How do i choose the right shaft for me? That's a question asked countless times by golfer's the world over. Sadly you can't select a shaft solely on the flex alone, you need to have more information to make the best and correct decision, after all it's your golf clubs, your money and your game, so it stands to reason that the shafts should be for YOU!
There's 3 steps to choosing the right shaft to get the full custom fit.....
1.
Examine the charts to see which range you best fit into based upon your swing speed and average distance as well as your swing tempo. For example, if your driver speed is between 88 and 95 mph or your average distance off the tee is between 220 – 238 yards and have a moderate tempo, look at shafts in Group E.
(A quick note though on tempo.
Tempo is the transition of the swing from backswing to downswing. Fast tempo means quick or aggressive, slow is long and smooth and moderate is in the middle!)
| Group |
Fast Tempo |
Moderate Tempo |
Slow Tempo |
| A |
Driver <60mph <150 yds #5 iron <111 yds |
Driver 60-67mph 150-168 yds #5 iron 111-124 yds |
Driver 67-74mph 168-185 yds #5 iron 124-137 yds |
| B |
Driver 60-67mph 150-168 yds #5 iron 111-124 yds |
Driver 67-74mph 168-185 yds #5 iron 124-137 yds |
Driver 74-81mph 185-203 yds #5 iron 137-150 yds |
| C |
Driver 67-74mph 168-185 yds #5 iron 124-137 yds |
Driver 74-81mph 185-203 yds #5 iron 137-150 yds |
Driver 81-88mph 203-220 yds #5 iron 150-163 yds |
| D |
Driver 74-81mph 185-203 yds #5 iron 137-150 yds |
Driver 81-88mph 203-220 yds #5 iron 150-163 yds |
Driver 88-95mph 220-238 yds #5 iron 163-176 yds |
| E |
Driver 81-88mph 203-220 yds #5 iron 150-163 yds |
Driver 88-95mph 220-238 yds #5 iron 163-176 yds |
Driver 95-102mph 238-255 yds #5 iron 176-188 yds |
| F |
Driver 88-95mph 220-238 yds #5 iron 163-176 yds |
Driver 95-102mph 238-255 yds #5 iron 176-188 yds |
Driver 102-109mph 255-273 yds #5 iron 188-201 yds |
| G |
Driver 95-102mph 238-255 yds #5 iron 176-188 yds |
Driver 102-109mph 255-273 yds #5 iron 188-201 yds |
Driver 109+mph 273+ yds #5 iron 201+ |
| H |
Driver 109+mph 273+ yds #5 iron 201+ |
Driver 109+mph 273+ yds #5 iron 201+ |
2.
A lighter weight shafts is typically better for a golfer with a smoother tempo or looking for more distance. A heavier shaft may be better suited to a golfer with a quicker tempo or looking for more accuracy. It may not be uncommon for someone to select a lighter shaft in their range for a driver and a slightly heavier shaft in the fairway woods.
3.
After you have narrowed your range of shafts for speed/ distance and weight, you can finally sort The Launch Angle column. This provides a relationship of the stiffness distribution of the shaft and is ranked from low to high. For golfers who need added trajectory or for those who may fade or slice, select a shaft in your DSFI range that is listed as high. Low is suited more for golfers who may hook or already hit a high ball. Medium would indicate a medium trajectory or neutral ball flight.
(Flexes: Senior flex is also referred to as A or Amateur, R300, S300 etc correspond to regular or stiff and so on.)
