Best stiff shaft?

[MIScottyCameron]

I played 9 holes today and I concluded that I need to look at a stiff shaft for my driver and my rescue 4i. Any aftermarket shafts that are better than others? Any input on this subject would be great.

[JML22]

Best is probably to go get fit for one, its damn near impossible to recommend one with out some other information that will be seen in a launch monitor etc...

[enis750]

picking a shaft is like picking new socks
so personal its impossible to tell you what's "best"
its a lot more than picking a flex - what exactly r u looking to achieve out of the shaft?

high spin, low spin, high traj., low traj. etc.......

as metioned above, find out what you want out of thw shaft, get fit and then buy one that fits your budget

[Titleist_ProV1x]

Look here http://www.aldila.com/ , have fun

[James_Black]

Can I ask how you "concluded" that you need a stiff?

Go to a store with a launch monitor and try out some different shafts.

[MIScottyCameron]

Can I ask how you "concluded" that you need a stiff?

I recently trasitioned from graphite eagle eye irons to steel shafted irons which work very well. I also bought a taylormade 3 wood with a stiff shaft that has worked very well. I have a extremely fast swing which leaves me really no choice but to look at stiff shafts. I also tried my friends driver which has my exact driver head, but with a stiff shaft and that worked very well. That is how I "concluded" that I need a stiff shaft.

[golfro]

I recently trasitioned from graphite eagle eye irons to steel shafted irons which work very well. I also bought a taylormade 3 wood with a stiff shaft that has worked very well. I have a extremely fast swing which leaves me really no choice but to look at stiff shafts. I also tried my friends driver which has my exact driver head, but with a stiff shaft and that worked very well. That is how I "concluded" that I need a stiff shaft.

how fast is your "extremely fast swing"...? you should goto a launch monitor and get it checked out before you make the wrong conclusions.

but others are right. you definitely should get your swing checked out on a launch monitor to get a good measurement of what kind of stiff shaft you need. I recently went through this and was fitted for a specific shaft that was fit for my swing and what I wanted otu of my ball flight. Each manufacturer has a different measurement of stiffness so depending on your swing speed, ball flight, swing in general, they may fit you into something different than what anyone can recommend. I suggest you do that.

[MIScottyCameron]

how fast is your "extremely fast swing"...? you should goto a launch monitor and get it checked out before you make the wrong conclusions.

The last time I hit into the launch monitor earlier on in the season before I was looking at a stiff shaft I was recorded as swinging 109 mph

[golfro]

The last time I hit into the launch monitor earlier on in the season before I was looking at a stiff shaft I was recorded as swinging 109 mph

Gotcha. sounds about right. should put you the stiff shaft range. Now it depends on what you prefer personally. Do you like lower-mid trajectory or high trajectory ball flight? If you have any trouble getting the ball in the air, like many high h'cappers do, a higher trajectory ball flight will help do that. Depending on what you want, there are different kinds of stiff shafts with different kick points, etc that'll help get you the flight you're looking for.