Velocity. It is the lynchpin to golf performance, but more commonly we just call it speed.
Kinetixx however, has never been a shaft manufacturer interested in doing anything common, therefore Velocity makes perfect sense as a name to one of their most innovative shafts yet. Although it is not a new release, but with all the hot phrases and kitschy shaft releases out there, we thought it made sense to look at a design which doesn’t just spout off bold claims, but instead simply delivers.
While the entire Kinetixx lineup is as cutting edge as they come, I truly believe that their Velocity shaft is one which every golfer needs to know about.
Kinetixx Velocity Driver Shafts
If you aren’t familiar with Kinetixx as a brand, I urge you to take a peek at a THP deep dive into the company here or having a listen to THP’s own Dan Edwards on the Original “Off Course” podcast where he had a one on one with the leader of Kinetixx, Jason Horodezky here.
The reason I bring that up before we go any further into the Velocity offering is because, frankly, Kinetixx as a brand has been doing, and continues to do, things and push boundaries that many other shaft manufacturers simply do not, and in most cases cannot.
The Velocity is a design showcasing what Kinetixx calls “Dual-Flex Reactive Technology” which is a part of the greater picture that also utilizes Vacuum Curing to use as little resin as possible within the Nano-Carbon material. What this seeks to achieve is allowing the overall elastic strength of the shaft to not only be optimized, but to allow it to recover more quickly though the swing.
Now, that all sounds nice and tidy, but as someone who has played the Velocity in both its standard and LD (Long Drive) variations over the past two golf seasons, this might be the most difficult to describe driver shaft ever. From a profile perspective, the Velocity is a “mid-balance point and high-low kick point shaft”, but I prefer to call it pure sorcery. The Velocity has a feel which tends to absolutely break minds, as many THP’ers have experienced through forum testing, active is the name of the game here, except through impact.
As a long-term user of the shaft, I like to describe it like this. This is one you cannot simply rely on the ole waggle test for, because in hand it seems soft to flex. In the initial parts of the swing, it also seems soft to flex. However, it connects through the zone every single time. But wilder yet? The harder you go at it, the more the kinetic energy that the company describes thought their various materials and “pre-loading” they discuss kicks in, and I do mean kicks. The Velocity kicks like a mule but brings the most connected and predictable reliability I have experienced in a driver shaft.
Important in this equation is that not only does it carry over these traits through all flexes and weights (even into the LD model), and it is because of that, the Velocity can fit one of the widest ranges of golfers out there. Not only that, but it is also so efficient even with that active feeling profile that most end up flexing down lower than they expect. For instance, Kyle Berkshire uses the Velocity LD and plays what is essentially a softer flex than any would anticipate. While I’m no Berkshire, even I as a 110 range swing speed player fit into the D30 (equivalent of R/S for Kinetixx).
The Velocity is not a lower ball flight shaft design, this is one that will get the ball up in an impressive and easy manner, but it does such while generating a lower spin profile than expected while also generating more speed through its kinetic makeup. When Kinetixx talks about the Velocity being faster and more forgiving, they mean it, and the performance myself and others have seen back it up.
Parting Thoughts
While it may not be easy to track down a Kinetixx Velocity to give a try, this is a shaft design you need to try at least once to experience something totally different and entirely eye opening. While Kinetixx may not have the Tour presence or marketing other manufacturers do, scientifically they are punching at a whole different weight class than many.
Have you tried the Velocity before? Do you plan to in the future? Jump into the discussion with thousands of other golfers just like you below or right on the THP Community and let your thoughts be heard.
