Shafts

[silliwilli]

Looking to replace tha shafts in my driver, 3 wood and possibly hybrid

I hit them way too high and would like a more boring flight!

I like my shafts stiff flex, so if you could recommend something that would be great!!

[indacup]

Theres sooooo many thing we'd need to know before offering any advice...whats your swing speed? Your tempo? swing plane?what's your current ball flight? What are you looking for in flight pattern? You a hitter or a swinger? handicap? looking to work the club a bit or looking for forgiveness?

[Diggitydog]

Indacup, I agree with requiring more info. My question is what effect would swing plane have on a shaft decision?

[silliwilli]

  indacup said:

Theres sooooo many thing we'd need to know before offering any advice...whats your swing speed? Your tempo? swing plane?what's your current ball flight? What are you looking for in flight pattern? You a hitter or a swinger? handicap? looking to work the club a bit or looking for forgiveness?

Swing speed (driver) would be around 110, pretty fast swing i guess, ball flight very very high and fairly straight but if i miss its to the right, i am able to work the ball

I'm looking for a much lower flight, workability is an issue although i'm not sure how much forgivness shafts offer my handicap is 9, although i am an excellent striker and my deficiences lie in other areas hitter or swinger? anything else?

[Diggitydog]

He didn't answer the swing plane question. I'm guessing if your misses are to the right and you hit a really high ball that your have an upright 2 plane style swing. Is that the case? Indacup wanted to know that as well.

[Mhinderaker]

In general the Green Aldila NV is a very low launching shaft which is great!

[indacup]

  Diggitydog said:

Indacup, I agree with requiring more info. My question is what effect would swing plane have on a shaft decision?

If he has a flat swing plane and an aggressive wrist action, a softer flex/higher torque shaft would promote duckhooks

[indacup]

  silliwilli said:

Swing speed (driver) would be around 110, pretty fast swing i guess, ball flight very very high and fairly straight but if i miss its to the right, i am able to work the ball

Sounds like an over all nice swing!

As someone mentioned, the Aldila NV would be a good option...I'd go with the heavier 75 in a S-flex, but tipped! You could go to an X flex...but the tip would be a little too much since you're already pushing a bit to the right. Other good options under $100 would be the UST V.2, the Vengeance PLatinum nano shaft....the Graman UL 540 or even the UL 680. Wanna go a bit higher in prices? The VS Proto and Matrix Ozik code 7

[silliwilli]

Not too bothered on price if somethings going to help me out

My plane gets a bit too steep sometime, yeh for sure, im working to flatten it out a bit just now

Green Aldila was what I was looking at, I like the V2 but its high launch, hows the proto launch?

[indacup]

  silliwilli said:

Not too bothered on price if somethings going to help me out

There's a couple different V2 options...and one is SPECIFICALLY a high launch...the other is a medium...but with your swing, you'd go to an X flex and it would definitely bring it down.

The VS Proto is a stout fellow...and is low trajectory producer...

[Diggitydog]

  indacup said:

If he has a flat swing plane and an aggressive wrist action, a softer flex/higher torque shaft would promote duckhooks

That makes sense. Thanks for the answer.