The shaft is in excellent to mint condition, essentially new because i never used it. When we realized that we had never tested the concept of shorter driver shafts being more accurate. With a vast selection of new and used taylormade drivers available in store and online, 2nd swing golf can match you with the perfect club for the needs of your game. A recent golf test i dont remember where, showed amateurs hitting the longer shafts 45. Faster drivers translate into more yards gained with every swing you take. The very best players in the world, guys who hit the sweet spot on their driver as easily as most of us would hit water after falling from a cruise ship, guys who routinely drive the ball to distances that some reading this would need two swings to achieve are playing drivers upwards of 1. Heres the 8 best golf drivers to buy in 2020 revealed. I went to the shop at punggol range and was told that the adaptor for taylormade drivers will melt and deform if i change the shaft. I tried a 44 shaft today, diamana blue and was quite surprised how much shorter just half an inch feels and looks no jokes please it definitely. The next innovation came with adjustable loft that allowed players to change both the loft and the lie angle of their driver.
Engineered to provide aggressive styling and powerful performance, the rbz black driver features a large, 460cc titanium head construction for playability and confidence. Choosing materials for your taylormade driver shafts. A shorter driver, he said, encourages center contact on the clubface, which leads to longer, straighter drives. Took it back to american golf and they said that taylormade wont replace it due to the shaft happening in the middle of the shaft. Wed jan 15, 2014 by dave phillips drivers generally come standard at 4546 inches in length, the longer the driver shaft the potential exists for more distance, theoretically your swing arc would be wider and therefore you could create more speed. R11, and r11s, but does not fit the r1, rbz stage 2, or sldr.
What most golfers love most about it is that it creates a larger clubface that provides more power to offcenter hits. Moreover, a short shaft helps you gain better control. Unfollow rbz stage 2 driver shaft to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Taylormade introduced the first steelheaded woods in golf, and they have been on the leading edge of technological innovation in the golf industry ever since. Get the best deal for taylormade golf club shafts from the largest online selection at. The x con 5 stock shaft in the rbz was crap and nothing like the real x con 5, however both of them are high launch shafts. For the past 40 years, taylormade has continued that legacy of innovation with. So there has to be a reason why these shorter drivers go farther, right.
So here is the rundown for going to a shorter driver shaft. How to choose the right shaft flex for the rocketballz driver. Can a shorter driver shafts say from 44 to 42 help or aid in driving the ball more consistent as opposed to longer shafts. So would the average 18handicap golfer benefit from having a shorter driver shaft fitted. This is a matrix ozik xcon5 shaft from a taylormade rbz driver. With the new trend of shortened driver shafts on tour right now, a question came to my mind. Modern driver heads comes with tons of features, but you wont benefit from it unless you use it with a shaft that fits your swing. The rbz also launched higher with more spin, which is the same equation the best club designers try to balance through clever weight positioning in premium drivers. If im being honest about my own excitement level about the spring 20 products from taylormade, the rbz stage 2 driver is the one spot where im not feeling it. Apparently they measured and spoke to taylormade and nothing will get done about it.
Player 3 had similar dispersion with each shaft, and players 4 and 5 were best at 45 shaft length myth 2. Thankfully taylormade have reduced the length of the shaft by half an inch to 46 inches so even though it feels long, it is much more. For additional swing speed enhancement, the rbz stage 2 driver comes standard with a fujikura rocketfuel 50 graphite shaft. Looking at the two pictures to the right, the top image is from a driver with a 45. All you need to do is order a customassembled shaft with. Another amazing option from taylormade is the taylormade mens rbz bonded hosel driver. The bold slime green accents have been replaced by elegant yellow and gray stripes. In the march hotlinks, club expert tom wishon wrote that one key to real improvement with the driver comes from a shorter length. Trying a longer shaft is a popular suggestion these days, but most players should, if anything, try a shaft half an inch shorter than whats in their driver. Yesterday the shaft on my 2 month old rbz stage 2 driver snapped and now its in 2 pieces. So picked up the stage 2, and it felt good when tested at a local golf shop. The rbz stage 2 driver also allows you to choose a more upright lie setting where the loft can also be changed in the same fashion. The largest is the 460cc clubhead, which is much better for use in tournaments.
