JPsuff

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I don't place a lot of faith in stock shafts.

When I bought my 425, I ordered it with a 75g Stiff shaft (Re*Ax/Rombax) based upon trying someone else's 425 fitted with a 757 stiff which felt pretty good but a bit tip-heavy. So, I figured that a stock Re*Ax might work, but it was just OK at best. It felt very "spaghetti=like" at impact.

So, I ordered a UST V2 75-X and it was as if I installed a supercharger on my driver. The first swing felt solid and the ball shot off the clubface as if fired from a cannon. And after changing the forward weights from the stock 2g to a 6g (inside) and a 4g (outside), I'm hitting either arrow straight or with a slight draw.

My average driver swing speed is between about 107 to 113 and I've been playing X's in all my clubs for over 20 years. Like I said, I ordered an S-flex based upon trying someone else's club with one and the fact that since this club was pre-owned, I couldn't order anything heavier than that anyway (I have no idea why, but that's the way it was).

X-flexes are becoming more popular because of the large driver heads and their tendency to twist a lot on off-center hits. The torque specs and overall flex of an X-flex shaft is proving to be a sound solution for neutralizing that tendency to twist and are being recommended by many clubmakers even for "average" golfers.

I used to play NV shafts, but they seem very "boardy" compared to the V2. The V2 is easily the best shaft I've ever used and I can't believe how responsive and solid it feels at impact.

Forget about swing speed for a moment and see if you can demo an X-flex shaft. You might be pleasantly surprised at how it feels in a big-headed driver. And if you can, I strongly recommend that you try a V2!


-JP