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Low spin, low launch driver shaft ?
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Any recommendations ?
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Depends how strong you are and what your golf swing dynamics are Kyle? I personally use the House of Forged WHUP n SHAFT which has a stiff tip and a lower flight when combined with lower lofts. Some of the club fitting “gurus” might debate this but if you are a strong golfer, too soft in the tip sky highs the ball. I find personally I like a very stiff tipped shaft. Until you can tell us a bit more about your golf swing (eg swing speed, loft used, goals, what you have tried, ball flight, experience, handicap, physical stature etc) it is hard to recommend you something. What I consider high flight might work low flight for you, what I consider low flight might launch too low for you. Happy to help though in anyway I can…
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Something heavy. 85 gm+
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Swing speed, transition, shot tendencies and preferred weight? Whiteboards are always good in the high end bracket. ProtoPYPE and PM702 if ya can find them. Fuji VTLT is great too but hard to nab. Fuji’s new Z series. Depends on the stated factors and your budget.
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A heavier shaft will definatley get a penetrating ball flight as well as lower tradjectory. this will also reduce spin. ust proforce v2 are very well engineered shafts and will definatley get the ball out there with a very good trajectory and low spin rate. Aldila proto by you 80 gam shaft is also very well made shaft designed for a low spin rate and low trajectory.
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MacGregor MacTec NVG2 Tour. 2 year old model but you should be able to find one on Ebay cheap. Great club – there are quite a few reviews online. My current favourite at the moment.
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i have the NVg2 draw
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anything that is a heavey shaft that is 85+ grams will help with traj, these shafts are generally stiffer in the tip and have a high bend point. anything like a Speeder 858, harrison 1.8, Aldila NV proto 85-95, accuflex creation red, Grafolloy blue
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keyfie…JFFR the Graf Blue only weighs 60 odd grams.
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The Aldila NV Protopype fits the bill for low launch, low spin. They’re easy to get from Golfsmith. I have an S in my Cobra L4VX and it’s sweet, although I have a feeling I’d be better off putting my spare X flex in an L4VF head.
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Aldila Bimatirx Proto
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I love the way everyone can provide advice on a low launch shaft when they don’t even know Kyle’s swing dynamics!! Tim: You hit the nail on the head…”keyfie…JFFR the Graf Blue only weighs 60 odd grams“ Tim is spot on for the average golfer a heavier shaft would indeed work to lower traj.. but if distance also needs to be maximised through swing speed the are low flight options with very stiff tips available in lighter weights. Most of the boys I know use shafts between 60-80 grams but that being said our swing weights are very high!! To the guys just throwing out brands, please find out about the individuals swing dynamics before you give advice! If I was asking for the same advice and you threw out the names you are you produce moon balls for me!
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i think if you check different web sites it will say that the grafalloy blue will come out at a low traj, that is what makes it a shaft in its own catogory, it being a light weight shaft but still delivering a lower ball flight with a mid tip stiffness. but i also looked on golfworks and it came up with a different set of specs, so by my experience of them it comes out at a lower traj than most light weight shafts.
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Most of the shafts i named are available in various weight brackets thanks very much. I also asked the pertinent Q’s first for latter adjustment.
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Most of the shafts i named are available in various weight brackets thanks very much. I also asked the pertinent Q’s first for latter adjustment. If you asked the questions regarding dynamics do you think my post was aimed at you?? So therefore it doesn’t apply and you can take you sensitivity somewhere else thanks very much!!
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“everyone” As for throwing out brands, Whiteboards, Pypes, PM702’s, VTLT’s etc are MADE to be in the low launch low spin bracket. Very high bend points and very stiff tips. The WB has a softer butt to retain more feel but is still uber low spin and reasonably low launch.
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Let’s get the quote right: “I love the way everyone can provide advice on a low launch shaft when they don’t even know Kyle’s swing dynamics!!” Did you ask his swing dynamics? Then that absolves you from that posting! Mate to be honest just because they fit that bracket doesn’t make them so! Especially when you have a stronger than average swing. Hence you can’t generalise until you know an individual’s dynamics. I could say yeah get a 50” WHUP n SHAFT that’s low launch. But you would probably hit daisy cutters all day long!! Without dynamics you can’t judge!
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Some help would be appreciated. Am 6’2 tall weigh 95kg have swing speed of 110mph and will give the specs on my 3 wood shaft and driver shaft 3wood – stand length 15 deg fujikura, 65g , kick low , tip .350 Driver – standard length 9.5 deg fujikura gold , 60 g kick mid/low All this does not mean much to me all i know is i can hit my 3 wood long and straight all day long and can not hit my driver to save myself, high fade/slice every time. Is there something different in my shafts or maybe am i using to little loft on my driver, any help would be great as it is sending me mad.
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If a guy can’t launch some of those shafts i gave low they can’t launch ANYTHING low. I do know where you are coming from, but IMO there is a general list of shafts you can suggest from the start. There’s a bracket of them, and Tim’s mention per weight was a fine suggestion to go with them.
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Low and mid/low kick point shafts are designed to get the ball up, not down !
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That’s okay, I cant tell you I personally would balloon those shafts as they would be too soft! So your statement of if a guy can’t launch these low they cant launch anything low is a bit erroneous! Ever think that some guys are a bit stronger and even X flex can be too soft? Some brands I am personally XX and XXX, do those brands come in those flexes? My point is swing dynamics is vital before recommending shafts. Also heavier weight may be good for control but not for distance generation!
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No worries. I’d say these shafts would be enough or too much for 99% of golfers and always assume they are to be played close to standard length or it would be mentioned the idea was long driving. The WB is enough shaft for Tiger Woods, so i’d hope not many casual handicap golfers would overpower them. Some of the shafts i mention at their top flex and weights are telephone poles. Before answering the above question i actually looked back over some of Kyles posts and saw he likes his R7 460 TP 9.5* driver with stiff shaft but was looking for maybe a bit lower launch. After taking this on board i think my list of shafts above are right on the money. I also found his handicap was 5 and his swing speed in the low 100’s. I know this doesn’t cover tempo and transition but the likes of a WB would be a decent guess for him IMO.
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Could anyone recommend someone is western sydney to go see about getting a driver re shafted and give an indication of approx cost
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low spin low launch..hmm put V2 stiff shaft in a Titleist 905R 9.5 dgree with a meduim to stiff tip and there you go…how do I know this…hit one one today with that set up and it was exacrtly that peoblem was blocking them right…..not the idea set up fopr me but if you swing at 105 mph plus and you could use that set up
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