Whats the average driver shaft length on the pga tour. It has taylormade graphics and the green rbz fct tip installed. Sometimes the flex in one model of shaft can be stiffer or more flexible than the same letter flex in a different shaft model from the same shaft manufacturer. If you are on the hunt for a more affordable but still wellbuilt and highperforming driver, their 460cc rbz mens driver is a perfect choice. However, the shorter shaft makes the club feel more manageable to help improve accuracy. If you choked down so it plays like a 44 inch shaft, would it go further, the same, or shorter than if you had a shaft cut down to 44 inches and didnt choke down at all. But all in, a carry distance seven yards down on the m4 total distance was 10 yards shorter isnt disastrous, and for some golfers would be a worthwhile tradeoff for keeping an. However the ex owner change the original shaft to a short 1 for kids. Driver shaft length custom fitting for the correct length to help improve your strike pattern and accuracy.
Many golf monthly forum members are increasingly inquisitive over the distance gains we see on readerfitting days, questioning where exactly the. Remove the grip from the driver using a hook blade or a utility knife, as well as the grip tape on the shaft. The perfect driver lets you play golf the way it was intended to be playedfrom the fairway. Its probably a good idea for the vast majority of amateurs, but cutting the driver shaft down is not the final word. Theres no consistent pattern, and that has a lot do with the shaft being a little too long for that particular. This raises the immediate question, why is a relatively tall, obviously highly skilled player using a shorter than standard driver. Am a bogie golfer, and really liked the first rbz driver. Others enquire as to why the shafts in tour players drivers are shorter than those offered at retail to amateur golfers. The taylormade fitters recommended brian try a shorter driver. As most people know, the driver shaft lengths from oems are usually in the range of 4514 to 4612 long. This inexpensive club has a lot to offer from the unique taylormade speed pocket to an ultralite titanium core and a special graphite shaft. Taylormade mens rbz black driver, black, right hand, regular flex. A lightweight shaft and grip promotes faster swing speed for more distance and the speedenhancing head aerodynamics promotes faster head speed for more distance. After some extensive testing on different clubs, i realized the standard shaftlength 45 or even 45,5 does more of a disservice compared to the gains from a shorter.
T tooyful 3 pieces golf ball extension extenders repair golf accessories. Theres no doubt that the majority of golfers would experience an increase in club. A short driver shaft may help you hit a straight shot better and also hit the center of the face more than you usually do. The face taylormade improved their patented speed pocket performance face on the rbz driver. This face will help increase the launch angle but reduce spin. Any of the tm tp shafts are the real deal, so that is where i would start.
With the shorter driver his consistency was immediately improved, and it was time to dial in the right shaft. I visited a golf store just to look at the new rbz taylor made iron set. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Have you ever wondered what the average driver shaft length is on the pga tour. Recently just purchased a used rbz driver from carousell. However, once on the course, the feel felt off for some reason. For the past few months, ive knowingly been flouting the 14club rule by carrying two drivers.
For this video, weve used the gc quad launch monitor to gather real world data comparing two identical clubs that only differ in shaft length. Get the best deals on taylormade rocketballz rbz shaft when you shop the largest online selection at. The stock driver length of most manufacturers taylormade, callaway ping, cobra these days is 45. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard.
The perfect club driver is shorter than a conventional driver. Shorter shafts generate more swing speed for the professional golfer. The guy in the store tell me that the rbz shaft regular is stiffer that other brand regular, so he suggest me to buy the senior shaft m. Many tour pros are opting for a shorter driver shaft these days, but why. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard length. The perfect driver lets you play golf the way it was. I took my current driver, which is the titleist d3 8.
Using trackman my idea was to test the same golfer, clubhead and golf ball, but change the shaft length. Taylormade also had the first titanium golf driver in the winners circle of a golf major mark omeara, 1998 masters, ti. Tried it on several courses and was still the same. This weeks fully equipped mailbag takes a closer look. Shaft offerings drivers fairways taylormade stock tp model shaft offerings drivers fairways.
The longer shaft promises more speed but possibly less control while the. The club will give skilled players more freedom to create shots off the tee and even in the fairway, while highhandicappers may find the club more forgiving than a 3wood. We immediately set out to fix that and discover whether golfers are helped or harmed by longer driver shafts. Made from a graphite shaft, this driver has an aerodynamic head that enhances speed and allows you to really get the fastest drives possible. An ultralite titanium core strategically positions weight to the perimeter to heighten moi and. We address why longer shafts dont actually produce longer. Correct shaft replacement for rbz 1st generation driver. Unfollow taylormade stage 2 driver senior shaft to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
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