Question on titleist 910 shaft upgrades for new clubs..?
i have recently been fitted for titleist woods. He said to put the ust axivcore black in my driver and ust axivcore red in woods and hybrid. Since this is at CoreJuniorGolf Academy they order the clubs straight through titleist. There was around a 130 dollar upcharge on each club since they are high performance shafts. This was fine, however i was looking online on prices of the stalk shafts (Diamana, Rip etc.) and they are like 250 dollars. I don’t get why i would be upcharged for a cheaper shaft and wouldn’t those stalk shafts be better as they’re more expensive. Also couldn’t i buy the clubs from golf galaxy or somewhere, get the stalk shaft taken out, Ust put in and sell the stalk shaft rather then just have it custom done in titleist where i wouldn’t get the stalk shaft to sell. I have also heard of watered down versions of the real deal as stalk shafts and would like clarification. Thank alot
The stock shafts you’d be getting would be “proprietary” versions. Meaning, they’d be a little softer flex (for example, an R.5 instead of a “true” S), and feel a little more “whippy” or “noodley” because of a higher torque value. This doesn’t make them “junk”, as the shaft snobs like to think… they are purposefully designed that way so the average consumer, who doesn’t get properly fitted (but should), can still fill their ego needs by saying they game a RIP or Redboard or whatever while gaming a shaft that is close, but not quite, suitable for their swing needs.
Trust me, if there was an upcharge for the “real” RIP, you’d definitely pay for it. But honestly, the shaft, while important, isn’t THE most important part of the club. The loft, face angle, club length, total weight and swing weight have more of an influence on you and your swing than what new “it” shaft is glued into it. Yes, you want the flex (frequency) to match your swing speed, and you may get a tweak to your launch angle and spin- because of the bend point’s effect on the clubhead’s effective loft at impact, not magic or reimagined physics as the shaft maker’s would have you believe- but that’s all they are… tweaks.
3rd of may 2010 – Ping i15 14* 3 wood – UST Mamiya AXIVCore Red Stiff 79