Adam RPM Low Profile fairway - what shaft?

fergus93 · September 17, 2006

Looking to get the retail version of the RPM Low Profile Tour 4 wood, but not sure what flex to go for in Graffaloy Blue shaft.

With SS of around 95, I'm right on the margins of regular and stiff shafts. My G5 driver is currently working pretty well with a regular Prolauch blue, but have read somewhere that the swingweight of RPMs means you need to go up a flex. Standard shot is a slight draw, but worried that a softer regular shaft might exacerbate the usual hooky lefts I have with fairways.

Any thoughts?

Problem made more difficult by the fact that golf shops in Northern Ireland don't seem to stock Adams gear any more, so I'm having to buy online without being able to try beforehand.

Thanks in advance for any advice from LP owners.

M0stly Harm13ss · September 17, 2006

I've always found that the 'Blue' plays pretty stiff to flex (stiffer than the Prolaunch) and for me, hits low. IMHO you should be OK with the regular in a fairway wood.

You won't be dissapointed with the Tour LP BTW, I have a 13° (may be tour, may be retail, not sure), best fairway wood I've ever had, hits it great off all lies, especially those ones you get over here that are a bit..ahem...bear.

fergus93 · September 17, 2006

Sorry, it's the Prolaunch regular or stiff that I'm trying to choose between. Probably go for regular, but wondering if anyone else has had any experience with the Prolaunch in the RPM LPs??

mr_divots · September 18, 2006

Sorry, it's the Prolaunch regular or stiff that I'm trying to choose between. Probably go for regular, but wondering if anyone else has had any experience with the Prolaunch in the RPM LPs??

I have the 16º LP Tour and got it with the factory Prolaunch 75 stiff initially. On the shaft, it actually says "designed for Adams golf" which tells us it is a proprietary shaft. I found that it played quite weak to flex. I would definitely go with the stiff flex. The LP tour is a fairly heavy head, and will cause any shaft to play softer due to it's sheer weight. I have since had mine re-shafted with an aftermarket Prolaunch 75X. It plays to S300 now with the X flex to give you an idea of the heft of this head. SS is 108-110 MPH with driver for reference. Hope this helps. :cheesy:

fergus93 · September 18, 2006

Now seems that Adams don't offer the Prolaunch as a stock shaft for RPM LP in Europe.

Does anyone know how Aldila NV plays in comparison? Worried that ball flight will be very low with my SS.

Forgive my lack of knowledge about reshafting, etc but how easy/expensive is it to change the shaft on a brand new club? Will a pro/fitter give me anything for the Aldila shaft if I pull it?

mr_divots · September 18, 2006

I believe the NV's are proprietary versions made for Adams as well. The NV's in the A2 hybrids are like that, and they seem to have a softer tip profile than a "true" NV. I suspect the LP FW woods are the same way, and the NV probably plays more like an NVS in terms of launch/tip softness.