heavier graphite wood shafts

[onthehunt526]

I'm looking for a heavier graphite shaft for my woods... any suggestions?

[trickyputt]

I'm looking for a heavier graphite shaft for my woods... any suggestions?

UST V2s might have some specs you like.

[iacas]

I'm looking for a heavier graphite shaft for my woods... any suggestions?

The UST shafts are good. Might I ask why? Define "heavier" and for which clubs?

Note: I also prefer slightly heavier-than-today's-standard shafts too.

[Ernest Jones]

UST V2 is an awesome shaft! I also have a UST Irod in my 4h and that's a great shaft too. Very stable feeling.

[onthehunt526]

The UST shafts are good. Might I ask why? Define "heavier" and for which clubs? Note: I also prefer slightly heavier-than-today's-standard shafts too.

I have Fujikura Motore 85 Stiff Shafts in my Driver and 4w... I want something in the 95g range because I'd like a little more control... don't want a stiffer shaft, but just a slightly heavier shaft so I can feel the weight of the club... for control purposes

[trickyputt]

Have you considered steel?

[rdsandy]

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Originally Posted by iacas

The UST shafts are good. Might I ask why? Define "heavier" and for which clubs?

Note: I also prefer slightly heavier-than-today's-standard shafts too.

I have Fujikura Motore 85 Stiff Shafts in my Driver and 4w... I want something in the 95g range because I'd like a little more control... don't want a stiffer shaft, but just a slightly heavier shaft so I can feel the weight of the club... for control purposes

Lead Tape, or screw in head weights?

[onthehunt526]

Lead Tape, or screw in head weights?

Lead tape could work, but I at the moment have Tour Edge Exotics XCG3 Driver and 4-wood, which doesn't have a weight kit, so that wouldn't work... I think that the head weight is fine on my woods, they just feel light in the shaft, not saying that adding a few grams of weight to the head of the woods wouldn't work... but that isn't what I'm going for...

[trickyputt]

[quote name="rdsandy" url="/t/78774/heavier-graphite-wood-shafts#post_1087800"]Lead Tape, or screw in head weights?

Lead tape could work, but I at the moment have Tour Edge Exotics XCG3 Driver and 4-wood, which doesn't have a weight kit, so that wouldn't work... I think that the head weight is fine on my woods, they just feel light in the shaft, not saying that adding a few grams of weight to the head of the woods wouldn't work... but that isn't what I'm going for...[/quote] Is the length critical to you? Would 1/2" from an extender fry your swing? Tip weights would work, but only a well experienced person should be entrusted to not damage the fibers in the tip by twisting them while hot. If you want the same feel in a shaft but heavier, it gets challenging because so often torque decreases as wall thickness increases. If you want more control, it may be a torque reduction that you seek, perhaps at least 1 degree less than you currently have. A tip weight with a lower torque shaft at the same weight may be a subtle change thats enough to serve you, where a full on thicker shaft will be a larger jump in feel and rotational restriction as well as a bit harder to load as well. You might bring the hammer but you didnt say about your swing speed.

[onthehunt526]

Is the length critical to you? Would 1/2" from an extender fry your swing? Tip weights would work, but only a well experienced person should be entrusted to not damage the fibers in the tip by twisting them while hot. If you want the same feel in a shaft but heavier, it gets challenging because so often torque decreases as wall thickness increases. If you want more control, it may be a torque reduction that you seek, perhaps at least 1 degree less than you currently have. A tip weight with a lower torque shaft at the same weight may be a subtle change thats enough to serve you, where a full on thicker shaft will be a larger jump in feel and rotational restriction as well as a bit harder to load as well. You might bring the hammer but you didnt say about your swing speed.

My Driver Swing speed is 108 mph (average)... My average carry with the Driver is about 255 yards total around 270...

