Sasquatch with a V2

Grant076 · June 28, 2006

Any expericence?

Do any of you have any experience with the Sasquatch and the Proforce v2 shaft in it? This club is on the top of my wishlist (and already in my signature sadly enough) I guess it's a matter of if I hear any negative comments from anyone here.
Give me what you've got!

golfernut78 · June 28, 2006

i've got a 9.5* sasquatch with the v2 in stiff. i am a bit of a high ball highter typically, and have a swing speed of 100-105. i put a v2 in my sasquatch after demoing a 9.5* with the stock shaft, an aldila nv-75, and a acculaunch 70. as a little background on me, the ignite with aldila nv-75 was the best driver i had ever used before the combo of the sasquatch and v2. i had a good launch angle and just the right amount of spin.

i didn't like the stock shaft, because it felt week and i had a difficult time controlling the ball. the distance was absolutely great though. i ended up ordering a sasquatch with the nv-75 because i had luck with it in the ignite 410. big mistake. the stiff tip and low launch of the aldila were a bad combination with the low spin head of the sasquatch for my swing. ball speed was great, but launch was just a little too low and the spin was way too low (1,100 to 2,000 - not so great with a 145-150 ball speed and 11.5* launch angle). i then went to the acculaunch 70, and while the shaft felt great, the spin was too high and so was the launch angle.

this is when i went with the v2. a number of people said that the spin and launch angle wouldn't be much more than the nv i had. didn't see how since the v2 in a mid spin, mid kick shaft and the nv is a low spin, high kick shaft. well, it worked out awesome. i got my launch angle up to 12* and my spin is 2,800 and my ball speed is 150. while the launch angle might be a tad low, i like the lower flight to keep the ball out of the winds of north texas. i also made the change to a more spin ball (precept u-tri tour and nike one platinum) which helps out too. the shaft has a great feel. you can feel it load, and kick, but it doesn't feel out of control, nor does it feel like its controlling me. ball flight is typically straight, but the ocasional draw or fade sneak in. this has been the best shaft for me ever. my average drive distance is up, and i am having to learn to play courses completely different. i am so consitently straight with this i can take it on tighter holes. i also hit my longest drive ever a couple of weeks ago with it, 347 yards (with a nike one platinum, slightly downwind - 10-15 mph, and slightly downhill on a moderate to firm fairway)

Ducky · June 29, 2006

I just ordered a Nike SQ Tour 9.5 and will be replacing the stiff Diamana 83 with an extra stiff UST Proforce V2, so I'll let you know how it goes as soon as I receive it.