| Group |
Wood Shaft & Flex |
Weight (g) |
Launch Angle |
| A |
Acer Velocity L |
<70 |
High |
| A |
Apollo Shadow UL L |
<70 |
High |
| A |
Fujikura Sakura L |
<70 |
High |
| A |
Grafalloy Pro Custom L |
<70 |
High |
| A |
iBella Bellissima L |
<70 |
High |
| A |
iBella Obsession L |
<70 |
High |
| A |
Power Play System Q L |
<70 |
High |
| A |
SK Fiber V.I.P. LL |
<70 |
High |
| A |
Apollo Acculite 60 L |
<70 |
Mid |
| A |
Apollo Shadow Graphite L |
<70 |
Mid |
| A |
Dynacraft Super Collider L |
<70 |
Mid |
| A |
Power Play Adrenaline L |
<70 |
Mid |
| A |
True Ace Pink Diamond L |
<70 |
Mid |
| A |
Powerflex FW114 L |
70-89 |
High |
| A |
Tour Gear Rennaisance L |
70-89 |
Mid |
| B |
Acer Velocity A |
<70 |
High |
| B |
Apollo Shadow UL A |
<70 |
High |
| B |
Fujikura Fit-on E160 R2 |
<70 |
High |
| B |
Fujikura Sakura Sport L |
<70 |
High |
| B |
Grafalloy Pro Custom A |
<70 |
High |
| B |
New Image Berry Image L |
<70 |
High |
| B |
New Image Emerald Image A |
<70 |
High |
| B |
New Image Lipstick Red Image L |
<70 |
High |
| B |
New Image Purple Image L |
<70 |
High |
| B |
Power Play System Q A |
<70 |
High |
| B |
Aldila VL L |
<70 |
Mid |
| B |
Apollo Balistik Graphite L |
<70 |
Mid |
| B |
Apollo Shadow Graphite A |
<70 |
Mid |
| B |
Dynacraft Super Collider A |
<70 |
Mid |
| B |
Power Play Adrenaline A |
<70 |
Mid |
| B |
SK Fiber Tour Trac 80 A |
<70 |
Mid |
| B |
Apollo Shadow Steel L |
70-89 |
High |
| B |
True Ace Cadence Blue L |
70-89 |
High |
| B |
Tour Gear Rennaisance A |
70-89 |
Mid |
| B |
Powerflex FW114 A |
90-109 |
High |
| C |
Acer Velocity R |
<70 |
High |
| C |
Apollo Shadow UL R |
<70 |
High |
| C |
Fujikura Fit-on E160 R |
<70 |
High |
| C |
Grafalloy Pro Custom R |
<70 |
High |
| C |
Power Play System Q R |
<70 |
High |
| C |
UST Mamiya Competition Series L |
<70 |
High |
| C |
Apollo Acculite 60 R |
<70 |
Mid |
| C |
Aldila VL A |
<70 |
Mid |
| C |
Fujikura Fit-on E270 R2 |
<70 |
Mid |
| C |
Apollo Acculite 75 Steel |
70-89 |
Hgh |
| C |
Grafalloy Pro Launch Blue A |
70-89 |
Hgh |
| C |
True Ace Cadence Blue A |
70-89 |
Hgh |
| C |
True Temper GS75 R |
70-89 |
Hgh |
| C |
True Temper GS85 R |
70-89 |
Hgh |
| C |
UST Mamiya iROD Iron R |
70-89 |
Hgh |
| C |
Apollo Acculite 70 R |
70-89 |
Mid |
| C |
Apollo Shadow Graphite R |
70-89 |
Mid |
| C |
Apollo Spectre Lite L |
70-89 |
Mid |
| C |
Dynacraft Super Collider R |
70-89 |
Mid |
| C |
Power Play Adrenaline R |
70-89 |
Mid |
| C |
Tour Gear Rennaisance R |
70-89 |
Mid |
| C |
True Ace Cadence Orange R |
70-89 |
Mid |
| C |
Apollo Shadow Steel A |
90-109 |
High |
| C |
Powerflex FW114 R |
90-109 |
High |
| C |
True Temper Dynalite 100 L |
90-109 |
High |
| C |
True Temper Dynalite 100 L |
90-109 |
High |
| C |
True Temper GS95 R |
90-109 |
High |
| C |
True Temper Multi-Step Lite L |
90-109 |
High |
| C |
Apollo Balistik Steel L |
90-109 |
Mid |
| C |
Apollo Standard Stepped L |
90-109 |
Mid |
| D |
Acer Velocity S |
