When it comes to picking a graphite shaft for your driver or fairway woods, the number of choices that are available can be overwhelming, especially as golf companies continue to offer more and more in the way of custom options. What many believe is most important when it comes to a shaft choice is that a particular shaft works well for a player in terms of launch conditions and spin rates. That’s crucial, of course, because optimizing launch and spin is how to maximize distance, which makes it important that golfers understand the characteristics of any shafts they’re considering. That being the case, TGW has put together a comprehensive list of many of the most popular shafts on the market today to help players better understand which ones might be a good fit for their game.
Low Launch Shafts
Shaft
Spin
Weight (Grams)
Flexes
Aldila RIP Alpha 80
Low
85-88
S, X
Matrix Black Tie 60M4
Low
65.5-67.5
S, X
Matrix Black Tie 70M4
Low
75-77
S, X
Matrix Black Tie 80M4
Low
84-86
S, X
Matrix Black Tie 6M3
Low
63-67
R, S, X
Matrix Black Tie 7M3
Low
67-73
S, X
Mitsubishi Diamana D+ White 60
Low-Mid
60-64
R, S, X, TX
Mitsubishi Diamana D+ White 70
Low
71-74
S, X, TX
Mitsubishi Diamana D+ White 80
Low
83-85
S, X, TX
Mitsubishi Tensei Pro White 60
Low
60-68
R, S, X
Mitsubishi Tensei Pro White 70
Low
73-77
S, X
Oban Kiyoshi Black 65
Low-Mid
67-72
R, S, X
Oban Kiyoshi Black 75
Low
80-83
S, X
Oban Devotion 7
Low
73-77
R, S, X, TX
Project X HZRDUS Yellow 65
Low
63
R, S, X
Project X HZRDUS Yellow 75
Low
75
R, S, X
Low-Mid Launch Shafts
Shaft
Spin
Weight (Grams)
Flexes
Aldila RIP Alpha 60
Low
62-66
R, S, X
Aldila RIP Alpha 70
Low
74-77
R, S, X
Aldila RIP Alpha 80
Low
85-88
S, X
Aldila RIP Phenom 70
Low-Mid
69-75
R, S, X, TX
Aldila RIP Phenom 80
Low
85-86
R, S, X, TX
Aldila Rogue Silver 60
Low-Mid
67-72
R, S, X
Aldila Rogue Silver 70
Low
76-78
R, S, X
Aldila Rogue MAX 65
Low-Mid
67.5-69.5
R, S, X
Aldila Rogue MAX 75
Low-Mid
74.5-80
R, S, X
Aldila Tour Green 65
Low-Mid
66-69
R, S, X, TX
Aldila Tour Green 75
Low
72-76
R, S, X, TX
Fujikura Speeder VC 7.2 TS
Low-Mid
74
S, X
Fujikura Speeder 661 Evolution TS
Mid
65-67
R, S, X
Fujikura Speed 757 Evolution
Low
78-79
S, XS
Fujikura Speed 757 Evolution TS
Low-Mid
77-79
R, S, X
Graphite Design Tour AD BB-6
Low
65-66.5
S, X
Graphite Design Tour AD BB-7
Low
74.5-76
S, X
Graphite Design Tour AD GP-7
Low
75-76.5
S, X
Oban Kiyoshi White 65
Low-Mid
66-72
R, S, X
Oban Kiyoshi White 75
Low
78-81
S, X
Oban Devotion 6
Low-Mid
66-69
R, S, X, TX
Project X HZRDUS Black 65
Low
62
R, S, X
Project X HZRDUS Black 75
Low
75
R, S, X
UST Elements Chrome 75
Low-Mid
75-77
S, X
Mid Launch Shafts
Shaft
Spin
Weight (Grams)
Flexes
Aldila RIP Phenom 60
Low-Mid
62-65
R, S, X, TX
Aldila Rogue Black 70
Mid
71-75
R, S, X
Fujikura Pro 53
Mid
56-57
R, S
Fujikura Pro 63
Mid
67-68
R, S, X
Fujikura Pro 73
Low-Mid
77-78
S, X
Fujikura Speeder VC 6.2 TS
Low-Mid
65-69
S, X
Fujikura Speeder 661 Evolution
Mid
66-68
S, X
Graphite Design Tour AD MT-7
Low-Mid
74-75
S, X
Graphite Design Tour AD DI-8
Low
83-85
S, X
Graphite Design Tour AD GP-6
Low-Mid
64.5-67.5
R, S, X
Matrix Red Tie 6Q3
Mid
65-69.5
R, S, X
Mitsubishi Diamana B Series 60
Mid
62-67
R, S, X
Mitsubishi Diamana B Series 70
Low-Mid
74-77
S, X
Mitsubishi Diamana B Series 80
Low-Mid
84-87
S, X
Mitsubishi Diamana S+ Blue 60
Mid
60-66
R, S, X, TX
Mitsubishi Diamana S+ Blue 70
Mid
69-72
R, S, X, TX
Mitsubishi Diamana S+ Blue 80
Mid
81-82
S, X, TX
Mitsubishi Kuro Kage Silver Tini 70
Low-Mid
76-77
S, X
Mitsubishi Fubuki J 60
Mid
61-66
R, S, X
Mitsubishi Fubuki J 70
Mid
72-74
S, X
Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 60
Mid
64-70
R, S, X
Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 70
Mid
73-78
R, S, X
Oban Kiyoshi Purple 65
Low-Mid
69-70
S, X
Oban Kiyoshi Purple 75
Low-Mid
79-81
S, X
Project X LZ 50
Low-Mid
52-55
R, S, X
Project X LZ 60
Low-Mid
64
R, S, X
Project X HZRDUS Red 65
Mid
62
R, S, X
Project X HZRDUS Red 75
Mid
75
R, S, X
UST Elements Chrome 65
Mid
66-68
R, S, X
Mid-High Launch Shafts
Shaft
Spin
Weight (Grams)
Flexes
Aldila 44 Magnum
Mid-High
43-49
A, R, S, X, TX
Aldila Rogue Black 60
Mid
66-70
R, S, X
Aldila Tour Blue 65
Low-Mid
68-71
R, S, X, TX
Aldila Tour Blue 75
Low-Mid
73-75
R, S, X, TX
Fujikura Pro 60
Mid-High
60-68
M, R, S, X
Fujikura Pro 70
Mid
71-77
M, R, S, X
Graphite Design Tour AD MT-6
Mid
64.5-66
S, X
Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6
Low-Mid
65-66.5
S, X
Graphite Design Tour AD DI-7
Low-Mid
74-75
S, X
Matrix White Tie 70X4
Low-Mid
73-78
R, S, X
Mitsubishi Kuro Kage Black 50
Mid-High
55-61
A, R, S
Mitsubishi Kuro Kage Silver Tini 60
Low-Mid
65-69
R, S, X
Project X V52
Mid-High
51-53
R, S
UST Elements Chrome 55
Mid
57-59
A, R, S
High Launch Shafts
Shaft
Spin
Weight (Grams)
Flexes
Matrix White Tie 50X4
Mid
53-59
A, R, S, X
Matrix White Tie 60X4
Mid
63-67
R, S, X
Mitsubishi Diamana M+ Red 40
High
43-45
L, A, R
Mitsubishi Diamana M+ Red 50
High
47-54
L, A, R, S, X
Mitsubishi Diamana M+ Red 60
Mid-High
55-60
R, S, X
Mitsubishi Diamana M+ Red 70
Mid-High
66-71
R, S, X
Oban Kiyoshi Gold 65
Mid
68
S, X
Oban Kiyoshi Gold 75
Mid
76-78
S, X
