Howzat
I'd Rather Be At The Hideaway
Sure do. Just like their driver counterparts. I think that most people on golf websites dismiss standard options as inferior when it is really not the case completely. To quote a great equipment person, there are people that overthink their equipment, and those that do not think about it enough. Shafts fit that bill more than anything.
Do certain OEM's do a better job of pairing the stock shafts based on performance than others? I am sure economics plays a large a role as well and I wonder if that tends to trump OEM's going with a higher quality shaft, especially when it comes to graphite options.