Shaft Guide

[chappy1970]

I was on another US based Golf Forum site today and found the below gem. Really easy quick reference guide when trying to determine what different manufacturers shafts are equivalent (in profile) to another. For those who struggle with varying acronyms, I assume the ssx2 stands for Soft Stepped twice, etc. The grey boxes are for the pure shaft measurements, i.e. no soft or hard stepping, not trying to tell you how to suck eggs, just for clarity

Admins this has a Watermark of the other site, please let me know if this is against policy and I will amend accordingly.

Chappy
http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo340/chappy1970-ozgolf/ShaftGuide.jpg

[rubin]

chappy - does it explain why some are higlighted and some not, or are the highlighted ones just the standard/popular ones?

[Puji]

The picture isnt appearing for me...

Sounds like a great find ChappY!

[chappy1970]

Explained in the OP Rubin, these are the measurements of the actual flex

[rubin]

sorry mate - i only skim read your post.

[chappy1970]

np Rubin, most people do :)

[Peppas]

Where does the project x flighted and rifle come into the chart?

[rubin]

Rifles are standard px shafts - but I wold guess that flighteds would flex at the same wouldn't they?

[timinsa]

Thanks.

[RobNewy]

Just found this. Cracking piece of info.
Numpty question , if I may.

Hard Stepping.
is that a 5i shaft into a 6i or vice versa?
I dont really get what it does.
I have PX 5.5's, and also have a new uncut 3i shaft. Why would it make a difference if I chucked it in a 4i and so forth down the line??

[timinsa]

Hard step. 6 iron into a 5 iron head. Makes flex 1/3 stiffer.
Soft step. Reverse the above.
It changes flex roughly 1/3 of a flex allowing those using taper tip shafts more flex options.

[TourFit]

Where does the project x flighted and rifle come into the chart?


Rifles are standard px shafts - but I wold guess that flighteds would flex at the same wouldn't they?

Standard Rifles are the FCM numbers...then the PX shafts are compared to them. So a standard trim PX 5.0 is equivalent of a 5.5 FCM (Rifle)

Flighted shafts are harder to put on this chart as they work on different freq slopes (the longer irons are 'effectively' softer, and the shorter irons stiffer) PLUS they are variable flex & kick points!!!

[RobNewy]

Thanks Tim
So my spare 3 iron shaft. Does it make a difference if it was cut to a 9i length if i bent one or something, or do PX have to be used to
there designed length, or close to it?

[goonie]

Here is a good one from Cleveland Golf, the Driver shafts have all been measured using the Miyazaki International Flex Code which measures the shaft in four places. It doesn't have all shafts but quite a few current shafts, and the flex code makes matching Flex profiles easy. It also has flight charts as well.

http://www.clevelandgolf.com/pdfs/2012_Custom_Catalog.pdf

Flex Code chart - http://www.miyazakigolfshafts.com/#/philosophy