| It's all in the manufacturing process. The more expensive shafts tend to have less torque and less variability throughout the fibers. What I mean by this is, graphite or carbon fiber shafts are just a bunch of fibers fused together to make a shaft. Well the less refined the manufacturing process, as is the case in the economy shafts, the less consistent performance you are going to get with the shaft.
A brand names, such as Grafalloy (a true temper brand) is the way to go if you want the best performance out of your shaft. You'll also notice they have different tiers of prices for their shafts as well. The same is true with shaft by shaft here. The more expensive, the more refined the design and manufacturing process. That being said, the brand means nothing if you don't have a shaft fit to your launch conditions.
Go to a very experienced clubfitter for this, someone that knows the differences between shaft flexes which do vary by manufacturer. There is no industry standard. One company's S might be another company's XS. This isn't my specialty, so I can't help you there.
Get your launch conditions measured and tell them how much you can spend on a shaft. They'll be able to set you up with the best shaft for your spending range.
Remember, this is a decision that is going to be with you for quite a while. I can tell you from personal experience, don't get a shaft that is 30 bucks cheaper because you don't think it will make THAT MUCH of a difference. In golf, a game a centimeters at the clubhead level, THAT MUCH of a difference is a BIG difference.
To use a cliche, you get what you pay for.
__________________ Cody Wheeler
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- Taylor Made r7 TP 2, 4-PW - Project X Rifle 6.5
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- Taylor Made r5 Dual Titanium 15deg 3-wood
- Alpha C830.2 Plasma Driver - 9.5 Grafalloy Prolaunch Blue XS
- Taylor Made Rossa Imosa ASGI+ Putter
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