Reshafting a driver.

[Guest]

Ive heard mixed reviews about the V2 that it balloons the ball. That is something IM trying to get away from since I hit my 3 wood lower than my driver.... :(

[jmurdock]

Ive heard mixed reviews about the V2 that it balloons the ball. That is something IM trying to get away from since I hit my 3 wood lower than my driver.... :(

Well, Im sure the V2 works differently for everyone. It works great for me and does not balloon the ball at all with this driver. It did, however, balloon the ball

sometimes with my old Cleveland launcher comp. I would try to get on a launch monitor or visit a demo day and try it. You could always try your local golf stores and see if they have a demo.

[iacas]

Well, Im sure the V2 works differently for everyone. It works great for me and does not balloon the ball at all with this driver. It did, however, balloon the ball

Agreed, for the most part. The v2 is pretty tip stiff, so it feels a little harder and is usually used by players who swing at it pretty hard or with a reasonably fast tempo (or a combination).

It ballooned on me in the 905R, but I blame the head for that, not the shaft, since the same shaft in about four other drivers has worked really, really well for me.

[beung]

Added flex makes the club snap closed, which helps square up the club, when it is too whippy the club will whip shut pulling the drives.

That sounds like a break down in your timing, a proper swing will have your hands ahead of the clubhead at impact, if this is true then the shaft would still be flexed at impact. If your clubface is snapping closed at impact that means you have release too early and your clubhead has got ahead of your hands.

If you think about what you said and you use a stiffer shaft it will snap hook even more then the more flexible shaft. A stiffer shaft will snap back to straight faster and with more energy then a softer flex shaft. If both the stiff and regular flex shafts are bent 2 inches, which one has more built up energy? The stiff because it takes more energy to bent the stiff 2 inches then the regular flex does so the stiff will have more snap. Chances are with the increase in your swing speed your timing is a bit off. Your hands may be releasing at the same time as before but because your swing speed has increased they are now a bit too early.

[Gregormendel]

exactly. As his swing is getting better and he is gaining more clubhead speed, I bet he is (unconsciously) releasing early causing the hook. But that is a pretty easy fix.

[Guest]

I've been told I'm losing distance because of my spin rate. I have a pretty consistent swing, and was tested last year at 120 swing speed, 175ish ball speed, 11-13 launch, and 3600ish spin.

Mine's an older driver, 975J, 8.5, stock SX flex shaft, which I'm sure is on the lighter side.

I've forgotten all my club knowledge since I stopped playing competitively, so I have no ideas on how to get that spin rate down without sacrificing launch angle. Any ideas on a shaft change that may help out?

[beung]

Might be as simple as a ball change or I know that some of the older driver have grooves on the face, these might be causing too much spin.

Then again it could be even cheaper, like the ball is teed up too low causing you to hit too low on the club face or the ball is too close to the middle of your stand. Your launch angle might go up a bit but the ball should spin a bit less.