<70 |
High |
| D |
Apollo Shadow UL S |
<70 |
High |
| D |
UST Mamiya Competition Series A |
<70 |
High |
| D |
Fujikura Fit-on E160 S |
<70 |
High |
| D |
Power Play System Q S |
<70 |
High |
| D |
Apollo Acculite 60 S |
<70 |
Mid |
| D |
Apollo Balistik Graphite A |
<70 |
Mid |
| D |
Fujikura Fit-on E270 R |
<70 |
Mid |
| D |
SK Fiber Tour Trac 80 RS |
<70 |
Mid |
| D |
Apollo Acculite 75 Steel |
70-89 |
High |
| D |
Apollo Acculite 85 Steel R |
70-89 |
High |
| D |
New Image Emerald Image R |
70-89 |
High |
| D |
True Ace Cadence Blue R |
70-89 |
High |
| D |
True Temper GS75 S |
70-89 |
High |
| D |
True Temper GS75 S |
70-89 |
High |
| D |
True Temper GS85 S |
70-89 |
High |
| D |
UST Mamiya iROD Iron S |
70-89 |
High |
| D |
Apollo Acculite 70 S |
70-89 |
Mid |
| D |
Apollo Acculite 80 R |
70-89 |
Mid |
| D |
Aldila VX R |
70-89 |
Mid |
| D |
True Ace Cadence Orange S |
70-89 |
Mid |
| D |
UST Mamiya Proforce Rv2 75 R |
70-89 |
Mid |
| D |
True Ace Cadence Red R |
70-89 |
Low |
| D |
Powerflex FW114 S |
90-109 |
High |
| D |
True Temper Dynalite 100 A |
90-109 |
High |
| D |
True Temper Multi-Step Lite A |
90-109 |
High |
| D |
Apollo Acculite 95 Steel R |
90-109 |
Mid |
| D |
Apollo Acculite Gunsmoke R |
90-109 |
Mid |
| D |
Apollo Phantom Steel R |
90-109 |
Mid |
| D |
Apollo Spectre Lite A |
90-109 |
Mid |
| D |
Apollo Standard Stepped A |
90-109 |
Mid |
| D |
True Temper TT Lite XL L |
90-109 |
Mid |
| D |
Apollo Hump Steel |
90-109 |
Low |
| E |
Grafalloy Pro Custom S |
<70 |
High |
| E |
Apollo Balistik Graphite R |
<70 |
Mid |
| E |
Fujikura Fit-on E270 S |
<70 |
Mid |
| E |
SK Fiber Tour Trac 80 S |
<70 |
Mid |
| E |
Apollo Colored Steel R |
110+ |
Mid |
| E |
Apollo Standard Stepless R |
100+ |
Mid |
| E |
Apollo Standard Stepped R |
110+ |
Mid |
| E |
Apollo Acculite 85 Steel S |
70-89 |
High |
| E |
Grafalloy Pro Launch Blue R |
70-89 |
High |
| E |
True Ace Cadence Blue S |
70-89 |
High |
| E |
UST Mamiya Competition Series R |
70-89 |
High |
| E |
Aldila VX S |
70-89 |
Mid |
| E |
Apollo Acculite 80 S |
70-89 |
Mid |
| E |
Apollo Shadow Graphite S |
70-89 |
Mid |
| E |
Dynacraft Super Collider S |
70-89 |
Mid |
| E |
New Image Emerald Image S |
70-89 |
Mid |
| E |
Power Play Adrenaline S |
70-89 |
Mid |
| E |
Powerflex FW501 R |
70-89 |
Mid |
| E |
Tour Gear Rennaisance S |
70-89 |
Mid |
| E |
UST Mamiya Proforce Rv2 75 S |
70-89 |
Mid |
| E |
UST Mamiya Proforce Rv2 95 R |
70-89 |
Mid |
| E |
Fujikura Fit-on E380 R |
70-89 |
Low |
| E |
True Ace Cadence Red S |
70-89 |
Low |
| E |
True Temper Dynalite Gold SL R300 |
90-109 |
High |
| E |
True Temper GS95 S |
90-109 |
High |
| E |
Apollo Acculite 95 Steel S |
90-109 |
Mid |
| E |
Apollo Acculite Gunsmoke S |
90-109 |
Mid |
| E |
Apollo Balistik Steel A |
90-109 |
Mid |
| E |
Apollo Phantom Steel S |
90-109 |
Mid |
| E |
Apollo Spectre Lite R |
90-109 |
Mid |
| E |
Project X Rifle 4.0 |
90-109 |
Mid |
| E |
