Straight pull driver left with rental gear

[rehmwa]

So renting in Bangkok this weekend and actually played decent after a few months layoff.

So the rentals were a bit crappy.....

My drives (driver, and 4i which had a graphite shaft also) were consistently straight pull left except when I took an 'easier' swing.  The drives were pretty much all straight and very long (it's HOT here).  The only diff was when I took my normal swing they invariably pulled.

all the shorter clubs did not have that issue (fairway or tee box)

I play stiff, but they only had regular, I could feel the difference.

 

I'm just wondering if the straight pull is the player?  or the gear? (does a less stiff shaft tend to pull with a harder swing that it's intended to handle?)

I'm sure it's more nuanced than that, but just wondering generalities about shaft performance.....I find it interesting and know little

 

[WUTiger]

It could be a combination of the two. You were playing with rental clubs which you said were a bit crappy. Rental clubs are usually an SGI variety. Any chance the driver had a head with some offset? For someone who normally plays S, an R.shaft + offset could = pull left.

As a rule, I never play a strange driver on the road. I just sacrifice a few yards and tee off with an easier-to-control 3W. (This is only with rented clubs - for my set, the driver is the most reliable long club I have.)