[trickyputt]

Geez thats pretty hard hitting. Yeah its pretty obvious the off the rack stuff is a little light for you energy wise. The problem is, as you stiffen things up, the face can start not closing the same way, probably staying open. And then its really challenging to say whats good because people swing differently and therefore close differently. If you can focus in like you are on swingweighting, its a good start, but only a fitting session is really gonna sort through the weight, torque, swingweight relationships. You may end up in an unexpected choice, if it fits the parameters you are beginning to describe to yourself. Imagine if you could not only get what you are asking for in this thread feel wise, but the fitter also lightens things up or otherwise helps you get even faster than 108 at the same time? It doesnt seem like much, but 14 grams is 1/2 ounce. It has an effect on speed, and not a good one. AJ Tech makes a 4000xt shaft that is mid bend/ higher flight, 55-60g, 2.6 torque. Probably 150-200 bucks, but who knows if its really right for you? You could put a lighter grip on your rig and it will feel heavier while losing weight also.

[onthehunt526]

Well the Motore is 65g... I need something a little heavier... like in the 70-75g range...

[trickyputt]

V2

[teamroper60]

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Geez thats pretty hard hitting. Yeah its pretty obvious the off the rack stuff is a little light for you energy wise. The problem is, as you stiffen things up, the face can start not closing the same way, probably staying open. And then its really challenging to say whats good because people swing differently and therefore close differently. If you can focus in like you are on swingweighting, its a good start, but only a fitting session is really gonna sort through the weight, torque, swingweight relationships. You may end up in an unexpected choice, if it fits the parameters you are beginning to describe to yourself. Imagine if you could not only get what you are asking for in this thread feel wise, but the fitter also lightens things up or otherwise helps you get even faster than 108 at the same time? It doesnt seem like much, but 14 grams is 1/2 ounce. It has an effect on speed, and not a good one.

AJ Tech makes a 4000xt shaft that is mid bend/ higher flight, 55-60g, 2.6 torque. Probably 150-200 bucks, but who knows if its really right for you? You could put a lighter grip on your rig and it will feel heavier while losing weight also.

While that is true most of the time (as evidenced by the increasingly light shafts and drivers being put out on the market), it is not always the case.    Once in a while I go to Golf Galaxy and Golfsmith to try out different clubs.   My swing speed is always at least 5 mph faster when swinging drivers with a 70+gram shaft than when I swing the 50-60 gram versions.   I used to think that was weird until I read a couple of articles that discussed this.  (I tried to post links to those articles but the site wouldn't let me.)

Well the Motore is 65g... I need something a little heavier... like in the 70-75g range...

Don't know what your budget is for your shaft(s) but Matrix makes several shafts in that weight range.   They are pricey though...

[Lihu]

Well the Motore is 65g... I need something a little heavier... like in the 70-75g range...

V2

I second the V2 shaft.

http://www.ustmamiya.com/golf-shafts/woods/proforce-v2

[trickyputt]

I think the V2 model is the 7075.

[Pretzel]

If you get a 75 gram Proforce V2 in a stiff and tipped it 1/2" (or an extra stiff without tipping, your swing speed could work with either flex) that might be the money for your swing with a preference for heavier shafts. I had the 77g V2 x-stiff in my G10 that I used previously (ss was 113 when fitted for it) and I liked it quite a bit. It tightened up my dispersion tremendously from the ProLaunch Red I had been using previously. In my hybrid I actually used a stiff flex driver shaft (V2 still) that I tipped 1" and then butt trimmed down to length, and I like how that club turned out quite a lot. The shaft is one of the best bang for the buck buys on the market currently.

If you could find a Diamana S+ 82 shaft pull on eBay for $100 or less that might be a good option as well, since some people are selling the shafts that came with their Titleist drivers. That would take some searching though to avoid spending a lot on a shaft (the V2 is on sale for $60 at Golfsmith, regularly $70).

I currently have a G30 with the Tour 65 shaft in it (bit light and high in torque comparatively at 3.4* versus the 2.1* I had before and liked), but I got a Grafalloy BiMatrx shaft (the x-stiff is 80g) for Christmas that I'm going to be testing as soon as the adapter arrives and the snow melts. If I don't like how that shaft works, I will likely just pull the V2 from my G10 to put an adapter on and use that.

[trickyputt]

Its a bit of a formula, rather than custom, but at 108 you may care to examine X flex without tipping.