We pioneered a revolutionary, automated shaft manufacturing process that overcomes the inconsistencies of conventional golf shafts, allowing golfers of all abilities to achieve a new level of performance. As hybrids evolved through the years, hybrid shaft technology remained the same. One of the most difficult aspects of fitting today is choosing the best shaft for a player. Now that you know what you should be looking for in a driver shaft, lets consider some of the most popular and effective shafts on the market. Todays hybrids have lowback cg, which produce more penetrating ball flights. Swing fit shaft fitting app ust mamiya golf shafts. It is also important to realize that the shaft you choose for your driver. Do i need to tip trim the shaft or can i just trim from the butt end. At tpt golf, we create golf shafts that help golfers reach their full potential. Tour ad di hybrid new cosmetic look for 2020 tour ad hy. The tour edge hl4 is a simple driver in terms of bells and whistles. Which type of golf shaft are you looking to replace. I have a callaway rch 65w driver shaft and am thinking about using it in a heavenwood hybrid 1h 14.
Steel shaft hybrid, utility golf clubs for sale ebay. Fourteen hi 877 driving iron 18 degree modus 3 tour stiff shaft. Youd have to weigh the hybrid head to be sure but youd probably have to treat it tip trimming like a 9wd maybe a 7wd and even then, the length of the parallel tip section may limit how much tipping can be done so you likely will end up with the shaft playing a bit softer not stiffer then the intended design. The shaft we are going to test is our kbs tour hybrid proto. Much like the design of the clubhead itself, shafts have unique performance characteristics as well.
Sdt provides tip stiffness for stronger players, producing greater accuracy. Everything i have researched on shaft weight differs so much. Swinging with a weak shaft flex can hurt you in both windy and wet conditions. Cobra vlct altus by matrix 75g regular flex hybrid shaft 38 pull. Dec 19, 2012 in this video jason talks about what hybrid shaft would work for you. With wins on 10 tours around the world, were redefining. We believe that the shaft is the part of the club that has the most impact on distance, consistency and accuracy, so that is why we are including our shaft recommendations in this list. What specifications make a good shaft for a hybrid clubhead. Review the perfect used hybrid shafts just for you. A golf shaft that is too weak will flex excessively throughout the golf swing, creating an inconsistent release point. I am going to get a new driver, and i like the superfast 1. Okay, and im here to tell you a little bit about what each one of those settings does. Getting more and more into the consistant golf game i am now venturing out to find out how to make my equipment work better for me personally.
Choosing the best shaft for your game the golfworks. Schedule your fitting here to see which driver and shaft combination works best for you swing speed 80 94, distance 175 210 yards. I dont understand why with graphite shafts there is a differentiation between whether the shaft is for a driver, fwhybrid or. Im here to talk to you today about the drivers and fairway and hybrid shaft adapters. Aerotech aldila cobra fujikura graphite design kbs mitsubishi chemical nippon oban project x true temper ust mamiya. This unique design feature optimizes the flex distribution and energy transfer of the shaft without sacrificing control. The nippon modus3 hybrid is a new style shaft from nippon. According to our current poll, 35% of our golfers say the worst clubs in their bag are their long irons. The best 2019 driver and shaft combinations dlance golf.
Tpt golf automatic improvement driver, fairway, hybrid. Driving hybrid length preference between 38 and 4348, otherwise hybrid will be mens standard length 41 loft. Not to be confused with the 1hybrid 16 loft offered with thomas at 705 hybrid set, the hybrid driver is intended to replace your actual driver. If it is, it will not fit in a driver,which would be. An adjustable 4gram back weight helps to boost moiforgiveness. The ei profiles of the accra tz6 hybrids are much the same as the accra tz driver designs. Is you successfully play a 50 gram shaft in your driver what is the typical weight you would need for your hybrids. In this video jason talks about what hybrid shaft would work for you. Picking the right hybrid shaft picking the right hybrid shaft is very important, especially when replacing long irons.
On the size spectrum, the 220 hybrid is closer to a fairway wood than a drivingiron. While buying a hybrid offtherack is the most common purchase, the. Shop hybrid golf shafts from to brands like aerotech, kbs, aldila, and more. Even the best players in the world often carry at least one hybrid in their bag. It doesnt have adjustable weights or slots or interchangable shafts. Each player hit seven drives with each of three driver shaft lengths. Mar 15, 20 if the shaft for example has a stiff tip and stiff mid section matched with a soft butt, trimming the butt to length for a hybrid may be enough to kill the feel of the shaft ie eliminate the soft butt thus changing the profile and the design, that said i have used and do used driver shafts in my utilities and have had good experiences.
Phil bonham, wilson staff tour manager talks us through why there are different weight shafts in drivers and hybrid golf clubs. That can make finding a hybrid shaft that fits you well more challenging than it should be. Because the spin is so high when you hit it with a weaker flex, the wind will magnify the spin and decrease your distance and accuracy. This varies based upon your strength and swing profile tempo, transition and release but in general, hybrid shafts will be 10 to 20 grams heavier than your driver shaft weight. The tensei ck series pro red hybrid profile builds off of mca golfs tourproven, high launching bend profile. As a result, many graphite hybrid shafts have large windows of frequency and they tend to be.
