What is shaft flex?
Shaft flex is the bending action of the shaft in relation to the speed and tempo of the golfer`s swing. The proper amount of shaft flex necessary to make good ball contact depends on the golfer`s swing tempo and how much club-head speed the golfer generates. The shaft is the engine of any golf club so careful consideration is needed when determining your proper shaft flex. Unfortunately, there is no industry standard for shaft flex – one company`s regular flex is another company`s stiff flex. More confusion arises when one tries to determine how regular an “R” flex is and how stiff an “S” flex is. Instead of traditional flex designations (L, A, R, S, XS) – practically meaningless because of how loosely they`re applied today – frequency matched shafts are measured based on cycles per minute and assigned a specific numerical value (3.0= light, 4.0=senior, 5.0=regular, 6.0=stiff, 7.0=extra stiff). In between flexes are also possible (2.5, 3.5, 4.5, 5.5, 6.5, 7.5). In other words, the freq