SK Fiber Tour Trac 100 R |
90-109 |
Mid |
| E |
True Temper TT Lite XL A |
90-109 |
Mid |
| E |
Apollo Hump Steel S |
90-109 |
Low |
| E |
True Temper Dynamic Gold SL R300 |
90-109 |
Low |
| F |
Apollo Balistik Graphite S |
<70 |
Low |
| F |
Grafalloy Pro Launch Blue S |
70-89 |
High |
| F |
Powerflex FW501 S |
70-89 |
Mid |
| F |
UST Mamiya Competition Series S |
70-89 |
Mid |
| F |
UST Mamiya Proforce Rv2 95 S |
70-89 |
Mid |
| F |
Fujikura Fit-on E380 S |
70-89 |
Low |
| F |
True Temper Dynalite 100 R |
90-109 |
High |
| F |
True Temper Dynalite Gold SL S300 |
90-109 |
High |
| F |
True Temper Dynalite Gold XP R300 |
90-109 |
High |
| F |
True Temper Multi-Step Lite R |
90-109 |
High |
| F |
Apollo Balistik Steel R |
90-109 |
Mid |
| F |
Apollo Spectre Lite S |
90-109 |
Mid |
| F |
Project X Rifle 4.5 |
90-109 |
Mid |
| F |
Project X Rifle 5.0 |
90-109 |
Mid |
| F |
Project X Rifle Flighted 4.5 |
90-109 |
Mid |
| F |
Project X Rifle Flighted 5.0 |
90-109 |
Mid |
| F |
True Temper TT Lite XL R |
90-109 |
Mid |
| F |
Apollo Hump Steel X |
90-109 |
Low |
| F |
Project X Flighted 5.0 |
90-109 |
Low |
| F |
Project X Steel 5.0 |
90-109 |
Low |
| F |
SK Fiber Tour Trac 100 S |
90-109 |
Low |
| F |
Apollo Shadow Steel R |
110+ |
High |
| F |
Apollo Colored Steel S |
110+ |
Mid |
| F |
Apollo Standard Stepless S |
110+ |
Mid |
| F |
Apollo Standard Stepped S |
110+ |
Mid |
| F |
True Temper Dynamic Gold R300 |
110+ |
Low |
| F |
TT Dynamic Gold w/Sensicore R300 |
110+ |
Mid |
| G |
Fujikura Fit-on E380 X |
70-89 |
Low |
| G |
Project X Flighted 6.0 |
90-109 |
Low |
| G |
Project X Steel 6.0 |
90-109 |
Low |
| G |
True Temper Dynalite 100 S |
90-109 |
High |
| G |
True Temper Dynalite Gold XP S300 |
90-109 |
High |
| G |
True Temper Multi-Step Lite S |
90-109 |
High |
| G |
Project X Flighted 5.5 |
90-109 |
Low |
| G |
Project X Steel 5.5 |
90-109 |
Low |
| G |
True Temper Dynamic Gold SL S300 |
90-109 |
Low |
| G |
Apollo Balistik Steel S |
90-109 |
Mid |
| G |
Project X Rifle 5.5 |
90-109 |
Mid |
| G |
Project X Rifle Flighted 5.5 |
90-109 |
Mid |
| G |
SK Fiber Tour Trac 100 X |
90-109 |
Low |
| G |
True Temper TT Lite XL S |
90-109 |
Mid |
| G |
Apollo Shadow Steel S |
110+ |
High |
| G |
Project X Rifle 6.0 |
110+ |
Mid |
| G |
Project X Rifle Flighted 6.0 |
110+ |
Mid |
| G |
True Temper Dynamic Gold S300 |
110+ |
Low |
| G |
TT Dynamic Gold w/Sensicore S300 |
110+ |
Low |
| H |
True Temper Dynamic Gold SL X100 |
90-109 |
Low |
| H |
Project X Flighted 6.5 |
110+ |
Low |
| H |
Project X Flighted 7.0 |
110+ |
Low |
| H |
Project X Rifle 6.5 |
110+ |
Mid |
| H |
Project X Rifle 7.0 |
110+ |
Mid |
| H |
Project X Rifle Flighted 6.5 |
110+ |
Mid |
| H |
Project X Rifle Flighted 7.0 |
110+ |
Mid |
| H |
Project X Steel 6.5 |
110+ |
Low |
| H |
Project X Steel 7.0 |
110+ |
Low |
| H |
True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 |
110+ |
Low |
| H |
TT Dynamic Gold w/Sensicore X100 |
110+ |
Low |