The golf works 3 pack universal golf shaft extensions graphite or steel shafts. Picking the right hybrid shaft dlance golfdlance golf. So what we have is we have a shaft adapter that actually has eight settings for every one of our clubs. There is a layer of composite material over a steel shaft.
The best 2019 driver and shaft combinations dlance. Unfortunately, few club manufacturers provide a wide range or any range of stock shaft offerings in the hybrid category. The shaft is 4514 inch long and the 1h heavenwood hybrid would play at 4114 inch. In putting the 3 wood shaft in the drive, i just had to click it in. Make sure you are using the correct golf shaft for your swing improve your distance, accuracy and score. Mar 18, 2012 should you match your hybrid shaft weight to the weight of shaft youre playing in your irons or more towards the weight of shaft youre playing in your fairway wood. The premium 460cc titanium head combined with wedgewoods hybrid technology produces amazing results. Im using an 78g shaft in my driver, a 76g shaft in my 3 wood i know, it should be heavier than my driver shaft and a 86g shaft in. Shaft weight difference from driver, 3wood, hybrid. Would you like a shaft that adds distance, control or both. Pro taylor fit nano made pga tour 65 gram graphite golf wood shafts a, r or s flex.
I used a set of wishon designed snakeyes quickstrikes for many years with ei 70 shafts and loved those things. If the shaft for example has a stiff tip and stiff mid section matched with a soft butt, trimming the butt to length for a hybrid may be enough to kill the feel of the shaft ie eliminate the soft butt thus changing the profile and the design, that said i have used and do used driver shafts in my utilities and have had good experiences. The multimaterial design includes an extended carbon fiberdupont kevlar weave in the buttsection that stabilizes the shafts overall bend profile and improves feel in this lighter weight, high launch profile. Please click on an item below to view more info about it. We offer a wide assortment of premium aftermarket nocharge and exotic driver, fairway, hybrid, iron and wedge shafts to fit every player. Hybrid shafts are typically heavier and with a lower flex point than driver shafts.
As you can see, i had the same speeds, but different flights and results. Jeff summitt discusses the ins and outs of choosing the best hybrid shaft for your game. This technology results in an extremely stable feeling shaft at a fairly moderate price point. The new rogue black hybrid a workable, midhigh launching, mid spinning shaft is designed to complement the recently released rogue black m. New driver shafts are made as long as 46 inches, requiring them to be cut down to size for most players. The following seems to indicate that i should tip trim like a 5 wood then butt trim to. Slightly higher lofted drivers but not necessarily draw biased as there are a lot of better golfers with low handicaps in this category. Where the exs 220 hybrid differs a bit from the driver and fairway is in the cg location and overall footprint.
Mar 01, 2017 interestingly enough, the kbs tour graphite hybrid shaft might be the first time ive experienced identical club and ball speeds when comparing two clubs. Jun 27, 2011 the shaft in the rescue is a re ax 60 with a high launch point, regular flex, and 3 of torque. The original irod hybrid shaft was introduced in 2004 and was the first branded shaft designed specifically for hybrids. The idea im going for here is to have a hybrid with a shaft length of a fairway wood for some extra clubhead speed.
Project x shafts incorporate stepless design technology sdt where each individual shaft throughout the set is comprised of a specific taper length. Find the ust mamiya wood, iron or hybrid golf shaft thats right for you. What our customers are looking for is what are the best driver and shaft combinations that we have fit so far in 2019. He talks about bridging the gap of an iron not a fairway, so if your heavy in. That is typical of nippons approach to introducing new shafts. The fujikura fuel hybrid shaft utilizes the same fuel technology found in the other driver and fairway shafts in the fuel line of shafts. Finding the right hybrid shaft is very important, especially when replacing long irons. Based on the extra distance i was getting from the test hits with the 7 wood, could i also use a similarly weighted shaft in my irons. The wedgewood gold series hybrid driver features a premium titanium 460cc head, a harrison filamentwound graphite shaft and a golf.
It comes in regular or os models, with 3 lofts and 4 shaft flexes. Lighter shafts 55 to 65 grams but launch and spin depend on swing characteristics and attack angle. So, weve got eight separate loft and lie adjustments that we could. Shortening the other 3 wood shaft and the hybrid shaft actually involves cutting. Im fairly confident the 3 wood shaft would fit in with a shim. I had a consistently higher smash factor with the 75g shaft, but i also hit it higher with more spin. Each player tested the shafts in a different, random order. I have been told it has been on tour for over a year. Driver, fairway wood and hybrid shaft adapter settings pxg.
Golf club making shaft weights driver vs hybrid youtube. He talks about bridging the gap of an iron not a fairway, so if your heavy in your irons going heavy in the hybrid will help. Dec 21, 2019 new driver shafts are made as long as 46 inches, requiring them to be cut down to size for most players. A leading manufacturer of premium custom equipment sold exclusively though its website the company recently introduced the at 705 hybrid driver.
Aug 11, 2011 phil bonham, wilson staff tour manager talks us through why there are different weight shafts in drivers and hybrid golf clubs. Fourteen hi 877 driving iron 18 degree modus 3 tour stiff shaft hybrid utility. According to our current poll, 35% of our golfers say the worst club s in their bag are their long irons. When you look closely, you can see and feel the steps in the steel shaft.
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