advice on shaft for driver

Hi..need some advise.

I have a Cleveland Ti460 driver with original shaft from Cleveland (R). Torque 3.7, weight 55g, launch angle is low. I'm hitting it straight but the ball flight is pretty high. Swing speed is 91 and driving distance is approx 240M.

I have been given different sort of advice by a few club fitters. One suggested a heavy shaft (67g mid kick point), while another suggested lighter shaft (50g mid kick point) but increase head weight.

I'm confused. Pls advise

I advise you keep your driver the way it is!

Oh - welcome rama.

I'm not sure what the problem is. You've got great distance considering your SS. Running your numbers on a trajectory model, yes, you must hit it pretty high.

What are you looking to do? Add distance? Bring your ball flight down? Something else entirely?

You've got an ultralite shaft in it at 55g. A 67g shaft is heavier, but not considered heavy in the world of drivers (~80g or more is heavy).

Let me know what you're trying to achieve, and I'll chime in with more.

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Hi..Thks for the advice. A slight correction on my posting. When i mentioned low launch angle, what i meant was low kick point.

What i'm looking for?? A bit more distance. I was advised that the high ball flight was taking away distance and i should look for a shaft with a mid kick point to improve this. Plus i'm still not sure on the weight of the shaft cos there's a number of shafts that varies in weight but has mid kick point.

Pls advise.

I'm not 100% convinced that you're losing distance to the ball flight (into the wind, sure). At 91 MPH and ~ 260 yards, you're hitting the ball quite well. What you need to determine is your launch angle.

If you're looking to bring your ball flight down, the fastest way to do this is to go with a lower lofted head.

If you're not interested in that, a stiff tipped, high kick point shaft should do you nicely (for maximum lowering of the trajectory).

If you can control it, the same weight shaft with the heavier head will put a little more mass into the ball, resulting in more distance (assuming you still make center contact).

A heavier shaft will help if you're having trouble controlling or feeling the head through your swing (although it doesn't seem like this is the problem from the sounds of things).

A final question - what is the actual loft of the driver?

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A new highlight: Golfing the home course on Christmas Day.

I say it too often: If it's golf club shaped, you can play with it.

For the record, I'm a club doctor, not a swing doctor.

thks again for the advice.

Actual loft of the driver is 10.5. I agree with the fact that the distance is pretty good but the ball flight is really high. When it's windy, i tend to loose quite a bit of distance.

Current option i'm looking at is the Fujikura shaft , 67g, mid kick point, SR flex.

There is one other thing that I forgot to mention.

Where you release the club on your downswing makes a big difference. If you release it early, no shaft switch will bring about the change you're looking for. It's only if you have a late release (and you may very well have one) that changing bend points will alter ball flight.

Try and talk your clubmaker into a try out. if the Fuji mid kick isn't enough, see if you can demo something with a high kick and stiff tip. If neither work, for a nominal labour fee (to swap those shafts in), you get your old driver back.

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A new highlight: Golfing the home course on Christmas Day.

I say it too often: If it's golf club shaped, you can play with it.

For the record, I'm a club doctor, not a swing doctor.