What flex do pros use golf?

Extra-stiff flex may be used by golfers who consistently hit the ball 300 yards off the tee. This shaft is generally reserved for professional golfers.
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Do any pro golfers use regular flex?

Common Mistakes. Kramer's 2006 “Golf Magazine” article cites a survey showing that just 2 percent of PGA Tour players and 10 percent of PGA Champions Tour players used regular flex shafts in their irons.
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What flex shafts do PGA players use?

Fujikura driver shafts are the most used by the top 100 PGA Tour players with 28 players using them including Justin Thomas, Jordan Speith, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Louis Oosthuizen. The Ventus Blue 6X and Ventus Black 6X shafts are the most popular individual driver shafts.
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Do pro golfers use stiff or regular shafts?

Most PGA Tour pros will use stiff or extra stiff in their shafts. It is rare to find someone swinging a regular shaft with the amount of swing speed those guys have.
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What kind of shafts do pro golfers use?

True Temper's Dynamic Golf steel shaft has been the most popular shaft on the PGA Tour, and according to the True Temper website, 90 percent of golfers in any particular tournament play True Temper shafts. The Dynamic Golf shaft comes in different weights, diameters and lengths.
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What shaft does Tiger Woods use?

Tiger has a Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 60 TX shaft fitted to his driver.
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What kind of shafts does Rory McIlroy use?

Known as a superior driver of the ball, McIlroy ranks second in driving distance this season at an eye-catching 320.1 yards with his TaylorMade SIM driver with a Mitsubishi KuroKage 70 XTS shaft.
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Does Tiger Woods use a regular or stiff shaft?

For example, Tiger Woods who consistently hits shots longer than 300 yards has a Regular shaft in his driver.
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Do any pros use graphite shafts?

Graphite iron shafts have been used by PGA TOUR professionals for decades including FedExCup Champion Brandt Snedeker and US Open Champion Bryson DeChambeau. There's also a third option in iron shafts which may eventually fall into the “best of both worlds” category.
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Will I lose distance with a stiff shaft?

If the shaft flex is too stiff, your average distance will remain low.
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What shaft flex does Bryson DeChambeau use?

According to Schomin, along with the 190-gram head, Bryson is using a 48-inch version of the LA Golf Axis Blue 60 X shaft he plays on the PGA TOUR.
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Can you hit a 300 yard drive with a regular flex shaft?

Let me put it bluntly – No You Can't! If some guys on the PGA Tour can't hit it 300 yards – you can't either. Understanding the 'true distance' you hit the golf ball is more important than the 'bragging distance' you can hit it.
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What shafts do pros use on irons?

99% of the top 100 PGA Tour pros use steel shafts in their irons. Abraham Ancer is the exception using Mitsubishi's MMT 105 TX graphite shafts in his Miura TC-201 irons. Matt Kucher has also used graphite irons in the past as does Brandt Snedeker. The injured Bryson DeChambeau also uses graphite iron shafts.
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Do any PGA pros use regular shafts?

None of the top 100 PGA Tour pros uses regular iron shafts.

It is only among the wedge shafts selected by the pros that you finally see the majority of them using slightly 'softer' flex shafts but as we can see below a healthy number still continue to choose extra stiff shafts in their wedges.
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Do regular shafts go further?

No, not necessarily. Whilst this is a heavier object to strike the ball with and that should make it go further, you have to balance your swing speed with this weight. For many golfers a lighter shaft will allow them to generate higher clubhead speeds.
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What Flex is best for high handicapper?

Regular. The most common flex, regular, is designated as "R" on the flex chart and is recommended for golfers who regularly drive the ball 210 to 240 yards and have a swing speed between 75 and 84 mph. Steel and graphite shafts are available in regular flex, which is appropriate for men with mid to high handicaps.
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Does Tiger Woods use graphite shafts?

Woods' Masters career has also seen players go from drivers in the 260 cubic-centimeter range to 460 ccs, and in Woods' case, the move from steel to graphite shafts in metalwoods.
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Should I play steel or graphite shafts?

Historically speaking, steel shafts have been better for more advanced or higher swing speed players. Graphite has been more ideal for people with more moderate swings or players wanting maximum distance.
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Are steel shafts more accurate than graphite?

Graphite shafts are less rigid than steel shafts and tend to have more whip and flexibility. Though this can be an advantage for a player with a well-grooved swing, it also can exaggerate the problems of a poor swing and may affect accuracy.
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What shaft does Justin Thomas use?

Thomas has his fit with a UST Elements Chrome shaft. The available lofts are 13.5, 15 and 18 degrees and you can choose from Aldila Rogue Black 80, Mitsubishi Diamana D+ White 80 or a Mitsubishi Diamana S+ Blue 70 shaft.
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What happens if shaft is too flexible?

Having a shaft that is too flexible can also cause the ball to hook uncontrollably, because the shaft bends incorrectly, it will come through with a closed clubface causing the ball to go left, this is because the shaft can't handle your swing speed, and the head is rotating too much.
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What happens if golf shaft is too stiff?

If your golf shaft is too stiff and your swing speed is too slow, your well-struck shot will be limited on both carry distance and shot trajectory; a too-stiff golf shaft will most often lead to weak fades or slices.
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What shaft does Dustin Johnson use?

TaylorMade P730 DJ Proto

The rest of his irons, from 3-iron to pitching wedge, are P730 DJ Proto irons. These are fitted with True Temper X100 shafts - a shaft he has used in his irons ever since his junior days.
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What shafts does Jordan Spieth use?

While we don't anticipate Spieth adding a different piece of gear each week, he kept the trend going at Pebble Beach with a new Fujikura Ventus TR 7X shaft in his 15-degree Titleist TS2 fairway wood.
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What clubs does Brooks koepka use?

As of November 2021, Koepka has been using a Srixon Z-Star prototype that offers him more height and stopping power with the irons, which is an advantage on the faster and firmer greens on the PGA TOUR. Despite the added height, Keopka says the ball provides ample stability in the wind.
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