Diamana in my Taylor Made R5 TP driver.

[nico002]

I flirted with a 10 handicap when I was 17, I just picked up the game again at 22. Im a bit inconsistent but I am quickly gaining back my form.

I played in Chile, never really got fitted for clubs or messed around with crap too much back then and there. I've always been pretty standard when measured.

[bruce]

I think the stiff 51g would suit you perfect,the fourth one down.

[Crafty]

Newer 460cc drivers often launch higher than older drivers at corresponding lofts. So I ould go with something about a 1/2 degree lower loft.

AS for shaft, you could go with either NV or the YS. The NV will keep the control up,but the troque number is a little lower. This will make it tougher to get around the ball, and may increase your fade. The YS will decrease the fade, but may not be quite as accurate due to the lighter weight. Btw, you should go stiff with whichever you choose.

Best of luck!

[fusioncal]

From the stats you gave, I'd recommend their 10.5 degree with Aldila NV-65 Regular for softer feel and a bit more of distance or Stiff for control.