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[Ultimate Gaj]

I have got the 86S in my 910 D3 but my is actually the 3 wood shaft from the 910 FW's! The reason I have done this is because: 1 I love shorter shafts in drivers and 2 being as it is 86g it is a lot better for control plus I needed to knock the ball flight down as I have got mine set on 7.75!

[scoop79]

A great shaft. Played the 76 in a 905r and 907d2. Also played it in a 906f2 3 wood. The RIP alpha 70 performed just marginally better for me in the 910d3 and that's my gamer. Have just got a hold of an 86 to put together for my 910fd.

[MadGolfer76]

The awesomeness of this shaft seems to increase the heavier the weight gets. For me, anyway.

[GooseHook]

V2 is a classic for a reason. You won't find a more stable shaft in heavier weights! I've tried it in fairwys, hybrids and drivers and it's been effective in all 3.

[Florida Gator]

Love the heavier weights in V2s.  I have an 86x FW in my 3 wood and a 100x in my hybrid.  Ordering a 75x for the driver to set at 44.5"  I will repeat what has been said:  dollar for dollar this is the best shaft made.

[Lefty1987]

96x in driver and 3 wood. Solid shaft!

[jreed]

Curious, anyone playing the V2 Tour Flighted shaft?

[TaylorMadeMiura]

Play the 96s in my RBZ Tour 3, that thing is a beast! The way it flies through the air is just crazy! On bad days it has a tendency to go right though..

[lui_boy]

jreed, on 26 September 2012 - 01:28 PM, said:

Curious, anyone playing the V2 Tour Flighted shaft?

I played both the V2 and V2 Tour Flighted in my driver, now playing the VTS Silver Tour SPX.  I still have the V2 Tour Flighted in my woods.  The V2 felt stout and lack of feel, and I found myself overswinging with it quite often, but it did produce very good results.  The V2 Tour Flighted had slightly better feel, my ball flight was slightly lower, and extremely good for the price.  The VTS Silver was the best of them all, very good feel, ball flight and distance, and that's what I'm playing now.

Edited by lui_boy, 26 September 2012 - 02:59 PM.

[Stetson]

To quickly hijack the thread... If I play an X in my driver (RIP Phenom 70g), would the stiff V2 at 81 grams be too soft in a 3 wood. The torque is 2.0 and it feels quite stout, but is it to soft?

[MadGolfer76]

Stetson, on 18 October 2012 - 11:15 AM, said:

To quickly hijack the thread... If I play an X in my driver (RIP Phenom 70g), would the stiff V2 at 81 grams be too soft in a 3 wood. The torque is 2.0 and it feels quite stout, but is it to soft?

Are you talking about the V2 TOUR at 80 grams or the V2 Fairway shaft at 80 grams. (Assuming you are referring to X flex) I have never heard anyone describe the V2 Tour as being soft, including guys with 115+ club speed. The V2 Fairway shaft can play a little soft if you don't tip it enough.

[sandman]

jreed, on 26 September 2012 - 01:28 PM, said:

Curious, anyone playing the V2 Tour Flighted shaft?

I'm playing this in my G15 and TM 3 wood with fantastic results.  Extremely stable, lower flight, great distance for me and very good control.  I do like the firmer feel and slightly heavier weight of it also.  

Some say it lacks feel and I would guess those are very smooth swingers or have a naturally low ball flight that are used to softer tipped shafts.  The only shaft that came close to giving me these results is the 757 Speeder.

I would like to find 1 or 2 of these in R flex (I'm old ) that someone bought on the close out deal and can't use for some future club that I may try.  It seems that if you had good results with the original ProForce shafts, but want a little better feel, you will with this one too.  They were a terrific buy when Golfsmith closed them out.

[sblack5]

Not in my d3 but i love this in a 96x in my 3 wood.......absolute hammer

[cjpino]

Had a V2 Tour flight in a Burner 4wd. Traded it in and have regretted it ever since. Finding a good shaft that fits is hard. That was one that did!! But I still play NV Protopypes in my woods and Love them too!!

[Sean25rp]

For those playing this in their fairways did you tip it at all?

[Drijver]

The shaft is actually pretty stout for its flex rating (rated stiff at 267 cpm I believe for the 76S version), or at least that's my experience.

[ROBOPTI]

tradekid, on 12 July 2012 - 10:48 PM, said:

My opinion, my swing.......pound for pound, and dollar for dollar, the best shaft ever made.

DITTO

And in a catfight CLOOOOSSSSSEEEEEEEE 2nd place. Aldila VS Proto

[chillr710]

Been playing the 66g stiff in my 910D3 for a while now. Great feeling shaft. Just a little soft for me I tend to turn it over abit more than I would like.
Going for a 913 Driver fit soon, will definitely be looking straight for a V2 set up.

[Sean25rp]

Drijver, on 18 November 2012 - 12:22 PM, said:

The shaft is actually pretty stout for its flex rating (rated stiff at 267 cpm I believe for the 76S version), or at least that's my experience.

That's the butt cpm right? How active is the tip?

[Drijver]

Sean25rp, on 18 November 2012 - 05:11 PM, said:

Drijver, on 18 November 2012 - 12:22 PM, said:

The shaft is actually pretty stout for its flex rating (rated stiff at 267 cpm I believe for the 76S version), or at least that's my experience.

That's the butt cpm right? How active is the tip?

