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Z1ggy16 · December 6, 2019

@LAShafts Thanks for answering my question!! Not sure if you will ever come back to answer this but do you also see putters heading down the path of graphite becoming the norm in say... 10 or 12 years? I know there's another forum, which I won't mention, that pretty much crapped alllll over the stability shaft, but I think in principal if you could provide something ultra stiff but manage to keep the same smooth feel that stepped steel can give (and maybe keep the weight more in than 110-15g range)... that would be a home run. Sounds like right now the stiffness level is taken care of, but not quite the feel aspect. I did an experiment using a project x 7.0 rifle shaft that was 135g and it was a big time fail...just too heavy and the feel was off.

LAShafts · December 9, 2019

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LAShafts · December 9, 2019

I do believe that due to the extreme versatility of composite materials (graphite, etc...) that composites shafts will be norm for putter shafts in the near future. The only thing that is going to stall wholesale adoption of these shafts is going to be cost. Composite putter shafts can be made to be much more stable in both bending and torsion than any steel product - unless you make the steel considerably heavier. We have in our current TP putter line a 135 gram shaft and can, when and if the market demands, develop a product in your suggested range of 110-115 grams that would be just as stable in bending and torsion. We have addressed the feel issue by using two unique material and layup technologies that give our extremely stiff products outstanding feel.

Best, Oly (LAShafts)

Z1ggy16 · December 9, 2019

That's awesome to hear Oly. With these heavier grips and head these days, having a 135g shaft is just too much for me. Even at 350g head weight, my stroke was really thrown off by a heavy putter shaft. Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions.