DGA3 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 About a month ago I purchased a Fly-Z driver, and I am very happy with it. However, I am curious - would it be an even better club if I had one of their custom shafts, as opposed to the stock offering?From what I can tell, you can only get the other shafts online, so how does somebody like me know which one to purchase? Shouldn't golf retailers like Golf Galaxy (I bought the Fly-Z from them) carry all of the shafts and let customers try them out to get the best fit? If I could, and found one that worked better, I would buy it. However, I don't want to just take a chance and order one online based only on reading the specs.Suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBones Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I paid $100 to go through a thorough driver fitting. The knowledge that came with that fitting was absolutely amazing; because of that fitting, I can fit myself pretty well now. It's worth the money to go through a fitting one time, just to get the knowledge. Follow @GolfspyBones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanoito Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Like Bones said, you can pay once to get fitted properly, which is the way I recommend. Or if you don't have a reputable fitter in the area, it takes a lot of guesswork and reading and testing. You'll be spending a lot of time and money buying stuff, trying it out, then selling them and buying something else. And this also considering you have access to a launch monitor where you can compare your data. I was really lucky with SuperTuna's (not sure if he still visits MGS) recommendation a couple of years ago. I described my problem with spin, trajectory, miss, etc. He suggested my current gamer. Got it cheap off the bay new. And haven't found a driver combo that is able to kick it out of the bag. I visit a lot of demo days, take my gamer with me and hit them side by side. SpeedZone 9* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 60 S X2 Hot 3 Deep 14.5* w/ Aldila Tour Green 75 S JetSpeed 5W 19* w/ Matrix Velox T 69 S OR Super LS 3H 19* w/ Kuro Kage Black 80 S JPX919 Forged 4-PW w/ Modus3 105 S Vokey SM7 50/08F, 54/14F & 58/08M w/ Modus3 115 Wedge ER1 34" w/ SuperStroke Fatso 2.0 Pro / H2NO Lite Cart Bag / 3.0 / NX7 Pro LRF My reviews: MLA Putter // Titleist SM7 // PING i500 // PuttOUT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGA3 Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 I know a fitting is very important, and if I could get access to some of the shafts that Cobra offers, I could do it myself! The problem is that nobody around here has a Cobra fitting cart where I could try out their various offerings. Consequently, I'd have to buy one, try it out against the current stock shaft, and go from there. That is far too expensive and time consuming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaskanski Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I know a fitting is very important, and if I could get access to some of the shafts that Cobra offers, I could do it myself! The problem is that nobody around here has a Cobra fitting cart where I could try out their various offerings. Consequently, I'd have to buy one, try it out against the current stock shaft, and go from there. That is far too expensive and time consuming. Nobody around Columbus Ohio? Ever heard of any of the following? Muirfiled Village The Lakes Club BlackHawk Golf Inc Galena All within about 20 miles of your location and all equiped with Gig Bag advanced level fitting products and professional advice. See this link for other locations: http://www.cobragolf.com/dealer-locator I'm really sorry that you think this is too expensive or time consuming, but if you aren't willing to put in an effort to find a proper fitting, then you'll have to settle for wondering what could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrodeur86 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Dude, if you have any doubts and I mean ANY, go get fitted. I'm having doubts about my irons lately. 98% is me - that I know. But I still have this doubt because I bought them online and I want to remove all doubt. I'm going to have to drive 2 1/2 hours to find out but if it removes all doubt, it is worth it. A proper fitter will have all the tools to tell you if you are fit or not. DRIVER: Stealth 2, 9*, Mitsubishi Kai' Li red, 60g Stiff flex, Golf Pride CP2 Pro Midsize Woods: Sim Max 3 Wood, 15*, Fujikura Ventus 6 Blue 65g, Stiff flex, Golf Pride CP2 Pro Midsize HYBRIDS: JPX 850 hybrid 19*, UST Proforce V2 85g, Stiff, Golf Pride CP2 Pro Midsize IRONS: MP-20 HMB 4 iron, Project X LZ 6.5 shaft, Stiff+, Ping Midsize grip JPX 919 Tour 5i-pw, Project X LZ 6.5 shafts, Stiff+, Ping Midsize grips WEDGES: New Level Golf 50*, 55*, 60* M-Type Wedges with True Temper Elevate Tour X-Stiff flex, New Level Midsize grips PUTTER: Heppler Ketsch 35", Ping PP62 Pistol Grip BALL: Pro Pro V1 (2021 + 2023 Versions) BAG: TM19 Select Plus Cart Bag Shoes: Under Armour HOVR Fade 2 SL Spikeless Shoes Tech: NX7 Pro Slope golf laser Rangefinder Frogger Golf Towels, 4 more Yard blue/ yellow golf tees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGA3 Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 Muirfield and the Lakes are private clubs, so I'm not sure if they would work with me (although if it means making money for them, maybe they would!). Blackhawk, I believe, is a public course, so maybe I will look into that. Thanks for the tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Muirfield and the Lakes are private clubs, so I'm not sure if they would work with me (although if it means making money for them, maybe they would!). Blackhawk, I believe, is a public course, so maybe I will look into that. Thanks for the tip! Generally speaking pro's at private clubs have deals where they can give lessons to non-members at the club at certain times or so long as it doesn't intefer with their other duties. I know because I once had a teacher who was a pro at a very exclusive club and he accommodated me there, generally on Monday when maintenance was going on. I would imagine that the same thing holds true for fittings. I'd call whichever place is closest and go from there. Best of luck. Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhayse32 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 The obvious answer is to go get fitted. Some places have specials if they fit more than 1 person. One somewhat close to me was $100/person, but like $75/$80 if you brought someone with you. However, I am a hypocrite because I have never been fitted! M1 10.5* - Tour AD BB-6X 10F.d. 13.5* - Graffaloy Bi-Matrix X 915Hd 20.5* - Aldila Tour Green T-MB 2-iron - Aldila Tour Green 716 AP2 5-PW - KBS C-Taper Lite X SM6 50/56 - DG S400 Kombi S 35" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 What was the stock shaft? When I got my Bio Cell, I requested the Project X shaft and there was no upcharge. Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGA3 Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 I just checked, and the head pro at the Lakes used to be the head pro at my club, so I have an "in" there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGA3 Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 The stock shaft in the Fly-Z is a Matrix VLCT SP. Cobra offers several other choices to "upgrade" at no cost, but Golf Galaxy didn't offer anything, except to have one of their "pros" watch my swing on the analyzer, then recommend that I downgrade from a stiff shaft to a regular, because the first few swings I took faded to the right. He said that the stock stiff shaft was causing that, and switched me to a regular. However, I am a poor "cold" player, and had just hopped out of my car after a 25 minute drive. My normal driver swing speed is around 95 mph, and I have always played with stiff shafts. My Titleist 913 D3 has a Mitsubishi Rayon Blue Diamana stiff shaft, and it works quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Theoo Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Muirfield and the Lakes are private clubs, so I'm not sure if they would work with me (although if it means making money for them, maybe they would!). Blackhawk, I believe, is a public course, so maybe I will look into that. Thanks for the tip! If you're in the Columbus area go see Jason at Golf Ect. in Delaware. Driver: Epic 10.5 set to 9.5 w/ Tour AD-DI 44.5 FW: F6 baffler set at 16º Hybrid: NONEIrons: 3i 2014 TP CB 4-PW 2011 TP MC w/ TT S400 Wedges: 52º 56º 60 º w/ KBS C-Taper XS Soft-stepped Putter: Sigma G Tyne 34 inches Gold dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severtheties Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 If you're in the Columbus area go see Jason at Golf Ect. in Delaware. Second this! Driver - Tour Edge Exotics XCG 7 Beta w/ Paderson shaft 44" Fairway Metal - Vapor Fly 15* w/ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 65F 43" Irons - SLDR 4i-pw w/ KBS Tour C-Taper 90S Wedges - 54* and 58* Digger grind Putter - 2015 GoLo 3 33" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 The stock shaft in the Fly-Z is a Matrix VLCT SP. Cobra offers several other choices to "upgrade" at no cost, but Golf Galaxy didn't offer anything, except to have one of their "pros" watch my swing on the analyzer, then recommend that I downgrade from a stiff shaft to a regular, because the first few swings I took faded to the right. He said that the stock stiff shaft was causing that, and switched me to a regular. However, I am a poor "cold" player, and had just hopped out of my car after a 25 minute drive. My normal driver swing speed is around 95 mph, and I have always played with stiff shafts. My Titleist 913 D3 has a Mitsubishi Rayon Blue Diamana stiff shaft, and it works quite well. I echo everyone's recommendation for fitting. I would not trust GG's "fitting"; they probably had a bunch of regular shafts and few Stiff shafts to sell. My experience is that a stiff shaft will not be a cause to fade the ball over a regular flex. Depending on swing speed, the opposite may be true. I have always hit stiffer shafts straighter than shafts with more flex, but have to find the one that optimizes launch angle and distance while still hitting straight! Good luck in your fitting, and please let us now how it goes. “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGA3 Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 Jason at Golf Etc., huh? I will Google him and find the contact information. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DGA3 Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 Golf Etc. looks pretty cool! Plus, Jason used to work at my father's country club, so I have an "in" right there. I'll check it out this week (although I am a little confused - they seem to have 2 locations, but I'm sure a phone call will straighten that out). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severtheties Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 He used to be by Polaris but moved a few months to Delaware. I think he said Google still has him at Polaris for some strange reason. Definitely only one location in Delaware now. I've never played North Star GC but I've heard it's nice (fathers CC?) Driver - Tour Edge Exotics XCG 7 Beta w/ Paderson shaft 44" Fairway Metal - Vapor Fly 15* w/ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 65F 43" Irons - SLDR 4i-pw w/ KBS Tour C-Taper 90S Wedges - 54* and 58* Digger grind Putter - 2015 GoLo 3 33" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JspartansC Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Second this! This is something I need to do as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGA3 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Actually, my dad is a member at Westbrook Country Club in Mansfield, which Jason lists as a place he has worked in the past. As far as North Star, I played it years ago when it opened up, and really enjoyed the layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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