Hola! First time posting on here, But yeah I always have interest in shafts and what they can do to change my game but I haven't had anything tell me they will do much to improve anything.
When I have been fitted (just at Golf Galaxy or Rodger Dunn) I fit into a standard stiff shaft across the board. Now am I just the basic formerly athletic player all these shaft manufacturers design for? I don't know. I have recently purchased a used set of t100s with upgraded shafts that I cant remember what they are but I was told they were something special, and yeah they feel great, but are they making my swing connect better? No. I still have crazy miss-hits and when its good its still really good. But better than a t100 with a standard stiff shaft? Not at all.
I think woods might have more to benefit from shafts, but I do not feel like it's more than flex and swing weight. The last two times I had been fitted for a driver I fell into the same stiff shaft. The basic off the shelf Stiff Hazardous black. For a fairway wood I have been gaming my old school Cleveland quadpro from 2005ish with a UST Gold 75g shaft. Kind of a heavier shaft in my fw wood and I like the way it feels compared to the newer ultra light lets get high swing speed options. But that is just what I am used to.
Now with all that being said maybe I do have amazing tech in all my shafts and I just don't recognize it, but to me these shafts are not anything special as they were not an extra up-charge like a Mitsubishi or Graphite Design. Am I just the perfect middle ground where I don't need anything special? Would I like a shaft to fix my slice? Heck yeah. I would totally pay $350 for a special shaft that would allow me to swing out of my shoes over the top and keep that ball straight. But instead that money will continue to go to lessons because that shaft doesn't exist.
In this hypothetical are we paying or getting them for free? If free im Titleist all the way. If I have to pay for them Srixon/Cleveland
