Help! Prolaunch Blue 75s or 75r

[pfarrelli]

Hi,

Two years ago I purchased two Ping G5 fairway woods (at a price I couldn't refuse) to match my G5 driver and to replace the garbage 3 and 5 woods that I was using. The two fairway woods I bought have the Prolaunch Blue 75R shaft.   I am pretty happy with these clubs with my generic 11.5 hdcp game.

A tragedy unfolded last year and my Ping G5 driver with the stock TFC shaft broke.  It was a stiff shaft.  It is now TWO stiff shafts!!  LOL!  Anwyay, I would like to complete the fairway wood set (and perhaps mimic the feel a bit) by putting a Prolaunch Blue shaft on my driver.  My swing is a little quick at the top.  Should I get the 75R shaft or, being it is a driver and I have always had a stiff shaft in the past, should I get the 75S instead.  I am worried the 75R might be too soft.  A buddy of mine who had made his fair share of drivers thinks my swing is quick enough that the 75S would be right and the 75R could hurt me (like it can get any worse!!)..

Thoughts?

Thanks!!

[mheier]

I would go with the 65 S/R, but if the 75 works for your swing go for it.

[pfarrelli]

Well . it seems the 75 works for me in the fairway woods since I hit them okay. .. but then again, I have never tried the 65.  And maybe the 65 works better in the driver than the 75 would. I dunno.

May I ask why you would suggest the 65 stiff or regular over the 75 stiff?

Thanks!

[Dpooler]

[=3][/] If you get the Prolaunch Blue for your drivewr it needs to be a Stiff 65G. Usally the driver shaft is lighter than that of fairway woods. I have the 65g in my driver, whilke my fairway woods are bioth 75g.

[LBlack14]

If you get the Prolaunch Blue for your drivewr it needs to be a Stiff 65G. Usally the driver shaft is lighter than that of fairway woods. I have the 65g in my driver, whilke my fairway woods are bioth 75g.

And you come to this conclusion how??:-\

[Hardballs]

I too have a slightly heavier shaft in my woods compared to driver, but as for reg or stiff, there's not much difference between the 2 anyway! Stiffer can often result in straighter shots, I prefer stiff shafts even though my swing speed allegedly suggests regular, I rarely can tell the difference, it's only when I try x stiff I can notice, so don't melt ya brain over it, just try as many as ya can and see how they feel to YOU!

[trickyputt]

I was looking at the specs. If I read it right the 65 has lower torque and higher flight? Thats a cool combo. 2.8 torque is starting to get controllable for me. The 75 was more like 3.8. Thats backwards so I suspect my reading was off somehow.