Spoon Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 i got myeslf test today and i was registering around 105-110mph with my driver using a fujikura speeder 55 r. just wondering what the benefits of a heavier stiffer staff would do for my swing speed? find my shaft a tad whippy and soft, i find that a 65-70 gram S shaft would feel right and just about ideal for my kind of swing. my type of swing is on the violent side and bad shots always tend to fade on the right. also wondering if their are any excercises i can do to increase my ss. thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffer19 Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 i got myeslf test today and i was registering around 105-110mph with my driver using a fujikura speeder 55 r. just wondering what the benefits of a heavier stiffer staff would do for my swing speed? find my shaft a tad whippy and soft, i find that a 65-70 gram S shaft would feel right and just about ideal for my kind of swing.my type of swing is on the violent side and bad shots always tend to fade on the right. also wondering if their are any excercises i can do to increase my ss. thanks in advance. What is a Fuji speeder 55? 55 grams or speeder 553? Fuji like GD play a little softer to flex and with your driver speed, you would be looking at a X for Japanese spec Fuji. The theory is lighter the shaft, the faster the swing but if it is too light, you might lose control. Distance is not by speed alone as we are only suppose to swing at 80% anyway to keep the ball in play. Violent swing would definitely promote a slice at worst and a fade at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted July 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 What is a Fuji speeder 55? 55 grams or speeder 553? Fuji like GD play a little softer to flex and with your driver speed, you would be looking at a X for Japanese spec Fuji. The theory is lighter the shaft, the faster the swing but if it is too light, you might lose control. Distance is not by speed alone as we are only suppose to swing at 80% anyway to keep the ball in play. Violent swing would definitely promote a slice at worst and a fade at best. D, it is 55 grams fujikura. i also have a gd tour ad 65g in regular but its a whole lot stiffer. guess the fujis are not playing to flex. i have also been trying to tone my swing down to 80% i just cant do it. i have been swinging close to 100% and this is really what im comfy withwith great results and i get a piercing boring ball trajectory with my current shaft as opposed to my stock erc shaft which tended to balloon. my swing coach actually fixed my posture and stance to a more upright position and this has been extremely helpful in terms of mis**ts and addressing my violent swing. now i am able to monster my drives without toning it down. i just hit a couple of buckets with my new shaft and modified posture. i virtually had 3 mis**ts the entire bucket and they were fading left instead of right. will experiment with the gd tour ad and compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowpro Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 want distance you look at lighter and longer length.. look at the rombax 5w -- light weight but a firm profile all the way threw the shaft-- good for an aggressive swing. and try 45.5'' length.. or the tour AD but you need a stiff flex with your swing speed. work on core exercises and and get a swing trainer>> speed stik or heavy momentus - best i have used so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted July 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 want distance you look at lighter and longer length.. look at the rombax 5w -- light weight but a firm profile all the way threw the shaft-- good for an aggressive swing. and try 45.5'' length.. or the tour AD but you need a stiff flex with your swing speed. work on core exercises and and get a swing trainer>> speed stik or heavy momentus - best i have used so far. iam actually using a fujikura tour 26.3 shaft. it is about 58 grams and had it trimmed to 44.5 for experimentation. this is my current shaft of choice for now and hit it more consistently than my other 45.5"/46" shafts although losing about 10-15 yards. i find the trade off acceptable for now. will be getting a roddio w6ba sr soon for more experimentation. as for the momentus, i had used it before and it completely threw my timing off. took me about 2 weeks to get my groove back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffer19 Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 iam actually using a fujikura tour 26.3 shaft. it is about 58 grams and had it trimmed to 44.5 for experimentation. this is my current shaft of choice for now and hit it more consistently than my other 45.5"/46" shafts although losing about 10-15 yards. i find the trade off acceptable for now.will be getting a roddio w6ba sr soon for more experimentation. as for the momentus, i had used it before and it completely threw my timing off. took me about 2 weeks to get my groove back. If you are referring to Fuji Tour Platform or Tour Release 26.3 then IMO they play soft to flex. I have a 85 to 90 max ss, I had 2 TP stiff on Sonartac 3 wood. Of course, I am assuming that you are not tip trimming to playing length which would affect stiffness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted July 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 If you are referring to Fuji Tour Platform or Tour Release 26.3 then IMO they play soft to flex. I have a 85 to 90 max ss, I had 2 TP stiff on Sonartac 3 wood. Of course, I am assuming that you are not tip trimming to playing length which would affect stiffness. yes that is the shaft i am using. honestly i find the flex just right. as for the trimming i dont know for sure, dad gave me his old tourstage viq 36 with this shaft. il check and verify on what exactly was done with the shaft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 To increase SS, try adding lead tape to your driver head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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