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I'd say then that despite the Fubuki's (in my uneducated mind) really low launch angle, you were hitting the ball much better with it. You hit a fairly comparable shot with the Voodoo and its distance can't hold a candle to the fubuki. Maybe check for fubuki with a different kick point to bring that launch angle up if you like?
 
Those backspin numbers in your chart are a little wierd. The lowest I have ever seen in a player is around 800rpms, not 120. Some high launch, high spin options for you would be;

UST Axivcore BLACK 69
Fubuki ALPHA 60
UST Attas 60
Diamana Ilima 60
 
GolfTEC said:
Those backspin numbers in your chart are a little wierd. The lowest I have ever seen in a player is around 800rpms, not 120. Some high launch, high spin options for you would be;

UST Axivcore BLACK 69
Fubuki ALPHA 60
UST Attas 60
Diamana Ilima 60
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The BS was "ball speed" and not "back spin", I was confused at first too.

My honest opinion would be to take the free shaft and use the money for a pack of lessons. If you are hitting a 14* driver at launch angles in the single digits then a few lessons to learn to hit up on the ball at impact would make more of a difference than a shaft ever could.

If you buy a shaft now and then sometime down the road get lessons, you will end up needing to get new equipment or at least a new shaft when you fix the flaw.
 
GolfTEC said:
Those backspin numbers in your chart are a little wierd. The lowest I have ever seen in a player is around 800rpms, not 120. Some high launch, high spin options for you would be;

UST Axivcore BLACK 69
Fubuki ALPHA 60
UST Attas 60
Diamana Ilima 60
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Thank you for the suggestions on shafts. The "BS" refers to ball speed, not backspin. In reality though, "BS" should refer to my swing. :banghead: thanks again to everyone for the advice.
 
Does anyone have any experience with the Aldila NVS 65 Driver shaft?

I am looking for a new shaft for my driver, ideally something that will provide some assistance with getting the ball higher for a longer carry. According to the Aldila website this is one of their highest launching shafts?
 
Yes, it is a pretty high launch, high spin shaft - to me it has a good feel, responsive but not loose. I use it in a lot of my fittings because it is a lower cost option (pretty much has the same flex profile as the Diamana Blueboard).

Mav281 said:
Does anyone have any experience with the Aldila NVS 65 Driver shaft?

I am looking for a new shaft for my driver, ideally something that will provide some assistance with getting the ball higher for a longer carry. According to the Aldila website this is one of their highest launching shafts?
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bellairemi said:
Yes, it is a pretty high launch, high spin shaft - to me it has a good feel, responsive but not loose. I use it in a lot of my fittings because it is a lower cost option (pretty much has the same flex profile as the Diamana Blueboard).
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Good feedback.

Manged to snap one up on Ebay for £45 including the Razr Fit adaptor, which seemed to be a pretty good price to me.

Looking forwa to getting it in my Razr Fit and seeing what sort of difference it makes.
 
Mav281 said:
Does anyone have any experience with the Aldila NVS 65 Driver shaft?

I am looking for a new shaft for my driver, ideally something that will provide some assistance with getting the ball higher for a longer carry. According to the Aldila website this is one of their highest launching shafts?
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I have. Kind of boardy so I didn't like the feel.
I'd suggest the Proforce Blues if your looking for a high launching driver shaft.
And they are cheap to boot!
 
wenpinow said:
I have. Kind of boardy so I didn't like the feel.
I'd suggest the Proforce Blues if your looking for a high launching driver shaft.
And they are cheap to boot!
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Are you sure you're not confusing the Aldila NVS with the NV? The NVS is far from boardy. The Prolaunch Blue will 'feel' more boardy.
 
sleuth said:
Are you sure you're not confusing the Aldila NVS with the NV? The NVS is far from boardy. The Prolaunch Blue will 'feel' more boardy.
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Everyone's perspective of "feel" is different, its more than plausible that the NVS feels boardy to him. Everyone is different.
 
Jman said:
Everyone's perspective of "feel" is different, its more than plausible that the NVS feels boardy to him. Everyone is different.
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I understand that. Never heard a stiffer butt, weaker tip, high torque shaft being called boardy. Ah well.
 
sleuth said:
I understand that. Never heard a stiffer butt, weaker tip, high torque shaft being called boardy. Ah well.
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Feel is subjective though.
 
Jman said:
Feel is subjective though.
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Lol we can be going at this all day. I get it. I was just defining that it has the parameters of a softer feeling shaft. Thus, my point to see if he was confusing 2 shafts, similarly named.
 
Well I nabbed the NVS65 Stiff shaft cheap off Ebay - just too much of a steal to pass up to be honest. I have a driver fitting booked at a Callaway centre this Sunday so I am going to take it with, try it and see what the Pro's feedback is. If he tells me it's no good for my swing or suggests something better, I will stick it back on the bay and sell it off straight away.

From the reviews I have read on it though, the majority seem to like the shaft and everyone notes that it is a high launching shaft which is what I need to try and develop in my driver right now.
 
I,ve seen some HL project x irons on the bay for pretty cheap. Check it out
 
So I stuck the Aldila NVS65 stiff shaft in my Razr Fit and played with it today. It made a huge difference to the ball flight off the tee which in today's VERY windy conditions was probably not the best of setups in all honesty.

I will be getting numbers tomorrow during my driver fitting to see if it's the sort of ball flight I need or if it was perhaps a bit too high!?!?
 
Mav281 said:
So I stuck the Aldila NVS65 stiff shaft in my Razr Fit and played with it today. It made a huge difference to the ball flight off the tee which in today's VERY windy conditions was probably not the best of setups in all honesty.

I will be getting numbers tomorrow during my driver fitting to see if it's the sort of ball flight I need or if it was perhaps a bit too high!?!?
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Are you using a 10.5* head at the closed setting to get it to 11.5*?

Did you try the standard and open settings to decrease the loft?
 
sleuth said:
Are you using a 10.5* head at the closed setting to get it to 11.5*?

Did you try the standard and open settings to decrease the loft?
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11.5 degree driver set to the closed position, do effectively 12.5.

I wanted to mess with the settings but was playing in a comp today so couldn't do that.

I'll be messing with settings and shafts tomorrow to find the ideal setup.
 
ages since i had an adjustable driver (r7) but I would have thought closing it would decrease the loft? Perhaps that's where I went wrong!
 
Crag Rat said:
ages since i had an adjustable driver (r7) but I would have thought closing it would decrease the loft? Perhaps that's where I went wrong!
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It seems backards to me too CR, but that is correct when you close the face you add loft.
 
I have an Attas Elements DK. It is the highest launching shaft I have ever played. In fact it is the first shaft that truly balloons on me. Feels fantastic though
 
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