Project x driver shaft torque

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This website is the only comprehensive information source about golf shafts available to the public. I do not receive compensation from the shaft companies nor clutter the site with ads. You can go to the company website and fill out a form listing your distances or swing speed with driver, and it will recommend a shaft model with flex and torque for you. DaveS Your instincts are correct. A low torque shaft means that the shaft actually has a high degree of resistance to twisting.

For example, a shaft that has a torque value of 2. A shaft that has a torque value of 5. A low torque shaft will thus twist LESS, not more. Consider it this way: If we measure a shaft, and we put a twisting motion onto it we torque it , and it moves only 2. If we measure a shaft, and we put the twisting motion onto it torque it , and it moves 5.

Thus, the higher the torque number, the more twisting it allows. And typicallly, those that twist more high torque will also feel whippier, while those that twist less low torque will typically feel boardier or stiffer. It actually means that it has a high ability to resist twisting. If a number is high, it means that the shaft twisted a higher amount under standard testing pressure. Every part of the profile of a shaft has some affect on feel. I would love to see a test run on what is felt to have the biggest and slightest impact on feel.

This is great information. Wayne — testing will be completed by the end of next week with results published soon after. Yes I find that shaft torque is an important factor when fitting a golf shaft.

But it is not the only factor to look at——many golfers tend to relate torque to feel and performance. From my experience a golfer that will average 90 mph driver clubhead speed should look for a shaft of 3.

Golfers with 90 mph clubhead speed should look for a shaft of 58 to 70 grams, depending of a fast, medium, or slow swing tempo. Thanks, pgapro. You said weight and flex were the same, but was the bend profile of the shaft the same?

I do not think the only difference was torque that made that great of difference. If torque is the resistance to twisting it gives a slight indication on how stiff the tip section is. When, you look at over all shaft profile the kick point and playability of the shaft will be slightly different if the tips sections are different stiffness.

Anyways, yes torque matters. I would be very interested to see the coloration between skill level and torque rating. It would be interesting to see that low handicaps as in 5 or better tend to lean to one side or the other more often for the best results. They are the same model shaft, so one would expect a similar shaft profile overall for the most part, with a similar kickpoint and bend profile along the shaft, and a profile where the butt, middle, and tip frequencies follow a particularly similar curve along the frequency chart.

If it is the case that a similar model shaft was used, such as the one I mentioned above, but with differing torque values, then it seems that My Golf Spy did their homework in trying to keep that aspect valid as well.

The brand name UST Mamiya was actually mentioned in the article as the shaft that was used. This leads one to believe that they have a similar bend profile along the length of the shaft, not just similar butt frequencies, and thus the testing should be valid and not suspect.

Very interesting test…. I also tend to slice but I can confirm that high torque 4. This was a vital part of my fitting which I loved. I thought that shaft torque had more of a relationship with swing tempo? Please let me know if i a wrong!! Agreed very impressive. This one is likely to stir up a hornets nets though, this is one of those super polarizing subjects.

This test shows just how sensitive golfers performance is related to feel. The problem is, this throws a huge spanner into the works with regards to fitting because there is no transferable data regarding shaft torque as usual they all measure it differently.

Currently only one shaft range is available which has the same bend profile but different torque. The majority of models change torque with weight and flex. Unfortunately it just make a difficult problem more difficult. It also comes in at No. Xander Schauffele Matthew Fitzpatrick. Latest In Gear 37 mins ago. Andrew Tursky Golf. Go to mobile version. Project X IO. Project X LZ. EvenFlow Graphite Wood. Project X Hybrids. Catalyst Graphite Iron. True Certified Program.