DJ’s LA Over Hosel!

[AlwaysSalty]

Like How?!?!  Being on the board has some perks!

via @trottiegolf

 

Edited June 16, 2021 by AlwaysSalty

[ksavy17]

Very interesting....

 

Probably cost about $1k

[TiScape]

What am I looking at? I get the feeling I’m supposed to be impressed! Haha

[TiScape]

Oh I think I get it now! DJ had to put this shaft in his putter bcs he’s got a stake in LA Shafts now. Got it!

[TiScape]

34 minutes ago, ksavy17 said:

Very interesting....

 

Probably cost about $1k

Well worth it! All that added stability you were missing in your steel putter shaft!! 🙄 

[shankz]

Usually hosel over the shaft but shaft prob stable enough for a bore. Probably trying for a different feel over steel

[DFS PFD]

47 minutes ago, ksavy17 said:

Very interesting....

 

Probably cost about $1k

You mean sells for about $1K, costs about $30 to make. 

[tdeutmeyer]

It really wouldn't take much to mill the spud diameter of the hosel smaller and/or bore the ID of a graphite shaft to fit over the hosel.  What I don't understand is why remove a low torque steel shaft and replace it with a graphite shaft with higher torque...Maybe save 20 grams?

[kwcsports]

Cool looking putter, I like a lot

[smturner1203]

55 minutes ago, TiScape said:

What am I looking at? I get the feeling I’m supposed to be impressed! Haha

It's a graphite shaft NOT stuck in a plumber's neck. These shafts make no sense to me, but that's pretty neat I guess. 

[TiScape]

1 minute ago, smturner1203 said:

 These shafts make no sense to me

Couldn’t agree more. But hey, if one has the $ and is so inclined! Knock yourself out. 

[Krt22]

59 minutes ago, TiScape said:

What am I looking at? I get the feeling I’m supposed to be impressed! Haha

They don't currently make a shaft suitable for over the hosel applications. Stability does since the lower section is steel so they can flare the tip

[TiScape]

35 minutes ago, shankz said:

Probably trying for a different feel over steel

Or has a monetary stake in the company and is promoting said company 🤷🏼‍♂️ Na, it’s most likely for the added feel. You’ll have to excuse me. I’m feeling cynical today. 

[bladehunter]

Son of a .......

 

that must be what was in the box from congaree that they overnighted from the TM putter lab.   

[MattM97]

1 hour ago, tdeutmeyer said:

It really wouldn't take much to mill the spud diameter of the hosel smaller and/or bore the ID of a graphite shaft to fit over the hosel.  What I don't understand is why remove a low torque steel shaft and replace it with a graphite shaft with higher torque...Maybe save 20 grams?

 

Have you seen the ID of these LAGP shafts? There isn't much space there the spud would have to be the size of a needle.

 

I'm wondering if there is possible a metal sleeve at the tip to fit over the spud and maybe some more carbon fiber just to reinforce that area. But I guess we need to wait and see. 

[dlow206]

When i first saw this, i was in awe. (im a nerd, even for golfwrx standards)

[phizzy30]

3 hours ago, TiScape said:

Well worth it! All that added stability you were missing in your steel putter shaft!! 🙄 

Hey man, it's a feel thing.  Ain't nothing wrong with dropping 400 on a putter shaft.  I think you forget sometimes that we're all club hoes here.  😉

[TiScape]

11 minutes ago, phizzy30 said:

Hey man, it's a feel thing.  Ain't nothing wrong with dropping 400 on a putter shaft.  I think you forget sometimes that we're all club hoes here.  😉

Why I posted this 3hrs ago 😉 

[snipzky9]

5 hours ago, tdeutmeyer said:

It really wouldn't take much to mill the spud diameter of the hosel smaller and/or bore the ID of a graphite shaft to fit over the hosel.  What I don't understand is why remove a low torque steel shaft and replace it with a graphite shaft with higher torque...Maybe save 20 grams?

 

Pretty sure the LA Golf TPZ putter shafts are lower torque, stiffer and heavier then steel.

[bladehunter]

27 minutes ago, snipzky9 said:

 

Pretty sure the LA Golf TPZ putter shafts are lower torque, stiffer and heavier then steel.

They are. It’s hard to convince folks though.  
 

There is now two worlds of graphite. Stock 80 gram stuff and then the serious stuff. The heavy serious stuff is absolutely stiffer and tighter than steel.  
 

this putter shaft is heavier , and less torque yet you can feel it release the head. 
 

Don’t be shocked when you see DJ with a set of LA in his irons too. Might be after this coming winter. But I’d bet he tests them .

[TiScape]

2 hours ago, bladehunter said:

Don’t be shocked when you see DJ with a set of LA in his irons too. Might be after this coming winter. But I’d bet he tests them .

