Posted October 11, 200717 yr comment_142942 I'm looking for a shaft for the G field fairway wood. The original designed by graphite design shaft is totally unusable for me. I've replaced it with a pershing shaft and it's marginally better. My swing speed is 87mph and I have a tendency to fade. I'm looking for a shaft that can get the ball airborne fast and minimize the fade.
October 11, 200717 yr comment_142946 I'm looking for a shaft for the G field fairway wood. The original designed by graphite design shaft is totally unusable for me. I've replaced it with a pershing shaft and it's marginally better. My swing speed is 87mph and I have a tendency to fade. I'm looking for a shaft that can get the ball airborne fast and minimize the fade. Nothing would get rid of a fade due to swing fault but a tip stiff shaft could minimize it then it could be lower flight which is not you are looking for. The Diamana White (tip stiff and butt soft) might work but it is still chancy if you fighting a outside in swing. Is the G field FW square or open face? You can actually find FW with a 1 degree closed.
October 11, 200717 yr comment_142953 Matrix Ozik Altus is a nice fairway shaft---hi launch, low spin Isn't that a $500 shaft or twice /3 times the cost of the head?
October 11, 200717 yr Author comment_142954 I currently use a TM XR titanium and Callaway ERC Hot fairway wood and have no problems getting the ball straight and airborne with stock shafts. I can't somehow get the same result from the G fields.
October 11, 200717 yr comment_142956 I currently use a TM XR titanium and Callaway ERC Hot fairway wood and have no problems getting the ball straight and airborne with stock shafts. I can't somehow get the same result from the G fields. While I have not hit TM XR and ERC hot but believe that they do sit slightly closed while G Field is square to open. I do own a G field 4 wood with a Diamana Red board (also Epon 3 and 5, Fourteen and CV Pro) and IMO, G Field is ok (last amongst the above) and definitely as not great as sometime being touted here. It is more a players fw like the CV Pro-small head that requires more aggressive swing rather than easier swing. It helps if you can work your fw too.
October 11, 200717 yr comment_142958 Isn't that a $500 shaft or twice /3 times the cost of the head? I bought a pull last week for $175. New they are around $350.
October 11, 200717 yr comment_142967 If you want to minimize fade, you should use shaft with softer tip section. This way, your club head can return to square position or slightly closed position faster. Diamana Red maybe the one you're looking for. It is also higher launch than White or Blue. Hope this will help
October 11, 200717 yr comment_142968 The stock shaft and Pershing are lower end models by GD. Without knowing all you details, I'd say stick with the Graphite Design but try either the PT series or QuattroTech series. Both are great shafts and well worth the cost. Tight dispersion, awesome flight.
October 11, 200717 yr comment_142978 GD heads work best with PT-7..... PT is good but with a H/S of 87 mph, perhaps a PT5 or PT6 would be better.
October 12, 200717 yr comment_142999 i have two of these faiway woods and mine seem to be .5close. anyway i have one with mamiya proforce regular @ 255 cpm and pt8 @ 271 cpm. the mamiya is very user friendly and will suit someone with a slower ss and smooth tempo while the pt8 is for the more aggressive swinger. like the others id say stick with Gd, you may want to try a QT55/65 or even a pt5/6 as duffer suggested. either way with the higher end gd shafts you cant go wrong. good luck
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