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Ask the Experts: “How do you fit for shaft flex aside from just swing speed?”

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Fujikura’s Tour Fitting rep Marshall Thompson explains what else goes into fitting shaft flex aside from just swing speed, and whether it’s true that shaft flex doesn’t matter as much for golfers with smooth transitions.

Enjoy the video below, and check out the other videos in this series in the links underneath the video.

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  1. steve

    Jul 14, 2018 at 9:25 am

    True Temper scientist-engineers discovered 3 unique shaft loading profiles that may indicate optimal shaft selection. Look here:
    https://www.tutelman.com/golf/shafts/ShaftLab2.php

  2. Greg

    Jul 13, 2018 at 9:12 pm

    I feel like this boy scratches the surface of shaft selection. Would love to see more videos like this with more depth. Let’s hear about profiles, tendencies of manufacturers, trajectory, kick point. So many angles…

  3. Pete Popovich

    Jul 13, 2018 at 1:44 pm

    Head design is something we have found to be a missing component in the shaft selection process. The weight, design (cg, hosel length and depth, length from heel to toe, breadth) and other play a part in how the shaft will function and whether the marriage of shaft and head will fit the persons swing profile and load.

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Club Junkie WITB, league night week 3: Enter the 11-iron

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Back by popular demand, it’s BK’s WITB for his third week of league play. Check out the video for the details and WITB logic (such as it is from golf’s most impetuous equipment adjuster!).

Driver: Cobra Darkspeed X (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: L.A. Golf A-Series Mid X

3-wood: PXG 0311 Black Ops

Hybrid: Mizuno ST Max

Irons: Cobra King Tec Utility (4), Callaway Apex Pro (5, 6), Callaway Apex CB (7-9), Callaway Apex MB (10, 11)

Wedges: Adams Idea SW, LW

Putter: Ping PLD Anser 2D

Ball: TaylorMade TP5x

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Clement: Why your practice swing never sucks

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You hear that one all the time; I wish I could put my practice swing on the ball! We explain the huge importance of what to focus on to allow the ball to be perfectly in the way of your practice swing. Enjoy!

 

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Mitsubishi Diamana WB: Club Junkie takes a technology deep dive

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Earlier this week, Mitsubishi announced the return of its iconic Whiteboard profile with the new Diamana WB shaft.

In our launch story, we offered a rundown of the key technology in the new WB — 80-ton Dialead pitch fiber, Aerospace-grade MR70 carbon fiber, Consistent Feel Design, and the Xlink Tech Resin System. To go deeper, however, we enlisted our Resident Club Junkie and bona fide shaft nut, Brian Knudson, to track down someone from Mitsubishi at the PGA Show. Fortunately, Mitsubishi’s Director of Global Aftermarket Sales, Jonathan Alongi, was on hand to answer all of BK’s questions.

Check out their discussion about the new WB, as well as the 20th anniversary of the original design, in the video above — time stamps of key points below, including a definitive answer as to how the surfboard graphic ended up on the original Whiteboard in 2004!

  • :40 – Mitsubishi Japan expands to the U.S. in 2004
  • :50 – “The shaft that set the standard”
  • 1:12 – “The ‘board is back”
  • 1:45 – WB or Whiteboard? Or both?
  • 1:55 – The first iteration of the sixth generation of Diamana
  • 2:10 – Incorporating key technology from a 20-year journey
  • 3:10 – Modifying the tip section for more ball speed
  • 3:50 – Delivering ball speed in a low-launch, low-spin shaft
  • 4:20 – Drilling down on the shaft profile compared to the original Whiteboard
  • 5:00 – The most impressive element of the new WB
  • 5:30 – Butt, mid, tip specifications
  • 6:00 – WB’s iconic graphics and the Diamana legacy — flowers, surfboard, numbering system
  • 8:15 – An abundance of available weights and flexes
  • 8:55 – More players going lightweight

Check out more photos and see what GolfWRXers are saying about Mitsubishi WB in the forums. 

 

 

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