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Taylormade Burner Superfast's shaft named Matrix Xcon 4.8 claims to have 48 grams of weight. Is this true? Cause I just read somewhere it actually weights almost 60 g.

For Superfast owners, do you feel this shaft too light?
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I've got the CGB Max woods which are supposed to have 45 gram shafts. They are very light and I am working on either getting heavier shafts or newer wood. If me tempo is fast at all, I have control issues.

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Taylormade Burner Superfast's shaft named Matrix Xcon 4.8 claims to have 48 grams of weight. Is this true? Cause I just read somewhere it actually weights almost 60 g.

It wasn't too light for me, but it felt like garbage. If anything, it was too long for me. Recently traded in the SF for a ST and it's much better so far.

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It wasn't too light for me, but it felt like garbage. If anything, it was too long for me. Recently traded in the SF for a ST and it's much better so far.

Matrix shaft felt like Garbage??? I never been a fan of Taylormade shaft as well.

Whats in my Golf Bag:
Driver: Nike Sumo 5000
5 Wood: Mizuno MP-001
Iron: Mizuno MX-950 5-PW
Wedge: Cobra FP 60 degrePutter: Odyssey 2-BallBall: Yellow balls

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I am sure you know that clubs, shafts, grip are truly just personal likes you derive from hitting them (preferably on a launch monitor). Having said that, I am 5'10", 180lbs, 66 years old with a 13 club handicap. I recently traded my cobra S2 driver, 3w and 5w off for the new Rocketball driver, and the Taylormade 2.0 3w, 5w, and 3h. I averaged only 200-206 with the Cobra S2 driver and around 165-170 with the S2 3w. I am now averaging 230 with the RBZ driver (xcon 5 shaft) and 180-190 with the superfast 2.0 3w and all are straight as an arrow. The Taylormade 2.0 3w, 5w and 3h all have the xcon 4.8 shafts and all I can say is, I wish I had bought them a long time ago. Hit em long and straight.


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Originally Posted by ronaldkuntoro

Taylormade Burner Superfast's shaft named Matrix Xcon 4.8 claims to have 48 grams of weight. Is this true? Cause I just read somewhere it actually weights almost 60 g.

For Superfast owners, do you feel this shaft too light?

Everywhere I look the shaft is under 51 grams, accept the one guy in the one forum who says he took one off, weighed it, and came up with almost 60g lol. Is that the same thing you read? I always see the weight as 45-51 grams depending on what club the shaft is on, driver, 3w, 5w, 3hyb ext.

I have a couple superfast clubs with the shaft in question, and plan on replacing my nike driver with a Taylormade driver sporting this shaft. I'm guessing the shaft doesn't exceed 51grams but I'm inexperienced, who knows lol. Since I have clubs with these shafts I'll look around a bit more to see if I read anything different.

Sincerely, Jim


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