SPY VIP GolfSpyC Posted July 1, 2016 SPY VIP Share Posted July 1, 2016 I was trying to get some info on Graphite Design and called their customer service department - Long story short, they said to give ShaftShack.Com a call to inquire about a shaft demo program - Basically, they carry a variety of high-end shafts which they'll ship to you to demo (3 days or 7 days) - Costs are different depending on the exact shaft, but $20-$35 is pretty typical (plus shipping). They have a club connection system which is easy enough to use and they provide an explanation guide with step-by-step instructions to help you install each shaft - If you can make a bagel for breakfast, you can use this system - It's kind of a cross between Netflix and typical demo ski programs - For me, the major upside is you get to try some crazy high-end shafts for a fraction of the cost - and if you're actually looking to buy a shaft, they'll let you take up to $100 of money spent on demo shafts and apply it to the purchase of any new shaft... I can see some people using this simply for that purpose - They see a shaft that Rory or Dustin or whomever is using and they want to give a run and rather than dropping $350 or whatever, they spend 10% of that to see what all the hype is about - Or you have it narrowed down to a couple shafts - Say a Veylix Rome and GD GP 7X and want to put them both in your gamer driver and see how they do - It's going to be impossible to find a fitting cart to allow you to do this - Give them both a run and see which one works best - Take your $75 or whatever and apply it to the cost of a new one - I haven't run into anything like this yet so I gave it a try and ordered up 3 shafts - 2 days later they're on my porch and I'm having a shootout with a Kuro Kage XT 70X, GD GP 7X and GD DI 7X - Process was super easy and quite a bit of fun to boot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McaseyM Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Nice Find! I'm Loving what these companies are doing with getting the equipment in people's hands to try before we buy, especially with shafts since there's sooooooooooooooooooooooooo many options. Thanks for the heads up What's in my bag: Driver : F9 10.5, Fujikura Speeder 757 TR Fairway F9 15.5° Aldila Rogue White 80X Hybrid: King F7 18° KBS Tour PROTO Hybrid 95 S+ Irons: z585 4i - 6i, z785 7i-PW, Nippon Modus 120X Wedges: CBX 50.11, 55.11, 60.10 TT DG S400 Black Putter: Honey Badger 34" Ball: Q-Star Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY VIP GolfSpyC Posted July 1, 2016 Author SPY VIP Share Posted July 1, 2016 Nice Find! I'm Loving what these companies are doing with getting the equipment in people's hands to try before we buy, especially with shafts since there's sooooooooooooooooooooooooo many options. Thanks for the heads up You got it...I think the idea is brilliant - Will be interesting to see if this catches on and if so, who else jumps into the market... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpc2828 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 It's a great idea. Thanks for sharing. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numberonecoog Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Very interesting. Went ot their site. Not a ton of options but they are there Check out my personal Equipment Blog and Podcast! Huntingforbirdies.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY VIP GolfSpyC Posted July 1, 2016 Author SPY VIP Share Posted July 1, 2016 Very interesting. Went ot their site. Not a ton of options but they are there Yeah, it's certainly early in the process and I'd expect they'll build their library as it goes - Also couldn't hurt to reach out to them if there's a particular shaft you're looking for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0rtsfan86 Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 That sounds promising. I'd be interested but not looking at getting any new clubs any time soon. Driver: Epic Flash 12 Degree Wood: GBB 3 Wood Hybrid: Razr 4 hybriid stiff stock shaft. Irons: X2 Hot 4 iron (pro version) 5 iron - Gap Wedge (non pro version). KBS 120g Shaft stiff cut 1/2 inch bent 1°upright Wedges: 52° 56° and 60°. All grips are Golf pride grips midsized Putter (lefty): Odyssey Metal-X #8 34", stock shaft bent 2° Superstroke grip Golf Balls: 2018-9 Pro-V1x and Prov1s Shoes: Dryjoy tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badfish Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I live over an hour away from the nearest golf superstore. I can certainly see a market for a service/store like this. S57 DG S300 stiff M1 430 8.5 Matrix Black Tie Tour Wedges stiff SLDR 16* mini driver Fuji Speeder stiff SLDR 21* hybrid Fuji Speeder stiff Futura Superstroke mid slim 2.0 project (a) #7's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenleyGuy Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 I work for Penley shafts and we tried to get them to offer Penley, couldn't get them to but anyone that wants to demo a Penley shaft, including the new Penley ET3 Quasar shaft, can do so directly from Penley. Check out Penley Sports website for details! Check us out, we make Great shafts 100% designed and manufactured in the USA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGolfHacker Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Very cool. Better than shelling out $$$$ for a shaft only to find out it wasn't what you thought it would be. MDGolfHacker What's In This Lefty's Bag? Driver: TSR2 11° Project X HZRDUS Black 4G 60g 5.5 Flex Fairway Woods: F8 3W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft Fairway Woods: Hybrid: TSR2 18° Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 Shaft Irons: 2021 T200's 4-GW AMT RED shafts Regular Flex Wedge: Tour Satin RTX 4 Wedges in 52° and 56° 2 Dot Putter: Gray Matter TDP 2.2 32.75" Bag: Three 5 Ball: PRO V1 / Z*Star RangeFinder: In search of new