Uniflex Graphite Shafts 80g

[nyhass]

Question: Are Uniflex Graphite Shafts 80g stiff or regular? I prefer regular flex. Would these be close?

Thanks.

[Jon Robert]

Depends on the Maker

Tom Wishon "The Search for the Perfect Golf Club"  page 97

'...what a circus that is! Because there are no standards for shaft flex in the golf industry, an R flex equals and R flex except if it is made by another maker of R's in which case it might not equal R at all."

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Tom Wishon is a golf club designer and researcher. Tom Wishon is a former member of the PGA of America who chose to pursue a career in golf equipment design and clubfitting research. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Wishon

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[dbwood]

Originally Posted by nyhass

Question: Are Uniflex Graphite Shafts 80g stiff or regular? I prefer regular flex. Would these be close?

Thanks.

Uniflex shafts are often on the stiff side of regular.  In other words if 4.5 is reg and 5.5 is stiff than a uniflex might be around 4.8.  If you post whose uniflex shaft your asking about someone might have a better answer.

[nyhass]

Thanks, I was afraid of that.

Are Callaway System 75's 75 grams? If so, 80 grams would be OK for me.

Thanks again.

[Jon Robert]

Really the grams are only a issue of weight not flex. You can get a heavy steel shaft that is the same measured flex as a light graphite.  I like heavy someone else who is weak or slow swinging and trying to milk and extra mph out of their limitations might try lighter as a way to do that.

If it is already in your hands then just try it out. If you are buying it then you need to measure your mph and aggressiveness etc to make an educated guess. In the absence of any firm data and earned opinions from your own experience a uni-flex will probably work just fine.

The only real answer is to find the makers chart for 80g uniflex shafts.

[nyhass]

They are Grafalloy Hy I'll get them. brid 80g on Adams A2 irons. If they're close to regular, I don't like stiff graphite.

[WUTiger]

Early marketing blurbs on Uniflex said the shaft supposedly adjusts its flex depending on how hard you swing the club.

It's more a matter of being on the line between R and S flex. Uniflex was designed to be an OK shaft for most under-50 male golfers, but not necessarily an ideal shaft. Using Uniflex as the stock shaft for SGI irons cuts down on both manufacturing and inventory costs.

I played Callaway Uniflex for two years in X20 irons, and it was an acceptable, medium-weight shaft for those who prefer consistency over feel. Some people like Uniflex, others don't. And, not all Uniflex shafts would have the same FCM rating (uniform flex measure).

[patrick]

imho...Uniflex are defintely not for everyone.  I would recommend getting fitted for shaft and picking that with your preferred irons.

My opinion is based on buying about 5 different single irons before buying deciding on an iron set.

RAZRBlack came with the Uniflex shaft and I could never hit it consistently, even after a good warm up period on the range.

One day I passed it to my friend on the range and he took several swings and was inconsistent and he handed it back and said :

“That’ll screw up your swing”.