Through my opportunity to take part in the upcoming The Rivalry with UST Mamiya I was fitted into a new driver shaft. That shaft is the LIN-Q M40X TSPX Black 6F4 and it came with a beautiful custom wrap. First quick impression of the driver is that it is amazing feeling driver to hit. It is what I would call easy power when swinging the club. No need to feel like your are swinging hard to get the distance. A nice tempo resulted in flushed drives. For context this new shaft is replacing a driver shaft I was fit into just under 3 years ago. That shaft is a Accra 162i M4 which is also a stiff flex.
Now on to the meat and potatoes of the numbers from the SkyTrak. I will compare numbers directly from a session on 3/1/2022 (old shaft) and 3/6/2022 (LIN-Q). The numbers are an average of all driver shots and includes mishits except for any egregious ones in both sets.
As you can tell in the numbers this shaft is much easier to square of the club face and put good strikes down range. Picked up 3mph of ball speed, 11 yards of carry and 13 yards total. Dispersion was also much better which is a result of feeling like it is easier to get the driver squared up with the LIN-Q M40X. Even when I didn't hit it well the misses were much smaller in dispersion with less loss of distance. This is huge for me as I am a mid handicap and having the ability when I am not swinging it well to hit very playable balls is huge. With the above results I am beyond it excited to get it out on the course and put it in play.
As I have only had the shaft 2 days I will be providing additional updates in the future with my thoughts as I get it out on the course more. I will leave with you a picture of the custom wrap for Team @e1iterate.
Now on to the meat and potatoes of the numbers from the SkyTrak. I will compare numbers directly from a session on 3/1/2022 (old shaft) and 3/6/2022 (LIN-Q). The numbers are an average of all driver shots and includes mishits except for any egregious ones in both sets.
| Old Shaft | LIN-Q M40X TSPX Black 6F4 | |
| Ball MPH | 143 | 146 |
| Club MPH | 98 | 98 |
| Launch | 15.2 | 16.6 |
| Spin | 2,866 | 2,495 |
| Carry | 235 | 246 |
| Total | 251 | 264 |
| Dispersion | - 5 Yards average left of line. This is deceiving as I had shots as far as 48 yards right and 47 yards left. | -3 Yards average left of line. Biggest misses in set were 23 yards right and 21 yards left of center line. |
As you can tell in the numbers this shaft is much easier to square of the club face and put good strikes down range. Picked up 3mph of ball speed, 11 yards of carry and 13 yards total. Dispersion was also much better which is a result of feeling like it is easier to get the driver squared up with the LIN-Q M40X. Even when I didn't hit it well the misses were much smaller in dispersion with less loss of distance. This is huge for me as I am a mid handicap and having the ability when I am not swinging it well to hit very playable balls is huge. With the above results I am beyond it excited to get it out on the course and put it in play.
As I have only had the shaft 2 days I will be providing additional updates in the future with my thoughts as I get it out on the course more. I will leave with you a picture of the custom wrap for Team @e1iterate.
