DaleUK Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Well we have just had our Tuesday night Fiddle at the club.... After 14 holes me and my playing partner had shuck hands and for some strange reason we tried each others Driver's!! Now mine at the mo, is a Srixon 10.5* with miyazaki S/R flex playing 45.3/4" and tipped 1/4 Marks is a crazy 7.2 shafted Yonex...9* I hit mine with what can only be classed as a strong Draw... What puzzled me and Mark was I hit his longer ( mine isn't short believe me) but still with a Draw and the shafts must be worlds apart in flex terms? Note; my Miyazaki did draw more?? Why would this be so, I wouldn't have thought my swing could cope with the Crazy shaft?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatMan Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Shaft profile might suit your swing more? Head & shaft combo might be better? Shaft length? Lots of possible factors. Stiffness is only one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandee11 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Hi Dale, what makes you think that crazy shaft would not fit you? Just wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocchin Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 I've stressed this many times on the forum and blog, shaft flex is so generic. It is a general rating of how stiff a shaft "might play". So many other factors that affect a shaft and how it fits a player. Top end Crazy shafts naturally CPM high due to their high carbon which returns to original shape much quicker so when checking the CPM numbers come out high. But when you play the shaft, they come alive and produce very good feel and are very playable even with the higher CPM ratings which again is just one measurement. One of the reasons why Crazy is so popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaleUK Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Hi Dale, what makes you think that crazy shaft would not fit you? Just wondering. I thought the shaft would be to "stiff", but it wasn't... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 well if u go by the cpm numbers alone then thers no way i shud be going up to 8.2 flex in a cpl of shafts form 7.7 like the ls noir nad cb50 but thats just what ive done and it hasnt killed me. far from it most times. other times a 7.7 is too much depending on the head. i find , for instance, in a yamha tour i can handle the cb50 8.2 easy peasy but i struggle with a sigma 50 noir in 7.7. go figure? (even tho its shorter) the day i tested almost every shaft i had e in march i found the cb50 was the best fitted performing shaft for me at 8.2 its my gamer in the yammy tour and it wont be leaving that til next yr when the 2013 model comes out! and things liek the crazy 435 thee is NO way on earth i cud hit any shafts i have in it. it needs an entirely new stick @ 9.5* i haven t got one for it. of all my findings this last 18months with experimenting thres no magic formula. u like the shape of a head and u like the characteristcs of a shaft and hope they go together well. some thimes they do others they dont. ull only know this if u hit tons of differnt combos. i find thetriangle shaped ehads can handle antyhing, and the rounded fuller u need to come back a flex and go in loft , thats my general rule ie/eg taylor made burner tp form 2007 or 2008s best shaft is the quadra fire express.BAR NONE. its perfect bec u can get the thing over to the elft so easily and t he shaft keeps it from hooking, its a brillinat combo nad can use any flex in it. jbeam 435 box shape. light long longest yard 01 wa easily the best shaft i nthis head in 6.9 flex.. yup thasn like 3 flex under what i ususally hit and 1.25 inch longer, i dont get it,, but thast what was killer in 10.5* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaleUK Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Certainly opened my eyes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankopotamus Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 ... and wallet-opening, too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaleUK Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 ... and wallet-opening, too? That's what money was made for..... Spending lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 aparently thast my ethos.but if u ask my wife dear GOD ask her about that and ul get a differnt answer.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaleUK Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 aparently thast my ethos.but if u ask my wife dear GOD ask her about that and ul get a differnt answer.! Lol.. I had the same problem, do I stop spending or stop the Wife... I've now been on my own for 5 very happy Years!!;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegaman Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 ... and wallet-opening, too? Lol, good one! Really made me laugh here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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