Low spin driver shafts 2012 olympics

After testing and fitting over 10,000 golfers, we have developed a unique formula for proper shaft selection. Our resident dimplehead tackles the necessity of low spin drivers, the best forgiving irons, and taylormades new original one mini driver. The chart is only helpful in showing the advantage of keeping the spin down if you have a swing speed in excess of 100 mph, which is beyond the average. The lessened spin and the longer ball flight make the fujikura vista pro 60 an ideal upgrade for any. Low penetrating trajectory with low spin to optimize your air time and landing angle. What you want to look for is a higher launching shaft that feels more stable read. Some players will see this chart and think they need to shop for stiff tip shafts in s or x,and only complicate their misery. Understanding golf shaft launch and spin true fit clubs.

Im curious what some of the best high launch low spin driver shafts are that some of you would recommend. My experience has shown that golfers tend to be fairly consistent when it comes to club speed and this illustration shows us just that there was a change of less than 1 mph between the. Myth low spin shafts are always lower spinning than high spin shafts. If you look at the chart above of shafts available for titleist drivers in 2015, you can see a pretty linear slope from low launch and spin to high launch and spin.

I have been playing a diamana ahina 80 x shaft in my cobra s91 pro degree 3 wood for quite a while but now i am looking to change to an even lower launching and lower spinning 8090 gram shaft in the hope that it will improve my accuracy and maybe also give me a little extra distance since i mostly use my 3 wood off. So right now im using a taylormade burner superfast 2. Email for help choosing the correct aldila shaft for your game. Best high launch low spin driver shafts toronto golf. Best low spin driver i know it all depends on the player, conditions, shaft, etc. The main difference is stiffness, as a shaft not stiff enough will lag in an. Can you suggest a few shafts for me to have a look at. Where the ball strikes the club face affects distance more than anything else. The following shafts are the ones that have worked pretty well for me in the past, especially when i was playing more regularly and had around 110mph clubhead speed. The lessened spin and the longer ball flight make the fujikura vista pro 60 an ideal upgrade for any driver.

However, since this is glg or, if youve ever read any of my yahoo. The new project x black features reduced weight from the original project x graphite for explosive power. Reduce the spin rate on your driver pga professional robin symes explains how to lower your spin to get a lower ball flight, and increase your distance with. All lowlaunch, lowspin shafts have stifftip designs, but the addition of boron puts the tensei ck pro white in a class of its own when it comes to lowering launch angle and spin rate. If you are familiar with matrix driver shafts, then you must have heard about the mfs matrix flight system golf driver shafts that come in three series. Move the ball up in your stance, get some axis tilt away from the target and tee the ball up higher to catch it on the upswing.

The shafts are listed from top to bottom in the chart for highest to lowest launchlowest spin characteristics so that you can see how the tip stiffness of the shafts becomes the key element for offering a progressive lowering of the launch and spin for the same driver head. As we work to prepare our report, here are the lowest spinning driver shafts as identified by the manufacturers that produced them. Our new fcone driver a series features adjustable technology providing 8 unique loft settings from 8. Project x graphite has established itself as the low trajectory, low spin alternative for the better player. Hi all, i am a new member on this forum and this is my very first post. The 8 hottest driver shafts of 2018 on the pga tour golfwrx. The boron fiber also reduces torque, which can offer better energy transfer, more accuracy and better feedback especially for skilled, highswingspeed. Tech talk top of the line low spin shaft shootout golfwrx.

We feature lightweight drivers like the adjustable weight traverse microlite driver adjustable between 182190g, the integra sooolong 175 175 grams, lightweight shafts from fujikura, mitsubishi, aldila. Four shafts that were recommended are true temper dynalite gold, nippon 950, and rifle 4. Hitting down on the ball with the driver is a distance killer. Go long and deep with our new fcone super ultralight wood shaft. In 2 of our tests, the difference between low spin and high spin shafts was less than 2% or 40 rpms. Designed by industry veteran jeff sheets, the fcone a series is packed with technology to make this midhigh launch low. The tour ad bb blue bullet wood shaft model is designed to promote a lowmid launch angle and lower ball spin. These 3series include the low spinning black tie m5, red tie q5 and the one that is our featured model on the list, the high launch with mid spin, white tie x5. Some of that i think has been caused by a grip problem that i just figured out yesterday.

I have always loved the look and feel and sound of titleist drivers. There are three shafts pro 53, pro 63 and pro 73, each designed for the golfer who ultimately wants a midlaunch and lowspin ballflight. But i had some time to kill yesterday, so wandered over to the local golf retail store. It is a mid launchlow spin performance graphite golf shaft that optimizes the maximum performance and efficiency of spin and launch angles at various swing. We are often told with modern drivers how that to maximise distance we are looking for a high launch angle with low spin. Mitsubishis diamana series with the r, b, and w shafts, being high, medium, and low spin, respectively. Top spin grooved shafts are anodised aluminum with a spinning top that will rotate the flight for an incoming dart to reduce deflection and improve scoring. Both my darts and these shafts are made by dart world.

