Interesting shaft question.

[onthehunt526]

I wasn't sure what to call this thread, however, maybe the mods, can re-title it if need be.

As most of you who read my posts, I am  big Tour Edge Exotics guy. I'm a walking billboard. As @WUTiger put it, I'm a staff player. 

I'm thinking about getting S-flex shafts or a slightly lighter X-flex for my woods/hybrids. The driver I would just need the shaft and adaptor for. But would the 4-wood and hybrids they are bonded. 

It's not that the X-flex is too stiff. I think I could get a little more distance with a little softer or lighter shaft. (So basically I'm finally listening to the fitter).

Now here is where it gets interesting. I can get the Driver, fairway and hybrid for less than it would cost for the 3 shafts. So here's the questions, full clubs or just the shafts? Suggestions on a good X shafts in the 68-72 gram range? I thought Red Tie but they don't make X flex.

[David in FL]

I'm not understanding.  You can get completely new clubs, in exactly the shafts you choose for the same price as replacing your current shafts in your current clubs with the same shafts as you would be getting in the new ones?  If so, I'd do that and then sell the old clubs to offset some of the expense.

As to which shafts, since you're "finally listening to your fitter", why not continue to do so and go with the shafts that he recommends?  

[WUTiger]

6 hours ago, onthehunt526 said:

(So basically I'm finally listening to the fitter).

6 hours ago, onthehunt526 said:

Now here is where it gets interesting. I can get the Driver, fairway and hybrid for less than it would cost for the 3 shafts. So here's the questions, full clubs or just the shafts?

If the fitter can put you into intact clubs - completed clubs you give a final test on Trackman - that's the way to go. You'll be getting that actual club, not one from the factory with similar but not exact same specs.

For new clubs, it's not unusual for the entire driver  or FW to cost the same, or a little less, than the club's high grade stock shaft would cost if you bought it as an individual component.

The Callaway XR16 fairway wood originally sold for $250, and came with the Fujikura Speeder Evolution II 565 Graphite as stock shaft. If you personally bought that shaft as a component, it would run you about $275.

If you personally buy an upgrade shaft, you're purchasing a unit of 1 - or maybe 2 for the hybrids. Callaway is purchasing the 565s in lots of 10,000 or so and gets a volume discount.

 

[onthehunt526]

6 hours ago, WUTiger said:

If the fitter can put you into intact clubs - completed clubs you give a final test on Trackman - that's the way to go. You'll be getting that actual club, not one from the factory with similar but not exact same specs.

For new clubs, it's not unusual for the entire driver  or FW to cost the same, or a little less, than the club's high grade stock shaft would cost if you bought it as an individual component.

The Callaway XR16 fairway wood originally sold for $250, and came with the Fujikura Speeder Evolution II 565 Graphite as stock shaft. If you personally bought that shaft as a component, it would run you about $275.

If you personally buy an upgrade shaft, you're purchasing a unit of 1 - or maybe 2 for the hybrids. Callaway is purchasing the 565s in lots of 10,000 or so and gets a volume discount.

 

Agree with that, John.

I'm going to look into my options a little more talk to my fitter, and see if we can do this inexpensively.

[Buckeyebowman]

On 6/1/2017 at 9:59 AM, WUTiger said:

If the fitter can put you into intact clubs - completed clubs you give a final test on Trackman - that's the way to go. You'll be getting that actual club, not one from the factory with similar but not exact same specs.

For new clubs, it's not unusual for the entire driver  or FW to cost the same, or a little less, than the club's high grade stock shaft would cost if you bought it as an individual component.

The Callaway XR16 fairway wood originally sold for $250, and came with the Fujikura Speeder Evolution II 565 Graphite as stock shaft. If you personally bought that shaft as a component, it would run you about $275.

If you personally buy an upgrade shaft, you're purchasing a unit of 1 - or maybe 2 for the hybrids. Callaway is purchasing the 565s in lots of 10,000 or so and gets a volume discount.

 

This makes all kinds of sense. I once read an article where it was stated that if you bought the individual parts to assemble a $30,000 automobile, it would cost you nearly $100,000! The manufacturers get a big discount because they buy in bulk. You buy a piece at a time, so you pay a premium price! Buy the completed clubs! Well, as long as they fit you and you like them.