Regular or Stiff Flex on Ping G15 Driver help?

[mazza78]

Can anyone advise me on what flex and also what type of shaft they recommend for me!! My swing speed is between 91-95 mph and have a fade which sometimes goes a slice 3 times a round!!
Ill try and attach the chart which ping use a guideline for picking right shaft!!

[mazza78]

They do and x stiff shaft which maybe also be suitable i dont know cos i hit my drives 270+ yds which according to their chart is x stiff!!

[Dub]

I think you should be able to rule out the x-stiff.

I'd try to demo them.

Are you able to go to a PING dealer for them to check?

[mc0388]

They do and x stiff shaft which maybe also be suitable i dont know cos i hit my drives 270+ yds which according to their chart is x stiff!!

Your swing speed is <100mph and your drives are 270+? My SS is @112mph and my drives are about 280yds. X-flex is not an option for you. Between reg and stiff... Stiff will lead to more control with less distance and the reg would probably help your fade/slice, but your will lose a bit of control. You have to take into account that shafts also have different weights that mostly effect stiffness. Example: A stiff shaft that is 70grams is stiffer than a stiff shaft (of the same make and model) that is 55g. Try hitting a lighter weighted stiff shaft, then try the same shaft in stiff a little heavier. You may find that the weight is a bigger help than the sticker that says R or S If I remember right, you had a thread about your SS decreased over last year and your were trying to get it back up. I would work out the SS issue before I bought a new driver.

[kfowler]

It's going to depend on your tempo as well. Those charts are guidelines. Not hard fast rules.

I have a G15 with a stiff shaft. My ss avg is 102. My old driver was a TM Burner 55 gram stiff. The stock G15 stiff is 65. When I demo'd, I push the first 5-7 shots. It took me a bit to get used to the heavier shaft. Once I got used to it, it was dead on. I've had it for about 3 months now. Love it.

I used to have the same issue with you on the fade/slash. I tried the regular shaft to try and compensate for this. As MC0388 mentioned, I had lots of control problems. Very inconsistent. I feel much more confident with the stiff.

What ever you do, if you demo one, make sure you give yourself plenty of shots to get used to the club.

[WhiteMF]

+1 on trying a demo out if you can.

I'm not sure how much SS changes with clubs but with a 6I mine was 91 according to the Mizuno rep so we should be pretty close.

The following day I hit a G15 and the ping rep gave me one with a stiff shaft in it. It felt much better than my older TM driver with a regular shaft.

[mazza78]

thanks for the info guys!! i know some companies regular and stiff shafts are very different so not sure about ping vs taylormade in that department!! I have stiff v2 high launch shaft in my ping 3 wood so assume stiff is the way forward for me!! Although saying that when i had my old shaft which was matrix x-con 5 in my current driver that was regular and i wasnt as erratic as my current v2 stiff shaft in it now!
Ive done loads of posts recently and im sure people are very sick and tired of me now its just i want as much info and feedback before going range and eventually buying a new driver!!!

thanks