Fairway woods- same weight & flex as your driver?

[PingPoncho]

Do you use the same shaft as your driver with same flex and weight or is your fairway wood have heavier shaft?

[cjblake09]

I go down 10 grams and also move from a X flex to a Stiff. 

[Pmookie]

Weight-wise my fairway wood shafts are always heavier.

[mogc60]

My fairway shaft is always 10-15 grams heavier. It’s personal preference though. The fairway head is heavier and I find it’s too head heavy with the lighter shaft but some people like that feel. I like the weight to be more balanced grip to head.  Best to try what you prefer the feel of. 

Edited April 21, 2021 by mogc60

[tsecor]

2 hours ago, PingPoncho said:

Do you use the same shaft as your driver with same flex and weight or is your fairway wood have heavier shaft?

heck no.....the shorter i go, the lighter i go when it comes to fairways and hybrids

[lefthack]

I changed my driver shaft to a heavier one when I cut an inch off it. I am now using the same shaft in my driver as my 3 wood. The shaft weight helped me with the feel and the heavier shaft got the swing weight to something more realistic. 

 

<edit> both are stiff flex Mitsubishi Kuro Kage.

Edited April 21, 2021 by lefthack

[soccerjay]

I've always just had the same flex but I'm curious of trying heavier and lighter on the fairways now. 

[Moonlightgrm]

My fairway wood shafts are 10-grams heavier than my driver shaft. I have a Mitsubishi Orange stiff shaft in my driver and Fujikura Speeder stiff shaft in both fairway woods. 

[GrandStranded]

I’m not your typical WRX player.

67 years old driver swing low to mid 80’s, the shafts I play are very lightweight and get slightly heavier throughout.

Driver 48g Cypher 5.0 

Fairway 53g Kuro Kage R

Hybrid 62g Kuro Kage R

Irons MMT 70R

Wedges DG S200

 

[jmorrow020]

1 hour ago, tsecor said:

heck no.....the shorter i go, the lighter i go when it comes to fairways and hybrids

 

I think you're in the minority of golfers on this one. 

 

Driver is lightest shaft, heavier in FW, heavierer in Hybrid, Heaviest in Irons for me

[PEI_Golfer]

Same flexes, different profiles (usually a low/low in driver and mid/mid in fairway) and generally 10-15g heavier in the fairways.

[jomatty]

Same flex, slightly heavier.  I say same flex, but the shaft is actually a little softer in my fw.  I like something that is easy to get in the air with my 14 degree 3 wood, which is the only fw I currently carry.

[ChipNRun]

A couple of things to consider, physics and personal:

 

Physics: All things equal, many golfers prefer to have a FW shaft that is heavier (starting weight) than their driver shaft. The reason: A driver shaft is usually a couple of inches longer. The length plus the extra swingweight from the length would make the driver feel heavier. Example below:

• Driver: Mamiya Elements Wood 50 shaft F4-S / 59 grams: (46-3 = 43" trimmed)  0.93 x 59 grams = 55 grams net
• 3W: Mamiya Elements Wood 60 shaft F4-S / 68 grams: (46-5 = 41" trimmed)  0.89 x 68 grams = 60.6 grams net

From a pure physics standpoint, this is why a player might want a heavier FW shaft than driver shaft.

 

Personal: Physics aside... surprise ... not everyone swings their driver the same way they swing their FW. A lot of this has to do with feel. Someone who jumps on their driver but gently strokes the FWs might want driver shaft the same weight.

 

Physics or feel? Let's invoke WRX Law #2: go with what works for you (and is still legal...)

[nostatic]

My approach is roughly: 

 

Driver - 60g stiff

Fairway - 70g regular

hybrid - 80g regular

irons - 95g regular

 

That said I've got a few stragglers - 3H and 3W in stiff. But I find I prefer a bit heavier as I go down the bag. Of course regular and stiff aren't universal measurements so ymmv.

Edited April 21, 2021 by nostatic

[phizzy30]

Weight is always heavier and I still play X flex, but it's tipped more. 

[Pepperturbo]

For me, my 4wd shaft is heavier (71g-S) because it's shorter, and I don't often swing it as fast as my much lighter weight (59g-S) driver shaft.  Then there's my 2 iron shaft at 90g-S.

 

But there is NO standard.  Just what is common among better golfers. 

Edited April 21, 2021 by Pepperturbo

[sshadow2]

Usually 10g heavier from driver to FW for me, but not this time (both at 60g) and I have not had any swing issues.

 

Driver 60g Stiff

FW 60 Stiff

Hybrids 70 Regular

Edited April 21, 2021 by sshadow2

[CactusGolf]

I play a Mitsubishi MMT 60 in X-Stiff in my driver that I think is 68 grams and a Matrix Black Tie in 6M4 in Stiff that is 64 grams.

