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cnl390 Dedicated Member

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Next Wednesday I am going to be fit (by one of Golf Digests Top 100) for a new driver shaft.  I realize shafts can run from not overly expensive to way over the top.  So I won't be too surprised, what am I looking at for a reasonably priced shaft.  I am a weekend warrior, 63 yrs old with a mid 90's swing speed.

 

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Typhoon92 Great Member

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Be upfront and tell him your price range, you'll save him time too in selecting a range of shafts.  When I got fit I told him , none of those $300 shafts.

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3 minutes ago, Typhoon92 said:

Be upfront and tell him your price range, you'll save him time too in selecting a range of shafts.  When I got fit I told him , none of those $300 shafts.

What did you ultimately settle on.  He already told me there isn't any thing in $100 range.  He did say he would waive the fitting fee.

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Ping G25 4H
Ping Scottdale TR B60
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Typhoon92 Great Member

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Project x HZRDUS yellow handcrafted...$299.99. ??

What's funny is I had to go online to look it up and then said to myself, " oh jeez..."

My guy waived the fee plus some other things so it was a steal. 

I wonder if your guy just doesn't want to be bothered with $100 shafts.  I have to believe there are plenty that would suit u just fine.

If he waives the fee then your really looking at what would have been $179 +$100 for a shaft so that's $300 anyway.

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Kloeshuman Well Established Member

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I just went with the UST Elements Chrome + it's on a XR16 9 degree head. They list for $289 I got mine for $150, had store credit so it only cost me $40 plus tax. Big difference over the stock stiff shaft I had, I gained 30+ yards! 


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16 minutes ago, Typhoon92 said:

Project x HZRDUS yellow handcrafted...$299.99. ??

What's funny is I had to go online to look it up and then said to myself, " oh jeez..."

My guy waived the fee plus some other things so it was a steal. 

I wonder if your guy just doesn't want to be bothered with $100 shafts.  I have to believe there are plenty that would suit u just fine.

If he waives the fee then your really looking at what would have been $179 +$100 for a shaft so that's $300 anyway.

 He has been pretty good to me in the past. He fitted me for irons a little over a year ago and waived the fee. The irons were exact same price as Golfsmith's.

Ping G30 SF TEC
Ping G25 3w
Ping G Red Dot +1/4" irons - 6,7,8,9,W,U,SW, LW
Ping G30 3H
Ping G25 4H
Ping Scottdale TR B60
Callaway Supersoft


Typhoon92 Great Member

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Sounds like you can talk to him...that's good.  Like with my guy, he was able to fit me into a shaft that I could not afford by cutting corners elsewhere.  He was able to fit the whole thing into my price range.

And I could not be happier!

Best of luck!

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I went today for my fitting fully expecting to drop $200-$300 on a new shaft.  But after about 45 minutes on the FlightScope I ended up with a Ping Tour 65R for $60, and he didn't charge for the time.  Plus I learned a lot about my swing.  I highly recommend Mark Vallier at MK Golf Technologies.

Ping G30 SF TEC
Ping G25 3w
Ping G Red Dot +1/4" irons - 6,7,8,9,W,U,SW, LW
Ping G30 3H
Ping G25 4H
Ping Scottdale TR B60
Callaway Supersoft


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