Tip is definitely more active than the butt, no exact numbers though... Maybe someone else can chime in..

[BirdieBob]

http://www.ustmamiya...ods/proforce-v2

[Sean25rp]

BirdieBob, on 21 November 2012 - 04:46 PM, said:

http://www.ustmamiya...ods/proforce-v2

Thanks for the link Bob. How should one interpret the tip numbers/values? What sort of values do other shafts have? Thanks in advance.

[DaveMac]

Sean25rp, on 21 November 2012 - 05:34 PM, said:

BirdieBob, on 21 November 2012 - 04:46 PM, said:

http://www.ustmamiya...ods/proforce-v2

Thanks for the link Bob. How should one interpret the tip numbers/values? What sort of values do other shafts have? Thanks in advance.

The UST tip numbers, relate to the force required to get a predetermined shaft deflection at the same point on the tip section of the shaft, the lower the number the softer the tip (a bit strange that they jump from metric to imperial!). Unfortunately the numbers are not transferable to other manufacturers, they are provided as a guide to the UST product range.

Bear in mind that torque has an impact on feel so with two V2 shafts with the same bend profile numbers, the one with the lower torque will feel stronger, tighter, boardier.

Below are some common shafts compared against 0.350 tip V2 shafts as measured by Miyasaki using their International Flex Code (IFC) the 4 numbers relate to (Butt, Butt-Mid, Mid-Tip, Tip) the higher the number the stiffer the shaft section.

Miyasaki International flex codes

Model, flex, weight, tourque, tip size, flight, (IFC)

Aldila NV 65 S 69 3.6 0.350 Low/Mid (5 5 7 4)
ProLaunch Red S 64 3.4 0.335 Low/Mid (5 7 7 5)
Diamana Kai'li 60 S 3.4 0.335 Mid (5 4 3 6)
Proforce V2 65 S 66 3.1 0.350 Mid (5 6 4 6)
Proforce V2 75 S 77 2.7 0.350 Mid/High (5 6 4 4)

Tom Wishon added an attachment with the bend profiles of a number of common shafts which included the V2 a few months ago.

Edited by DaveMac, 21 November 2012 - 07:14 PM.

[Sean25rp]

DaveMac, on 21 November 2012 - 07:08 PM, said:

Sean25rp, on 21 November 2012 - 05:34 PM, said:

BirdieBob, on 21 November 2012 - 04:46 PM, said:

http://www.ustmamiya...ods/proforce-v2

Thanks for the link Bob. How should one interpret the tip numbers/values? What sort of values do other shafts have? Thanks in advance.

The UST tip numbers, relate to the force required to get a predetermined shaft deflection at the same point on the tip section of the shaft, the lower the number the softer the tip (a bit strange that they jump from metric to imperial!). Unfortunately the numbers are not transferable to other manufacturers, they are provided as a guide to the UST product range.

Bear in mind that torque has an impact on feel so with two V2 shafts with the same bend profile numbers, the one with the lower torque will feel stronger, tighter, boardier.

Below are some common shafts compared against 0.350 tip V2 shafts as measured by Miyasaki using their International Flex Code (IFC) the 4 numbers relate to (Butt, Butt-Mid, Mid-Tip, Tip) the higher the number the stiffer the shaft section.

Miyasaki International flex codes

Model, flex, weight, tourque, tip size, flight, (IFC)

Aldila NV 65 S 69 3.6 0.350 Low/Mid (5 5 7 4)
ProLaunch Red S 64 3.4 0.335 Low/Mid (5 7 7 5)
Diamana Kai'li 60 S 3.4 0.335 Mid (5 4 3 6)
Proforce V2 65 S 66 3.1 0.350 Mid (5 6 4 6)
Proforce V2 75 S 77 2.7 0.350 Mid/High (5 6 4 4)

Tom Wishon added an attachment with the bend profiles of a number of common shafts which included the V2 a few months ago.

Thanks for this Dave, very useful info indeed!

[SPARKP]

Other than the original Grafalloy Blue this is the best performing shaft for my swing.

[Woodridge]

Lucked into this shaft through buying a used G10 driver and wow, I immediately became straighter and longer....plus I love the feel.

[freddyottawa]

Woodridge, on 09 January 2013 - 10:27 PM, said:

Lucked into this shaft through buying a used G10 driver and wow, I immediately became straighter and longer....plus I love the feel.

Nice! I just ordered a 66x for a 910 D3 I recently acquired. I'm looking forward to giving it a whirl. I also have the 76s in my 3 wood.

[Woodridge]

freddyottawa, on 10 January 2013 - 08:02 AM, said:

Woodridge, on 09 January 2013 - 10:27 PM, said:

Lucked into this shaft through buying a used G10 driver and wow, I immediately became straighter and longer....plus I love the feel.

Nice! I just ordered a 66x for a 910 D3 I recently acquired. I'm looking forward to giving it a whirl. I also have the 76s in my 3 wood.

Can't wait to hear how it works in the 910!

[BMWE82]

76S in my 910D3 for a year and a half.  I love the lower controllable ball flight and can't imagine a better combo.

[alessio]

Is anyone that explain me the differences, in term of dispersion, feel, spin and ballflight, between 66s and 76s? I love low torque shaftd, but my ss is 102mph and I think that 76 maybe a little bit too heavy for me...any advice??

Ale

Edited by alessio, 11 January 2013 - 03:30 AM.