Ordering new driver??

[TN94z]

I am in the market for a new driver but there is a specific shaft that I want. When I look on TGW, etc...I don't see the shaft I want as a choice. Is there a way to order the driver with a specific shaft in it? I have never ordered anything specific. I have always just chosen from the options they have listed.

[lumpuckeroo]

You can get custom shafts on a lot of clubs, the thing to do is call TGW and ask if you can get a particular driver with a specific shaft. It might need to be ordered and take more time to get, but can be done.

Also, I have bought clubs off of eBay without regard to the shaft and then gone to my local golf handyman and had the shaft I want put in them.

[neudi]

Simple answer: Yes

Extended answer: Many companies limit their shaft options with companies that they have contracts/deals with. Also, a lot of shafts you see in a pros driver are not available because they are specially made with a bigger/smaller tip diameter. Meaning that if they have a .350 tip diameter and your shaft is .335, then you will have to shim it which makes it a little more stiff. Instead of shimming it the company will make a special shaft for that driver head. Benefits of being a pro. I would go to your local golf course or shop and ask them what the options are. They should have binders of all the shaft options for each company.

P.S. There will be an upcharge if you get a special ordered shaft.

[TN94z]

I have been to a custom fitting and know exactly what shaft I need but the custom fitter is going to charge an arm and a leg to reto fit my driver. I figure if I can just order a new driver with the shaft that I need then I will be better off.

[Hidalgo]

I have been to a custom fitting and know exactly what shaft I need but the custom fitter is going to charge an arm and a leg to reto fit my driver. I figure if I can just order a new driver with the shaft that I need then I will be better off.

Probably.

What brand driver is it, and what shaft are you wanting? Titleist has access to most anything, as does Callaway. Any major shop can order your choice of shafts.

[TN94z]

My driver is last year's Cleveland HiBore. I need the Aldila VS series shaft. The weird thing is, the shaft that is in my driver now is a stiff shaft and the fitter said that I was too strong for that shaft. He told me that I need the Aldila VS shaft but in a R-flex. I am guessing that the VS shaft is stronger than others because he suggested the R-flex when I am too strong for the S-flex that I have now.

Here is my problem:
I got the fitting and he told me everything I needed. But the price he wants to charge to do it is crazy! I can get a whole new set of clubs for the price that he wants to charge. Should I just get the shafts the he suggested and have them put in locally which will be alot cheaper? If I get them installed locally, they won't do the MOI, TLT, etc..so they basically won't be installing them as precise to my fitting as he would.

[Hidalgo]

A couple of things here don't add up.......

You're too STRONG for a stiff....but he recommended a REGULAR? That doesn't make ANY sense to me.

Charging more than the cost of the shaft and $20-30 (at the most) for installation is a joke.

Either: (a) Find yourself another "fitter" and get another opinion, or (b) if you trust his opinion (which I find questionable) go to a golf shop (Pro Golf Discount, etc) and have them call Cleveland Golf and order the club for you.

[TN94z]

A couple of things here don't add up.......

He said that even though different shafts are rated with a R-flex for example, that some shaftmakers rate their flex ratings different from other shaftmakers. They also have a company that tests all the different shafts themselves outside of the manufactorer testing. He is a member of the AGCP and is one of the top 100 clubmakers. He has been club maker of the year in TN for 2 years. What he does is uses a software that calculates all of your readings from the fitting and lists suggested shafts. This was the top shaft on the list. There were some other shafts makes listed, some with r-flex and some with s-flex, and they are all supposed to be comparible. He says to trust him and if the shaft doesn't work he will replace it. I agree on the shafts. Here is part of the quote that I got from him:

Price includes: Remove old shaft/bore & clean hosel (if needed) Frequency Match & MOI match 11 Premium Rifle shafts (Spinners on the Wedges) 11 Grips (your choice) Assemble 11 Clubs to "Total Length Technology"

This is what he will do to my irons.

[youngskip40]

Sounds whacky, but it very well could be right, and probably is. There's definitely no standard in the industry for what "stiff" or "regular" means. I'm sure he's just measuring frequency of the shafts. Sounds to me like he knows what he's talking about.

[TN94z]

Sounds whacky, but it very well could be right, and probably is. There's definitely no standard in the industry for what "stiff" or "regular" means. I'm sure he's just measuring frequency of the shafts. Sounds to me like he knows what he's talking about.

I have no doubts in my mind that he knows what he is talking about. I has the credibility. I'll just tell you what I was quoted. To do what I have quoted in the above post was going to be a cost of 959.00+tax!!!! That blew my mind. That is twice as much as I gave for the irons new! I just can't justifiy giving that much to fit my clubs man. I know he will do a lot and they will be right but my goodness!

[Stacey_E]

I have no doubts in my mind that he knows what he is talking about. I has the credibility. I'll just tell you what I was quoted. To do what I have quoted in the above post was going to be a cost of 959.00+tax!!!! That blew my mind. That is twice as much as I gave for the irons new! I just can't justifiy giving that much to fit my clubs man. I know he will do a lot and they will be right but my goodness!

OMG!!!

Well I guess you get what you pay for....I guess. It looks like you would come out better to order a new set built with the shafts and specs you want. Plus you could subsidize some of those costs by selling your old irons.

[TN94z]

That is my thoughts. I think what I am going to do is have my shafts changed to what he spec'd out and let that be the end of it until I get a new set of clubs. I agree that I need different shafts. What do you guys think?

[Hidalgo]

Sounds whacky, but it very well could be right, and probably is. There's definitely no standard in the industry for what "stiff" or "regular" means. I'm sure he's just measuring frequency of the shafts. Sounds to me like he knows what he's talking about.

I agree. I thought that you were saying that he was moving you from a stiff to a regular in the SAME shaft. Sorry.

[TN94z]

I agree. I thought that you were saying that he was moving you from a stiff to a regular in the SAME shaft. Sorry.

Oh no, I may have worded it the wrong way..sorry. No, I definitely would have said something about that if that had been the case.

[youngskip40]

I have no doubts in my mind that he knows what he is talking about. I has the credibility. I'll just tell you what I was quoted. To do what I have quoted in the above post was going to be a cost of 959.00+tax!!!! That blew my mind. That is twice as much as I gave for the irons new! I just can't justifiy giving that much to fit my clubs man. I know he will do a lot and they will be right but my goodness!

Oh wow, holy crap. Yeah, that's too much. The guy building my clubs would do the same work for $55 a club. Still higher than if you went to a pro shop and said "order me these shafts and put them in my clubs" but frequency matched shafts and someone who really pays attention to detail is worth the added cost. In my opinion, anyway. Last time the local "pro" "fit" me for my clubs, he did just that. Never really realized my shafts were all slightly different flexes, and that my swingweights ranged from D5-D7. Something always felt kind of off about the set, but I could never put my finger on it, and 10 years ago I didn't know anything about swing weights or that shafts even had such a thing as frequency. But yeah, that's too much money. You're better off having him or someone more reasonably priced build a whole new set!

[TN94z]

Oh wow, holy crap. Yeah, that's too much. The guy building my clubs would do the same work for $55 a club. Still higher than if you went to a pro shop and said "order me these shafts and put them in my clubs" but frequency matched shafts and someone who really pays attention to detail is worth the added cost. In my opinion, anyway.

Him building a new set of the Wishon clubs that I liked will cost 1298.00. I have it figured that he is charging about 50 a club just labor in addition to the costs of the shafts, grips, etc....