Newton Driver Golf Shaft Review (2024)

[Erin B]

25 minutes ago, Donn lost in San Diego said:

You think maybe now you can mention the "other" shaft brand without catching holy hell?  Or is there a private messaging function in MGS?

It's the Steadfast Jupiter 1+.  https://jupiter1plus.com/products/steadfast-jupiter-one-plus-driver-shaft I like them but some folks have had some bad experiences with them customer service wise. I have 4, one in my 3 wood.

[Erin B]

Got a practice round this afternoon. I don't remember a time where I am as excited to hit the driver as I am feeling right now. Is that weird?

[Donn lost in San Diego]

FWIW:  Newton shafts is  connected "at the hip" with Sacks Parente putter co.  Their website does not mention which , Sacks or Parente, but the Team of advisors are the same.  Small but a lot of experience.  Good to see new entries competing against the big names.

[Donn lost in San Diego]

46 minutes ago, Erin B said:

Got a practice round this afternoon. I don't remember a time where I am as excited to hit the driver as I am feeling right now. Is that weird?

Eris, since you are a shaft xprmntr, have you tried putter with new multi matrl, graphite, etc. shafts?

[Erin B]

4 minutes ago, Donn lost in San Diego said:

Eris, since you are a shaft xprmntr, have you tried putter with new multi matrl, graphite, etc. shafts?

No, still in love with my 30 year old Ping Anser. 

[tony@CIC]

My demo 2&3 dot went back today after a week of extensive testing on the range and course. While Newton can be an excellent shaft for lots of folks out there, as hard as I tried I couldn’t make it outperform my Speeder. 

[Erin B]

Newton shaft performed well in the cold. Was long, some left shots but that’s because I was cold. This shaft, when fitted to me, outstanding!

Snow flakes!

[Javs]

I received my 5 dot today, but haven’t hit it. 

[Erin B]

40 minutes ago, Javs said:

I received my 5 dot today, but haven’t hit it. 

I’m in love with mine now that it’s the right setup. Bombs today!!! In the cold even!!!

[Javs]

4 minutes ago, Erin B said:

I’m in love with mine now that it’s the right setup. Bombs today!!! In the cold even!!!

Nice glad it is working for you! I may put the shaft in my 8 degree Callaway Paradym TD from last year. My AI Smoke TD is a 9 degree, so maybe the 8 degree will fit this shaft better……However, I will experiment 

[Erin B]

2 minutes ago, Javs said:

Nice glad it is working for you! I may put the shaft in my 8 degree Callaway Paradym TD from last year. My AI Smoke TD is a 9 degree, so maybe the 8 degree will fit this shaft better……However, I will experiment 

My Paradym TD is set at 9* Neutral. I really think tipping it was the key to lower ball flight. And cutting it to 45” total driver length made it so I can hit the sweet spot consistently. I was playing with my daughter’s roomie today and told him that in the last two years I’ve gone from 46 1/2” to 45”. He’s hitting the longer shafts, only 19 years young hockey player and I out drove him several times. Then I let him hit my setup. He was 10 yards longer than his and my shots. First time hitting it. And he didn’t have his baby fade. He’s a good kid so I might help him out. Love helping good kids succeed.

[Josh Parker]

1 hour ago, Javs said:

I received my 5 dot today, but haven’t hit it. 

Nice!  Can't wait to see what you think. 

[Javs]

26 minutes ago, Erin B said:

My Paradym TD is set at 9* Neutral. I really think tipping it was the key to lower ball flight. And cutting it to 45” total driver length made it so I can hit the sweet spot consistently. I was playing with my daughter’s roomie today and told him that in the last two years I’ve gone from 46 1/2” to 45”. He’s hitting the longer shafts, only 19 years young hockey player and I out drove him several times. Then I let him hit my setup. He was 10 yards longer than his and my shots. First time hitting it. And he didn’t have his baby fade. He’s a good kid so I might help him out. Love helping good kids succeed.

Nice and good on you for helping the young guy!

[Preeway]

4 hours ago, Javs said:

I received my 5 dot today, but haven’t hit it. 

Really looking forward to your feedback on this. 

[Erin B]

2 hours ago, Javs said:

Nice and good on you for helping the young guy!

Have to grow the game! 

[William P]

3 hours ago, Erin B said:

My Paradym TD is set at 9* Neutral. I really think tipping it was the key to lower ball flight. And cutting it to 45” total driver length made it so I can hit the sweet spot consistently. I was playing with my daughter’s roomie today and told him that in the last two years I’ve gone from 46 1/2” to 45”. He’s hitting the longer shafts, only 19 years young hockey player and I out drove him several times. Then I let him hit my setup. He was 10 yards longer than his and my shots. First time hitting it. And he didn’t have his baby fade. He’s a good kid so I might help him out. Love helping good kids succeed.

Love the way you pay it forward!

[Erin B]

18 minutes ago, William P said:

Love the way you pay it forward!

Thank you sir!!!

[funkyjudge]

The Newton 4-Dot shaft is an absolutely fantastic match for me in the new Paradym AI Smoke Triple Diamond driver head that I just got last week! I played yesterday in cool temperatures with strong winds and rain on our last three holes, and got fantastic results, hitting 11 of 13 fairways where I hit the driver (with no warning up because the course has no range).  My two missed fairways were still very playable drives — first one was a short (288 yd) par 4 directly into the wind, where I was just trying to leave myself within a short partial wedge shot of the green, but I drove the ball pin-high and just left of the green. From there, I chipped to within 2’ for an easy tap-in birdie. My second missed fairway was on hole #17, a medium-length par 5 hole with a fairway that slopes right-to-left, more severely the longer you drive the ball. My tee shot on this hole hit in the left-center of the fairway, and rolled about 20-25’ into the left rough.

Not only were my drives very predictable with this shaft/head combination, they were also quite long, even those drives that I hit into the 15-25 MPH winds. I AVERAGED 225+ yards into the wind, with a longest drive of about 245. Downwind, I was consistently hitting my drives 275 yards (or more). The biggest surprise was on that short par 4 where I drove the ball pin-high!

[Josh Parker]

50 minutes ago, funkyjudge said:

The Newton 4-Dot shaft is an absolutely fantastic match for me in the new Paradym AI Smoke Triple Diamond driver head that I just got last week! I played yesterday in cool temperatures with strong winds and rain on our last three holes, and got fantastic results, hitting 11 of 13 fairways where I hit the driver (with no warning up because the course has no range).  My two missed fairways were still very playable drives — first one was a short (288 yd) par 4 directly into the wind, where I was just trying to leave myself within a short partial wedge shot of the green, but I drove the ball pin-high and just left of the green. From there, I chipped to within 2’ for an easy tap-in birdie. My second missed fairway was on hole #17, a medium-length par 5 hole with a fairway that slopes right-to-left, more severely the longer you drive the ball. My tee shot on this hole hit in the left-center of the fairway, and rolled about 20-25’ into the left rough.

Not only were my drives very predictable with this shaft/head combination, they were also quite long, even those drives that I hit into the 15-25 MPH winds. I AVERAGED 225+ yards into the wind, with a longest drive of about 245. Downwind, I was consistently hitting my drives 275 yards (or more). The biggest surprise was on that short par 4 where I drove the ball pin-high!

I can't wait until the wood shafts are available. 

[Erin B]

4 hours ago, funkyjudge said:

The Newton 4-Dot shaft is an absolutely fantastic match for me in the new Paradym AI Smoke Triple Diamond driver head that I just got last week! I played yesterday in cool temperatures with strong winds and rain on our last three holes, and got fantastic results, hitting 11 of 13 fairways where I hit the driver (with no warning up because the course has no range).  My two missed fairways were still very playable drives — first one was a short (288 yd) par 4 directly into the wind, where I was just trying to leave myself within a short partial wedge shot of the green, but I drove the ball pin-high and just left of the green. From there, I chipped to within 2’ for an easy tap-in birdie. My second missed fairway was on hole #17, a medium-length par 5 hole with a fairway that slopes right-to-left, more severely the longer you drive the ball. My tee shot on this hole hit in the left-center of the fairway, and rolled about 20-25’ into the left rough.

Not only were my drives very predictable with this shaft/head combination, they were also quite long, even those drives that I hit into the 15-25 MPH winds. I AVERAGED 225+ yards into the wind, with a longest drive of about 245. Downwind, I was consistently hitting my drives 275 yards (or more). The biggest surprise was on that short par 4 where I drove the ball pin-high!

Spectacular @funkyjudge!!! I had very good results from my 5 dot as well yesterday. The only issue is I need to change the grip to midsized. The fitter put a standard sized on by accident. @Josh Parker agree on the woods shafts. I’d love one for my 3 wood. I’m hitting it ok with the steadfast, but when I miss it’s a left hook. Had two of those shots yesterday but recovered with pars so I was lucky. This is one of those shots where my 3 wood went left. 

Recovered with a 2 putt par, I should have birdied it because I was 10 feet out with a straight putt. The birdie attempt stopped within an inch from the hole

Edited March 31 by Erin B

[GolfSpy_APH]

I did some head to head testing with an Autoflex Dream 7. Have to admit that the dream did outperform the Newton, but it is in a sight class I prefer. 

I think if Newton ever lowers the weight of the 4 or 5 dot options they would be much more in line with what by swing prefers.

[Erin B]

3 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

I did some head to head testing with an Autoflex Dream 7. Have to admit that the dream did outperform the Newton, but it is in a sight class I prefer. 

I think if Newton ever lowers the weight of the 4 or 5 dot options they would be much more in line with what by swing prefers.

I’m bombing the 5 dot. Tipping and 45” total driver length was key. I like it more each day!

[Donn lost in San Diego]

On 3/28/2024 at 10:56 AM, Erin B said:

No, still in love with my 30 year old Ping Anser. 

did you see how many TOUR guys are now putting cross handed?  Im pretty sure today's winner Jaeger, and a bunch others.  More and more every week it seems to me.  I went cross back in 2016 and like it.  No, no stats, I don't stay healthy long enough to play well weekly.

[cnosil]

8 hours ago, Donn lost in San Diego said:

did you see how many TOUR guys are now putting cross handed?  Im pretty sure today's winner Jaeger, and a bunch others.  More and more every week it seems to me.  I went cross back in 2016 and like it.  No, no stats, I don't stay healthy long enough to play well weekly.

Jaeger doesn’t putt crosshanded; he is conventional.   I’d also say the newer trend is more claw/pencil.   

 

[Donn lost in San Diego]

9 hours ago, cnosil said:

Jaeger doesn’t putt crosshanded; he is conventional.   I’d also say the newer trend is more claw/pencil.   

 

Hi, Cnosil, I meant to ask you how are you?  Your health issue sounded scary.  My toe is coming along very nicely.   One more week in the boot.   I can't wait to spend all my time out there, and none on this keyboard!  

[cnosil]

50 minutes ago, Donn lost in San Diego said:

Hi, Cnosil, I meant to ask you how are you?  Your health issue sounded scary.  My toe is coming along very nicely.   One more week in the boot.  

I am doing okay.   Today is the first day that I can do full activity and hope to hit some golf balls tomorrow.  We will see how it goes and if the surgery fixed my problem or I need to go down the doctor rabbit hole again.    

Glad the toe is doing better and that you can get back out soon. 

[Erin B]

On 3/31/2024 at 11:25 AM, Erin B said:

Spectacular @funkyjudge!!! I had very good results from my 5 dot as well yesterday. The only issue is I need to change the grip to midsized. The fitter put a standard sized on by accident. @Josh Parker agree on the woods shafts. I’d love one for my 3 wood. I’m hitting it ok with the steadfast, but when I miss it’s a left hook. Had two of those shots yesterday but recovered with pars so I was lucky. This is one of those shots where my 3 wood went left. 

Recovered with a 2 putt par, I should have birdied it because I was 10 feet out with a straight putt. The birdie attempt stopped within an inch from the hole

An update: The  fitter is changing the grip to midsize. Will play on Wednesday! Hopefully get some more bombs.

[Javs]

Ok, I put the Newton 5 dot shaft in play today. I put it into my Callaway Paradym TD 8 degree head. Set it to neutral and hit 5 balls on the range. Then off to play. It was 78 degrees today with winds at 15 to 25 mph. However, this shaft head combo was awesome! I hit 6 drives over 330. Two into the wind. The ball just jumped off the club. It did fly relatively high, but it was very penetrating. A couple drives I purposely teed it low and it came off like an airplane climbing at take off. This is a great shaft. I may switch it over to the Callaway AI Smoke TD at 9 degrees to see if I get the same results. However, I think it is best served in the 8 degree setting which I could switch the other head down a degree. Just a nice feeling shaft and you can really go after it without fear. I was also able to work the ball, but the main ball flight was pretty straight. 

[Erin B]

4 minutes ago, Javs said:

Ok, I put the Newton 5 dot shaft in play today. I put it into my Callaway Paradym TD 8 degree head. Set it to neutral and hit 5 balls on the range. Then off to play. It was 78 degrees today with winds at 15 to 25 mph. However, this shaft head combo was awesome! I hit 6 drives over 330. Two into the wind. The ball just jumped off the club. It did fly relatively high, but it was very penetrating. A couple drives I purposely teed it low and it came off like an airplane climbing at take off. This is a great shaft. I may switch it over to the Callaway AI Smoke TD at 9 degrees to see if I get the same results. However, I think it is best served in the 8 degree setting which I could switch the other head down a degree. Just a nice feeling shaft and you can really go after it without fear. I was also able to work the ball, but the main ball flight was pretty straight. 

Sweet! I wanna hear how it does in the AI. If I recall correctly @funkyjudge did put it in the AI. I don’t recall his results though. 

[Javs]

5 minutes ago, Erin B said:

Sweet! I wanna hear how it does in the AI. If I recall correctly @funkyjudge did put it in the AI. I don’t recall his results though. 

Yes the funny thing I am not sure I want to change anything after today! But if it goes even farther in the AI that will be scary!!