Need help finding a shaft equivalent

mmacdon3 · October 21, 2019

I'm a relatively high handicapper, I don't exactly track my number that closely, but I'll just say a bad round for me would be ~100 and a good round would be low 90's.

I know eventually I will need some lessons, and I plan to get some starting next spring.

For the time being I am considering upgrading my driver, which currently is a 2004 Taylormade R5 dual type D.

I am getting plenty of distance with this driver (I'd say I average anywhere between 250 - 275 yards). However I do mishit it from time to time which results in a bad slice, often out of bounds.

I was recently gifted a Taylormade M1 driver head (I think from 2017?). I'm thinking that I could see some benefits from switching to this driver head, because hopefully the mishits wouldn't be as bad as the R5.

I'd like to buy a driver shaft that is as similar as possible to the one I currently have. (I can't just swap the shaft because the adapters are different, and I'd like to keep the R5 intact as a backup).

Here are the specs on my current driver-

9.5 degree

59 degree lie

450 cc head

45" length

Shaft: M.A.S. 2 , Stiff flex, .350" tip, 5-65 gram, low torque, tip firm

Also the Taylormade M1 head I have is 9.5 degree loft, 460 cc.

I'm hoping not to spend a ton of money at the moment, so I'm perfectly fine with an older model shaft, even used off eBay would be fine. Ideally I'd spend no more than $100.

I know the standard answer here is "get fitted", which I eventually plan to do, but I can't afford it at the moment.

Any recommendations on an equivalent? I can provide more info if needed.

Thanks!

swine7777 · October 22, 2019

https://www.golfworks.com/fujikura-vista-pro-graphite-wood-shafts/p/fk0086/

mmacdon3 · October 22, 2019

Thank you! Any specific reasoning you selected this one? I was eyeing Fujikura as well since it seems to be a quality brand.

Is it as simple as matching the flex, tip size, shaft weight, and length as close as possible? I was reading that a stiff flex on one brand may not be equivalent to another brands stiff.