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[k b]

 SheriffBooth, on 29 March 2012 - 02:11 PM, said:

Hard to beat an original ProForce V2 for the money in my book.

agreed

[nikewalt]

The Xcaliber line is the best shaft on the market for the price. I played Diamana and Fubuki prior to the Xcaliber. The shafts are just as good for 1/4 of the price.

[J-Tizzle]

 k b, on 30 March 2012 - 05:55 AM, said:

 SheriffBooth, on 29 March 2012 - 02:11 PM, said:

Hard to beat an original ProForce V2 for the money in my book.

agreed

I agree as well as long as the feel isn't offputting to you.  Some people just hate the super low torque feel.  With that being said, I love it and if you're looking for something really good, try the 86g tour stock V2's for fairways, they are just super good.

I think Stricker still uses that shaft in his driver.

[40simguy]

Maybe I've been lucky but the two shafts I use are actually under $100 anyway.  Aldila DVS and Aerotech Claymore MX48.  The former provides greater distance and the latter provides better dispersion numbers for me.  Same shafts in a R11 and now a 910 D3.  Both were the result of a fitting.

[bellview17]

Yep, I have one still in the driver rotation.

 SheriffBooth, on 29 March 2012 - 02:11 PM, said:

Hard to beat an original ProForce V2 for the money in my book.

[churnd]

 nbg352, on 29 March 2012 - 02:15 PM, said:

Arthur Xcaliber.
Great shaft and very inexpensive. Available at Golfworks.

This.  I game it & it's the best shaft I've ever used.  I was a skeptic too.

[k b]

 J-Tizzle, on 30 March 2012 - 07:58 AM, said:

 k b, on 30 March 2012 - 05:55 AM, said:

 SheriffBooth, on 29 March 2012 - 02:11 PM, said:

Hard to beat an original ProForce V2 for the money in my book.

agreed

I agree as well as long as the feel isn't offputting to you.  Some people just hate the super low torque feel.  With that being said, I love it and if you're looking for something really good, try the 86g tour stock V2's for fairways, they are just super good.

I think Stricker still uses that shaft in his driver.

i have the exact ones you mentioned in my fairway woods and absolutely love them.  i had the 76g in my 909D3 and wasn't a fan...but it turns out it was the driver itself i struggled with, not the shaft.  found out the hard way, trying 3 different (VERY different) shafts in it, and couldn't get along with any of them.

[Laws of Woo]

Harrison Eclipse is an awesome driver shaft. Long, accurate, and incredibly smooth. The Saga is a great choice as well. For the money, its hard to beat Harrison shafts.

[D0ch0l1d4y]

 Laws of Woo, on 30 March 2012 - 06:02 PM, said:

Harrison Eclipse is an awesome driver shaft. Long, accurate, and incredibly smooth. The Saga is a great choice as well. For the money, its hard to beat Harrison shafts.

I'm a Talamonti guy and have them in the entire top end of my bag.  For a brand new, custom fit (just email Phil, he'll get you where you want to go) it's $75 plus shipping from his website.  I'm not going to post the address here because i'm sure it'd get deleted, but his name is "talamonti" and he sells "shafts" at a ".com" address.

[GooseHook]

 J-Tizzle, on 30 March 2012 - 07:58 AM, said:

 k b, on 30 March 2012 - 05:55 AM, said:

 SheriffBooth, on 29 March 2012 - 02:11 PM, said:

Hard to beat an original ProForce V2 for the money in my book.

agreed

I agree as well as long as the feel isn't offputting to you.  Some people just hate the super low torque feel.  With that being said, I love it and if you're looking for something really good, try the 86g tour stock V2's for fairways, they are just super good.

I think Stricker still uses that shaft in his driver.

Mr. Woodland has a 96x in his fairway. That's a lumberjack shaft, right there.

[Go Cards!]

Aldila NV ProtoPYPE.  

www.Rockbottomgolf.com has 60 gm Stiff flex for $49.

[jnlx460]

Graphite Design YS-7+  $69

[SweetTeaGolfer]

Blueboad for $75 at Dallas Golf.

[NTKT10]

Talamonti PD $75.

http://www.talamonti...-70-redesigned/

[GolfRich3]

New Image (bought from Hireko). I have last year's Red Image X and absolutely bomb it!
Even though it's an "X", it plays more like a stiff-plus. Hireko charts/compares all their
shafts against each other and it's a handy tool to use when looking at shaft specs.
The 2012  "Tour Black" Red Image version is still $42, which makes it an excellent buy.

Edited by GolfRich3, 04 April 2012 - 09:20 PM.

[hiflyer51]

I am using the Tour 6+ S in driver, and Tour Fairway and Hybrid also in stiff. Very stiff lower section without feeling "boardy"

 churnd, on 30 March 2012 - 02:02 PM, said:

 nbg352, on 29 March 2012 - 02:15 PM, said:

Arthur Xcaliber.
Great shaft and very inexpensive. Available at Golfworks.

This.  I game it & it's the best shaft I've ever used.  I was a skeptic too.

[aliikane]

 SheriffBooth, on 29 March 2012 - 02:11 PM, said:

Hard to beat an original ProForce V2 for the money in my book.

Yep, V2 is a great shaft but I think they are soft a half a flex. I tried the 7070 Stiff with 2.2 degrees of torque and I had to really take a slow controlled swing to not snap hook it or block it. Moved to the 7070 X and all is better.

Aldila Proto VS is good too. Very stable with good feel.

[cmrl1986]

+1 for the GD YS-6+.. Still one the best shafts I've hit. Everyone seems to have that shaft that just works for them, and this one is mine. Can't  beat it at $69 new either. You can keep the high dollar junk, this shaft has performed just as good and/or better than any other thing I've tried.

[EK16]

RIP, motore f1/f3, Fuji e360

[neilc]

 MNLH11, on 29 March 2012 - 04:53 PM, said:

You can still new get Grafalloy Blue shafts on eBay. Low launch, low spin

The Graffaloy Prolite is available from the Golfworks for $30 or less.

Not as stiff as the Blue  but very stable.

Just put one in my Wishon 959OL  driver and its aabsolute bomb>

[Foreleftob]

 aliikane, on 05 April 2012 - 12:52 AM, said:

 SheriffBooth, on 29 March 2012 - 02:11 PM, said:

Hard to beat an original ProForce V2 for the money in my book.

Yep, V2 is a great shaft but I think they are soft a half a flex. I tried the 7070 Stiff with 2.2 degrees of torque and I had to really take a slow controlled swing to not snap hook it or block it. Moved to the 7070 X and all is better.

Aldila Proto VS is good too. Very stable with good feel.

+1 on the v2.

[driverwedge]

PL Red
V2/V2 Tour/V2 Tour Flight
Aerotech Claymore MX60
ProtoPype
DVS
NV
Throttle
YSQ/YSQst
Aura Red
Blueboard
Eclipse

[AFcelica]

is there any such thing as a poor mans blueboard 73x for under 75?

[OldGolfer87]

I just bought a Graphite Design YS 7+ on Ebay for $20.00 from their own ebay store , i was hoping it was simular to the YS 6+ , i really did not know anything about this shaft but for $20.00 i thought why not

[Golfdaddy44]

 AFcelica, on 22 April 2012 - 10:04 PM, said:

is there any such thing as a poor mans blueboard 73x for under 75?

Check Dallas Golf on eBay. They have been listing new uncut blueboards for ~$75

[Merlin4542]

Another vote for the Pro Force V2

[mwink822]

For under $100, I like the Graphite Design YS 7+ (if you can find them around), Grafalloy Pro Launch Platinum 75 (again if you can find them), Aldila NV 75, and another "if you can find them" shft, the original Grafalloy Blue.

[Stinger82]

UST V2, Harrison Saga (one of my favorites), GD Pershing, prolaunch red (another of my favorites), protopype, etc...theres alot of older shafts that are still very good under $100

[spitfisher]

Adilla NV, the green one from yesteryear (s) could probably be had for under 65 bucks.

[RedSide]

You can pick up an RIP online for under $100