Shaft recommendation for J340

[lohrm1]

Just bought a 9.5 J340 and wonder what shaft I ought to try in it. Any recommendations? Swing speed is about 110 with a smooth tempo. I hit the ball reasonably high. Would love to hear others experience on what works!

[+TourSpecGolfer]

GD PM701 U.S or Japan Spec

Fuji 784HK

Graphite Design W70

Fuji 660

Let us know more about your desired weight and torque.

[FairwayFred]

I tried many shafts in my J340 and believe it or not the one that worked the best was the Nippon NSPro1050 steel shaft that I put in it. I also thought that the Pro95 worked very well with that head. As Chris said, it is more of a question of what you are looking for in a shaft.

[lohrm1]

Something in the 60-70g range. Medium to high kick. Fairly low torque.

[MizunoMP]

Fuji 660 is a very good match for this club.

[dadriver]

Unless you have a very fast swing speed I recommend that you look at a low torque, 65g-75g shaft. The key here is that you should look to minimize spin. Whether you need high or low kick shaft should be determined by your desired ball flight. The J340 will perform excellently regardless, mid-launch and moderate spin. It is an excellent control driver. Distance performance will be maximized based your decision. I have a 652 in mine because of the desired ball flight. An option I'm considering is whether to look for a less torque as well in order to decrease my spin rate a little for improved distance.

[lohrm1]

I got a 9.5 to allow me to get a stiffer tip shaft and still keep the launch angle up and keep some spin off the ball. I've had a CP-02 in an X-Drive before, but I think the tip might be too active with this head although I LOVED the shaft. I'm thinking of the PM702, W70 or Fuji 671 (which I have now in a 510 TP) I'm curious about the new ZComs, but have no feel for how they play...

[mm48]

lohrm1,

dadriver has alot of playing time with the J340 and that experience should translate into good advice.

I only recently purchased a J340. It came with a Fuji SIX X and I have had excellent results-- considering the light weight and 4.5 degrees of torque.

Ballflight is right where I want it and the shaft doesn't play at all like a 4.5 torque shaft. The other advantage I've found is that I hit it longer than the Cleveland 400T driver that I thought had maxed out my distance.

In the Cleveland I was playing a 80 gram tip stiff shaft. But I like the SIX better. My J340 is D3 at 44.75 inches with the SIX.

[lohrm1]

lohrm1,

dadriver has alot of playing time with the J340 and that experience should translate into good advice.

I only recently purchased a J340.  It came with a Fuji SIX X and I have had excellent results-- considering the light weight and 4.5 degrees of torque.

Ballflight is right where I want it and the shaft doesn't play at all like a 4.5 torque shaft.  The other advantage I've found is that I hit it longer than the Cleveland 400T driver that I thought had maxed out my distance.

In the Clevelamd I was playing a 80 gram tip stiff shaft.  But I like the SIX better.  My J340 is D3 at 44.75 inches with the SIX.

Thanks for the input...