Regular Vs. Stiff Shaft(Driver/Hybrids)

[mchichioco]

Hey guys!

I'm a junior in highschool and i'm a 10 handicap.

I play with Mizuno MP 54's, stiff shaft, and callaway hybrid graphite regular, 3 wood RBZ stiff shaft and a driver amp cell regular.

I notice that especially on my hybrids and driver, they seem to always go much higher than my 3 wood.

The contact on these higher shots feel the same and still feel really solid. I'm usually able to get around 260 ish yards of carry on my driver, but that's it. It goes fairly high(9.5 loft) and then it drops down and doesn't roll.

Same thing happens on my hybrids when i hit them pure, just shorter of course.

Now, I'm usually not the type to "blame" the club before my swing, but I just find it odd that i'm making very solid contact, and only these 2 specific clubs are going much much higher. I know what pop ups are, and these definitely aren't since they are still going reasonably far, for me.

SO my question is this. Is this very high ball flight maybe caused by a certain swing approach on the hybrids and driver? Or does the regular shaft really make launch the ball higher, on good contact strikes.

Last time I checked, I was roughly around 100 MPH clubhead speed on the driver.

Thanks, hope to hear from you all soon!

[boogielicious]

Hey guys!

I'm a junior in highschool and i'm a 10 handicap.

I play with Mizuno MP 54's, stiff shaft, and callaway hybrid graphite regular, 3 wood RBZ stiff shaft and a driver amp cell regular.

I notice that especially on my hybrids and driver, they seem to always go much higher than my 3 wood.

The contact on these higher shots feel the same and still feel really solid. I'm usually able to get around 260 ish yards of carry on my driver, but that's it. It goes fairly high(9.5 loft) and then it drops down and doesn't roll.

Same thing happens on my hybrids when i hit them pure, just shorter of course.

Now, I'm usually not the type to "blame" the club before my swing, but I just find it odd that i'm making very solid contact, and only these 2 specific clubs are going much much higher. I know what pop ups are, and these definitely aren't since they are still going reasonably far, for me.

SO my question is this. Is this very high ball flight maybe caused by a certain swing approach on the hybrids and driver? Or does the regular shaft really make launch the ball higher, on good contact strikes.

Last time I checked, I was roughly around 100 MPH clubhead speed on the driver.

Thanks, hope to hear from you all soon!

It is possible that the shaft flex could contribute to higher flight.  Without seeing your swing, it is tough to tell.  In general, 100 mph swing speed is stiff for most shaft OEM recommendations.  The best test would be to use a launch monitor and try regular and stiff shafts in the same head and see the results.

[ridenemwild]

Hybrids that launch high and no roll out... sounds like a great thing.

[JoePete]

Now, I'm usually not the type to "blame" the club before my swing, but I just find it odd that i'm making very solid contact, and only these 2 specific clubs are going much much higher. I know what pop ups are, and these definitely aren't since they are still going reasonably far, for me.

Sure, shaft could explain some of that. Also the nature of the driver and hybrid heads can contribute to a higher ball flight. It is not just the loft of the clubhead. Your local pro or decent clubfitter can test and tweak what you have in a half or hour or less. The advantage of going to your pro is that he of she might be able to pick up on other things too.

[95124hacker]

Could also be the kick point of the shafts.  If you think you're ballooning, then go with a high kick point.

[bste]

It is possible that the shaft flex could contribute to higher flight.  Without seeing your swing, it is tough to tell.  In general, 100 mph swing speed is stiff for most shaft OEM recommendations.  The best test would be to use a launch monitor and try regular and stiff shafts in the same head and see the results.

Hi mchichioco,

There is no standard flex requirement between manufacturers.

Best thing you can do is get to a launch monitor.

[ClubFitter23]

Get on a launch monitor. I will bet, based upon how you hit your hybrids with good launch angle and spin that you have a negative angle of attack. If you want to optimize you distance with a driver you gotta have some sort of upward AoA. Higher Launch + lower spin= more distance. I see it everyday. With the AoA higher, More +, your spin will dramatically decrease which will give you your roll.