Equipment

Details on Justin Rose’s lead-taped driver shaft, “Rose” iron shafts

Published

2 years ago

Aug 7, 2024

Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt of a piece our Andrew Tursky filed for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. The full piece is available here.

While Rose is not afraid to test any club or shaft on the market, that does not always mean he switches to it. At the top end of Rose’s bag, he combines new technology with five-year-old clubs.

After using several different drivers throughout 2024, Rose has recently switched into Titleist’s new GT3 driver, following a flock of TOUR players that have made the same change. Rose plays his GT3 driver in a B2 hosel setting, meaning it has standard loft and a 0.75-degree upright lie angle.

Most notably, Rose wraps lead tape around the butt-end of his Project X HZRDUS shaft. This helps effectively “counterbalance” the club. While adding lead tape to the grip-end adds overall weight to the club, it reduces its swing weight, making the head feel slightly lighter. It can help golfers feel a bit more connected to the club throughout the swing, and make the shaft feel a touch smoother during the transition. It is not for everyone, but for amateurs who have never tried a counter-balanced driver shaft, it could be worth a shot.

Although Rose uses new Titleist technology for his driver, he still uses TaylorMade M6 fairway woods (15 and 21 degrees), which were released to the public at the beginning of 2016. Sometimes, finding comfort with your equipment is better than using the absolute newest technology, and with his fairway woods, the goal for Rose is not maximum distance, but rather, maximum control.

…By the time Rose showed up at the 2024 Masters, he had switched into a mixed set of Titleist T100 long irons (4 and 5) and Titleist 620 MB mid-to-short irons (6-PW), each equipped with KBS Tour C-Taper 125 S+ shafts.

Rose has kept those irons and shaft models in play since the year’s first major, but he recently switched out his shaft labels for new, custom “Rose” KBS shaft labels.

When you are a top TOUR player with a 2016 Summer Olympic Games Gold medal and a 2013 U.S. Open victory to your name, you can do cool stuff like this with your equipment.

Read the rest of this piece on PGATour.com.

See Justin Rose’s full WITB here.

Equipment

Should I have this Scotty Cameron restored or keep gaming it? – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

3 hours ago

May 20, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

In our forums, our members have been deciding whether a user’s Scotty Cameron should be restored or not. WRXer ‘Ak4seven’ has a Scotty Pro Platinum Newport he loves and is considering getting it restored, saying:

“This is one of my favorite putters, a mil spec Pro Platinum Newport. Overall in great condition, as it’s been with me for over 25 years. But it’s seen better days. Been messing around with it lately and thought maybe I should get this restored back to its original finish but not many places that do the pro platinum (nickel plating). My main concern is that sending out and restoring, they won’t be able to retain the original finish and face milling. I’ve got a few graphite shafts around to try in it as well.

What do you think? Keep gaming or restore?”

And our members have been weighing in with their suggestions in response.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

BowMain42: “Pfft. Looks fine to me (especially compared to a few other Scottys we’ve seen here lately). Game on.”
kcsf: “Game that baby! Still looks amazing to me.”
skraly: “What ever you decide, keep in mind that any refinish, even if done by Cameron, is going to change the feel of the putter. Maybe for the better maybe for the worse. No way to tell.”

Entire Thread: “Should I have this Scotty Cameron restored or keep gaming it? – GolfWRXers discuss”

Equipment

Help me replace my driver shaft – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

3 hours ago

May 20, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

In our forums, our members have been trying to help a fellow user find the perfect shaft for his driver. WRXer ‘brokentee4527’ kicks off the discussion saying:

“I struggle with a balloning ball flight with my driver (high backspin) and was told I need a shaft with these characteristics…semi-stiff flex, tip stiff with high kick point & low torque. My driver is a Ping G30 LS Tech with an Aldila NVS 75-R 350 shaft.

Any recommendations for a shaft that fits the bill and won’t break the bank?”

And our members have been weighing in with their thoughts and suggestions in response.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

J-Walker: “Clubhead choice and swing characteristics will have the largest impact. Shaft changes will help with the timing of how you deliver the ball, but do less than most think to impact spin in my experience. Identifying what it is that makes you a high spin player is a great first step. A staff that is stiffer overall, with a higher bend point and stiffer tip usually helps higher spin players, but not always.”
Stuart-G: “Not saying a shaft change may not help – and the NVS is a softer tipped shaft so changing to the NV instead could possibly help a little however: High spin problem is by far more commonly a problem with: 1) Face impact location and consistency – too low on the face – use foot powder spray to test. Or 2) Too much dynamic loft added into impact.”
Strategery: “Any way to test a modern low-spin driver head and low-spin shaft for comparison and post the results? Let’s see if tech helps. BTW, that driver is 11-years-old: G30 – G – G400 – G410 – G425 – G430 – G440. ‘Upgrading; it with shaft ($), adapter ($), install ($), grip ($) is a project.”

Entire Thread: “Help me replace my driver shaft – GolfWRXers discuss”

Equipment

From the GolfWRX Classifieds: Bettinardi Tour Dept SS28 with long welded plumbers neck

Published

3 hours ago

May 20, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @ksible2 has a Tour Dept SS28 with long welded plumbers neck up for grabs.

From the listing: “Tour Dept SS28 w/ long welded plumbers neck. No way to verify, but was told this was a proto setup made for Kuchar to test. 383g head and 35.5” counterbalance setup. Comes with COA and Hive headcover. Have several Tour Dept covers for added $$$. $1150 shipped OBO.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules