Same Shaft in Driver and 3 wood?

mhk5000 · July 21, 2008

I'd like to know if any of you play the same shaft in your driver and 3 wood (ie. Make and Model, not length).

I recently purchased a Mizuno MX 500 (9.5 deg) off ebay which has a stock Exsar Regular shaft (45.5"). I need something stiffer and with a much lower trajectory and am considering the Prolaunch red. However, I love my Mizuno F-50 3 wood (15 deg) which has a Nippon NS Pro Tour Stiff 75g shaft (42"). I hit this with a low boring trajectory approx. 235-240 carry + 8-10 yards roll (5 yard fade).

I know i need to get a launch monitor reading, but would it make any sense to try the same shaft as my 3 wood?

Any help or suggestions would be helpful.

memphishorn · July 21, 2008

Can't offer the answer buy I am curious as to the answers you get here.

I have been thinking the same thing about my driver and 3W.

The YS6 in my 905R seems to now fit the smoother tempo'd swing I am trying to use. The Speeder in my 904F is supposedly a little stiffer and better for the harder swing I used to use and was also in my 983K.

I seem to hit the driver more consistantly but I don't hit the 3W all that often.

If I determine I want the YS6 in the 904F the decision is whether to reshaft or get one from Ebay and sell the one I have.

alcap26 · July 21, 2008

Two pretty different shafts in my driver and three wood but same manufacturer. I like a heavier shaft with a bit less torque in my 3 wood.

coco · July 21, 2008

Same shaft here, just different wieghts....That said, it depends on what you want to accomplish with your driver and 3wd. In my case I needed similar characteristics so, in my case it works because I needed the same things in my Driver and 3wd. If you already hit your 3wd well, then don't mess with it (If it ain't broke don't fix it). The PL Red sounds like a good choice for your Driver.

I hope this helps.... :swoon2:

kwijyboy · July 22, 2008

Same in mine. Stock stiffs, nothing special.

mhk5000 · July 22, 2008

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I want similar flight characteristics for my driver and 3 wood so I'm going to see if I can't demo a ProLaunch red first (since I've heard good things about them). If I don't like it, I'm going with my same 3 wood shaft!

spk74 · July 22, 2008

Same shafts here.

My 3 wood was stocked with either the 65g or 75g Aldila NV shaft (or many other options, back when Sonartec was into offering a variety of shafts). Based on my driver swing speed (105 mph), I selected the 75g shaft because the recommended range is listed as 100-110 mph. I love that club. By far, it is the best fairway wood (for me) that I've ever come across.

My two previous drivers were off the rack with the 65g NV shaft...which is recommended for 95-105 mph, and about as close as you can get to my 3 wood shaft without being identical. I could hit it well, but I'd frequently struggle with my wrists through impact. Because I had a huge store credit burning a hole in my pocket I decided to get an identical driver head with the 75g shaft. I'm very happy with it. The wrist compensation thing has gone away and I feel like I can swing away (just like with my 3 wood).