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Tiger Woods switched back to his old standby Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana Whiteboard 73 X shaft before the Player’s Championship last week.  As told to The Tour Van, “I went back to my old shaft,” he said. “It helps not being hurt. I’m able to generate the speed like I used to, and I’m able to handle that shaft again.”  That being said, Tiger kept the driver in the bag for most of the tournament, relying instead on his 3 and 5 wood with the Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana Blueboard 103 X shafts.  If you are struggling with consistency, maybe you should try heavier shafts.  Standard, off-the-rack clubs usually come with light shafts in both drivers and fairway woods.  If you look at the options for better players with faster swing speeds and an aggressive transition, the TP shaft versions for TaylorMade for example, offer several 75 gr driver shafts and 85 gr fairway wood shafts as options.  Better yet, go to a custom fitter and find out what shafts fit YOUR game.

What an honor to fit Michelle French, one of the winners of the Mizuno Play Famously campaign.  Selected in the second group of four, Michelle is one of only 12 amateur players from around the USA to be selected for this award.  By trying the JPX 825 irons and writing a summary of her experience, Michelle was selected to get a complete set of Mizuno JPX 825 woods, hybrids, irons and wedges, and  play in the JPX Invitational in Atlanta this fall.  “I am so excited to have been selected”, said Michelle.  “I am hoping to meet and even play with Stacy Lewis!  That would be awesome.”  Michelle is from the Denver area, works for the West Denver Metro Fire Department and plays regularly at Foothills Golf Club.  Michelle as pretty good stick so look out Stacy!  To find out more about this sweet Mizuno campaign, go here.

April is Fitting Month and by the looks of things, the PGA Tour players are all about getting their equipment dialed in using the Trackman ball flight monitor.  We have two Trackman units and use them both indoors and outdoors.  They are extremely accurate and measure the critical fitting attributes like ball speed, club speed, launch angle, spin rate, angle of attack, landing angle and dynamic loft.  For more on how the PGA Tour uses TrackMan, see this article in GolfWeek.

With Miyazaki shafts in his woods, MATRIX shafts in his hybrids, and Project X shafts in his irons, the winner of the RBC Heritage won in a playoff under windy conditions.  The Miyazaki Kusala Indigo 56 X shaft in his driver has a low, penetrating ball flight with a firm mid section but feels smooth due to its higher torque rating.  The MATRIX Altus shafts in his hybrids provided a mid-high ball flight with the ability to land softly on the green.  The Project X Flighted 6.5 shafts in his irons allowed the ability to make shots with longer irons that held the wind-swept greens throughout the tournament.   Lesson here is that you play the shafts that match your swing and give you the confidence to make the shots you need to make.