New Shaft/New Club head/Same Driver head

[Brian A]

So I am waiting for my Ping G30 driver shaft to crack off again, I can hear it in the shaft.  So I what I cant decide is get a new shaft or new driver. I was hitting the TS2 with HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 and the shaft seemed to work well for me. So I found the same shaft on Ebay for $79, would that shaft feel the same on the G30 head or be completely different 

[cnosil]

So I am waiting for my Ping G30 driver shaft to crack off again, I can hear it in the shaft.  So I what I cant decide is get a new shaft or new driver. I was hitting the TS2 with HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 and the shaft seemed to work well for me. So I found the same shaft on Ebay for $79, would that shaft feel the same on the G30 head or be completely different 

Feel is very subjective. I don’t feel much in my swing so for me it would probably feel close to the same. Some are very sensitive to changes and it may feel completely different.

The things to consider are the shaft length, shaft weight, and head weight (I am not talking about swing weight).

The smoke black is generally considered a stiff boards feeling shaft. I have one in my 3 wood and I like it. The bigger question would be about performance and how your G30 will perform with the shaft.

And the question I didn’t ask is what is the current shaft in your driver. Without knowing that it is not possible to identify the profile differences.

[RickyBobby_PR]

Pings heads tend to be on the heavier side. The shaft may feel the same but when paired with another head the overall feel may change. The weight may feel different or the balance of the club.

The performance characteristics will possibly change between what you had seen in the ts2 compared to the g30. 

which version of the g30 do you have? Cnosil hit on the specs aspect as well as what are the lofts in your g30 vs the ts2? Was the weight in the ts2 set to neutral, fade or draw?

 

[Brian A]

I have the G30 SFT, it is the standard TFC 419D X Stiff shaft that came with it.

I do have a higher swing speed(like 105ish), probably not X Stiff but when the first shaft cracked at hosel this was a free shaft I got. My main problem is a strong slice. 

[RickyBobby_PR]

28 minutes ago, Apes44 said:

I have the G30 SFT, it is the standard TFC 419D X Stiff shaft that came with it.

I do have a higher swing speed(like 105ish), probably not X Stiff but when the first shaft cracked at hosel this was a free shaft I got. My main problem is a strong slice. 

That shaft iirc is a lightweight mid or high spin shaft, whereas the smoke black like cnosil mentioned is a different profile. The smoke black is an update to the original hzrdus black that’s been softened a little bit to improve feel while maintains the low launch/low spin profile. For some the black is boardy and other like it. It’s designed for higher swing speed golfer with quick transition.

As for the heads your sft is designed in manner to produce a straighter ball flight and iirc reduce spin. The ts2 is a “higher” spin head compared to the ts3 and designed for more forgiveness similar to the standard g30 or g400/g410 as other ping examples.

the smoke black profile sounds like it would fit you. Based on what you have in the G30 the feel is probably going to be different than your current setup, may be a good thing but might not.

for $79 it’s not a bad experiment. 

[Brian A]

1 hour ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

That shaft iirc is a lightweight mid or high spin shaft, whereas the smoke black like cnosil mentioned is a different profile. The smoke black is an update to the original hzrdus black that’s been softened a little bit to improve feel while maintains the low launch/low spin profile. For some the black is boardy and other like it. It’s designed for higher swing speed golfer with quick transition.

As for the heads your sft is designed in manner to produce a straighter ball flight and iirc reduce spin. The ts2 is a “higher” spin head compared to the ts3 and designed for more forgiveness similar to the standard g30 or g400/g410 as other ping examples.

the smoke black profile sounds like it would fit you. Based on what you have in the G30 the feel is probably going to be different than your current setup, may be a good thing but might not.

for $79 it’s not a bad experiment. 

I thought the TS2 was the more forgiving head? 

Of course I went back to ebay and tried to enter what I wanted and its now $129... 

[RickyBobby_PR]

8 minutes ago, Apes44 said:

I thought the TS2 was the more forgiving head? 

Of course I went back to ebay and tried to enter what I wanted and its now $129... 

Correct of the TS releases it’s the more forgiving head as well as designed for more spin compared to ts3.

[Brian A]

3 hours ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

Correct of the TS releases it’s the more forgiving head as well as designed for more spin compared to ts3.

Gotcha, I thought I’d want less spin? 

[RickyBobby_PR]

14 minutes ago, Apes44 said:

Gotcha, I thought I’d want less spin? 

Spin isn’t a bad thing. There’s a point where too much is bad just like too little is bad.

without any launch monitor data it would be hard to say you want/need less spin. 

[Brian A]

12 hours ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

Spin isn’t a bad thing. There’s a point where too much is bad just like too little is bad.

without any launch monitor data it would be hard to say you want/need less spin. 

Thanks, when things open up maybe I can go hit the Ts2 in the bay and get the data. 

[RickyBobby_PR]

1 hour ago, Apes44 said:

Thanks, when things open up maybe I can go hit the Ts2 in the bay and get the data. 

Sounds good. The TS2 is a good driver and in my limited time testing it on the range with a low launch/low spin shaft it was hard not to hit it straight 

[Brian A]

9 hours ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

Sounds good. The TS2 is a good driver and in my limited time testing it on the range with a low launch/low spin shaft it was hard not to hit it straight 

I bet I could do that! 

[Jwhite86]

On 5/7/2020 at 8:27 AM, RickyBobby_PR said:

Sounds good. The TS2 is a good driver and in my limited time testing it on the range with a low launch/low spin shaft it was hard not to hit it straight 

I'd echo that... my TS2 has a hard time going anywhere but straight... I usually hit a hard draw or hard fade, but this thing wants to go straight.  Not necessarily a bad thing... just different than I am used to

[Brian A]

Shaft finally cracked, ended up going with the TS2 and smoke shaft. Still hitting the ball left to right but keeping the ball in play much more.