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My swing speed was measured at only 86mph.  I have been fitted with an RIP 60 REG and it feels great.  To be honest, although there is no set standard in shaft flex, most of the regulars I have tried in Titleist clubs all feel "firm"

Remember when Callaway produced the Warbird and the Great Big Bertha?  They had three main shaft flexes - Regular, Firm and Stiff.  I always found the firm shaft to be ample for my swing speed which hasn't changed a great deal.

The only reason why I went to "stiff" was because when I bought the old 975D, the choice was limited to regular, stiff and extra stiff and somehow I convinced myself, (more like kidded myself!) that was what I needed.  I thought regular was for wusses and pensioners - how wrong I was!

I have a question which i am going to post out in a new thread soon.

Does anyone know the torque load setting for the tool that is supplied with the driver?

This will be in inch.pounds or Nm.

Having bought the fairway and hybrid too and finding that the tool is only supplied as an optional extra that must be paid for seperate I was hoping I could utilise a torque wrench in my tool box if need be or if I come to sell on, maybe provide an old Taylor Made tool that might use the same settings.


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Yeah,

Well, some of you might think I am just trying to be "cool" by getting stiff 9.5 but really, come watch me hit a few with my driver now and tell me what you think. I am ballooning some of my shots and they get like all carry and no roll out. My trajectory is so high with my driver I am actually losing carry distance. Also my shots to tend to spray off left sometimes especially with my fairway woods which are a very flexy regular. And I am still growing so the driver I get I will use for approx 2 years.

I didn't know you had to buy the surefit wrench seperatly. Doesn't it come with the driver though?


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