Inpakuto: Brief Look at Shaft Market Share

[gocchin]

Thanks to data from Gakken Sports, Inpakuto blog takes a brief look at driver shaft usage among Japanese Pros. Check it out:

Inpakuto.com: A brief look at Japan Driver Shaft Market Share

[+TourSpecGolfer]

It doesnt get much better than this!

Thank you for those much needed JPGA stats.

[EPONfreak]

With all the advances in technology it seems odd that steel driver shafts have increased in use? You would recon that no one would use steel in a driver anymore now that we can get heavy graphite and advances in club building knowledge? Any one else find this strange?

[Phillip Alexander]

Gocchin, great information. :tsg_smilie_cool: :tsg_smilie_cool:

[gocchin]

With all the advances in technology it seems odd that steel driver shafts have increased in use? You would recon that no one would use steel in a driver anymore now that we can get heavy graphite and advances in club building knowledge? Any one else find this strange?

That data surprised me as well. I haven't really noticed any pros using steel in their drivers personally but I guess there are some. When I first saw the data I thought it may have been for all woods which might explain it since Nippon and a some others do make Steel Fairway shafts but the data is indeed for Drivers.