range finder Social Media: Facebook: MD Golfhacker Twitter: @mdgolfhacker Instagram: mdgolfhacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbealsd Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 I work for Penley shafts and we tried to get them to offer Penley, couldn't get them to but anyone that wants to demo a Penley shaft, including the new Penley ET3 Quasar shaft, can do so directly from Penley. Check out Penley Sports website for details! Check us out, we make Great shafts 100% designed and manufactured in the USA! Thanks for the heads up! What's In the Bag Driver - GBB Hybrids Halo XL Halo 18* & T-Rail 20* Irons T-Rail 2.0 Wedges 60* TS / SCOR 48* 53* 58* Putter Ball Bag Datrek DG Lite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenleyGuy Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 And if anyone has any questions about Penley, feel free to ask. Our TBAR and Zone Flex Characterization processes are really believable. We have some informational videos on the technology and I can answer questions. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayjay0808 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 This sounds like a very interesting idea. My only concern is that you order 3-4 shafts to try and find the correct shaft and yet you may not be looking for the right characteristics in a shaft. Its almost better to spend the 50-100 bucks and see a high end fitter so that they can guide you and put you into the right shaft off the bat In my bag: Driver: Rogue ST Triple Diamond LS 10.5* (set to 9.5) UST Lin-Q Gunmetal 6f5 Wood: Tsi2 15* Project X RDX Black 70 6.5 Hybrids: King Utility 19.5* Diamana Tensei White Pro 90TX Irons: Cobra King Tour MIM 4-PW Dynamic Gold 120 X100 Wedges: Milled Grind 3 50*, 54*, 58* Tour Issue S400 Putter: Nashville Z1C 34" Ball: Pro V1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenleyGuy Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Jayjay0808...I agree. Also, the other situation that often arises is you demo a shaft, find one you like and order one, only to get it and find it's a different feel/result from what you demo'd. This isn't the case with our shafts... check out our video on our TBAR system, which is Tip To Butt Aspect Ratio and how we can duplicate same load/unload/recovery results, from shaft to shaft so they are the same and use feedback to fine tune results thru our Zone Flex control capabilities. By controlling load throughout the shaft and being able to replicate that, we can achieve a consistency like no other.each of our shafts comes with a TBAR sheet that records this info and is essence, a blueprint of how your shaft performs, which we can replicate. It's really the most advanced technology in Shafts: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tmJtAeS8cF0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaks Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 And if anyone has any questions about Penley, feel free to ask. Our TBAR and Zone Flex Characterization processes are really believable. We have some informational videos on the technology and I can answer questions. Thanks! Still to this day the Penley ETA and the old Stealth 70 are two of my favorite shafts of all time.... the ETA was awesome M3 460 9.5* - ACCRA TZ6 M5 X2 Hot Pro - 15* Aldila Tour Green X TaylorMade Jetspeed 19* w Matrix HM9 Mizuno MP-63 4-P Project X 6.0 Cleveland RTX4 - 50, 54, 60 Toulon Portland w P2 React Grip 2019 Players 4 - Pro V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenleyGuy Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Oaks...thanks for your Penley accolades, we appreciate it. Our newest shaft, the ET3 Quasar is basically a continuation of the ETA shaft, but has a more advanced TBAR system. It really is a great shaft. Any questions about it, I'm happy to answer. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckymeyer Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 This sounds like a very interesting idea. My only concern is that you order 3-4 shafts to try and find the correct shaft and yet you may not be looking for the right characteristics in a shaft. Its almost better to spend the 50-100 bucks and see a high end fitter so that they can guide you and put you into the right shaft off the bat Yeah, a program like this is going to benefit the guy who already knows what type of shaft profile works and wants to try a couple out on the course. Getting fit is always a good idea, but I've seen it happen before where two shafts are really performing about the same and it all comes down to feel. Most fitters aren't going to let you borrow those shafts and test them out on the course so this type of program is an easy way to do that. Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street11 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Thank you thank you thank you for sharing this. Great idea. I got my eye on you T1100. Z765 (Project X HRZDUS Yellow 6.0 63g) Z45 (Kuro Kage stiff flex 70g) U65 20* (Miyazaki X-stiff) VR Pro Combo 4-PW (Project X PXI 6.5) Engage wedges 52* 58* 8802 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSauer Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 This is great. Shafts is the department I don't know much about when it comes to golf, all other areas I'm pretty knowledgeable. This will help tremendously when it come to selecting a new one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Driver: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Fairway: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65 Hybrid: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S Hybrid: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80 Irons: P790 5-PW | DG S300 Wedges: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200 Putter: Link.1 | Accra x LAB --- LAB Golf Link.1 Review --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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