For those that dont want to spend the big money, fuji pro. The shaft then plays a very important role in fine tuning the club system. This is probably a holy grail type question, but is there a driver shaft that gives a midheight, tight dispersion, but lowers spin. Shafts are typically identified by launch or trajectory characteristics in five categories. Looking for a low launching low spinning iron shaft.

If you look at the chart above of shafts available for titleist drivers in 2015, you can see a pretty linear slope from low launch and spin to high. If a low handicap player requires a shaft that is more suited to them, then it is only right that an. Low launch, low spin 3 wood shafts general equipment. Getting a better trajectory is expected when you buy one of the best driver shafts on the market and this specific option certainly does not disappoint. Additionally, the ls tec has a rougher face design, another feature incorporated into the design to help bring spin rates down. Dustin johnson maximizes distance by launching the ball high, but with a low spin rate.

High launch low spin now we can measure your shaft load before impact, your release point in your downswing, and the kick velocity of the shaft at impact. There is consistently less spin and a better angle for hitting the ball. Alta 55 has higher launch in the softregular with midlow in the stiffxstiff. Threads are aligned straight and perfect, and the rear portion where the flights attach spin without much friction. I have decided my driver shaft feels best at 60 grams, and would like a higher launching low spin if possible. All low launch, low spin shafts have stifftip designs, but the addition of boron puts the tensei ck pro white in a class of its own when it comes to lowering launch angle and spin rate. The range across all testers was 333 rpm to 1076 rpm on an individual basis. The xphlexxx agera was on average one of the highest spinning shafts, however, when we isolate shots with draw spin technically, a left tilted axis, it presents as the lowest spinning shaft in the test.

I also was in the search for a high launchlow spin shaft. Dart world top spin grooved shafts blue extra short. Its hard for me to tell without seeing you actually swing but the shaft might not be kicking right for you or you may be adding loft and flipping at impact causing the loft to increase. The average spin difference between the highest spinning and lowest spinning shaft on an individual basis was 687 rpm. Jasonp is right, there really isnt such a beast that exists. I am a low ball hitter and need to find the highest possible launching steel shafts. It launches a bit high for my taste and has way too much spin so when i slice not often, maybe once a round it big time slices. In a simulation with all other factors equal, hitting just 12 34 below. The same categories apply to the spin characteristics.

The reason for lower lofted driver heads is to greatly reduce back spin. If you know for sure that youre impact position is correct, then you can look to a shaft to help. This high launch low spin design will lend itself to greater carry distance for golfers of all skill levels. I purchased this set to replace a broken shaft on one of my darts.

Light weight 60gms or less high launch low spin shafts. You can expect to have a smooth swing with evenly distributed weight, which always makes hitting the ball easier to control. In 3 of 7 tests, the shaft that produced the lowest spin was labeled high spin. With a high launch and low spin, the shaft is geared for those searching for. On the other hand, 2 tests showed that the shafts labeled low spin actually did produce significantly lower spin.

Sometimes the shaft feels like it has let go through impact if you know what i mean, just kind of wusses out on me. That will increase your balls launch angle and spin rate. The black is the midlaunch, midspin option, the silver offers more feel with a midlaunch and midlow spin. Wr holder 391,yards world long drive champion 2011,2012,2014,2015, 2017. Spent almost a year experimenting with different head shaft combos. Answers, you should know im going to use a lot more than just one word the shaft has one main job to do. If you have no trouble turning the club over and are looking to take the left side out of play, the agera looks really good. So today every shaft maker and head maker is claiming low spin, its all relative to the players preception of what low spin is compared to drivershaft setups they have tested. The differences are in weight, with the lighter shafts also more suited for slower tempos and the heavier pro 73 more suited for. The new lite flex is perfect for seniors, ladies, juniors and any player with slower swing speeds and overall smoother tempos. Need help with which shaft for my epic driver page 2. Ping g, ping g ls tec, ping g straight flight tec performance. For those who dont know me, my tempo is pretty slow and i dont load the shaft too aggressively.

The reason i ask for your thoughts i have gained around 1520 yards with 9015d and hit it pretty straight. I have a ozik xcon 6 which performs well, but is a tad too heavy for my liking. Although swing has a major affect on spin, there are many shafts that can help bring the spin number down. Long drive is a competitive sport where success is derived by hitting a golf ball the farthest by. The truth about driver shafts national club golfer. Keeping tabs on popular driver shafts, tour trends. Dart world top spin grooved shafts black extra short.

Thp tv decided to go straight to the source and discuss this topic with a top shaft. For the longest time most driver shafts we between 5565 grams, and there was very little variations. Lately with new advances in shaft technology, there. The shaft is only available through a true temper performance fitting center like fairway golf. Dragonfly technology to improve the aerodynamics in the g, ping engineers studied dragonfly wings and after doing so opted to use lighter material in sections of crown.

Discussion in golf equipment talk started by nututhugame, jan 10, 2010. Taking a look at popular driver shafts on the pga tour. High spin vs low spin drivers we are often told with modern drivers how that to maximise distance we are looking for a high launch angle with low spin. Aldila launchspin chart use this chart to compare launch and spin characteristics of the latest aldila shafts. I am looking for recommendations on the best low spinning drivers on the market.