Oh yeah. Now that he has a financial stake in the company, it’s 100% he will at very least test them. 

[ShAMbotay]

the thing about graphite shafts is that you can take all the properties that you measure for a shaft, and set them to specific numbers largely independent from one another compared to steel. this makes graphite objectively superior to steel in every way imaginable, since you can make a graphite shaft that is 100% identical to steel, numbers-wise, except say it can also have lower torque, plus it will dampen vibrations, and be better for your joints. That's just the beginning, and you can go way further than that.

 

yes, there are still limits to what you can do with all of the measured numbers due to the technology available today, but within the next decade, we will probably be able to manufacture wild stuff, like torque ratings below 1.0 with a regular 80g iron shaft, or a 38g extra stiff driver shaft with a torque rating of 1.5. the possibilities are absolutely endless, and you simply can't do that with steel shafts, because at the end of the day, you can only do so much with steel. "graphite" shafts are made with innumerable different materials woven in wildly different ways, and we've arrived at the point where pros are starting to realize how much better these shafts can be than steel.

 

sorry for the book, but if you couldn't tell, I'm a bit passionate about composite shafts.

[Thayneil]

10 hours ago, DFS PFD said:

You mean sells for about $1K, costs about $30 to make. 

what does a 350$  fuji shaft cost to make?

very high profits throughout

[elwhippy]

Cannot imagine graphite is more stable than steel. 

[Hoogerdyk]

I have a LAGP in a SIK and it definitely feels different than a steel shaft. I enjoyed it I just suck with blades and went back to a mallet with a steel shaft lol

[bladehunter]

8 hours ago, elwhippy said:

Cannot imagine graphite is more stable than steel. 

Not at all wanting to argue , because you just have to see it to believe it. But an injury to my elbow forced me into a set . The MMT 125TX is stiffness  equivalent to px 7.0 with lower torque and near identical weight (3 grams less on average ) and it’s just impossible to explain how tight the dispersion is . They simply do not what to curve . The biggest adjustment is in aiming points and trust.  
 

that’s why I said above that there are two graphite worlds right now.  The light weight  stock stuff that is still a bit loose. And the newer LA golf , Fujikura MCI, or Mitsubishi MMT heavyweight stuff that is absolutely as stable as can be.  The poster above is right. In 10 years you’ll see composite thats 80 grams but less torque that anything , and youll see composites all over tour players bags.  It’s coming.   No doubt in my mind. 

Edited June 17, 2021 by bladehunter

[BottleCap]

6 hours ago, ShAMbotay said:

the thing about graphite shafts is that you can take all the properties that you measure for a shaft, and set them to specific numbers largely independent from one another compared to steel. this makes graphite objectively superior to steel in every way imaginable, since you can make a graphite shaft that is 100% identical to steel, numbers-wise, except say it can also have lower torque, plus it will dampen vibrations, and be better for your joints. That's just the beginning, and you can go way further than that.

 

yes, there are still limits to what you can do with all of the measured numbers due to the technology available today, but within the next decade, we will probably be able to manufacture wild stuff, like torque ratings below 1.0 with a regular 80g iron shaft, or a 38g extra stiff driver shaft with a torque rating of 1.5. the possibilities are absolutely endless, and you simply can't do that with steel shafts, because at the end of the day, you can only do so much with steel. "graphite" shafts are made with innumerable different materials woven in wildly different ways, and we've arrived at the point where pros are starting to realize how much better these shafts can be than steel.

 

sorry for the book, but if you couldn't tell, I'm a bit passionate about composite shafts.

take lessons to stop hitting it fat

[AtlantaGolf3]

5 hours ago, elwhippy said:

Cannot imagine graphite is more stable than steel. 

Depends on how’s it’s manufactured. It’s dependent on process, not necessarily the material. 

[AtlantaGolf3]

1 hour ago, bladehunter said:

Not at all wanting to argue , because you just have to see it to believe it. But an injury to my elbow forced me into a set . The MMT 125TX is cpm equivalent to px 7.0 with lower torque and near identical weight (3 grams less on average ) and it’s just impossible to explain how tight the dispersion is . They simply do not what to curve . The biggest adjustment is in aiming points and trust.  
 

that’s why I said above that there are two graphite worlds right now.  The light weight  stock stuff that is still a bit loose. And the newer LA golf , Fujikura MCI, or Mitsubishi MMT heavyweight stuff that is absolutely as stable as can be.  The poster above is right. In 10 years you’ll see composite thats 80 grams but less torque that anything , and youll see composites all over tour players bags.  It’s coming.   No doubt in my mind. 

Did you play PX prior to MMT?

[BDowning]

I have the blacked out limited edition BGT shaft in my Special Select Flowback 5 and has been an absolute game changer for me. That being said, that shaft is freshhhhhhhh.