dpark

I have played many Ozik shafts in the past and hit them side by side with other high end shafts like Diamana Red/Blue/White, AXIV, GD YS-6/7, Fujikura 660/652/757. Thsy aren't bad shafts, but for me, other shafts fit me better. I hit the Altus and Blueboard side-by-side in identical Ping Rapture heads on a launch monitor and I launched the Blueboard higher than the Altus. It had lower spin but NOT higher launch, so be careful before you buy into all the Altus hype. I also tried the Code-8 in my fairway woods. Very good shaft, but again when hitting side-by-side with the Blueboard 93, I got better results with the BB. Finally I had the Altus hybrid in my Adams hybrid. Again a good shaft, but when compared to a Fujikura Rombax 8D07HB in the same head, the Fujikura won out. Matrix shafts are not junk, but they are expensive, so before you go down that road and spend the big bucks get on a launch monitor to know exactly how you are hitting your driver, fairway woods and/or hybrids so you know what you need (if anything).

I used to play ribbed when I was younger, switched to round and have recently come back to ribbed grips. My #1 setup flaw was gripping the club with too strong a grip. A ribbed grip prevents me from doing that because I can feel it when my grip is out of place. Maybe its a crutch, but it works for me.

If you are still looking for the shaft, I have a new Code-7 stiff available. I was going to use it but got hooked on a Diamana Blueboard instead, so it is just laying around.

1 time pull Mamiya AXIV 6564M, stiff flex, mid-kick, .335 tip, 65g, 3.5 torque. 42.75" long, tipped 1/2", no grip, 1.5" prep at tip. Played at 44.5" in R7. $120 - SOLD!!!