Esox
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We went to Golf Galaxy last night to pick up Junior Lancer's clubs which we're being regripped. As always we were looking at drivers. When we played on Sunday, it looked to me like she's swinging awfully hard for the ladies shaft in her Big Bertha driver. At the ladies night a couple of weeks ago they had her at 75 mph on the launch monitor. Last night, in flip flops, she was hitting Diablo and Diablo Edge drivers into the simulator and showing a ball speed of 115 to 117 mph.
I'm not sure of the accuracy of the simulators, not the launch monitor, but she was hitting really nice shots in the 185 to 195 yard range. She hit an 11* draw Diablo in a senior flex, and a 10* Diablo Edge in a regular flex. She said she felt like she had to swing the regular flex harder. There's no doubt she can handle the senior shaft, but I'm wondering if it's a big drawback to swing the regular if she's just below the swing speed generally recommended.
While I would like 11* of loft, the Diablo does not come with a neutral face in that loft. The Edge does. But if I pay more for the Edge and buy a senior flex, then she makes a quick step forward with her game, I'm stuck with a driver with too soft a shaft for which I paid $300.00.
What would be worse, a shaft that's too flexible, or one that is a slightly too stiff? Avoid the obvious jokes when you answer, this is my almost 13 year old daughter we're talking about.
Kevin
I'm not sure of the accuracy of the simulators, not the launch monitor, but she was hitting really nice shots in the 185 to 195 yard range. She hit an 11* draw Diablo in a senior flex, and a 10* Diablo Edge in a regular flex. She said she felt like she had to swing the regular flex harder. There's no doubt she can handle the senior shaft, but I'm wondering if it's a big drawback to swing the regular if she's just below the swing speed generally recommended.
While I would like 11* of loft, the Diablo does not come with a neutral face in that loft. The Edge does. But if I pay more for the Edge and buy a senior flex, then she makes a quick step forward with her game, I'm stuck with a driver with too soft a shaft for which I paid $300.00.
What would be worse, a shaft that's too flexible, or one that is a slightly too stiff? Avoid the obvious jokes when you answer, this is my almost 13 year old daughter we're talking about.
Kevin