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How do OEM's choose a stock shaft for their product?

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How does a OEM decide on a stock shaft with new clubs? Some are making their own and others are using other manufacturers. Do they put a lot of thought and effort into or go to the lowest or highest bidder?
 
Yes, thought, numbers and many other things go into pairing a shaft for a driver. It is not going to be ideal for every golfer, but finding a shaft that will work for the masses is not easy.
 
Mr. Hoeflich did a radio show in which he addressed this. Something about finding a shaft that worked for the middle 80%, IIRC. Can't remember which show it was, I think it was the one where he anhswered THP'er questions.
 
JB do you know who makes the shaft that's stock in the RBZ's?
 
Sooner21 said:
JB do you know who makes the shaft that's stock in the RBZ's?
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Standard version: Aldila Phenom
Tour version: Matrix Xcon for Taylormade
 
I would be really surprised if any OEM clubmaker made any of their own branded shafts, graphite or steel.
 
Yeah I wondering if some shaft company made them for them and branded them or have they started to manufacture their own?

Sooner21 said:
Should've clarified...the 85 gram shafts in the irons.
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pjcedog said:
I would be really surprised if any OEM clubmaker made any of their own branded shafts, graphite or steel.
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Yonex
Mizuno
Srixon/Cleveland (Miyazaki)
 
JB said:
Yonex
Mizuno
Srixon/Cleveland (Miyazaki)
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Mizuno is technically the Exsar brand right? Meaning they own them and C/S owns Miyazaki, so they own the shaft company but it's not technically the same company?

Callaway definitely makes their own grips, I'm pretty sure they have made their own shafts too.
 
TheIcemann said:
Mizuno is technically the Exsar brand right? Meaning they own them and C/S owns Miyazaki, so they own the shaft company but it's not technically the same company?

Callaway definitely makes their own grips, I'm pretty sure they have made their own shafts too.
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Thought Callaway clubs come with Callaway branded Winn grips?
 
TheIcemann said:
Mizuno is technically the Exsar brand right? Meaning they own them and C/S owns Miyazaki, so they own the shaft company but it's not technically the same company?

Callaway definitely makes their own grips, I'm pretty sure they have made their own shafts too.
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Mizuno does not own Exsar, they are Exsar. Its the same company.
And I dont think you are right about Callaway at all.
 
Golf Ghost said:
Thought Callaway clubs come with Callaway branded Winn grips?
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The new Razr Fit comes with a Golf Pride New Decade multi compound.
 
what are the differences between the "made for" shafts and the regular shafts? like the diamana made for titleist vs the normal diamana?
 
marshallucf said:
what are the differences between the "made for" shafts and the regular shafts? like the diamana made for titleist vs the normal diamana?
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It depends on the shaft. While the general assumption is that they are watered down versions, this is not really accurate. It is normally a shaft that is slightly tweaked to better match the head it is being paired with.
 
PING has their own shaft offerings as well. I don't know if they make them themselves however. They do make their own grips though.
 
ghsace said:
The new Razr Fit comes with a Golf Pride New Decade multi compound.
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As a stock grip? Wow.

My reaction is for not that I believe you, but just how awesome that is. I've only ever noticed some of their irons, so I assumed they were all the same across the board.
 
Golf Ghost said:
As a stock grip? Wow.

My reaction is for not that I believe you, but just how awesome that is. I've only ever noticed some of their irons, so I assumed they were all the same across the board.
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Agreed. I was fired up about hearing that as well. It is a big difference.
 
ghsace said:
Agreed. I was fired up about hearing that as well. It is a big difference.
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I'm not a Callaway fan, but this is a huge upgrade. I know not everyone like the MC's, but to have that extra grip on the driver, sounds perfect. Been thinking about putting them on my woods only.
 
Golf Ghost said:
I'm not a Callaway fan, but this is a huge upgrade. I know not everyone like the MC's, but to have that extra grip on the driver, sounds perfect. Been thinking about putting them on my woods only.
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I love them. I have the black and red ones on my entire set. I will get them on my next set as well.
 
ghsace said:
PING has their own shaft offerings as well. I don't know if they make them themselves however. They do make their own grips though.
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They design them but farm them out. Aldila, Fujikura and UST make Ping's shafts for them.
 
ghsace said:
PING has their own shaft offerings as well. I don't know if they make them themselves however. They do make their own grips though.
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In my (admittedly limited) experience there are not many better stock grips than on Pings, really nice and grippy even in the wet
 
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