Spoon Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 guys i just recently acquired a pt8s shaft and its currently on a 16* gfield head. thanks Alpha_pro! anyway i have about 3 full rounds with this shaft and am loving it except for the ballflight i am getting. users chracterize this shaft as having a mid penetrating ball flight, i am getting the exact opposite and am getting adverse balloning more so than softer flexed shafts i have used. ball is consistenly straight and carry is amazing yet the ball has virtually zero roll. i have also compared this to my newly shafted epon 15* with axiv 8076 shaft. with the axiv i am consistenly getting a mid-penetrating ball flight which i like except that it is always left to right. distance wise i im getting 15 yards more with the axiv but that could be attributed to the head more than the shaft. feel wise i like the way the pt8 loads up im just perplexed about the balloning effects. loosing serious distance and potential roll. according to most of the comments ive read is that the pt8 has a different bend profile and blader-x even mentioned that he felt an L bend profile as the shaft loaded up. they also say that this shaft is not suitable for people with a steep angle of attack which i unfortunately do. so im thinking if the quattro would suit me more than say the axiv and pt8. also i know my swing is the culprit and i am actually working on flattening my swing but for the meantime im keeping my shaft options open. thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajaykkr Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 (edited) IMO,i dont think so.... i.e.you will get the carry with the Quattro tech.. but not the roll....the qt is a low kick shaft.... your steep swing wont help.... Edited October 8, 2007 by ajaykkr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffer19 Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Once you get into the mid 80 g shafts, most are mid kick anyway. If you are having some success with the W60 in the driver, perhaps you should try pt6 or pt7 or mid 60 to low 70 g in the FW. At the same time, no shaft would cure a swing fault and left to right ball flight would not the fault of the shaft. If you want distance vs direction, go with a softer and lighter shaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted October 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Once you get into the mid 80 g shafts, most are mid kick anyway. If you are having some success with the W60 in the driver, perhaps you should try pt6 or pt7 or mid 60 to low 70 g in the FW. At the same time, no shaft would cure a swing fault and left to right ball flight would not the fault of the shaft. If you want distance vs direction, go with a softer and lighter shaft. actually havent had the time to test the newly shafted w60 shaft.. for my Fws i actually had tried 65 g shafts but i was all over the place, with these 80 gram shafts i like the consistency i am getting as my swing is kept under control. with regards to a left-right ball i wasnt getting this with my previous machline f65s shaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocchin Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 The PT Series definitely launches lower than the Quattro Techs.... It's bend is mid towards high and should not balloon. Especially the PT-8! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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