3w and hybrid shaft options based on trackman fitting

endurancechiro · January 7, 2017

Got a fitting yesterday for my driver and the fitter gave me some range recommendations for 3w and hybrid shafts as well. Wanted to get some input on good options.

Driver stats from my trackman fitting yesterday if it helps: 100 mph avg swing, 1.51 smash, 12.5 launch angle, 260 carry, 294 total, R side fairway bias (miss is a push slice), spin rate 2245.

After a lot of testing, he recommended I move into a 65-75g driver shaft with a CPM in the 260 range (which translates to a light xstiff or a heavy stiff shaft), and high kick point (this combo brought my misses closer to middle with minimal distance loss).

For the 3w he recommended a 70-75g shaft with the same cpm and kick point, the hybrid a 75-85g same cpm and kick point.

What shafts are out there for 3w and hybrid in this CPM, weight, and kick point range that are not going to break the bank? I don't need tour spec, and don't want to pay the price for it.

Thanks in advance for the help!

endurancechiro · January 8, 2017

any ideas?

Golfrnut · January 8, 2017

The weight range helps, but the CPM number and kick point really doesn't give much info to be honest to help narrow anything down.

What shafts did you try? Did you get the names/versions of them by chance? If they are in Tom's database, I would be happy to look for some matches for you, but I need more than what i have so far. The 260 CPM is just a butt flex number, and doesn't say much about the shaft itself.

endurancechiro · January 9, 2017

The weight range helps, but the CPM number and kick point really doesn't give much info to be honest to help narrow anything down.

What shafts did you try? Did you get the names/versions of them by chance? If they are in Tom's database, I would be happy to look for some matches for you, but I need more than what i have so far. The 260 CPM is just a butt flex number, and doesn't say much about the shaft itself.

The shaft we ended up putting in the Driver was the 65g Fujikura Vista Pro Xstiff. We didn't talk specific shafts on the 3w and hybrid. I'm just looking for something that matches up with the driver in terms of weight distribution, kick point, and flex for my Callaway 3deep and 21* hybrid.

Golfrnut · January 9, 2017

I didn't find a 65X in Tom's database...there was a 60g however. Possibly the same?

Here are the driver matches for the 60X version, within 2%.

The vista is listed as a 69 gram shaft. Of those listed above, the only one that increases in weight is the VTS Red at 78g, Oban Devotion 7X(79g), Oban devotion 8X(85g), and the Aldila Voodoo XNV7X(84g), so those could be a possible fairway alternative. Also keep in mind, Tom's charts are measurements taken using CPM to measure flex throughout the shaft at certain points, so it can't speak for the feel that the golfer has for each, it's only able to compare how the shaft bends under stress.

As for the hybrid, I can't really bump the shaft profiles, so I can't offer a lot of assistance there.

endurancechiro · January 10, 2017

I'll have to take a look at the shaft again, but from their website it only looks like they offer a 75g in the xstiff. So it must be that one. We tested several 65g and 75g options, I must have mixed them up.