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You could add 10 to 20 Yards to your Drives AND improve your accuracy. We recently conducted some range tests with a standard driver to see how much difference the shaft made in terms of distance, launch angle, spin rates and shot dispersion. The tests were conducted with an Alpha C830.2 driver and several different shafts, all within fitting specs for the individual conducting the testing. The test was conducted in almost perfect weather conditions (75 degrees, light and variable wind) at the Eagle Ranch Golf Course using new Top Flite Super Range balls. The golfer doing the testing is a single-digit handicapper with a very consistent driver swing. The shafts tested included: Graphite Design DI-6 MATRIX OZIK XCON-6 Diamana 'ahina 63 Project X 6B7 Aldila RIP 60 Grafalloy Prototype 60 OBAN Kiyoshi 6 Diamana Kai Li 60 MATRIX RADIX 6 Once again our testing has shown that the best overall distance and accuracy comes from a shaft that matches proper butt stiffness, launch angle AND spin characteristics. Overall, there can be as much as an 18 yard difference between shafts. In this instance, this golfer's launch angle was too low so a higher launching shaft actually gave better results. The table below shows the results of the test:
The golfer doing the testing had a consistent negative attack angle yet still created a low spin shot characteristic. Smash factors were 1.50 on each shaft indicating center strikes and efficient shaft/head properties.
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