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im new to golf and have a prob easy question. my driver swing speed is in between 95-100 mph. i have a taylormade tour burner with a 60 gram shaft stiff flex. I also have a graffoloy 75 gram prolaunch platnium Still driver laying around. with my swing speed is it worth changing out the shaft and will the heavy shaft help me hit better.
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Re: driver shaft
Hi,
If you are a beginner, I believe you should stay with the preset set-up.
Here's information which explains why.
But not everyone is convinced that swingweight is something most recreational golfers need to lose sleep over.
Lamanna, for one, says, "In my experience, most players can only sense large differences in swingweights, and even Tour pros have a hard time telling the difference in swingweight between clubs with different shafts."
Lamanna says the focus seems to be shifting back to total weight as the key weight measurement. "It seems in the past 10 years there has been a reduced emphasis on swingweight by club manufacturers. The overall weight of the club - in particular the shaft gram weight - is these days the measurement upon which they focus.
"Research indicates that lighter shafts are, in general, better for the average golfer. Less weight produces shots of greater distance and accuracy for beginning and intermediate players. The low handicappers and pros have higher swing speeds, more control over the movements of the club and they possess an acute sense of 'feel' for the head of the club. The shafts best suited for them typically are higher in gram weight and have heavier swingweights.
The difference in total weight or swingweight would not be discernible to you. Your swing speed calls for a stiff flex, which both shafts are.
The Burner, as I understand, has a stock Fujikura shaft, which you can't do much better than.
Ted
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