luckydutch
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I'm being fit for my first new driver and am not completely confident in the shaft/loft combination so could use some advice.
I'm a semi-fast swinger (typically 95-105mph with driver) so I know I definitely want a stiffer shaft but am unclear as to whether that should also be a low-launch/low-spin shaft or a more moderate one.
I was very inconsistent in my striking in my club testing which didn't make it easy. Plus the data I captured doesn't include where I struck it on the face so I'm not sure how strike point affected these numbers.
Nonetheless, I seemed to most commonly get two very different types of shots.
Low-spinning, low-launching shots that were OK but dropped out of the sky way short of their potential:
High-spinning shots that balooned-up and didn't even carry as far as my hybrid:
Neither of those were particularly fast swings because I got frustrated and started slowing down in an attempt to gain consistency but my normal swing speed on a good day is above 100.
I have no idea what to do now. Do I stick with this low-spinning, low-launch shaft (Hzdrus Smoke Yellow) even though on some of my best shots, the ball didn't go high enough to reach a decent carry? It's possible that they would have gone further if I had been swinging at my normal 100+mph swing but not guaranteed. Or, do I try more loft than 9 degrees? Or try a higher-spinning/launching shaft?
I'm lost!
I'm a semi-fast swinger (typically 95-105mph with driver) so I know I definitely want a stiffer shaft but am unclear as to whether that should also be a low-launch/low-spin shaft or a more moderate one.
I was very inconsistent in my striking in my club testing which didn't make it easy. Plus the data I captured doesn't include where I struck it on the face so I'm not sure how strike point affected these numbers.
Nonetheless, I seemed to most commonly get two very different types of shots.
Low-spinning, low-launching shots that were OK but dropped out of the sky way short of their potential:
High-spinning shots that balooned-up and didn't even carry as far as my hybrid:
Neither of those were particularly fast swings because I got frustrated and started slowing down in an attempt to gain consistency but my normal swing speed on a good day is above 100.
I have no idea what to do now. Do I stick with this low-spinning, low-launch shaft (Hzdrus Smoke Yellow) even though on some of my best shots, the ball didn't go high enough to reach a decent carry? It's possible that they would have gone further if I had been swinging at my normal 100+mph swing but not guaranteed. Or, do I try more loft than 9 degrees? Or try a higher-spinning/launching shaft?
I'm lost!