I think the most successful driver ever proves this point. Again, most will struggle with an aftermarket shaft that has a stiffer tip and stouter over all profile. Most golfers know very little, if anything at all concerning shafts, so the OEMs want the average golfer to demo a driver and hit it mid to high, straight and far. Obviously not true for every single made for shaft, but the OEMs are in the business of selling drivers. I would add most engineers know better players will almost always order a different shaft than stock, so in the case I just mentioned, the better player would not buy the Cobra with the after market Matrix Red anyway but install a shaft they know works for their swing. They tested several prototypes and found that if they softened the flex a little and added more torque for feel and a slightly softer tip, they kept the mid launch mid spin profile but average golfers hit it much better than the stronger aftermarket Matrix Red. In testing shafts they found the AF Red's tip was a little too stiff causing a slightly lower trajectory and tended to leak a little right. The Matrix Red profile was what the engineers identified as perfect for their head when hit by the majority of golfers. I use the Matrix Red as an example that Cobra had as stock in their driver several years ago. The short and very general answer is for the majority of average golfers, not only is there a difference between Made For and aftermarket shafts, most MF shafts fit them better than the aftermarket shafts. How does the Orange compare between the 2 (ck/pro)?Ĭan we get MGS to call out and do independent reviews on the watered down versions given away on 'off the rack' drivers that the majority of golfers end up with? All different materials though, same look. So what kind of review will the STOCK version receive? (MGS, can you answer this?!) MCA has their Tensei CK, AV, and Pro series (at least they differentiated the differences to some degree). From the same SIM review " It should go without saying that the Smoke Green offering is not the tighter tolerance Small Batch version.". So Project X has the 'Small Batch' and shafts w/o that stamp, same shaft? Doubt it. The stock shaft game involves a good bit of back and forth between the club OEM and the shaft guys, and there are legitimate financial constraints in play, so rather than assign blame, I’ll just politely ask that everyone stop playing these kinds of games with golfers." I suppose you can argue there’s an art to it, but when you consider that except for the small VeloCore logo near the tip, the cosmetics of the Ventus * and aftermarket Ventus shafts are otherwise identical, it’s hard to argue that there isn’t a conscious effort to deceive golfers here. As some of the traditional shenanigans have been exposed, manufactures have found new and creative ways to transform premium aftermarket shaft offerings into lower-cost OEM stock products. That may not be a bad thing for the middle of the bell curve off-the-rack buyer, but guys, nearly 100% of the Ventus story revolved around VeloCore With no VeloCore, what you’re left with is a golf shaft that’s decidedly not a Ventus. It lacks VeloCore (Ventus’ signature technology) and will play softer in the tip section because of it. Unlike the aftermarket version, the TaylorMade version lacks full-length Pitch 70 fiber in the bias layer. This isn’t a real-deal Ventus (that one’s for you, JB). It’s exactly what we’re talking about there. While manufacturers like to use words like co-engineered, golfers are more familiar with made for, so let’s go with that. "Notice the asterisks on both Ventus shafts? I added them. A current case in point is the Fujikura Ventus shafts the PREMIUM version has the pitch 70-ton carbon fibers and 'Velocore' technology, the STOCK version does not. When/Where can us normal golfers find relevant information on the actual stock offerings of OEM shaft makers. Apologies for a new post on this topic, I perused swiftly through MGS but didn't see anything quite on this.
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