 

When I put in my driver order, I actually ordered it at 60 and Stiff, but the shaft was X-Stiff when I got it.  Feels really good to me on the course!

[Aviador Naval]

I’m not too particular about it but there is a general trend.

 

Driver target is low 60s at 44.5”, irons ~100-110 at std length, fairways and hybrids fall generally along the slope of that line.  General profile needs to be ‘medium’ tip stiffness (e.g., Blueboard, S+, AD-DI, Modus 105, etc) and flex is generally not that important.

[Jwin323]

Driver shaft is 65g S flex

Fairway shafts are 78g X flex

[tsecor]

On 4/21/2021 at 10:46 AM, jmorrow020 said:

 

I think you're in the minority of golfers on this one. 

 

Driver is lightest shaft, heavier in FW, heavierer in Hybrid, Heaviest in Irons for me

absolutely....but it works for me, so i roll with it. 

 

a nice 55g hybrid shaft has added 12 yards to my game and helped fill a gap i sorely needed.....

 

 

[jmorrow020]

22 hours ago, tsecor said:

absolutely....but it works for me, so i roll with it. 

 

a nice 55g hybrid shaft has added 12 yards to my game and helped fill a gap i sorely needed.....

 

 

Thats super interesting. Like you said, play whatever works! 

[jmorrow020]

On 4/21/2021 at 3:50 PM, CactusGolf said:

I play a Mitsubishi MMT 60 in X-Stiff in my driver that I think is 68 grams and a Matrix Black Tie in 6M4 in Stiff that is 64 grams.

 

When I put in my driver order, I actually ordered it at 60 and Stiff, but the shaft was X-Stiff when I got it.  Feels really good to me on the course!

 

More people can benefit from an X-Stiff than the perception says out there. Its really just all how it works for you, and mostly what kind of tip action you need out of your setup

[CactusGolf]

1 hour ago, jmorrow020 said:

 

More people can benefit from an X-Stiff than the perception says out there. Its really just all how it works for you, and mostly what kind of tip action you need out of your setup

My swing speed is RIGHT on the edge between X and Stiff and typically when I've been fit for a driver I've gotten mixed results (Nike Covert 2.0 was X Stiff Kuro Kage, 2016 M2 was HZRDUS Yellow 6.0) and neither of them translated well on the course.  I was fit into the Tensei Blue in X this time, but needed to switch because of backorders.  Decided to go the MMT because it was super close to the Tensei and I actually tested it when I was fit.

[jmorrow020]

1 minute ago, CactusGolf said:

My swing speed is RIGHT on the edge between X and Stiff and typically when I've been fit for a driver I've gotten mixed results (Nike Covert 2.0 was X Stiff Kuro Kage, 2016 M2 was HZRDUS Yellow 6.0) and neither of them translated well on the course.  I was fit into the Tensei Blue in X this time, but needed to switch because of backorders.  Decided to go the MMT because it was super close to the Tensei and I actually tested it when I was fit.

 

Its really interesting how everyone immediately corresponds swing speed to flex profile. Its just not the case. Focus on what flex works best for your transition and tempo. Swing speed can pretty much be ignored. Yes faster generally need a stiffer tip, but that doesnt ALWAYS mean a stiffer shaft, sometimes it just means a different profile. 

[tsecor]

On 4/23/2021 at 11:49 AM, jmorrow020 said:

 

Its really interesting how everyone immediately corresponds swing speed to flex profile. Its just not the case. Focus on what flex works best for your transition and tempo. Swing speed can pretty much be ignored. Yes faster generally need a stiffer tip, but that doesnt ALWAYS mean a stiffer shaft, sometimes it just means a different profile. 

thats the brainwashing that goes along with the "fitting process" at most big box stores that gets regurgitated all the time...the industry has really been effective at mis-educating the average conumer....all for huge profits I might add

[Mojo66]

Okay, need advice, I'm playing a G425 7 wood with the Alta diztanza 40g shaft, which I love and hit great, my G425 max 10.5 driver has alta CB 55 regular shaft, 

I'm hoping to get the G425 3 Wood, but none of the retailers here have the alta diztanza to try with it, would I be okay going with it as custom order, all bit new lads so appreciate the help 

Thanks 

Jon 

[ShortGolfer]

I got fitted to half an inch shorter, same swing weight.  41.25 inch driver and 40.75 inch fairway wood.  I ordered something similar to what Lefthack is using.

The 3W looks really great on TrackMan.  The specifications look like they came out of engineering instead of marketing!

[Ri_Redneck]

65-70g in Drivers & 80-90g in FWs. MOI to within 50.

 

BT