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Shafts and myths | | It’s not about swing speed | | We’ve seen online fitting tools that ask you how far you hit your 5-iron. From there they estimate your swing speed. Then they recommend a shaft flex. What if we told you that two golfers, with the same swing speed, using great club fitters, had to use two wildly different shaft flexes? | | | | The “load” that Nick Price put on the shaft on the downswing was far greater than the much smoother Couples. Price needed a shaft as stiff as he could get. Fred Couples played a much softer flex. But they had the same swing speed. | | By the way, there are no standards for shaft flex. There is no consistent meaning to “stiff” or “regular”. Each manufacturer labels the shaft as they wish. | | | | | “If you’re losing distance as you get each year older, then it’s really worth while looking at options to create faster clubhead speed and a better energy transfer.” | | | How do you load the shaft? | | How does the rhythm and tempo of your swing impact on the shaft? Have you ever invested some time in checking what you need in a shaft? | | Book your check-up > | |